Judge, 1923-10-27 · page 14 of 36
Judge — October 27, 1923 — page 14: what you’re looking at
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This is a theatrical satire from Judge magazine featuring Ralph Barton's commentary on the Greenwich Village Follies—a real Broadway revue of the 1920s. The main illustration shows a stylized female dancer performing in an exotic, ornate setting, with performers identified as Martha Graham (in "The Garden of Kama") and Daphne Pollard. The "Memory Test No. 98" is the satirical joke: viewers attend the show for 2 hours and 45 minutes, then attempt to recall what they've seen. The caricatured faces at bottom (Buster West and "In Des Briant") represent audience members whose actual memories differ wildly from the reality. This mocks both the visual spectacle of 1920s theatrical productions and audiences' unreliable recollections—suggesting the Follies rely more on dazzle than substance.
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