Judge — June 16, 1900 — page 3: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page The top cartoon, titled "Shakespeare in Posumville," satirizes a theatrical production by the "Posumville dramatic club." It depicts actors in a squalid setting, with signs advertising various goods and services. The dialogue parodies Shakespeare ("We Uns and You Uns"), mocking what appears to be a poorly-produced or amateur dramatic performance, likely staged by working-class or rural performers. The bottom cartoon shows a woman in a cart pulled by mules, captioned "Mrs. Rooks" and "War News." The brief dialogue suggests she's bringing news about "the Boers' lager" during the Boer War, with a joke about ambition involving "a Dutchman's beer." Both cartoons use dialect and crude stereotypes typical of early 1900s American satirical humor, mocking theatrical pretension and wartime developments.