Life, 1922-12-21 · page 21 of 42
Life — December 21, 1922 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a theater review and entertainment guide page from *Life* magazine. The main content lists Broadway shows with brief critical assessments—a standard feature of the era's entertainment journalism. The illustration at bottom depicts "Intimate Glimpses of American Generals of Industry, No. 55: Dr. Lyon takes the Lyon girl to luncheon at his favorite restaurant." This appears to be satirical commentary on wealthy industrialists' leisurely lifestyles during the 1920s. The cartoon shows an elaborate restaurant scene with numerous diners, illustrating how the wealthy conducted business and social life in public dining establishments. The satire's point: American industrial titans enjoyed conspicuous luxury and public visibility, presenting an image of success and sophistication. The caption's playful tone—treating a businessman's lunch outing as newsworthy—gently mocks both the self-importance of such figures and society's fascination with their activities. This reflects post-WWI American culture's complex relationship with its new industrial elite.
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* —Modern civilization made to More or Less Serious The Bootleggers. Thirty-Ninth St.—Re- viewed in this issue. East of Suez. Eltinge—Florence Reed showing that a Eurasian girl had her emo- tions as well as anyone. The Fool. Times Square.—What | Christ would have done had be been alive today— and an actor. Gringo. Comedy.—To be reviewed later. Hamlet. Sam H. Harris.—John Barry- more giving a superb performance, which makes the Melancholy Dane less melancholy and more human. th St-—Something presented by the Hospitality. Forty. different mother-love, Equity Players. It Is the Law. Rits.—A good example of the back-action mystery pla.. Johannes Kreisler. Apollo.—To be re- viewed later. The Last Warning. Klaw.—Just about the last word in novel murdering. Great. Listening In. Bijou.—Reviewed in this issue. The Love Child. George M. Cohan's.—All the French emotional complexes, with the possible exception of Icve of light wines. Loyalties. Gaicty—A darned gcod play, acted to match. . The Merchant of Venice. Lyceum.—To be reviewed iater. R. U. R. vazee.—Thrilling fantasy dcal- ing with the future of mankind. Rain. Maxine Elliott’s—Jeanne Eagels in a powerful and bitter showing-up of “the male sex. Six Characters in Search of an Author. Princess.—Metaphysical but decidedly inter- esting and unusual. Whispering Wires. Forty-Ninth St.—Kill- ing over the telephone reduced to simple terms. The World We Live In. Fifty: Ninth St. i i look silly by means of insects. One gorgeous act. Comedy and Things Like That Abie’s Irish Rose. Republic—For the people who like the “funnies.” The Awful Truth. Henry Miller's—Ina Claire and Bruce McRae in delightful divore- ing. The Doormat. reviewed next w unch and Judy.—To be _Fashions for Men. National.—To be re- viewed next week. Kiki. Belasco.—Home-life of a Parisian cocotte, portrayed with vivid effect by Lencre ric. Merton of the Movies. Cort. — Glenn Hunter in a comedy which makes you cry, much to your delight The Old Soak. Plymouth—Don Marquis’ genial bum in a regulation stage emotional setting. So This Is London. Hudson.—Caricatures of England and America which seem to de- light a lot of Americans. The Texas Nightingale. Empire—The artistic temperament in its more amusing form, with Jcbyna Howland. Thin Ice. Belmont.—Percivai Knight as the butler who is the only gentleman in the cast, Owing to the time it takes to print Lire, readers should verify from the daily newspapers the continuance of the attractions at the theatres mentioned. wi Men Leave Home. Morosco.—Prob- Little Nellie Kelly. Liberty.—Whiz-bang lem play laid in a bed-room. Cchan musical piece Liza. Daly’s.—Reviewed in this issue. Eye and Ear Entertainment i Music Box Revue. Music Box.—A great deal of money spent on a pretty good show, Better Times. Hippodrome. — What the which may be better now than when it dren really come home at the Christmas opened, days for. . Our Nell. Nora Bayes.—To be reviewed Blossom Time. Century,—A real score, next week. made from Franz Schubert's melodies. : Sally, Irene and Mary. Casino.—Omne of _ The Bunch and Judy. Globe.—Reviewed the season's first hits, with Eddie Dowling in this issue. as its star performer. Chauve-Souris, Century, Roof. — Russian Springtime of Youth. Broadhurst —S entertainers in pleasant and naive vaudeville. stuff. The Gingham Girl. Ear! Carroll.—Not Up She Goes. Playhouse half bad. musical piece made ‘frot old hit, ‘00 Many Cooks.” Greenwich Village Follies. Shubert.—An eyeful,_ with Savoy and Brennan and ‘a The Yankee Princess. Knickerbocker.— bit of Jack Hazzard. A superior score, imported. The Lady in Ermine. Ambassador.—One Ziegfeld Follies. Amsterdam.—Will of those elaborate shows, which you have Rogers makes up for the absence of several difficulty in remembering the following week. other things. INTIMATE GLIMPSES OF AMERICAN GENERALS OF INDUSTRY No, 55. Dr. Lyon takes the Lyon girl to luncheon at his favorite restaurant. comicbooks.com