Life, 1923-02-08 · page 21 of 36
Life — February 8, 1923 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from Life magazine (circa early 1920s) is primarily a theater guide and review section—not political satire. The left column lists Broadway productions with brief critical assessments, organized by tone ("More or Less Serious," "Comedy and Things Like That," "Eye and Ear Entertainment"). The cartoon depicts a casual billiards scene with well-dressed men at a pool table, labeled "Intimate Glimpses of American Generals of Industry." The caption notes "Messrs. Brunswick, Balke and Collender drop in on their old friend, Billy Organ." This is a visual pun: Brunswick, Balke & Collender was a famous pool-table manufacturer, so "industry generals" refers to these businessmen literally meeting at their product. The humor relies on wordplay rather than political commentary—a lighthearted jab at corporate figures disguised through product naming.
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19 Owing to the time it takes to print Lire, readers should verify from the daily More or Less Serious Dagmar, Selwyn.—Reviewed in this The Fool. Times Square—The New Tes ment brought up to date for the theatre | tra Ir Is the Law. Nora Bayes.—One of tho: trick chronological melodramas. Joca's. Atonement. — Comedy,—Reviewed ins issue. annes Kreister. A pollo.—Interesting scenie debauch, ‘with a love story that ay or may not lii Last Warning. Klaw.—A murder y for which the word “unusual” is Listening In. Bijou.—Proving something abov! spirits, we forget what. Love Child. George M. Cohan’s.— people of varying ages engaged in love:s’ quarrels and the allied arts. Loyalties. Gaiety.—An excellent company in oi excellent play. The Masked Woman. — Eltinge.—Much | the same as usual in the bachelor’s apart- me at midnight. Merchant of Venice. Warfield in a play promising dramatist | Moscow Art Theatre. Fifty-Ninth St— Ru-sa’s famous repertory company, worth seein): even though you can’t understand them. Peer Gynt. Garrick—To be reviewed Lyceum.— by one of our in. Maxine Elliott's.—Jeanne Eagels ins grandly bitter play that should stand you on your head, | Romeo and Juliet. Henry Cowl as the current Julict. U. R. Frazee.—Highly thrilling specu- on the future of mankind. venth Heaven. Booth.—We seem to Miller’s.— | be lone in thinking this pretty poor stuff. Six Characters in Search of an Author. Priv-ess.—Dialectical comedy, worth tryin w Broadhurst.—Plain spering Wires. ancy killing. Will Shakespeare. National.—A play about the young Shakespeare which has much to recommend The World We Live In. Forty-Fourth St. Ivcects. in a grand imitation of human beings. Comedy and Things Like That | Abie’s Irish Rose. Republic—Funny jokes out of an old copy of Puck. The Egotist. Thirty-Ninth St.—Leo Dit- tichstcin in an amusing reversal of his old form. ani Give and Take. Forty-Ninth St.—Re- viewed in this ue, The Humming Bird. Ritz.—One of the worst. Kiki, Belasco.—Still bounding along with Lenore Ulric. Merton of the Movies. — Cort.—Glenn Hunter mal you laugh to hide your breaking heart. Mike Angelo. Morosco.—Leo Carrillo and not much else. The Old Soak. Plymouth.—Conv drama with occasional dashes of d Don Marquis, Passions for Men. Belmont. comedy by the author of “Liliom. Polly Preferred. — Little.—Highly enter- taining addition to the list of plays about the movies. Rose_ Bri play, with Empire.—A__ pleasant little ie Burke fluttering about in it. _ Secrets. Fulton.—Aside from the shoot- ing, this is all right, especially since Mar- garet Lawrence is in it. So This Is London. © Hudson.—British and American prejudices cleared up by the blasting method. A Square Peg. Punch and Judy.—To be reviewed next week. Why not? Forty-Eighth St.—The Equity Players in an extremely clever satire on the divorce situation. Eye and Ear Entertainment Better Times. Hippodrome.—More than you could ask for the money. Chauve-Souris, Century at play. Roof.—Russians The Clinging Vine. Knickerbocker.— Peggy Wood in an excellent ail-around show. newspapers the continuance of the attractions at the theatres mentioned. The Dancing Girl. Winter To be reviewed next week. The Gingham Girl. Garden.— Earl Carroll.—Nice enough. Glory. Vanderbilt.—Pleasant_ music by the authors of “Irene. Greenwich Village Follies. Shubert.— Beautiful to see. Also Savoy and Brennan and Jack Hazzard. Lady Butterfly. Globe.—To be reviewed next week. Little Nellie Kelly. Liberty.—Speedy at any rate. Liza. Daly’s—A Negro show of un- paralleled vivacity. Music Box Revue. ate revue. Sally, Irene and Mary. Casino.—A good steady favorite. Up She Goes. Playhouse.—Very pleasant, iegfeld Follies. New Amsterdam.— Will Rogers and the rest. Music Box.—Elabor- INTIMATE GLIMPSES OF AMERICAN GENERALS OF INDUSTRY No. 60. Messrs, Brunswick, Balke and Collender drop in on their old friend, Billy Grogan. comicbooks.com