Life, 1929-03-22 · page 33 of 36
Life — March 22, 1929 — page 33: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains a theatrical sketch heavy with **gun-related puns** ("e-pistol," "aim fired," "Krupp my virtue," "hammer married woman," "breech of promise," "discharge," "gunner prove it"). The humor relies entirely on weaponry terminology stretched into double meanings for comic effect—a style typical of early 20th-century vaudeville humor. The plot involves a character named Daisy thwarting a seducer (Ramrod) by eloping with "Buck Shot," triggering a cascade of gun-pun dialogue. The sketch appears to be original comedy writing, credited to "Marian Deitrick" (possibly a pseudonym). The page is primarily **advertising**—featuring a Marlboro cigarette ad, a portrait photo of a handwriting contest winner, and a subscription pitch for Life magazine itself ("10 weeks for $1"). The theatrical sketch functions mainly as filler content between advertisements, typical of Life's satirical magazine format of the 1920s-30s.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
edt Scene 2 | (Enter Datsy and Buck Suor, fol- lowed by Ramrop and Pop.) Ramropo: Why such haste, my pretty maid? One would think you musket-ch a train! | Daisy (defiantly): 1 received your threatening e-pistol! Ramon: dah-hah-h-h-h! And bing | as how you're wise, you submit! Come | to my arms!—see how I already aim fired with passion! Dasy (commandingly): Stop! No longer shall you seek to Krupp my virtue! | hammer married woman! Rastrop and Pop (in unison): Wav? | Daisy: Buck Shot and I went off | together this morning, and got mar- tied! | Ramrop: I'll sue for breech of | promise! Daisy: I deny discharge! Ramrop: Butt— Daisy: How you gunner prove it? Por (brokenly): May the Load bless you, my children! Come on, Ramrod, let’s go out and get shor! (Exeunt) Datsy: And the last shall be first, and the first shall blast, AeA! heh! heh! (Buck executes tap dance around Duty, and sings) I can't give you any-zing but love, Bi Buccs (Curtain, real fast) Marian Deitrick. EEPER: There, sir— the door! 40a GEORGE L. TAYLOR of DANBURY Prize Winner 1928 Marlboro Contest for Distinguished Handwriting Taallte- G Ciepete: Je the whe Cau Qhpord 204 Sau Tie (dest Every Marlboro full, round and firm. Famous wherever fashion gathers. Favorites on Fifth Avenue. PHILIP MORRIS & CO., LTD., INC., 511 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, N.Y. OWN YOUR OWN LIFE— —be a figure in your community! Why take a chance on being able to buy Life at your newsstand when owning your own private sub- scription is so easy? Why put up with waiting your turn at the club when all you need is a sense of humor—and a dollar? Where’s your sense of humor? Where's your dollar? If you mail the coupon today, your subscription will include: prooocococococcc-- The oc | WEEKS FOR $] ! ! April 5, * The AVIATION = | Name NUMBER I May 3 and Lc and mail to Life, 598 Madison Ave., N. Y. C. - Address comicbooks.com