Judge, 1904-09-17 · page 3 of 16
Judge — September 17, 1904 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains local news items, theatrical gossip, and two cartoon illustrations. The top photograph and caption "Before the Footlights" depicts a theatrical scene with a woman and man in costume, apparently showing a romantic or comedic stage moment. The dialogue suggests flirtation between characters. The bottom cartoon, titled "The Dear, Sweet Girl!" shows a man and woman in an intimate domestic setting. The dialogue—"But there are worse things than kissing, don't you think?" and "There must be, for I certainly can't think of nothing as good as better"—appears to be gentle romantic/sexual humor typical of early 20th-century magazine satire, playing on the woman's somewhat contradictory logic about romance. Both items are theater-focused entertainment content without apparent political significance.
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LOCAL NEWS, From the Athens ( Greece) Gazette, G@ROPS are looking up. Work on the Par- thenon is progressing finely. ‘As we goto press war is raging at Ther mopylex. Mercury has charge of the R. F. D. route No. 1. Your scribe Thursdayed in the Peloponnesus. Several from this berg are out-of-town- ing at present. Helen of Troy was seen chariot-rid- ing Sunday eve. Ah, there, Paris! Achilles, our pop- ular g. a. r. leader, is suffering from. a pain in the heel. Euripides is on the sick-list. “Sick est vita,” as our Rome correspondent says. The smiling face of Agamemnon was observable on our city’s streets Monday. Ag. is looking swell. Sophocles has treated his residence to a new coat of paint. Phidias, the popular kalsominer, is reported to have done the job. Aristophanes has written a new musical comedy, * The Wasps.” Don't forget the first performance on any stage to-morrow night. Please omit laurels,—Adv. Xantippe was a pleasant visitor at the Gazetfe office yesterday your love?” HaroLp—"' Yes, dear. BEFORE THE FOOTLIGHTS. Cawite—" Oh, Harold! are you sure lam the only woman to whom you have ever professed (Aside.) The rest were all girls.” matter, Soc.? They tasted all right to us. Theocritus, the well-known poet, spent Tuesday with Sophocles and his wife, it being her birthday. In the even- ing a party was given, and many warm en- comiums were re- ceived by the hostess, all allowing that a lovely time had been had. FRANKLIN P. ADAMS, IN THE “UNION” PARADE, First bystander —" Queer, wasn't it 2" Second bystand- er—" What?” First bystander —"Why, the only men who rode in car- riages were the walk- ing delegates.” HAD TO GET THAT. os HERE'S that supe who goes on in this act as a Chinaman 2” asks the stage-manager, looking around. «He'll be here in a minute,” explains the soubrette. back to the dressing-room. He had forgotten his cue.” «He ran WIND! Aunt Serena—* Our nephew from Arizona says that cyclones are evolved from a mere zephyr.” and left us some doughnuts she says Soc. wouldn't eat. What's the Uncle Zach—*\ don’t believe it. I'll bet it's a yarn.” THE DEAR, SWEET GIRL! He—“ But there are worse things than kissing, don't you think ?" ‘Sne—"" There must be, for | certainly can think of nothing as good or better."” comicbooks.com