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Apr. 15–18, 1923
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Premier Theatre
I’ll Say She Is
May 31–June 2, 1923
Allentown, Pa.
Lyric Theatre
June 4–Sept. 1, 1923
Philadelphia, Pa.
Walnut St. Theatre
Sept. 3–29, 1923
Boston, Mass.
Shubert Theatre
Oct. 1–6, 1923
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Alvin Theatre
Oct. 7–13, 1923
Detroit, Mich.
Garrick Theatre
Oct. 14–Dec. 22, 1923
Chicago, Ill.
Studebaker Theatre
Dec. 23, 1923–Jan. 12, 1924
Kansas City, Mo.
Shubert Missouri Theatre
Jan. 13–19, 1924
St. Louis, Mo.
Shubert Jefferson Theatre
Jan. 20–26, 1924
Cincinnati, Ohio
Shubert Theatre
Jan. 27, 1924
Hamilton, Ohio
Jefferson Theatre
Jan. 28, 1924
Springfield, Ohio
Fairbanks Theatre
Jan. 29, 1924
Zanesville, Ohio
Weller Theatre
Jan. 30–31, 1924
Wheeling, W.Va.
Court Theatre
Feb. 1, 1924
East Liverpool, Ohio
Ceramic Theatre
Feb. 2, 1924
Sharon, Pa.
Columbia Theatre
Feb. 4–9, 1924
Buffalo, N.Y.
Shubert Teck Theatre
Feb. 11–16, 1924
Toronto, Ont.
Royal Alexandra Theatre
Feb. 18–20, 1924
Rochester, N.Y.
Lyceum Theatre
Feb. 21–23, 1924
Syracuse, N.Y.
Wieting Opera House
Feb. 24–Mar. 1, 1924
Cleveland, Ohio
Hanna Theatre
Mar. 3, 1924
Akron, Ohio
Goodyear Theatre
Mar. 4–5, 1924
Canton, Ohio
Grand Opera House
Mar. 6–8, 1924
Youngstown, Ohio
Park Theatre
Mar. 10, 1924
Johnstown, Pa.
Cambria Theatre
Mar. 11, 1924
Altoona, Pa.
Mischler Theatre
Mar. 12, 1924
Cumberland, Md.
Maryland Theatre
Mar. 13–15, 1924
Wilmington, Del.
Wilmington Playhouse
Mar. 17, 1924
Harrisburg, Pa.
Orpheum Theatre
Mar. 18, 1924
York, Pa.
Orpheum Theatre
Mar. 19, 1924
Reading, Pa.
Orpheum Theatre
Mar. 20, 1924
Easton, Pa.
Orpheum Theatre
Mar. 21–22, 1924
Allentown, Pa.
Lyric Theatre
Mar. 24–29, 1924
Atlantic City, N.J.
Nixon’s Apollo Theatre
Mar. 30–Apr. 5, 1924
Washington, D.C.
Poli’s Theatre
Apr. 7–19, 1924
Baltimore, Md.
Auditorium Theatre
Apr. 21–26, 1924
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Shubert Crescent Theatre
Apr. 28–May 17, 1924
Philadelphia, Pa.
Walnut St. Theatre
May 19, 1924–Feb. 7, 1925
New York, N.Y.
Casino Theatre
After a year on the road, I’ll Say She Is has a 313-performance run on Broadway.
Feb. 9–Mar. 28, 1925
Boston, Mass.
Majestic Theatre
Mar. 30–Apr. 4, 1925
New Haven, Conn.
Shubert Theatre
Apr. 6–8, 1925
Springfield, Mass.
Court Square Theatre
Apr. 9–10, 1925
Hartford, Conn.
Parsons’ Theatre
Apr. 12–May 30, 1925
Chicago, Ill.
Apollo Theatre
May 31–June 13, 1925
Detroit, Mich.
Shubert Detroit
The Cocoanuts
Oct. 27–Nov. 21, 1925
Boston, Mass.
Tremont Theatre
Nov. 23–Dec. 5, 1925
Philadelphia, Pa.
Forrest Theatre
Dec. 8, 1925–Aug. 7, 1926
New York, N.Y.
Lyric Theatre
The Cocoanuts has a 276-performance run on Broadway.
Sept. 20–25, 1926
Washington, D.C.
National Theatre
The first road tour of The Cocoanuts begins with Zeppo’s fiancé Marion Benda in the chorus.
Sept. 27–Oct. 2, 1926
Baltimore, Md.
Ford’s Opera House
Oct. 4–9, 1926
Cincinnati, Ohio
Grand Opera House
Oct. 11–Dec. 18, 1926
Chicago, Ill.
Erlanger Theatre
Dec. 19–25, 1926
Milwaukee, Wis.
Davidson Theatre
Dec. 26, 1926–Jan. 8, 1927
St. Louis, Mo.
American Theatre
Jan. 9–15, 1927
Kansas City, Mo.
