Life — February 9, 1922 — page 9: what you’re looking at

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# Estelle Winwood in "The Circle" This page features a portrait and poetic tribute to actress **Estelle Winwood** in her role as "Elizabeth" from the play *The Circle*. The sketch is signed (possibly by the artist), and George S. Chappell provides accompanying verse. Chappell's poem satirizes Elizabeth's character as aristocratically snobbish and socially superior—contrasting unfavorably with her Dorset acquaintances, whose "standards rigid as a corset." The humor centers on her pretentiousness and affected superiority. The final couplet references Euclid, suggesting her character's dramatic arc follows geometric precision, beginning and ending in the same place. This is a theatrical commentary rather than political satire—typical of *Life*'s entertainment coverage.