The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 2, 1930, Page 3

SO PALACE! LAST TIMES TONIGHT THE UNIVERSAL REPORTER TALKING NEWS BESSIE SMITH mn “St. Louis Blues” FRED WARING'S PENNSYLVANIANS ine ‘Syncopation IS FULL OF Snappy Dance NumbersZ to Thrill You! Tuneful Songs to Cheer You! L LR L L L T T T LA T T 9 S L L L L TR L L LT L LT T T LT T All Talking and Singing Program 10-25-75, Loges $1.00 COMING The Prduction “ANNIE LAURIE” T THE HOME BOARDING HOUSE Completely Renovated BEST HOME COOKING Board and Room, $45.00 Month Transient Meals Steam heated rooms with hot and cold running water, $15.00 per month. TELEPHONE 203 B DU s : § : i s | | Old papers 1or swe at ‘ILe Em- pire office. B"fl EV\S o LT T DT t Attractions L l At Theatres ; , | “THE KING OF KD ! SHOWING AT COLISEUM | | To be transported back to the ways of Galilee and the streets of | Judea at a time when a Man gave | to the world a great opportunity. | To follow the path of that Man | through an amazing series of en-' grossing epochal events— Such is the great central theme of Cecil B. DeMille’s motion pic- ture, “The King of Kings,” which reverently pictures the wonders drama from the date when the world knew Him only as an itiner- ant preacher and the poor and af- flicted hastened to Him for heal- ing and succor. This great picture is now showing at the Coliseum. There are more than fifty fea- tured actors, including eighteen stars, in the production, of which the following is a partial list: H. B. Warner, Jacqueline Logan, | Would sign the pact. Old MacDon- late seventeenth and early eigh- teenth centuries that one is thrilled with all the actualities that were in the dramatic life of this glorious Scotch lassie. While for centuries this Clan warfare was carried on in Scotland—led by chieftains that were not always honorable in their intent—the clan Campbell had been pushipg the MacDonalds even far- ther &ck into the barren moun- tains, so that the thieving and raid- ing of each cther’s property meant only sustenance and just reprisals. The MacDonalds had “dug in” at Glencoe, become men of savage and vicious strength and held their own. Still smarting under their inability to wipe out the Mac- Donalds, the Campbells, led by the !two-faced Breadalbane, tricked King ‘William into arranging a peace con- By ROBBIN COONS HCLLYWOOUD, Jan. 2. — Bome years ago Theda Bara, after a brilliant 1i8e to fame as the orig- inal movie vamp, played in a two- reel slapstick comedy. Coming as it did after a series of heavily dramatic pictures, her appearance in a mere comedy could not be regarded as a descent—at least, if I remember aright, great was the shock to her fans in the old home town. But today tells another story. The microphine admittedly has uplifted comedies, and it is be- coming more and more common to see big movie names featured in them, as well as in the various |types of abbreviated talkies which collectively are termed “shorts.” |ference where all Scottish Chiefs | Short—In Length Only | sometimes comedy, | The “short,” Deorothy Cumming, Kenneth Thom- ald learns his plan and comes in sometimes a bit of concentrated: son, Ernest Torrence, Julia Faye, Rudolph Schildkraut, Victor coni, Robert Edeson, Majel Cole man, Montagu Love, George Sieg mann, Sydney D'Albrook, William Boyd, Sam De Grasse, Jetta Gou- dal, May Robson, Bryant Washburn, Theodore Kosloff, Josef Swickard. “SYNCOPATION” TIME, PALACE, e — Pl ‘Syrcopation,” the melod ious, tuneful, sprightly, sparkling extra- vaganza, is at the Palace for the last two showings tonight. “Syncopation” has @ very real and very moving romance. It is the tale of a pair of wedded hoofers, | the team of Sloane and Darre), played by Barbara Bennett and Bobby Watson, who have been playing the small time. Fame and fertune unexpectedly smile upon them and with wealth and white "]ights come theose differences that Ibreak hearts and burst wedlocks. 1 Villainy stalks the wife and sor- row visits the pathetic, heart-brok- yen husband when wifie takes her departure but it all comes out in the wash with Sloane and Darrel ,cventually in each other's arms. Much of the action takes place in a cabaret where song and dance hold forth and Fred Waring's fam- ed Pennsylvanians jazz forth nine smashing melodious numbers. LAST TONIGHT || “ANNIE LAURIE" 1S [ COMING TO PALACE | The beauteous love story of Annie Laurie is so entwined with the fer-' ment of the Scottish clans of the NG S et a8 A% \‘ge “x ) o good faith. But Breadalbane jug- the meeting before the latter knows anything ‘about the King's offer of entertainment and is recelving much | immunity. This is a starter. of the film pro-, duction soon coming to the Palace. o —— Clemenceau and Foch Lead Roll Of Leath in 29 (Continued from Page One) lawyer and leader in Hebrew activi- ties; and Ulysses S. Grant, Jr., son of the late president. The curtain was rung down for the last time on several stars of the amusement world. Among them were Lily Langtry, an oldtime ac- tress noted for her beauty; Ray- mond Hitchcock and Frank Keenan, veteran actors; Jeanne Eagles, a young star; John Cort, theatrical producer and manager ,and Henry Arthur Jones, a British dramatist. The world of sports lost one of its most picturesque figures in the death of George L. (Tex) Rickard, promoter of world’s champion box- ing bouts; three who won fame in baseball—-Miller J. Huggins, mana- boops,” he holds grimly, “that there | ger of the New York Yankees; Geo. T. Stallings, once called the Mir- Ginnity, whose pitching stunts gave hi mthe title of “iron man;” John E. Madden, widely known breeder of race horses, and Edward Payson ‘Weston, veteran pedestrian. s SRl ian . Send the Christmas edition of The Empire outside. drama, or a musical-dancing spec- Var- |gles the proud MacDonald out of |1alty, frequently presented in color, {has arisen as a new form of talkie jettention in several large studios. !seen often in feature productions, |are common among the talent used, |Names, for instance, such as Ann |Penningtcy, ¢denry B. Wathall, Jet- {ta Goudes, lslanche Sweet, Bryant |Washburn, Pat O'Malley, Lucien Littlefield, Cliff Edwards, Sally |Starr, and Charles King. | Gus Edwards himsel® is appear- ing in numerous musical "shorts” jof his own staging, and Lois Wil- ;son, James and Lucile Webster Gleasn, Marie Dressler, Polly Mor- jan and Georges" Carpenter deem it no condescension to play in the talking plays or skit: Just another movie readjustment to be laid at the door of the sound | stage. A friend explains why he has jcome lately to regard all these talkies about struggling song plug- gers and small-time teams yearning - to-see-their-name- in-lights as mere fairy tales: “There are so many song writers |in Hollywood now, with their da-de-das and boop-de- 3c;mnut possibly be any poor plug- |gers left in the world—not even in ,acle Man of baseball and Joe Mec-|a talkie. | “And,” he fumes, “if there’s any | hard working sister-act in vaude- | |ville not yet dramatized in a talk- ie, it must be stuck and glued on |the smallest circuit in the wilds, if| ,any, of Borneo. No, sir! the mov- ies can't spoof me any more!” Be that as it may, the flood of | The Seventh Wonder of Motion Pictures TONIGHT COLISEUM fectric { SYSTEM 2 Complete Shows 7:15—9:30 TONIGHT The Greatest Picture of the Century in Sound—Supreme in Theme—Gigantic in Execution Marvelous in Synclronization CECIL B. DE MILLE’S KING OF KINGS e e s s S Eighteen stellar players, 5000 persons in the ensembles—a screen produc- /tion enthusiastically acclaimed by press and public throughout the MAGNIFICENT, DAZZLING — Awe- some, Inspiring—the most stupendous achievement of the cinema art—A pic- ture with a thousand scenes of beauty The motion picture achievement of the century—a screen masterplece that will live forever in the hearts of mankind. None of established players, many | vaudeville | getting rich f | world. “backstage” talkies continues scarce- ly abated. “It's a Great Life!” s the Duncan sisters have recent- ily microphoned in their talkie de- but. The producers, at least, must agree with them. e SKAGWAY WOMEN'S CLUB (Speefal Correspondence) SKAGWAY, Alaska, Dec. 27— According to the custom of the Skagway Women's Club many were |remembered Christmas Eve with | baskets of “goodies.” On December 26 the regular | meeting of the club was held dur- iing which a report was made that |the city had accepted the lot given {by the club to the school for a [tennis court. | After the business meeting a splendid and appropriate program, conducted by Mrs. Lyman Reynold- |son was enjoyed. The program was as follows: “Adeste Fideles,” Club. “Angel’s Song,” Double Quartet. Roll Call, answered by members. “Silent Night,” Quartete and Club. Exchange of gifts from the | Christmas tree. Following the program refresh- ments were served in honor of Mrs. Fannie Ungefroren, who is leaving for a visit to Europe on the Queen. On Friday evening, January 10, the birthday group of the club will give a “house warming” and card CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS i and power. FOX MOVIETONEWS ! party at the club house. The pub- lic is cordially invited to attend jand enjoy the club rooms which | have been lately remodeled. “Lucky” Baldwin’s | Daughter Will Sell | California Holdings | LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2. — Mrs. Anita M. Baldwin, daughter of the | late E. J. “Lucky” Baldwin, today announced that her vast property {holdings in Southern California, valued at between $20,000,000 and | $25,000,000 soon are to be offered' for sale on the open market and ! that she will devote her time in| the future to her music and to| travel. Virtually all preliminary details for the sale have been completed, Mrs. Baldwin said, and most of the property is expected to be disposed | of by next June. At that time Mrs. Baldwin herself will leave Southern | California and take up her perma- nent residence at her Lake Tahoe estate in the northern part of the. i{state. She will divide her time, Europe. e | In 32 years the London Mission | Ship “John Williams” has steamed | more than a million miles, much | of the distance in the South Seas. | a tri-weekly air service between California and Nevada. The line is called the “Alilmony Express.” she said, between Lake Tahoe and VITAPHONE ACTS AFTER THE SHOW Try one of our DELICIOUS SANDWICIIES A Dish of Smith’s Ice Cream or a Hot or Cold Drink Juneau Ice Cream Parlors NEXT TO PIGGLY WIGGLY Company PHONE 38 THE HOTEL OF ALASKAN HOTELS THE GASTINEAU Our Services to You Begin and Fmd at the Gang Plank of Every Passenger-Ca> ying Baat Me and That Jones Fellow You know th e Jones in our towir. You know the Saunders, too---- ONE is a complacent, satisfied man who is doing well and is content with things as they are; the other, restless, dis- satisfied, sure things that are wrong can be betterd. Who shall say which gives more in the long run to his community? Any tary, any managar of good chamber of commerce secre- a trade association, will pick you half a dozen Saunders or half a dozen Jones in his town or his industry. He k “Here’s the money. Go ahead but leave me alone.” nows the Jones type which says, He knows the Saunders type which says, “This is wrong, we must fix it.” Saunders and Jones. It takes men of the type of both to make a business, a town or a world. We need both in Juneau but particularly we need a flock of Joneses to make our fund reach $5,000.00. —From ¢ ‘Nation’s Business,” Dec. 1929, Frye-Bruhn Featuring Frye’s De- licious Hams and Bacon Fresh EASTERN and OLYMPIA OYSTERS e N ) i ! d