Judge — July 22, 1922 — page 17: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page features entertainment content rather than political satire. The top image shows the Marion Morgan Dancers performing a new modern dance interpretation of "Helen of Troy," with five figures in flowing costumes on a beach. The text humorously distinguishes this serious classical dance from a presumably less sophisticated piece called "Sadie of Poughkeepsie." The lower section profiles Miss Lucille Ballantine, a musical comedy performer who is apparently expanding into vaudeville ("Two-a-day"). The joke references Owen Meredith (pen name of the Earl of Lytton, a 19th-century poet), suggesting that if Meredith could see Ballantine perform, he would be inspired to write poetry about her—a compliment to her talent and appeal. The page celebrates contemporary theatrical and dance trends of the era, particularly the modernist dance movement influenced by figures like Marion Morgan.