Judge — May 28, 1921 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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Nor Anyone Else—The origin of the bagpipe was being discussed, the repre sentatives of different nati: cagerly disclaiming responsibility for the atroc- ity. Finally an Irishman said: “Well, V'll tell you the truth about it. The Irish in vented it and sold it to the Scotch as a and the Scotch ain't seen the joke E. joke; yet!” —We man: cuminer Spoiling His Rest—Pianist Rach aninoff told in his New York flat the other day a story about his boyhood “When I was a very little fellow,” he said played at a reception at a Russian count’s, and, for an urchin of seven, I flatter myself that I swung through Beethoven's ‘Kreutzer Sonata’ pretty successfully ““The Kreutzer,’ you know, has in 1 impressive rests. it several long a Well, in one of these rests the count’s wife, a motherly old lady, leaned for- ward, patted me on the shoulder and said “Play us something you know, dear.” Detroit Free Press “THERE YOU ARE AGAIN! SOME ONE WILL COME ALONG AND STEAL THAT LION! One Has to Be so Careful Nowada: ONCE MORE YOU HAVE LEFT THAT CAGE UNLOCKED. Mouth —Belle—Did — his any emotion while I Saw His face express singing? Beulah—Really, I don't know, “Why, couldn't you see his face from where you sat?” “No; he was Statesman. was yawning.” —Yonkers The Relief of the Inartistic—* Do you like jazz music?” Yes,” replied Mr. Cumrox, “for the reason that they go ahead and play it and don’t expect anybody to learn a lot of foreign words in order to talk with critical discernment about the concerts.” Washington Star. Fiddle-de-dee—A contemporary says the Filipinos are a race of natural fiddlers. In which they are not neces: sarily unique. We can yemember the time when every well-conducted Southern farmhouse had a fiddle under the bed. Montgomery Advertiser. Jazz Effect—“I like your jazz or chestra.’ “I have no jazz orchestra,” said the proprietor of the beanery “Huh?” “But I guess we do have more rattling of dishes than any joint in town.” Louisville Courier-Journal, Ong pay —Klods Hans (Copenhagen). 1s ~ Where There’s Smoke First Boarder to Second Ditto—Sav, o1w MAN, [| WOULDN'T RISK EATING THE RICE PUDDING—THERE WAS A WEDDING NEXT DOOK vestexpay.”—Saturday Journal (London). Delightful Study kids.”” “What now? “They say school films will replace textbooks."’—Louisville Courier-Journal. “Great days for Spoiling a Five-Foot Kiss—" What's the gentleman having a heated alterca- tion with the manager about?” “He says he wants to patronize the silent drama.” “Well, isn’t this a movie house?” “Yes, but he says he can’t stand the groans and sighs of other patrons when the hero and heroine clinch.”"—Birming- ham Age- Herald. A Similiar Effect—Visitor—You must have been visited by a bad hurricane from the appearance of your buildings. Farmer—No; I rented my farm last month to a movie concern to make a five-reel comedy.—Film Fun. Recalls the Past—‘ You'll have to rewrite this scenario,” said the movic producer. “You make the leading char- acter a waitress and our five-thousand- dollar-a-week star refuses to play.” “Why?” asked the playwright. —Birmingham “She used to be one. A ge-Herald. A Recommendation Have — Director — you ever been in any amateur s or taken lessons in acting? Applicant—I'm sorry to say I haven't. Director—Thank heaven: I'll give | you an immediate try-out.—Film Fun, comicbooks.com