Life, 1921-11-03 · page 21 of 34
Life — November 3, 1921 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is a **theatrical review section** listing Broadway shows currently running, not a political cartoon. The left column contains brief critical notices of plays categorized as "More or Less Serious" and "Comedy and Things Like That"—standard entertainment journalism from what appears to be the early 1920s (references include Al Jolson, John Drew, and specific theater names). The right side features **cartoons depicting abstract concepts as muscular figures**: "Power," "Thought," "Electricity," "Steam," "Ambition," and "Achievement." These are labeled "As Our Modern Artists Do It for the Advertisers"—a satirical commentary on how commercial illustrators use exaggerated male physiques to sell products and concepts, regardless of relevance. The satire targets **advertising's overuse of masculine imagery** as a marketing tool. The cartoons mock the disconnect between bulging muscles and intangible concepts like "thought" or "electricity"—suggesting advertisers cynically exploit physical power imagery to appeal to consumers.
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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 Ambush. Garrick—Reviewed in this issue. Back Pay. Eltinge—Flowery word- picture of expensive sin. The Bat. Morosco—More crime than you could shake a night-stick at. A Bill_of Divorcement. Geo. M. Cohan's—Reviewed in this issue. Blood and Sand. Empire.—Otis Skin- ner as a bull-fighter in a red plush drama of Spain. The Claw. this issue. Daddy’s Gone A-Hunting. Plymouth. —Quiet but poignant tragedy of domestic relations, with Marjorie Rambeau at her best. The Green Goddess. *ooth.—George Arliss making himself villainous in good Himalayan melodrama. The Hero. Belmont—The idea alone is worth most of the season's other ideas put together. Liliom. Fulton. — A rough-neck in Heaven. One of the plays which must not be missed. The Silver Fox. Maxine Elliott's. ished cast, headed by William Faver- in one of those Cosmo Hamilton drawing-rooms. Sonya. Forty-Eighth St—There must be some mistake about this play’s running so long. We said early in the season that it was dull. _Sothern and Marlowe. Century—A limited season of Shakespearean reper- tor Comedy and Things Like That Beware of Dogs. Thirty-Ninth St. Anti-dog propaganda furnished by V liam Hodge. Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife. Rit2—A hed-room morality play with Ina Claire in the pulpit. _ The Circle. Selwyn—A splendid play for grown-ups, with John Drew and Mrs. Leslie Carter heading an excellent ca: Dulcy. Frazee.—Just enough satire to make it more than just an amusing play about the congenital help-meet. The First Year. Little—Home-life made hilarious by Frank Craven. Getting Gertie’s Garter. Republic— A comic recitation behind the barn. Lilies of the Field. Klaw.—Several amusingly kept women in a weak play, with Marie Doro and Norman Trevor. Main Street. National—A__ better dramatization of the book than you would have believed possible and well acted for the most part. The Night Cap. Bijou.—Murder mys- tery with farcical tendencies. Only 38. Cort—Hygienic rural pleas- antry, Broadhurst.—Reviewed in Six-Cylinder Love. Sam H. Harris — Ernest Truex in what may, without ex- aggeration, be called a “comedy hit.” Thank You. Longacre—A good show of the small-town school, with a lesson for vestrymen in it. The White-Headed Boy. Henry Mil- Icr’s—Irish Players in a delightful comedy. The Wren. Gaiety—A neat little thing about a few summer-boarders, with Helen Hayes keeping them in line. Eye and Ear Entertainment Bombo. Jolson’s Fifty-Ninth St—Al Jolson at top form with poor material. Blossom Time. Ambassador.— Real music for those who cn still hear. Get Together. Hippodrome.—Not so gorgeous as heretofore but more enter- taining—and cheaper. Greenwich Village Follies. Shubert.— We lavished praise on only one comedy act in this show; so they took that one out. _Love Dreams. Apollo—To be re- viewed next week. _ The Love Letter. in this issue. The Music Box Revue. Music Box. William Collier, Sam Bernard, Florence Moore and Joseph Santley in a darned good revue. The O’Brien Girl. Liberty.—Pretty music and a generally pleasant show. Sally. Ne {msterdam.—Looks good for another five yea _ Shuffle Along. Sirty-Third St—Negro singers and dancers who love their work Tangerine. Casino.—Jack Hazzard and Julia Sanderson in a generally satisfac- tory entertainment. Globe.—Reviewed As Our Modern Artists Do It for the Advertisers comicbooks.com