July 11, 1949: Mrs. Ray Schwartz, Former Playground Director Of PS 177 Passes Away

...and Eddie Cantor made his first public appearance at PS 177 playground as a performer

11 Market Street: Eddie Cantor's Former Residence

Not This Day In Knickerbocker Village History: July 11, 1945: Part 2

July 11, 1945 was a Wednesday. The broadcast announcer says Thursday night comedy, but the first slide says Tuesday. The slide image may refer to a different broadcast year for the radio show. The audio file comes from the prelinger archives.
As many know, Eddie Cantor, grew up right near Knickerbocker Village, but George Burns (Nathan Birnbaum) wasn't far away. More on this later. About the Burns and Allen radio show from wikipedia

In 1929 they made their first radio appearance in London on the BBC. Back in America, they failed at a 1930 NBC audition. After a solo appearance by Gracie on Eddie Cantor's radio show, they were heard together on Rudy Vallee's The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour and in February 15, 1932 they became regulars on The Guy Lombardo Show on CBS. When Lombardo switched to NBC, Burns and Allen took over his CBS spot with The Adventures of Gracie beginning September 19, 1934.
The title of their top-rated show changed to The Burns and Allen Show on September 26, 1936. When ratings began to slip in 1940-41, they moved from comedy patter into a successful sitcom format, continuing with shows on NBC and CBS until May 17, 1950. As in the early days of radio, the sponsor's name became the show title, such as Maxwell House Coffee Time (1945-49).
Burns and Allen had several regulars on radio, including Toby Reed, Gale Gordon, Bea Benaderet, Mary "Bubbles" Kelly, Ray Noble, singers Jimmy Cash and Tony Martin and actor/writer/director Elliott Lewis. The Sportsmen Quartet (appearing as "The Swantet" during the years the show was sponsored by Swan Soap) supplied songs and occasionally backed up Cash. Meredith Wilson, Artie Shaw and announcers Bill Goodwin and Harry Von Zell, who were usually made a part of the evening's doings, often as additional comic foils for the duo.
For a long time they continued their "flirtation act" with Burns as Allen's most persistent suitor. Their real-life marriage was not written into the show until the 1940s. The couple's adopted son, Ronnie Burns, portrayed himself as a young drama student who tended to look askance at his parents' comedy style. Their adopted daughter Sandy was somewhat shy and not too fond of show business. She declined efforts to get her on the show as a regular, though she appeared in a few episodes as Ronnie's classmate. Recordings of 176 episodes of the radio shows circulate on the web, CDs and DVDs.

The Saga Of Birnbaum The Butcher, Part 7: A Dunkirk Slide Show

Pictures of mostly old Dunkirk set to one of the top songs from 1919, Eddie Cantor's, "You'd Be Surprised"

[1st verse:]
Johnny was bashful and shy
Nobody understood why
Mary loved him
All the other girls passed him by
Everyone wanted to know
How she could pick such a beau
With a twinkle in her eye
She made this reply
[1st chorus:]
He's not so good in a crowd but when you get him alone
You'd be surprised
He isn't much at a dance but then when he takes you home
You'd be surprised
He doesn't look like much of a lover
But don't judge a book by it's cover
He's got the face of an angel
But there's a devil in his eyes
He's such a delicate thing but when he starts in to squeeze
You'd be surprised
He doesn't look very strong but when you sit on his knees
You'd be surprised
At a party or at a ball
I've got to admit that he's nothing at all
But in an easy chair
You'd be surprised
[2nd verse:]
Mary continued to praise
Johnny's remarkable ways
To the ladies
And you know advertising pays
Now Johnny's never alone
He has the busiest phone
Almost ev'ry other day
A new girl will say
[2nd chorus:]
He's not so good in the house but on a bench in the park
You'd be surprised
He isn't much in the light but when he gets in the dark
You'd be surprised
I know he looks so slow and so weary
But you don't know the half of it, dearie
He looks as cold as an Eskimo
But there's a fire in his eyes
He doesn't say very much but when he starts in to speak
You'd be surprised
He's not so good at the start but at the end of the week
You'd be surprised
On a streetcar or on a train
You'd think he was born without any brain
But in a taxicab
You'd be surprised

Eddie Cantor And Jimmy Durante

The audio from a radio show in the 1950's. I provided a background of Durante and Cantor iages.

Eddie Cantor: Making Whoopee

all about making whoopee

History:
* The music was written by Walter Donaldson, the words by Gus Kahn.
* It was part of the Broadway-Musical "Whoopee!" in 1928
* Later is was used in many movies, even in commercials. A favorite is "The Fabulous Baker Boys", where Michelle Pfeiffer sings it - lying on a piano!
* It was used in "Sleepless in Seattle", too.
* The latest MW-movie was Woody Allen's "Everyone says I love you" (MW was sung by Tirome Jerome)
* Woody Allen must love this song, he used it in his 1992 film "Husbands and Wives", too. The song was played there by Bernie Leighton on the piano.
Note: This set of words sung by Eddie Cantor in movie version of
Whoopee! (1930)
Every time I hear that dear old wedding march
I feel rather glad I have a broken arch
I have heard a lot of married people talk
And I know that marriage is a long, long walk
To most people weddings mean romance
But I prefer a picnic or a dance
Another bride
Another groom
Another sunny
Honeymoon;
Another season,
Another reason
For makin' whoopee.
A quiet service,
A lot of rice,
The groom is nervous
He answers twice.
It's really killing
That he's so willing
To make whoopee.
Picture a little lovenest
Down where the roses cling
Picture that same sweet lovenest
Think what a year can bring.
He's washing dishes
And baby clothes
He's so ambitious
He even sews;
But don't forget, boys
That's what you get, boys
For makin' whoopee.

add'l lyrics as per the request of Steve Needle:
Another year
Or maybe less
What's this I hear?
Well, can't you guess?
She feels neglected
And he's suspected
Of Makin' Whoopee!
She sits alone
'Most every night
He doesn't 'phone her
He doesn't write
He says he's "busy"
But she says "is he?"
He's Makin' Whoopee!
He doesn't make much money
Only a five-thousand per
Some judge, who thinks he's funny
Told him he got to pay six to her
He says: "Now judge, suppose I fail."
The judge says: "Budge, right into jail!
You'd better keep her,
I think it's cheaper
Than Makin' Whoopee!!"

Here's a Plot Summary for Whoopee!, as found in the Movie-Database
Western sheriff Bob Wells is preparing to marry Sally Morgan; she loves part-Indian Wanenis, whose race is an obstacle. Sally flees the wedding with hypochondriac Henry Williams, who thinks he's just giving her a ride; but she left a note saying they've eloped! Chasing them are jilted Bob, Henry's nurse Mary (who's been trying to seduce him) and others.

Eddie Cantor: Residences On The LES

He lived right across the street from the Eldridge Street Synagogue at 19 Eldridge Street

THE EDDIE CANTOR APPRECIATION SOCIETY - Upload a Document to Scribd

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Eldridge Street Synagogue 3

The audio from a March 9, 2008 program on npr