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Sep 3, 2024 · It was here that the Marx Brothers opened George S. Kaufman’s The Cocoanuts on December 8, 1925, with music by Irving Berlin. The 1900 New Victory across the street at 209 West 42nd Street was built by Oscar Hammerstein as the Republic.
1 day ago · The Cocoanuts: August 3, 1929 Paramount All-Talkie Extant Chasing Through Europe: August 4, 1929 Fox Film Corporation Part-Talkie Lost The Love Trap: August 4, 1929 Universal Part-Talkie Extant Hard To Get: August 4, 1929 First National All-Talkie Audio-only The College Coquette: August 5, 1929 Columbia All-Talkie Lost Say It With Songs: August ...
Aug 25, 2024 · "Cocoanuts, The" published on by Oxford University Press. a musical farce by George S. Kaufman (book), Irving Berlin (music, lyrics). [Lyric Theatre, 276 perf.]
5 days ago · They were featured with the Marx Brolhers in "Cocoanuts" and were standouts in "Moonlight and Roses." During their career, they entertained in some of the nation's top theaters, including the ...
Aug 29, 2024 · It was replaced by equally vital—but ultimately less surreal and abstract—sound comedies: the anarchic dialogue comedies of the Marx Brothers (The Cocoanuts, 1929; Animal Crackers, 1930; Monkey Business, 1931; Horse Feathers, 1932; Duck Soup, 1933) and W.C. Fields (The Golf Specialist, 1930; The Dentist, 1932; Million Dollar Legs, 1932) and ...
Aug 27, 2024 · In an effort to keep his business, Hotel de Cocoanuts, from bankruptcy, owner Hammer (Groucho Marx) flatters and cajoles the wealthy Mrs. Potter (Margaret Dumont), his only paying guest. While Mrs. Potter's daughter, Polly (Mary Eaton), has romantic designs on the hotel clerk, Bob (Oscar Shaw), two other guests compete with Hammer for Mrs ...
2 days ago · The cocoanuts, besides supply food, were converted into almost unbreakable bowls and cups. The cabbage palm yielded a refreshing drink, known as palm wine; the beans of a cacao furnished a rather bitter chocolate, and the sago-tree a pith which, when soaked and kneaded, yielded a most nutritious flour constantly used in cooking.