Shubert Theatre
Jan. 17–22, 1927
Louisville, Ky.
Brown Theatre
Jan. 24–29, 1927
Indianapolis, Ind.
English’s Opera House
Jan. 30–Feb. 5, 1927
Dayton, Ohio
Victory Theatre
Feb. 6–19, 1927
Detroit, Mich.
New Detroit Theatre
Feb. 21–26, 1927
Columbus, Ohio
Hartman Theatre
Feb. 27–Mar. 12, 1927
Cleveland, Ohio
Ohio Theatre
Mar. 14–26, 1927
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Nixon Theatre
Mar. 28–Apr. 9, 1927
Boston, Mass.
Colonial Theatre
Apr. 11–16, 1927
Newark, N.J.
Shubert Theatre
On the afternoon of April 12, Marion and Zeppo are married at the Chalfonte Hotel in New York.
Apr. 18–23, 1927
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Werba’s Theatre
Apr. 25–30, 1927
Atlantic City, N.J.
Nixon’s Apollo Theatre
May 2–14, 1927
Philadelphia, Pa.
Garrick Theatre
May 16–June 4, 1927
New York, N.Y.
Century Theatre
Sept. 26–Oct. 1, 1927
Buffalo, N.Y.
Erlanger Theatre
The second road tour of The Cocoanuts begins, and Marion has graduated from the chorus to a featured role.
Oct. 3–8, 1927
Rochester, N.Y.
Lyceum Theatre
Oct. 10–15, 1927
Toronto, Ont.
Princess Theatre
Oct. 17–22, 1927
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Nixon Theatre
Oct. 24–29, 1927
Cleveland, Ohio
Ohio Theatre
Oct. 31–Nov. 2, 1927
Akron, Ohio
Goodyear Theatre
Nov. 3–5, 1927
Youngstown, Ohio
Park Theatre
Nov. 7–9, 1927
Columbus, Ohio
Hartman Theatre
Nov. 10–12, 1927
Indianapolis, Ind.
English’s Opera House
Nov. 13–19, 1927
St. Louis, Mo.
American Theatre
Nov. 20–26, 1927
Kansas City, Mo.
Shubert Theatre
Nov. 27–Dec. 3, 1927
Denver, Colo.
Broadway Theatre
Dec. 5–6, 1927
Ogden, Utah
Orpheum Theatre
Dec. 7–10, 1927
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake Theatre
Dec. 12, 1927–Jan. 14, 1928
Los Angeles, Calif.
Erlanger’s Biltmore Theatre
Jan. 16–Feb. 4, 1928
San Francisco, Calif.
Columbia Theatre
Spanish Knights
Feb. 9–15, 1928
Los Angeles, Calif.
Metropolitan Theatre
Feb. 20–25, 1928
San Francisco, Calif.
Granada Theatre
Mar. 29–31, 1928
Rockford, Ill.
Coronado Theatre
Apr. 2–7, 1928
Chicago, Ill.
Chicago Theatre
Apr. 9–14, 1928
Chicago, Ill.
Uptown Theatre
Apr. 16–21, 1928
Chicago, Ill.
Tivoli Theatre
Animal Crackers
Sept. 25–Oct. 13, 1928
Philadelphia, Pa.
Shubert Theatre
Oct. 15–20, 1928
Philadelphia, Pa.
Erlanger Theatre
Oct. 23, 1928–Apr. 6, 1929
New York, N.Y.
44th St. Theatre
Animal Crackers has a 191-performance run on Broadway.
Scenes from Animal Crackers
Apr. 13, 1929
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Madison Theatre
Apr. 14–27, 1929
New York, N.Y.
Palace Theatre
Apr. 28–May 4, 1929
New York, N.Y.
Riverside Theatre
Animal Crackers
Sept. 20–21, 1929
New Haven, Conn.
Shubert Theatre
Sept. 23–Oct. 19, 1929
Boston, Mass.
Shubert Theatre
Oct. 21–26, 1929
Newark, N.J.
Shubert Theatre
Oct. 28–Nov. 2, 1929
Baltimore, Md.
Maryland Theatre
Nov. 3–9, 1929
Washington, D.C.
Poli’s Theatre
Nov. 11–23, 1929
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Alvin Theatre
Nov. 24–Dec. 14, 1929
Detroit, Mich.
Cass Theatre
Dec. 22, 1929–Mar. 1, 1930
Chicago, Ill.
Grand Theatre
Mar. 2–8, 1930
St. Louis, Mo.
Shubert-Rialto Theatre
Mar. 9–15, 1930
Kansas City, Mo.
Shubert Theatre
Mar. 17–21, 1930
Indianapolis, Ind.
English’s Opera House
Mar. 23–Apr. 5, 1930
Cleveland, Ohio
Hanna Theatre
July 11, 1930
Asbury Park, N.J.
