Judge, 1929-06-29 · page 9 of 37
Judge — June 29, 1929 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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# Explanation for Modern Readers This page from *Judge* magazine contains a satirical story about a magician or vaudeville performer and her escape act, accompanied by cartoon illustrations mocking dated stereotypes. **The Main Story:** A man describes a female performer (possibly named Joan or a stage character) who performs an elaborate escape trick involving being locked in a refrigerator. The narrative is deliberately absurd—she tells rambling anecdotes about dolphins stealing pork, and the escape involves hidden assistants and hot water to loosen bonds. It's satirizing both vaudeville performance culture and women's supposedly illogical thinking ("woman's intuition"). **The Cartoons:** - "Living Skeleton" and "Fat Lady" mock sideshow attractions - "Brunette" cartoon jokes about men being attracted to blonde hair - Two Scotsmen with "crooked sticks" (golf clubs) reference ethnic stereotypes about Scottish golfers **The Satire:** The piece mocks early 20th-century entertainment spectacle, absurd escape artistry, and perpetuates crude gender and ethnic caricatures typical of *Judge's* era—humor that relied on mockery of women, immigrants, and carnival/vaudeville culture.
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in the wind. And when TL was ten “Wait, wait. T know!" 1 eried. “You could spit ten curves in the wind | “Why, how did she queried, wide-eyed “YP just felt it’ P blushed. "I Huess it's my woman's intuition.” “Well.” Miss “T remember one time some sport- you know?” resumed Joan, ive dolphins crawled aboard. in Papua and stole a piece of pork I had been hoarding to gresse the cook's nose Xmas Eve. How Tcried! 1 guess they must done it There was a deep silence while To drummed on the table She watched me mervoustly. her startled fawn’s eves bright with with have on. porpoise. tears Listen, Morris.” 1 said finally, you and 1 get it, sure But how about those tens of thou sands of people out there in the barber shops and dental parlors? How about all those there on Columbus Cirele? people out “Aw gee. it’s: just a) vicious Cirele” she pouted. “1 remem- ber one night in that Childs’ over there "Yes, yes, 1 know all THAT. 1 interrupted briskly. “And now, tell me, would it) be asking too much to see the Es- from the Iccbox trick which you intend using in vaudeville?” She assented readily, and) with the aid of her maid. Ada May, we soon had her trussed up neatly and lowered headforemost the refrigerator. asked tensely, my hand gripping the pistol. “All matey,” sang out the intrepid mermaid. 1 fired and searcely had the smoke way when she appeared completely undone and almost as good as new, As she wiped the radishes and bits of butter from about cape into clear, cleared her eyes. she explained how: the was effected. bu see, this is a special ice she indicated. “It has two 1 dining alcove and bath s Tam lowered into the top, my assistants, who have been hiding in the foyer, place me in the tub, flood it with hot water, and in a trice the bonds are iked off. They are only + (Continued on page 31) rooms. As soon JUDGE VING ut Yo, |SKELETON ae Far Lavy—Oh, ichat a narrow eseape—I almost reached for | a" Lucky"! Brexerre—Isn't it sickening the way the men will fall for a head of yellow hair! sticks are crooked, why Scotchmen's books.com