ComicBooks.com Register / Loginit's free!

Judge, 1883-04-14 · page 11 of 16

Judge — April 14, 1883 — page 11: what you’re looking at

📖 Open the full issue in the page-flip reader →
Judge — April 14, 1883 — page 11: Judge, 1883-04-14

What you’re looking at

This page from *Judge* magazine contains theater reviews and a "Matrimonial News" column alongside a small illustration of a figure drawing on scriptures. **Main Content:** The left column discusses various theatrical performances, critiquing actors like Mr. Stetson and James Herne in productions at New York venues (Madison Square Theatre, Wallack's, Daly's). The reviews use contemporary standards of dramatic performance, praising some actors' naturalism while criticizing others' artificiality. **The "Matrimonial News" Section:** This appears to be a humorous advice column about courtship and marriage, using euphemistic language typical of Victorian-era satire. References to "outsiders," "four-in-hand," and "horses" suggest coded romantic/social commentary. **The Illustration:** The small engraving labeled "DRAWING ON THE SCRIPTURES" shows a figure at what appears to be a desk or lectern, likely satirizing someone misusing religious texts—though the exact target is unclear. **Overall Context:** This is typical of *Judge's* mix of theater criticism, social satire, and advice humor aimed at educated urban readers of the period.

📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

THE JUDGE. to say that Capouland Theo er into the The Matrimonial News. | spirit of the thing, and played their respec: | : . re | tive parts with red neon, but the singe | A CONFESSION “ ing left much to be | | The White Sk upon 7 4 the heels of the Cosmo- politan, If the place is to be turned into a | genuine slave market, let us know the worst at once, | ‘ “Vim at the Bijou, © A Bunch | at the Frisco’s Hall, and * Cinder- Fifth Avenue. On mn will be Evipestiy, Mr. Stetson hass 5 te Vende's Barnum’s Cireus is as crowded as it can) Whentutet« ,and it is a matter for speculation as to | tan eotsay Pile Inee cciE ‘This ia the lat week of “A Durisian To- at the Square, Mr. Wyndham ein * Brighton,” next. wee! a { Fun” is in session of vorge The Streets of New Clarke is too fresh from the mill-und-ater at the Wind 4 phiys of the Madison Square ‘Theatre, todo has at last exp » to stich a part as that of Tom Robi and Maud Gru Ticket-of-Leave-Man, — Ifis. th t's Daughter times, is almost as_ ele; f The Silver evoung: Mra Wintl still in progress at Wallack’ ! Weaver intends to personate a Jew, but we | Daly’s, and last, but not least, “Pat 5 7 should never im it unless v6 is having its perfect work at the Standard, ant Spring ‘lis the bill. His costumeis. more li == vel ied ae ©. E than that CORRESPONDENTS. udy buttertly of . and his curse would do eredit te = ations percheit” onthe boxctent, wil his performance, Haw MM ae four-in-hand, his load of merry ‘* outsiders” ie Te Nichols, look ike: ths pt sae and his low and his Horses proudly chief of the ‘Dynamite Invineib B. C.—Accepted, pranc 1 or 1 the corners late numberof NTs 0 Declines deftly like an arrow shooting, in a way that makes John Meadow W. F.—Short sketches are preferred. some call snobby, though all admit ’tis nob- brutal. James Hhurd CAL d.—Your idea is too sulphuric tv—iosaythodensts ° is stiff and unnatural, J. L. MeC,—Sympathize with you in your misfor - 7 2 was at all like Helen tunes “ : orth half the trouble it too M. To JW turn “The Gipsss Propheey” | Prinlod: daousonety iat ine | e Boy Prisoner, played by Katie Gilbert, | #2 7 a been declared by the eminent Shakespercan | is really a fine bit of acting, but Henry , two tales seholat and crit piece j Jackson, as eke, comes about up to our | tio two bal lens taja unvutetakeat SEAMS ie bee ideal of the missing link, neither man nor — mt pier at author. monkey, but something between the two. | A Coxsretieet barber has a razor 2 wutleny holly om parts By thet, aulliots ‘ years old. Guess it is the one Neal had to | yen ne M Mn Saulore woul trim the monkey’s toe-nail with ; but New | Hrawns a Sih | good York barbers have some razors that were iseliaben | the ‘ : Jused by Abraham to chop kindlings with | plause they call forth we hope the play | when ho offered up Tsaa will find admirers enough to save it from the iit toacity police ofite | of its predecessors, At all events, it | New Spring cos sh ae aoe : a meine Il keep the stage to the 16th, when Salvini | ever, says a fashion note. Pain off A ‘ Morris will give us a double dose know much about French, but he 7 easuletotial nonigh to understan: that donfiont | OM SMD “Siberia” wound up = ken, constable, I've got the nooniligy in my » performance not down on Lbe a lookin ta the bills, oo much blood and thunder, Mr, + when the water gets bad, | Noid’ he cured it by seems tor have a bad effect ste find out what | char it ached: so it’s his offis | want ter find actors, if not on tho audier ails it Tiartford. men don’t knew cnt eeaea ee: ee eae stoned At the Star Theatre crowded house pout water for drinking purposes, anyway. | to manipulator’s establishment. || lighted with Boucicault’s performances — —__ "Flattery, ‘Tue duper has ne hove were arrested the other day for |. cornsrist says that “at a depth of 600° |* ore mirth-proveking piece in a lon sina graveyard. | They should | or ielow the earth's surface we shall find | time. The theatre has reopened under ed to stay there until the heat of 150 de favorable circumstance nd-we hope its ump” is played by Gul to find so much he Tia it would | || Star will always be in the ascendant. se yereral i ; he cheaper to ps ton for coal | At the Casino the farewell performances of | jut the virtaonercchtor dove nat dtive twenty dollars ove than to dig 600 w’s French Opera ‘Troupe a team as his fellow of the collapsed bank. | feet deep for it. _ pl This season ends Mr, | nection with French ope A ranwen’s journal recommends * bli || another will rise up to take l keting the bees in Winter.” A man should || tobe seen, He gives us he very careful which end of the bee he |} presents anal on Monday oes to put a blanket on it, in “La Fillo do Simo: * considerably: more operas 4 ast in th 1 the music to + Mine, Angot | 4 that of Little Duke. | comicbooks.com