Judge — November 1, 1913 — page 3: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Judge's Revue of the Family This is a multi-panel comic satirizing family members through stereotyped performances, organized by labels: "MA," "DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW," "SON IN COLLEGE," and "PA." The panels depict theatrical "acts" or performances, with each family member exaggerated for comic effect. The top panel shows a crowded performance or entertainment scene. Subsequent panels mock the daughter and son-in-law's social pretensions, the son's college behavior, and conclude with the father ("PA") in what appears to be financial distress or ruin—shown in darker, more dramatic imagery. The underlying satire targets family members' vanity, wastefulness, and poor financial management, with the father bearing the economic consequences. It reflects early 20th-century anxieties about spending, social climbing, and generational values.