Judge, 1924-02-16 · page 2 of 36
Judge — February 16, 1924 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It's a theater advertisement for the Newsstand Theatre promoting an upcoming musical comedy called "Another Knockout" featuring the character **Judge**. The ad announces an "All-Star Cast" including vaudeville and theatrical performers of the era like George M. Cohan, Frank Tinney, and Fannie Brice. The copy emphasizes exclusivity ("ONE WEEK ONLY") and warns potential buyers that scalped tickets from speculators will cost significantly more than the stated 15-cent best-seat price. This reflects early 1920s theatrical promotion strategies. "Judge" appears to be either an existing theatrical character or production being revived, though the specific reference isn't entirely clear from this advertisement alone.
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AMUSEMENTS EVERY EVENING D HEATRE ANY STREET MATINEE EVERY DAY NE W SSTAN T BEST SEATS 15 CENTS Coming Soon! Another Knockout Musical Comedy Number JUDGE With an All-Star Cast including George M. Cohan Elsie Janis Frank Tinney Madge Kennedy Fannie Brice Eddie Cantor John Steel Florence Moore Edith Day Jack MacGowan Charles Ruggles Gilda Gray and 28 more of the World’s Greatest Stars AND JUDGE’S Own Brilliant Constellation ONE WEEK ONLY RESERVE YOUR COPIES NOW Warning!—Copies bought of speculators will cost you a whole lot more and will be worth it! JUDGE, Volume 86, No. 2207, February 16, 1924. Entered as Sccond-Class Matter, October 21, 1881, at the Post-Office Published Weekly and copyrighted 1924 by Leslie-Judge Co.; William Green, Pres.; Douglas H. Cooke, Vice-Pres.; E. J. M comicbooks.com