Judge, 1922-03-25 · page 17 of 36
Judge — March 25, 1922 — page 17: what you’re looking at
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This page showcases Broadway actresses of the era with brief, gossipy commentary typical of Judge's satirical theater coverage. **Louise Strong** is praised for playing a "blushing bride" at the Astor Theatre. **Virginia Bell** of the Greenwich Village Follies is noted for her skill with a scimitar, with a joking suggestion she's "crawling up" to a ticket scalper—implying she's currying favor with someone who controls ticket access. **Gail Kane** is highlighted for playing the "lawful" role opposite "well-known movie villain" Lowell Sherman in *Lawful Larceny*. The humor assumes readers follow Broadway productions closely. The "ticket scalper" reference mocks the parasitic middlemen who profited from theater ticket resales—a persistent complaint of the era.
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Louise Strong plays a very lovely blushing bride in the play of that nami the Astor Theatre. Photograph b K Mt ol Ay. Virginia Bell, of the Greenwich Village Follies, shakes a mean scimitar and we have a hunch she is crawling up on a ticket scalper. Gail Kane, who plays the “lawful” part in “Lawful Larceny” opposite Lowell Sherman, the w 1-known movie villain.