Judge, 1927-04-02 · page 13 of 36
Judge — April 2, 1927 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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# "High Hat" Judge Page Analysis This page satirizes the Prohibition era's speakeasy culture and underground drinking. The main cartoon depicts a "High Hat" (fancy) speakeasy dinner where well-dressed men in formal wear are getting drunk—speech bubbles reveal their inebriated states ("Slurping," "Blotto no end," "Try a champagne punch to the mouth, Mac"). The accompanying text humorously debates whether a drunk man actually goes "under the table" during revelry, proposing to settle it as a boxing match at Madison Square Garden with a referee (Tex Rickard, a famous fight promoter). This mocks both the absurdity of Prohibition enforcement and the era's obsession with spectacle. The recipe section provides a "Dodge Special" cocktail—the "Dodge" reference likely alludes to Prohibition-era slang or evasion tactics. Overall, the page satirizes upper-class flouting of Prohibition laws through elaborate private dining venues and the elaborate "sporting" nature of their drinking culture.
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JUDGE \AIG Avery momentous question has arisen at High Hat Head- quarters... “Does a man actu- ally go under the table? . the lad who makes the sketches for this highly entertaining page ‘laims that “A” (that’s the man) s under the table, while I in- sist that he only falls beside it. . . several experiments have been tried but up to date they have all been failures... the first time we ed it, we were ejected from the urant just as 2” started a nose dive, the second attempt was foiled by the place being raided and during the third ses- sion a sympathetic waiter threw in a towel and held my arm up ter that we decided to hold the test in a private dining-room but that also was a flop because neither of us could remember how the darn thing ended . we think we've got the right idea at last... we’ve gotten in touch with Rickard, have named seconds, managers, rubbers, ete., and the big event will be held in Madison Square Garden. . has promised not to ch seat, too... the whole be held under the Juniperberries rules and pen: ties will be served for offside plays, biting in the clinches, hold- ex € affair is to Marquis of - however, \ \ - WWNIOR, YouR { j CARRIAGE AND | \ Gyraci Ty ARE SyPERB// Ee LK ing, gouging and kicking winner will tour the country under the auspices of C. C. Pyle « watch forthcoming numbers for announcement of date! fp This here now column will hav. to be very short this week (cries of Thank Gawd!) as next week I getting out the “High Hat” ment). . the famous mumber (advertise- pe “Ned,” from Ottawa, Canada, sends in a recipe which he calls “The Dodge Special,” shakes you up.... 1 pt. Gordon 1 pt. grape juice; 4 pts. r ale; 2 lemons; table spoonfuls of sugar and ice (Continued on page 31) because it comicbooks.com