Judge, 1917-03-10 · page 23 of 28
Judge — March 10, 1917 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* magazine contains two distinct sections: **Left side—"With the College Wits":** A series of brief, punny jokes targeting college students and young professionals. These include wordplay about autopsy ("liver"), banking ("interest"), and piano disposal. The humor is lightweight, relying on puns rather than satire—typical filler content for humor magazines of this era. **Right side—Advertisement and article preview:** Promotes *Film Fun* magazine's upcoming "Confessions of a Motion Picture Actress" series. The advertisement plays on public fascination with Hollywood's behind-the-scenes scandals, promising revelations about starlets' "rough and rocky road" while maintaining anonymity. The accompanying illustration shows a glamorous, idealized female figure—contrasting with the text's promise of hidden tragedy. **Historical context:** This reflects early-20th-century interest in motion picture celebrity and the emerging "star system," alongside skepticism about whether actors' public images matched reality. The unnamed actress device was a common marketing tactic for period publications seeking to titillate readers with gossip while avoiding libel.
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With the College Wits A Matter of Interest—7he sic —When I am dead I want a careful made. Observe the liver especiall interest me greatly to know what really is the matter with it.—Sguib. At the Eating Joint—W'aiter—Have you been waiting for a ‘‘second”’? “ Weiting—No, for an hour.—Record. No Wonder—‘She’s the daughter of ‘ abank president.” } “No wonder she draws so much interest.” —Purple Cow. Rubber—Bright don’t like about you. Dull—What's that? ; Bright—My raincoat.—Lehigh Burr. There is one thing I Which is More Than Some Can Do —Dick—Think I'll use this old piano for J kindling wood. i Dock—You ought to be able to get a few chords out of it.—Tiger. ly _ Judge—Were you copying his notes? “Oh, no, sir! I was only looking to see if he had mine right.”—Lampoon. Above the Footlights—‘Ever * notice the expression on the ballet dancer's face?” “Look at it the next tim Historically Speaking—First .1clor— Sideath, ‘tis my friend Portfolio: and how he new club? Second actor dues and don (First actor faints and is carried out by Props).—IVidow. Pro and Con—Prof.—As a you have been a failure. T like it not, ‘tis naught but sticcess. ¢ that’s true. could be sure that you would always remember me.—Record. What They Are—Captuin—Have you got_your sca-legs yet? Y Just what are sea-legs? Captain—Rolling pins, my dear.—Lam- boon, At the Taft—“They say the banjo players here get ten dollars a night.” “Yeah. Pretty easy picking.”—Record. GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER “Its purity has made it famous.” SOc the case of six glass stoppered botties. (Advt) _ “Confessions of a Motion Picture »” Actress RUNNING in Film Fun HERE has been a good deal of piffle written about the lives of the moving picture heroines, arid there is a great deal of real, heartbreaking tragedy too that the public never guesses. Readers of Film Fun for February will be “taken behind the screen’ in a re- markable series of articles, “The Con- fessions of a Motion Picture Actress,”’ which tell the story of the rough and rocky road to film-fame. These “court secret’s” of a movie Queen make a thrilling story. They are the the work of a woman whose face is familiar to every cinema spectator. Obviously the author's name must be withheld, for she tells her own story, asks “Is the game worth the candle?” and lets the facts tell the answer. At all the newsstands. FILM FUN 10 cents a copy 225 Fifth Avenue $1.00 a year New York City CMAN. TE ES