Life, 1920-04-29 · page 23 of 40
Life — April 29, 1920 — page 23: what you’re looking at
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This page contains theater reviews and a cartoon captioned "The 1920 Girl: I Wonder if He is After Me or My Vote?" **The Cartoon's Meaning:** The illustration depicts a young woman being courted by a man while sitting in a parlor. The joke hinges on women's newly won suffrage—the 19th Amendment had just been ratified in 1920. The caption suggests ambiguity about the man's intentions: is he romantically interested in the woman herself, or is he politically motivated to court her because she now has voting power? **Social Context:** This satirizes the sudden shift in women's political status. Previously, women were excluded from voting; now they constitute a significant electoral bloc. The cartoon mocks how quickly male attention might shift from purely romantic to politically calculating once women gained electoral power. It's a light commentary on women's newfound influence in American politics. **Additional Content:** The page is mostly theater listings for New York productions, with a brief review of "The Bonehead" play at the Fulton Theatre, noting its satirical treatment of Bolshevists.
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much for “The Bonehead”: Two Bol- shevists are introduced into the play, and neither of them has long hair or whis- i od they both wear clean white coll Furthermore, the bomb which they carry looks like a bomb, and not like edicine-ball with a spluttering r these original departures from due recognition should be fuse. i convention given. Bot, after all, the program's the thin; I would especially recommend to all audi- ences a careful perusal of the advertise- r cough-drops. Don’t miss it! Robert C. Benchley. eon DEN GU os a it takes to print Liv reaiers should verify from the daily news- papers the continuance of the attractions at the es mentioned. st Is West.” Romance of a n San Francisco, Broken yan unbroken run of two seasons. — The Son-Daughter.” | Encour- the success of “East Is West,” the ingenue is here put in a New York Equally unbroken English. “The Passion Flower.” a supporting company of ment f 0. to the tim emotions, in a tragedy of Spanish Crime melo- 1 based on the popular game of spirit ication, —" The Purple Mask,” with Mr. Leo Thrilling melodrama of France e Commune, well acted and full of st, —" Smilin’ Through.” Jane na Sentimental play about spirits who in costumes of the Civil War period. —"‘My Golden Girl.” Another one wasical comedies, ary. — Revival of“ Florodora” with nents and reservations, tral—" As You Were.” Sam Bernard ne Bordoni, music, girls and every- “The Hottentot.” Mr, William the star; so you don't have to ach about the play. han and Harris, —“ The Acquittal tery and crime in a clever combination, edy.—" My Lady Friends,” with Clif- Crawford, Very fanny farcical comedy, ne good song interpolated. ncoln.” Inspiring Breakfast in Bed.” nds like. pire. —" Déclassée.” Ethel Barrymore n impressive characterization and a re- arkable play of Anglo-American society. cighth Street.—" The Storm.” The n Northwest enlivened by a forest: Just about rty-fourth Street—" Look Who's Here.” | Lean and Cleo Mayfield carrying a al show along. Fulton—* The Bonebead.” See above. Gaiety —* Lightnin’.”| Frank Bacon's char- acter creation which has broken all records. Gorrick.— Jane Clegg.” Well acted drama of drab English middle-class life, lobe.—" Apple Blossoms." Fritz Kr ler's music set to a pleasant book. Greenwich Village, — “ Sophie.” Emily Stevens in a French costume play which is almost very clever. Henry Miller's.—* The Famous Mrs. Fair” with Blanche Bates and Henry Miller. The The 1920 Girl: 1 WONDER IF NE 1S AFTER 312 OR American woman in public life made the sub- ject of a well acted satirical comedy, Hitpodrome—" Happy Days.” A little of everything on a big scale, Hudson.— Clarence.” Clever comedy of youth and unimportant post-war problems. Knickerbocker. —“ Shavings.” Cape Cod comedy. Very clean. Liberty.—" The Night Boat.” Ada Lewis and John Hazzard furnishing fun to music. Little —“ Beyond the Horizon.” A gloom farm play of exceptional strength, very well acted. Longacre. —" Adam and E Amusing comedy of American extravagance and its cure. _ Lyceum.—" The Gold Diggers.” Ina Claire in a successful play about chorus girls. __ Lyric.—* What's ina Name?" An orig inal and elaborate production involving music and young ladies, Madison Square Garde Ringling Brothers Circus. entertainment, after all. Marine Elliott's. —“ The Letter of the Taw.” Lionel Barrymore in a strong drama dealing with the law courts of France. Morosco. —* Sacred and Profane Love.” Elsie Ferguson in a well played drama of sex and cocaine, with an artistic atmosphere for respectability’s sake. New Amsterdam, — Ed Wynn's Carnival. Notice later. —Barnum-Bailey- The last word in MY VOTE? Nora Bayes.—“ Lassie.” an unusually tune- ful and entertaining musical comedy _ Park.—* Rud: ” the Gilbert and Sul livan revival, continuing to hold its own with the best of modern comic operas. Playhou The Wonderful Thing.” with Jeanne Eagles. A pleasant play of English domestic life. No harm done, Plymouth. — “Three Showers." Anna Wheaton does all she can to make the South a success. An unusually good negro quar- tette does even more. Princess, — “Mrs, Jimmie Thompson.” Roarding-house farce, well acted and amus- ing. Punch and Judy.—“The Hole in the Wall.” Martha Hedman in a melodrama of crime and spiritualism, Republic—* The Sign on the Door,” with Marjorie Rambeau. Clever mystery play, with compromising situation and pistol shot Selwyn. — Buddies.” Comedy, with music, dealing with life in the post-war A. E. F Thirty-ninth Street. — “ Scandal x comedy with such refinements as good acting can give. Vanderbilt, ~“ Irene.” Musical comedy with exceptionally pretty music and Adele Rowland. Winter Garden.—" The Passing Show of 1919." Regular Winter Garden show. Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic, — Entertainment while you eat. comicbooks.com