The Life and Language of Mr. Weber and Mr. Fields
The Book. Two undernourished young U. S. Hebrewsone fat, one skinnycame to fame in 1873 for their mutilations of the English language. Music-hall audiences rippled and rocked when they heard, just before an act came on, the plaintive offstage whisper of the fat one (Weber) to the skinny one (Fields)"Don't push me, Meyer!" When the pair were at the height of their popularity, 20 years ago. they disagreed, separated. Friends called this a "business suicide." This winter, they have returned to the two-a-day, are playing certain...
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