“The Country Wife”
Ernest Thesiger as Sir Jasper Fidget
National Theatre, Washington DC
November 11 - 23, 1957
Adelphi Theatre, New York
November 27- December 21, 1957
Henry Miller’s Theatre, New York
December 23, 1957 - January 4, 1958
"There was a scene in which actor Ernest Thesiger had to get angry with his wife [played by Pamela Brown], and he yelled, ‘You libidinous lady!' One night, when he said 'libidinous,' his false teeth fell out into a hat he was holding. He reached in and replaced them, but everyone [onstage] was paralyzed with laughter -- except Julie [Harris], who hadn't seen it happen. She wasn't a giggler anyway. She maintained total sense."
Richard Easton, interview with Michael Buckley, 2007
