Show NOT QUITE THE THING irate theatrical manager solemnly discharged shakespeare john stetson on one occasion fl danced a revival of macbeth in one of his theaters it Is said and paid usual very little attention to the mere matter of the play so long as the manner was all right he went in through the stage door in bad hu mor one evening and took a look at the performance from the wings dur ing the third scene of act 1 then turning angrily to one of the stage hands he asked why are those women sweeping there when the curtain is upa the stage manager must be crazy then yelling at the female figures on tha stage hey get off there get off why mr stetson said the stage manager running up they re the witches part ot the play you know don t like that kind of a play who wrote it shakespeare mr stetson an the awed stage manager well when he comes round here again tell him we re through with him pay him his royalties and let him go |