Judge, 1918-06-22 · page 25 of 36
Judge — June 22, 1918 — page 25: what you’re looking at
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This page presents "bright bits" from contemporary theatrical productions, mixing theatrical excerpts with visual gags. The top section satirizes a play ("A Pair of Petti-Coats") with a joke about marriage: a captain asks Sir Rupert about his hunting trip; Rupert replies he's going to "get married"—implying courtship is as dangerous and unpredictable as wild game hunting. Below are snippets from other plays: "Parlor, Bedroom and Bath" shows a "rah-rah boy" attempting clumsy seduction ("Whirlwind lovemaking"), while "The Kiss Burglar" depicts a bedroom burglary interrupted by investigation. The "Sinbad" section features dialect humor (likely Al Jolson-style blackface performance conventions of the era), recounting a story about sharing an impossibly thin pancake—the punchline being its thinness. These are theatrical humor pieces typical of *Judge* magazine's entertainment coverage, relying on then-current Broadway productions and performance styles now historically distant.
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Dits bet rom he UrT ent Plays From “Tue Kiss Burciar” Making the bedroom safe for npbility. The oscula- tion adventurer (shrinking behind the headboard) notes with real interest the inves- tigation being conducted by the Duchess’s faithful fire-eater. coats” (Even though none are in evi- dence here.) Capt. Eric Lownpes, D.S.O. (to the departing Sir Rupert): Where did you say you were going on your hunting trip? Sir Rupert: Not far from here. Cuorus (in derision): What, in the parks? Sir Rupert: I think I’m sportsman enough to require my game wild. Cart. Lownpes: I don’t understand. Sir Rupert: I’m going to get married. Goodbye. (At right) One may wear a silk hat and yet have yearnings within. InBap (A/ Jolson): Me an’ ma dog we was so hongry dat we’s went up to a house an’ ast de lady fo’ somp’n to eat, an’ she gave us one pan- cake fo’ de two of us. An’ dat From “PARLOR, Beproom AND Batu” “Whirlwind lovemaking” as attempted by a rah- pancake it was so thin it had rah boy. only one side. Reccie: Kiss me, darling! I love you madly! From = (This occurs in the parlor.) “Sinpap”