Judge, 1918-05-11 · page 25 of 36
Judge — May 11, 1918 — page 25: what you’re looking at
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This page excerpts comedic dialogue from contemporary stage productions, likely from early 1900s theater. The content centers on romantic and domestic humor: **"April"** features a grandmother recalling Jenny Lind (a famous 19th-century singer), joking she was jealous of the entertainer's appeal to her grandfather. A later scene shows the "grandfather" character as a younger "father," now blamed for singing badly enough to drive the family dog away—inverting the earlier romantic nostalgia. **"The Odd Chance"** depicts a hypnotized duke under a "mysterious lady's" spell, who is revealed to be his mother-in-law—playing on the stock joke of interfering in-laws. **"The Little Teacher"** presents a flirtation where a male character admits to monitoring a woman's evening routine in detail, framed as knowing "what time your candle go out"—implying surveillance presented as humor, reflecting period attitudes toward courtship. The satire targets sentimental theater conventions and domestic relationship dynamics popular in contemporary plays.
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(Abore) From “Apri.” GranpMotHer: Your grandpa was mighty fond of that song. He heard Jenny Lind sing it. It almost made me jealous sometimes. Nan: Jealous? Of Jenny Lind? GRANDMOTHER: It does seem foolish like, but I always had the notion that if your grandpa had had more spunk he’d have just up and married Miss Lind. (Un the Bull's Eye) From “Tue Orr Cuance” A hypnotic téte-a-t2te. This dashing duke, whose wife feels that his conduct needs regu- lating, is now under the spell of a Mysterious Lady. Duke (wonderingly): Who are you, anyhow? Lavy Carponnett: Your mother-in-law. Ethel Barrymore and Cyril Keightley. Also from “Apri.” And here, an act later and twenty years earlier (for this ts one of those retroactive plays so popular nowadays) “grandfather” has been sing- ing that very song, but now he is only “father.” Farner: I’ve always said that most dogs have a heap more sense than men, and are more gifted than men, it pears to me. Nancy: Yes. Perhaps it was your singing that drove him out of the house. (Byes Left From “Tue Littte TEACHER” Emity: Won’t you come and see me sometime? You know where I live. Batiste: He know where you live? By gar! He know what time your candle go out every night! comicbooks.com