Antelope Union High School - Desert Sands Yearbook (Wellton, AZ)

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Juan Aguilera, Tasha Spurgeon. Les Hern- andez. Mathew Lewis, Kelly Fitz- gerald. Roberto Rodriguez. Cathy Meacham. Renae Robertson in Mexicali. PREMIER 5

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MARX BROS. MAKE COMEDY HISTORY When the reel of comedy history rolled through the projector of time, the screen showed that one of its most influential comedy groups was the Marx Brothers. The Marx Brothers were a rag-tag collection of brothers who convulsed millions of viewers into the bellowing throes of laughter. This family of American comedians had an immense influence on later comedy writings through their unique, zany manner of humor. The Marx Brothers joked, romped, and wise-cracked their way into the funnier side of America from the late twenties through the 1950's. Originally, the group consisted of five brothers. Chico (Leonard Marx). Harpo (Adolph Marx). Groucho (Julius Marx). Gummo (Milton Marx), and Zeppo (Herbert Marx). Many comedy critics held the opinion that the five earliest Marx films contained some of their most classic humor and funniest material. It was shortly afterwards, when Gummo and Zeppo dropped out of the scene, that the Marx comedy began to take its most famous and popular form. The most famous of the Marx Brothers was Groucho who with his patented, sloping walk, painted mustache, and spontaneous wise-crack gave the group its comedy flavor. Harpo. the child-like mute who played the harp, and Chico, who played the piano with a seemingly deaf ear and spoke with just as bad an Italian accent, rounded out the Marx Brothers. The Marx Brothers' most famous comedy film was their zany, neatly structured romp Duck Soup of 1933. Credit should also be given to other of their fame enhancing films such as The Coconuts” (1930), Monkey Business (1931), Horse Feathers” (1933), A Night at the Opera (1935), A Day at the Races (1937), A Night in Casablanca” (1946). and The Story of Mankind (1957).