The Nome daily nugget., 1937-11-12
Eddie Cantor of
 National Fame, Tells His Story
By Eddie Cantor

some truly great moments-and my heart still skips beat when I think of the first one.
 l was a kid of 16. Discouraged broke and hungry, decided to make the first dollar in many weeks by appearing at Miners Bowery Theatre on an amateur program. This really took nerve, because in those days a Bowery audience was more likely to holl- CT, Give i'm the hook, than to shout bravo.
 l, too, am spectator now as I watch young Edward Cantor step for the first time on a re- gular stage in 1908. His face was pinched to tight green, his ey- es fairly popped with fright.
 Edward began: I am going to give you few first hand imper- sonations of leading stars with out makeup. Most of the actors 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.
 skip a few years to the next big moment-a thrill that can come to any man.
 had been courting Ida for many months, but had never known for sure how she felt about me. Finally, came the great day when l asked her to marry me, and she answered with: Gee Eddie. l think you're the incest fellow in all New York.
 Believe me, it's tough to find topper for that anywhere along the line. ,as..zz
 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 lit 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 it's color, glamour and the roster 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 1885 when the Prince of Wales, now Duke of Windsor, sent for me to entertain him one night during his stay on Long Island.
 met the Prince and sang for him until the wee small hours of the morning Thrilled? prac- tically tingled and you can mark this down as highiight event in any mans life.
 The other incident concerning England was when 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 gather to see skinny guy with. pop eyes who grew up on the sidewalks of New York. ..'
 Maybe I'm going overheard with my confession when tell you that tears streamed down my face as the cry from the crowd went up, Welcome Eddie.
 Stil another big 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 l come to the supreme thrill. It happened back in 1921 and concerns man who was one of my greatest friends-Will Rog- CTS. Will was one of the most hn-