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# Who's Who in Judge: George Mitchell This is a biographical profile rather than a political cartoon. It introduces **George Mitchell**, a multi-talented entertainer born in New York on Thanksgiving Day. Mitchell had an accomplished career as an opera tenor (trained in Milan, Italy) who performed in grand opera, light opera, and concert work. During World War I, he served as a Song Leader in military camps. Beyond music, Mitchell was notably active in theatrical performance—both amateur and professional—playing roles in pantomimes like "Beggar on Horseback" and "The Man About Town." Most notably for *Judge* readers, **Mitchell served as editor of *Film Fun*, described as "the only humorous motion picture magazine in captivity"**—a publication likely distributed in prisons or institutions, hence the wry phrasing.
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JUDGE Published WHO’S WHO IN JUDGE E would invite you, gentle reader, to step right up and make a face at the face of JUDGE’s picture critic which adorns this page. motion George was born in New York City on Thanksgiving Day, but admits that he knows no reason why anybody (even he) should celebrate the day on that account. After an early and casual acquaintance with institutions of learning he called it a day and at nineteen, discovering a voice, went to Mi studied and soon b if not the best, tenc ano, Italy, where he ecame the youngest, or in the world. He sang in Italy and America in grand opera, light opera, oratorio, and concert, until the war (World not Civil), when he volunteered to serve as Song Leader in military camps, in the performance of which duty he had his voice shot from under him and leaped lightly into light literature. Inclined to be childish at times, he wrote children’s books, plays for children, and dramatized “Rip Van Winkle” for Sarg’s marionettes. Among his various activities he has also devoted much of his time to the stage both as an amateur and profe: sional actor. Last season he played the Prince of Xanadu in the pantomime in “Beggar on Horseback” and the season before took the part of one of the three clowns in Austin Strong’s pantomime, “The Man About Town,” a curtain raiser to Drinkwater’s “Mary Stuart.” He is also the editor of Film Fun, the only humorous motion picture magazine in captivity. GEORGE MITCHELL Volu +r, October 21, 1881, at the Post-Office at New York City, N. Y.. under Act of March 3. 1879. $5.00 a year. 1c a copy. Weekly t Britain: Douglas H. Cooke, President: Kendall Banning, Vice-President and Editorial Director: Norman Anthony, ‘ooney, Assist ‘627 West 43d St., New York, N.Y For advertising rates any, Inc nderbilt Avenue. Chicago: 225 North Michigan Avenue. comicbooks.com