Groucho Marx At T.S. Eliot's Funeral (Audio) 1965

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  • Опубліковано 8 сер 2016
  • Groucho Marx tells a joke, makes some humorous remarks, and reads Eliot's "Gus - The Theatre Cat" during "Homage To T.S. Eliot" at the Globe Theatre in London on June 13, 1965. Groucho's remarks opened Part Two of the presentation, which included readings/performances by such notables as Peter O’Toole, Laurence Olivier, Paul Scofield, Nicol Williamson, Cleo Laine, John Dankworth, Anna Quayle and Clive Revill. (This is Groucho's portion only.)

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  • @tomkent4656
    @tomkent4656 3 роки тому +19

    Eliot was a Marx Brothers fan and Groucho and Eliot corresponded for a while. They eventually met in London a few months before the poet's death.

    • @mortalclown3812
      @mortalclown3812 Рік тому +2

      Wish I could've been a cat in the room. What a glorious meet. Thanks for this.

    • @timphares3061
      @timphares3061 2 місяці тому +1

      All Eliot wanted to talk about when they met was the Marx Brothers and all Groucho wanted to talk about was Eliot's work. (He was quite an Eliot fan.)

    • @tomkent4656
      @tomkent4656 2 місяці тому

      @timphares3061 But Groucho did say they certainly both shared a great liking for cats.

  • @MFPhoto1
    @MFPhoto1 Рік тому +6

    Groucho talked about this night during his "farewell" Carnegie Hall performance. It was preserved in a double album titled, "An Evening with Groucho."

  • @jetipre1839
    @jetipre1839 Рік тому +6

    The man was brilliant in disparate forums because he had a feel for language and an obvious love of it.

    • @mortalclown3812
      @mortalclown3812 Рік тому +1

      His humility was real - I think he was self-conscious about his lack of formal education. Yet he was as proud of his literary accomplishments as his 'day job'.
      How welcome he was in their midst that night.
      Won't heaven be like this
      I think it will be.

  • @DuartMaclean
    @DuartMaclean 4 роки тому +19

    From T.S. Eliot:
    "Time past and time future
    Allow but a little consciousness.
    To be conscious is not to be in time
    But only in time can the moment in the rose-garden,
    The moment in the arbour where the rain beat,
    The moment in the draughty church at smoke fall
    Be remembered; involved with past and future.
    Only through time time is conquered."
    Thank you, T.S. Eliot
    --- A. Duart Maclean

    • @God-mb8wi
      @God-mb8wi Рік тому

      Thank Lawrence for that passage from Eliot.

  • @mandagrub1377
    @mandagrub1377 4 роки тому +8

    Absolute gold. Thank you so much for putting this out there. X

  • @drianej
    @drianej 7 років тому +16

    Wonderful! I have been wanting to hear this for SO many years. Thank you so very much.

  • @chel3SEY
    @chel3SEY 6 років тому +10

    What a gem. Thanks for posting.

  • @devlinasssociatesllc4569
    @devlinasssociatesllc4569 Рік тому +2

    The reason Groucho chose Gus the cat for this was because though he and Eliot would go at it, they achieved a true bond of friendship when they found out each other loved cats.

  • @timphares3061
    @timphares3061 2 місяці тому

    My favorite comedy team meets my favorite poet.

  • @stephenjoverall
    @stephenjoverall 2 роки тому +4

    How wonderful! Thank you.

  • @jeffreydershin5763
    @jeffreydershin5763 5 років тому +6

    Thank you, thank you, thank you, Groucho! By the way, in the Broadway musical "Cats," this poem (Gus, the theatre cat) was followed immediately by the story of "Growl-tiger" (the pirate-cat!) which worked supremely well as a 2-part saga. I strongly recommend it if you don't know it. It's great!

  • @SteveGarriott
    @SteveGarriott 6 років тому +5

    I liked the quick Groucho giggle.

  • @ruivog
    @ruivog 3 роки тому +5

    What a gem.

  • @eaa6347
    @eaa6347 2 роки тому +5

    gracias

  • @tonys2705
    @tonys2705 6 років тому +7

    The greatest of them all

  • @mortalclown3812
    @mortalclown3812 Рік тому +1

    They're still a hipper room in the UK than we'll ever be here in the US.