The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 23, 1931, Page 3

I CAPITOL THEATRE ‘Uos Angeles Overs LAST TIMES TONIGHT | . TAMING OF THE SHREW It’s hard to believe — The vear’s laugh gsensation with Mary and Doug together for the price you pay to see an ees Mimic War at Panam )| y'STARS ™ - STAGE BEAUTY AT COLISEUM Marilyn Miller Appears in| Production Made on 1 Most Eavish' Scale " Marilyn Miller’s first mo- | | tion picture, which was shown at | the Coliseum Theatre last night| 'and which will be presented for | the last times tonight, is a screen | production of the first order. It |is ent 1 Technicolor, showin | the al cclors of costumes I settings and other spectacular nr-‘ ! | fects. | The picture was adapted from Miss Muler's greatest stage success, land is an all-dialoguc production | with singing and dancing on the most lavish scale. | All Star Cast | An all-star supporting cast is| | seen with Miss Miller. Pert Keiton, | | who played in Ziegfeld's “Rio { Rita,” is the ingenue lead and Al-| | €éxander Gray, the musical comedy | | favorite who sang in “The Desert | Song,” appears in the romantic| lead. Joe E. Brown, Ford Sterling Los Angeles reconnoitering over the fleet with her commander, Lieut.-Commander Vincent Clark ordinary picture. Unpreced-| The most elaborate mimic war 4+ somewhere in Central America. ented but true! which the. U. 8. Navy has ever | The Blue Fleet will represent attempted is being fought in | 4he pome forces and will be as- Panama waters. The Black R he L 1 hich NEWS Fleet will take the part of the | Sisted by the Los Angeles, whic enemy whose object is the cap- turing of the Panamz Canal and has been flown from Lakehurst, N. J., especially for that pur- (right inset) and Admiral J. V. Chase (left inset), who is in |and T. Roy Barnes are the chief| Clock Skop Revue the establishment of a base | pose. Composite picture shows [cnmn(hx\ns in the gay and rollick-| ing story of a gezmd duke who | becomes a waiter and a humble charge of the theoretical war CAPITOLSHOWS MUSICAL PLAY TUESDAY NIGHT | \ DAME MELBA PASSES AWAY IN MELBOURNE HAL ROACH | provents operationa | waitress who becomes a stage star. John Francis Dillon directed | “sally,” which was adapted for the | screen by Waldemar Young from the musical comedy by Guy Bolton |and Jerome Kern. | 0ld and New Melodies s | The best remembered melodies of | ! The famous Albertina Raseh on the screen. “Taming of Shrew” To- Famous Soprano Dies After | night Will Be Followed | Short Illness— A by ‘Chasing Rainbows’ 1 Strange Malady | With “Taming of the Shrew,”; (Continued from Page One) | starring * Douglas * Fairbanks ‘and| ————————————— | Mary Pickford showing at the Capi- | she appeared as Gilda in “Rigo- | tol Theatre for the last times to- jetto” which became one of he | night, “Chasing Ranbows” featur-|fayorite parts in later years. She {ing Charles King and Bessie Love was an instantaneous success, anc i will be presented tomorrow night. | 1888 decided to attempt a part “Chasing Rainbows” 15 & grip- jn “Lucia di Lammermoor | ping picturization of theatrical life.| yent Garden, London. This appear- |1t takes you behind the footlights ance was even more brilliant than Rflinbfl’lvs” {as well as before them, bringing her Brussels debut had been, and | re your eyes dazzling spectacles| was followed by successes at Milan | of beauty. | Paris, Stockholm, Berlin and fin- | 1In the cast : h favorites as g1y Ne i I, ock ‘Benny, aasio. Dressier, pony |, Ne¥ ¥ork: ack Benny, Marie Dressler, Polly! ~ {Moran, Gwen Lee, George K. Ar-| | thur, Nita Martan, Eddie Philli 1and Youcca Troubetskoy. Many Song Hits . Moisture Many song hits are included in L g | Falls in !the musical numbers—‘Love Ain't D | Nothing But the Blues” “Lucky ry Area y COMING “Chasing Mme. Melba made