Trav S.D. on The Marx Brothers: Vaudeville, Silent Film, and Broadway

Trav S.D., author of numerous popular books on vaudeville and silent comedy, and director of the 2014 production of I'LL SAY SHE IS, presents this multi-faceted and fun talk drawn from his brand-new offering, THE MARX BROTHERS MISCELLANY. Learn how the world’s greatest comedy team could only have been born on the vaudeville stage; hear some well-informed speculation about the content of the lost Marx Brothers film HUMOR RISK; acquire a new appreciation for the lost art of Gummo; and take a grand illustrated tour of the Great Neck house where Groucho lived during the team’s Broadway period. A hodgepodge of historical hilarity as variegated as the vaudeville that was the wellspring of American show business. This Marxfest event took place at the Lambs' Clubhouse, 3 West 51st Street, New York City, on Saturday, May 18, 2024. Video by Brent Katz.
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Regarding Groucho's comic tripping in his home movie, according to Harpo Speaks, Groucho entered by tripping on his sword as Napoleon in I'll Say She Is.