Julius henry marx biography for kids

Julius Henry Marx began his show business career in , a few months before his fifteenth birthday.

Julius henry marx biography for kids

He had been singing in the choir of a Manhattan church and was inspired by his uncle, the vaudeville star Al Shean. He answered a classified ad and got his first professional job as a singer in small time act called the Leroy Trio.

Part of this act featured Julius as a female impersonator. Prior to his brothers joining him on stage, he sang with a British singer named Lily Seville in the act, Lily Seville and Master Marx.

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Making fast progress, Julius was hired by the important vaudeville producer and songwriter Gus Edwards and joined Gus Edwards’ Postal Telegraph Boys.

While still a teenager, Julius got his first acting job in a touring play, The Man of Her Choice.

He received favorable reviews and was subsequently cast by the influential vaudeville impresario Ned Wayburn for a circus-themed act called Ned Wayburn’s Side Show. Wayburn would be instrumental in the formation of the Mar