Life — October 11, 1923 — page 28: what you’re looking at

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“Author! Author!" The talk at the club had turned on the subject of theatrical first nights and the speeches at the fall of the curtain. “IT have had four plays produced,” a To a Publicist P : playwright exclaimed, “and when I say authors should not make speeches, [ know what I am talking about. But if you must speak, let your speech be as short as possible. I only once made a speech during those four unforgettabl occasions, and my speech contained , four words.” Diversion UW “What were they?” he was aske: “T had a delightful time last night,” " / ““*And boo to you!” he replied. said the author to the producer who i —Humorist (London) was considering the former's first opus. \ ‘What y’ do?” queried the producer. . . . “Oh, I had site friends out to the i { That Voice with the Smile house and I read them the play.” | i ArraBLe Room CLERK (to traveling —New York Evening Mail. t a man): Room, sir? Just sign right here. = please. Necessary 5 TraveELInG Man (who has had a ds “Every boy should have a dog.” » PRINCE? couraging day): Damn it! Let's s “Yes, and every boy should have a DEAR, ’SEE'D 13 you sell me a room! mother willing to have a dog in the “ggg oe au —Hotel Management house."—Detroit Free Press. On every theme, dear Dr. Crane, One can foretell your attitude. Your readers in the evening train Owe you a debt of platitude. : —London Opinion. E WAS GOING INTO THE Ir seems to a child that he never is No one can be majorer in the family a eee? SaoD: the right size. He always is either t circle than a minor girl. A 2 —London Opinion. big or too little for everything he wanis —Ohio State Journal. : to do.—Country Gentleman. _Lire is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, The foreign trade supplied from Lrre’s London Office, Rolls tiouse, Great Britain, jada and British Possessions. ‘Title registered in U.S. Breams_ Buildings, London, E. C. Canadian distributor, “The American Patent. Office. $5.00 a year in advance. Additional postage to foreign News Company, Ltd., 386-388 St. James Street, Montreal, Cana countries in the Postal Union, $1.60 a year; to Canada, 80 cents. Back No contributions will be returned unless accompanied by stamp! and numbers cannot be supplied. addressed envelope. Lire does not hold itself responsible for the loss or . The text and illustrations in Lire are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights Non-return of unsolicited contributions. in Great Britain apply to Lire, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Notice of change of address should reach this office two weeks Lane, London, E. C., England. to the date of issue to be affected. Established 1874 2and 4 E Forty-Fourth Street NEW YORK LAleno MINTS are packed in air- tight, sealed tin boxes in ten- and twenty-five-cent packages. This method of packing preserves the fresh- ness of the delicate peppermint flavor and makes, it possible for you to have these creamy, fresh little minty cubes in the house all of the time. For after dinner, or for tea, or between-times. If your dealer hasn’t them, send your order tous direct. Dept. G., Manufacturing Com- pany of America, Philadelphia, U.S. A. ETZEL are tailors ‘U-ALL-NO- migeeal cues every detail—it has ever ‘AFTER DINNER MINT: | 220-2 cisdnouaca clientele. comicbooks.com