Judge, 1922-02-11 · page 17 of 36
Judge — February 11, 1922 — page 17: what you’re looking at
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This is a lighthearted entertainment page celebrating Hollywood and vaudeville performers during "Smile Week." The layout showcases five performers known for their smiles: **Constance Binney** (top left) is humorously advertised like a car model—guaranteed for "five thousand smiles," can handle hills, never tires. **Violet Mereseau** is praised for her smile during the themed week. **Will Rogers** (center), a famous vaudeville performer, is joked about performing "two-a-day" shows (the vaudeville standard), with wordplay on whether "two-a-day" means meals or dollars. **Doris Eaton** (lower left) is compared to the Mona Lisa's mysterious smile and credited as originating the "hat-checking system." **Mollie King** (right) is humorously described as a "flagman" on the "Laugh and Chuckle Railroad"—a playful personification suggesting her job is making grouch people smile. The satire gently mocks both entertainment industry marketing and the celebrities' personas.
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SMILES Constance Binney is guaranteed for five thousand smiles. Will take any hill on high and never tires. A light “six,” full of pep. F. O. B. cafollywood, Photo by Atrrep Cugney JOHNSTON. The poets may rave about the violets being blue, but not during Smile Week! Take Violet Mereseau, for instance! If a feller could clip smiles froin ences Will Rogers’s audi he'd win by a smile! © Will's in vaudeville now. ~ He says they call it the “two-a-day,” but he doesn’t know whether they mean meals or dol- lars! He says he looks kinda crowded here, and wants to know if it's peach jam! Photo by Atrnep Citenry Jonnston. Doris Eaton has a sorta Mona Lisa smile, what- ever that is; and now we Eee ee eee ts “ihe Photo by ALrnep CHENEY JOMNSTON. originator of the hat- ; “And a lady with a lamp checking system. shall stand—”; and here she is, ladies and gentlemen. Miss Mollie King, head flag- man on L. and C. (laugh and chuckle) Railroad, and she'll flag any grouch she sees coming!