The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-22
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, Sept. 22-Broadway is planning to fete one of its favorite sons, Eddie Cantor, the end of Oc- tober. The festival will commem- crate the bulge-eyed comedians 25th anniversary as Q professional entertainer. ...r
 Cantor = and at least one other eminent figure in the entertain ment world today -- will remem- Der, however, that this anniver- sary doesn't really commemorate the Cantor debut, which happen cd several years earlier under conditions which aren't generally known about town and which make a good story, '
 The occasion was an amateur show on Gotham's East Side, and Eddie was a volunteer performer. One thing troubled him ahead of time. He was In short pants and hadn't Q dad or any brothers to borrow from. He thought he'd go over bigger literally)' if he wore
 So he propositioned one of his pals. Lent me your pants" he said, land if I win, I'll give you half the prize"
 Ills friend took the gamble, and Eddie won.
 Today that friend would give not only his pants but his shirt to have Eddie working for him, The friend Is B. P. Schulberg, ,a~a,,ai,an,.t avAk,,kI,,n nS a nn..s pany which issa big competitor of Eddie's cinema entrepreneilr. Let's See, Where Were We?
 A certain .repertoty company from New York toured the coun- try this summer in a trailer. They presented Q new show every night, rehearsing their lines while they were enroute from one village to
 In a little Pennsylvania village, the leading lady iniSsed her cue. She turned to the stage manager in the wings. "What is the liiie2'' she whispered. "uive me, the line. Hurry up, what IS the linep""
 
 shuffle a pile of inanuscripts. :.
 Sure, sure" he fnuttered through the wing flap, "l'll give you the line, but what is the play we are giving tonight7" " "
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 More and more football coaches have been booked to make theft iiil- crophone debut as gridiron coinSnen- tators this season. Things have come to a pass where College Boards of Directors are signing no+saiary coi1- tracts with football mentors, in view of the fact that the latter can earn plenty with radio appear anccs. JrTFtF..%, .b'I Xvii ,
 A coachs background, apparsnt- ly, is no longer of any importance. What Is important Is his personal ity and ability to speak lines, Ar thur Godfrey, of the ether waves, has been approached to oversee the eleven at an upstate New York Col lege. He begged off, stating that he know nothing at all about football, but the college fathers insisted that he accept. He could always learn about football, but his radio voice was @ natural. '-. '-'
 The William Morris office, fam ed theatrical. office, is opening c football department, 1t Is runor- ed. It will book actors to play the football circuit. They may know nothing about the gridiron, or the lateral pass, but they cer- tainly can talk . good touchdown. Unfair to Organized Drama
 Nighttime sports, incidentally, have the local entertainment iHii- presarics worried. They argue that lamp-lit baseball, football, wrestling and boxing matches in the open air, cut heavily into the Broadway trade and they regard 1t as Unfair Prac- tice. t.t ri..,
 A Broadway show now must compete with the Prehistoric Sluggers playing past eventide at atl al fresco stadium and the night clubs, smoky and indoors, also feel the inroads made by these illuminated competitions There is not much they can do about 1t, except pray for rain and Sleet and storm. sr
 distance? The -boatsnten of Bailina- : kill Bay not only were close enough to the ffierf1afi to give e good de- gcriptiofi of the monster: they even