Judge, 1927-11-19 · page 30 of 36
Judge — November 19, 1927 — page 30: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements and theater reviews**, not political satire. The **cartoon** (upper right) is a domestic humor joke: a wife on her honeymoon asks her dentist-husband if he remembers their first meeting. He enthusiastically says he'll never forget it—the afternoon he extracted three of her teeth. The joke plays on the incongruity of romantic memory versus a dentist's professional recollection. The rest of the page contains **theater criticism** reviewing Broadway shows including an adaptation of Fulton Oursler's novel about an insane asylum, and "A Connecticut Yankee" (with music by Richard Rodgers). The critic is quite harsh about the asylum play's central character—an oaf who wins painting awards without training—questioning whether the author is intentionally satirizing or simply writing poorly. The **advertisements** push period products: Bayer Aspirin, Bell-Ans for indigestion, hair products, and a novelty garter that prevents trouser legs from bending.
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