Judge, 1928-01-14 · page 23 of 36
Judge — January 14, 1928 — page 23: what you’re looking at
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This page satirizes the "flapper" generation of the 1920s—young women adopting modern, unconventional behavior that shocked their elders. The main story depicts a grandmother who, after reading about younger generation trends, threatens to shoot her husband, then worries about the electric chair as an unwelcome modern contrivance. Her flapper granddaughter unhelpfully suggests hiding the gun. The accompanying diary entries mock flapper culture: attending Broadway shows (*Show Boat*, *Funny Face*), gossiping about theater critics, frequenting nightclubs, name-dropping celebrities like Judith Anderson and Daddy Browning, and generally treating serious literature (*Man Rises to Parnassus*) as obligatory rather than meaningful. The cartoon below depicts "Sentimental Flapper"—a young woman lecturing a man on allowing masculine advances, wrapping selfishness in pseudo-philosophical language about "the ideal of beauty." The satire targets both the flapper's contradictions and older generations' bewilderment at changing morality.
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A Little Story of Home Life Grandma, having read and ob- served oa lot) concerning — the younger generation, thought she would stop) being old-fashioned ind adopt. some of the newer methods and customs. So she xot in an argument with G d- I \ \ ) pa, and threatened to shoot him. through with it, because she thought the electric chair was one modern contrivance she would not care to monkey with. Saturday Big party at have written such a terrible play Sherry’s and My Dear! More Or inaybe it was the actors, or wor is wople killed! My escort proved [should say actresses, or | These detectives are £0 ack {5 h a movie critic in dhauise should say the actress! When et th van ‘saat Biniviét sur * and J never realized before how Judith Anderson fainted at. the wouldn't know where to hide it.” At this moment her flapper granddaughter remarked, seeking to be helpful for the first time in her short though hectic carcer: “Why not put it) with your low the movies had risen! Here telephone Twas sure she was go 1 had cried my eyes out at ing into a Russian Gavotte and Sorrel and Son” was in M Dear! She was so tense! formed in three or four thousand — Afterwards to Chez Florence, a words that it was nothing but ble place, and then te sentimental balderdash! Got one $ & G Sandwich shop for thrill however —saw Daddy most) fun of the evening, A Browning. But he didn’t even waiter stands up on the counter glasses; nobody can ever find them when you want them, not even yourself.” And so the thing rests; d- Cad ma having reserved decision, Monday—Tried to read “Man pending the good behavior of her — Rises to” Parnassus.” by Prof. aged mate. Henry Fairficld Osborn beeause I was told by a very intellectual What we'd like to get on our — BF. that TE omust read it! Got as o> radio; about thirty dollars, far as Page 30. Am afraid Pll never make a conscientious book — of reviewer! In the evening to see t openin of “Behold — the Bridegroom” and I still don’t be lieve that the same George Kelly that wrote “Craig’s Wife” could look at me! and quotes four line poems about how good the food is at the old B& G shops. He elsimed In was Edgar Guest. but a Western Union boy aceused him of being Edna St. Vincent Millay. Tuesday—To the opening how Boat" and. it's just stupendous and Norma ‘Terris. is a dear and the music is knockout Afterwards to the Jungle room over the Lido. Very rough Park Avenue Wednesday the opening of Don Dickerman’s “Heigh Ho” at the old Lido Venice on East Fifty-third. Very attractive and ought to be very popular ad The Best Steppers ‘Old Man River" (Show Boat Thou Swell” (Conn. Yankee) “On a Desert Isle” Conneeticut Yankee) What'ma goin’ To Do” (Funny Face) “Kiss and Make Up” (Funny Face) “Cashinara”’ (Or something like that!) * , " “What ll Yo do" 0 she SeNtiMENTAL Frapper—Well, I'll have to excuse you for try hat'll You Do" (no show ing to steal a kiss. After all, one must make allowance for rest less masculinity, groping wistfully through the mists of the work-a-day world toward the ideal of beauty! comicbooks.com