Judge, 1922-03-04 · page 25 of 38
Judge — March 4, 1922 — page 25: what you’re looking at
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This page celebrates the Broadway musical "Sally," which has reached its 500th performance. The main figures are **Marilyn Miller** (the star dancer) and **Leon Errol** (comedian), shown in sketches by artist Arthur Little. The satire plays on gender dynamics and marriage: Miller's complaint that "everyone hates bathing dishes" gets sympathetic nods from married men—until Errol offers to help wash, at which point every unmarried dish-washer in town envies him. The joke mocks how women's domestic drudgery becomes suddenly appealing when a charming man participates. A secondary bit jokes about Errol's conscientiousness as a waiter: he carefully counts oysters to avoid the superstition of thirteen at table, particularly concerned about whether a quiet actress (Miss Martyn) will attend dinner. The overall tone is lighthearted theatrical gossip mixed with gentle ribbing about the show's romantic appeal and its stars' personalities.
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PARITY MILLER, Entertains Arthur Litle and his pencil “Sally” now has passed its five hun- dredth performance. It seems destined to establish not only a new record for endurance, but for brilliance and charm. And still the lovely Miss Miller dances along, while Leon: Errol laments his comedy ankle. “I gotta get that knuckle fixed,” he says; but it probably wouldn't draw the crowds as well if he did. BATHLENE ART YN WAL TEK SATLETY When Marilynn Miller says “Every- one hates _ bathing dishes,” a shout of confirmation goes up from the _ married men; but when she lets Leon Errol help her, there is not a dish-washer in the house but envies him. Mr. Errol is a con- scientious waiter. “Twelve oysters,” he writes, taking Catlett's order, “and will the young lady be here,” he asks, referring to the very quiet Miss Martyn, “ because we mustn't have thirteen at table.”