“An Evening with Groucho” - Groucho Marx 1972 The Album

An Evening With Groucho is the title of a 1972 compilation recording of the one-man show by American comedian Groucho Marx, edited from three separate performances: New York City's Carnegie Hall, C.Y. Stephens Auditorium at Iowa State University, and Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco, California. Marx shared family and show business stories and performed songs from Marx Brothers stage shows and movies. The one-man show actually featured Marvin Hamlisch accompanying Groucho on piano ,and a couple of brief appearances by Groucho’s controversial manager and companion Erin Fleming. But the show was mostly Groucho telling stories and singing songs. His appearance may have been startling to people expecting the Groucho they knew from Marx Brothers films, or from “You Bet Your Life,” but the mere sight of him onstage thrilled packed houses wherever he appeared. He didn’t have to be great. He simply had to be Groucho.