Life — November 10, 1927 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Rah! Rah! Broadway!": A College Musical Comedy Satire This page from *Life* magazine satirizes undergraduate life at what appears to be a college with a "Tait" football team. The illustration shows four cheerleaders in "T" uniforms holding flags, celebrating "Broadway" style—suggesting theatrical excess invading campus culture. The accompanying story by Corey Ford humorously depicts college romance and football culture, featuring characters like "Bull" Leland (a football captain), Ronald, and Donis competing for romantic attention while performing in an elaborate college musical production. The satire mocks how undergraduates blend theatrical performance with athletics and courtship, presenting college life as an overly dramatic spectacle influenced by contemporary Broadway entertainment. The humor derives from treating routine college activities as dramatic stage productions.