An Evening With Groucho - Part One

An Evening With Groucho is Groucho on radio at Carnegie Hall. This is part one.

Introduction by Dick Cavett.

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[MrEYTheInternational]

The info regarding the piano intro: starts with Beethoven's 21st piano sonata, then "Hurray For Captain Spaulding" from Animal Crackers. Then into "Alone" from Night at the Opera, then "Everyone Says I Love You" from Horse Feathers, the bridge from Mozart's "Ronda Alla Turko" & then "Cosi-Cosa" from N.A.T.O., back to "Spaulding" with big end flourish from Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue"... then Cavett's TV theme at the time. Now please come see my channel.

[hwy61media]

@MrEYTheInternational I just visited your channel. Would you state plainly what this comment is about.

Thanks,

-Michael

[MrEYTheInternational]

@hwy61media : Hm? Well, someone on this thread asked what all the tunes being played in the opening piano medley for this "Evening WIth Groucho" clip you've posted were... and, clearly, since I happened to know what most of them were and which Marx Brothers movies they were from (and with a little research regarding the classical pieces) I supplied that very information! Certainly I should hope that this wasn't, somehow, offensive to you, Michael! I assure you the information is most accurate.

[hwy61media]

@MrEYTheInternational I'm not offended at all. Thank you for the clarification. -Michael

[iwashungry4hands]

I love how as soon as cavett says hold auplause to the end they aplaud even louder

[classicphile]

That opening piano music is by Marvin Hamlisch. In a documentary on Groucho, he explained that he would deliberately play this musical tune that confused the audience as to why he was playing it because it had nothing to do with Groucho. Then, while still playing that unrecognizeable tune, he would segue into the Hooray For Captain Spaulding number, one of Groucho's recognizeable tunes, which would cause the audience to break out into applause.

[badhead]

there is film footage out there somewhere of his second live show a few years later. It was not released becaue he keeps forgeting what he is talking about, and comes across as a frail old man. His bigropher describes it as "heatbreaking to watch". Dont think it will ever see the light of day.

[OldTelivisionRocks]

@vmanfactor5 read the book Hello I must be Going... I think you'd like it (groucho repeats his stories, that's why it is so long so don't be daunted by the size)

[frediablo]

@MrEYTheInternational Thankyou.

[MrEYTheInternational]

@frediablo : see my posting, here, regarding your inquiry about where all these tunes are from. Then everyone come see my channel.

[Anarchosyn]

Date?



[CharlieChaplinsAngel]

@vmanfactor5 God you are sooo lucky..... :)