Life, 1926-02-18 · page 21 of 36
Life — February 18, 1926 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is a **theater guide and entertainment column** from Life magazine, not primarily a political cartoon page. The main content lists Broadway shows with brief reviews categorized as "More or Less Serious," "Comedy and Things Like That," and "Eye and Ear Entertainment." The **single cartoon** at bottom—titled "The Pot Called the Kettle Black"—depicts two anthropomorphized kitchen items (a tall pot and a round teapot) on a monopoly cook stove, surrounded by labels for industrial materials: "Steel," "Cotton," "Grain," and "Rubber." The satire appears to address **monopoly capitalism or industrial consolidation** circa the 1920s. The "pot calling the kettle black" idiom suggests mutual hypocrisy or ironic criticism. The figures likely represent competing industrial monopolies or trusts accusing each other of unfair practices while both profit from the same raw materials, making their mutual accusations equally absurd. The humor lies in showing their interdependence despite apparent opposition.
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