And now the old boy's in command of the fleet...

1939 was a great year for movies. Unfortunately, the Marx Brothers vehicle At the Circus wasn't one of them. I sat through it once at a university cinema with my fellow-students hooting derisively every time the so-called romantic leads (Kenny Baker and Florence Rice, if you must know) launched into "Two Blind Loves". I'll spare you that, but there is one shining moment from that film: Groucho Marx's rendition of "Lydia the Tatooed Lady". It's not often you hear the full version.
We heard a truncated version of it tonight at the National Arts Centre, but -- you guessed it -- it's bedtime. I'll try to write about it tomorrow morning. I know. You can hardly wait....