Judge, 1917-11-24 · page 17 of 28
Judge — November 24, 1917 — page 17: what you’re looking at
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This page presents humorous quotes from four Broadway productions, each illustrating comedic character moments. "Jack o' Lantern" features a socialist character's ironic philosophy about having nothing to share. "Doing Our Bit" shows a sentry accepting a bluffer's aggression as a "password" — likely satirizing wartime security theater during WWI (the play's title suggests patriotic duty). "Leave It to Jane" contains light banter about sun-tanning. "The Masquerader" presents a domestic comedy about a wife confronting her husband's work obsession, with the punchline that marriage itself is a responsibility he's neglected. These are typical of Judge magazine's theatrical humor column: short, snappy jokes extracted from popular stage productions, designed to entertain readers with clever wordplay and relatable domestic/social scenarios rather than heavy satire.
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eT ' SMART BITS FROM CURRENT PLAYS Jack O'Lantern's philosophy is as easy-going as his fect “I'ma socialist: I’ve got nothing, and I believe in sharing it with everybody. Frep Stoxt in “Jack o' Lantern.” “Halt, there now, Jim! You've got to give the password and say whether you're friend or foe.”” “What's that? If you try to stop me I'll knock your head off!” “Pass, friend!” PRANK TINNEY and Jas, J. Corpett in“ Doing Our Bit.” “Gee, you look like a life-saver.” “Tam a little tanned, all right. I wish I had kept out of the sun or else taken off a few more clothes. I look like a mixture of chocolate and vanilla!” —Oscar SHaw and ANN Orr in “Leave It To Jane.” ie that mot even Mrs. Chilcote suspects. Hence complications, “What a capacity for work you've developed all of Only you mustn't neglect your other responsibilities alto- gether.” “Why, have I neglected anything?” “Isn't a wife a responsibility?” —Gvy Bates Post and THats Lawton in “The Mas- querader.”