Judge — June 29, 1929 — page 20: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a single-panel cartoon titled "Hosts We've Met But Once: The Eddie Guest Pan" from *Judge* magazine. The illustration depicts a courtroom scene with a judge presiding over what appears to be a humorous trial or hearing. Multiple figures are gathered—some seated, others standing and gesturing animatedly. The cartoon's title references "Eddie Guest," likely the poet Edgar Albert Guest, known for sentimental verse. The "pan" (negative critique) suggests this is satirizing Guest's work or reputation among sophisticated audiences. The courtroom setting frames an ironic "trial" of his guest status or artistic merit, mocking the common social obligation of tolerating tedious or unwelcome acquaintances—here represented through the literary world.