Judge, 1903-06-13 · page 7 of 16
Judge — June 13, 1903 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple unrelated humor pieces typical of Judge magazine's format. **"Why the King Changed His Mind"** presents a medieval court scene with wordplay about actors forgetting audiences—a theatrical in-joke about performance technique. **"Hard to Do It"** satirizes theatrical pretension through dialogue between two characters discussing method acting. **"Oh, Perish the Thought!"** jokes about modern conveniences (horseless carriages, wireless) while suggesting summer would be unbearable without young women—typical period sexism. **"At the Musicale"** mocks both a sentimental performance of a "coon-song" (a racist minstrel genre) and the audience's emotional reaction to it. **"Rash Act"** is a cannibalism joke: the cannibal king can't find his cook because he ate her earlier. **"Proper Exercises"** depicts a child's innocent logic—suggesting prayer instead of work to open lobster traps on Sunday (religious observance joke). **"On the Ark"** presents Noah forgetting tomato cans, treating the biblical flood story as comedic domestic scenario. These are disconnected gag pieces reflecting early 20th-century humor sensibilities, including period stereotypes.
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WHY THE KING CHANGED HIS MIND. HARD TO DO IT. SOT HE. actor,” said Ros- cius de Hamme as he gazed over the sward at the summer hotel where he was resting, " should always forget that he has an audi- ence. He should immerse his soul in his lines, and "—— “That's all very pret- ty,” interrupted Horatio Tie- walker. “It isn't half so 1 much trouble to forget that 5 he has an audience as to Tue Kinc—"' Truly, retainer, thou hast a goodly wit hat he hasn't 3 Chamberlain, for that merry crack— forget that he hasn't one. OH, PERISH THE ‘THOUGHT! ITH horseless steeds and wireless wires We prove this age a hum- mer But terrible ‘twould be to have ‘The summer-girlless sum- mer. AT THE MUSICALE. He (enthusiastically )— “ How true to life Miss War- ble sang that coon-song !" She (acridly)—" Well, Ee 3. I should say so! Why, she 4. —By my halldom— was black in the face.” —I've changed my mind!" RASH ACT. PROPER EXERCISES. $4 CONFOUND that cook !" growled the cannibal king. ““ Here din- LITTLE boy, spending the summer at the seashore, was greatly ‘ ner is two hours late and still not a sound from the kitchen. interested in the opening of the lobster-pots and wished to have Il discharge her for this. Chamberlain, go to the kitchen and tell that them opened one Sunday morning. cook to get a move on her.” “No, my dear,” said his mother; “we'll wait until to-morrow. “Pardon me, your majesty,” said the chamberlain, kowtowing To-day is Sunday.” properly; “but has your majesty’s august memory failed to apprise “But, mamma,” persisted the little fellow, “couldn't we open him of the fact that he ate the cook this morning 2?” them with prayer?” ON THE ARK. Noan—"' There, now, Shem! I knew I'd forget something.”* Stem —" What is it, pop?” Noan—" Tomato-cans for the goats."* comicbooks.com