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This page contains three unrelated satirical pieces typical of Life magazine's humor format: **"A Character Bit"** jokes about a horse in a burlesque production demanding program credit. The humor relies on the absurdity of a stage animal expecting billing—a play on theatrical vanity and the pecking order of performers. **"Looking Forward"** presents a child's practical concern about where her parents will live after she marries—satirizing parental selfishness by suggesting the parents hadn't considered their own future once their daughter leaves home. **"Something Better"** depicts a quarreling couple where the husband chooses to stay at an expensive hotel rather than go home, shifting the financial burden to his wife—commentary on marital discord and vindictive behavior. The remaining content consists primarily of advertisements (Daytona Beach tourism, Reymond's candy) and magazine circulation information. These brief comedic vignettes represent Life's satirical approach to contemporary social observations about family dynamics, theatrical pretension, and domestic conflict.

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29 A Character Bit Looking Forward Vovewtse for this tale is | Arthur ] Ir is sometimes said that the youth of Houghten, manager of Fred Stone's / ” L | the present day has not enough care for “Criss-Cross” show. It was opening the future. Here is an instance to the night and Mr. Houghten was hurrying | |i } contrary. from the dressing rooms to the front of “Mummy,” said a little maiden of ten the house. In the wings he found two years to her parent, “where are you and actors who constitute the burlesque horse Daddy going to live when I get mar- of the production, The one who plays ied” the front legs stopped him. “Why, here, of course,” replied the “Is my name on the program?” he i ‘ mother. wanted to know, “But,” expostulated the child, “ft don't know—T haven't seen the pro- at such selfishness, “what about et.” Mr. Houghten said. “Ill find —London Morning 1 out for you later. fl “Low about your name?” he went on, For busy men and women—Ahdoit's. Bi addressing the man who plays the hind é = Hemera wale aad & legs “Don't you put my name on the pro- é First-Hand Impressions P the back-legs impersonator de- a we A GEE ealcianlatize © Gs tees, Mad ete. =“ don't t to get to be Charity Collector: eax 1 sre _A roer, contemplating a sea poem, had *, " rx? 3— himself lashed to the mast of small known as a type."—Variety. LADY MKOWN? 1 : Maid: 1’ sere, MADAM, HER schooner and taken out in storm. This craze for realism sug; LADYSHIP CANNOT SEE You Now, Something Better AS SHE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A that @ man wishing to write verses about Ie (after the quarrel): I suppose PLATE oF soUP. the girl of his heart should first of all you're going home to mother now? —Puassing Show (London). marry her.—Eve (London), “sur: Do you think I'm as old-fash- — joned as that? No, I'm going to the most Famy Story: Once upon a time there expensive hotel in town and let you pay i —“As cold as a heated was a filling station attendant who never the bills—Kasper (Stockholm). cab."—New York Graphic. had been held up.—Indianapolis News. Lure is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United State The foreign trade supplied from lare’s London Office, Rolls Ho: Britain, Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in U, Breams, Buildings, London. Canadian’ distributor, “The American t Office.” $5.00 a year in advance. Additional postage to foreign | News Company, Ltd., 386-388 St. James Street, Montreal,’ Canada. in the Postal Union, $1.60 a year; to Canada, 80 cents, Back No contributions will be returned unless accompanied by mped and ers cannot be supplied. addressed envelope. Live does not hold itself responsible for the loss or d illustrations in Live are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights non-return of unsolicited contributions. ; . in opply to Live, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Notice of change of address should reach this office two weeks prior . C., Englan to the date of issue to be affected. AVE you ever wished for a place to live where you could feel, all the time, just as you do for the few moments you read LIFE? Daytona Beach is such a place. You sense it when you get off the train. Cross Ridgewood Avenue, Beach Street, the Halifax River, finally arriving on the World's Champion Beach itself —then you know it! ‘Tennis —Riding —Auto-racing —Fishing. veritable World of Sport. Such artists as SS for CHRISTMAS Heifitz, Kreisler, Galli Curci. Schipa, Sousa, New York Symphony. and Will Rogers entertain and eve: you. (Not over the radio but in person.) There is plenty of room at reasonable rates. Address Room 78, Cham. of Com. Bldg.. Day- tona Beach, Florida. Commerce, Daytone Beach, Florida : et your Youth=giving Climete “That Good Pittsburgh Candy A. SINCE "AVPRESS 0 ew ee ee ee - ~~ - ~~ - + comicbooks.com