Judge, 1922-06-17 · page 15 of 36
Judge — June 17, 1922 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page promotes a theatrical work by A.A. Milne (author of Winnie-the-Pooh), featuring character sketches by Arthur Little. The illustrated figures—labeled Winifred Lenihan, Reginald Mason, and Lionel Watts—appear to be actors in the production. The accompanying text describes the play's plot: a satirical examination of romantic elopement. Two couples attempt to run away together in an affair, but are intercepted at Mr. Latimer's house near Dover Road. Rather than celebrating their passion, the play deflates their romantic ideals by showing the mundane reality—one lover has a cold, needs a shave—revealing how quickly "lovely dreams" collapse into ordinary, disappointing reality. This is essentially a showcase/advertisement for the theatrical production, using Milne's comedic premise to appeal to Judge's readers: the satire undercuts romantic escapism by emphasizing prosaic human imperfection.
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WINtFRED LENIHAN Some of Mr. A. A. Milne’s diverting come- dians sketched by Arthur REGINALD MASON Wauen one is very much in love with the wrong person and one is young and lovely, and the person is some other one’s husband, beware the secluded little house of Mr. Latimer just off the Dover Road; for therein is young love skillfully wearied of the thought of running away with a lover who can be so unromantic as to have a cold or to need a shave. Two couples who started on the unconventional way are caught and very cleverly shown the commonplaceness of the end of the journey, before their yearnings had dragged a single lovely dream into the dusty gray of realization. 13