Here is a complete listing of the contents of the "The Freedonia Gazette - The magazine devoted to the Marx Brothers".
Except for the out-of-print numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8, The Freedonia Gazette is available from:
Paul G. Wesolowski335 Fieldstone Drive
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- No. 1 Winter 1978
- (N.N.): 'I'll say she is'
- Hopkins, Jay: 'Room Service'
- Podboy, Patricia A.: Post Marx: Groucho in Retrospect
- Wesolowski, Paul G.: Say the secret word
- Wessel, Kipp: Always leave 'em laughing
- No. 2 Summer 1979
- Dixon, Peter: 'A Night in the Ukraine'
- Mezerow, Jerry: Hail and Farewell
- Podboy, Patricia A.: Bookmarx
('Hello, I must be Going', 'Groucho') - Wesolowski, Paul G.: An Evening with Lewis J. Stadlen
- No. 3 Winter 1979
- (N.N.): The Captain has arrived
- Balasko, Susan: Fighting for her honor
- Baron, Alec: Groucho and 'Groucho at Large'
- Wesolowski, Paul G.: Les Marderosian - an interview
- Wesolowski, Paul G.: What do you fellows get an hour
- Wessel, Kipp: Inside 'You Bet Your Life'
- No. 4 Summer 1980
- (N.N.): Bookmarx
('By George') - Eagle, Maria: Can Women Laugh?
- Fessier, Bruce: Eulogy to Zeppo
- Herman, Karen: They Laughed Problems Away
- Mezerow, Jerry: Collecting Marx Posters
- Weide, Robert B.: Going Going Gone
- Wesolowski, Paul G.: Zeppo Marx
- No. 5 Winter 1980
- (N.N.): Bookmarx
(reviews of 'You Bet Your Life' and Maxine Marx's 'Growing up with Chico') - (N.N.): TFG interviews Bob Dwan
- (N.N.): TFG interviews John Diedrich
- (N.N.): TFG reviews 'A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine'
(Broadway production) - (N.N.): TFG reviews 'Minnie's Boys'
(London premiere) - Hopkins, Jay: A club which would have you as a member
- Wessel, Kipp: Comrade Harpo
(an in-depth look at Harpo's trip to Russia) - No. 6 Summer 1981
- (N.N.): Bookmarx
(review of Peter DeVries' 'Madder Music') - (N.N.): Metamorphosis
(a comparison of the stage and screen versions of 'Animal Crackers') - (N.N.): TFG interviews John Guedel
- Dixon, Peter: Groucho in Britain
(an inside look at Groucho's British TV program) - Pointon, Michael: London to Hollywood in search of the Marx Brothers
(a BBC producer tracks down interviewees for a radio series on American humor) - No. 7 Winter 1981
- (N.N.): Deputy Seraph
(a brief look at a long-lost Marx Bros. TV series pilot) - (N.N.): TFG reviews 'An elephant in my pajamas' starring John Bay
- (N.N.): TFG reviews 'Groucho!' starring Lewis J. Stadlen
- (N.N.): TFG reviews 'Groucho: A Comic in Three Acts' starring Ron MacCloskey
- Dixon, Peter: First appearance in Europe!
(a well-researched look at the Marxes' British debut in 1922) - Myers, Mike: Are you really Groucho Marx?
(an inside look at 'You Bet Your Mall') - Norman, Barry: Interview with Zeppo, Part 1
(Zeppo's last interview) - Wesolowski, Paul G.: The Marx Brothers' Paramount contract
(a fascinating analysis of the terms of their second Paramount contract) - No. 8 Summer 1982
- (N.N.): Bookmarx
('The Letters of Nunally Johnson', 'The Vaudevillians', 'Together again') - (N.N.): TFG reviews 'The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell'
- Dixon, Peter: British Broadcasting welcomes Chico
- Norman, Barry: Interview with Zeppo, Part 2
- Wesolowski, Paul G.: The contract that almost was, Part I
- No. 9 Winter 1982
- (N.N.): Family bond
(an editorial on Erin Fleming) - (N.N.): More on Les
(a mini-review of Marsden in 'Minnie's Boys') - (N.N.): TFG reviews 'A Night at Harpo's'
(starring Les Marsden) - (N.N.): TFG reviews 'Animal Crackers'
(the Washington, DC revival) - (N.N.): TFG reviews Gabe Kaplan as Groucho
- Koenig, David: A visit with Charlie Barton
- Wesolowski, Paul G.: A rose by any other name
(a complete Margaret Dumont filmography loaded with photos) - Wesolowski, Paul G.: The contract that almost was, Part II
- No. 10 Summer 1983
- (N.N.): A rose by any other name
(more photos of Margaret Dumont in her non-Marx roles) - (N.N.): Bookmarx
(news of 'Halliwell's Filmgoer's Companion', 'Halliwell's Hundred', 'Movie Star', 'Whatever Became of the Quiz Kids' and the 'Cerebus the Aardvark' comics) - (N.N.): Erin, who made his life worth living
(a day-by-day account of the Bank of America's lawsuit against Erin Fleming) - No. 11 Winter 1983
- (N.N.): 'Duck Soup' pressbook stories
- (N.N.): Quotation Marx
(the most often quoted of Groucho's lines) - (N.N.): TFG consumer report: Groucho glasses
