Four of the Three Musketeers
The Marx Brothers on Stage
“As far as I’m concerned, the Marx Brothers practically invented comedy. And I love this great new book about them by Robert Bader!”
- JERRY SEINFELD
“A new benchmark in Marx scholarship"
- LOS ANGELES TIMES
“Fascinating”
- THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
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. READ MORE
UPCOMING EVENTS!
TODAY IN MARX BROTHERS HISTORY
December 16, 2018
On this day in 1926 the Four Marx Brothers appeared at the Chicago Herald and Examiner’s 15th Annual Christmas Benefit show at the Erlanger Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. Also appearing were George Jessel and the Paul Whiteman Orchestra featuring Bing Crosby.
December 15, 2018
On this day in 1923 the Four Marx Brothers appeared at the Christmas Basket Fund benefit show sponsored by the Chicago Herald and Examiner at Cohan’s Grand Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
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