Judge, 1918-07-13 · page 25 of 36
Judge — July 13, 1918 — page 25: what you’re looking at
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This is a theatrical gossip/review column featuring humorous commentary on London stage productions. The page mocks various theatrical performers and their roles: - Women in elaborate costumes are shown "protecting themselves against possible air-raids or falling dew" — likely satirizing overwrought Edwardian or post-WWI theatrical fashion and melodrama. - Named performers (May Leslie, Sybil Carmen, Annette Baid, Carolyn Nunder) are depicted in their stage roles, with sarcastic descriptions of their acts. - A lower panel shows what "appears to be" a domestic comedy scene at "the Globe" theater, where employees Leon and Irene demand wages from their employer "Hitchy." The satire targets theatrical pretension and absurdity — both the elaborate costumes and the simple domestic plots treated as serious drama. Judge uses humor to comment on contemporary theater's mixed quality during what was likely the 1910s-1920s theatrical season.
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visit in town this tepid season. For those who languish or . Here is a babbling revuelet, : shimmering in the Century Grove. May Leslie, featuring some curious shingled wainscoting. Protecting themselves against possible air-raids or falling dew. You mightn’t guess it, but Carolyn Nun- der (to whom this is a foot- note) is im- personating London Annette Baid, with a piquant purp pendant. We infer the lat- ter to be Old DogTray, Jr. Sybil Carmen reverting to her hoop-rolling days. She is threatening to sing ‘‘Oh, What I Know About You!’’ Another litle midnight drama—but at the Globe, this time. Leon and Irene are reminding Hitchy, their employer, that pay time has came. comicbooks.com