Judge, 1923-09-08 · page 18 of 36
Judge — September 8, 1923 — page 18: what you’re looking at
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This page features illustrations from two theatrical productions of the 1920s era. The top scene depicts "Children of the Moon," where a grandmother attempts to convince a mother not to tell her daughter about inherited family "moon-madness" (mental illness/eccentricity) that runs in their lineage. The lower scene illustrates Booth Tarkington's "Tweedles," showing two "simple-minded" young people—Julian of the Castlebury family and Winsora of the Tweedle family—falling in love despite their families' pride and social pretensions. The satirical humor relies on the contrast between the characters' intellectual limitations and their families' social pretensions. The title "Coo-Coo" (slang for crazy/foolish) mocks both the characters' mental limitations and the absurdity of class-conscious families. Ralph Barton's caricatural style emphasizes exaggerated facial features to comedically convey the characters' simplicity.
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Grandmother Atherton (Miss Henrietta Crosman) tries to persuade Mother Ather- ton (Miss Beatrice Terry) not to upset her daughter’s (Miss Florence Johns) marriage my implanting in her the sug- gestion that she has inherited the Atherton moon-madness from her grandfather (Mr. Albert Perry)—in Martin Flavin’s “Chil- dren of the Moon.” LOVE AMONG THE COO-COO—by RALPH BARTON Julian (Mr. Gregory Kelly), the simple-minded son of the proud Castleburys, finds himself in love with Winsora (Miss Ruth Gordon), the simple daughter of the proud Tweedles — in Booth Tarkington's “Tweedles.” gre tion denl abot amn stor that pap conc men heer mar and cam Ho Hoy lost ny viet forg att who is w and sam a de upri dirt comicbooks.com