Judge, 1933-09 · page 4 of 36
Judge — September 1933 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising content**, not satirical commentary. It promotes a Book-of-the-Month Club membership, offering nine plays by Eugene O'Neill free to new members. The photograph shows a **man's portrait** (likely O'Neill himself, given the context), presented as an endorsement. The advertisement emphasizes membership benefits: members receive dividends on book purchases and can obtain the O'Neill plays collection at no additional cost. The "Contents" box lists the nine plays included: *Mourning Becomes Electra*, *Strange Interlude*, *The Emperor Jones*, and others—all genuine O'Neill works. The coupon at bottom allows readers to request membership information. This is straightforward promotional material rather than satire or political commentary, typical of magazine advertising from this era.
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BY EUGENE O'NEILL FOR YOUR LIBRARY =to those who join the Book-of-the- Month Club at this time . . . it costs nothing to belong and you do not have to take a book every month E suggest that you send the coupon below to get full information as to what the Book-of-the-Month Club does for book-readers, and then decide once for all whether or not you want to join. Are you aware, for instance, that as a member you are not obliged to take a book every month; nor are you ever obliged to take the specific book-of-the-month chosen by the judges. You may buy it or not, as you please, after reading the judges’ pre-publication reportabout it. Nor do you have fo pay any fixed sum to be a member of the Club. You simply pay the regular retail price for such books as you decide to buy. What then is the advantage of joining? There are many: first, book-divi- dends, for every dollar its members spend on books they receive back on the average over 50% in the form of free books. Second, without a penny pooe rene ---- of expense, through the reports of the judges you are kept completely informed about all the important new books, so that you can choose among them with discrimination, instead of having to rely upon bally- hoo and hearsay. There are several otheradvantages,not readily measur: able in money, that cannot be out- lined here for lack of space. Surely, within the next year, the distinguish- ed judges of the Club will choose as the book-of-the-month or recom- mend as alternates, atleast a few Looks that you will be very anxious toread and which you will buy anyway Why not— by joining the Club— make sure you get these instead of missing them, which so often happens; get the really substantial advantages the Club affords (such as the book- dividends mentioned, if nothing else), and get a copy of NINE PLAYS, by Eugene O'Neill, free. wee ee ww we ow ee ee ee ey 1[ BooK.oF THE.MONTH CLUB, 386 Fourtu Avenut, Now Yor. N. Y. CONTENTS @ MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA STRANGE INTERLUDE THE EMPEROR JONES MARCO MILLIONS THE GREAT GOD BROWN ALL GODS’ CHILLUN GOT WINGS LAZARUS LAUGHED THE HAIRY APE DESIRE UNDER THE Canadian members through Book ofthe Month Club (Cansda comicbooks.com