Judge, 1925-03-21 · page 18 of 36
Judge — March 21, 1925 — page 18: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* magazine presents early 20th-century humor through multiple cartoon vignettes and a theater review. The top cartoons mock domestic and social situations: "Applesauce" shows a flirting couple with a maid present, while "Tangleтoes" appears to joke about hiding a radio (a relatively new technology). A third cartoon depicts a father worried about his son's extravagant lifestyle. The lower half reviews the theatrical production "Punch and Judith" by George Jean Nathan. The review notes that playwright Henry Bernstein, despite being French, was born in California—apparently the critic finds this noteworthy. The play adapts the biblical story of Judith and Holofernes, with Nathan commenting that the producers added Greek theatrical flavor to the biblical source material. The satire relies on period-specific references: radio as novelty technology, theater criticism of European works, and domestic comedy about class and propriety. Modern readers would need context about early radio adoption and 1920s theatrical culture to fully grasp the humor.
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