Life, 1923-05-17 · page 40 of 46
Life — May 17, 1923 — page 40: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertising** with a small editorial section. The main content includes: **Advertisements:** - Hudson River Day Line (travel) - Double-D Tire Flaps (automotive) - Old Hampshire Bond stationery - Honolulu steamship cruises - Niagara Wall Paper - Clark's Mediterranean Cruise **Editorial Content:** The "Silent Drama" section reviews recent films with **satirical commentary**. Notable examples: - *Bella Donna*: Dismisses Pola Negri's Hollywood casting as "lamentable" - *Souls for Sale*: Sarcastically describes Rupert Hughes applying excessive "whitewash" to cover Hollywood's true nature - *The Covered Wagon*: Highest praise—worth seeing annually - *Enemies of Women*: Admits the plot is incomprehensible but notes it's "spectacular enough" to entertain anyway The humor mocks both Hollywood's pretensions and audiences' tolerance for style over substance. **"No Marathon Fox-Trots Here"** is a brief comic anecdote about an Orkney island correspondent reporting minimal newsworthy events—gentle satire on rural monotony.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Hudson River by Daylight Don’t miss it this year!—the most de lightful inland water trip on the Ameri- can continent. Inspiring views of lofty Palisades and headlands; beautiful shore vistas; points of historic interest. A new thrill at every turn. The Pleasant Route To Vacation Lands No matter which direction you travel, the Day Line forms the ideal c link between New York and t Berkshires, Adirondacks, George, jaga and all points North, st and West. e- lightful One-Day Outings from New York. Daily and Sunday. Season to Oct. 21. Rail tickets accepted, N.Y. to Albany, Albany to N.Y. Write for Illustrated Literature Hudson River Day Line Desbrosses Street Pier New York a Greater eage from tubes A THIRD more mileage from your tubes—that’s the result of using Double-D Tire Flaps— proved by constant tests —- con- firmed by thousands of motorists. Double-D Flaps are soft and pliable, yet tough and protec- tive. They take up the wear and pinch between shoes and tubes. At all good garages, tire deal- ers and accessory shops. MADE and guaranteed by the largest exclusive tire flap producer in the world. DEXTER RUBBER M’F’G. CO. Goshen, New York i274 i) OUBLE: TIRE») (The regular Silent Drama department will be found on page 26) Bella Donna. Paramount—Holly- wood has taken Pola Negri to its bosom and has made a typical movie actress of her. It is a lamentable occurrence. Daddy. First National—Jackie Coo- gan as a modern Dick Whittington who goes to the city in rags and comes home in_a Rolls-Royce. The Bright Shawl. First National— A good actor, Richard Barthelmess, and a good comedienne, Dorothy Gish, struggle far beyond their depths in a dreary story about the independence of uba. Souls for Sale. Goldwyn—Rupert Hughes splatters so much whitewash over Hollywood that it is impossible to recognize the old place. Where the Pavement Ends. Metro —The South Seas, as imagined by Rex Ingram. A beautiful but rather tedious picture. Safety Last. Pathé—Harold Lloyd establishes a new non-stop record for laughs and thrills. The Nth Commandment. Para- mount—The dull drabness of New York City compared with the scintillat- ing sunshine of California. Grumpy. Paramount—Theodore Roberts in a successful screen version of a successful play. Suzanna. First National—A great deal of hokum—and Mabel Normand to counteract it. Jazzmania, Metro—A great deal more hokum—and Mae Murray to make it worse. The Covered Wagon. Paramount— If you make it a rule to see only one moving picture a year, this should be that one. Enemies of Women. Cosmopolitan —You can’t follow the story—you can't even keep within hailing distance of it— but the picture is spectacular enough to be_interesting, anyway. For Review Next Week—“The Ne'er-do-well,” “Within the Law,” “You Can't Fool Your Wife” and “Backbone.” No Marathon Fox-Trots Here (“Orkney Island Inhabited by Only Two People.”—News Item.) THE country correspondent sends in the following to the Orkney Weekly Times: Mr. Jones spent last week drag- ging the roads about the village. Mr. and Mrs. Jones moved last week into their new bungalow. Mrs. Jones started Friday for a visit to relatives on a neighboring island. Mr. Jones lost a valuable cow Tuesday. Mrs. Tom Jones has had the grip. Tom Jones and wife visited Wednesday across the straits. News is scarce this week. R. D, F. a4 gift that is proof of good taste |Old Hampshire Bond “The stationery of a gentleman” No. 529. Old Hampshire Bond is a fine, crisp, quality paper. The box illustrated contains one quire, 24 sheets and envelopes of Royal Club size. Price, $1.50. Old Hampshire Stationery is offered in numerous other boxes, for men and women, at $1.50 to $8.50. Sold wherever fine stationery is found. If your stationer cannot supply you, we shall be glad to oblige on receipt of remittance. Ausable packet of Specimen Sheets and En velopes will be sent on receipt of toc. empshi HAMPSHIRE PAPER COMPANY. zess Stationery Depertes South Hadley Falls, Mase. HONOLULU irom LOSAngeles (ra Plan your vacation to include * this wond ocean voyage over the “Great Circle Route of Sun- shine” to the Hawaiian Islands. Fortnightly Sailings—Luxury Liners ALSOs iiieeavlecbetwecn Santen: isco, Lov Angeles and San Diego with S. S$. Yale and S, Send For Toone ple on Both Services Los Angeles Steamship Co. 517 S. Spring St., Suite 10, Los Angeles Without faw or wrinkle. Substantial tet ure makes Niagara “Blue Ribbon" Pavers pleasing alike to paper bangers ral bome owners. eg ot. ae 3 Oe ry ro! nd dealers Niagara Wall Paper 225 Walnut Stret. Niagara Falls, N.Y. {$1000.00 in Cash Prizes to Paper er Clark’s 21st Mediterranean Cruise Feb. 2 specially chartered White Star S. 8. “‘Baltic’’, 65 days, $600 up, including drives, guides, hotels, fees. Spain, Greece, Turkey, Eslestine and East, Italy, etc, & CLARK'S ath ROUND THE WORLD CRUISE Jan. 19th, hee pores, chartered Cunarder ‘Laconia, ne oH forties burner. 4 mos. $1000 up ‘including Himes Building. ores. New York comicbooks.com