Judge, 1919-02-22 · page 6 of 32
Judge — February 22, 1919 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains two main satirical pieces: **"Her Qualifications"** mocks a young woman named Nancy auditioning for a theatrical role. The humor derives from her listing increasingly absurd "qualifications"—vocal training, stage dancing lessons, stage makeup courses—each met with the producer's dismissive "Hired" or "Excellent, but..." The satire targets both the pretentiousness of aspiring performers who conflate minor training with talent, and perhaps the theater industry's superficiality in hiring. **"The Lost Lenore"** (bottom cartoon) shows a man mourning his lost dog Lenore, who "went out of style"—a brief visual gag about fashion and obsolescence applied humorously to pets. The top two fashion sketches illustrate costume differences for theatrical performance. Overall, the page satirizes 1920s theatrical culture and amateur performers' inflated self-assessments.
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will demonstrate a little more and let me see if your ankles are mates. That's it—just a little higher, please.” And Nancy did. And I have a diploma from the Binks School of Dramatic Expres- sion, if you’d care to——" “Fine,” said the producer. “Now if you'll try to kick this hat out of my hand.” He held a fedora at arm’s length before him. And Nancy did. “And I might add I have taken lessons in stage dancing at the De Milo School of. ” “Ah, excellent,” said the pro- ducer. “But have you dimples in your knees? ‘Tell me that.’ And Nancy did. “T have also taken a course in stage make-up— * Hired.” No Chance for Him Deere te Socae Mee he might have worn without hi The Hostess—1 am going to ask you What she wore for his benefit “"knowing the difference. to take Mrs. Salston down to dinner Featherstone—What shall I talk to the Catamount Film Company has to say of his her about? Model 18X Spitenkik: “Te won't be necessary.” “Dear Spitenkik Motor Company: Your car is as full of pep as Lam. I lash the steering wheel, set her going at 85 miles an hour, get out on the hood, and play a banjo. Sometimes I use the road to drive on, but nearly always I prefer a corn field or forest to ride through. I find your 18X does better in a corn field than any car | ever owned. I usually drive a car two weeks when it is junked. But I have had my Spitenkik now a month and it is nearly whole. Can I say more? Yours, Douglas Chaphart. ‘Thus in the quest for the satisfactory in the field of the super-perfect, one finds oneself encumbered with a headache. If you ask the man who owns one, his advice may seem safe to follow until you meet some- body who has not owned one, but who owns a car of another breed Which leads us back into the barn where the old ‘bus stands. We sit down on a keg and contemplate its faithful lines. Why should we part with this old, old friend and take up with a new one which will un- doubtedly have many whimsicalities? And on the other hand a new car may prove to be far superior. So we think on. The question is too difficult to decide. Let's go inside the house and read some more ads! Her Qualifications By Nrat R. O'Hara NANCY of Altoona, Pa., after her cultural career in Manhattan, fluttered into the theatrical pro- ducer’s presence to win her first position on the stage. A girl-and-music show was in the making. Draws tp Jean Baa de ir,” she said, “‘b have taken vocal training at Tae Lower Lenonk the Apollo Academy of Arts. Iam ready to give a a aie cance demonstrat in. 60 nuch? — ieee ets ee . Good,” said the producer. ‘* Now, Nancy, if you or Lenore went out of style.” comicbooks.com