Judge, 1922-09-30 · page 12 of 36
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# "Why Banks Close At 3 O'clock" This is a lighthearted satire about attractive young women in theatrical productions. The joke plays on the phrase "banks close at 3 o'clock"—suggesting banks close early because male employees are distracted by these actresses. The page identifies three performers from Broadway farces and musicals: Isabel Leighton (from "Why Men Leave Home"), Jacquelyn Hunter (from "Daffy Dill"), and Elsie Lombard (from "The Gingham Girl"). The humor derives from the implication that their physical attractiveness would cause male bank employees to abandon work early to see shows featuring these women. This reflects early 20th-century theatrical culture and contemporary attitudes toward chorus girls and actresses as objects of male attention, presented here as mild, tongue-in-cheek comedy typical of Judge magazine's satirical approach.
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Why Banks Close in a 3 O'clock Photographs by Asse. (At the top) Isabel Leighton, who is furnishing one of the reasons for “Why Men Leave Home,” a farce by Avery Hopwood. (At the left) Jacquelyn Hunter, whose ornamental pedals are two of Frank Tinney’s principal supports in “Daffy Dill.” (At the right) Elsie Lombard, who, in “The Ging- ham Girl,” is (figuratively speaking) responsible for the new and distinguished title: “The Chorus Star.” Photograph by Wurrs Srupies, N. Y.