The Wasp — 1921 — page 5: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This page is **primarily advertising**, not political satire or commentary. It advertises a theatrical farce comedy called "Oh, Kay!" by Adam Applebud, published by Walter H. Baker Company in Boston. The ad describes a three-act play featuring characters like "Gramp" and "Gram" (comedy roles centered on a character trying patent medicines), a girl detective named Kay Millis, and a mysterious villain called the "Black Terror." The plot involves mystery and comedic confusion. The advertising emphasizes affordable amateur performance rights (ten dollars royalty per performance, thirty-five cents per script). No political or social satire is present—this is straightforward theatrical promotion typical of early 20th-century magazine advertising.