Judge, 1900-04-28 · page 4 of 16
Judge — April 28, 1900 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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This page contains theatrical and seasonal content rather than political satire. **Top:** A photograph of actress Fidelie Davis in "Way Down East," a popular play of the era. The accompanying verse humorously describes the melodramatic plot. **Center:** A poem titled "SPRING" that celebrates the season through traditional imagery—budding trees, nesting birds, and melting snow—with gentle humor about spring's messiness and editors preparing to "kick spring-poets down the stairs." **Bottom illustrations:** Two separate comic scenes with captions. "A Slight Kick" shows a domestic quarrel joke. "All He Wanted" depicts a woman asking a man about remarrying, with his wry response about lost freedom. The page represents Judge's mix of theatrical promotion, light seasonal verse, and domestic humor—entertainment rather than political commentary.
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Photo. by Hall. JUDGE'S FAVORITES. PUG:BE DAVIS IN “WAY DOWN EasT.” The breath of green New Bncland meado ‘You bring to purity the stage : ‘And sunshine, chasing nosome shadows, Where ribald Saphos are the raj How welcome such sweet personality een in reality. SPRING. [ WOULDN'T be a poet if T never said a thing About that much-too-well-known season that we speak of as the spring; ‘That mushy, slushy season of which all poets sing. ‘Tis the season when the trees and things begin to get in bud And the gay and festive wagon-wheel sinks gayly in the mud. When the bright and happy birdlings start to build their little nests, And men begin to shed their winter overcoats and vests. When coal-bills start to dwindle down and ice to dwindle up, And catchers of the dog begin to chase the brindled pup. When the sentimental lovers start to wander off in pairs, And editors prepare to kick spring-poets down the stairs. \PGaRHYE . STanhws, A SLIGHT KICK. ALL HE WANTED, ‘These is suah enough the biggest rain- ‘Suz —"* I suppose you wish you were free to many again 7” He (lying Aer shoe)—"* Ob, n0. I simply wish I was free, my dear.” comicbooks.com