Nursery rhymes are among the earliest stories a child hears, and a child’s perceptions of sex roles are said to be set by the third birthday. ... Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candlestick!

Nursery rhymes from the 17th, ... PASSIAK: Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candlestick. EISENBERG: Yeah, weird, right. Yeah, and then what happens? I don't think anything.

"Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candlestick." So runs the nursery rhyme whose opening Jack O'Brien has made the title of his exuberant theatrical memoir, and it's even apter ...