Life, 1922-06-01 · page 32 of 34
Life — June 1, 1922 — page 32: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains primarily **advertising and entertainment reviews** rather than political cartoons. The main visual element is an advertisement for **Chateau Frontenac**, a Canadian Pacific Hotel in Quebec City. The illustration depicts the hotel as a romantic, castle-like structure overlooking the St. Lawrence River, with tourists enjoying early-1920s leisure activities (automobiles, golf). The ad emphasizes the hotel's appeal as a destination combining "European sights and American sports." Below this is a humorous section titled "What Every Youngster Knows"—cynical aphorisms mocking conventional morality and childhood experiences (dentists, swimming holes, crap-shooting). This satirizes naive sentimentality. The right column reviews silent films, offering brief, often dismissive critiques. These reviews employ casual wit ("Most of these colors are red"), suggesting the magazine's satirical tone. **Context for modern readers**: This reflects the 1920s leisure industry, automobile tourism, and silent cinema's dominance in entertainment. The page demonstrates how Life combined sophisticated social satire with commercial promotion.
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ND Lb iN il A Citadel of Three Centuries HREE remarkable perspectives from this famous rock. Backward, 300 years. . To one side, a relic of the Forward, 3 speeds. Eastward, 3000 miles. days when French, English and Indians fought over the new world. Frowning battlements. Chain wrought gates. quaintest Normandy. ard streets. Pacific hotel for its center. 17th Century houses. French civilization. about, the life of modernest America. Deep moats. . Below, a glimpse into Haphaz- . Immediately A Canadian Travelled people of a con- tinent gathered for golf and motoring, for dancing and promenading, for rest and recreation. . Take this trip of European sights and American sports this Spring. . Only an overnight run. Information at Canadian Paci- Make reservations now. Good motor roads. fic Office, Madison Ave. at 44th St., New York. In Chicago, at 140 South Clark St. Or Chateau Frontenac, Quebec, Canada. Write and let us help you plan a visit this Spring CHATEAU FRONTENAC What Every Youngster Knows ‘O every dentist upon this earth, death should come soon or late. O what is so funny as a circus clown! Eternal vigilance is the price of crap-shooting. Practice at cussing makes perfect. Smoking makes the man. There’s no place like the old swim- ming hole. Mischief is its own reward. Haunted houses make cowards of us all. When in doubt, skip your night prayers. What is home without a dog? Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: “Dinner isn’t ready yet.” There’s no fool like a photographer. T could not love thee, truth, so much, loved I not mother more. ((THE SILENT DRAMA’) Recent Developments (94 (The regular Silent Drama departmen; will be found on page 24) The Man From Home. Parwnount— Beautiful scenery, but little else. The Trap. Universal—A lurid melo- drama written around Lon Chaney's make-up outfit. ‘foo Much Business. Vitagriph—aj. together too much, if you ask u Across the Continent. Parumount— Wallie Reid drives a slightly disguised Ford to victory in a New York to Los Angeles race. There is plenty of ex- citement. The Prisoner of Zenda. \/:tro—A beautifully acted screen version of An- thony Hope’s novel, with many if rot all of the thrills that abounded in the original. The Glorious Adventure. B)ickion— Lady Diana Manners contributes her remarkable beauty to a rather messy costume drama which is done in colors, Most of these colors are red. Grandma’s Boy. Pathé—The story of a timid lad who is pepped up by his grandmother. Harold Lloyd is at his best, and if you don’t know whit that is, it is just about time for you to find out. Turn to the Right. Mctro.—Conven- tional hokum, saturated with Metro- glycerine tears, Orphans of the Storm. United Artists. —Griffith gives the French revolution some much needed publicity. The Loves of Pharaoh. Paraiount— A magnificent picture, which shows that the ancient Egyptians liked their fun just as much as anybody else. Fascination. Metro—Mae Murray as a flapper who attempts to organize a chapter of the Shifter’s Society in Spanish Bull Fighting circles. Human Hearts. Universal —Old Stuf, to be sure—but presented in a convine- ingly interesting way. Pay Day. First —National—Several nautical furlongs below Charlie Chap- lin’s standard. Smilin’ Through. First National—A cup of cambric tea, with six lumps of sugar. Cold Feet. Christie—James Oliver Curwood gets his in a delightful bur- lesque of the old familiar Frozen North hokum. Is Matrimony a Failure? Paramouit— A hilarious farce, with a large ques tion mark in the leading role. It proves that the only place to discuss this problem is in the home. For Review Next Week.—“T7hic Primi. tive Lover,” “North of the Rio Grande’ and “Missing Husbands.” RES R. E. S. HOTEL ASPINWALL LENOX, MASS. High and Cool in the Berksi: A HOTEL OF DISTINCTIO\ Opens June 17—Golf, Tennis, Saddle Riding. Garage. Desirable Cottages with Hotel Service L. A. TWOROGER, Manager Winter Resort, Princess Hotel, Bermuda THEE Oi “MADE AT KEY WEST~ A o It wa to fin ness V unace seme vouch: prettil uncert marriz cleanl; his at could accept asked him!” cents. How The sI coil fr was a she de guage one ga words, should an old though let the mirer? she we perple: gel.“ thing | thirty- It is that w cially 1 am I, loon sl day—a last to don’t a will, | I never will w me. Tt that w And some Could comicbooks.com