Judge, 1922-10-21 · page 22 of 36
Judge — October 21, 1922 — page 22: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page awards humorous "laurels" (honors) to three entertainment figures of the 1920s era: **George Herriman** (top) - Cartoonist credited with bringing comedy to newspaper comics through *Krazy Kat* and *Ignatz* (his famous cat-and-mouse strip). **Maria Kousnezoff** (lower left) - A Russian performer whose "Revue Russe" (Charlotte) brought Russian entertainment to America. The reference to "Trotzky" (Trotsky) reflects 1920s anxiety/fascination with post-Soviet Russian culture. **Herbert Bayard Swope** (lower right) - Newspaper editor of the *New York World*, credited with transforming it into a major publication. The satire gently mocks these figures by awarding them grandiose praise for their contributions to American entertainment and journalism, while the exaggerated portrait drawings emphasize their public personas. The "modern Ajax" reference compares Swope to the legendary Greek hero—humorous overstatement typical of Judge's style.
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To Herriman, the man who put a dash of comedy into the “comics,” and whose “Krazy Kat” and “Ignatz” have made us a “heppy, heppy pipple.” Please Pass the Laurel! To Maria Kousnezoff, whose invasion of this land of amusement with her “Charlotte” (beg pardon) “Revue Russe,” suggests that much good may come from even the land of Trotzky To that modern Ajax, Herbert Bayard Swope, who has vir- tually lifted World” upon his cap- able shoulders “made it what it is to- day” “The and