Life, 1921-07-21 · page 21 of 34
Life — July 21, 1921 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Life* magazine (July 21) contains theater reviews and a satirical cartoon about the "Brothers Haig." **The Cartoon:** The image shows caricatured figures on a snowy hillside labeled "Intimate Glimpses of Great Generals of Industry, No. 5." The caption reads "The Brothers Haig treat a few friends to a wee drappie" (Scottish slang for a small drink). The satire appears to mock wealthy industrialists—likely the Haig brothers—for their extravagant leisure activities and casual entertainment of associates. The "wee drappie" reference is ironic, suggesting these powerful businessmen engage in apparently modest pleasures while actually living lavishly. This was typical 1921 *Life* magazine satire: poking fun at the wealthy and powerful through exaggeration and gentle mockery of their social pretensions. The surrounding text reviews current Broadway shows, positioning entertainment and social commentary as the magazine's primary content.
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Owing to the time it takes to print Lire, readers should verify from the dv y news- papers the continuance of the attractions at the theatres mentioned. More or Less Serious The Bat. Morosco.— Killing, robbing, burning and stealing. Great! The Green Goddess. Booth—George iss in a thrilling combination of old melo- ic tricks as good as new. om. Fulton. —The adventures on earth and in Heaven of Liliom, the rough- neck. As fine a thing as you could wish. Comedy and Things Like That The First Year. Little—The average n family made into the funniest play he year. Mr. Pim Passes By. Garrick.— Very gentle English fun, delightfully executed. Nice People. Klaw.—All about our young people and where they are going if they don’t mend their ways. Eye and Ear Entertainment The Broadway Whirl. Times Square — Once in a while it’s funny, thanks to Richard Carle, and once in a while there is good music and dancing, thanks to Blanche Ring, Charles Winninger, Winona Winter and Jay Gould. The Last Waltz. Century.— Comic opera on a large scale, with Eleanor Painter’s voice and James Barton’s low but excellent comedy as ‘invaluable assets. Sally. New Amsterdam—Marilynn Miller and Leon Errol in just about as good as there is. Scandals of 1921. viewed later. Shuffle Along. Sixty-Third Si singers and dancers utilizing all the New York in a single energetic performance. Snapshots of 1921. Selwyn.—Bur- lesques of modern drama, both good and bad, with Nora Bayes, Lew Fields and DeWolf Hopper to lend importance to the event. Two Little Girls in Blue. George M. Cohan’s—If simply nice music and dancing satisfy you, this will. The Whirl of New York. Winter Gar- den—A little bit of everything fixed up with- out regard for expense and made to look just a bit like the old “Belle of New York.” Ziegfeld Follies. Globe—A spectacle of great beauty, with Fannie Brice, Raymond Hitchcock and W. C. Fields to make it very funny as well, Liberty—To be re- INTIMATE GLIMPSES OF GREAT GENERALS OF INDUSTRY No. 5. The Brothers Haig treat a few friends to a wee drappie. comicbooks.com