Eddie Cantor of j
National Fame,
Tells His Story
By Eddie Cantor
HOLLYWOOD— As I look'
back after 25 years in show busi
ness, I realize there have been
some truly great moments—and
my heart still skips a beat when
I think of the first one.
I was a kid of 16. Discouraged
broke and hungry, I decided to
make the first dollar in many;
weeks by appearing at Miner’s!
Bowery Theatre on an amateur!
program. This really took nerve, i
because in those days a Bowery j
aud;ence was more likely to holl
er, ’Give ’im the hook, than to!
shout bravo”.
I, too, am a spectator now as j
I watch young Edward Cantor:
step for the first time on a re- j
gular stage in 1908. His face wasj
pinched to a tight green, his ey-j
es fairly popped with fright.
Edward began: 1 am going to I
give you a few first hand imper-1
sonations of leading stars with-1
out makeup. Most of the actors J
he had never seen, but he had
seen their impersonators.
Then followed several imper
sonations, topped by one of Jun
ie McCree, a famous comedian
of the day. This last bit of busi
ness brought the house down.
There was a rumble of stamping
feet, shrill whistling and a thin
shower of coins that pelted the
mackdrop.
Young Cantor had scored and
was on his way.
I skip a few years to the next
big moment—a thrill that can
come to any man.
I had been courting Ida for
many months, but had never
known for sure how she felt
about me. Finally, came the great
day when I asked her to marry
me, and she answered with: Gee
Eddie, I think you’Te the nicest
fellow in all New York.
Believe me, it’s tough to find
a topper for that anywhere along
the line. , - ... _
Of course, there’s one thing
that follows close. It’s the un
equalled sensation when the doc
tor says, Congratulations, young
man—you’re the father of a litt
le girl. But, after the third or
fourth time that announcement
becomes a habit, and as the song
writer puts it. The Thrill Is Gone.
The opening night of any
Ziegfield show always was some
thing of a thrill because of its
color, glamour and the raster of
big name personalities out front.
Strangely enough, two of my
outstanding thrills are associated
with England and the British
people. There was the time in
1935 when the Prince of Wales,
now Duke of Windsor, sent for
me to entertain him one night
during his stay on Long Island.
I met the Prince and sang for
him until the wee small hours
of the morning. Thrilled? I prac
tically tingled and you can mark
this down as a highlight event
in any man’s life.
The other incident concerning
England was when I arrived at
Victoria station on a visit to Lon
don. The station was literally
packed with people. It was in
credible that this tremendous
crowd would gatf>er to see a
sikinny guy with pop eyes who
grew up on the sidewalks of
New York.
Maybe Im going overboard
with my confession when I tell
you that tears streamed down my
face as the cry from the crowd
went up, Welcome Eddie.
Still another bag moment was
the time when a national radio
survey announced that one out
every four people in the United
States and Canada tuned to hear
our broadcast—the largest listen
ing audience on the air. Was I
thrilled.
But now I come to the supreme
thrill. It happened back in 1921
and concerns a man who was one
of my greatest fridnds—Will Rog
ers. Will was one of the most be
loved of all actors, as well as
the most popular. His fee to act
as master of ceremonies for a
single evening was $500.
When he heard I was to be
given a dinner by the Friar’s
dub, he wiTed from California:
May I be the toastmaster, and
flew across country to attend.
I loved and honored Will Rog
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THE A C E OP SPADESMEN, Germany’s labor service workers, 38,000 strong, goose
i step smartly past Fuehrer Adolf Hitler at the Nasi party convention in Nuremberg. For two hours the
Nasis paraded past their chief and stands crowded with high officials of the Reich. Following the
convention Germany opened war gamer in the greatest martial display since the Armistice.
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ers from the day I first met him
and this act of devotion stirred
me so deeply that even to this
day I feel a surge of emotion as
I recall it.
The world has been very good
to me and I am grateful; but as
I close this article I cannot help
but speculate on how much bet
ter the world would be if we
had more men like Will Rogers.
(The above article was secured
oently be honored by Hollywood
during the time Cantor was re
on his 25th year of public ap
pearances.)
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