Auditions for the school play - "Julius Caesar" were on. To everyone's surprise/shock/delight my friend, the class joker March landed up with a role.
But the serious play was not really his cup of tea and he kept making silly comments on the sly.
Mrs. French, the English Literature teacher, was not amused. She felt he was ruining the play.
Mr. Grimm, the drama teacher, on the other hand was thrilled. He felt that it changed the entire scene and added a touch of fun and life to the play.
Mrs. French insisted that either March be dropped or told to stick to the original lines and not add any of his own. Mr. Grimm was having none of it. He not only insisted that March be retained but that he carry on just the way he was doing in the rehearsals, even on the final night.
As the battle grew, Grim and French words were exchanged. Finally as there was no settlement in sight, the matter was taken to the principal Miss Joyce.
Miss Joyce said she'd like to see a rehearsal before giving her verdict. The trial show was set up and March Puckered up a delightful performance, and left the audience in tears of laughter.
With the performance done everyone waited with baited breath for Miss Joyce's verdict. She thought for a couple of minutes and then grimly announced - "We bear the asides of March."
(By Gunjan Saraf)
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Bonus Joke:
Not many people recall that the actor Fredric March was into apiculture. He kept several hives of bees and produced honey for many of his friends.
Fredric's friend, Sid Caesar went to visit him in his apiary one spring day but was unable to locate the bee colonies. He did, however, encounter one of the busy little insects gathering pollen on a nearby flower so Caesar stopped and asked, "Bee, where're the hives of March?"
(Gary Hallock)