Judge, 1924-08-30 · page 18 of 36
Judge — August 30, 1924 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects **vaudeville and Broadway theater jokes** from the 1920s, featuring sketches by popular performers of the era: Beatrice Lillie, Fred Leslie, Lester Allen, Will Rogers, and the comedy duo Moran and Mack. The humor relies on **simple, punchy one-liners** typical of stage comedy: - A wife being "in Brooklyn" (not dead) as a joke about marital discord - A waiter's deadpan response to a fly complaint - A dream joke playing on the physical absurdity of eating flannel cakes These are **theater advertisements disguised as humor content**—Judge promoted Broadway and vaudeville shows while entertaining readers with brief comedic scenes. The satire is light and domestic rather than political. The jokes depend on wordplay and unexpected punchlines rather than topical references most modern readers would recognize without theatrical context.
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a bi Sketches by Re Lester Allen in “Scandals” “My wife is in the great be- yond.” “Oh, dead?” Beatrice Lillie and Fred “No, Brooklyn!” Leslie in “Charlot’s Re- vue” Customer—There’s a fly in my coffee. Waitress—Well, don’t get excited, it won't drink much! “Do you believe in dreams?” Will Rogers in “The “Sure; las’ night I dreamdt I wuz eatin’ famnel cakes Follies” an’ when I woke up this mornin’, the blanket wuz gone!” Moran and Mack— Keith's Vaudeville comicbooks.co