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This page (from the 1920s) is primarily **advertising and theater listings**, not political satire. The main content includes: 1. **Theater reviews** — A "Confidential Guide" to current Broadway shows, with brief capsule critiques. Notable: Eugene O'Neill's "All God's Chillun Got Wings" is mentioned, featuring Paul Robeson in a "tragic story of a negro who tried to buck his Fate" — reflecting the racist language and attitudes of the era. 2. **Advertising** — The large central image advertises **Dreicer & Co. jewelry** (560 Fifth Avenue, New York) with ornate Art Deco design. 3. **"Mum" deodorant ad** — Features a woman in a cloche hat, marketing a cream deodorant to girls wanting to be "popular" and avoid body odor — reflecting 1920s advertising's emphasis on female grooming anxieties. 4. **Philosophical aphorisms** — A brief "From the Esperanto" column with cynical observations about marriage and education. The page reflects 1920s consumer culture, theatrical life, and period attitudes rather than containing satirical commentary.

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Confidential Guide g to the time it takes to print “readers should verify from the sspapers the continuance of the ions at the theatres mentioned. More or Less Serious All God's Chillun Got Wings. Province- tou —Eugene O'Neill's tragic story of a culo who tried to buck his Fate, A. splen- UME performance by Paul Robeson. Cobra. Hudson—Well-acted drama of the thiul wife who got hers. Her Way Out. Gaiety—To be reviewed oting Shadows. Ritz—To be reviewed White Cargo, | Daly's Showing how a man fades under the tropical sun, Comedy and Things Like That Abie's Irish Rose, Republic—An_ interest- evival of one of America’s old favorites. cegar on Horseback. — Broadhurst— Ty amusing. satire in’ the form of a : dreamed by Roland Young. The Blue Bandanna. Vanderbilt—Pretty mystery. play involving several quick ges by Sidney Blackmer. ne Bride. Thirty-Ninth St_—Peggy } out of her element in another syn- pearlrobbery. Expressing Willie. Forty-Eighth St.— intelligent kidding of several popular ns Fashion. Greenwich Village—A play of made into a holiday for us wise lerns Fata Morgana. Lycevm—Emily Stevens \ vivid portrayal of a woman who thought would be fun to teach a young boy a «things. The Goose Hangs High Bijow—The y Generation Problem well handled. “Mum” is the word! Every girl wants to be popular— to be always at her best—free from the unpleasant odor of perspiration. “Mum,” the dainty cream-deodorant, prevents all body odors. Its use with the sanitary pack proves its safety. Mum” is 25¢ and soc everywhere. SPECIAL OFFER 1.25 worth for $1 postpaid—2sc “Mum;” “Amoray” Tale, the Powder Perfume hly fragranced; and 75¢ Evans's Depilatory Outfit, the quick, safe way of removing hair. Or “Mum” and “Amoray" 50¢ worth for gor postpaid. Give dealer's name and address. 1108 Chosen it Sereet Philadelphia fave fs highest standard ‘of quality, unsurpassed in design DREICER& C° 560 fifth Avenue NewYork The Locked Door. at the wedding-night. Meet the Wife. Klow—Mary Boland in pretty conventional comedy. The Potters. Piymouth—A series of clear snapshots of the American home. The S' Playhouse—The best Cort—A leer or two comedy of the season. 0 This Is Politics. About what it sounds like. ; gi SPINE Cleaning. Eltinge—Entertaining irk. Henry Miller's Eye and Ear Entertainment Charlot’s Revue. Selwyn—A group of English stars in a real show. ie. Lyric—By no means. Grand Street Follies. Neighborhood—A revue for people who don't like the Winter Garden which is meeting with astonishing success. Tl Say She Is, Cosino—More laughs than have been beard in these parts for years, thanks to the Four Marx Brothers. Keep Kool. Morosco—Much better than you would think from the spelling. id Boots. , Ear! Carroll Ed going around ‘way under par. Lite Jessie James. Litle—The dean of ows in town, Mr. Battling Buttler. There are better. Jane. Sam H. Harris—Pretty regu: lation, except for Joe Laurie. pa Scabdals of 1924," Apollo—To be reviewed ter. Cantor Times Square— Vogues. Shubert—A new edition, which fortunately still retains Jimmy Savo and Fred Allen. Ziegfeld Follies. viewed in this issue, New Amsterdam—Re- From the Esperanto BENEVOLEN! is, more not, a form of repentance. Men marry to prove to themselves they are not so selfish as they really are; women, to prove to themselves they were missing nothing in not marry- ing. A man falls in love to extend his circle of admirers; a woman, to close hers. The fault of all educational systems lies in their not teaching us what to forget. Love, like business, thrives on compe- tition; but not without monopoly in sight. Idealism is often a cloak for incom- petence; cynicism, a cloak for idealism. G. R. often than comicbooks.com