The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 25, 1929, Page 3

215 A Yankee Boy, a British Maid—With a thousand armed, howling Chi- ACTION ' THRILLS CRAZY HOUSE An Our Gang Comedy 10-20-50-Loges 60c Complete Change PALACE TONIGHT nese calling for their lives Complete Change THE DAILY ALASKA EMP!RE FRIDAY OCT 25 l929 9:15 - ODDITY ACTION THRILLS A Peter By Kyne Story Coming Sunday ‘FANGS OF DESTINY’ Dynamite the Marvel Dog 1 v v Attractions At Theatres B | “THE DESERT SONG” | RETURNS, COLISEUM | P Following a popular demand, “Tha Desert Song,” the Vitaphone won- der, a brilliant operetta, will be shown again tonight only at the Coliseum. “The Riff Song” and all the other inspiring choruses of ““he Desert Song,” come to the audience in volume as melodious as it is re- markable. The desert settings are exceptionally beautiful. Important roles in this epoch- making production are played by John Boles, Carlotta King, Louise Fazenda, Johnny' Arthur, John Mil- Jjan, Marie Wells, Jack Pratt, Myrna Loy, Edward Martindel, Otto Hoff- man, Robert E. Guzman and Del Elliott. “The Desert Song” was directed by Roy Del Ruth and Har- vey Gates made the screen adapta- tion. The tuneful melodies of Sigmund Romberg, its composer, are played by ‘the Vitaphone Symphony Or- chestra and sung by a magnificent chorus of one hundred voices. G‘-. “FOREIGN DEVILS” AT PALACE TONIGHT | 23 “Foreign Devils,” at the Palace tonight and Saturday, was written by Peter B. Kyne especially as a starring vehicle for Tim McCoy, and is based on authentic historical data gathered by various writers in the Boxer uprising, were loaned to Metro-Geldwyn-Mayer for this |production and roared with a ter- rific detonation. Settings repre- Isenting the gates of Peking, were }blown high into the air, “THE LEATHERNECK” COMING TO COLISEUM | “That Diane Ellis should have been a stenographer before she crashed Ithe gates of moviedom has nothing {to do with the fact that Pathe and the jubilee are all keyed up about her work in “The Leatherneck,” | William Boyd's latest starring vehi- | cle, which will be on view at the | Coliseum soon. This picture, which is a story of the United States Marines in Chi- na, shows Miss Ellis as a beautiful girl, and her cameo face adds much to the romantic interest of the drama. Alan Hale, Robert Arm- strong and Fred Kohler are fea- tured. Drama and thrills aplenty abound in this remarkabe picture story of three Devil Dogs whose motto is| “all for one, one for all” T picture was produced and dlrectcd\ by Ralph Block and Howard Hig- gin. PLANE FABRIC Seamstress Positive Cloth plece of airplane fabric picked up |on the beach near Tyonek, Cook Inlet, has been identified in An-|, chorage as part of the stabilizer of Russell Merrill's plane. age where Merrill was last seen heading over Cook Inlet. age by a seamstress who recognized | her own stitching donc at the re-| {quest of Merrill when the pieee was | repaired before the last flight. nician, also identified the fabric as| part of Merrill's plane, it had been used for a sail while IS IDENTIFIED Is that from Mer- rill’s Airplane SEWARD, Alaska, Oct. 25.—A Tyonek is 40 miles from Anchor- The cloth was viewed in Anchor- Alonzo Cape, Anchorage mecha- The fabric looked to some as if | thers believe the finding of the abric indicated part of the rud- ’af Mr. and Mrs. Murray Smith of |institute for about one year. At Popular Prices COMING “Leatherneck” e o ot o ey Ty s gineering staff of the Guggenheim AL(?ggsATCOOl]"‘[TAEI;GIEAANST interests exploiting tin ore there. WITH BIG COMPANY Fulibants High Bepet | He. Won a scholarship in the Coloradd Clifford Smith, Fairbanks boy, son | School of Mines and’ attended that m- that city, passed through Juneau |health forced him to leave the|es. yesterday enroute to the Malay |School. After he recovered, he en- ONLY. $4.75 up. States where he will be on the en- | tered the Alaska College at Fair- |Store, banks Irum which he graduated with a degree of mining engineer. He recently completed postgraduate work at Columbia. i LADIES Salesman’s sample line of Dress- Here Saturday and Monday The Leader —adv. Woolen Dresses The new wool dress for cold days combines both charming f features-——smarmess and prac- ticability. The cleverly placed jabot, long BY POPULAR REQUEST TONIGHT ONLY at Coliseum Theatre "The Desert " DOG STORY 1S AT PALACE ON SUNDAY *".der or stabilizer broke away, forc-| |ing a landing in a remote section. Col. Ben Eielson continues a relent- hip line, the hlgh belted waist, the diagonal line and the graceful low flared skirt all “Dynamite,” Universal's wonder police dog screen star, who plays the leading role in “Fangs of Des- tiny,” which comes to the Palace | Theatre Sunday, was originally trained for police work by Louis Vokali, the well-known trainer of four-footed film actors. Vokali was at one time a member of the Cali- | fornia constabulary and -Dynamite | was his inseparable companion, while on his tours of duty, partici- pating in a dozen or more arrests less search for Merrill and is keep- ing Joe Crosson also on a daily | search. TALKIES FOR INTERIOR FANS FAIRBANKS, ' Alaska, Oct. 25— of criminals. “Fangs of Destiny” was made un- der the direction of Stuart Paton. during the Boxer rebellion and the famous siege of the white lega- tions. Claire Windsor plays opposite the star, while the supporting”cast in- cludes a large number of well- known character artists, among them. Oyril Chadwick, Frank Cur- rier, Emily Fitzroy, Lawson Butt, Sojin and Fran inn fuated” fl&if gteynmfiery used Talking pictures will ‘'be heard by interior Alaskans for the first time (on January 1. Capt. A. E. La-| The canine star is supported by flwthrop proprietor of the Empress notable cast, including Edmund!theatre here, leaves for the States Cobb, Betty Caldwell, George PeriD-:next week to purchase equipment lat, Carl Sepulveda, Al Ferguson for his theatre here Anchorage and and Joan Hathaway. 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New Girdles—$1.75 and $2.25 COMING “Leatherneck” VR ;‘YOUR ALASKA LAUNDRY SERVICE” Dry Cleamng ‘and Pressmg ALASKA LAUNDRY In New Building on Shattuck Way “THE LAUNDRY DOES IT BEST” HERE WE ARE AGAIN—OUR ANNUAL MOOSEHEART ' ENTERTAINMENT Given by the Moose, for the Moose in the Moose Hall SATURDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 26 All Moose and their families are cordlqlly invited Entertainment starts at 8 o’clock SHARP and this does not mean mayhe ATWATERKENT SCREEN GRID The new Atwater Kent Screen Grid Radio means more power and purer tone quali!léb They come in benuniul consoles or in u,bk models. For all electric or for battery operai_:ion. TRY ONE IN-YOUR HOME PHONE 416 {Capital Electric Co. FRONT STREET Notice Stockholders Meeting of Admiralty X Island Coal Corporation will be held | at 8 P. M. Friday, October 25th in Judge Wickersham’s office in the Valentine Building. 1 Y F.A X GALLWAS £ e e et S Pt AT o 2 (£ e o e prpaetli