Before film made them international comedy legends, the Marx Brothers developed their comic skills on stage for twenty-five years. In Four of the Three Musketeers: The Marx Brothers on Stage, Robert S. Bader offers the first comprehensive history of the foursome s hardscrabble early years honing their act in front of live audiences.
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. Four of the Three...
Before film made them international comedy legends, the Marx Brothers developed their comic skills on stage for twenty-five years. In Four of th...