Judge, 1923-11-03 · page 18 of 36
Judge — November 3, 1923 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
Ralph Barton's cartoon reviews two 1923 Broadway productions. The top panel caricatures performers from "Nifties of 1923" at the Fulton Theater, identifying William Collier, Van Genneck, Frank Crumit, Ray Dooley, Sam Bernard, and Hazel Dawn—popular vaudeville and musical theater stars of the era. The bottom panel illustrates Ferenc Molnar's play "Launzi" (subtitled "Heavenly and Earthly Love"), starring Pauline Lord. The joke depicts Miss Lord as an angel with paper wings attempting flight but stumbling over a man named Molnar—likely a pun on the playwright's name and the production's literal plot about heavenly matters meeting earthly mishaps. The cartoon serves as entertainment news, using exaggerated caricature to humorously report on current theatrical attractions for Judge magazine's readers.
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EARTHLY AND HEAVENLY ENTERTAINMENT~—by Ralph Barton Views from Bernard and Collier’s “Nifties of 1923” at the Fulton Theater, and Ferenc Molnar’s “Launzi” (“Heavenly and Earthly Love”), Pauline Lord’s starring vehicle, at the Plymouth Theater WILLIAM COLLIER VAN geneNCK eRuAIT & “LAUNZI~ IN WHICH AIS LORD TAKES FLIGHT WITH A PAIR OF PAPER WINGS —6UT STUMBLES OVER A MAN NAMED: MOLNAR comicbooks.com —