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Judge — May 25, 1929 — page 23: Judge, 1929-05-25

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This page from **Judge** magazine contains theater and entertainment gossip and commentary, not political cartoons. The author (signed "Judge, Jr.") reviews Broadway shows and personalities from the 1920s era. Key references include: - **Zigfeld** (likely Florenz Ziegfeld, famous Broadway impresario) and contract disputes with performers - **Rube Goldberg, H.T. Webster, Arthur William Brown, Russell Patterson**—cartoonists/illustrators whose work appeared in shows - Various Broadway productions: *The Illustrators' Show*, *Passion Plays*, *The Will*, and pantomimes - Entertainment figures like **Barney Gallant, Walter O'Keefe, Heywood Broun** (prominent columnist) - A lengthy golf anecdote about "Mr. Golden" and others, using humor about obsessive behavior The illustrations show performers and show scenes. The satire targets Broadway's commercial decline ("dying its annual death"), bohemian personalities, and entertainment industry pretensions. The tone is gossipy, insider commentary typical of Judge's theatrical coverage.

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JUDGE \AIGr The Illustrators’ Show was the \ ? next season. If Ziegfeld doesn't best in vears. . 2.) Rube Gold- ~ go through with this, I shall start berg contributed another nut hit. razzing Bobbe Arnst, who also . .. Wish I could tell you about ; signed a long contract with him, I it... . Why doesn't he do a full- , was pl ng golf with John length Broadway Revue? .. . 54 Golden last Sunday, He has a H. T. Webster's “Front to - SI | numbered set of golf clubs. He Womanhood,” a Poker sketch, was has become such a rabid golfer of a rollicking high spot... . Wish late 1 could tell you about it... and Arthur William Brown spends so much time on and Russell Patterson the links, that now he wrote, directed, and calls for everything by - girl sing- = number. He smokes stunt number two cigars as he number that made Zi, plays. He wears num- feld’s past forts ook ber eight hats, number like Passion Plays... 2 twelve shoes, number Russell. Patterson's cur- fifty-four pants, num- tain would have driven ber. twenty-one shirts, Boston insane. . . . The Benda Pantomime, “The Will,” cerie, silent murder, completely stopped the hiccupping out front... . I ¢ was in the show, and as usual, I ae number sixteen sox, and, if he’s in good condition, scores number ve on most holes. John La- tta played with us, about fifty yards ahead most of the time, and on one tee before his clubhead hit . the ball he yelled for a following Broadway is dying its annual wind. Mr. Golden said the death, The night clubs are hang- s trouble with LaGatta’s game was ing on by the skin of a check or ) that he was coming through too two. Barney fast with his alibis. Clare Gallant sits = Budington Kelland, with sound, over his mid- was playing a night tea and great deal talks of his comi: acation in with us. Mr. Golden cracked a Russia. He pre: sumes to study screaming cighty-five yard drive the caviar situation. Walter off a tee. “I'm afraid it’s going O'Keefe is in Hollywood writ- to slice,” said Mr, Golden, ing a musical talkie, It will “When you hit a golf ball, Mr. probably take a r to exhibit Golden, it is too confused to ter always has so much know what to do!” said Mr. t extras will be in the Kelland. Mr. Golden said son and talking on their thing and a thunderstorm came fingers. Heywood . up and drove us to Broun is seriously oy ™ the clubhouse. considering a wig » eee Palm Beach suit "¥ as I am told that no song since “Alex- for the Summer. In the Fall he plans SOFT 5 ander’s Ragtime Band” has ea going immediately to Palm Beach to so smash-bangly as “Button Up Your save changing. “Passing the Lucky , Overcoat.” Once one hears Strike factory windows at Forty-Fifth p whistles and si n spectator inside lean- the hit song in ail watching the girls \ Hf Zelma O'Neill and Jack Hale: 1 the show nightly with it. It usu E follows that a song hit eget others lers in bby, in similar vein. May we “Un- in to tell J igs button Your Vest and Let Me L sore in eld for Your Heart?” Judge, J was adequately terrible. *_ * # &© 8 &© # & it one comicbooks.com