Judge, 1930-08-09 · page 9 of 36
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# Judge Magazine Cartoon Analysis This page satirizes **Walter Winchell**, the famous Broadway gossip columnist and entertainer. The top cartoon shows a judge's courtroom where a woman complains about her husband buying a two-pants suit—likely mocking marital disputes or consumer culture. The main text is a scathing attack on Winchell, presented as a letter from "Mrs. Walter Winchell." It ridicules him through wordplay and deliberate name-mangling (spelling his name differently repeatedly), suggesting he's a fraud. The critique covers: - His dubious firing from a typewriter company mail-room - Questions about his actual theatrical credentials - Accusations he steals credit for discovering talent - Claims he plagiarizes stories from columnists - Implies he's unfaithful to his wife and uses transparent excuses - Suggests he can't even tell stories to his own children The illustration shows a dramatic cliff scene with the caption "Er, can you swim?"—implying Winchell should jump. This represents Judge magazine's hostile satire of a prominent public figure, exposing what it viewed as his pretensions and moral failings.
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JUDGE —_ “A lot of good it does a man to buy a two-pants suit in this house!” There Now, How Does He Like This ! With no apologies whatsoever WW aren Wixcitete’s real last name is spelled with one “L," and why was Retlaw Chinwell, as he is laugh ingly called down, fired from the Remington Ty mail-room ever so many hundreds of columns age Oh, we know that Chetlaw Rellwyn was in the but did he get over? ... W will make a talkie shortly for Warners’ at so m . . Thanks for the wari ...Gus Edwards, wh W. W. from the first Song Re at the Warburton Thea- tre, Yonkers, in 1910 for be . « for being in compet . . y to you!) is now claiming the big stiff as one of his “stars.” ... Is it true that the Blabbitt of the Blabloids was expelled from P. S. 184 in Y, ing a dunce? N was expelled for telling on people. . . . Broadway columnist used to steal coins from his father’s pants pockets - How long does Walter Winchell think he is going to get away with his excuses to his wife about why he has to stay out so late at night? ... The so-called hest story-teller in New York never can think of a cute story to tell his children; some father! . .. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw Walda (3) and Gloria (6) Winchell ° hered to their pappy. . . . Walter Winchell is that way tbout Walter Winchell... . ¢ And they pictures! . . . Is his face red!!! —Mrs, Warten Wixcuete “——. Er, can you swim?” riter iragraphs sh to be rem comicbooks.com