And the process rescued a few small treasures by Groucho.” As you would expect, I found a few other interesting items too. I spent many hours in libraries reading magazines from the 1930s like Judge and College Humor, which have never been indexed. In some cases, I simply went through every page of a publication until I found Groucho’s contribution. “My methods of finding some of this material are purely unscientific. So for the new edition I created an extra section for these difficult to categorize essays as well as a few of the items I’ve discovered in the years since the original publication. Many very funny and beautifully written pieces just didn’t fit into any of the sections. “I tried to keep everything in context – placing the pieces in the five sections of the book, which each deal with a certain aspect of Groucho’s life and career. “Several of the additional items in the new edition were considered for the original but left out for one reason or another,” Bader said. The book draws on an unmatched array of sources, many not referenced elsewhere. And yet, Robert Bader-focusing on the under-researched vaudeville days of the hilarious siblings-has gone where no man went before, discovering a treasure trove of Marxiana to delight the hearts and minds of those of us who can never get enough,” wrote Dick Cavett, who once had lunch with Groucho, whose churlish behavior would almost prepare him for a meeting with Homer Simpson. “Who would have dreamed that there could be much, much more to learn in still another book about the Marx Brothers? Not I. “From Groucho’s debut in 1905 to their final live performances of scenes from A Night in Casablanca in 1945, the brothers’ stage career shows how their characters and routines evolved before their arrival in Hollywood.”įour of the Three Musketeers: The Marx Brothers on Stage is the first comprehensive history of the Marx Brothers’ “hardscrabble early years honing their act in front of live audiences.” “Before film made them international comedy legends, the Marx Brothers developed their comic skills on stage for twenty-five years,” reads the press release. Bader, explains how they got the keys to that office. Four of the Three Musketeers: The Marx Brothers on Stage, the new book by Marxist Authority Robert S. These were four guys who stripped naked and played cards in the office of a studio exec when they first got to Hollywood, just because he kept them waiting. Their films, brilliant as they were, barely did them justice.
He encapsulated a comic legend: The Marx Brothers were improvisational geniuses. Kaufman was overheard saying during a Marx Brothers stage performance. I can just point to this book!”-Randy Skretvedt, author of Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies.“I think I just heard one of the original lines,” playwright George S. Now, when somebody doesn’t get Groucho’s joke about the Irish chiropodist in Animal Crackers. “Coniam has done a remarkable service for viewers of Marx Brothers films with this collection of answers to comedy ponderables…highly recommended”- Choice “it’s gold to a real Marx Brothers fan”- Communication Booknotes Quarterly “very interesting, entertaining, and enlightening…impressive…the quintessential look at the comedy team’s films…indispensible”- Examiner “it might have been thought that there was nothing new to add to the legions of books on the Marx brothers, and then along comes this worthy and funny book…invaluable for the modern audience for the Marx Brothers…highly recommended”- Destructive Music “an invaluable guide to some of the most surrealistic comedies ever produced in Hollywood”- Crime Time “I’ve been hoping that someone would write a book like this.
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