Judge, 1926-03-06 · page 11 of 36
Judge — March 6, 1926 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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# Political Satire Analysis **Top cartoon:** Shows theater actors struggling through a performance while audience members cough loudly during the first act, forcing them to return for a second act. This is straightforward theatrical satire about inconsiderate audiences disrupting performances. **Middle section:** Lists fictional play titles as jokes targeting contemporary public figures and politicians—Wayne B. Wheeler (Prohibition advocate), Harry Houdini, General Smedley Butler, Police Commissioner Enright, Michael Arlen, and others. Each title mockingly references scandals or character traits associated with these men (e.g., "The Missing Millions" about alleged corruption). **Bottom cartoon:** Depicts a devil-like figure (representing "the pest") addressing Hell's inhabitants after the theatrical curtain falls, suggesting damnation awaits theater critics or troublemakers. The page satirizes both theater culture and contemporary political figures through clever wordplay, typical of Judge magazine's humorous commentary on early 20th-century American society.
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Haring had their lines drowned by the coughing in the audience during the first act, the actors appear for the second act. Some Real Plays I'd Like to View and Re-view “A Snort in THE Dark,” by Wayne +4 B. Wheeler “In and Out,”” by Harry Houdini. “The Lost City,” by General Smedley Butler. “The Missing Millions,” by former Police Commissioner Enright, of New York City “Back to Nature,” by Michael Arlen (with Mr. Arlen as the man who turns his back to nature). “The Woman Thou Gavest Me,” by the citizens of Texas. “The City of Dreadful Night,” by the law-abiding element of Chicago, if any. “Macbeth in Modern Dress,” by Brooks Brothers. “A Ghost of a Show,” by Conan Doyle. “The Valley of Silence,” by Calvin Coolidge. “Twenty Years After,” by Harry K. Thaw. “A Word from the Wise,” by Dr. Frank Crane and Arthur Brisbane. “The Land of the Sky-blue Sunda: by all 100 per cent. Americans. Wayne G. Haisley. comicbooks.com