Judge — April 6, 1929 — page 17: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

The page contains two distinct cartoon sections: **Top section** ("Making it worth while"): A four-panel comic strip satirizing theater marketing. It shows the Acme Theatre promoting a performance by Coolidge and Lindbergh "in person." The joke appears to mock the theater's exaggerated advertising claims and crowd enthusiasm—likely a commentary on celebrity culture and theatrical hype of the 1920s-30s era. **Bottom section** ("City Dweller"): A single-panel cartoon depicting a domestic scene where a woman has caught a burglar and "wedged him into the kitchenette" (a small kitchen). The humor contrasts urban apartment living's cramped spaces with a homeowner's resourcefulness—satirizing city apartment life as claustrophobic and comedically inadequate for handling emergencies. Both cartoons employ situational humor typical of Judge's satirical approach to American social customs.