Life, 1929-03-22 · page 25 of 36
Life — March 22, 1929 — page 25: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and entertainment listings** rather than political satire. The left column contains practical guides: supper clubs in New York (with cover charges and orchestra quality noted), popular dance numbers from Broadway shows, phonograph records, and book reviews—typical *Life* magazine consumer content from the late 1920s. The right side features a **major advertisement for United States Lines shipping company**. An illustration shows passengers on a luxury ocean liner's deck. The ad encourages spring travel to Europe aboard American ships, emphasizing comfort, cuisine, and service standards. It specifically promotes large vessels like the *Leviathan* and ships named after U.S. presidents. The only potentially satirical element is subtle: the ad's repeated claim that experienced travelers "prefer American ships" during a period when European liners dominated transatlantic travel—suggesting the advertisement itself was working against market reality.
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Supper Clubs * Dressy. C Cover Charge. H Head Waiter. Aspassanon Grit, Park Avenue at sist. Nice quiet place to dance. * C.$1.50-2.00. Barsiy’s, 85 West jrd. A swell place. A swell orchestra. C.$2.00-3.00. H.Arnold. Heici-Ho, 35 East 53rd. Nice place. Good ‘orchestra. * C.$2.00-3.00. H.George. Livo, 7h Ave, at g2nd. Very Park Avenue. . Beatrice Lillie and Moss and Fontana. *CS3.00. H.Cabiati. Movrmarte, 205 West 50. dub in town and still popular. H.Charlie. Gutvay's, 203 West 54th. Whoopee. C.$4.00- 5.00. H.Carl. Minapor, 200 West srst. > H.Louis. 1 Frouc, New Amsterdam Theatre. clen Morgan and a big check. * C.$6.60. Respizvous, Winter Garden Theatre. Clay- ton, Jackson and Durante, the funniest birds in town. C.$3.00-4.00. H.Leon. Sractape, St. Regis Hotel, Vincent Lopez speaking. *C.$1.50-3.00. H.Charles. Vu Vater, 10 East Goth. Collegiate. *C.$2.00-3.00, H.Jean. Oldest supper C.$3.00. Good show. *C. Dance Numbers “Monona Vanna” (no show) “Weary River” (“Weary River’) “Down in Old Monterey” (no show) “Then Til Have Time For You" (“Follow Thru") “Down Among the Sugar Cane” (no show) “Lorever” (no show) “One Kiss” (“New Moon") “Honey Mine” (no show) “Murie” ("The Awakening”) “Rhythin King” (no show) Records (1) Maxine Wrooprr—(2) Unt. You Ger Somesooy Exse (Victor) A grand record by George Olsen. (1) Sestimentan Bany—(2) Turn Came suc Dawn (Victor) (1) Blues, with marvelous trumpet and trombone interludes, and vocal chorus. (2) Not quite as good. tr Come Back To Me—(2) Mani- anne (Columbia) Whiteman’s version of two of the hits from the “New Moon", (1) Hoxey—(2) Sweet Suzanne (Victor) (1) Rudy Vallee singing, plus a good trum- ee solo to round it off. (2) Waltz, only fair. (1) Ip IT Hap You—(2) Avaton Town (Brunswick) Two lively fox-trots, (1) Dox’r Be Like THat—(2) Me anv THE Maw iN THE Moon (Victor) Helen Kane singing two popular numbers in her own particular way. Books Tue Crapte or tHe Deep (Simon & Schu- ster) by Joan Lowell—Rich and abundant autobiography of a girl brought up on the South Seas. Don’t miss it, Ivo Tix Ain (Doubleday-Doran) by Ho- ratio Winslow and Leslie Quirk—Mystery, with magician, with medium, with spirits, and a maddening ending. Puuxperep Host (Dutton) by Fowler Hill— Extremely well done book about a boy approaching manhood. ‘Visit E,uro pe NOW i and sail on American ships OOKINGS for the com- ing season indicate the great popularity of United States Liners. The travel- wise have taken the hint: they're going over in April and May. They know that sailing in Spring means more room on board; a wider choice of accommo- dations; European hotels and resorts at their best; money saved everywhere because of lower rates. Those experienced travelers who hare to take their vacations in summer are selecting definite sailings now. They prefer American ships, and know why they are popular: courteous, attentive stewards who speak your own language; a famous cuisine; cozy, home-like, luxurious staterooms; highest Amer- ican standards of comfort throughout the ships. Your friends will rec- ognize that you, too, are numberedamong thetravel- wise if you plan your trip at once on the speedy Leviathan, the largest liner in the world; or on one of the delightful American cabin ships, George Washington, America, Republic, Pres- ident Harding, ot President Roosevelt, AGENTS IN PRINCIPAL CITIES United States Lines FORTY-FIVE BROADWAY, NEW YORK CITY comicbooks.com