Suspicious, Groucho went unannounced to the theater one night, and watched Zeppo being so good the audience was laughing hysterically at his delivery and acting. In fact, when that was finished they said he could take more time off if needed. At the end of two weeks he talked to the producers, and they willingly allowed him to take an additional week off. He took off for two weeks, and was replaced by understudy Zeppo. In fact, during the Broadway run of COCONUTS, Groucho was ordered by a doctor to take a long, overdue rest. Also he had a serious problem with his sense of humor - he had one but it was remarkably similar to Groucho's. However although his appearance was better than the other three brothers, he was not a really handsome man like Robert Taylor or Tyrone Power. He looked the best of the brothers (he was the youngest) so he could play the romantic lead if nobody else had the role (like Oscar Shaw did in COCONUTS). He was the fourth brother of Groucho, Chico, & Harpo Marx (and is only slightly better remembered than fifth brother Gummo, who never appeared in any of their films). Zeppo Marx is frequently considered with a trace of a sneer: the fourth brother who was not worthy of membership in one of filmdom's two best comedy teams.
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