Judge — April 10, 1926 — page 31: what you’re looking at

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Laugh If You Like-/ —ut I Did Learn HKusic Without a Teacher Tt was a little social gathering. Everyone had been called on to entertain and all had responded with a song or with a selection on some musical instrument Now it was my turn. Thad always been known as a “sit in the corner”—never able to eitherjsing or play. Yet I smiled confidently and took my place at the piano. Then I played— no one else had played that evening ve . . Ballads! Classical numbers! Popular Tired of the Liquor Question tun r the first time in my life I was the Dear Jvpa very center of attraction! losing subscription renewal card—bill They listened—dumbfounded. For a moment, now that I had finished, they re y beginning I was playing real hen thunderous applause! "Then ike a regular musician! “How did you do it?” they chorused ! didn't know’ note! ho was your teacher a moment the questions overwhelmed me always éntert eacher? I never had one,” I replied. “T “And I eve 10 help restore of personal freedom to arned by myself at home.” money.” the people. Your continuous giving over of They laughed in disbelis You, too, can learn to play your favorite instru- ciitorial space for the above purpose weakens “Laugh if you w ountered. “I did learn ment by this easy “at home" method. | No musical your effec ¢ without a te talent needed — Pick out any instrument and learn Your editorials used to please me uch \ few months ago I didn’t know one note from for just a few cents that agreed with them all the another. I love music. But 1 couldn't afford a i clever and witty and often a bit private teacher. And I hated monotonous exercises. free Boole and Demonstration Lesson ust where they would lead. ‘That charm is all | Anyway, I thought musicians were born, not made Wondertal iuitrated (sme book aud {toe demon od seldaca read Ubeat now because 1 know Myouall know how I've st around while the stration lesson tell whole story. Win new friends, beforehand they lead to booze. [have no statistics rest of you entertained od times and increased in Sign and mail on the matter, but so many of them do that it —longing to be able eoupon NOW. | Instruments supplied whi seems as if th did. Pick Your Instrument | to play “isp Mekorae. And any i. don't take it so hard. Pome ‘cai Tien one night I ick Bldg., New York City. Variety is the spice of life and time will do wonders was reading a maga- L00L oe Me.~|SSS*SC*:*~=CS In spite of ail you say it seems to me there must Organ Harmony and i - : zine. Suddenly I saw U- S. SCHOOL OF MUSIC, be some place near a you can go bred wa are a startling announce- 24 Brunswick Bldg., New York. while and get a breath of good old plain Tee Uealel inging | ment, telling of a new, Please send me your free book, * Lessons snappy fresh air without any liquor question to Banjo Tenor Gui ae easy method of quickly Your Own Home,” with introduct by Dr you could out here—the liquor he fener Guitar learning C nk Crane, De tration Lesson y small item in our daily life. atoll veep in your own hom lars of your special offer. I a Sincerely yours, Neg String Steel Guitar out a teacher. It following course Richards Loesch possongs Harp sounded impossible—it > Guat! Gores made me wonder—but : -Hayeiyou Tust Seine: Tecboee it didn’t cost acent to Yame . . Vaeaed SpecchCalture | find out. So T signed The Chronic Reader Automatic Finger Control | the coupon, and—well, Piano Accordion you know the rest T chose the piano jazz or classical. I tra and make big UM Address Elitore of Jenar: It is difficult to avoid p to the merits of Jena: me the hi magazine lies in George Jean Nathan and William Morris Houghton, the latter chiefly for Is, which, incidentally, are far superior to remarks anent the movies. ‘The . enough, seem to lack the bold virility which charac- They seem to have been e after a hard day's as much interested to read the “Comstockian” clipping from the per of Is i f rare verbal morsels—"T! Tt sum friends views of the anti-maniacs who constitute the corns and bunions which harass the aching feet of prog- have often wonder readers of Jupce go com of all comes a rather hasty perusal of the definite pause at D. ¥. O. Ci Thereupon, I turn to George Jean } arable comment upon the shows. h Hat” and the movies come next. At this point s urge rises within me and I turn to the editorial page and share with W. M. H. his scorn of the micrometrie mind. With the vital organs thus dispo: turn to the consideration of the remaining viscera starting with the “Cheer Leaders” and picking up the best of the laughs at random, ht be interesting to learn of the “modus operandi” of some of y other readers. With best wishes to a funny paper that is really funny—to a periodical which has set itself definitely upon the side of free and unrestrained thought regardless of consequences. Boston, Mass, ry 12, 1926. Please Forgive Us! For the love of Mike! Who the devil is re- sponsible for the last number of Jupar? The Up- - Down number. ke him out and drown oo. Indeed you must be hard up for original ideas ch tricks, . t for Nathan's articles I'd iption, but I'd put up | with a lot to read his articles, but don’t try another such erazy idea. Humor, ha, ha... ! ‘Truly yours, Cleveland, O. B. PF. Carday A) Yebrua “Oh, daddie, look at the bees malzin’ automobile radiators.” Lu 29 comicbooks.com