Radio stars (Oct 1935-Sept 1936)

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The entrance hall of this three-story penthouse, twenty-six flights above the street, has a sweeping circular staircase leading to the family living quarters immediately above and to the complete office which Eddie maintains above those. Down these stairs and through this hall, at various intervals, appeared and disappeared the many members of Mr. Cantor's large "supporting cast," consisting of Mrs. Cantor and several of Eddie's daughters who turned up at opportune moments to play the victrola, light cigarettes, answer telephones and greet guests. Several other characters also made short appearances before going "off stage" into one of the innumerable other rooms of the apartment. Some of these people I recognized, or was introduced to, as the musical director of the Pebeco program, a comedienne in the show, Mr. Cantor's secretary, his accompanist. Then there was a silent and mysterious gentleman who may have been a sponsor (you never can tell about sponsors! Away from the studios they have no distinguishing marks!) People talked, music was played, phones rang — while Eddie by common consent held the centre of the stage. Then suddenly, in the midst of all this hubbub, this little fellow with his round eyes, keen mind and grand sense of humor, decided upon a complete change of scene, mood and tempo. At once, as though picking up their cues, the radio group retired into the living-room to rehearse, the members of the family scattered to continue their own pursuits, the telephone miraculously stopped ringing and the actual interview for which I had come, was on ! Appropriately enough Eddie led the way to the dining-room to talk about the family's favorite dishes, while he ate a late breakfast and his wife Ida and I kept him company and constituted ourselves an amused and interested audience of two. It was probably quite the smallest audience that Mr. Cantor had played to in some time, hut certainly a most appreciative one. For Ida very obviously still finds Eddie amusing, which is high praise indeed from a wife who has been married to a comedian for twenty-two years! While I was delighted to find that all I had to do, after directing the conversation into food channels, was to sit back and take notes. All the Cantors, I soon discovered, love to eat. And Eddie was perfectly willing to be their spokesman for the benefit of the readers of Radio Stars. "Everyone in our family looks forward to meal time ... by that I mean dinner," declared Eddie with emphasis. "Breakfast and lunch are pretty haphazard as to the hour and the number of people who will eat together, because we all have different plans, appointments and schedules. However the servants are used to that and are prepared to serve breakfast or lunch at any old time at all, without kick or com ment. But with dinner, it's different. That's an event — a special occasion which every member of the family anticipates with the greatest pleasure. "Oh boy ! We're going to eat in minute, is our attitude. Actually we are more concerned with the spirit of fun and with the prospects of the laughs we'll have at the table than with the food "You know," Eddie went on, quite seriously, "if you're unhappy at meal time, not even the finest wines or the greatest delicacies of a master chef will do you the least bit of good. You'd be far better off with a slice of rye bread and an onion if they were well seasoned with laughter ! "Yes, there's one thing we never serve on our menus — and that's a grouch," Eddie continued, while Mrs. Cantor nodded in agreement. "Most people, I find," declared Eddie sagely, "eat only because they have to, not because they want to. And far too many folks look upon the dinner table as an open battlefield where family fights can come out into the open for an unpleasant airing. In our family, however, we seem to get together for dinner with as keen an appetite for the laughs we know we will have as for the foods that will be served We never sit down at the table with less than seven present and generally there are twelve or more ! We all joke a lot, talk a lot and eat plenty! Not fancy foods, mind you. Elaborate dishes have no place on our menus. "In the first place, I have to be very careful of my diet when I am broadcast ing. People who work at great tension have to reduce their risks. I can't take any chances on jeopardizing my program: by not feeling fit; or worse still by being y downright sick. Indigestion wouldn't just an unfortunate happening with m it would be downright tragic ! I have a sponsor to whom I feel I owe the duty o: being at my best for his broadcast — which is my broadcast because he has bought tb time on the air so that an audience car hear me. The members of that audien (and I believe that I'm not boasting saying that it's a very large one) tune to hear a good show and it's up to me not to disappoint them. So Mrs. Cantor instructs the cook to serve plain foods witl simple seasonings. Brown, appetizi roasts, plenty of fresh vegetables, mi balls, of which I am very fond, and des serts that are not too rich. At this tin* of year we eat sweets that feature fresl fruits, especially strawberries. As a m; ter of fact we have strawberries all tl year around. If we can't get them when we happen to be, then we order them sen on to us by air express. (Continued on page 54) f 52