Judge, 1918-10-19 · page 23 of 32
Judge — October 19, 1918 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page excerpts humorous dialogue and scenes from contemporary theatrical productions, presented as entertainment snippets for Judge magazine readers. The content includes: - **"Tea for Three"**: A cynical observation about women accepting domestic truths about unfaithful husbands - **"Fiddlers Three"**: A joke about marriage avoidance - **"The Girl Behind the Gun"**: Visual humor showing a French soldier (Pierre) attempting military cooking with absurd results—combining fish and prunes per a recipe, satirizing wartime food shortages or incompetent provisioning - **"Humpty Dumpty"**: A barber-customer exchange trading insults about thinning hair, dandruff, and poor shaving results—standard vaudeville-style banter These appear aimed at readers familiar with 1920s stage productions and comedians like Hal Skelley and Otis Skinner. The humor relies on contemporary theatrical references and domestic/personal grooming comedy typical of the era.
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Jack Hazzardous cookery in “Tre Girt Bento tHeGuy.”” As Pierre Breval, a motor corps mechanic transferred to the culinary service for farce reasons, he is concocting as- sorted frightfulness, goaded on by a recipe book. Pierre (Francais for Pete): Stewed prunes with fish Is a dainty dish— Consult page 23. From “Tea ror THRee” “Even you don’t like to hear the truth about your hus- band. Few women do, even though they realize it better than any outsider possibly could.” From “Fippters Turee” Hit: Have you ever thought seriously of getting married ?* Her: Yes; that’s why I stayed single.t *Hal Skelly as “Sam Wricglesberry.” tLouise Groody as “Gilda Varelli” From “Humery Dumrry” Barper (Otis Skinner): Your hair, sir— Customer: What’s the matter with it? “Dandruff, si “T like dandruff.” “Getting rather thin on top, sir.” “T like it thin. Less trouble to brush. I never had a worse shave—never.” “T shave a great many gentlemen, sir.”” “T'll bet you don’t often shave the same one—twice.” comicbooks.com a ——