(a humorous comparison of a dozen different brands) - Koenig, David: Lasspari sings again, an interview with Walter Woolf King
- Snow, Dana A.: TFG reviews 'It's top secret'
- Teet Carle: The Olympics
(the Marx Brothers and the 1932 Olympics) - Wesolowski, Paul G.: Brother against Brother
(a comprehensive look at the real story behind Groucho's famous letters to Warner Brothers) - TFG's first special issue - Spring 1984
- deLoof, Dennis P.: A constructive analysis of three early Marx Brothers films
(A special 24-page issue with an academic look at the 'Cocoanuts', 'Animal Crackers' and 'Horse Feathers') - No. 12 Summer 1984
- (N.N.): Bookmarx
(reviews of Gilda Marx's 'Body Design by Gilda' and others) - (N.N.): Collecting Marx Bros. memorabilia
- (N.N.): Eden Marx
- (N.N.): Spotlight on an author
(a short bio of Zimmerman's career) - (N.N.): Visit to Fredonia, NY
(exposing the publicity stunt) - Olszewski, Mike: WERE/TFG interviews Arthur Marx
- Wesolowski, Paul G.: A rather mistreated book
(the inside story behind Paul D. Zimmerman's 'The Marx Brothers at the Movies') - No. 13 Winter 1984
- (N.N.): 'Go West' pressbook
- (N.N.): Bookmarx
(a recap of the reviews of Kyle Crichton's 'The Marx Brothers') - (N.N.): Introducing J. Cheever Loophole
(a missing scene from 'At the Circus' is recreated with photos and dialogue) - Hopkins, Jay: TFG interviews Nat Perrin
- Olszewski, Mike: WERE/TFG interviews Allen Jones
- Wesolowski, Paul G.: The life of the Marx Brothers
(the film biography that never was) - No. 14 Summer 1985
- (N.N.): 'A Night in Elsinore', a comedy by Richard Nathan, Part 1
- (N.N.): Bookmarx
(a recap of the reviews of 'Harpo speaks!') - (N.N.): Bookmarx
(reviews of 'Spike Jones and his City Slickers', 'W.C. Fields: A Life on Film', and 'W.C. Fields: A Bio-bibliography') - (N.N.): TFG reviews 'An evening with Groucho' starring Frank Ferrante
- No. 15 Winter 1985
- (N.N.): 'A Night in Elsinore', a comedy by Richard Nathan, Part 2
- (N.N.): Bookmarx
(review of 'Canned Goods as Caviar') - (N.N.): TFG reviews 'Groucho' starring Frank Ferrante and Les Marsden
(the Kansas City production) - (N.N.): The Marx "Kids"
(a look at Marx offspring: Harpo's daughter Minnie Eagle and her family, Gummo's grandson Gregg Marx, Groucho's daughter Miriam Allen) - (N.N.): What the other critics say
(about various productions of 'A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine' and 'Groucho: A Comic in Three Acts') - (N.N.): What the other critics say
(about 'Groucho' starring Frank Ferrante and Les Marsden) - Ferrante, Frank: Morrie Ryskind, his humor - his touch of genius
- Snow, Dana A.: A Day at Universal Studios
(Les Marsden's antics as Groucho) - No. 16 Summer 1986
- (N.N.): Bookmarx
(reviews of 'Movie Comedy Teams, 'Don't Mention the Marx Brothers', 'Holy Smoke' and others) - Bader, Robert S.: Needlemarx
(the complete list of over 88 Marx-related records) - Olszewski, Mike: WERE/TFG interviews Kitty Carlisle Hart
- No. 17 Winter 1986
- (N.N.): Bookmarx
(reviews of 'S.J. Perelman, a life' and 'Reel Characters') - (N.N.): Buy us savings bonds
(an ad featuring Harpo) - (N.N.): TFG reviews 'Groucho: A Life in Revue'
(the off-Broadway production starring Frank Ferrante, Les Marsden and Faith Prince) - (N.N.): What the other critics say
(about 'Groucho: A Life in Revue' starring Frank Ferrante, Les Marsden and Faith Prince) - Bader, Robert S.: Son of Needlemarx
(a few additions to the Marx Bros. discography) - Michael Cahill: Nacogdoches revisited
(an attempt to track down the legend of how the Marxes became comedians) - No. 18 Summer 1987
- (N.N.): Bookmarx
(reviews of 'Debrett goes Hollywood', 'Laurel & Hardy', 'The Groucho Letters' and 'S.J. Perelman, a critical study') - (N.N.): Freedonia Marxonia 1987
(the first annual Marx Bros. film festival and symposium at the State University of New York) - (N.N.): What the other critics say
(more on the off-Broadway production of 'Groucho: A Life in Revue') - Charles Kochman: Not gone ... and not forgotten
(Maxine Marx's retirement party) - Kiesewetter, John: Groucho left his Marx on comedy
(reflections on the tenth anniversary of Groucho's death) - Snow, Dana A.: Every gagwriter's story
(a well-researched look at the life and career of Al Boasberg) - No. 19 Winter 1987
- (N.N.): Bookmarx
(reviews of the 'Marx Brothers: A Bio-bibliography', 'Screenwriter: Words Become Pictures', 'Hollywood Anecdotes', 'The Portable Curmudgeon', 'Robert Florey: French Expressionist', and other news) - (N.N.): First appearance in Europe?
