Judge, 1931-11-07 · page 2 of 36
Judge — November 7, 1931 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This page is primarily **an advertisement for a book**, not a political cartoon. The small illustration shows a stylized figure in formal attire hanging from a rope—a visual metaphor suggesting the book's subject matter. The ad promotes *Nightlife: Vanity Fair's Intimate Guide to New York After Dark* by Charles G. Shaw (illustrated by Raymond Bert-Koch), priced at $2.50. The satirical text mocks a naive young man ("the boy who made good") who was once considered dull, boring only with YMCA lectures and sodas. After reading this book about nightclubs, roadhouses, Harlem venues, and other establishments, he's transformed into someone socially sophisticated and worldly. The humor lies in suggesting that simply reading about nightlife—rather than actual experience—can create an appearance of cosmopolitan knowledge.
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ROLLE: the bop who made good! They laughed when he suggested going places and doing things— night life to him was a lecture at the S. P. C. A. and a soda at Liggett’s. But now all is changed. He is the white haired boy of the Main Stem. Even Walter Winchell has been known to borrow his address book. The cause of the miracle? Simplicity itself. He bought a copy of NIGHTLIFE, and life is now just one hat check after another. If you would be in the know, if you would be both worldly and wise, if you iW would be on speaking terms with nightclubs, roadhouses, Harlem, WW shooting galleries, open-air bowling, the flea circus, turkish baths, and jj . | | even all-night druggists, ete. etc. ete., and above all, etcetera... .read ti a | * VANITY FAIR’S Intimate Guide ii to New York After Dark + i by CHARLES G. SHAW $2.50 Decorated by Raymoxp Bret-Kocn | NIGHTLIFE THE JOHN DAY COMPANY, Dept. J, 386 Fourth Avenue, New York City. 3 Gentlemen: Enclosed please find..........++ FOr... c cece cece’ cop....of NIGHTLIFE by Charles G. Shaw. comicbooks.com