Judge, 1914-07-18 · page 17 of 24
Judge — July 18, 1914 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page compiles short humorous comic strips and jokes translated from European satirical magazines (German, Czech, Spanish, and French sources). Each cartoon illustrates a brief joke with visual and textual punchlines. The humor relies on domestic and social observations: a man's wife dresses elegantly only on Sundays; newlyweds finally alone together; professionals (fisherman and bricklayer) distracted from work; a child preferring to see the stork rather than a baby brother; audience confusion over a play's jokes despite appreciating the performance; and musicians demanding drinks, prompting a woman to joke they expect payment for making "bottles dance." These are gentle, observational comedies about marriage, work, and social customs—typical of early 20th-century European humor magazines. The page demonstrates Judge magazine's practice of reprinting international comedy to entertain American readers.
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T LAUGHS FROM O HER LANDS Copertght, Meguendorfer Blactter When He Dresses Up “Haben Sie aber eine elegante Frau, die passt ja gaznicht zu Ihnen?” “Am Sonntag schon.” “My! What an elegant wife you have! In fact, she is not at all your style!"’ “On Sundays she is, though."’—Meg- gendorfer Blaetter (Munich). Copyright, Pliegende Binetter On the Wedding Trip “Endlich allein !* “Alone at last!"’—Fliegende Blaetter (Munich). Mutual Curiosity Rybar—To jsem zvedav, kdy uz ten zednik polozi tucihlu. Zednik—To jsem zvedav kdy uz ten rybar chytf nékou tu rybu. Fisherman—lI wonder when that brick- layer’ll lay that brick! Nurse—A stork has brought you a lit- tle baby brother. Would you like to see him? Bricklayer—I wonder when that fisher- Elder brother ~Please, can I see the man'll catch a fish!—Humoristicke Listy stork instead?—Sketch (London). (Prague). . After Enjoying Foreign Drama “Indudablemente los artistas valen mucho, y la orba es muy interesante; ‘qué querria decir aquel chiste que nos hizo tanta gracia?” “The artists are really superb and the play is very interesting. But what was the joke about that made us laugh so much?—-Blanco y Negro (Madrid). Sidelights on the Ball “Madame, ce sont les musiciens, qui demandent encore & boire 1" “Non mais, s‘imaginent-ils etre payés pour faire danser les bouteilles ?” ‘‘Madame, the musicians want some- thing more to drink.’” “Certainly not! Do they think they are paid to make the bottles dance?’’— Le Rire (Paris). comicbooks.com