Judge, 1918-09-07 · page 23 of 32
Judge — September 7, 1918 — page 23: what you’re looking at
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This page excerpts comedic scenes from contemporary theatrical productions, presented as entertainment content rather than satire. **"Keep Her Smiling"** depicts marital comedy: Polly dreams of extravagant wealth while Henry struggles to provide, with fantasy sequences showing yacht parties and lavish spending. The humor relies on the familiar domestic conflict of wives' expensive tastes versus husbands' modest earnings. **"Allegiance"** references World War I tensions: the Hartmann family experiences conflict between a pro-German father, his patriotic American son, and the grandfather attempting reconciliation—reflecting real American anxieties about divided immigrant loyalties during the war period. **"The Passing Show"** appears to be a classical or historical drama scene with minimal context provided. The page serves as theatrical promotion rather than political commentary, though the "Allegiance" reference obliquely touches on wartime identity questions relevant to Judge's contemporary readership.
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Bright Bits fou New Plays From “Keep Her Saivinc” Polly not only spends money faster tha» Henry can earn it, but loves to dream of magnificent outlay. Potty: It’s the begin- ning of a new life for you. Henry. You're going to crawl out of your cocoon, From “Keer Her SMiLinc ae spread your wings like ; Polly is thanking Henry's boss for a a butter And_ some fictiti : day, when you are ever so P oe ree ; , . rich, and have your own Potty: Now don’t try to make light yacht n y of it, Mr. Brackett. I know a few bape epildis)« thousand dollars more a year isn’t much waa (wildly): My ; to a big man of affairs like you, but it *"Pouty: Yes—we'll give makes all the difference in the world to moonlight partics on the Heary and water. Won't it be gor- Hie eg geous—with the band playing in the stecrage Henry: I don’t believe they put them in the steerage, Polly. Potty: Oh, it wouldn't matter where they were— so long as they were there! Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drewo From “ALLEGIANCE” In the Hartmann family the loyalty mixup is a three-generation affair. The grandfather is trying to reconcile his pro-German son and his From “Tue Passinc Snow fervent-American grandson. But in the very next Satome: What sayest thou, Christian? scene the fond handclaspers are at it again. Samnicus: Christian? Oi, I got her fooled already! comicbooks.com