Judge, 1925-05-30 · page 18 of 36
Judge — May 30, 1925 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a theater-humor page featuring jokes tied to contemporary Broadway productions (circa 1920s based on style). The content includes: **Theater Jokes**: Brief comedic exchanges referencing current shows like "The Poor Nut," "Tell Me More," "Keith's," and "Dancing Mothers"—typical vaudeville-style one-liners about everyday situations (shoe sizes, drinking, selling bonds). **"Confessional" Essay**: Theater critic George Jean Nathan confesses he left early from a Stagers' production of Ibsen's "Rosmersholm," acknowledging it's a "fine play" but admitting he couldn't sit through it. This is Nathan's self-aware critique—a common magazine feature where critics humorously admit their prejudices or impatience. **The Satire**: The page gently mocks both theater-goers (who pretend to appreciate serious drama) and critics (who make excuses for not finishing important works). The contrast between Nathan's intellectual acknowledgment and his actual behavior creates the humor. For modern readers: this resembles contemporary theater reviews or arts criticism that balances respect for canonical works with honest personal reaction.
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mA CE Marie Cahill—** Keith's” “You say he’s some crap shooter.” “Yes, he took a course in chiropractic to learn how to manipulate the bones.” Lou Holtz and Ruth Raymond n “Tell Me More” He—What size shoe do you wear? She—Well, seven is my size, but eights are so comfortable I wear nines! Confessional by George Jean Nathan I held derelict in my duty when L report that [ re- mained at the Stagers’ produc- tion of “Roswersiois” for only one act. “RosmMersnoum,”” as everyone knows perfectly well, is a fine play. Let's ad- mit that much at onee. And the Stagers’ production, or at least the slice of it that I saw, seemed, with the exception of La Wycherley’s performance of Rebecca West, to be an in- telligent one. Let's admit that too. But, just the same, I couldn't persuade myself to sit the evening out. Herewith, gentlemen of the jury, the reasons. In the first place, “Rosmers- Hots” is no longer my idea of (Continued on page 2: I trust that T will not be Eliott Nugent and Percy Helton in Poor Nut” “LT can't sell bonds. How do you know when they want an “Oh, you giv out on the porc! “The marred card to ha Robot Ostorson. John Halliday and Dorothy Bur- gess in “Dancing Mothers” “Don't you know when you've had enough to drink?” “Sure, but by that time I'm unconscious!” comicbooks.com