her t ap- pearance in the United States with S|the De Reskes at Chicago during i the World's Fair of 1893. In 1897 | she headed the Damrosch-Ellis Op- era Company on its tour of the United States, opening in Phila- delphia November 29 in “Faust’ with the French tenor Ibos. Me,” “Lovable You,” “Happy Days Are Here Again” “Everybody Tnp"] nd “My Dynamic Personality “In Taming of the Shr Rain in Southwest Kansas shakespeare’s wonderful comedy, ‘which was shown at the Capitol Turns Into Snow—- | yesterday and which will be shown Relief Promised | again tonight, Mary Pickford as | Katherine, the Shrew, gives a fine ~ performance. She wears her gor- KANSAS CITY, Kansas, Feb. 23.| —Rain, which turned into snow, has | o ehow seems more beautiful than | Concert Tour | She appeared subsequently in | America in 1900 and 1902, when she selected “Rigoletto, nd again in 1903 appearing in “Faust.” In 1907 she was engaged by Oscar Hammerstein for the Manhattan Opera House, where she sang lyric roles, and again in 1908, when she geous costumes with grace and L was heard in “La Boheme,” “Tos- swepl the, sguties’ Beloele W8 | over |ca” and Verdi’s “Othello,” In 1913 first moisture in weeks to the| ‘pe ehunient Douglas Fairbanks, iy company with Jan Kubelik drought threatened areas and Of- s 15 own self as Petruchio. fering promise of additional relief |, 1.\t that suits him admirabl inl Sl Pl to other sections. It was the firs‘i;m.] y | United States and Canada, giving 4 . ery aspect, and in addition to the ' pore th measurable precipitation in South- | mere than 100 d 2 . iusual audacious rascal that he al- of the larger west Kansas since early in the WiN- ways manages to make of every| ter. i part, he contributes some excep-| tionally clever comedy. Comedy Is Riotous It is ' ghe made a concert tour of the Marries While Young Mme. Melba was born May 19, 1859 near Melbourne, Australia and The comedy is so riotous that it took her stage name from that | verges on slap sitck, but on a mag- city. She was the daughter of ZAPORA HAS ROUGH TlME ON WAY NORTH nificent scale. Like all Fairbanks David Mitchell, a contractor. At = | productions it has backgrounds of the age of 19 she married Captain Having experienced stormy weanh-;unusual size and grandeur. | Charles N. F. Armstrong, son of an er in Queen Charlotte Sound, the] Added attractions at the Capitol Irish Baronet, and tb following steamship Zapora arrived in Ju- are Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy year a son, George Nesbit Arm- neau yesterday. She discharged |in “Below Zero,” and “The Clock strong, was born to her. A separa- general cargo, and disembarked sev-| Shoy/’ featuring Cliff Edwards, tion from both husband and son eral passengers from Southeast | Jackie Heller and Doris MacMahon. | followed a short time later, and Alaska ports. g ———————— |in April, 1900, Captain Armstrong, The vessel remained here only an! From her regular weekly voyage, then engaged in ranching near hour and then started on her re-| to Sitka and way ports, the motor- | Galveston, Texas, obtained a di- turn voyage to Seattle. i ship Estebeth returned to Junecau: vorce. ——ee—— this morning. She reported an un- | 0Old papers at the Empire cffice ' eventful trip. | During the years she was sep- . ‘| arated from her boy, Mme. Melba continued to lavish upon him ev- erything within her command except her maternal presence. Then, when he was 23 years old, came the long hoped for reconcilation, and young Armstrong joined his mother in Kansas City while she was tour- ing America. In 1906 he married Ruby Otway, daughter of a London millionaire, and it was reported that his mother presented himj| at cu»r.fl‘[_{um(‘nts attacked the testimony at the original stage production are| QUI(,]( h"dmg to Chal’ges dancers appear in the ensemble| of Obscene, Indecent !numbers, and a company of more heard, as well as additional num bers especially written for “Sally’ | than 100 is seen in support of the Performances | star. — ally,” which broke theatrical | CHICAGO, Ill, Feb. 23.