Life — September 22, 1927 — page 12: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "The Montmartre of Hollywood" by Tom Mix This is a humorous article by Tom Mix about the Montmartre nightclub/restaurant in Hollywood, illustrated with a single cartoon. The cartoon depicts diners at an upscale restaurant table where the waiter presents an exorbitant bill. The caption reads: "They got a good grip on the menu," while "Mr. Mix" and the waiter "wore out two lead pencils a-writin' down what the four ordered. Then he slipped me a check for $31.85." The satire targets Hollywood's expensive dining culture and inflated restaurant prices, using folksy language ("a-writin'") to humorously contrast working-class sensibilities with fine-dining pretension. Mix, a famous cowboy actor, adopts an outsider's perspective to mock the ostentatious spending habits of Hollywood's social scene.