Judge — October 11, 1924 — page 5: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains two satirical cartoons about theatrical life: **Top cartoon:** "The day after the children went to the 'Follies'" depicts children imitating what they saw at a theatrical revue. An adult woman watches disapprovingly as the youngsters mimic dance moves and poses from the show, suggesting concern about children's exposure to entertainment deemed unsuitable or overly adult. **Bottom cartoon:** "There's Always the River" shows a figure on a theater building contemplating suicide, likely representing financial ruin or professional failure in show business. The theatrical setting and dramatic pose reference the cliché of desperate performers driven to despair. Both cartoons satirize early 20th-century theater culture and its perceived social effects—one mocking concerns about children's innocence, the other the precarious lives of performers.