—Charges | records in every large city in Am- igainst 25 chorus girls and four erica when presented as a stage: orincipals of Earl Carroll's “Sketch musical comedy, also broke box Book” for participating in an ob-|office records as a picture. cene and indecent performance,| It is a PFirst National and Vita- 1ave been dismissed. phone picture. The defense consul in his closing| At the Coliseum Tuesday, the ction will be “Dangerous Para- starring Nancy Carroll. of Miss Effie Singler | Sarah Riley, memb: and Miss dise of the Mo- e ——— ion Picture Censor Board, on the! - wround they failad to identify in! he court room any of the defend-| ! ts and therefore their vas incompetent. .- — testimon 15 PASSENGERS: ALASKA .5.C0. 'poes T0 SITKA REDUCES RATES bl o e Bk Hee | Wednesday on Re- FOR PIUNEERS turn to Seattle Low Round Trip Tickets| Will Be Good Return- ing Until March 8 With a large shipment of gen- eral merchandise and 15 passengers | for Juneau, the steamship Queen, |bound from Seattle to Sitka, ar- rived here yesterday noon . She resumed her voyage at midnight. may be from ' she is scheduled to return to this t and Southwest Alaska|gity Wednesday on her way back 5 to Juneau by persons desiring o Seattle. 0 be here during the Territo al: Passengers who disembarked here | cenvention of the Pioneers of Alas-) were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Foster, ka. |Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hawthorn, Tickets went on sale Februaty | Mrs. E. M. Bart, Edwin Bart, M 19, and will remain on sale 10 Lawrence Paul, Daniel Paul, Mrs. February 24, inclusive, for steam- M, Armond, M. E. Monagle, Lew ers sailing from Ketchikan, w”‘”'iondestad. J. G. Olsen, G. Heuston, gell, Petersburg, Cordova, Valdez |Qle G. Johansen and C. Goldstein Lautouche and Seward, not later| persons who booked passage at than February 24. The return por-| juneau for Haines, Skagway and tlon of tickets is limited to March sitka were Mrs. S. H. Hunsicker, 8. Tickets will not be good for ¢, J. Sullivan, Gus Benson, and stop-over at points other than Ju-|andrew Kianey for Haines; Mrs. Reduced rates tickets for round-trip obtained neau. { M. Madsen, James Madsen, Cath- The prices of the round trip tick- (erine. Nye, Sigurd Wallstedt, Mr, o Axe: {and Mrs. H. Ashley for Skagway; From Ketchikan, ordinary “A”| Mrs, Lois Ulrich, Betty Ulrich, and “B” deck accommodations | Richard Ulrich, Albert Wile, H. F. $24.80, ordinary “C” deck accommo- | Rohlfs, H. Messerschmidt, J. E. dations $22.40; from Wrangell, 31520,50”8 and J. J. Meherin for Sitka, and $13.60; from Petersburg, $12.00 and $1040; from Cordova, $48.80| i 512 CHICHAGOF MAN'S $46.40; from Seward, $56.80 and = | Peter Manderich, 41 years old, $49.20. with a castle in Ireland and a unmarried, a native of Jugo-Slavia, handsome annuity. | suffered an injury to his leg on In recognition of her work on|Chichagof Island this month and behalf of the British soldiers |the limb had to be amputated after during the war, Mme. Melba was|he had been taken to the hospital made a Dame of the British Em-|at Sitka. pire, a title she is said to have| News of the man’s misfortune The Bam The Sanitary Grocery “The Store That Pleases” Closed All Day i in Observance of i Washington’s Birthday Babe R;fli, who knocks’em over the skyline, leaving frigid New ‘York for the sunny South where valued second only to her marvel-{wx.s brought to Juneau by the mot- ous singing voice. orship Estebeth yesterday. Heads South for Training the bashing bambino will begin Spring training. With him in the