Judge, 1922-12-23 · page 25 of 36
Judge — December 23, 1922 — page 25: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two distinct cartoons and substantial advertising. **The main cartoon** (center-left) depicts a domestic scene with a dentist preparing to extract a tooth from a woman patient while a man stands nearby. The caption reads: "I've brought two tickets for 'The Old Soak.' / 'Oh, father doesn't feel well to-night!'" The joke relies on the double meaning of "the Old Soak"—likely a theatrical production about a drunkard—while the woman uses her dental appointment as an excuse to avoid attending with her inebriated husband. It's a gentle satire on marriage dynamics and social obligation. **Upper left** shows a separate cartoon about tooth-pulling with a man and boy, accompanied by dialogue about a protective dog—a simpler sight-gag cartoon. **The text section** critiques French actress Cecile Sorel's American reception, arguing that audiences praised her overgenerously out of politeness rather than honest assessment. The remainder comprises advertisements for hotels, theaters, and entertainment venues typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine.
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“I come to have my tooth pulled, but you'll have to be careful, my dog won't stand for having anybody hurt me. ae If you cannot make up your mind what nybody for Christmas, make it a ton of coal. A Schnapps Brieux (Continued from page 13) are pretty awful; and the dialogue is only occasionally amusing; but the show, for all that, is a real show, 1 commend it to the Caucasian eye. Il NECILE SOREL has been back for a series of matinées before returning rance. She can have no cause for complaint over the reception orded her in America. She has been_ politely praised for all the qualities which she no longer possesses; she has been loudly applauded for performances that would be condemned on the part of an American actress; she and her Comédi company have been crit of fine tradition rather than in the more accurate terms of less fine fact. very well-mannered, we Ameri But we hansdoodles, Every intelligent French- man I know wonders if we will ever get over it, “I've brought two tickets for ‘The Old Soak.’” “Oh, father doesn’t feel well to-night!” 23 re also, on occasion, superior | NEW WILLARD Wa siincro A Capital Hotel in the Capit HE New Will the White H c of W tive Man il Cig Great mer t It is a thoroughly —unpret refined and effi yet managed. Aneto, D.C. ¢ Director The Waldorf-Astoriain New York and The Bellevue-Stratford in Phil- adelphia—s ELTINGE Pyiiat's'vi3! Sh Au FLORENCE REED in“EAST OF SUEZ” By W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM, fic HIPPODROME::::::; 1000 SEATS DAY MATS 25 NENTS A NATIONAL INSTITUTION HALFONTE- ADDON HALL ATLANTIC CITY The beautiful new Boardwalk Wing of taddon Hall is now open. It connects the original Haddon Hall with the artistic Pavilions, restfu den and sea rooms of the The new Boardwalk Wing now makes possible the hospitable, welcome of more than 1200 guests LEEDS AND LIPPINCOTT COMPANY ee eS RRS SESS SU comichoo!