(world famous Marx authority PGW visits London) - (N.N.): What the other critics say
(about 'Groucho: A Life in Revue', London) - Wesolowski, Paul G.: More than you ever wanted to know about Gummo Marx
- White, Raymond D.: TFG reviews 'Groucho: A Life in Revue'
(the London production) - No. 20 Summer 1988
- (N.N.): Cataloguing your collection
- (N.N.): Needlemarx
(reviews of current records and more old records for our discography) - (N.N.): TFG reviews the Boston revival of 'Animal Crackers'
- (N.N.): TFG reviews the Washington, D.C. revival of 'Cocoanuts'
- (N.N.): What the other critics say
(about the Boston revival of 'Animal Crackers') - (N.N.): What the other critics say
(about the Washington, D.C. revival of 'Cocoanuts') - (N.N.): What the other critics say
(about 'Groucho: A Comic in Three Acts' and the Albuquerque production of 'Groucho: A Life in Revue') - P.S. Fragola: Confessions of a Marx Brothers addict
(an original comedic essay) - Scott Wilson: The unsung foil? Thelma Todd
- No. 21 Winter 1988
- (N.N.): Bookmarx
(reviews of a half dozen books, including Arthur Marx's 'My life with Groucho') - (N.N.): Needlemarx
(review of Bill Marx's 'From Harpo with love') - (N.N.): Needlemarx
(reviews of two new records) - (N.N.): Newly discovered Vaudeville photos
- (N.N.): The Marx Bros. as farmers
(a local correspondent's look at their days in LaGrange) - (N.N.): What the other critics say
(about the National Jewish Theatre production of 'Minnie's Boys') - Wesolowski, Paul G.: The making of 'Duck Soup' & 'Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel'
(including the Bros.' feud with Paramount) - No. 22 Summer 1989
- (N.N.): Consumer update
(more comments on Groucho glasses) - Jefry Abraham: The Marx Bros. vs. the Ritz Bros.
- Michael A. Yahn: You bet your life: the lost episodes
(a humorous premise in cartoon) - Paul G. Wesolowski and others: A complete Marx Bros. bookography, Part 1
- No. 23 Winter 1989
- (N.N.): Editorial cartoons from the US and Canada exploring the link between Karl and his cousins
- Paul G. Wesolowski and others: A complete Marx Bros. bookography, Part 2
(an informative list of all worldwide editions of Marx books originally published 1967-1973) - White, Raymond D.: The Groucho Club
(the exclusive London literary club) - No. 24 Summer 1990
- (N.N.): 'Po knows
(Harpo and sports) - (N.N.): Bookmarx
('Genie with the Light Blue Hair', news of forthcoming books) - Andrew Greenaway: A Night at the Paris
(the BBC radio production of 'Flywheel, Shyster & Flywheel') - Delaney, Peter: Night at the revival theater
(New York revival theaters) - O'Brien; Bohlman: TFG reviews a Minnesota production of 'Groucho: A Life in Revue'
- Paul G. Wesolowski and others: A complete Marx Bros. bookography, Part 3
(1973-1980) - Sen, Rajib: Poor Marx for India
(the lack of Marxian movies in India) - No. 25 Winter 1990
- (N.N.): 'Po knows
(Harpo and more sports, including outtakes from 'Animal Crackers') - (N.N.): Happy Birthday Groucho
(how the world celebrated Groucho's centennial) - (N.N.): TFG reviews 'Hello, I Must Be Going'
(Groucho's final concert and the documentary about it) - (N.N.): TFG reviews 'Sister Groucho'
(a surrealist film from Germany) - Paul G. Wesolowski and others: A complete Marx Bros. bookography, Part 4
(1980-1991) - No. 26 Summer 1991
- Bader, Robert S.: A part-time, on-the-fringe writer?
(an in-depth look at Groucho's career as a writer)
