Hail, Hail, Freedonia

I see from tonight's Durham Advertiser that the Freedonia Chamber Singers will play a concert at Elvet Methodist Church on Friday evening. I cannot help but wonder how many of the tunes from the Marx Brothers classic Duck Soup they will perform. Approximately zero, I would guess.

Film synopsis: The small state of Freedonia is in a financial mess, borrowing a huge sum of cash from wealthy widow Mrs. Teasdale [Margaret Dumont]. She insists on replacing the current president with crazy Rufus T. Firefly [Groucho Marx] and mayhem erupts. To make matters worse, the neighboring state sends inept spies Chicolini [Chico] and Pinky [Harpo] to obtain top secret information, creating even more chaos!

Quote: "Remember, you're fighting for this woman's honour, which is probably more than she ever did." - Groucho