Life, 1923-02-22 · page 21 of 36
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This is a theater guide page listing Broadway shows with brief reviews, typical of Life magazine's entertainment coverage. The main cartoon illustrates "Aunt Jemima runs up North for 'Pancake Week' at the Fritz"—a satirical reference to a popular advertising character of the era. The cartoon depicts Aunt Jemima (a racist minstrel-derived advertising mascot promoting pancake mix) arriving at what appears to be a fancy restaurant or hotel, creating comedic discord between her stereotyped Southern Black identity and the upscale urban setting. The "Intimate Glimpses of American Generals of Industry" subtitle suggests satire about corporate commercialism. The humor relies on period-typical racial stereotyping and the incongruity of a product mascot appearing in high society. Modern readers would recognize this as reflecting both the casual racism embedded in early 20th-century advertising and Life's satirical use of popular commercial imagery for social commentary.
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Entia ul 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. More or Less Serious Dagmar. Selwyn.—Nazimova in spoken 2 which was hardly worth her leaving ovies for. The Focl. Times Square.—The New Testa- t at popular prices. Hail and Farewell. ed later. ice Bound. Sam H. ed next week. t Is the Law. Nora Bayes.—Good staple der mystery. Johannes Kreisler. Apollo.—Ben-Ami in a tory which takes forty-one scenes, some them very remarkable, to consummate. The Last Warning. Klaw.—A thriller ch is, to say the least, unique. Listening In. Bijou.—Ghosts acting under Equity contract for the first time. The Love Child. George M. Cohan’ Iney Blackmer on the illegitimate stage. Loyalties. Gaiety.—An almost ideal com- ation’ of dramatic writing, popular appeal, i acting. The Masked Woman. Eltinge.—Good stock- spany material. The Merchant of Venice. 1 Warfield as Shylock. The Moscow Art Theatre. Fifty-Ninth St. Russia's remarkable organization of actors repertory. er Gynt. Morosco.—To be re- Harris.—To be re- Lyceum.—Da- Garrick.—Reviewed in this Rain. Maxine Elliott’s—An_extraordinar- powerful and bitter play of evangelism and ostitution, with Jeanne Eagels in the lead- role. Romeo and Juliet. Henry Miller’s.—Jane wl showing that Julict can still be played our. stage. R. U, R. Frazee. eculation on the prob man race. Seventh Heaven. Booth.—Some intense ting by Helen Menken in one of those Par- plays. Six Characters in Search of an Author. cess—An evening affording both enter- ment and exercise for that smart little ain of yours. A Square Peg. Punch and Judy.—Another » the list of realistic home-dramas showing that American family life has room for im- »vement. Will Shakespeare. National —Offering, in v artistic manner, a side of Our Will which interesting regardless of its truth. Comedy and Things Like That Abie’s Irish Rose. Republic.—The success { this shows that the older a joke is, the etter they like it. Give and Take. Forty-Ninth St.—The prob- ms of Capital and Labor solved with custard The Humming Bird. sk us. Kiki. Belasco.—Lenore Ulric as the peren- al cocotte. The Laughing Lady. Longacre.—To be re- ewed next week. Mary the 3rd. Thirty-Ninth St.—To be re- ewed next week. Merton of the Movies. Cort.—The Sat- vepost story made into a delightful play, with Glenn Hunter as the appealing hero. The Old Soak. Plymouth.—The 1ebriate from Don Marquis’ mventional setting. Polly Preferred. Little——Amusing and thoroughly improbable movie comedy. Rose Briar. Empire.—Booth Tarkington's antastic and thrilling ble future of the hu- Ritz.—Please don't genial column in a Pt leasant by-product, with Billie Burke. Secrets. Fulton.—Margaret Lawrence charming as usual in a play of sentiment and shooting. So This Is American terms. Why Not? Forty-Eighth St.—Brilliant satirical comedy by Jesse Lynch Williams deal ing with divorce. London! — Hudson,—Anglo- relations reduced to their lowest Eye and Ear Entertainment Better Times. Hippodrome.—Take the children again. Caroline. Ambassador.—Reviewed in this issue. Chauve-Souris. | Century and singing from Russia. The Clinging Vine. K. Wood in a good show. The Dancing Girl. Winter Garden Somewhat better than the average of Winter Garden shows. The Gingham Girl. nice. Roof.—Dancing erbocker.—Pegey Earl Carroll.—Very Glory. Vanderbilt.—Irene’s” distinctive music redecorated, making a pleasant evening. Greenwich Village Follies. Shubert.— Good to look at. Lady Butterfly. laugh easily. . The Lady in Ermine. Century. and good enough. Little Nellie Kelly. M. Cohan speedster. _ Liza, Daly's.—Negroes in a rapid-fire sing- ing and dancing revel. Music Box Revue. what money can buy. Sally, Irene and Mary. Forty-Fourth St— Still going from last summer. Sun Showers. Astor.—To be reviewed next week. Up She Goes. pleasant evening. Wildfire. Casino.—To be week, Ziegfeld Follie eral new acts, inclu Globe—All right if you Elaborate Liberty—A George Music Box.—Showing Playhouse.—Material for a reviewed next Amsterdam.—Sev- ng Will Rogers. j Aunt Jemima, Hambletonian, Anemia, Anthrax and Pernicious Hambletonian in suites 8436 P’nicious? INTIMATE GLIMPSES OF AMERICAN GENERALS OF INDUSTRY No. 62. Aunt Jemima runs up North for “Pancake Week” at the Fritz. comicbooks.com