Judge, 1922-12-30 · page 20 of 37
Judge — December 30, 1922 — page 20: what you’re looking at
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This page humorously awards "laurels" (honors) to three figures in theater and literature: **Hashimura Togo Wallace Irwin**: A writer whose comedic verse and fiction made "the great American Eagle scream with delight"—satire praising his humor's widespread appeal. **Miss Beatrice Beckley**: An actress praised for playing Desdemona opposite her husband James K. Hackett's Othello at Stratford-on-Avon, with the joke that Shakespeare himself would be delighted by her performance if he were alive. **Alan Alexander Milne**: A British editor and playwright mocked for writing whimsical fantasy—the satire suggests his imaginative work is so fanciful it's as if written with a feather from the goose ridden by Mother Goose. The page's framing device—"Please Pass the Laurel!"—treats theatrical and literary achievement with playful mock-seriousness, awarding prestige while gently ribbing each honoree's particular style or pretensions. The central caricatured head suggests a dignified judge overseeing these accolades.
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Please Pass the Laurel! ¥ 'O Hashimura Togo Wallace ‘O Miss Beatrice Beckley Irwin whose mad burlesque, whose portrayal of Desde- merry verse serious fie- ; mona opposite the Othello of tion have made the great j her husband, James K. Hackett, American Eagle scream with 5 as guests of honor at Strat- delight and have caused this i ford-on-Avon last April caused funny old world of ours. to Pa > Shakespeare one of the happiest rock with merriment as it cir- 7 | moments he has enjoyed since cles daily on its solar plexus. he passed away. She is to be seen here in a new play this season. TO Alan Alexander Milne, British. editor, author-playwright, the fantasy of whose products suggests that he writes with a quill plucked from the tale feathers of the gander ridden by old Mother Goose.