Judge — June 22, 1929 — page 21: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a multi-panel comic satirizing contemporary theater productions and social behavior. The central question—"Is insanity excuse for divorce?"—frames humorous scenarios from various stage shows of the era. The panels depict audiences and performers, with dialogue referencing popular productions. One panel mentions a wife seeing her husband in a "little show" but him not seeing her, suggesting infidelity or indifference. Another features a domestic dispute where a woman refuses to cook spinach—likely referencing Popeye's cultural prominence around this era. The cartoon mocks both theatrical plots (often melodramatic domestic conflicts) and contemporary marriage dynamics, suggesting that theater audiences found humor in recognizing exaggerated versions of their own relationship troubles on stage. The overall tone suggests satirical commentary on 1920s-30s entertainment and marital expectations.