Life, 1926-08-05 · page 17 of 41
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**"Show Business" (Rhymed Review):** A poem by Thayer Swinton Winslow and Alfred A. Knopf about Helen Taylor's theatrical debut. The narrative follows her rise from humble origins to stage success, emphasizing her beauty, charm, and survival of social obstacles—a rags-to-riches theater story typical of early 20th-century entertainment journalism. **"Just in Time" Cartoon:** Depicts doormen/hotel staff urgently telling a boss to "empty the cash drawer" as revenue officers approach—satirizing tax evasion or financial misconduct by businesses attempting to hide assets from authorities. **"The Younger Married Set" and "Salesmanship":** Brief humorous pieces about wealthy couples celebrating anniversaries with "gin weddings" and a cartoon showing a cat promoting butter and eggs—typical light satirical advertisements of the period.
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Rhymed Reviews Show Business By Thyra Samter Winslow. Alfred A. Knopf. ‘y. LOUIS claims her humble S birth; Yet Helen Taylor's first arena Wherein to test what men are worth Was super-Grundified Medina. For reasons hard to comprehend The neighbors held her much be- low them And said, “She'll come to no good end But Helen's heart replied, “I'll show them!” , She left the town when eighteen. mother’s heeded, “Be good and keep your dresses clean,” Was all the principles she needed. scarce Her maxim, fairly In tawdry shows she learned the shifts And strategies of traveling mum- mers— The art of grafting meals and gifts From business men and_ sporty drummers. And since there isn’t any space For words like “fail” in youth’s thesaurus, Her charm and beauty won a place In Gotham’s most important chorus. Besieged by gay aristocrats Or wealthy rakes, the maid re- jected Their cozy little furnished flats; At least she meant to be respected. But when a threatening heart affair Had warned her not to love too blindly, She wed a nearly-millionaire, A decent chap; she'll treat him kindly. O stage-struck maids, employ your- selves In office tasks or household duties ! O youths, peruse your _ five-foot shelves don’t go beauties ! Arthur Guiterman. And chasing chorus Just in Time Doorman: Loox ovt, Boss! THE REVENUE OFPICERS ARE COMING. “EMPTY THE CASH DRAWER!” COURT recently acquitted a wife of charges of assault with intent to kill with a skillet, A skil- let, evidently, is not a deadly weapon unless used by a woman for cooking purposes. The Younger Married Set “ A REN’T the Smiths celebrating their wedding anniversary to- night?” “Yes. think.” It’s their gin wedding, I Salesmanship comicbooks.com