The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 16, 1931, Page 3

CAPITAL THEATRE (Formerly The Palace) HERE IT IS ~ Our 0pening Program F rulay, Smurday with MARIE DRESSLER and ROD LA ROQUE WEEKLY NEWS and CURIOSITIE! S Cart MICKEY MOUSE oon Comedy Laurel and Hardy in “Brats” First Show—7:30 A Comedy Riot Second Show—9:30 Adults 50c—Youths 20¢c—Children 10¢ LEADING ROLES SELECTED FOR “BEAUTY SHOP” First Rehea;z—lT of Tuneful Musical Comedy Will Be Held Sunday Selection of the cast for “The Beauty Shop” which will be pre- sented under auspices of the Ju- neau Elks Lodge, is in progress. Virtually all.the prominent roles have been filled, at least tenta- tively, and C. H. Lewis, the pro- fessional producer, who will cos- tume and stage the show, expects to hold the first rehearsal Sunday. Some of the principal players n the forthcoming presentation of the tuneful musical comedy will have the same parts they emacted when the production was given here sev- en years: ‘ago. “The Beauty Shop” is scheduled for two performances at the Colis seum. One will be Monday, Feb- ruary 2, and the other Tuesday, February 3. Lovely Addition to Ranks of Diplomacy and Miss Louise Oestreich, a o( yo beautiful ldrlition to the 3, pictured on t.he S’ 8. Colum ia when she sailed for Bogota, Colom- bis, to take up her new duties-as secretary to the American Lega- tion there. Twenty-one pieces of property in Ketchikan were sold by the city recently for delinauent taxes. All-Alaska News S. S. Comee, Klondiker of early days, died recently in California at Los Gatos (which means the cats in Spanish). He went there to live 10 years ago. He was very fond of cats. When hé resided in Dawson his home there was over- run with them. Hyder's Chamber of Commerce has telegraphed Delegate in Con- gress Dan Sutherland to use his influence to obtain an appropria- tion from Congress for immediate flood protection work on Salmon River as a means of relieving the unemployment situation in Hyder. Henry Getz, chief cook on the steamship Starr, was unable to make westward voyage of the ves- sel, from Seward last month. Hav- ing slipped and fallen on a side- walk at Seward, he broke an ankle and is in the hospital there. John Kohler and Star Nelson are equipping boathouses at Homer in which to build small boats for Cook Inlet fishermen. ¢ GLACIER PRIEST WILL LECTURE HERE TONIGHT Father B. R. Hubbard to ~ Talk and Illustrate Volcanic Wonders Marvelous work wrought by na- ture .in Alaska will be described by word and portrayed in motion bard, 8. ., this evening in the Catholi¢ Parish Hall. The Glacier Priest ‘warms to his subject when he talks of his Alaska explorations. | He is not only an eminent geologist 1but also an eloquent speaker, with a fine command of the English language and a wholesome sense of humior. Tonight's .illustrated _lecture is entitled “The. Volcanic Wonders of Alaska Peinsula.” It is a greafly m:m‘oved discourse as compared with the address he delivered here last fall and is identical with the New York, Philadelphia, Washing- ton, D. C, and numerous other large cities in the Middle West and East in the last several months. ! This will be the only lecture that | Pather Hubbard will give here on lhis present visit. His address will begin at 8 o'clock. He is scheduled | to depart Sunday on the steam- ship Admiral Farragut for the Westward. ——————— D. M. Thomas, mechanic with the Aldska Road Commission, suf- fered a broken jaw and severe |cuts and bruises on the head and face, when a caterpillar machine {he was driving went off the road 12 miles from Valdez and rolled over and over before it stopped 40 feet below. Deep snow saved Thomas from being crushed to death. —l “WHOOPEE IS COMING. adv. ) pictures by the Rev. B. R. Hub-| CAPITAL DRAWS | LARGE CROWDS TO ITS OPENING {Theatre Surpasses Expecta- tions and Fine Enter- tainment Offered Juneau’s new theatre, the Capi- tal, was opened last night under most favorable auspices. Lines of persons formed on the sidewalk in front of the playhouse to buy tick- ets for both first and second shows, with the result that every seat down stairs and in the gallery was occupied at each performance The arrangement and appoint- ments