Life — March 1, 1923 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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Things a FE CWould Rather Like to Know HETHER the new immigra- tion law will not force more Americans to really work. x eK Why Senator Wadsworth is rush- ing to the defense of ex-Secretary of War Baker. ** * Whether Commander Owsley of the Legion doesn’t fairly represent American opinion. xe Whether Columbia University will —in a spirit of reciprocity—confer a degree of LL.D. or something on Abraham Lincoln Erlanger. **e* Which came first, the caterpillar or the butterfly. *** Whether Lowden’s hat in the ring will draw a Major-General’s head- gear from Manila. * “If it would not be just as well for most movie stars to defer writing a book until they have read one. * KOK Whether even the ex-Kaiser’s sons aren’t quoted above par. *** What use William H. Anderson would have for an Anti-Saloon League minus the ante. eK Tf the seal-skin cape is the national peasant costume of America. Whether as regards the Republican Presidential nomination it’s all Hoo- ver but the shouting. eee If Mrs. Asquith is jealous of Mrs. Miles Poindexter. * eK Whether Mr. McAdoo’s White House aspirations have anything be- hind them excepting the theory of relativity. *** Whether Bishop Manning takes the stand that ambiguity covers a multi- tude of sins. we Whether the coming of spring in Hollywood is called the veronal equi- nox. *** Why the American farmer should be willing to trade his dollar for thirty cents. eK Whether Prince Rupprecht of Ba- varia knows enough to stay in when he reigns. KE Whether Lloyd George is coming or going. ee Whether the recent offer of the Shubert-Erlanger interests to the public for fifty million dollars, was to enable them to endow a National Theatre. Interpretation (In One Act) Interior of motion pic. Scene: ture studio. ee Occasion: Filming of a scene from “David Copperfield;’ to be known to the screen as “The Sinister Hand.” **e * Characters: Earyle Strentleigh, the director; Diana Saturn, the star, eee Tue Director: Now get this, You're stuck on this Copperfield guy, see; and he won't give you a tumble, He's fallen hard for this little Dora girl, see; and he pulls that “I can only be a brother to you, sis” stuff on you. But you ain't lettin’ him get you sore that way, see? You love him more than that. So you watch this Uriah Heep guy, see? He's the viHain of the drayma. He's a low-down mutt. He’s worse than a censor, see? You're an i gell, see, but your instinct tells y that there’s sumpin’ wrong, see? An’ you keep your lamps on him, see? You ain’t gonna let him put nothin’ over, even if your sweetie don’t love you. So when you start for the door, see, you're afraid, but still you sorta watch what he’s doin’ with them papers, see? You got me? Tue Star: Yeh! Tue Director: An’ don’t forget: you're an innocent gell. All right? Camera! Lights! Action! ( Curtain.) J. K. M. The Fly in Amber (Sketch of a Palm Beachcomber) NALYZE her lightly, and You may wonder why a tan- ned (Amber) girl should seem so fair, Why a mop of straight brown hair Should inflame us like a brand. Have you watched her on the sand? Blend of j: and saraband Animates the beaches where Anna lies. Were she but a bit less bland With her facts, less overmanned, Each would try to make her care For himself alone; but there— Bound to keep us all in hand, Anna lies. R.B.G. comicbooks.com