Judge, 1927-05-07 · page 33 of 36
Judge — May 7, 1927 — page 33: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three distinct elements: 1. **"Dizzy Labels"** (top left): A reader-submitted joke captioned "They call her Venus, because no one ever got anything on her"—a sexual innuendo playing on the goddess of love. 2. **Dentyne Gum Advertisement** (center/right): The dominant content is a commercial featuring a glamorous woman's photograph promoting chewing gum that "keeps the teeth white." This reflects 1920s advertising's emphasis on dental hygiene and cosmetic appearance as markers of sophistication and desirability. 3. **"Funny Bones"** (bottom): Two brief jokes—one about boxer Jack Dempsey, another a British music-hall style comedy exchange about a constable helping a woman find her lost husband. The page is primarily **advertising-driven rather than satirical**. The "Judging the Shows" article discusses Broadway revue theater. The humor relies on wordplay and period-specific references (Prohibition-era theater, British constabulary comedy) rather than political satire. This represents Judge's shift toward mainstream entertainment and commercial content.
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— _ hee NENTYNE ..and smile/ They call her Venus, because no one ever got anything on her. Judge pays $5 for each one printed. Judging the Shows (Continued from page 8) dance number, a series of Pro- hibition jokes, a song entitled “I Can't Get Over a Girl Like You Loving a Boy Like Me,” a “Cameo” ballet with the inevi- table “Cameo Girl” posed at stage center, a number called ‘‘Dancing by Moonlight,” a burlesque of “The Dove” which played at the mpire last year, a number called “Wandering hrough Dream- land,” in which the chorus girls | are named after the various celes- tial bodies, a song called “Lights of Old Broadway,” and a min- strel finale. The second slice of the entertainment begins with a song called “Mexico” and is fol- lowed by one called “The Land of Broken Dreams.” Then we have a movie studio burlesque, Ted Lewis in his old-time act, Your teeth are on display wken you and a song called “Morning . ° . ° Glories.” Need I proceed? smile. They should be gleaming, sparkling white One perhaps has no right to demand originality in music show behind your lips. Men and women who value clean, lyrics, but one at least has a right ‘ - — to urge upon the revue producers white teeth now chew delicious Dentyne—the gum that they throw us off the scent 5 . by faking uy original titles to the that makes teeth white and beautiful. songs that won't betray the old whangdoodle so readily. Think of auch titles as those listed KEEPS THE H WHI above. I take the liberty of quot- ing some otl in shows cur- rently on w in New York: “In Old Seville,” “Those Good Old Bygone Days,” “Climbing the Ladder of Love,” “Who Do You Love?” “Romany,” ‘Float- ing on the Wings of Love,” “Honeymoon Lane,” “Girl of My Dreams” and “I'd Rather Have You Hate Me Than Have An- other Man’s Love.” Something ought to be done about it. Maybe a complaint to the District Attor- ney might work. He seems to have time to attend to almost everything but crooks. FUNNYBOVES, You can say what you want but Jack Dempsey was a great price-fighter. Lavy—Constable, I’ve lost my husband. He was wearing a red tie, plus fours and a bowler hat Coxsrante—You ain’t ’alf lucky, mum! —Passinc Stow Uudge pays $5 for each one printed comicbooks.com