Judge, 1931-12-05 · page 7 of 36
Judge — December 5, 1931 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page The page contains two distinct pieces: **"Nightmares of a Radio Fan"** depicts the excitement of listening to a championship boxing match broadcast on radio. The main cartoon shows a radio audience experiencing the event vicariously through broadcast commentary. The humor satirizes radio listeners' intense emotional investment in events they cannot physically see—they're dependent entirely on the announcer's description and their imagination to follow the action. **"Vicious Practice Scared in Fretful Quatrain"** includes a Margaret Fishback poem criticizing hotel porters. The accompanying cartoon shows a disheveled figure labeled "1865," likely representing outdated practices or old-fashioned service standards. The lower cartoon ("Hi! Rumpy!") appears to be unrelated comic filler, though its specific reference is unclear without additional context. The satire generally mocks radio culture's novelty and its emotional pull on the public.
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Nightmares of a Radio Fan W Lt, here we are, in the great amphitheatre at New York for the big championship battle of the year, and the place is already packed to the gates with fans from all over the world. It's a great sight, I'M tell you, to sit here and look up across this sea of humanity, ranged tier on tier, from the ringside seats way up to the cheap ten-dollar seats. Most people up there have brought telescopes with them, so they'll be sure not to miss a single move of this great bout tonight. Here he comes—here comes the challenger, and he gets a great ova- tion. He seems in good shape and takes his chair at one side of the ring with none nt confidence. And here comes the champion! Oh, what a bedlam of cheering. ‘The pla is going wild. I've never seen such a public demonstrati That noise you hear is the cheering, and everybody in this great arena is on their feet as the champion bows and takes his place across the ring from his opponent. Everything iy all set now. The trainers and referees are all ready and the big show is about to begin. This is Station BOO — Ingr: MacNofee speaking, and every th hours throughout the night [ will al- ternate with Willie Nillie in’ giving you this ringside, } Scription of the gr -by-play de championship mateh which will decide the world’s contract bridge title for the year, Here they beginning of | go. All ready for the | “You must come up to my lodge sometime, colonel—there are ay: plenty of rabbits about.” | Vicious Practice Scored in Fretful Quatrain [> there me porter on this earth Who'll put my bag bene berth Without first making sure that he Has turned it upside down for me? —Maroaret Fisipack th my Viscount Lee, of Fareham, urges wealthy Britishers to buy up ancient t British relics to prevent) Americans | from buying them and taking them away. But w busy. finane ; tions in Egypt and Syria. And now they are saying that the depression was put over on us while the boys were over here. i Then there is the N.Y. city official who invited investigation, declaring | “Hit Rumpyl” his life was an open bankbook. oe comicbooks.com