Word: cantors
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Ralph Capone, Chicago gangster, brother of Alphonse ("Scarface Al") Capone, sent out word that the city's petty "chiselers" (extortioners) must cease' annoying theatrical folk for "benefit money." The Capone order was occasioned by Actress Francine Larrimore's receiving a demand for $1,000. Eddie Cantor, Musicomedy Clown, denied that he had been chiseled into singing at Mr. Capone's Cotton Club...
...hitherto issued. They will play many times without sounding worn. They can be dropped without disaster. A new Durium record will be issued each week, one played by a leading Broadway orchestra and chosen as "hit of the week" by a jury composed of Producer Florenz Ziegfeld, Comedian Eddie Cantor and Bandman Vincent Lopez...
...shaky graph of a department store employe's rise to theatrical fame. Mary Eaton's pretty legs support a corner of the plot, which sags whenever legs are not enough. Rudy Vallée and a technicolor ballet have been worked in for specialties. Best shot: Eddie Cantor in an old act from the Ziegfeld Follies...