The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 19, 1931, Page 3

. Tt OB B P THE DA[LY ALASKA EMPIRE THURSDAY, FEB. 19, 1931. 'ON THE LEVEL' SHOWS TONIGHT e ‘RAIN OR SHINE’ OPENS L CAPITOL ~ atcapiroL TomorRow | | | | On the Level v TONIGHT | ¢The Cockey % ” | TONIG | ;s e Cockevyed World TONIGHE T THE TRE anh the concluding presenta-|between there are interludes when AT GULISEUM and A ] ’ A tions of "Tlhe Thirteenth Chair,” at |the famous California sunshine is | and ws ’ i the Capitol Theatre tonight, “Rain |much in demand. | FR") AY ; £ = ; apitol. Th : A ‘H P IO | FRIDAY = 3 e o N = or Shin which for two seasons| To keep the weather conditions ] g Last Times 1‘"“1‘1“ broke all records for attendance on |aligned with the schedule of pro-} Victor McLaglen and Flfl | Ot or ’ aris | Broadway, and then was made | into a film by Columbia Pictures duction was one simple task fronting the Columbia studio con- | were Hot and Hectic offi- 7:30—9:30 Dorsay Cast in Thril- ||||umy_||luum N pee g JA. =|will be shown at the popular pla jals. That is it 'e,auli ave been | ¢ with | l,"E, TH}{!!‘I‘ S]::Nh‘\' 1110\158 tomorrow evening. simple if the scenes were to be| i lmg Play : ‘ TION OF THE YEAR! Jos. Oodk, who starred in. the |nikde {nide the Sound:stibe studlo, | \ Vl('tl)r A‘[('L(l fl‘l(’” | ! The celebrated mystery stage version, plays his original role | where weather conditions are made | | What might be described as a ‘ & on the screen. On the stage he|to order, but it was not. | (real high spot in “On the Level,”| pl.x\ that ran a year on 3roadway! A Talking icture you mustn’t | and Fifi Dorsay ‘ BUT—On the Level | |Fox Movietone all talking comedy drama, which begins showing at the | Coliseum theatre tonight, is a small | scored one of the greatest personal successes it is possible for an actor to achie Mysteries In Ghostly Room | In “The Thirteenth Chair,” show- | ing for the last times tonight, arz miss! “Rain or Shine” was written by |strange mysteries in a ghostly | jand insecure plank 24 stories up, 8 ik |James Gleason, author of “Is Zat |room; voices from the great beyond, In the sir on Whigh Visur McLag- | | with Vie and two new playmates 1 S0,” “The Shannons of Broadway” |exposing of mediumistic tricks Amd |len and William Harrigan work in| | PN WL al m | p “THE 13TH land other popular stage and screen |the dramatic solution of a baffling {the picture with utter disregard| | William Harrigan—Lilyan Tashman | & {hits. The dialogue of this film|murder myster: | of consequences and oblivious of | | CHAIR” |of circus life follows most closely| Margaret Wycherly, who crea . {hundreds of spectators on the | |the stage version. Rosalie La Grange, the med Associaled Press | ground who watched the actualy A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 3 The cast is of stellar proportions, |in the original stage offering, plays| Fraulein Ruth Ingrid Richard, film of this hair-raising se- including such personalities as Lou- | the role which she had in the s 19-year-old blond with blue eyes, Quc ALL-TALKING ise Fazenda, Joan Peers, William |play and has a battle of wit 1| was selected Miss Germany of 1931 T s always something in- Picture |Collier, Jr., Alan Roscos, Adolph |the police for the life of her daugh- from 189 competitors for the title. |trizuing about actual danger and - what the real ter. Conrad Nagel and Leila Hyams play the romantic leads in the ne McLaglen and Harrigan do in| picture is done every day building operations with Milar and Clarence Muse, Threugh Fire and Water Cook literally went through fire (LD LT R R UL in the | vith Conrad Nagel, Leil Hyams, Margaret of India, together with strange W |lighting effects such as the moon- T oL~ N ToON e~ Wycherly and water in the making of this play. Bela Lugosi, who played |beam shining on the murderer’s same kind of a crowd filled with | » spectacular comedy. “Dracula” on the stage, plays the knife thrown into the ceiling, are of something| A Tod Browning The first scene in the manu-|uncanny inspector, Delzante, among interesting technical details | | Production seript calls for a terrific downpour |solves the queer mystery with the 1m the story. | “On the Level,” based on a story| of rain and the last scene like- |aid of the spirit medium. —————— by William K. Wells, has no refer- News Cartoon Comedy wise. Then there is a sequence of | The action of the play is laid m‘ Petersburg has a Tom Thumb ence to height. The term is used | the British governor's home in |golf course, just opened by Hugh 'to describe the character of Biff | Williams, played by McLaglen, who the picture which depicts the burn- | ing down of a complete circus. In|Calcutta and the weird mystery |Jones. “COLLEGE HOUNDS” (’n sented by William Fox S 8 " « UNSHINE MELLO Heat Purifies LUCKIES are always kind to your throat STARTING TOMORROW IlIIIIIIIlII‘IIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIII!IIIIII‘IIIIIAIIlllIIIIIllIlIIIilllllllllllIIIIII||l||llI‘IIIIIIIIIIIIIl Is the Level Best Treat in 9:30 All Talking Romantic Treats { with Vic dame-hunting again “SALLY” Is Sure Coming Soon ‘ T THTT T H LT was always on the level with hls| pals. ‘When, however, McLaglen gets| them into a real estate swindle, and it looks as if their life savings have been lost, they temporarily lose faith in him, but they get their | money back and all is well. The real estate racket is engi- neered by a beautiful woman who flirts with McLaglen from an office window opposite his perch in the air. This character is enacted by Lilyan Tashman, well known vamp | of the films. 