of the interior more than lIulflH the promises of L. H. Kub- {ley, the proprietor and meet all expectations. Heavy carpets cover ‘the floors of foyer and aisles; large !tapestries decorate the centers of sidewalls. The rich artistic hues| on walls and ceiling, the fine lighting efects, the comfortable chairs, the sumptuous loges and the beautiful drop curtain on the stage elicited general, praiseworthy comment. Souni Details Perfect Sound deta'ls were perfect—the reproduced notes of a canary were so distinct that an effort was needed to dispel the illusion of reality. Colored lights projected on the moving pictures greatly en- hanced their merit. But the play's the thing. The cinema entertainment is excellent. “Let Us Be Gay” with a cast that includes such notable players as | Norma Shearer, Marie Dressler, Rod La Roque and Raymond Hackett |is a notable headline feature. Quite | different in theme but scarcely |less interesting is the comedy a‘- traction “Brats,” starring the popu- lar comedians Stan Laurel and Oli-| ver Hardy. Undergoes Melamorphosis H In “Let Us Be Gay,” Miss Shear- er opens the story by appearing as a dowdy housewife, who is careless of dress and toilette, believing in When she discovers her husband’s attentions to another woman she undergoes a metamorphosis and emerges gloriously beautiful and, of course, triumphant. | Rod La Rocque is Miss Shear- er's leading man in this delight- ful talkie, scoring a sympathetic appeal in a very difficult role. Marie Dressler, as the eccentric old dowager whose intrigue almost wrecks their marital bark, domi- nates the center of her social whirl with much aplomb and hilarious | gruffness. Calendar 1s ‘furned Back The theme song of “Brats” | should be “When You And I Were | Young,” because in this Hal Roach production for Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Laurel and Hardy turn the calendar back a few years. Not being satisfied with being fathers, they play the parts of their own sons. " “Let Ns Be Gay” and “Brats” | will be repeated tonight and to- morrow night at the Capital. NATIVE BROTHERHOOD TO DEDICATE HALL will be incidental to the formal dedication tomorrow evening of the newly enlarged hall of the Alaska Native Brotherhood on Willoughby Avenue. The members of fraternal orders in particular and the public rm general are cordially invited to be present. The dedicatory exercises will be held at 8 o'clock. One of the events in connection with it will be the putting into place of the center panel of the dance floor. This panel will cover an aperature con- taining the records of the brother- hood. The panel is made of ma- hogany with the brotherhood’s authorized insignia inserted in Al- aska cedar. talk that he made in Chicago,| Answering that Question— What Shall We Do This Evening? Bring HER to the Mid- get Indoor Golf Course— where all the young crowd is to be found. Fun and keen competi- tion—and with a prize list for various events which makes the win- ning worth while. Keep up.your putting and short-shot game, Our course is- trde and ac- curate. JUNEAU MIDGET COURSE Entire Second Floor Goldstein Building A free dance and a fine lunchem'll> Ll ! l.l'l"l'l.E £ S'I'OIQIES‘ ROBERTA .ROBINSON~ Grand opera was the destmcd career of Roberta . Robinson until movie executives heard her in re-| cital in Chicago and signed her as a film singer. And though film musicals have dropped from prominence in pro- duction schedules, she has been re- tained on contract as an actre: |one of the youngest featured pla; ers in pictures. her job now. She was born in Montclair, N. J., where vocal talent won her a scholarship in the New England Conservatory of Music. FINE PROGRAM OFFERED BY Numerous Selections to Be Given by Normanna Chorus Tomorrow Great interest is evidenced in the concert of the Normanna Male Chorus of Ketchikan which will be given in the Coliseum Theatre to- | the security of the marital vows. morrow night beginning at 8 o'clock. | Advance sale of tickets insures a large audience. The members of the chorus will arrive here at mid-| night tonight. The chorus is composed of more than 30 members. Miss Florence Tobin, violinist, Mrs lund, pianist, Edwin Sande, tenor