Life, 1921-11-10 · page 21 of 34
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This illustration satirizes wealthy industrialists' leisure. Titled "No. 12, Mr. and Mrs Campbell give a garden party," it depicts the ultra-privileged at rest: ladies reading, men in formal dress, idle conversation, manicured gardens with classical urns, and a uniformed servant attending them. The satire lies in the contrast between these "Generals of Industry" (business titans wielding economic power) and their actual activity—accomplished nothing. The term "generals" mockingly elevates captains of industry to military rank, while the pastoral scene shows them disconnected from productive labor. For 1920s readers, this captured post-war anxieties about wealth concentration and whether industrial magnates deserved their status or merely performed leisure. The series appears to offer recurring social commentary on the idle rich.
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has the ust the ing ion ons we to one een em of the we ust the en for we all ast ies Iso 19 Owing to the time it takes to print Lire, readers should verijy from the daily news- papers the continuance of the attractions at the theatres mentioned. More or Less Serious Ambush.* Garrick.—Drab tragedy of the “Jane Clegg” school, well done. Back Pay. Eltinge—A flowery retell- ing of the sad tale of the young country girl. The Bat. de luxe. Blood and Sand. Lmpire.—Ibaitez’s novel of the bull-ring dramatized, with Otis Skinner as the bull. The Claw. Broadhurst—Lionel Barry- more at his best in a sight translation from Bernstein's French, Daddy’s Gone A-Hunting. Plymouth. simple and powerful domestic tragedy, giving Marjorie Rambeau her first real chance. The Grand Duke. viewed next week. The Green Goddess. Booth.—Old-fash- ioned melodrama laid in the Himalayas, with George Arliss to make it thrilling. The Hero. Belmont—A daring thing done well but conventionally. Liliom, Fulton—One of the really im- portant plays to see. _The Right to Strike. viewed in this issue. The Silver Fox. Marine Elliott’s—A Cosmo Hamilton drawing-room play, with William Faversham and a good cast. Sonya. Forty-Eighth St—Hokum in hussars’ uniforms. . Sothern and Marlowe. Eight weeks of Shakespeare. The Wandering Jew. Knickerbocker. —To be reviewed next week. Morosco—Crime melodrama Lyceum.—To be re- Comedy.—Re- Century. — Comedy and Things Like That Beware of Dogs. Thirty-Ninth St— William Hodge-podge. Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife. Ritz—Ina Claire in an adaptation from a French bed. The Circle. Selwyn.—John Drew and Mrs. Leslie Carter in a real play for peo- ple old enough to sit up after eleven. Duley. Frasee—Lynn Fontanne as a delightful lady bungler in a comedy con- taining spots of deft satire. The First Year. Little—Now in its second year, Getting Gertie’s Garter. Reépublic— Our campaign against this play has had its effect. The play is a success. Just Married. Nora Baycs—Ordinarily onery play, with Lynne Overman making it funny at times, Lilies of the Field. Klaw—Amusing lines in a poor setting. Main Street. National—Not such a bad dramatization of the novel as you might expect. _ The Night Cap. Bijou—Highly amus- ing murdering. Oh, Marian! Playhouse—Née “Wait Vill We're Married.” Only 38. Cort—Pleasant oatmeal. Six-Cylinder Love. Sam H. Harris— Ernest Truex in a very amusing tragedy of suburban automobiling. The Six-Fifty. Hudson—To be re- viewed next week. Thank You. Longacre—Semi-rustic drama of underpaid preachers, excellent of its kind. Eye and Ear Entertainment Bombo. Jolson’s Fifty-Ninth St—Al Jolson good in spite of the show and with- out a decent song to work with. Blossom Time. Ajnbassador.— The nearest thing to real mfsic in New York musical comedy. Get Together. | Hippodrome, — Don't miss the crow. Greenwich Village Follies. Shubert.— Look at the scenery, listen to Irene Frank- lin, and then go home. Love Dreams. Apollo—Reviewed in this issue. The Music Box Revue. Music Box.— A great deal of very good stuff, including William Collier, Sam Bernard, Florence Moore and others. The O’Brien Girl. tuneful. Sally. New Amsterdam—Leon Errol and Marilynn Miller are rumored to have joined the cast. Shuffle Along. Sixty-Third St—Col- ored singers and dancers who love their work, Tangerine. Casino—A pleasant show with Jack Hazzard and Julia Sanderson. Liberty—Nice and Y ( RV Hh A\ KXAAAZ BISA INTIMATE GLIMPSES OF AMERICAN GENERALS OF INDUSTRY No. 12, Mr. and Mrs Campbell give a garden purty comicbooks.com