George H. Wright in the Boudoir

This cartoon by George Hand Wright from the old Life may date from the 1920's. Captions were generally a ponderous affair in those days, large chunks of dialogue with little payoff. The single-speaker caption did exist, but its use did not become widespread until it became the norm at the New Yorker.

Illustration House, December 6, 2008 http://www.illustration-house.com/current/a38/a38pages/a38_080.html

Note: George Hand Wright appears in my post on Westport and the New Yorkerhere.