Life, 1921-07-14 · page 21 of 34
Life — July 14, 1921 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Life* magazine (dated July 14, appears to be 1921) contains theatre reviews and one cartoon titled "Intimate Glimpses of American Generals of Industry." The cartoon satirizes wealthy industrialists' conspicuous consumption. It depicts "Mr. Ward, the Cake Man" (likely a reference to a real wealthy businessman of the era) hosting a dinner where an elaborate multi-course meal is spread before guests. The exaggerated abundance—with servants holding towering stacks of dishes and food labels visible on the table—mocks the ostentatious displays of wealth by wealthy "captains of industry" during the Gilded Age/Jazz Age. The humor lies in the contrast between the guest's bewildered expression and the absurd excess surrounding him, satirizing both the wastefulness and the social pretension of the ultra-wealthy showing off their prosperity. The page's upper section simply lists current Broadway theatrical productions with brief critical descriptions—standard entertainment journalism of the period.
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More or Less Serious The Bat. Morosco—One cold chill every three minutes guaranteed. F The Green Goddess. Booth—Old- fashioned melodrama made into a highly effec- tive thriller by the artistry of George Arliss, the star, and Winthrop Ames, the producer. | Liliom. Fulton—A fantasy of realism, | splendidly done, depicting a roughneck’s selfish life and what happened to him when he died. Comedy and Things Like That The Broken Wing. Forty-Eighth St— Popular combination of mystery, airplane accident and broken English. The First Year. Little —Involving prac- tically everything of unimportance that ever happened in your own family circle, made hilariously funny by Frank Craven. | Just Married. Shubert —Conventional farce of unconventional bedroom scenes, en- livened by some real comedy from Lynne Overman. Lightnin’. Gaiety—Frank Bacon in a comedy of divorce (Fooled you!). Mr. Pim Passes By. Garrick—Pleasant- ly mild English humor, in the hands of a de- lightful cast. Nice People. Klaw—A warning to parents about their children, with Francine Larrimore as an amusingly horrible example. Eye and Ear Entertainment The Broadway Whirl. Times Sq—A regulation summer revue, sometimes good, sometimes not. Richard (Carle helps, The Dumbells. 4mbassador—Canadian war-veterans in a lively soldier-show. DAW Nat i i i My i Ui Wi? ANN) Ms 19 Owing to the time it takes to print Lire, readers should verify from the daily news- papers the continuance of the attractions at the theatres mentioned. The Last Waltz. Century—A regular old-time extravaganza, with Straus music and Eleanor Painter to sing it, and some funny s from James Barton. Sally. New Amsterdam—Marilynn Mil- ler and Leon Errol in just about as good as you can do for a summer show. Shuffle Along. Sixty-Third St—Negro singers and dancers in an irresistible combina- tion of jazz and harmony. Snapshots of 1921. Selwyn—Nora Bayes, Lew Fields and DeWolf Hopper with a lot of burlesque material, some of it very funny, some of it very bad indeed. Two Little Girls in Blue. George M. Cohan’s—Plenty of hummable and danceable music. The Whirl of New York. Winter Garden—The old-time “The Belle of New York” brought up to date with no expense spared, c | INTIMATE GLIMPSES OF AMERICAN GENERALS OF INDUSTRY No. 4. Mr. Ward, the Cake Man, brings home a friend to dinner. comicbooks.com