On Frank Fay:
“He was both admired and detested by his
contemporaries, perhaps most-notably by Milton Berle. One night, Berle, a
well-known joke thief, was watching Fay perform from the side of the stage.
Seeing him, Fay gestured to a stagehand, saying ‘Get that little Jew bastard
out of the wings.’
“In Berle’s words: ‘I waited until he had finished for the night. I was
ready for him as he cut around behind some flats on the way to his dressing
room. I had picked up a stage brace – they’re made of wood and metal, and
they’re used to hold the scenery together – and as he went by me, I reached out
and spun him around. Before he knew what was happening, I hit him right across
the face with the brace. It ripped his nose apart.’
“Eat your heart out, Will Smith.”
https://americanmind.org/features/court-jesters/laughter-or-surrender/
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