The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 24, 1930, Page 3

Palace STARTING TONIGHT T ALL TALKING LAUGH SENSATION OF THE YEAR et et et - HE A FEATURET Beat It TE OVERTURE OF --1812-- Tsc}\aikcwsy,.the g‘amous Russian composer, imortalizes in this over- ture, Napoleon’s invasion of Russia, the conflict between “Marseillaise” and “God Save the Czar” and the burning of Moscow by the self-sacrific- ing patriots. retreat, his invasi ion ending in disaster. Napoleon deprived of quarters and supplies was forced to BIG RUSSIAN CHORUS—BIG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA— ALL ACTION PICTURIZED—YOU SEE IT ON THE SCREEN THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, MAY 24; 1930. A smash hit on BP&,:‘\(I\\';Q. this comedy classic is even greater entertainment as an ALL-TALKING, ALL-LAUGHING motion picture. It’s thrilling, mysterious, cyclonic. The action gets off to a flyin{.,; start right at the outset when three war buddies return home to find themselves - officially “dead.” What they do to convince London Town that they’re very much alive keeps things moving from then on to the end of this fast and furious comedy drama. Seotland Yard, Limehouse, the peerage, and the merriest spooks who' ever cut a mystic caper all go to make this sure-firc entertainment for the whole family. A YANKEE—A COCKNEY A \D A SHELL- SHOCKED GENTLEMAN FURNISH THE FUN ADMISSION 10c, 25¢, 75¢, Loges $1.00 NO DOUBT IN THIS ENTERTAINMENT DYNAMITE—It’s a Sure Blast (R You Cannot Beat It (et o e STARTING i’alc TONIGHT. THE ALL TALKING LAUGH SENSATION OF THE YEAR TALKING REPORTER THE ONLY NEWS REEL OF ITS KIND THE FAMOUS BROX ‘ MOVIETONE ACT OF HARMO! SISTERS SINGING ¥ i) - b Attractions At Theatres gy R Brwid - | “THE GREAT DIVIDE” IS | AT COLISEUM SUNDAY + A lavish expenditure for sets and players was made by First National %o bring to the screen “The Great Divide,” the famous stage success by Willlam Vaughn Moody, recog- nized as one of America's footlight classics. Many big studio sets, and an out- standing cast, headed by the star Dorothy Mackaill, lent their aid in screening this dramatic romance, at the Coliseum Sunday. One of the most picturesque sets ever seen on. the First- National lot was that of the Mexican village, in which a gigantic fiesta with hun- dreds of persons was filmed. The yillage covered three acres, and ‘has a broad .plaza, streets, houses and saloons. Another large set was the Indian reservation and mining settlement. A whole stage was taken up by the mountain setting, which included a pine forest surrounding-a log cahin. Ian Keith appears opposite Miss Mackaill. Myrna Loy portrays the half-breed Mexican girl, one of the unusual, exotic characterizations that have catapulted her into prominence in her past few pictures. Lucien Littlefield and Claude Gil- lingwater have character roles, while others of importance are Roy Stewart, Ben Hendricks, Jean Laverty, Creighton Hale, George Fawcett, James Ford, Frank Tang, Jean Lorraine and Gordon Elliot. -~ Over 500 atmosphere players took part in the big scenes. e e e |" “3 LIVE GHOSTS” OPENS | | AT PALACE TONIGHT | Comedy comes into its own in the talking picture field with the completion of United Artists’ all- ‘dialogue release, “Three Live Ghosts,” which comes to the Pal- ace, starting tonight. The talking screen in picturing this memorable stage triumph, per- mits, it is said, a greater field of expression to the story which, as a play, was a sensation here and abroad. This is largely due to the graphic. qualities of the plot. Three buddies escape from their German “prison and arrive in London, where they find themselves listed as “dead.” . “Spoofy,” one of the trio, is a shell-shocked soldier, evidently 2 gentleman, who has forgotten his jdentity. The second is Jimmy Gub- , & cockney boy, mourned by & ( his gin-loving step-mother and Peggy Woofers, his sweetheart, both of whom have been conducting se- ances to communicate with him in the spirit world. The last member of the group is !Willlam Foster, an American, who !seeks to begin life anew, as he had enlisted in the army to avoid ar- |rest and disgrace for stealing bonds T{from his father’s office. This is the starter of thrilling comedy de- | velopments. This