Adam Gopnik and Noah Diamond on Duck Soup at the United Palace Theatre

May 19, 2024: On the centennial of the Marx Brothers’ Broadway debut in I'LL SAY SHE IS, Marxfest attendees enjoyed a screening of DUCK SOUP at the spectacular United Palace Theatre in the Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights. After the film, United Palace chief executive officer Mike Fitelson introduced this onstage conversation between New Yorker staff writer Adam Gopnik and Marx Brothers revivalist Noah Diamond. Video courtesy of the United Palace Theatre Photos by Allan Marcus, Noah Diamond, Doris NZ, and Janet Heit Special thanks to Mike Fitelson, Brett Leveridge, and Adam Gopnik marxfest.org