Life, 1921-09-15 · page 21 of 34
Life — September 15, 1921 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily a **theater listing and review section** from Life magazine (September 15, 1921), not political satire. The main content catalogs Broadway shows organized by genre—serious drama, comedy, and entertainment. The cartoon at bottom, titled "Intimate Glimpses of American Generals of Industry," depicts **Mr. Ingersoll** (likely Ralph Ingersoll, a prominent industrialist/watchmaker) winding up pocket watches before bed. The humor is gentle satire: the "general of industry" is portrayed comically treating his watches like children being tucked in, suggesting wealthy industrialists' obsessive attention to detail and their possessions. The ladder and scattered timepieces emphasize the absurdity of this nighttime ritual. The page reflects 1921 Broadway's cultural moment—noting shows like "Shuffle Along" (an important African American musical) alongside more conventional entertainment. Theater reviews used coded language; "To be reviewed next week" meant waiting for fuller critique.
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September 15 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—Excellent murder mystery. now in its second year. The Detour. Bijou.—Reviewed in this issue The Easiest Way. reviewed next week. The Green Goddess. Booth.—George _ Arliss proving that old thrills are best. Liliom. Fulton—A remarkable com- bination of realism and fantasy splendidly acted The Poppy God. viewed next week. The Silver Fox. Maxine To be reviewed next week. Sonya. Forty-Eighth St—Ho-hum! Swords. National—To be next eek. Tarzan of the Apes. To be reviewed next week. Comedy and Things Like That Back Pay. next week. Bluebeard’s To be Daddy Goes A-Hunting. Plymouth— To be reviewed next week. Dulcy. vent: help seas Lyceum—To be Hudson—To be re- Elliott’s— reviewed Broadhurst.— Eltinge—To be reviewed Eighth Wife. Rits— eviewed later. Frasee.—Highly amusing ad- of a lady bromide who tried to husband in his business. The s first hit. The First Year. Little—It doesn't so funny when it happens every day »wn home, but Frank Craven has into an epoch-making comedy. Getting Gertie’s Garter. Republic.— Don't say you weren't expecting it. The name tclls the plot. Honors Are Even. Times Square.— William Courtenay and Lola Fisher in an odd mixture of cleverness and hokum. Just Married. Nora Bayes.—Lyune Overman as that oddity among stage char- acters, a funny drunk. The rest is just beds. _ March Hares. Punch and Judy.—De- lightiul nonsense of a sophisticated brand. Nice People. Klaw.—Our jeunesse dorée and its probable fate if it keeps up the pace. The Night Cap. Thirty-Ninth St— Murder mystery which becomes an enter- comedy before the evening is over. _Nobody’s Money. Viewed in this issue. Six-Cylinder Love. Reviewed in this issue. _ Sonny Boy. Cort.—Reviewed in this issue. Two Blocks Away. George M. Co- han's.-To be reviewed next week. The Wheel, Next week, Longacre. — Re- Sam H. Harris — Gaiety.—To be reviewed Eye and Ear Entertainment Get Together. Hippodrome.—To be reviewed next week. Greenwich Village Follies. Shubert. —To be reviewed next week. The Last Waltz. Century.—A real old-fashioned comic opera, with good sing- ing and horseplay. The Merry Widow. Knickerbocker— To be reviewed next week. The Mimic World of 1921. ade.—To be reviewed next week. Put and Take. Town Ha'l—To be re- viewed next week. Sally. New Amsterdam, — Still going strong under heavy competition. Promen- Scandals of 1921. Liberty. —Ann Pennington in a mixture of singing, danc- ing and comedy. The singing and danc- ing are good. Shuffle Along. Sixty-Third Si gro company in a whirlwind of ja harmony. Tangerine. Casino.—Almost like a col- lege-show, except for Julia Sanderson and the jokes. The Whirl of New York. Garden—The old “Belle of New given Shubert education and money. Ziegfeld Follies. Globe—Everything notable except. the musi with Fannie Brice, W._C. Fields and Raymond Hitch- cock furnishing enough comedy for any- one. Winter York” lots of INTIMATE GLIMPSES OF AMERICAN GENERALS OF INDUSTRY No. 7. Mr. Ingersoll winds up his master watches for the night. comicbooks.com