Judge — April 30, 1910 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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This page contains two satirical cartoons titled "Judge." **Top cartoon**: References "Chantecler," Edmond Rostand's 1910 play about a rooster. It satirizes the theatrical craze by imagining roosters and hens at a beach seaside resort, mimicking human vacation behavior—suggesting the play's popularity has reached absurd proportions in public culture. **Bottom cartoon**: Shows a well-dressed man surrounded by various figures (appearing to represent different professions or social types), with a tramp commenting that having more possessions or status makes one worse off. The satire critiques materialism and social climbing, suggesting that accumulating wealth and position creates more problems than solutions. The tramp paradoxically represents freedom through poverty. Both cartoons employ visual exaggeration typical of Judge magazine's social commentary.