The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 13, 1929, Page 3

Cabaret Dancer Rescued from De Gangsiers MILTON SILLS “THE HAWK’S NEST” with Doris Kenyon at PALACE Let Milton Sills and Doris Kenyon show you both sides of New trickery, its gang fueds wor Added Features Sunday Bill NEWS INTERNATIONAL BEN HALL in Con “MONEY, MONEY, Adm. 10- Attractions At Theatres | Milton Sills has an exceptionally strong cast supporting him in latest st. National starring pro- duction “The Hawk’s Nest,” which will open at the Palace tomorrow taiinee for a two-day run. “The Hawk's Nesi” w preceeded by “Burning Daylight,” and “The Valley of the Giants” both of which starred Sills and in which Dori Kenyon was also his leading woman, The story was written by Wid Gunning and directed by Benja- min Christensen, director of Lon Chaney’s “Mockery.” It deals with the feud of two underworld chiefs Sills plays one gang leader while Montagu Love plays the other. Love recently completed ‘“The Tender Hour” for First National Miss Kenyon plays the girl, a night club dancer. . Mitchell Lewis appears as Sills’ pal while George Kotsonaros is the 1 cafe “bouncer.” Lewis is one of the screen’s most famous “heavies” and Kotsonaros is a noted wrestler and contender for the heavyweight title who recently turned his mus- cular talents to the screen. Sojin, well-known Chinese char- MONEY” 50, Loges 60 cents caught greatest in the ) tor of an oil-boom town social ciub ld—It's Wit The big Murray Adm. 10- In Sensational Underworld Drama Sunday Matinee Sunday Night Monday Night York’s Under- Last Two Times Tonight “VAMPING VENUS” comedy with Charlie and Louise Fazenda 50, Loges 60 cents o= e e T e S R Mae Pauly’s Orchestra givesconcert, plays for all shows —— ixtra Special Sunday Night—Georg ‘Hil.“](lfi will give away a round trip ticket, Juneau to Seattle and return VAvril, tw 5 under a1, play in a gang photoplay gives opportunity of tourists The Sills % {the Ps ppearine proprie- 10 Sweet, role of D “Singed” the Coliseum Sun- under the Fox rilms ban- with John Griffith Wray, di- m th OKl: oil-boom n the locale o s Califor oil le who cet, is seen The well comes it is the res wildeat , and enables the derrick man establish the dance hall queen luxurious apartment in San Fran- here most of the action y tale of undo h T 4 woman who could n past, no w indefatig y the beauty s and the modistes worked to transform her into a “lady.” The man, however, for a time shoots like a meteor over the busi- ness horizon of San Francisco and makes deep impression in the ul- hionable society circles. éBifif—Buster : Duplicétés All Favorite Warner Baxter ably a5 what is prot of his cinema career. -- VENTE G OW AT PALACE “VAMPING COMEDY There's real scope ror imagina tion in the film comedy field, and Vamping Venus,” a laugk st at e tonight, takes advantage arting the story in 1928, and back for most of the action to cce in the days of Mars and all ther god i goddesses. Charlie Murray and zenda head a great cast in this eshingly ne comedy from First National Pictur and Thelma Todd the Grecian episodes, is “Venus.” he! are giggles, chuckles and guffaws galore in the New York scenes, but laug r gets really hysterical in the Greek period. Murray goes to a night club to cape his nagging wife, and gets a rap on the head which precipi- tates him right into the middle of Old Greece. the characters of days in different roles; the wif for instance, is Circe! And, of course, with his knowledge of mod- ern inventions and politics, he be- in the New Yorl comes dict war, wins Venus—and comes to New York with someone pouring water on his head! Some of the most dangerous and i spots in America were chos- Tricks Produced by Best Mediums Medium Has Never Done|! Stunt That He Did skull-jaws snapped, Not Reproduce R horns blew and drum- sticks tapped without any vis- ible mechanical aid. All the IGHT in broad daylight, medium, apparently supernat- | ural, were played right in the | open. But how? Joseph Dun- niger, chairman of the investi- gation committee of physical research, gave it all away. ‘What’s more, he showed where his device is of commercial use. A small wireless transmitting set, in a rubber case, and batteries are fixed on his back under his coat by a harness. Wires run down either trouser leg, giving him negative and positive posts. (" Connected with the transmitter, a switch 1s in his right trouser pocket. and a control in his left pocket. Each of the