Judge, 1912-05-11 · page 10 of 26
Judge — May 11, 1912 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page features theatrical reviews written as lighthearted verse about Broadway performers and productions. The title references opera glasses—binoculars used by theater patrons—a metaphor for critical examination. The page reviews four actresses: Molly Pearson (in "Bunty Pulls the Strings"), Josie Collins ("Winter Garden"), Emmy Wehlen (in "A Winsome Widow"), and the Dolly Twins (also in "A Winsome Widow"). Each review is a brief poem offering compliments wrapped in theatrical wit. The jokes are gentle: admiring Pearson's cheerfulness, romanticizing Collins's beauty, playfully asking Wehlen if she's actually a widow, and comparing the Dolly Twins to "Gold Dust Twins" (likely a contemporary advertising mascot) based on their energetic dancing. This appears to be typical Judge magazine content—gossipy, affectionate coverage of New York theater rather than hard political satire.
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THROUGH JUDGE'S OPERA GLASSES MOLLY PEARSON, as “Bunty,” In“ Bunty Pulls the Strings.” Molly, Molly, ever jolly, Cleverly you play your part. You ‘re a foe of melancholy, Pulling strings of many a heart. JOSIE COLLINS—WINTER GARDEN. : . ‘ EMMY WEHLEN, As 1 gaze at you araptured ‘ Leg , In “A Winsome Widow.” ‘our attractiveness discloses a 3 pi ‘That some fellow's heart you ‘ve captured— : , Emo, you arg wimome, way. Else how came you by those roses ? . - 4 (Pardon slang used thus unduly,) aN i Tell me, though—are you a widow? THE DOLLY TWINS, In “A Winsome Widow.” Talent such as yours is rare: If you ‘re paid for whirls and spins at you merit, | declare That you must be real Gold Dust Twins. comicbooks.com