Life, 1926-04-01 · page 40 of 46
Life — April 1, 1926 — page 40: what you’re looking at
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This page contains a **travel advertisement** for Chateau Frontenac in Quebec (left) and a **humor section** (right) satirizing theater reviews and celebrity culture. **The Advertisement**: Promotes Quebec as a romantic destination offering "old France" atmosphere—seventeenth-century charm with modern (1926) luxury. It's straightforward tourism marketing. **The Humor Section**: "Watch This Space!" mocks Life's own editorial practices. The magazine admits it's **postponing reviews indefinitely**—listing shows to be reviewed "later," "when we have space," or "in future issue." This is self-deprecating satire about editorial delays and broken promises. **"The Traveling Actors"** describes five women mistaken for famous actresses (Norma Talmadge, Lois Moran, John Gilbert, Ben Lyon, Ricardo Cortez, Raymond Griffith) on a train. The joke: after a long journey, they're relieved to stop pretending—then ironically, they fail to notice **actual actress Norma Shearer** leaving unrecognized. The satire targets both celebrity culture's superficiality and audiences' gullibility about star-spotting.
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| BIENVENUE A QUEBEC The Road to Yesterday A seventeenth century spring is smiling in Quebec. Come upa few hundred miles—go back a few hundred years—and rest awhile in this nook of old Normandy! First, you'll notice that the road signs are in French. Then come wayside shrines, quaint villages with old-world names, dogs hitched to carts, and peasants who pass the time of day in French. Everywhere, the flavor of old France. And, finally, looming on the heights above a mighty river, a baronial castle— Chateau Frontenac. Within, is 1926. Spacious restaurants. Lounges that invite reading—or musing over uncut pages. Rooms in period furniture, overlooking the St. Lawrence and miles of verdant countryside. Perfectly trained servants, always a thought ahead of your wishes. Where could be more comfort —more atmosphere—more Charm? Come, take the road to yesterday—to Quebec! As ever, Chateau Frontenac bids you welcome! Full information at Canadian Pacific, 344 Madison Avenue, at 44th Street, New York; 71 East Jackson Boulevard, Chicago; or, Chateau Frontenac, Quebec, Canada. CHATEAU RONTENA: Watch This Space! EAR LIFE We particularly like turning to the t Silent Drama page, Confiden- tial Guide of Broadw y shows, and the Life and Letters sheet, to be met with ig like this some Run Atoxe (Curses Theatre)— To be reviewed later On, Go On (Tom's Little Theatre) —Review in later is: Hicn Srots (Frisky Theatre)— « other time Review Tue Coveren Eco (Movie)—Re view later. Asotiier Love (Cinema)—To be reviewed in later issue. Tue Awreur Six (B. V. D. Pub, Co.)—Review some other week. Excertionat Sin (Livewrong P. Co.)—To be reviewed when we have the space. We do think that you have lost a large opportunity by ne of these having me stance Latest Wise Crack (To be printed in futu issue.) Tue Woxtn’s Best Pus. (To be printed later.) Best Heaorovs Pores. (See next week's issue.) Larcest Laven (When we have time and space.) We believe that key ment of your readers. Nettie Fithian is joking could be fefinitely, to the great amuse- Cattell, The Traveling Actors “THE Los Angeles train pulled slowly into the Chicago station. Five women who believed they had been taken for Norma Talmadge East let the muscles of their faces Ii the way relax and began to er their make- ng girls who were nt they up boxes. Six ers th took a fir the men they had identified as John sure the other p. were Lois Mora 1 look at Gilbert, Eugene O'Brien, Ben Lyon and tood in the Ricardo Cortez. The me aiste looking like Mil last. It had been a long, tedious ney and they were all tired a The one whom the passengers had put as Raymond Griffith was espe cially glad to be himself again. He had found the rOle difficult and had made up his mind that the next time he took a I pick out ar s train he wo nd As they all trooped out of the down the steps, jostling one another in their effort to pick out their bags and get away, they never saw Norma Shearer. McC. H a comicbooks.com