Judge, 1930-03-15 · page 5 of 36
Judge — March 15, 1930 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains two distinct pieces of satire: **"Nor Parties" (top right):** A brief editorial criticizing silent film stars for not using their newfound voices after the advent of "talking pictures." The joke: if silent-screen actors have finally found their voices, why remain silent on social/political issues? **"Yes, Spring's Here, All Right!" (bottom):** A dialogue between baseball manager and player "Mike" discussing signing endorsements for the upcoming season. They're negotiating with a player named "Lefty McYittz" (likely ethnic caricature humor typical of the era). The illustration shows a social scene where a woman complains about waiting "twenty minutes" with nothing happening, while a man responds he's been "waiting twenty years and nothing's happened"—a joke about marriage or romantic stagnation. The content reflects 1920s-30s American popular culture preoccupations with baseball, entertainment, and domestic life.
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Nor Parties And people who live in pent-houses shouldn't throw flower-pots. One thing sure—Ma never was quite | yor Walker © enough to miss a train taking him out of town for a What we want to know is: as the Americs ation went to London to talk things over, why didn’ t they, too, send for their barbers? As long Our argument is simply this: If these silent sereen stars have really found their voices, why don't. they find something to say? “Ts that the hushand or the friend? I’m sort of losing track.” Yes, Spring’s Here, All Right! “Ease your eyes over that list, chief, and see if we shouldn't lead em all with a line-up like tha , good work, Mike. We're starting the season off All signed up, too, chief. If I do say it myself, that list represents a pretty cagey bit of work.” “Good stuff, Mik You ought to get a bonus... Hey! What the ...!" “What's the 1 “Matter! Didn't it ever dé might have some slight need for a darned good pitcher?” “Huh? Oh, yeah, chief. Well, I'll tell you...” “Listen: The last thing I told you was that we got to have Lefty Me- Yittz, wasn’t it? And I said for you to sign him if you didn’t get anybody else, didn’t 1?” “[ know you did, chief. And I pleaded and wheedled. But he’s a hold-out. Wants twenty thousand and a cut at the end of the season.” Twenty thousand!” “Yep. Won't sign for a cent less.” “He's worth a lot to us, Mike, but not twenty thousand.” “That's what I figured, so I finally gave him the razz.” “Well, I'd counted McYittz, but we'll b other pitcher, I gue wn on you the a lot on Lefty to get some Now, let's ) ] what we've got to start with: a movie ] star, a grand opera singer, two golf- | ers, a tennis champ, three society women and an aviator. Well, Mike, that's a pretty good line-up at that. Just about the best bunch of endors- " ers ol’ Yeasty Cigarettes ever started “Look here, I’ve been waiting twenty minutes and nothing's hap- a season with, I gues: pened.” —Cuer Jonsson “Well, I’ve been waiting twenty years and nothing's happened!” 3 comicbooks.com