Judge, 1912-05-18 · page 15 of 24
Judge — May 18, 1912 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page features celebrity portraits of Broadway actresses from early 1910s theatrical productions, presented as flirtatious admiration through "opera glasses"—a metaphor for the male theatergoer's perspective. Each photograph is paired with a playful, romantic verse addressing the actress by her stage character. The actresses pictured—Mildred Elaine, Edith Decker, Juliette Dika, Elizabeth Brice, Emilie Lea, and Blanche Duffield—are from shows like "The Rose Maid" and "A Winsome Widow." The satire mocks theatrical culture and male audience behavior: the verses range from gentle compliments to implicit propositions, with one joke about "Reno" (divorce) suggesting infidelity. Judge presents this as lighthearted entertainment while gently ribbing both the actresses' vanity and male theatergoers' predictable romantic fantasies.
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THROUGH JUDGE’S OPERA GLASSES MILDRED ELAINE, Winter Garden, What a pensive pose is this, Mildred of the witching Lure ; ‘When before the lights, I wis, You ‘re not so quict and demure. MISS EDITH DECKER, in ** The Rose Maid.” Rose Maid, fair as any goddess, With a voice that quite entrances, To win a flower from thy bodice I would take the direst chances. JULIETTE DIKA, in ** The Rose Maid.” Juliette, 1f only som: Encouragement you'd show me, oh, To your window I would come, And be your faithful Romeo. ELIZABETH BRICE, in “A Winsome Widow.” Winsome one, with beauty blooming. Charms galore, and faults but petty. Would you think me too presuming If I called you simply ** Betty °°? EMILIE LEA, in ** The Rose Maid.” Enilic, you ‘re honored here, For your picture looked so sweet 7 nite fork with it to interfere, BLANCHE DUFFIELD, We reproduce both head and feet. in “ Baron Trenk. When I saw you, lady grand, On the stage at the Casino, Thought 1, one can understand Why some hubbics rush to Reno? comicbooks.com