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This page from Life magazine features **theatrical reviews and cartoon commentary** on WWI-era social attitudes. The cartoons mock **wartime rationing and civilian sacrifice**. The top-left panel shows "Eat Lots!" directed at those hoarding food. The right panels depict exaggerated civilian efforts: a man frantically shoveling coal with the caption "Give It All It Needs to Heat the House!" and piles of fuel below. The center cartoon shows a vehicle (likely a car or wagon) in distress, possibly satirizing transportation or resource scarcity during wartime. **The satire targets home-front hypocrisy**: while soldiers fought abroad, civilians were urged to conserve resources, yet the exaggerated depictions suggest people were either inadequately complying or performing performative sacrifice for appearances. The dramatic body language and crowded compositions emphasize the absurdity of civilian "wartime duty." The reviews below discuss contemporary Broadway productions, many with war themes ("The Better 'Ole," "Three Faces East"), reflecting how thoroughly WWI dominated American popular culture circa 1918-1919.

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to steal other ladies’ husbands have hys- terics and then repent themselves into ing up their stealing, but Jane Cowl is caable to the military laws gov- clephone girls in the front lines An ordinary telephone girl ive been put under arrest if she 1 to bawl out a war, but not so ne girl of the Jane Cowl type. the war in “A Crowded Hour” ry war, either. It is a war pated to a New York cabaret love Hence “ The Crowded Hour” is i of a war play it is. Metcalfe. e Simplicity,” by Young and xample of the usual kind iger! Tiger!” by Edward k, with Frances Starr. Interesting. yed and well staged sex drama. by Messrs. Partners,” by Sacha Hf. B, Warner, Cleverly al farcical comedy with its theme ling of a wife. e Calm, Camilla,” by Clare nerican comedy brightly: armingly played, "Ladies First," by Messes. 4 Smith, with Nora’ Bayes. Fun sic with the star at her best “Sometime.” Girl-and-music show regular grade, ‘orever After,” by Mr. Owen with Miss Alice Brady, Old-fashioned cntimental drama with a dash of war an and Harris." Three Faces East.” ‘A. P. Kelly, "Spy drama with a hold- ot and ‘good acting. dy.—""A Place in the Sun," by Mr. Harcourt. See above. “The Better "Ole." by Messrs ther and Eliot. The ‘highly amusing y of the trenches made from the artist's excellently played. “Three Wise Fools,” by .Diverting study in bachelor f with three interesting specimens. e—" Under_ Orders.” by M with Effie Shannon’ and Mr. us and moving drama nd ably interpreted by the two make up the cast —"The Saving Grace,” ers, with Mr. Cyril h comedy ly done. Stree! Mantel Street. —"\ The Big Chance Morris and Mack. Well acted howing some of fects of the war I sepresentations A Stitch ot very. stron as a medium. for the sweet ness of Irene Fenwick, —"Lightnin'.” by. Messrs. Winchell and Frank Racon. Laughable comedy the divorce interests in Reno with a well i'n central character —"The Canary” with Tulia San 1 Mr. Joseph Cawthorn, Girland-m with the customary appeal. ris. —" The Riddle: W Kalich, Drama of Liackmail with 2 picturesque tle, GIVE IT ALL IT POSSIPLE PEACE Everything.” Specti . ballet and vaudeville acts. Hudson.—" Friendly Enemies,” by Messrs, Shipman and Hoffman, with Messrs. Mann 3 Bernard, Well acted pathetic and amus- ig depiction of the problems that confronted of German birth during the late e—" Nothing but Lies" with Mr. The always mirth-compelling star in an amusing settin Lyceum Daddies.” by Mr. John 1. Hobble. Well staged nd well acted Amer can comedy with the interest derived from the moving effect of the French war orphans on the bachelor heart. Lyric. — “The Unknown Purple." by Messrs. West and Moore, Novel element in an original crime melodrama, Mankettan—Last week, of “ The Auction: Mr. ‘David Warfield. The star's ring of a type of Maxine Elti Mr RC tremely brilliant American polite comedy, very well done. Morosco. —" The Remnant.” by Messrs, Nicodemi and Morton, with Florence Nash. See above, Park,—Repertory of Scciety’ of American Singers tation of the rhter standard oper Playhoure—" Home Again,” derived CELEBRATIONS the poe of James Whitcom Riley, by Mr. Robert McLaughlin, Amusing types and epi. sodes from Indiana’ with a poetic touch, Plymouth. — Tolstoi’s “ Redemption” with Mr. John Barrymore, The star . personification of a degenerate type in R sian drama. Princess. —“ Ob, My Dear.” by Messrs Bolton, Wodehouse and Hirsch, otice later. Republic, — Florence Reed in Roads Destiny.” See above, ¢ Crowded Hour,” by Mecer Vollock, with Jane’ Cowl, See bert. — The Sequel _t0 Blee Bird,” 2 k. s at Bay,” Vanderbilt. — “The Matinée Hero. Messrs, Ditrichstein and Thomas, wit former in the title réle. Domeste life successful actor turned into diverting well played comedy Winter Garden.—'* Sin ing cele brated its three hundred lay. denon strates that girls and restorative for the t [the author of ® The Neco Freedom” also the author of the New Slave books.com