Paramount Theatre
The Four Marx Brothers make a personal appearance at the grand opening of the newest Paramount Theatre.
The Schweinerei
Oct. 1–3, 1930
Flushing, N.Y.
RKO Keith’s Theatre
Oct. 4–9, 1930
Brooklyn, N.Y.
RKO Albee Theatre
Oct. 11–24, 1930
New York, N.Y.
RKO Keith’s Palace Theatre
Oct. 31–Nov. 6, 1930
Philadelphia, Pa.
Stanley-Warner Mastbaum Theatre
Nov. 8–13, 1930
Chicago, Ill.
RKO Palace Theatre
Groucho undergoes an emergency appendectomy the night before the opening. Zeppo capably fills in for him for the entire week. The following week’s engagement in Cincinnati is canceled.
Nov. 22–28, 1930
Cleveland, Ohio
Palace Theatre
The RKO circuit is assured of Groucho’s full recovery, but the Marxes get caught using Zeppo as Groucho for half of the performances and a second week in Cleveland is canceled.
Dec. 5–10, 1930
Boston, Mass.
Metropolitan Theatre
Dec. 12–18, 1930
Detroit, Mich.
Michigan Theatre
Jan. 5–Feb. 1, 1931
London, UK
Palace Theatre
The Schweinerei is presented as part of Charles B. Cochran’s 1931 Varieties.
April 22, 1931
Los Angeles, Calif.
Shrine Auditorium
The Four Marx Brothers appear at the Ninth Annual National Variety Artists Benefit.
Napoleon’s Return
October 16, 1931
Union City, N.J.
Capitol Theatre
Oct. 17–20, 1931
Flushing, N.Y.
RKO Keith’s Theatre
Oct. 23–29, 1931
St. Louis, Mo.
RKO St. Louis Theatre
Oct. 31–Nov. 5, 1931
Columbus, Ohio
Keith’s Theatre
Nov. 7–12, 1931
Cincinnati, Ohio
Albee Theatre
Nov. 14–19, 1931
Chicago, Ill.
Palace Theatre
Nov. 21–26, 1931
Cleveland, Ohio
Palace Theatre
Dec. 4–10, 1931
Buffalo, N.Y.
Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
Jan. 2–7, 1932
New York, N.Y.
RKO Keith’s Palace Theatre
Jan. 9–14, 1932
Brooklyn, N.Y.
RKO Albee Theatre
May 2, 1932
Los Angeles, Calif.
Shrine Auditorium
The Four Marx Brothers appear at a benefit for the Guaranty Depositor’s Restoration Association.
Sept. 24, 1932
Los Angeles, Calif.
Olympic Stadium
The Four Marx Brothers appear at the Motion Picture Parade and Sports Pageant to benefit the Marion Davies Relief Fund.
APPENDIX II: ZEPPO MARX ON FILM, RADIO, AND TELEVISION
FILM
Humor Risk
Caravel Comedies Company—April 1921 (unreleased)
Directed by Dick Smith
Written by Jo Swerling
Photographed by A.H. Vallet
In early April 1921 the Four Marx Brothers made a silent two-reel comedy at the Victor Studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey. With some friends as investors, they formed the Caravel Comedies Company and announced that they would star in a series of short films, going so far as to name the next two: “Hick, Hick, Hooray” and “Hot Dog.” All parties involved agreed that “Humor Risk” was terrible and future filmmaking plans were scrapped. No print of the never-released “Humor Risk” is known to survive.
A Kiss in the Dark
Paramount—April 6, 1925
Directed by Frank Tuttle
Screenplay by Townsend Martin
Based on Aren’t We All by Frederick Lonsdale
Photographed by Alvin Wyckoff
During the Broadway run of I’ll Say She Is Zeppo visited the Paramount Studio in Astoria and filmed a brief sequence with some other Broadway stars at a garden party in this Adolphe Menjou romantic comedy. Only two reels of the film are known to survive. The garden party sequence is not on either of those reels.
The Cocoanuts
Paramount—May 23, 1929
Directed by Robert Florey and Joseph Santley
Based on the play by George S. Kaufman
Screen Adaptation by Morrie Ryskind
Music by Irving Berlin
Photographed by George Folsey
The Four Marx Brothers’ first film is the adaptation of their second Broadway stage hit. Zeppo’s role in the play is greatly reduced in the screen adaptation.
Animal Crackers
Paramount—August 28, 1930
Directed by Victor Heerman
Based on the play by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind
Screenplay by Morrie Ryskind
Music and Lyrics by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby
Photographed by George Folsey
The transition of another Broadway musical to the screen again eliminates a fair amount of Zeppo’s already minimal role from the play. But Zeppo shines as Captain Spaulding’s secretary Horatio W. Jamison when the captain dictates a letter to the honorable Charles H. Hungerdunger in one of the memorable highlights of the film.
The House That Shadows Built
Paramount—April 15, 1931
