Judge, 1922-05-27 · page 6 of 36
Judge — May 27, 1922 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Judge Magazine Page Analysis The top cartoon shows a film director operating a movie camera while speaking to an actress. The dialogue references "the get-up, Benny" and "Burning of Rome," suggesting they're filming a historical epic. The director notes he's "one of the fire department"—likely satirizing how early cinema productions created spectacles, sometimes with dangerous or questionable methods. The remaining content consists of humorous poetry and brief comedic sketches unrelated to the cartoon, including "A Lull in Life," "Nothing Secret," "The Feminine Retort," and "A Joker." These appear to be typical magazine filler humor rather than political satire. The page overall reflects early 20th-century attitudes toward the emerging film industry and domestic life humor.
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“What's the idea of the get-up, Benny?” “They're putting on the ‘Burning of Rome. of the fire department.” A Lull in Life By A. Walter Utting W ONDER what is wrong with me: Eyes are drowsy as can be, "Way back in my head they ache— I can scarcely keep awake; Blood is sluggish, cannot think, Don’t care much for food or drink; Don't incline to read or write, And the thoughts that come aren't bright. Have an itch to sit and dream All alone by some small stream, With no troubles in the land Save a fish-rod in my hand; Think I hear the skeeters strummin’: Spring is comin’! Spring is comin’! Lazy . . . and the songbirds chatter: Got Spring Fever, that’s the matter! NOTHING SECRET The Dentist—There, now! No one on earth can tell that those are arti- ficial teeth. The Patient—My dearest chum can tell. And she will. I guess I'm one Drawn by H. J. How MGREN, Paris, WOMAN'S WORK IS NEVER DONE “Onct it| wuz the master’s poker parties fur cleaning up of cigarette ashes. But now, sure, an’ it iz the missus’s bridge parties.” THE FEMININE RETORT Lorette—I'm engaged to a man only half my age. Lorraine—And why not? He cer- tainly is old enough to have married long ago. The Beginners’ Shakespeare By Jennie Betts Hartswick O BREW or not to brew; that is the question! Double, double, toil and trouble— Corks will fly when bottles bubble. For this receipt, much thanks. How far that little bottle throws its streams! Who steals my brew steals trash. ‘Tis true ‘tis bitter, and bitter ‘tis, ‘tis true! There’s an affinity escapes by blends, brew them howe’er I will. ’Tis a combination devoutly to be feared. Better to brew the ales we have than buy of others that we know not of. Alone I did it! A JOKER “That four-power treaty is a won- der; every day we find something new in it.” “Well, I hope that when the visitors get home they find a prohibition plank in it.”