member of the chorus, and L. A. Berglund, baritone, will offer spe ial numbers. The progras follows: 1. (a) Winter Song Ballard (b) Duna McGill 2. (a) Viking Sonner Moller (b) Hav Borg 3. (a) Maiden Fair ... Rachmaninoff-Kreisler Tenor solo, Edwin Sande; Violin Obligato, Florence Tobin; Ac- companied by Lilly Berglund 4. (a) The Lost Chord. Sullivan (b) Det rodmer saa vakkert. Thorkildsen Rustle of Spring. Piano solo, Lilly Berglund (a) Naar Fjordene Blaaner... (b) (©) 7. A la Luz de laLuna.Michelena Tenor-Baritone Duet—Edwin Sande and Leif Berglund (a) Larboard Watch Parks Chimes Westman Adoration Borowski Swedish Melody ¢ arr. by Wllhelmj Violin solo, Florence Tobin Accompanied by Lilly Berglund 10. (a) Beautiful Savior o % art, by Wick Den Store Hvide Flok.. Grieg Paul paa Haugom..Nilsen (a) (b) (o) —ee———— ELECTRICAL WORK Call Schombel. Telephone 4502 'SEVEN FACES’ "' SEEN FOR LAST TIWES mNmHfl ‘J“"t' YEOF & | lulnll Wiil Co- K day at Coliseum d C‘~1r]fl< i~ 1,r'vcn roles are She’s still singing, but acting 1s} VIKING SINGERS H. Miller of the United States Bu- Lilly Berg- | Oh, Cease Thy Singing, ! Sinding | Paulsen ' Aa Kjore Vattem. . Moller | “Seven L Faces,” | Muni, featuring Paul will be shown for the last times tonight at the Coliseum | Theatre. This all-talking produc- tion is notable for an interesting plot, intercpersed with flashes of { humor, and the multiplicity of characters delinated by Muni. His, all well-played. the theatre has been | a vocal eoncert by the | Normanna Chorus of Ketchikan tomorrow night, the next screen presentation will be Sunday night. | “High Sociaty . Blues,” a Willismi Fox movietone musical starring Janet Gaynor and Charles | | Farrell will be shown then. The| supporting cast is distinguished. It includes Louise Fazenda, Joyce Compton, Hedda Hopper, Willlam Collier, Sr., Brandon Hurst, Gregory Gaye and Lucient Litltefield. { Love has to leap the chasm of | wealth—that's the theme of the cinema story. It is enhanced by a number of catchy songs. Inasmuch leased for FIRST AID CLASSES PROVE POPULAR; TO CONTINUE ONE WEEK Owing to the popularity of Lhe} first aid classes conducted here this | week by Foreman Miner George reau of Mines, the course will be continued through all of next week, it was announced today by B. D. Stewart, Mining Supervisor for Alaska. This will necessitate postponing the Douglas work from next Mon- iday to January 26. It was original- ly set to open on January 19. Starting with 30 in the class last Monday evening, the local classl increased rapidly to 60, Mr. sww-‘ |art said. Miners and others showed | d"ep interest in the instruction and 'to meet the demand, one week's ex- tension was arranged. The next class will start at 7 p.m. Monday and run through Fri-| day evening. The work will be put on in Council Chambers in the City jHall building, Anyone, interested is, invited to ‘enroll.’ The course 1s free to everyone. - e - Accurdmg to records kept for 50 years, Cassiar's fur catch this win- ter will be lighter' than in any ‘prevh)us season, declare fur trad- ers at Telegraph Creek. The con-! !dition is attributed by some per- sons to unusually heavy snow. It is three feet deep at the head ol ime Stikine. romance, | > WHERE SOUND SOUNDS BEST COLISEUM LAST TIMES TONIGHT PAUL MUNI in “SEVEN FACES” ——SATURDAY ONLY—— NORMANNA MALE CHORUS” ——SUNDAY—— “HIGH SOCIETY BLUES” Rev. B. R. Hubbard, S. J. Will Give An ILLUSTRATED LECTURE Friday, January 16th AT 8 P. M. ON Volcanic Wonderlands of the Alaska Peninsula All new pictures and recently shown throughout the country PARISH HALL 8 P. M. FRIDAY Admission—Fifty Cents LECTURE The first of a series of Lectures given by L. 0. 0. M—Subject Important Events of Early American History by HENRY RODEN, Local Attorney Music MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 8:15 P. M. MOOSE HALL Public Invited Admission Free for 35 Years PACIFIC COAST COAL COMPANY Juneau’s Fuel Merchant Pacific All Grades of Coal and Diamond Briguets Coast Wharf Phone: 412 SATURDAY, ATTEND THE CON OF THE Normanna Male Chorus OF KETCHIKAN HEAR---Edwin Sande, Tenor; Florence Tobin, Violin; Lilly Berglund, Piano JANUARY 17, 8 P. M. COLISEUM THEATRE ADMISSION, $1.00