Judge, 1922-09-09 · page 22 of 36
Judge — September 9, 1922 — page 22: what you’re looking at
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This page celebrates three contemporary figures through mock-heroic praise: **Augustus Thomas** (top): A prominent American playwright honored with an executive chairmanship. The satire applauds his theatrical accomplishments with exaggerated grandeur. **Dr. E. Pinto Martins and Walter Hinton** (middle): About to undertake a flight to Brazil—8,500 miles—described humorously as racing "the crow" (likely a reference to the saying "as the crow flies"). The joke appears to mock their ambition or the difficulty of the journey. **Jack Dempsey** (bottom): The heavyweight boxing champion is compared to historical conquerors (Alexander, Charlemagne, Napoleon), but credited with conquering "the world" through boxing alone—"double-fisted"—rather than military might. The satire is celebratory, conceding Dempsey's dominance while playfully elevating his boxing prowess to world-historical significance. The page's "laurel" motif references victory wreaths, treating contemporary American achievement as deserving classical honor.
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Njet all the iV applause of all the audiences of all the play- houses through- out all the world could pay such heartfelt homage as has been be- stowed upon Mr. Augustus Thomas by the American theater His new title is Executive Chair- man of the Pro- ducing Managers’ Association, and his salary is as large as his title T’S a long way to Brazil—something like 8,500 miles as the crow flies. Dr. E. Pinto Martins and Walter Hinton, as we go to press, are about to take a fall out of the crow. Dr. Martins admits he is a Brazilian. We are not so sure what kind of filbert Hinton is. His is the portrait to your right ; Please Pass the Laurel! ; 4 OT as Alexander, | Charlemagne or Napoleon, with the flower of mankind pressed into warlike columns behind them, but single-handed—or rather double-fisted— has Mr. Dempsey con- quered the world. Nor would we dispute the point with him for all that therein is, comicbooks.com