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                              (Amendment No. ____)

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                             THE MARCUS CORPORATION
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                (Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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                             THE MARCUS CORPORATION

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                      250 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1700
                         Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-4220


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                    SUPPLEMENT TO PROXY STATEMENT AND AMENDED
                  NOTICE OF 2001 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
                      To Be Held Tuesday, October 23, 2001
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                  IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR MARCUS CORPORATION
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                 SHAREHOLDERS ATTENDING THE 2001 ANNUAL MEETING
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                         ANNUAL MEETING LOCATION CHANGE


   The location of The Marcus Corporation 2001 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
                                has been changed.

                       The new information is as follows:

                             The Marcus Corporation
                         Annual Meeting of Shareholders
                            Tuesday, October 23, 2001
                                   10:00 a.m.

                                  NEW LOCATION:
                                  Pfister Hotel
                             424 E. Wisconsin Avenue
                              Milwaukee, Wisconsin



                                   Sincerely,

                             /s/ Thomas F. Kissinger

                              Thomas F. Kissinger
                         General Counsel and Secretary