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This page combines theater reviews with social satire typical of Life magazine's format. The main illustration shows "The Star Gazer"—an Art Deco-style drawing of a woman in an elaborate costume gazing upward, likely representing theatrical escapism or entertainment. The text discusses a play called "First Is Last," set at Columbia University's co-educational college life, which apparently depicts unchaperoned male-female student interactions in fraternity settings. The reviewer critiques the play's absurd premise—that a character would deliver "several hundred barrels of garbage" to his peers the morning after. Below this is commentary on ticket scalpers, noting that the new laws against scalping appear to have worked, since there are no longer complaints in newspapers or to Life from victims of price-gouging. The page concludes with capsule reviews of current Broadway productions, using the standard theatrical review format of the era.

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“LIFE: 593 “Civilian Clothes” provides an evening rile fun, — Ohi Nv being familiar with that phass IN of co-educational college life * to Columbia, tributed in “ First Is 1 and which association i the sacred precincts cf a fraternity th and fem. unchaperoned students house, it is impossible to speak with mthority concerning the probability of 1 the ste ¢ first act, on which is hase sy f the play. The truth of the premise bsurdity of tant, 2s the is not really impr what follows defics the reason as much Imag as at times it offends the tas! a play which utilizes as ine the quality of imax of cn important act humorous ¢ the statement of one of the characters that the next morning he will deliver at the homes of each of the others several hundred barrels of garbage. “First Is Last” is one of those things to be referred to the Man e-liat Equity Association for ir action in behalf of their patrons OB Qe ~~ Hq, HAT has become of ar old fri the ticket-speculators? They are not all dead, and they haven't all been jai f | V WA went to jail, as we have not heard of \O4 any recent enlargement of the local ceme- teries or penal institutions, Certain it te is that our daily contemporaries haven't lately been printing the usual letters from the victims of the evil, and Lire has not Cohan.—" See Saw.” by Me Nigners and Itirseh, Notice later received any of the usual complaints. Cohen and Herris.—"The R \ Can it be that the new laws, ordinances nd." Girkand-music show of an unustal and government taxes have driven. the ree of sprightliness, ; entry out of business? If so, it is im. Comedie 2 “Up From. Nowhere.” by Possible to imagine anyone shedding comedy of not impressive quality H tears over the event Metcalfe. Ce A Regular Feller.” by Mr. Ma a country garage ‘ ONF HD Forty-eighth Street,—* The Storm.” Notice later. . eli, with Messrs. 1 “Lionel Astor.— East Is West.” by Messrs i feature of of the Medicis, very well done man and Hymer, with Fay Rainter as a generously 1 girland-musie show ‘ ; y. Stanley Dramatic aspects of Chinese-Ameri Fulton, —“ John Ferguson.” by St. Jobn and Matthew than Hy laughable cisco, ine. Drama of Irish life, moving and ex- light farce The gers,” by Mr. cellently played. Ret A Voice in the D by r Gaicty.—" Lightnin’.” hy Messrs, Winchell) Mr. Ralph E, Dyar, Well staged) murder of Wives." by Smith and Frank Bacon, The fun of the ystery Mr, Cosmo Harnilton. Notice later. ree colony at Reno, Seltexn Fugene Booth—" The Netter “Ole.” Amusing and Henry Miller’s.—* Moonlight and Ho: Walter for Clever staging of Ba.rnsfather’s fun with the by Mr. George Scarboroug! be British Tommy in the trenches Chatterton, Notice lat Shube Farcical Broadhurst. —“Th= Crimson Alibi,” by Nite —“MMappy Daya Notice Vand-music st lessrs, and Good, old later Thirty-nine t Seand y Mr pclod rama, Hudson larence.” by Mr Coane amilton., Clever ‘and ‘well: acted) sex l —“A Lonely Romeo.” with Mr. Tarkington. Sce above bide ia” lew Fields. Girland-music show with the Longacre.—"* Adam and Eva," by a “rin a congenial role Rolton and Middleton, Diverting ¢ = q paeniey —"Chu Chin Chow The Ali reformation of a rich man’s Tr fabs story in gorgeous spectacle and custum y reeous ric.—" The Five Million,” by XUM comicbooks.com