Cantor, Eddie

During a performance in Los Angeles, Cantor was discovered by theatrical producer Oliver Morosco. As a result, he was featured in songwriter Earl Carroll's Canary Cottage in 1917. He then signed with Florenz Ziegfeld to perform in The Midnight Frolics at the New Amsterdam Theater in New York. After twenty-seven weeks, Frolics ended and Eddie headlined the Ziegfeld Follies of 1917. With his skipping feet, clapping hands, and rolling eyes, the captivating Cantor became one of America's greatest musical...