马克斯兄弟

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美国喜剧团体。最初成员为奇科(Chico,原名李欧纳德〔Leonard〕,1886~1961)、哈泼(Harpo,原名阿瑟〔Adolph Arthur〕,1888~1964)、葛劳邱(Groucho,原名亨利〔Julius Henry〕,1890~1977)、格摩(Gummo,原名密尔顿〔Milton〕,1893~1977)和季波(Zeppo,原名赫伯特〔Herbert〕,1901~1979)五兄弟。他们和母亲明妮组成了一个轻喜剧表演团,并称这个团为「音乐六福星」(1904~1918)。格摩较早退出了该团体,於是他们称自己为「马克斯四兄弟」。1924年他们在百老汇上演的第一部戏《我说,就是她》,相当成功,接着在1925年和1926年又分别演出了《椰子》(1929年被拍成电影)和《动物饼乾》(1930年被拍成电影)。之後在《骗局》(1931)、《趾高气扬》(1932)、《鸭汤》(1933)、《歌剧之夜》(1935)和《客房服务》(1938)等影片中担任主角,他们巧妙地将视觉效果和幽默语言结合在一起。这些影片别具特色,也就是由葛劳邱提供了一连串针对观众而说的尖酸独白,这时不发一言的哈泼和说话带有义大利腔调的奇科则同时配合一些疯狂的举动。季波於1934年离开剧团,该团体最终於1949年解散。葛劳邱後来成功的主持了一电视益智节目《以你的生命作赌注》。

Marx Brothers

U.S. comedy team. The original five brothers were Chico (orig. Leonard) (1886-1961), Harpo (orig. Adolph Arthur) (1888-1964), Groucho (orig. Julius Henry) (1890-1977), Gummo (orig. Milton) (1893-1977), and Zeppo (orig. Herbert) (1901-1979). They formed a vaudeville act with their mother, Minnie, called “The Six Musical Mascots” (1904-18). Gummo left the act early on, and the brothers later became “The Four Marx Brothers.” They won fame with their first Broadway play, I'll Say She Is (1924), which was followed by The Cocoanuts (1925; film, 1929) and Animal Crackers (1926; film, 1930). They later starred in Monkey Business (1931), Horse Feathers (1932), Duck Soup (1933), A Night at the Opera (1935), and Room Service (1938), among other films, developing a skillful blend of visual and verbal humor, with Groucho supplying wisecracks and a running commentary as counterpoint to the frantic, anarchic activities of the silent Harpo and the Italian-accented Chico. Zeppo left the act in 1934, and the brothers disbanded in 1949. Groucho later hosted the successful television quiz program You Bet Your Life (1950-61).