ille ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁when ▁he ▁joined ▁up ▁with ▁an ▁act ▁called ▁The ▁L ero y ▁T rio . ▁He ▁was ▁asked ▁by ▁a ▁man ▁named ▁Robin ▁L ero y ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁group ▁as ▁a ▁singer , ▁along ▁with ▁fellow ▁v au dev ille ▁actor ▁Johnny ▁Morris . ▁Through ▁this ▁act , ▁Marx ▁got ▁his ▁first ▁taste ▁of ▁life ▁as ▁a ▁v au dev ille ▁perform er . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁Marx ▁and ▁his ▁brothers ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁group ▁act , ▁at ▁first ▁called ▁The ▁Three ▁Night ing ales ▁and ▁later ▁The ▁Four ▁Night ing ales . ▁The ▁brothers ' ▁mother , ▁Minn ie ▁Marx , ▁was ▁the ▁group ' s ▁manager , ▁putting ▁them ▁together ▁and ▁book ing ▁their ▁shows . ▁The ▁group ▁had ▁a ▁rock y ▁start , ▁performing ▁in ▁less ▁than ▁ade qu ate ▁ven ues ▁and ▁rarely , ▁if ▁ever , ▁being ▁paid ▁for ▁their ▁performances . ▁Event ually ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁brothers ▁would ▁leave ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Herbert ▁( Ze ppo ), ▁and ▁the ▁group ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Marx ▁Brothers . ▁Their ▁first ▁successful ▁show ▁was ▁Fun ▁In ▁Hi ▁Sk ule ▁( 1 9 1 0 ). ▁ ▁Hollywood ▁▁ ▁Marx ▁made ▁ 2 6 ▁mov ies , ▁ 1 3 ▁of ▁them ▁with ▁his ▁brothers ▁Ch ico ▁and ▁Har po . ▁Marx ▁developed ▁a ▁routine ▁as ▁a ▁wis ec rack ing ▁h ust ler ▁with ▁a ▁distinct ive ▁ch icken -