Groucho Marx - An Evening With Groucho: Single Episodes
I met Groucho Marx in 1972 at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. He was doing a book promo and a friend of mine was able to get me into a small Q&A session. Unfortunately the ravages of old age were quite evident and he was having a bad day. Even then there were signs of his famous wit and charm. I remember asking him about my second favorite personage in the Marx Brothers films, the elegantly frumpy Margaret Dumont. He replied that the reason she was so good at being the straight person was because she never understood the jokes.
An Evening with Groucho is a performance at Carnegie Hall also from 1972. Fortunately for us he was in much better form. It is is basically a “Story of my life” show. Groucho entertains the audience by talking about his films, his famous friends, his equally famous brothers and , of course, himself. His voice is a bit faltering but he seems to be enjoying the time. There are a few musical numbers, noticeably “Hello I Must be Going” and “Lydia The Tattoo Lady” but the real delight is hearing the stories of this master comedian and film star. This is a very entertaining recording that is also a fascinating bit of oral history. If you are not familar with Groucho or his brothers, the very best thing to do is to go rent Duck Soup or Animal Crackers but this album would be a nice introduction.
The album is provided by The Old Time Radio Researcher’s Group and is available from the Internet Archive in both 64kbps and 128kbps MP3 format.
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