United Artist talking pic- ture, adapted by Max Marcin and directed by Thornton Freeland, is portrayed by a cast of well-known stage headliners. They are Claud | Allister, Charles McNaughton and {Robert Montgomery as the Ghosts, Joan Bennett as Rose, Beryl Mar- cer as “Old Sweetheart,” and Har- ry Stubbs and Shale Gardner in the parts of the detectives. — > — BUCK JONES IS AT it | COLISEUM, TONIGHT | o o “Buck Jones, Fox Films Western star in “The Branded ‘Sombrero,” which' comes to the Coliseum to- night, is cast as one of the sons of John Hallett, veteran ranch owner. Buck is puzzled at the determina- tion of his father to retain his old battered sombrero. Efforts on Buck’s part to make his father part with the hat, even the offer of a fine new Stetson, meet with stead- fast refusal. The sombrero is covered with brands of every description, and each brand encircled by a number of dots. The death of his father reveals to Buck the story of the sombrero. The fight to retain his good name brings to the screen some of the finest' work Jones has done in re- cent ‘months. With ‘his back to the wall, Buck meets his enemies ,and his last stand is one of the most dramatic scenes in the picture. A fighter, every inch, Buck displays his mar- velous ability in a splendid man~- ner. Aside from the dramatic standpoint, the scenic efforts are gorgeous: BIE SEAL TAKE FOR THIS YEAR BEINGPLANNED Between 40,000 and 45, 000 ‘Skins to'Be Taken | from Pribilof Herd It is estimated that the total take of seal skins on Pribilof Is-' lands this year will be between 40,-| 4 Gy 2 e 000 and 45,000, according to a statement appearing in the current issue of the monthly Fisheries Serv- ice Bulletin. In addition 8,000 three-year-old male seals will be marked for preserving. At last month's sale of skins in the St. Louis auction, 14,046 pelts taken from the Pribilofs and four confiscated skins were sold. Of the Pribilof Islands fur-seal skins, 8,011 dyed black sold for $177,412.50 and 6,035 dyed logwood brown (Bois de Campeche) sold for $141,877.50. Prices for regular skins of the black dye ranged from $16.50 to $53, the average skin being $30.59; for scarred and faulty skins the average price was $15.65, with a range from $10.50 tp $25; and No. IIT's brought $4 each. The logwood-brown skins brought prices as follows: Repular skins ranged average of $16.26; and No. III skins sold at $375 and $4.25, the average being $4 each. Taking into consideration the re- spective numbers of each size of regular skins sold, the regular log- wood brown skins declined 5.1 per cent and the regular clack skins in- creased 8.5 per cent at the sale of April 7, 1930, as compared with the from $16.50 to $49, with an average |last preceding sale, held on Sep- of $29.97; scarred and faulty skins ranged from $10.25 to $28, with an tember 30, 1929, The 4 confiscated fur-seal skins (2 dyed logwood brown, 1 dressed in hair, and 1 raw salted) brought $16.50. AND WHERE | Mrs. H. A. Moody of Thane, ac- companied by her mother, Mrs. M. M: Cuchesnay, left on the Princess Louise for a visif in the States. Ogl ‘his way to Devon, England, WHO’'S WHO his birthplace, William E. Wake- ham sailed for Vancouver on the Princess Louise. He is making the round trip to New York and abroad on the Canadian Pacific line. Teachers going south on the Princess Louise included Miss Elsie Lubach of Anchorage, Miss Leon- aine Hill of Cordova and Miss K. Shier and Miss J. M. Hursh of Douglas. To._visit in Toronto and other Ofitarig. clties, Mrs. ‘Arthur Brings WAGR. Yere TONIGHT ONLY BUCK JONES “The Branded Sombrero” n—-- A Two-Gun Drama of a Ten With LEILA HYAMS e Gallon Hat ¢ &.‘un.uwm.,, i 5 P st P s I P st BB . B e v M 35 ccrn o Gt o i £y promEy OUR ADDED ATTRACTIONS Sunday and Monday o dale. accompanied by her mother, Mrs. D. Brown, sailéd south on the Princess Louise. Mrs. Brown will be gone for several months, while Mrs. Bringdale «will: return the last of June, ‘after visiting in the East and in Portland, where her husband’s - relatives reside. - —_— e —— Try the. Five .o'Closk Dinner Specials at Mabry's.. —adv, 1 o'].fl plpet,\tor«'-jn: '»u?'.;... . T oy g EARL BURDNETTE AND * ORCHESTRA SEE “CISY” Vitaphone ‘Acts FOX MOVIETONE NEWS—The World in Action