eight points on the |control is attuned to a different wave length, each of which will cause action in the recelving appa- ratus under his demonstration table, producing the phenomenon desired. Thus his left hand puts the con- trol on the third point. His right g doseph Dunniger, spirit exposer, demonstrates his control, by the radio set strap on his back, over tiw various objects on the table, (loternational Newsreel) theatre or cafe, he would put his control on the proper point, press the switch—and City Hall would THE DA the greatest acting opportunity | going | Louise Fa- | There he meets all| ILY ALASKA EMPIRE, S ATURDAY, JULY 13, 1929. baviy s Even though marriage will soon ange Marian Nixon's legal name {from Marian Elsie A Benjamin to Mrs. Edward Hillman, Jr., “soon,” isn't quite soon enough for her. Miss Nixon has filed a petition to | substitute plain “Marian Nixon” |for the name which reminds her {of Joe Benjamin, her former hus- band. en for the locale of the new Tom Iix vehicle. “Tumbling Riv be shown at the Coliseum tonight et only en to give the picture all the punch or of the land, wages|and whirlwind thrills of a sure-| |five Western production. Tom and | Tony thunder " through this pul- | sating story, from the «crags and | precipices of the vari-colored mesas {down through the American desert with its shimmering sands and | deadly cactus, running down one of Ithe most notorious gang of cattle rustlers in the country. The exteriors of this picture are |the west in all of its blazing. glory and color, as a background for a production full of every known sort of hazard and pulsating ro- | mance. | Tom is supported by a splendid |cast of such favorites as Dorothy | Dwan, ‘Stella Essex, Willilam Conk- lin, Wallace MacDonald, Buster | Gardner, Harry Gripp, Elmo Bill- ings, and other well known West- ern character actors. - ee— Horton Smith invented a nick- name for each of his Ryder cup teammate The best they could do for him was “Guy.” i Fresh roasied peanuts apd pop- ecrn. Junesu Ice Oream Parlors, DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP On and after this date, July 11th, 1929, the firm of Cleo Lee Co. is owned by Armand R. Vailette. Frank Richards having this withdrawn from firm. All bills for firm will be contracted by said count will be received by said Ar- mand. (Signed) ady. ARMAND R. VAILETTE. — Diamond Briquets The } nis location in Arizona was chos- day | | Armand and all collections on ac- | Wants Film Name: l SUNDAY ONLY 7:30—9: 25 A throbbing story men, money andc 4 WILLAM ¢ )FOX preens SA\N{N[ SWET of la woman'’s steadfast love. | A neat comedy and heard. | MAPPING OUT " WORLD FLIGHT SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, July 13. —The advance party mapping the | proposed world flight sponsored by !‘thn Russian Government, is here making arrangements for the ar- Irlval of the plane, scheduled tenta- |tively late in August or early in| | September. | | The projected route would include | Alaska, San Francisco, New York, | London, Paris and Berlin. | The distance is estimated at 30, {000 miles. s Troops Are Reported To Be Massing Along Siberian Frontier | | | el | MOSCOW, July 13—The Tass,! | official Soviet News Agency, said |that it is reported that Manchur- |lan troops have advanced to the PRICES—10-20-50-Loges 75 cents OLISEUM SUNDAY ONLY 20-—9 25 IN SOUND BLOSSOM SEELEY, “Queen of Syncopation,” wssisted by Bennie Fields with Phil Ellis and Chas. 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He would attune each bomb's re- celving apparatus to a different wave length and place them where o dehad Sl ad hin lejene bo - Dunninger’s Invention s, he says, the product of six years' labor. ke designead it to reproduce phenomena which spiritualists said were the result of action by ghosts, Dunninger said that his tiny set would be effective for bomb work only in about a one-mile radius, but that it could be strengthened so that its control would be practically un- limited. *“Why, In this little room,” he said, “1 could set up an enlargement of this apparatus with which I could bomb San Francisco, El Paso, Miami, Seattle, Kansas City, Chi- cago and Ban-gor while I read the PR Fuel Pacific Coast Coal Co. Phone 412 or ceives prompt attention and shipment .on the first boat! Farrell is your assurance of gaod material and special grgding - from fine finish stock to boat building lumber. 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