Judge, 1916-05-20 · page 23 of 28
Judge — May 20, 1916 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page features **"Celluloid Sonnets," a section celebrating Mae Marsh**, a silent film actress. The romantic poem praises her as "the Trouble Kid" whose optimistic smile transforms hardship into joy—typical fan-magazine verse of the 1920s era. The page's other content includes brief satirical **humor snippets** mocking everyday social pretensions: someone objecting to sharing stage billing with trained baboons; a woman bragging about servants; a husband's hypocrisy about prohibition; a suitor unwilling to maintain his fiancée's lifestyle. A **National Biscuit Company advertisement** dominates the right side, showing Nabisco products, alongside hotel and cartooning school ads—typical magazine filler. The satire is gentle—poking fun at social climbers, phoniness, and marital dynamics rather than addressing serious political issues. The Mae Marsh tribute reflects Hollywood's growing cultural prominence in American popular media during this period.
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CELLULOID SONNETS MAE MARSH Why is it, that when Trouble looks about To find someone whose goat he can acquire, A misdirected whimsy should inspire This ancient pest to come and seek you out ? You are the Trouble Kid beyond a doubt, Beset by woes malevolent and dire . ‘The way they persecute you stirs my ire— And brings the hot tears like a waterspout. But still —before I find my handkerchief To mop the welling flood of brine away. You smile a rainbow sort of smile, and grief Folds up its tent and hunts the uncut hay. Old Trouble just. brings out in high relief Your saccharine perfection, gentle Mae! W. Kee Maxwell. Shear Steal Agreement—“I object to coming right er the trained baboons.” wre right,” said the — manager. “Crowding similar acts together is alway: a mistake.’ —Louisville Courier-Journal. Conversation—* Mrs. Chatter scems to be quite a conversationalist.”” “Yes. She has three cars to brag about and six servants to complain. of.”—Boston Globe. Sure Enough—.Mrs. Bacon—L under- stand that Mrs. Styles took her baby to the opera. Mr. Bacon—What for, I wonder? The little thing can’t talk yet.—Yonkers States- Me His Belief—“Does your husband be- lieve in prohibition?” “About the same as he does in ghosts. He admits that there might be such a thing, and the mention of it scares him dread- fully." —Louisville Courier-Journal. A Nervy Suitor—Her parent—You must understand, sir, that I want my daughter to have as good a home after.mar- nage as before. Her suitor—Well, you're not going to break up housekeeping, are you?— Boston Transcript. ts purity has made It famous’ Se the case of eix glass stoppered bottles. ADVE.) you have talent for drawing. Send four LING SALESMAN cents in stamps for full : fone Wee tony for atet io day for information. ZIM’S Correspond- Bag estezae' ence School of Cartooning, Comic Art, and Caricature, Box R, Horseheads, N. Y. MANHATTAN SQUARE HOTEL 50 to 58 WEST 77th STREET, NEW YORK 300 Rooms, 225 with bath and shower OPPOSITE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Surrounded by parks, half a block of entrance to Central Park. Convenient to everything Parlor, bedroom and bath with shower for one or two persons $2.50 per day Parlor, two bedrooms and baths, shower, three or four persons, $3.00 to $3.50 per day Special Rates for one or more weeks for Tourists. Excellent restaurant. Moderate prices. Club breakfasts. GEO. W. O'HARE, Mer. 2 RE TINCT eA H. FROHMANN, Pres. amine of our arses secre comicbooks.com