Life, 1927-11-24 · page 13 of 44
Life — November 24, 1927 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three distinct humor pieces: 1. **"A Quiet Day in the Tropics"** (top): A satirical poem by Robert Lord mocking theatrical clichés about tropical settings—exaggerated dramatic dialogue about exotic dangers, colonial adventure tropes, and stereotypical "local color" effects used in stage and screen productions of the era. 2. **"Five Sure Ways to End Dandruff"** (left): Absurdist humor listing ridiculous solutions (transatlantic flights, jumping off bridges, etc.)—clearly meant as nonsensical satire about dandruff remedies. 3. **"What Does This Prove?"** (right): A brief comic exchange between a woman and conductor about smoking in a train car, with accompanying illustrations of visitors to Hawaii walking with unusual gaits, captioned to explain their peculiar movement. The cartoons parody early 20th-century stage conventions and tourist stereotypes.
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A Quiet Day in the Tropics (According to the Best Traditions of Stage and Screen) “TI'L yalla gal love great beeg + strong American hombre?" “Great guns, Jasper, I hate to it but I’m afraid you have lepro: ... "See how the opalescent radiance of the sun gilds the sheeny surface of the blue lagoon.”. ..“‘It's a cobra, Boss, and its bite is deadly.”... “Strong drink is all that keeps us goin’ out on this island that God for- got.”..."Smell the heady fragran of the begonias wafted by the gen- tle monsoons.” . Forget pale face sweetie and mam alaver with brown skin ga ‘Out on this island we don't dilute our whis with water.”...“Great guns! We're trapped — the fall rains have started !"...“Darlington, the magic of these islands somehow gets into your blood and makes you forget.” to trouble you, old thing, e I have a touch of beri- ...."See! Look over yonder. Mount Sarong is in eruption!” Robert Lord. Five Sure Ways to End Dandruff 1. TRY a transoceanie Aight. Jump off the Brooklyn Bridge. Go under three times and come up twice. 3. Go to Uncle Bennie’s Three- Ball Shop. Leave with Uncle Ben- nie the watch Mama and Papa gave you on your twenty-first birthday. Take home from Uncle Bennic’s a revolver. Load the revolver, point it at the dandruff, and see if it works. Hassan (angrily): NAME OY \ NAME OF A NAME OF A DOG! Mr. Jones: nove! 4. Go into the kitchen just as if you were going to make some biscuits or press your pants. Shut all doors and windows. Light at least three burners on the gas stove. Blow them out. Make yourself comfortable. 5. Get a bottle of Barepate Dan- druff Remedy—on sale at all drug Drink it. HL. stores. What Does This Prove? Wowas (on train): that man is smokin, Conductor, I object strongly to tobacco smoke. Conpvuct But, Madam, this is the smoking Woman: Oh, is it? Then give me 1 cigarette. THE PECULIAR GAIT OF VISITORS TO 1LAWAIL EASILY ACCOUNTED comicbooks.com