Life, 1923-07-05 · page 33 of 40
Life — July 5, 1923 — page 33: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and society content**, not political satire. The main elements include: **Silent Film Reviews**: A column critiques recent movies (Charlie Ray, Norma Talmadge, etc.), offering brief judgments on their quality and plots—typical entertainment journalism of the era. **Tiffany & Co. Advertisement**: A full-page luxury jewelry ad emphasizing "unwavering standards" across New York, Paris, and London locations. **Mrs. Pep's Diary**: A serialized humor column where the narrator discusses a political conversation overheard at dinner. The joke appears to be gentle social commentary: despite Mr. Wilmers' lengthy political discourse about state management and party differences, the narrator (presumably female) observes that street conditions and household expenses remain unchanged regardless of which party holds power—a mild critique of political rhetoric's practical irrelevance to ordinary life. **Supporting Ads**: Whiting-Adams brushes and The Biltmore hotel round out the commercial content. The page reflects 1920s magazine structure: entertainment criticism mixed with luxury advertising and light domestic humor.
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ve Sle ill be found on page 26) The Girl I Loved. United Artists— Charles Ray atones for many past deficiencies in a Hoosier picture that is both beautiful and forceful. . The Isle of Lost Ships. First National—An __ involved _ Melodrama about Sargasso Sea. It is enlivened by some fine sea pictures, and dead- ened by a singularly stupid plot. Sixty Cents an Hour. Paramount —The corpulent Walter Hiers in a thin comedy about a soda clerk who triumphs over the forces of evil. The Famous Mrs. Fair. Metro— An excellent production by Fred Niblo of an unusually keen play by James Forbes. It is thoroughly worth while. Backbone. Goldwyn—Alfred Lunt makes his screen début, and comes out none too well in the process, The story is feeble, and the direction in- thin the Law. First National— Norma Talmadge as a shop-girl who is railroaded to prison in a strong of plutocratic oppression and legal graft. The Ne’er-Do-Well. Paramount— Thomas Meighan is the shiftless but ultim ly successful hero of Rex s Panaman romance. Vanity Fair. Goldwyn—In which roved that Thackeray was proba- ¢ worst continuity writer in y history. Next Week—“Penrod and Sam,” “The Law of the Lawless” and “Daughters of the Rich.” e he, A Sign of the Times It tells what Brush users are buying. Whiting-Adams Brushes are for sale everywhere. Send forlllustratedLiterature JOHN L. WHITING-J. J. ADAMS CO. Boston, U.S.A. Brush ManufacturersforOver114Years and the Largest in the World TIFFANY & CO. JEWELERS AND SILVERSMITHS UNWAVERING STANDARDS New York, FIFTH AVENUE & 372 STREET PARIS, 25 RUE DE LA PAIX LONDON,W. 25 MADDOX STREET HOW MANY PERSONS WILL READ THIS COPY OF LIFE? Mrs. Pep’s Diary (Continued from page 6) game all the evening. It is diverting enough, but I shall never become at- tached to any game wherein it takes thrice’ as much time to score the hand as to play it. July Sam and our guest, Mr. Ist Wilmers, a-talking poli- (Lord's Day) tics all day long, and some of it I overheard, but could make naught of. The State must be man- aged, I grant, and political parties must exist in a republic. But, although born and bred a Republican, I have never honestly seen wherein it made any difference in my own condition which party was in power. The streets of New York are as full of cavities, one or the other, and I must lay out the same exorbitant sums for silken hose, Baird Leonard. Continuous music, Bub- bling gayety; sparkling life. Cool, refreshing—on the 19th floor ot 4 The BILTMORE ra 1 \ Wa comicbooks.com