{"product_id":"the-mikado-groucho-marx-helen-traubel-1960-dvd","title":"THE MIKADO Groucho Marx, Helen Traubel (1960) (DVD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGROUCHO MARX IN\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE MIKADO\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Gilbert \u0026amp; Sullivan)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the legendary comic actor Groucho Marx, playing the role of Ko-Ko in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mikado\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e“fulfilled a lifelong ambition.”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mikado\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas Groucho’s favorite among the works of his beloved Gilbert and Sullivan, and the 1960 Bell Telephone Hour production was adapted for television and directed by Martyn Green, a man Groucho revered as an authority on interpreting the role of Ko-Ko. The strong supporting cast features distinguished veterans like Helen Traubel, Stanley Holloway, Robert Rounseville, and Dennis King, as well as young artists like the lovely soprano Barbara Meister as Yum-Yum and Groucho’s 13-year-old daughter, Melinda, as Peep-Bo.\u003cbr\u003eSpecial features [46 minutes] include audio interviews with Dick Cavett, Melinda Marx, and Barbara Meister; Martyn Green in excerpts from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eH.M.S. Pinafore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Bell Telephone Hour, 1963, in color), cast bios, the commercials from the original telecast, and more!\u003cbr\u003eB\u0026amp;W, 52 minutes, 4:3, All regions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE MIKADO; or THE TOWN OF TITIPU\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Comic Opera in Two Acts\u003cbr\u003eMusic by Arthur Sullivan\u003cbr\u003eLibretto by W.S. Gilbert\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCast:\u003cbr\u003eKo-Ko: Groucho Marx\u003cbr\u003eKatisha: Helen Traubel\u003cbr\u003ePooh-Bah: Stanley Holloway\u003cbr\u003eMikado: Dennis King\u003cbr\u003eNanki-Poo: Robert Rounseville\u003cbr\u003eYum-Yum: Barbara Meister\u003cbr\u003ePitti-Sing: Sharon Randall\u003cbr\u003ePeep-Bo: Melinda Marx\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHost \/ Adaptation: Martyn Green\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced for the Bell Telephone Hour television series\u003cbr\u003eOriginally telecast April 29, 1960\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TV Museum DVDs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48935184072761,"sku":"koj1789910198895","price":18.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/6614\/2521\/files\/the-mikado-groucho-marx-helen-traubel-1960-dvd_1.jpg?v=1789910203","url":"https:\/\/mineralsunc.shop\/products\/the-mikado-groucho-marx-helen-traubel-1960-dvd","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}