Judge, 1924-08-23 · page 23 of 36
Judge — August 23, 1924 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page features theatrical humor sketches by cartoonist Robert Pallerson, depicting scenes from Broadway productions of the era. The three vignettes mock contemporary plays and their characters: 1. **"Strange Bedfellows"** features two men discussing a job offer with intentional irony—the position requires all-day work despite claiming to be effortless. 2. **"I'll Say She Is"** contains a joke about poverty, playing on the absurdity of calling a petticoat manufacturer "poor" while living on the city outskirts, suggesting ironic social commentary about middle-class pretensions. 3. **"Keith's"** (a vaudeville circuit) shows a couple joking about a horse's bravery—the humor relies on the double meaning of "brave" (courageous versus reckless), with the horse chasing others competitively. These are light entertainment pieces satirizing theatrical stereotypes and contemporary social attitudes, typical of Judge magazine's theatrical coverage from this period.
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SNAP SHOTS By, “ob ert atlorr On ; Wn. Courtleigh and Dwight Frye in “Strange Bedfellows” “Of course you can handle the job—nothing to do all day, all day to do it in, and an assistant to help you do it!” e Arthur Marz and Lotta Miles in “I'll Say She Is” “T3 he poor?” “He’s as poor as a manufacturer of petticoats! He lives in the outskirts of the city—this is all one big joke!” He—I bet on a brave horse. Sue—Brave? Morris & Campbell—Keith’s “J should say so. You ought to see him chase the other horses around the track!” 21 comicbooks.com