Judge, 1920-11-13 · page 21 of 32
Judge — November 13, 1920 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a **portrait and biographical entry** rather than a political cartoon. The page features a glamour photograph of **Edith Roberts**, a young actress, taken by renowned photographer Nicholas Murray. The text announces Roberts as a stage and vaudeville performer transitioning to film under a Universal contract. It highlights her roles in "White Youth" (a Louisiana period piece) and "The Adorable Savage" (featuring her as a mixed-race character), emphasizing her petite stature and physical attractiveness. The final rhetorical question ("isn't she nice?") reflects **early 20th-century entertainment journalism's approach**: reducing actresses to physical descriptions and charm rather than discussing their craft. This page exemplifies how Judge magazine mixed satire with celebrity promotion and entertainment industry coverage typical of that era.
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for Juvce DITH ROBERTS, a New York girl, was on the stage at the age of six, and has figured also in vaudeville. Her screen work has shown her in a number of popular pictures. Her first appearance under a new Universal contract will be Nicnotas Muray in “White Yor a story of old Louisiana. She was the title figure in “The Adorable Savage” as a half-caste Amer- ican and Fiji-Island beauty. Miss Roberts is petite (height, five feet one inch, weight, 105 pounds), and isn't she nice? comichooks..