Judge, 1928-09-15 · page 33 of 36
Judge — September 15, 1928 — page 33: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several humor pieces and advertisements typical of 1920s Judge magazine: **Main Content:** The "Judging the Shows" section discusses theater criticism, mentioning playwright Edward Clark and bootlegger-themed plays about Chicago's underworld—reflecting the Prohibition-era fascination with crime stories on stage. **Comic Bits:** Brief jokes about courtship ("The Early Bird"), marriage anxiety, and stubbornness—standard domestic humor of the era. **Central Cartoon:** "Emotional Moments in the Life of a Flapper" depicts a young woman playing tennis, with the caption joking about solving romantic/financial problems by lighting a Murad cigarette. This satirizes the modern "flapper" lifestyle—independent, cigarette-smoking women representing 1920s social liberation. **Advertisement:** Murad cigarettes use the cartoon to market to this new female consumer demographic, a significant cultural shift in the 1920s. The page reflects Judge's focus on contemporary social changes: Prohibition crimes, modern women's independence, and evolving consumer culture.
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| AVAUNT UTAH GIDDAP | POTATO CLOCK DYNA- | MITE BE WORRIED DEFIANT OVERTURE | HOUSE BENIGN. | Judging the Shows Continued from page 17) Chieago underworld. Just what worked the professor up, I do not know, but a good guess would be the royalties that his brother play wrights have been getting from plays about the condition of af fairs in the Chi When someone writes ay o underworld uy that makes money, Mr. Mack fre quently goes after some of the same kind of money with the same kind of play. This one, accord ingly, is of bootlegger strife, the of inne zirl in the mess. crooked police officials, and the other rubber stamps. For his big scene, that involvir ent young in which the audience is allowed to speculate as to whether the hero has killed the villain or vice versa in the off-sta, Mack has taken drama of twenty y “The Shulamite,” ete. examp! T" run of “Relations,” by Ed- ward Clark, will doubtless not be much longer than this para graph. The Early Bird “TD like to kiss a girl who hasn't 1 lot of ro on her lips.” “Not me! 1 like to get there before the other fellows do.” —Evervnopy’s Weeky Young Hushand—I can't stand this suspense any longer! Medical Man—Calm yourself. iy dear sir, I've tht thou- sands of babies into the world ind never lost a father yet. —Answers “Harold is awfully obstinate.” “In what wa “It's the hardest thing in the world to make him admit I’m right when he knows I’m wrong.” Tit Bers EMOTIONAL IN THE LIFE MOMENTS A FLAPPER When the morning mail contains noth- al from a pre and rich be puta lot of annoying bills excepta and you are at your wits’ end to solve your problems... Light a MURAD. Tu Viettn—Sorry, partner, racquet. CiLoee Foam te Feng afraid I’ve spoilt your :s’ Houipay Aywvan