Judge, 1912-03-30 · page 9 of 24
Judge — March 30, 1912 — page 9: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page showcases theatrical performers of the era through photographs, framed as a tribute to stage entertainment. The title invokes opera glasses (binoculars used by theater audiences), positioning Judge magazine as observing Broadway stars. The verse celebrates actresses and dancers—their "saucy, jolly ways" and "every little movement"—while the closing couplet contains mild satire: audiences willingly pay "two dollars each" for tickets despite the high cost, suggesting both the performers' appeal and audiences' eager (perhaps excessive) spending on theater. The featured actresses—Anna Pavlowa, Laurette Taylor, Antoinette Walker, Billie Burke, Eileen Kearney, and Chapine and Forest Huff—represent popular stage attractions of the period. This is essentially illustrated theatrical promotion disguised as lighthearted social commentary about the theater-going public's devotion to performers and willingness to spend money on entertainment.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
THROUGH JUDGE’S OPERA GLASSES Ah, Terpsichore, how at thy shrine Fill all of us with sweet delight. on We're fain to worship! How in line We like their saucy, jolly ways, ‘ We ‘re prone to stand and loud beseech And every little movement praise. s : For tickets at two dollars each! These shining stars of stageland quite LAURETTE TAYLOR, ¢ 1 ANTOINETTE WALKER, In“ The Bird of Paradise.” “ In “The Truth Wagon.” CHAPINE AND FOREST HUFF, ln “The Rose of Panama.” BILLIE BURKE, EILEEN KEARNEY, In “ Suzanne.” In “ The Marionettes.” comicbooks.com