Judge, 1922-09-16 · page 16 of 36
Judge — September 16, 1922 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a promotional page for the silent film "Fury," featuring actor Richard Barthelmess. The layout showcases Barthelmess in a central circular portrait, surrounded by images of his co-star Dorothy Gish in different costume roles and scenes from the film. The text humorously notes that Gish plays multiple characters—a "Limehouse slarey" (a woman from London's poor dockside district) on the left, and a glamorously dressed woman on the right in the film's "happy ending." The joke appears to be gentle ribbing about Gish's versatility and Barthelmess's romantic leading-man status, with a wink about actresses naturally being attracted to him. This is essentially an entertainment advertisement using light satire typical of Judge magazine's approach to Hollywood content.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Richard Is Himself Again RICHARD BARTHELMESS, the young An picture favorite, is here shown as the kero in“ The ladies surrounding him on the page are Miss Dorothy Gish, his present leading lady (as if any lady wouldn't just love to). At the top, ss Dorothy as is. At the lef a Limehouse slarey and, at the right, all “chicked” up for the well-carned happy ending. motion