Judge, 1922-11-11 · page 24 of 36
Judge — November 11, 1922 — page 24: what you’re looking at
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This page presents **gratitude tributes** to theatrical figures, illustrated with three photographs: 1. **Jeritza** (large central image): An opera singer whose "vocal brilliance" and beauty caused such acclaim that "opera houses of the world" had to "gird up their girders"—a humorous exaggeration suggesting her performances were so powerful they physically strained the buildings. 2. **Bakst** (right oval portrait): A theater set designer ("master of the backdrop") whose influence on theater design is being acknowledged. 3. **George Ade** (left rectangular photo, credited "Keystone"): An American humorist praised as "first aid to the American sense of humor" and jokingly deserving "a perpetual seat in Congress." The page's title, "We Are Thankful," frames these as expressions of gratitude to entertainers and cultural figures who enriched American public life. The tone is affectionate mockery—exaggerating their importance while genuinely celebrating their contributions to theater and comedy.
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For Jeritza, that me- lodious _ songbird, whose vocal brilliance, flawless beauty and personal charm _ have called forth such up- roarious acclaim as to cause the opera houses of the world to gird up their girders For Bakst, that master of the backdrop, whosc influence in the theater suggests that those who For that able and inex- haustible first aid to the kniv Tl = - American sense of humor, nives, nen may the best man win who has so largely been responsible for its well- being, and who for his country’s good should have a perpetual seat in Congress—George Ade