Lucille Ball and Harpo Marx Mirror Routine--1955
Harpo Marx was a comedian during the early days of television."His comic style was influenced by clown and pantomime traditions. He wore a curly reddish wig, and never spoke during performances (he blew a horn or whistled to communicate)."
"With a top hat, a blond wig and a bike horn, Lucy transforms herself into Harpo Marx, then meets---and mirrors---the man himself. Why? As usual, the redhead's in a jam: a friend's in town, and Lucy's been fibbing to her about stars with which she hobnobs."
Assignment: Use the Present Tense to write a few sentences explaining what the previous paragraph is saying. To do this exercise, you may need to use your dictionary to help you understand the following vocabulary words underlined in the text.
Vocabulary Words:
1. wig (noun)
2. to transform (verb)
3. to mirror (verb)
4. redhead (noun)
5. in a jam
6. to fib (verb)
7. to hobnob (verb)
8. the previous
9. the following
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