picture are Mrs, Ruth (sec- ond from left), their daughters, Julia (right) and Dorothy. I TIMES TONIGHT 7:30—9:30 after she had spent 12 years in the state w cane for her part in poisoning Mrs. Doug! L refused to divarce her husband. Associated Press Phote d for the criminally ine Storrs when the latted Mrs. Laura C. Kurtz, | Ruth Garricon (center) was found sane by a Seattle, Wash., jury | | eft to righ Miss Garrison, Prison Warden Clarence E. Long and Matron E. E. Stillman after the jury’s verdict. VOLUNTEERS ARE CALLED OUT IN PERU Put Down Revolution | —One Town Falls | LIMA, Peru, Feb. 23.—The Pro- | visional Government of President Sanchez Cerro has enlisted volun- | teers here and moved troops from Cuzo and Punto today to put, down the revolution which began last Friday at Arequipa. Officials admitted Arequipa had fallen and many persons had been killed in the revolt. WITH REVOLUTIONISTS SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. 23.—Dis- patches received here state all of Southern Peru has gone over to the Revolutionists. GERMAN REMEDY STOPS 30-YEAR CONSTIPATION “For 30 years I had a bad stom- ach and constipation. Souring food from stomach choked me. Since taking Adlerika I am a new wom- an. Constipation is thing of the past."—Alice Burns. Most remedies reach only lower bowel. That is why you must take them often. But this simple Ger- man remedy Adlerika washes out BOTH upper and lower bowel. It brings out all gas #/id rids you of poison you would r.d/er believe was in your system. Even the FIRST dose will surprise you. Butler-Mauro Drug Co., in Douglas Drug Store. — e progress made in industry, back of the wealth and popu- lation of all communities lies advertising, the greatest sales- man in the world. reaches thousands of people at the same time, at the least cost. VETS' INQUIRY IS GONDUCTED BY PRESIDENT |Government Attempting to Extent of Loan Amount| Estimated — Veto Before Thursday WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 23— President Hoover, preparatory to vetoing the veterans’' loan measure, is having an inquiry made through- out the country to ascertain in a degree the number of veterans in distress. The measure will be vetoed be- tween now and Thursday. The President said he has al- ready ascertained there are 210,- 000 veterans who will be able to| borrow $16,000,000 if they have al- ready received no advance on their certificates. This is on the basis of an average value of $1,000 of each certificate. In another group, the Presi- dent said, there are 500,000 who are able to borrow $75,500,000. Z. M. BRADFORD HERE AS WITNESS IN CASE Z. known M well now Bradford, former resident of Juneau, agent of the Standard Oil Com-|™ pany at Craig, arrived here yes- terday afternoon on the motorship Zapora. He came north as a wit- ness in a case in the District Court here this week. Owing to the in- definite time of his stay in Juneau, Mrs. Bradford and the two boys did not come here on a visit at this time. Combining the finest art of stage and screen in one gigantic extravanganza! Not a revue—a wonderful musical love romance with Marilyn Miller, the new Sweetheart of Screen and six big stars. with ALEXANDER GRAY JOE E. BROWN PERT KELTON and many others. TUESDAY e NANCY CARROLL in “DANGEROUS PARADISE” ATTENTION MASONS There will be a stated communi- cation of Mt. Juneau Lodge F. & |A. M. this evening in the Masonic Temple at 7:30. All members and visitors urged to be present. Work D Old papers at 'I'ne Emplre. Back of it all - ADVERTIS Back of the fortunes made in merchandising, back of the Use the columns of this newspaper and learn what greater business means. The Daily Alaska Empire : TELEPHONE 374 Advertising is the only medium that in the M. M. Degree. Refresh- ments By order of W. M. J. W. LEIVERS, —adv. Secretary.