"He want's his shirt! He wants his shirt! He won't be happy without his shirt!" THE SILENCE AFTER SOUND: HOLLYWOOD'S LAST SILENT M."I want my shirt! I want my shirt! I can not be happy without my shirt! ".NEW RELEASE: PEGGY LEE - LIVE IN LONDON.In both cases, the origin is related to the rubber soled gumshoes (where gumshoe detectives got their name). The alternate origin put forth by Harpo is that Gummo was sneaky and would creep up on people like a gumshoe detective. This one has two popular theories behind it, but the one the family (excepting Harpo) states is correct is that Milton often wore gumshoes (rubber soled shoes), hence the “gummo” moniker. The fourth and least-known Marx brother was Milton, “and here’s a card for Gummo”, Fisher said, as he dealt the final Marx brother his card. However, it isn’t clear if this is any more accurate than his “comic strip character” origin story. However, shortly before he died, Groucho said that he hadn’t been entirely honest about the origin of his name and that Al Fisher had given him the nickname because of a propensity towards moodiness. The origin story Groucho himself often put forth was that he got the nickname after “Groucho the Monk” from the Knocko the Monk comic strip. a small purse that goes around your neck and under your shirt), where Groucho kept his money. The second popular theory is that it had to do with an item he commonly carried with him, a big pouch-type container, popular at the time, called a “grouch bag” (a.k.a. The first is that the name derived from Julius’ not-so-friendly demeanor. As to why this nickname was picked, there are two popular explanations and one that for a long time was put forth by Groucho, which few believe. Next to be dealt a card was Julius, “and here’s a card for Groucho”. Although, Chico rarely corrected people when they pronounced it wrong, even show hosts who’d interview him. This typo gave rise to the misconception that his name should be pronounced as “cheek-o”, when in fact the correct pronunciation is actually “Chick-o”. Supposedly, a typesetter accidentally left the “k” in “Chico” out in one town the brothers were performing in, and his name became “Chico” instead. You might be wondering at this point, why it was later “Chico” instead of “Chicko”. (Later, as now, the slang term became “chicks”, which had actually previously referred to children since the 17th century.) As Groucho later said, Chico got the nickname as he was a “Chicken chaser”. “Here’s one for ‘Chicko’.” Leonard Marx was a notorious ladies’ man and, in those days, women and girls were often referred to as “chickens”. “First, here’s a card for ‘Harpo’.” Harpo was the easiest, Adolph Marx played the harp. In this poker game, Fisher was dealing out the cards to the four Marx brothers and he gave them each their nicknames in rapid fire. For instance, common nicknames were things like “Jingo” or “Bongo” or “Ringo” or “Typo” or “Cheerio”. It was a popular fad around this time to give everyone and anyone a nickname that ended in “o”. The boys got involved in a poker game in Galesburg, Illinois with monologist Art Fisher. But to all of us who know and love this delightful comedy group, we know these five characters better as Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Gummo, and Zeppo Marx, names four of the five were given one fateful night in 1915. The famed Marx family comedy act was made up of Julius, Adolph, Leonard, Milton, and Herbert Marx. Today I found out four of the five Marx brothers got their nicknames during a poker game.
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