Judge, 1923-04-28 · page 27 of 36
Judge — April 28, 1923 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page combines film commentary with college humor typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine. **"The Grand Old Movie Man"** (top left) uses "Father Time" as a metaphor for cinema itself—personifying time as a projectionist cranking film stock. The satire suggests that human existence, from "brute to man," unfolds as rapidly as movie footage. The poem mocks human pretension: our "swank and seriousness" amount to merely "the millionth part of a flicker"—a philosophical jab at mortality and humanity's insignificance. **The college humor section** ("With the College Wits") showcases typical campus jokes from various universities (Princeton Tiger, Yale Record, etc.). These include mild wordplay (the "Alexander/Alex-and-her" marriage pun), flirtation commentary, and domestic humor about working girls and debutantes—reflecting 1920s social attitudes about women's roles. **"Youth's Hilarious Fling!"** advertises Judge's upcoming College Wits annual issue, capitalizing on the era's college humor magazine trend. The overall tone: satirical commentary on modernity mixed with lighthearted collegiate banter—standard Judge fare for educated, urban readers.
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The Grand Old Movie Man ( )! p Farner Time is a movie man With a high speed movie machine, (nd as he cranks he chuckles low \t the stuff we try to screen. \ plaster studio is our Earth Just one of a million or so Where old Time shoots but a hundred fect For the Master of the Show. From brute to man is only a flash, From savage to fop is quicker; And you, with your swank and your seriousness, Are the millionth part of a flicker. Kans. Ay. Brown Bull. Tine was a youth who loved a maid; His name was Alexander, He wanted her to m: him A ring did Alex d-her. And later they were truly wed, And when the folks the paper read, Referring to the twain they said, “Why there goes Alex-and-her.” —Oregon Ag. Orange "| Peel. Youth’s Hilarious Fling! Laugh with These Boys! See JUDGE’S Annual College Wits Number Out May 12 three-cent nails, Young Wife—Five please. Clerk: “Tm sure my cents worth of Virginia Reel. “Say, was the society bazaar a suc- cess last night?” “Mrs. Weston thought so. She got her daughters kissed oftener than any other mother!"—Grinnell Malteaser. set ent nails? husband said fifteen three-penny nails." ‘Thre sy’r it funny, But everybody knows, The better the shape, The fewer the clothes. The prettier face, ‘The more the rouge. The cheaper the price, ‘The worse the booze. The lower the lights, The greater the fun. The faster cops chase, The harder you run. The more you study, The less you know. This verse is punk So let's say “whoa.” New York Medley. tt vincidence, Frosh—My father and mother were ried the same day.—California Peli- ee Prof —Gentlemen, Io am. dismissing you ten minutes early t y. Please - £0 out quietly so asnot to classes. —Yale Record. Do you believe in signs? —Yale Record. ly | WITH THE COLLEGE WITS Irrepressible, Joyous, Irresponsible Peut-étre Ow s her dancing at the Prom, Petite, or merely pretty; Perhaps she comes from Washington, Perhaps from New York City. Perhaps she is a working girl, »s she teaches di ees, Perhaps she’s just a mere stenog, Perhaps she writes romances, Perhaps she is a débutante, ow in her seventh season: I'm sure she seems quite popular— Perhaps there is a reason! —Princeton Tiger. Necromancers. —Hamilton Royal Gaboon. tae Higgins—What are days? Spriggins—Working on a ranch where you doing these 7 are no butts.—Pennsylvania Punch Boul. ror Madeline—Jack is one boy in a hun- dred, Cataline—Does he know he’s compet- ing with that many?—Brown Jug. She sat on the steps in the eventide ¢njoying the balmy air; He came and asked could he sit by her side And she gave him a vacant stair. —Boston Beanpot. comicbooks.com