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Four of the Three Musketeers - The Marx Brothers on Stage (Hardcover)
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Four of the Three Musketeers - The Marx Brothers on Stage (Hardcover)
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Before film made them international comedy legends, the
MarxBrothers developed their comic skills on stage for
twenty-fiveyears. In Four of the Three Musketeers: The Marx
Brothers onStage, Robert S. Bader offers the first comprehensive
history ofthe foursome's hardscrabble early years honing their act
in frontof live audiences. From Groucho's debut in 1905 to their
final live performancesof scenes from A Night in Casablanca in
1945, the brothers' stagecareer shows how their characters and
routines evolved beforetheir arrival in Hollywood. Four of the
Three Musketeers drawson an unmatched array of sources, many not
referenced elsewhere.Bader's detailed portrait of the struggling
young actorsboth brings to vivid life a typical night on the road
for the MarxBrothers and also illuminates the inner workings of the
vaudevillebusiness, especially during its peak in the 1920s. As
Bader traces the origins of the characters that would latercome to
be beloved by filmgoers, he also skillfully scrapes awaythe
accretion of rumors and mythology perpetuated not only byfans and
writers but by the Marx Brothers themselves. Revealing,vital, and
entertaining, Four of the Three Musketeers will take itsplace as an
essential reference for this iconic American act.
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