Judge, 1924-08-16 · page 19 of 36
Judge — August 16, 1924 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page features theatrical vaudeville humor from the silent/early sound era. The sketches mock common show-business gags: **Top circle**: McNaughton and Pauley perform a "Plain Jane" bit where losing eyesight somehow qualifies someone for business—likely satirizing absurd stage logic. **Left panel**: A dialogue about plowing fields with "niblicks and mashies" (golf clubs)—joking that the country prioritizes leisure sports over agriculture, a common 1920s concern about urbanization and shifting values. **Right panel**: The Healy vaudeville sketch uses Woolworth's (the budget "five-and-dime" store chain) as a metaphor: a girl represents the store because everything about her costs "nothing over ten cents"—a cutting joke about her cheap appearance or low value. The humor relies on knowing Woolworth's cultural reputation as ultra-affordable.
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| | needs most Charles McNaughton and Harry Pauley in “Plain Jane” “What’s the idea of the har- monica?” “If you lose your eyesight you can start right in business!” “What do you think this country yy “What this country needs most is | More men plowing the fields with plows, and less with niblicks and mashies!” Ted and Betty Healy—Keith’s Vaudeville. Tue Girt—Stand on that dime a second. Now you represent Woolworth’s store. “Why Woolworth’s?” “Nothing over ten cents!” comicbooks.com