Judge — April 21, 1923 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "The Greatest Sport on Earth—The Circus" This is a humorous illustrated feature by artist Weed celebrating circus life. The sketches satirize circus culture through various scenes: **Key figures and jokes:** - A woman performer complains of breaking her neck falling from a chair—ironic given circus performers execute dangerous acrobatics - "Landsakes, ain't she fleshy?"—mocks a rotund woman, likely poking fun at circus sideshow attractions or performers' physiques - "Stage door Johnnies"—refers to men who loiter at theater/circus entrances to meet performers - "The old clown and the new"—contrasts old-fashioned circus tradition with modern mechanized entertainment (motorcars producing smoke) - "Passing in a couple of friends"—shows someone presenting companions to a performer The satire mocks circus personnel, audiences, and the collision between traditional circus acts and modern technology, presenting circus life as both physically dangerous and socially peculiar.