Judge, 1924-12-27 · page 20 of 35
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“Ha! “How d’ye think—mosquitoes?” Oddsbodkin Translated Haphazardly from the Original Eskimo of Oogly- Oogle A Delightfully Fantastic Melodrama of the Old Swashbuckler, Beltbuckles and Othersuch, In Six Acts, One Scene and Many Unseen DRAMATIS PERSON (Or Is It “Ea’”?) A man, he is five feet six inches tall and has an aunt by the name of Clementina. Another man, his father, also his masseur. A dozen eggs, all hen’s on deck. Maybe, a doubtful quantity (later a popular song). 12 supers, all heterodynes. Enter Tain, swimming, he thinks he’s an oyster cracker. “Ah me! Come on, army! I’m always in the soup!” He gets tangled in the matted noodles and drowns. The band plays, but it starts to rain so everyone goes home. Exit Portia left (by accident) carry- ing the pet crocodile she has raised from a pup and which has just been Puncture, eh? How did you get it?” run over by the Shenandoah. It is a very sad sight. Lafayette sits disconsolately in one corner of the stage idly nibbling on the second joint of an elephant. He has just finished paving Lafayette Nurse—Well, Bobby, you have a new baby brother. “Oh, zowie! May I be the first to tell Mother?” street and is all tired out. He doesn’t seem a bit surprised to see General Pershing arrive with the United State Marines. Enter two reformers, they think they’re pretty good. (Translator’s. Note—For years it has been the custom of the Tas- manian peasants to store their | kalteraufshnit (kalteraufshnit) in a basement until their festal holiday.) Dr. Jeckyll (entering at full gallop) —“It’s coming on! I’ve got to find a place to Hyde.” They hide together. mystified. A Disreputable Character suavely)—Are you Mr. Hyde? Chorus (derisively)—Sure! you see he is? Can't Enter eighteen show girls, they | Everyone is (very | think the performance is over and start to get dressed. The audience won't stand for this. No standing room is sold. Well, that'll give you an idea. There’s lots more but it isn’t worth the trouble. Roughly (oh, very!) the rest of the play goes on to explain how Little Morning Star finally wins a home through sheer devotion to the ideals which her dear old granny taught her. Little Theater Groups may obtain the script as well as a full course of ten easy lessons in “What to Do When a Riot Sets In, "by paying the postman only $27.34 on delivery. Carroll __— comicbooks.com