Life, 1921-09-01 · page 21 of 35
Life — September 1, 1921 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily a **theater review column** listing Broadway shows opening that season, with brief critical assessments. The notable cartoon at bottom depicts "Intimate Glimpses of American Generals of Industry: Saturday morning inspection at the House of Kuppenheimer." The cartoon satirizes **industrial inspection practices** by depicting well-dressed businessmen touring what appears to be a factory floor, with one examining items through a window or display. The humor lies in treating corporate executives as military "generals" conducting formal inspections—a common satirical trope comparing industrial captains to military leadership. The reference to "Kuppenheimer" (a real clothing manufacturer) suggests this mocks the performative nature of factory inspections, possibly implying they were superficial or theatrical rather than substantive. The page itself reflects 1921 Broadway activity, including the notably integrated "Shuffle Along," described as featuring "Negro singers and dancers"—significant for the period, though the dated terminology reflects contemporary language.
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September 1 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. More or Less Serious The Bat. Morosco—tIt’s over a year now i collection of crimes was first com- id no one yet has guessed who did The Detour. Astor—To be reviewed next week. The Green Goddess. Booth.—George cli iking old melodrama over into new, with t > Himalayas as a background. Liliom. Fulton—An auspicious success, provin that the public will support as good thing the theatre can offer. The Mask of Hamlet. be reviewed next week, The Poppy God. Hudson—To be re- i ater. Princess —To viewe Sonya. Forty- this Swords. Comedy and Things Like That Pay. Righth St—Reviewed in National—To be reviewed later. Eltinge—To be reviewed Frazee —Reviewed in this issue. First Year. Little—Your own made much funnier than it ever to you. Getting Gertie’s Garter. Just it it sounds like, Honors Are Even. Times Square —Re- viewe.! in this issue. Just. Married. Shubert—Lynne _Over- man legitimate fun in a rather illegiti- mate oom farce, _ March Hares. Bijou.—Reviewed in this issue. Mr. Pim Passes By. Garrick.—A pleas- ant | English comedy displaying remark- able v tality, due chiefly to delightful acting. The Nightcap. Thirty-Ninth St—To be reviewed later. The Republic — .Nobody’s Money. Longacre-—To be re- viewe.! next w The Scarlet Man. Henry Miller—To be review d next week. Six-Cylinder Love. Sam H. Harris—To be rev cwed later. Sony. Cort—To be reviewed later. _ The Teaser. Playhouse—A cunning little ting with Faire Binney as a devastating appe The Triumph of X. Comedy—To be review od later, ; The Wheel. Gaiety—To be reviewed later. Lye and Ear Entertainment The Broadway Whirl. Selwyn—Rich- ard Carle and Blanche Ring doing everythinz at in be done with an uneven revue. Not so bad, The Last Waltz. Century—Elaborate comic opera of the hussar school, giving Eleanor Painter opportunity to sing Straus music charmingly and James Barton a chance to show how funny he is. The Mimic World of 1921. Roof—To be reviewed next week. Sally. New Amsterdam —Marilynn Mil- ler, Leon Errol and everything else considered, it still holds its early season lead. Scandals of 1921. Liberty—A mixture of pleasant music and dancing with comedy which ranges from bad to worse. Shuffle Along. Sixty-Third St—Negro singers and dancers in a dynamic perform- ance which makes the trip up-town seem no work at all. Century Tangerine. Casino—Julia Sanderson and Jack Hazzard in a musical comedy which is original in everything but its jokes, Two Little Girls in Blue. George M. Cohan’s—Some very nice dancing to very nice music, The Whirl of New York. Winter Loads and loads of money spent on vision of the old “Belle of New York” for Winter Garden purposes. Better than recent Winter Garden shows, but look out— there’s a catch in that. Ziegfeld Follies. Globe—An evening full of beauty and an extraordinary amount thanks to Fannie Brice, W Raymond Hitchcock, The music is negligible. a INTIMATE GLIMPSES OF AMERICAN GENERALS OF INDUSTRY No. 6. Saturday morning inspection at the House of Kuppenheimer comicbooks.com