Judge — November 5, 1927 — page 19: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page presents four historical vignettes as comedic parallels to contemporary behavior. Each panel depicts a famous historical or legendary figure engaging in modern social conduct: **"Ben Hur Steps On It"** shows the ancient charioteer in an automobile, racing recklessly. **"Young Salome Struts Her Stuff"** depicts the biblical dancer performing modern fashionable behavior, likely referencing 1920s "flapper" culture. **"Lief the Lucky Stages a Comeback"** shows the Norse explorer in what appears to be a theatrical or social comeback scenario. **"Young Henry VIII Pulls a Necking Party"** presents the English king engaged in modern romantic behavior. The satire's point: human nature remains constant across ages—vanity, showing off, and romantic pursuits are timeless, despite historical settings. By placing historical figures in modern scenarios, Judge mocks contemporary social behaviors as merely repetitions of age-old human folly.