Harpo MarxIn his book, Harpo Speaks, Marx writes about his job as a piano player in 1907 at The Happy Times Tavern (Schang's Hotel) when he was 19 years old. Marx describes Schang's as a brothel catering to the men hired to dig a canal in Freeport. His employer, Mrs. Schang and her gang, were later arrested as a major burglary ring on the south shore. Years later, Marx learned that his older brother, Chico also worked at Schang's. Both brothers were fired by Mrs. Schang; Harpo for contracting measles and Chico for becoming too friendly with one of the girls.
Born Adolph Marx in New York, Harpo was the second oldest member of the comedy team which was first called the Four Nightingales and later, the Marx Brothers.
Articles about the Schang Gang
Harpo Speaks! (Source: http://www.harpomarx.net/talking.html)
