Judge, 1919-01-25 · page 26 of 32
Judge — January 25, 1919 — page 26: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **theatrical advertisements and reviews** rather than political satire. The left side features Broadway theater ads from the 1920s era, listing shows like "Three Faces East," "Up in Mabel's Room," and "Roads of Destiny" with their casts and showtimes. The right side contains **"Portmanteau Plays"**—brief, witty capsule reviews of current Broadway productions by L.M., typical of Judge's theater criticism. These are comedic synopses: for example, "Prince There Was" is described as a Cohan play where "incog. meets incog. in a hilarious boarding house." At the bottom right is a **poem titled "A Temporary Ambition"** by Mrs. H.E. Poynter expressing a desire to be an orchid in exotic locations rather than dealing with mundane domestic life. The page reflects Judge's focus on entertainment coverage and satirical theater commentary for its educated, urban readership interested in Broadway culture. No political figures or major social satire are evident here.
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JUDGE | Portmanteau Prays—Comedy. Dun- (0 Broadway and Thereabouts sany’s dooms and doings in Stuart A F 5 Walker’s v ocket Hippodrome. Jottings of a Theatre-Fan Anent Prince Tuere Was, A—Cohan. When the Shows in New York incog. meets incog. in a_ hilarious i By L. M. boarding house. Hl — Repemption—Plymouth. John Barry- / j Berrotuar, Tne—Shubert. — Maeter- spond in a picturesque slough of de- | illustrated guide to Ro- Are Bert, Alf No!! The war linck’s richly mance. Berrer ‘Oe, and Old Bill downhearted? Bic Cuance, Toe—g8th Street. as a moral Turkish bath. Canary, Tue—Globe. Those lightfooted Tue—Cort. Rippte: Woman, Tne—Fulton. Bertha, the beautiful choke model. Roaps or Destiny—Re public. ing that old lady Kismet is apt to have her way. Sinpav—Winter Garden. Al Koran than of the Al Jolson. Intimat- Less of the ' Wy) COHAN & HARRIS ‘eames €st533| — gentry, Doyle and Dixon, cavort during SiEEsING Panenoes- Baise, The Raine i} COHAN @ HARRIS PRESENT intermissions of Sanderson and Caw- | * of love uiriously anted : thorn. Ss is Sweere . : it} THREE FACES EAST Cappy Ricxs—Morosco. Sea yarns woven onal conn a shepherd lusi | A Play of the Secret Servi-e by Anthony & Paul Kelly into a play 5 cal comedy with mantilla fixings. | With a notable cast including Emmett Corrigan & Vielet Hemi : . a Some Time—Casino. Lassies 2 hs. ' beedeR tees —— arr — — = Crowpep Hour, Tue—Selwyn. Though Tew Jienr Cosine: Tastics and Tough: ia ELTING Dsuhet,Yatanday Sabeneay 3:0. ey ae tie akoay Sowl emerges leek: huaband enleply roasted. f AH. 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Indiscreet results of getting hypno- | A Temporary Ambition ‘y AGPRINS tized. | > P, hy HOFKING 5 | By Mrs. H. E. Poynter PRESENTS. Be Calm, Camilla Laptes First—Nora Bayes. And Nora | D liketot hid ra r A ’D lik a rchic §| WINTER GARDEN Pyeicc.gre| | first of all. : | ['D like to be an orchid { Matinees Licutnin’—Gaiety. He’s a grand old ___., Aad live upon the air, AL JOLSON i in SINBAD bh stale fraud. sci iobeinch | wh all thls talk of rationing Wh > 1 roadw rants Listen, Lester!—Knickerbocker. Sugar | 's sounding everywhere. } ASTO NoSoga’ Weineday"ba dataraay 3:45 and spice and everything nice. | . 1 EAST IS WES Win FAY Littte Brotuer, HE—Belmont. A It would be so convenient; iy TS rabbi—a Russian priest—blooie!—tol- _,_ No need of servants then,— | CASINO ace ey tat Sei, Sireet 9 Fevenings 8:16. | erance. They all might do munition work MERRY "wits | Littte Journey, A—Little. Pullman Or marry soldier men. | xem, SOME TIME 23" b7:, J" | {Haw | Lirrre Simpricitry—4gth Street. The lure I'd like to be an orchid Hi Motor Ade and Adders of the cute. In Java or Peru, | . : } PROMINENT, famous. great and world-renowned ctor of | Mextinc or Mouty, Tue—Broadhurst. Where nature flourishes at will ihe one ‘ing cities f “or uplite of royalty. wil 1 Pink romance in tights. . And gardeners are few. Poston wt ‘bring (> purchacer, Wintam devatiensa | Mipxicut Wairt—Century Groce. For _ . mantmoare, Nuctingaam, New York the edification of knights of the round T'd like to be an orchid PERVECTLY, swoe it violet-colored car with pink crepe de tables. To bask on summer breeze, | Je embrulde je and ® Tiffany flower vase, wi ; . i ducky pockets | tn fac side eauippedh with tnlrror. powder pul | Notninc But Lies—Longacre. The art And be above devouring bread i ih Phone lverside Two Million, shag peas of conversation revived by Sir William Or cake at parish tea { t PINE latest model ninetcen cylinder Whooslt with disa Collier. : ; P | j Z dilator. dual ignition, two exire whecls. trek On, My Dear!—Princess. Snappy cyn- In fact, the more think of it { qfire Dergsin. Must be sven to be appreciated. Resum- icism with tinkles on. The more I feel and see = > an cn — Opera Comigue—Park. Gilbert and Sul- The simple life the orchid leads Ric dec he Fore Wt rans? Renal Pise Seals 4ene7es livan gladsomeness. Is just the life for me!— | comicbooks.com