Judge, 1902-06-28 · page 4 of 17
Judge — June 28, 1902 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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This Judge magazine page contains multiple satirical pieces: **"The Tuba's Treason"** mocks a tuba player of "undeniable Irish birth" disrupting a royal parade by loudly playing off-key, causing consternation in the crowd. The satire appears to stereotype Irish musicians as unreliable or troublemaking. **"Judge's Favorites"** presents a poem about Maud Fealy (the photograph identifies her), likely praising her theatrical performance with flowery, exaggerated language typical of period theater criticism. **"A Valid Reason," "Got Busy,"** and **"A Similarity"** are brief comedic dialogues about social etiquette and current events. **"The Coronation in Bugville"** is a whimsical illustration depicting an elaborate coronation ceremony among anthropomorphic insects and creatures—pure fantasy humor with no apparent political reference. The page primarily showcases Judge's mix of theatrical commentary, ethnic stereotyping humor, and absurdist illustrations characteristic of early 20th-century American satire.
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JUDGE'S FAVORITES. MAUD FEALY. You're a gilt-edged fantasy, e’er as graceful as a reed, And you make the moments wing at a greater rate of speed. Yes, you make the moments flit, and you gild them as they flee With the eighteen-carat gold of your subtle witchery Backward ‘tis you make the time glide and slide and stip for fair Till the bald heads at the front soon renew their teeth and hair And most frisky feel, and don't know they're feeble, old and sage Till the scene grows dim as you lightly caper off the stage. THE TUBA’S TREASON. USTILY the band coming se the royal p: into sight. Suddenly a wave of consternation spread through the vast crowd. Cries of “*Ang ‘im! ‘ang ‘im!" rent the air, ‘The tuba-player, a person of undenia ble Irish birth, was blowing fiercely, “OOM Paul! OOM Paul! OOM Paul!" A VALID REASON. eeyou refuse to saw wood for your dinner?" “Yes, lady—not that I object to the work per se, but I don't want to estab. lish a precedent.” GOT BUSY. NDs : es eee A SIMILARITY. ed the corona : Pa “The coronation must be a very trying ordeal. says "Yes: | imagine the king must feel very much as we did Lord Chumpley. while getting our diplomas at Vassar."” *Ya-as, deah tion entirely answers Lord Gumpley. Doncherknaw, I got interwested in a game of ping-pong, doncherknaw, and uttahly fohgot the bloom- in’ coronation.” SS RRS goes Pear: HE CORONATION IN BUGVILLE. comicbooks.com