3 While McLaglen is losing in his| |love affair, as he does in all his pictures, Harrigan and Mary Mc- Alister develop a romance that has {an important bearing on the story | which is sparkling in dialogue und} exciting in action. The picture was directed by Irv- ing Cummings and James K. Mc~ Guinness, associate producer, was in general charge of the mroduction. PLAYWRIGHT WEDS ACTRESS AT LU LT LR Mary Pick ford and Douglas Fairbanks together in Taming of 1 Thrilling Life Story | Victor McLaglen’s life story ls\‘ even more romantic and thrilling | jand at the same time, more color- ful than any fiction character he ' has played in pictures. He was born in London. A six footer at 14, weighing close | to 200 pounds, he ran away from home to enlist in the Boer War. After three years of fighting, he went to Canada, later joining the gold rush to the Colbat silver mines, where he became the camp's champion boxer and wrestler. When the town burned he re- turned to Canada and, piloted by “Biddy” Bishop, won the heavy- weight championship of Eastern| Canada. The high spot of his| ring career was reached when he; The advice of your physi- cian is: Keep out of doors, in the open air, breathe deeply; take plenty of exercise in the mellow sunshine, and have a periodic check- up on the health of your body. the Shrew T UTTLETSTORIES Jittle Stas T R U T TR L AT T O LT Associated Press Photo &heridan Gibney, New York playwright, wrote a play for Mlldnd] McCoy of Boston, star of the comedy, “It's A Wise Child,” Miss McCoy| met the author, a romance developed, and the two were married. Horo‘ they are after the ceremony. Last month Mr. Pinkerton was 1 banks post office of two regisLercdj | nominated and confirmed for an- packages containing money. her first picture, "A Lady Sur- ’ . 2 |ing nome to England, he enlisted = E renders soned 8 hi—and in b mellows = that’s why the #“TOASTING™ |ne nove o Bt vrothers. |2 H third will be starred. At the end of the war, McLaglen = A professional actress since she | processincludesthe use ofthe UltraViolet |05 \;'vonson where s motion £ H was ten, Miss Tobin was a star in plcture producer induced him to = H New York and London before com- | Rays. LUCKY STRIKE—the finest cigarett@ |emsu on nis present career. |2 s ing to Hollywood. She has a sis fi S i, = ° H ter, Vivian Tobin on Broadway. = - Genevieve, . blond, plays the you ever smoked, made of the finest P 0 STM A STER AT : : k harp and piano, has sung and = 3 Tk i H g e e tobaccos—the Cream of the Crop —=THEN > E A FULL RANGE OF SIZES - T el —“IT'S TOASTED." E knows that H H ' i TOASTED. ' Everybne inows £ ON ONE RACK g Fire outside of National Forests a” "o 3 £ 3 destroyed timber and property val- heat Purlfies and so “TOASTING" =that uulll UF 0 F F | GE £ g 4 at $281,250 in Washington last g g n::z\ra This was a decrease of $67,- TUNE IN— ex'ral secret Erocess- removes hflrmfu' 2 D = 350 since 1929 i — e H 5 e L tra, every Tues irritants that cause throat irritationand |, . o0 of Register- 3 . o0 o ; : H Dalty, zpirs, Wass A% Py, 2“}' ;”',"".'::’ s o gh' d Mail Causes Re £ in Silks, Flat Crepes, Georgettes and Prints. = nd Saturday coughing. ed Mail Cau I8 : § NEBE moval by Telegraph £ Nearly all sizes . . . at the very special price g works. »‘/ Vi £ = . g % ,.‘ W. T. Pinkerton, Postmaster at = of $5.00 for your choice. s = ” Fairbanks, was removed from that = § office by telegraphic orders from = = the postal department, according = to an article in the Fairbanks = News-Miner of February 9. The = Al Tuo;t;i_firl:osnmww telegram directed that D. J. Fair- = burn, Assistant Postmaster, assume = o . charge of office. CAPITAL ELECTRIC Your Throat Protection — against irritation — against cough e Pinkertan's removal followed 3 COMPANY ———— sl an investigation made by Paul 2 4 SECOND AT SEWARD ©1931, The American Tobacco Co., Mfrs. Bentley, post office inspector, in g the disappearance from the Fair= Sy Genewcvc ’Ivbm | One of the new comers of Holly- l wood is Genevieve Tobin, who in| Everyone knows that sunshine fought Champion Jack Johnson a McLaglen also toured Canada and | the United States with a carnival company, meeting all comers, after which he made a vaudeville tour. When this tour ended, he went to, Australia and arrived just in time to join the Kalgoorie gold rush, al- most dying of thirst on the desert.| The packages disappeared in May siding a considerable distance from Fairbanks, that an inspector be sent to in- vestigate but it was only a few weeks ago that such an investiga- tion was made by Mr. Bentley. Then he toured Ceylon, India and| Africa. Arriving in Capetown, he’ learned of the World War. Hasten- ;_P_IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIII [T Immediately after the loss was| | discovered Mr. Pinkerton requested i other term as Postmaster. six-round draw in Vancouver, B.|put their loss was not discovered | —————— C. 'unnl September, the packages hav-| PICTURE BOOKS “SPOILED” With Carnival Company |ing been addressed to persons re-| LONDON, Feb. 19. — Modern ‘movms take today's youngsters so far afield that they disdain school book pictures, says L. W. Taylor, President of the Incorporated As- sociation of Headmasters, an or« ganization of school principals. ———————— Old papers at the Empire office,