Life — April 5, 1928 — page 40: what you’re looking at

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Our Foolis Old Lady: vo coxtnot. Yours THE NEIGHBORS TO KNOW Py JANE. Tu Inspired Compositor: “The party will be gin at ten o'clock. —Virginia Reel. STOP, PAULIN You're DISQUALIF YoR MITTING Low. —Buen Humor (Madrid). Equity! Ito the offices of a big motion picture producing company on Broadway rushed a budding cinema blonde. “I want more dough!” she yelled. “Everybody is over- paid in this concern but me.” —New York Evening Journal. eakeasy slogan: “Every knock is a custome: iim Fun, OUR PRIVATE APFAIKS. —Punch (London), by permission. ontemporaries “Aut Scissors aut Nullus” Travelogue “I mave buffeted about with the people of Ara- bia. I have fought hordes of ‘Turks, and battled almost an army of Armenians. I have worked next to sweating South Americans, toiled beside Greeks, labored with Poles, Russians, Swedes, Chinamen and men from deepest Africa, Yes, I know every race of man.” “Oh, so you're from New York.” —Notre Dame Juggler. News Item “Cincaco to Pray for Righteous Civic Leader- ship,” says a_ headline. Well, variety, even in Chicago, is the spice of life—Detroit News. Scnootnoy Howler: kespeare lived at Windsor with his merry wives.”—Living Church, His Trouble Variety reports the case of a gor- geously uniformed theatre — doorman who protested be- cause he was obliged to sweep out the lobby. “Il bet” they don't have to do yo HAVE YOU SELECTED this at the Roxy,” your carxivat cos he complained, Teste, MES. MIPPO? ue a ” — "Mu ‘Sure they do,” Gory’ as 4 Gazette.” was the reply. ."Intransigeant, You're commenc- ing to believe your clothes!”—. Y. Sun. “A Pleasant Evéning in the Theatre” Sreaxine of dramatic critics’ thoughtless but smart cracks, it was Alexander Woollcott who, at the beginning of a new theatrical season, chirped: “Let him who is withou sin—stone the first cast —New York Graphic. Two little boys were astride a none-too-large hobby-horse. Things eventually came to the point where one little © rider said to the other: “If one of us would get off, I could ride better.” —New Outlook, “On, she’s nice enough but shamefully modest,” remarked the most modern girl in this neighborhood yesterday of an ab- sent friend.—Ohio State Journat, ALONG NOW, DEARIE. —Yale Record. Impedimenta I p-pox’r stutter when t-talki Just w-when I'm rhyming. It helps f-fill the meter out, And co-corrects the timing. —Cornell Widow. The Indian Summer of a President “Wantep: material you no longer nee! but which could be used for Indian pageautry in Boy Scout round-up, such as mounted animal heads, horns, skins, fu handicraft."—Ade. in the Have you tried —New Yorker, At the Front Door “Mapas, won't you subscribe to the Home Companion.” “No, sir! Those trial marriage ideas aren't going to get any support from ine.” —New York World, Sergeant (to new recruit): unper “comrangsuir” WE PUT ALL THAT ONE MAN WOULD DO FOR ANOTIIER. FOR .Z, WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOUR FRIEND IAD HIS BREAKFAST ON THE TABLE, 118 BUTTONS WERE NOT CLEANED, AND TILE BUGLE BLEW Recruit; 1 SHOULD EAT HIS BREAKFAST FOR HIM, WHILE HE YOR PARADE? CLEANED 1118 BUTTONS. —Passing Show (London). comicbooks.com