Life, 1922-03-16 · page 8 of 34
Life — March 16, 1922 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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This page contains a satirical joke about Shaw's theater and a romantic poem. The cartoon caption references a new play by George Bernard Shaw where "a girl comes out of an egg with nothing on"—the male character notes she might have "a little yoke on," a pun on "yolk." This jokes about both Shaw's avant-garde theatrical provocations and the woman's minimal clothing. Below, the poem "On Monday" by Anna Camden Hall depicts contrasting behavior: a woman is prim and proper on Sunday ("meek," "silk attire"), but Monday she becomes bold and flirtatious ("humble print and calico," "hand in mine she slips"). The satire mocks Victorian hypocrisy about propriety and courtship rituals.
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He: I hear in that new play of Shaw’s a girl comes out of an egg with nothing on. She: Well, I should think she might have a little yoke on. S fair my love, when sweetly prim She goes to kirk in Sabbath trim, Her eyes downcast and meek; So rich, so brave in silk attire, Afar I stand and do admire, Yet dare not force my heart's desire The smile I came to seek, On Monday But when on Monday she doth go, In humble print and calico, Her hand in mine she slips; Ah, then my ravished spirit cries, Look thou away, dear guardian eyes, That robber Love may seize his prize, The honey of her lips! Anna Camden Hall. comicbooks.com w