Judge, 1894-11-17 · page 7 of 16
Judge — November 17, 1894 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page collects brief satirical humor pieces typical of Judge magazine's format. The "New Gags of the Minstrels" section mimics blackface minstrel-show dialogue (a popular entertainment form of the era), with racist dialect humor attempting to play on double meanings. References include **Madeline Pollard** (likely the actress/dancer prominent in 1890s American theater) and **Dave Hill** (unclear without additional context). Other pieces mock contemporary social trends: "A New Annoyance" jokes about the appendicitis craze (a fashionable medical concern of the period); "Still a Difference" satirizes the women's liberation movement by noting modern women imitate men except in tipping etiquette; "One Merit" takes a dig at artistic nudity in statuary. The bottom sequence, "The Fate of the Popular-Song Man," shows a musician whose catchy tune becomes so ubiquitous (whistled by street boys, performed by soubrettes like Nellie McFadden, even adopted by cats) that he's driven to suicide—satirizing mass-culture conformity and commercialism.
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NEW GAGS JUDGE OF THE MINSTRELS. SSYVHEN am a tough beefsteak like a sailor on a man-ob-war ?” *Mr. Johnsing, I gubs it up.” “When it repels boarders.” “Dat's all right; but sa-ay, Mr. Johnsing, whad is de greates’ feat ob strength perfo'med in de las’ yeah?” “Um! lemme see. War it Madeline Pollard elevatin’ de American stage?” “Nope.” “Mebbe it war Dave Hill carryin’ de American people on his heart.” “Nope.” “War it de man dat suppo'ted his wife's fam'ly?” “Oh, nope.” “War it Carter holdin’ up a train in Mary- land? “Nope; but yo’ got so many answers better dan mine dat we will sing ‘De gal wid de walk- in’-hat." RETROSPECTIVE, WHEN you have passed through years three- score And think you know it all You'll find that too much honey was ‘As bad as too much gall. A NEW ANNOYANCE, Fred—" Did you enjoy the grapes while you were in California?” Ned—"Well, no; not particularly. You see I haven't as yet had my vermiform append- age removed.” And as he walked upon the street the: boys whistled it, Nellie McFadden, soubrette, stepped to it. Even the cats came back with it, FATE OF THE POPULAR-SONG MAN. AL- e © roy z Tne: A FIRST-GRADE PRINCIPLE, “ Dotting the i's.” THE RETORT SATIRICAL, 68 [OR a funny man, Mr. Wagg, you don't say many bright things.” “No, Mr. Porker; and I notice that for a dealer in hams you strew singularly few of them around in society.” STILL A DIFFERENCE. ALTHOUGH the modern woman loves to imitate aman In appearance and behavior and in every way she can, She appropriates his styles of dress, his manners and all that, But she doesn’t tip the waiters, and she doesn’t tip her hat. ONE MERIT. THE nude statue may be improper; but it ean be said in its favor that it never wore a low- necked dress. . And his funeral is to-morrow. comicbooks.com |