Life, 1928-03-01 · page 35 of 42
Life — March 1, 1928 — page 35: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily **a movie review column and advertisements** from the 1920s. The "Recent Developments" section reviews current films, several starring famous actors like Charlie Chaplin, Greta Garbo, and Douglas Fairbanks. The reviews are brief and sardonic—typical of Life magazine's satirical style. The main satirical content is a small anecdote called "Too Sour" about **Professor Copeland of Harvard**, mocking his pretentious sarcasm toward late students. When he insults a tardy student by comparing class to "afternoon tea," she calmly responds by asking for tea "without lemon," turning his sarcasm back on him—a gentle joke about comeuppance. The rest of the page features **period advertisements**: Smith Brothers cough drops (using a cartoonish woodsman), the Roosevelt Hotel in New York, and "Horses" board game. These ads reflect 1920s consumer culture and are presented straightforwardly, not satirically.
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Recent Developments ‘he Circus. Charlie Chaplin in a canoe comedy that is ineffably the funniest picture, in fact, that y one has ever made. Simba. A fabulous number of wild animals, photographed at close range by the enterprising Martin Johnson and wife. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. A faintly amusing counterfeit of Anita Loos’s masterpiece, with plenty of cute young ladies on whom the eye may be feasted, Beau Sabreur. More about the For- cign Legion in Africa, but don’t expect this one to come within hailing distance of “Beau Geste.” The Devil Dancer. Gilda Gray goes into her dance and partially redeems an otherwise feeble drama of the Orient. Wife Savers. Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton are quite comical in this. The Silver Slave. Another tearful mother role for Irene Rich. A Texas Steer. The doings of a cowboy in Congress, enlivened by the keen humor of Will Rogers. The Dove. Norma Talmadge as a little native girl who speaks broken En and becomes involved in numer- ous difficulties with Noah Beery. On Your Toes. A Reginald Denny farce, similar to the famous “Leather Pushers,” but longer. Serenade. Adolphe Menjou as a flighty musician in a Grade-A comedy. West Point. If you've seen one Wil- liam Haines’ picture, you've seen them all. Man, Woman and Sin. John Gilbert asa gullible newspaper reporter who gets into trouble. Intelligently directed by Monta Bell. The Gaucho. One can't help wishing that Douglas Fairbanks would leave the preaching to Cecil B. De Mille. Sunrise. The first result of F. W. Murnau's visit to Hollywood—and an ex- traordinary achievement it is, too. | Its dramatic strength is increased materially by the fine work of Janet Gaynor and George O'Brien. Uncle Tom's Cabin. still there. Love. If you saw John Gilbert and Greta Garbo in “Flesh and the Devil,” you'll probably insist on seeing this. Wings. A swift and rather gruesome melodrama of the war in the air, dis- tinguished by the performances of Charles Rogers and Richard Arlen. R.E.S. The thrill is Too Sour Oxt of the best anecdotes about Pro- fessor Copeland, who is resigning from Harvard, is the following: One day he had occasion to reprove some of his students for coming late to class. “This is a class in English com- position,” he remarked with sarcasm, “not an afternoon tea.” At the next meeting one young woman was twenty minutes late. Professor Cope- land waited until she had taken her seat. Then he remarked bitingly, “How will yon have your tea, Miss Brown?” “Without lemon, please,” Miss Brown answered, quite gently. —Boston Transcript. people go quite to the ex- treme of this woodsman— but, like him, millions B.V.D'd winter weather without enough protection. They pay for their insulsity (it means folly, dear reader) by hoarseness, “The cheapest health insurance in the world” SMITH BROT coughs and colds...Follow the safe, long-tried method of guarding the del- icate lining of your throat from dust, germs and raw winds—use Smith BrothersCough Drops. They quickly soothe irritation, relieve hoarseness, ease and stop thecough. Your whole throat is cooled, cleared, refreshed. 5c—S. B. or Menthol COUGH DROPS In the choice of a metropolitan hotel lies the key to a person’s taste «+-It is more than a coincidence that The ROOSEVELT is the prefer- ted stopping-place of those who instinctively appreciate the finer things of life ... For here they find their own interests reflected in the well-bred Colonial atmosphere, the meticulous service and fine cuisine. BEN BERNIE and his Orchestra 1100 Rooms~-Single or En Suite TRAVEL BUREAU with afiliations abroad DAY NURSERY for children of guests HEALTH INSTITUTE with swimming pool The ROOSEVELT Ur ind passage to Grand Cantraland Sebwey Epwaap Cumron Foce Managing Director et Have om plaged “HORSES”? Four slick ponies. Hard, fast track. Make-up boards, bookie, chips an’ every- thing, in the game that fits your bridge table and so- phisticated guests. “Horses” is so exciting it will make the most sluggish blood lop! Any number can play—the more the merrier. Do YOU know your “HORSES”? If you can't get “Horses” at your dealer—send us $5.00. We'll ship it post haste post-paid. MODERN MAKERS, INC, 9 Hopper St, Utica, N.Y. comicbooks.com