Judge, 1920-04-24 · page 6 of 36
Judge — April 24, 1920 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of This Judge Magazine Page The top cartoon, titled "The Perfect Existence," depicts schoolchildren playing outdoors while a teacher points to a scoreboard. The satire comments on how children prefer unstructured play and games to formal classroom instruction—a critique of rigid educational systems that interfere with children's natural activities. Below, "Points of View" by Marie Martin describes a theatrical musical comedy, satirizing the disconnect between what the woman in charge *expects* the performance will be versus what actually occurs—suggesting pretension versus reality in entertainment. The "Why Not?" joke and "Knack" cartoon appear to be unrelated humor pieces about automobiles and marital dynamics, typical of Judge's miscellaneous comic content. The overall page represents early 20th-century satire on education, theater, and domestic life.
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aS Lennon what would happen, but she was convinced that it would be wonderful. And when she saw the leading man she thought him a model of manly pul- chritude and loverly devo- tion,with his exquisite wavy hair that shone as she had never seen hair shine and his deep glowing cyes and sprightly movements. The leading lady was a fairy creature of youth and beauty and song—and luck, astounding luck to be so favored of the gods as to be there. As for the girl who danced, what could be more entrancing than such grace and agility, unless it were the quite plump young man who was so amusing that she was swept with gurgles of laughter whenever he was on the stage! Even the chorus was a marvelous aggregation of young and charming girls with wonderful complexion oe ; — : who were so greatly blessed Draven by G 000 oe " seo Tie Perrecr Existence as to be chosen of fortune When school work doesn’t interfere with regular ball games to dance and sing and Points of View By Manet Manis 6 lia curtain rose slowly on a musical comedy setting, where pink roses draped over imitation lattices vied with the pinker cheeks of chorus girls draped over imitation benches and garden chairs. The woman in velvet sighed. She knew that within half an hour she would be supremely bored; that the leading man would be merely an indifferent clothes rack; that the leading lady would display a naked and sham innocence, but no voice; that the premiére danseuse would be a combina- tion of spangles and muscle; that the comic relief would be a fat man with plenty of voice but no humor, and that the chorus would be simpering and awkward, while the lines were atro- cious and the music a rehash The woman in velvet drew her furred cloak more closely about her bared shoulders and resigned her- smile the hours away. The girl in taffeta had expected a miracle of her first musical comedy, and it was even so. Why Not? “LT see that five million dollars have been left to raise the musical standards in this country.”” “T wonder if a part of it couldn't be applied to my next- door neighbors?” Knack Vodd—Is there any special trick in driving a car? Todd—Well, if you go out with your wife you have to be a mighty good listener. self to two hours of unmiti- gated boredom and irrita- dion. And it was even so. In the next orchestra chair the girl in worn taffeta sighed also—ecstatically. She did not know just How ro Drawn by Meas Westovus jeT THE Benerir or Your VeGetaBe RDEN Waite Tourinc comicbooks.com