Judge, 1929-07-27 · page 3 of 38
Judge — July 27, 1929 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page (July 27, 1929) The main cartoon satirizes theatrical productions. It depicts an "Adagio Dancer" performing an energetic routine on stage, while a stagehand or director (visible at right) watches. The caption reads: "What are you complaining about these summer rehearsals for? You get all the breeze." The joke mocks summer theater rehearsals as physically exhausting work, with the complaint that at least performers get air circulation from their vigorous movements—a weak consolation for grueling rehearsal conditions in pre-air-conditioning theaters. The adjacent advertisement references "The Belle of the Bayside," promoting next week's theatrical offering with Maybie Goesman. The "Judging the News" section above comments on contemporary events: a golf club fence project, a taxi company rivalry ("Rate War"), Fourth of July fireworks accidents, and a Scotsman's baseball exploits.
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fot 9 51999 Jack SuutrLewortn, Editor Georce Jess NATHAN “© us 36507 /* Jack Civerr, Associate Editor Ricnarp J. Warsi Contributing Editors Prt. Rosa, Trt Editor Sioxey S, Lexz JUDGING THE NEWS The Old Westbury Golf Club on Long Island is’ planning to erect 10,000 fence to keep planes from landing on the links. Divots will hereafter return to their normal size. As we go to press, there’s a battle raging in New York City between the Yellow Cab Co., the White Horse Taxi Co., and Ford motors. History will pre remember this as the “Rate War uty 27) 22%), tional entry at Jamaica, ae) righted 1929, by it in yrig ‘Entered aa Sex ‘00 a year U.'S. snd Great Britain: Pred This isn’t exactly news, but the employees in the partment of a studio aren't the only ones who have to listen to squawks. king-movie Well, the statistics are all in, and last Fourth of July saw com- paratively few people hurt by fireworks. Most of the accidents were caused by natives celebrat- ing their Independence by drink- ing firewater. Detober 21, 1881, at Us Weekly by’ Judge Pub nal W ates Freasures w of the U.S 1 This is absolutely the Scotch story we're It’s about a Scotechr York who bought I ball glove and told h to the Yankee stadium and_ sc how many balls he could cateh. last oing to run: n in New There's one about this Bill providing a five- year sentence for bootleggers. That'll be just about enou, to let their whisky good thing h time age properly. get all the breeze. der act of March 3, N New, York