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This page contains theater reviews alongside a three-panel comic strip satirizing World War I peace negotiations. **The Comic Strips:** The cartoons feature caricatured soldiers (appearing to represent Allied forces, marked "ALLIES") debating the merits of "peace porridge"—a metaphorical reference to the peace settlement being negotiated. The first panel shows enthusiasm for hot peace; the second shows resistance to cold peace; the third depicts them rejecting the pot entirely, with a "GERMAN PEACE" label visible. **The Satire:** This mocks post-WWI peace talks, likely referencing the Treaty of Versailles negotiations (1919). The "porridge" metaphor—derived from the nursery rhyme—suggests the peace agreement is being served in various unpalatable forms. The soldiers' complaints (too hot, too cold, must be taken away) satirize how different parties found the proposed peace terms unacceptable, whether too harsh or too lenient. **Context:** Published during active armistice/treaty discussions, the strip ridicules the diplomatic stalemate where no settlement satisfied all parties.

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“LIFE: 601 “Nothing but Lies” © even the bigh-browed laugh. And to be made to laugh these days of small portions and high prices is to enjoy a | privilege. we OME day, perhaps, we shall have a Society for the Prevention of Ladies Who Think They Can Act, but Can't. And then we may also have a League uppression of Persons Who Write Plays, f but Shouldn't, Had cither of these organizations N Me been in successful existence we should never have JOP had “The Awakening” with Khyva St. Albans as the leading lady and Mr. Theodore Koslofi, the dancer, essaying a heroic dramatic rdle. No attempt will be made here to describe the play. No one ¢ J something to do with a, with a villainous conspiracy against a young lady, with ision, with curious dancing by the leading lady and the hero, 1 lot of other things that no fellow could even list. But ¢ Awakening” had one supreme virtue. After a “ vision” far from high-browed, but it will | eight prolonged scenes it came to an end. Meted emt TS: d Keep Her, § Mooth, “Fu ha business theme. “ Daddies," by Mr, John L. Hobble. Might as well have Kiddies," as it isa well staged comedy with French as the i Sleeping I's ." by Sacha Gintry, with Mr. H. B. Clever French comedy, well acted. Maytine.” Delightful musical play, Sinbad.” ated from the Winter the Cent} pmes downtown to © mid-Bro Ce Freedom.” by Messrs, Hi 1 O'Neill. Notice late Century Gr Cokan.—" Head, Over Heels," by Messrs, Wo 1 Kern, with Mitzi E brette in a bright and Harris —* Three Faces Fast,” by Kelly. Spy play with a conundrum, by Oscar W ian period i “Fiddlers Three.” by Messrs. Du vd Johnstone, Really tuneful and well st nic opere i The Awakening.” See above. * by Mr. Berte ‘on and Mr. Shelley Hull, of two, Interesting and The Saving Grace,” by Mr. Haddon ers, with Mr, Cyril Maude, English parlor musing and well acted. Forty-fourth Street. “losed. Forty-cighth St Peter's Mother,” by Mrs lc la Pasture. Notice later, French.—Repertory of French plays by imported Notice later. hin Time,” by Bailey and " by Messrs, Winchelf Smith Amusing and well acted char- Jy with Reno and its divorce colony as a background, Greenwich Vilage, —" The Better "Ole," by Messrs. Bairnsfeather and Eliot. Notice later. —"The Riddle: Woman" with Mme. Kalich, ice later, A w play with Ruth Chatterton, Notice later. Hippodrome— scale, cheap vaudeville with Lallet and spectacle. Hudson iendly Enemies,” by) Shipman and Hofman, with Messrs. M nent of the American dorm in Germany 1 cally interpret Knickerboe the World.” drama, movie drama, “Hearts of Impressive war pictures threaded on an ordinary movie Going Up.” T 1 and diverting musical play based possibilities of aviation. t Lies" with Mr, William Collier. See "The Unknown Purple.” by Messrs. West and Moore. Interesting crime melodrama with a novel theme, fanhattan.— Tiger Ros The Canadian Northwest the scene an interesting melodr. Marine Elliot Tea for Three.” by Mr. R, C. Meg an polite comedy, very witty and very well done. 0.—Closed. tory of ope he Walked i comedy of fairly nth.——Telstoi’s * Rede ive staging of depres Mr, Rooth Ta: m by Mr. E, E.R Poppies Bloom with Marjorie lomestic triangle carried to the weste hy Jane Cowl and Jai 1 I comedy with the Friml, Average bilt—" Th with the nter Gi - g Show of 191%." Large-scale gitl music show espec ap the t. b, Ly Messrs. Ditrichsteir er in the title role, See above “peace porridge ar) hot —_—? “peace Porridge in the pot, nine days old” comicbooks.com