Judge — November 10, 1928 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE aS = \AIG IA The Rodeo is very likely old stuff by now, but to me it was a new. experience in- teresting ... the things that ap- pealed most were the sketehes of Ross Santee in the program and the drunk comedian... this fool- hardy entleman in toreadoric antics steers had the and in spot his vicious swe!l-dressed au- dience in stitches, but it seemed to this spectator that he risked life and limb much the famous cowboys, and at one point his humor came so tragedy that his coat was ripped right off . . . it’s a curious thing how an audience can watch a cow- boy being tossed twenty feet into the air without a quiver, but when the little horn by an cighth of an inch it gasps in fright . . . how we hate to see our fun spoiled! . . . I'm far from squeamish, in fact, I've spent man delightful eveni with a gang of Princeton we enders, but the calf-roping con test almost evening . lassooing bewildered little animals around the neck, stop- them with a quick jerk, throwing them on their backs and tying their feet up, and all this young with more than close to ome mnisses a steer’s ruined iy ping to the accompaniment of loud bellowings (which the band tries to drown) may be great sport, but when a hot and bothere nt in the audience yelled “Why don’t you t somebody your own size!) I felt like gett up and isn’t that joining him... ther 2... well, a colorful description tht Broun anyway. it’s a But, after all, the Rodeo should be no novelty to the aver- age New Yorker... doesn't he bound through Central Park every morning on an ex-milk wagon horse . . . isn't he used to bucking the Bronz express . hasn't he been given plenty of bum steers? . . . a commoner sight” th -at-old Broadway cowboy to rope and tie a soft-eved calf? . . . the only difference is that the calf usually turns the tables. If there is anythir than the Marr Brothers, Vd like to know what itis . . . unless it’s the opening-night audience at a Mars Brothers’ show » how people abhor puns and how they roar at Groucho as he reels off sixty-five a minute but Groucho doesn't always rely on the lowest form of wit... he says to Chico, “I used to know a fellow by the na of Emanuel Ravelli who looked like you,” and Chico replies, “I am Ravelli!” “No wonder look ali says Groucho, and then adds I still insist blar . it’s a great show and 4 Il find two of the song hits listed below. funnier you there is resem On October 18th that keen eyed columnist, F. P. AL, ran in his tower of twaddle a contribu- tion by Bernard Sobel whieh started thusly —‘/f Walter Win chell Had) Written’ Then—The Napoleon Bonapartes are out of town Herodotus claims (Continued on page : comicbooks.com