Judge, 1917-12-22 · page 15 of 28
Judge — December 22, 1917 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page presents satirical excerpts from contemporary theatrical productions circa 1910s-1920s. The top image shows a scene from "The Riviera Girl" mocking wealthy tourists at Monte Carlo gambling resorts. The middle panel depicts a scene from "The Naughty Wife" where a widow rationalizes her drinking by claiming cognac consumption finished her husband—the joke being her hypocritical self-justification. The bottom image references "Efficiency," showing a German military officer demonstrating to the Kaiser a system for mass-producing replacement body parts for wounded soldiers. This is biting wartime satire, mocking German militarism's callous treatment of human casualties as mere mechanical components. The final theatrical excerpt appears to joke darkly about emotional versus literal graves. These pieces satirize both bourgeois excess and militaristic brutality through dramatic irony and dark humor typical of Judge magazine's satirical approach.
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