Judge, 1925-02-28 · page 13 of 36
Judge — February 28, 1925 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains theatrical reviews and humorous one-liners typical of Judge's satirical format. The top left cartoon features animals (appearing to be a goat and dog) discussing why they had more "white ones"—likely a joke about livestock breeding or farm animals, though the setup is unclear without fuller context. The main text discusses a French play (appears to be by Geraldy), contrasting European theatrical sophistication with American prudishness. It mocks American theatergoers' expectations that French plays must contain scandalous content ("at least three beds"). Below are three separate theatrical one-liners: - A joke about someone searching a newspaper for people they know - A Stan Stanley/Keith's vaudeville reference - An Al Jolson "Big Boy" joke mocking poor-quality chicken soup (the "eggs" punchline suggests cheap, watered-down broth) These brief jokes reflect Judge's format of mixing theater criticism with quick satirical humor about contemporary entertainment and social pretensions.
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Mack—How come? “Well, we figured and figured and the only reason we could figure out was perhaps because we had more of the white ones!” eT she has. A better title for the play would have been “Lack of Desire Under the Elms.” Considering the circum. stances that the author of the play is a Frenchman and that the theme is physical allure, the purity of the action and dialogue will doubtless disappoint and offend all such theatergoers as are firmly convinced that every French sex play has at least three beds in it. But Geraldy, like a number of other Frenchmen, has a much purer mind than half a dozen American play- wrights one can think of, and his plays, as a conse- quence, are not of the spec to cause a riot at the box- (Continued on page 30) ae} bOWArSYAN° Stan Stanley—Keith’s “What are you looking in that paper for?” “IT want to see if there is anybody born that I know.” Al Jolson in “Big Boy” “How is the chicken soup?” \ “It's the water we cooked the eggs in.” i] comicbooks.com