Judge, 1928-12-22 · page 30 of 36
Judge — December 22, 1928 — page 30: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, featuring hotel and product promotions typical of 1920s publications. The main content includes ads for Hotel Montclair (newly opened, 800 rooms), Colton Manor, Abbott's Bitters, and travel services. The only cartoon is a small sketch captioned "Miss Shirt—Does it make you nervous if I watch you?" by "Tit Bits," showing a man watching a woman operate machinery (possibly an elevator or industrial equipment). It's a flirtatious workplace joke playing on gender anxiety—the implication being that women feel self-conscious under male scrutiny while working. The substantial text column "Judging the Shows" reviews a Broadway musical, criticizing its poor staging and pacing despite excellent songs and script. The review suggests the production's mishandled execution undermined the quality material. The page reflects 1920s advertising culture and light comedy typical of Judge's satirical-but-commercial approach.
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HOTEL MONTCLAIR 49th to 50th Streets Lexington Avenuc New York City A location . . so central- ized that it is in walking distance to all points, social and business. Newly Opened! 800 ROOMS Each with tub and shower Single rooms $3 to $5 per day Double rooms $4 to $6 per day Radio in every room Altractive monthly and yearly rates Co Manor Cante Cr Citys Aewesthotel Achotemont Sea Water Baths .. . Fireproof Marine Sun Deck From $7.00 a day American Plan or $4.00 a day European Plan CHARLES D. BOUGHTON, Managing Diecor "ABBOTT'S Tonic Appetizer for 52 Years BITTERS Cr for the N Z eine que Miss Sxirr—Does it make you nervous if I watch you? Judging the Shows (Continued from page 18) Of all the musical comedies dis- closed hereabouts in sever excepting only “Show Be Three Musketeer: enjoys by far the best book. Largely the work of Laurence , it has romance, humor nour. It offers a good story; it is written with much of Stallings’ usual virility, and it has little of the mush commonly associated with local libretti. Vincent Youmans’ melodies, more- over, are extremely agreeable, though here and there their sources are recognizable, and the director who had charge of the chorus numbers demonstrates him- self to be a skilful fellow. Thus, the way had been nicely prepared for a show above the ordinary. Then what happened? What hap- pened was that the production in its entirety was so poorly pre- pared that it moved like a broken- bo —Tit Bits down freight train and that, as a consequence, the fundamental values of the exhibit were given a tough battle to prove them- selves. I have seldom see likely show so mishandled. P. at half-time, with the book lowed to overplay itself at dozen points and with scene-shift- ing so dilatory that one of the changes consumed something like fifteen minutes, the performance found its audience periodic: sneaking out for a relieving rette or for a breath of air ne sary to renew its patience and vigor. score Gaans ee Sass) | | i} er OLIVE THE GALAHAD BUDDHA ADEQUATE HER | | CASSEROLE MANSE | SOURCE HELMET ME | comicbooks.com