Judge, 1924-09-13 · page 44 of 72
Judge — September 13, 1924 — page 44: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two unrelated pieces of early 20th-century humor: **"The Revolving Door"** (top): A marital humor cartoon where a husband uses a revolving door to escape his wife, then re-enters via the same door. The joke plays on the phrase "revolving door"—suggesting marriage as cyclical entrapment. The dialogue about "hanging the expense" is a dark pun on spouses "hanging together." **"The Rigoletto Quartet"** (bottom): A satirical piece mocking the famous opera quartet from Verdi's *Rigoletto*. The humor deliberately misrepresents the plot with absurdist details (calling the Duke a "Duck," mentioning false teeth and cocoa). It ridicules both the opera itself and the pretentiousness of phonograph record owners who play classical music. The final illustration shows domestic chaos—another marital comedy trope of the era. Both segments are typical Judge magazine fare: slapstick domestic comedy and mockery of "cultured" entertainment, aimed at middle-class American readers.
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