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

CAPITOL LAST TIMES TONIGHT 7:30—9:30 WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN? The finest of all murder mys- tery stories is now a Talking Picture ¢f 1001 thrills and surprises! From 8. S. Van Dine’s best seller BASIL RATHBONE LEILA HYAMS ROLAND YOUNG GEORGE F. MARION —Alsc— NICK and TONY in “WHO’S GOT THE BODY” Comedy TOMORROW “LORD BYRON OF | BROADWAY” | COMING “Condemned” “Unholy 37 “Rogue Song” MANAGER OF CAPITOL GRATEFUL TO AUDIENCE At the Capitol theatre last night during the presentation of the first picture show, the motor generator system went out of commission and 45 minutes were required to effect its repair. =~ Manager Erik Paulson of the theatre is grateful to the audience for the patience with | which the mishap was borne. H “There was no clapping of hands, no stamping of feet, no shouting or calling, or making of other noise during the long period that the Screen was dark,” he said. “Only three or four persons left the the- ater, and they were mine employes who had to make ready to go on the night shift. I am very thank- ful to last night's audience.” “The Merrimakers” 4 PIECE ORCHESTRA Telephone 402 Mllslc furnished for all occasions Scandinavian-American or Am- erican Jazz Music Featuring Midweek Dances every ‘Wednesday—Moose Hall “Tomorrow’s Styles Toda;” PRINT DRESSES The last word in clever print models, Sizes 14 to 40 Real Values $9.95 “Juneau’s Own Store” MUSICAL SHOW by Sammy CAPITOL FRIDAY ‘Lord Byron of Bloadway Will Follow ‘Bishop jenph: Murder Case’ I Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's ing screen romance, Broadway,” enhanced by dances and striking | portrayed b; scenes, will open at the Capitolima favorites Theatre tomorrow night. The Bish- | Leila Hyams, Op Murder Case” will be shown for | B, the last times tonight. “Lord Byron of Broadway”, which | was adopted from the novel byijoimly Nell Martin achieves distinction nnof the ion Shilling, Rita Flynn a ers. is to all-talk- | contrived Francis elda Se: T , star of Ziegfeld's musical-| terial hit, “Rio Rita,” and Char! :Aho Kaley, well-known Broadway juve-jex nile recently featured in “Earl Car-) star roll's Vanities.” The picture, a story of the rise|in for th suspense off Wi the ville matinee idol and his disa trous love affairs with five shc\vl “bishop.” girls, was directed by William Ni and Harry Beaumont with the dia logue continuity in the joint hands| MARTHA bur. on Popular Song Writers afternoon. Members will please!taxi chases and riotous outdoor | Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur!meet at the Church Parlors at!comedy. Freed, composers of Smgm in the| 11+ am. Fnday modern, with | The supporti Lee, Benny Rubin, Dr icture al spectacle Hair-Raising Time “The Bishop Murder Case’ makes its final showings tonight, gave audiences a hair-raising good “Lord Byron Gf‘um{' last night all-talking introducing to the screen Ethelind!done a capable job with good ma- ng Van murder The Martha Society will of Willard Mack and Crane Wil-iat the home of Mrs. Ray Peterman | Glacier Highway on Friday “Wedding of- the Painted g and other hits, were enga; to write the music and lyr | the dance rou 1ines w §! Lee, forme ing cast includes M\ Cliff nd & number leans type plot and nar It is a clever! y and cor uch prominent cin: as Basil Rathbor Roland Yc\mg George N Nick Grinde and David Burton, thriller, ha erc is never a lag and action of tI Dine story w ith making you su | pect three men as being involved “Cock Robin of a cafe piano player to vaude-|put fools you in having the t of SRS S SR SOCIETY MEETS OFT ,l' u(h— vineingly meet | —adv, $0 I.flNG LETTY’ = IS SPLENDID LOT r- | MFOOLERY ported by Capable Cast in Riotous Comedy A gorgeous bit o1 ly | “So Long Letty cmfoolery i which openec last night at thf‘ Coliseu d e- | and which will be shown again t addition to -the sc: an ley's “Hollywood nine pretty sgirls on the stage tonigl song and dance in a band, responsible for the direction | gram. So Long Letty” is light, alry, n {at all serious and yet exci in|is one of the best farces yet pro- e jduced as a t ng picture. It i value, and many of “to the la otte Gree: od, who made 2 it in the rcle of Letfty in the stage men killed off by the mysterious | production of this excellent com- |t | edy. | The Vitaphone and the cameras i make even more of than did the play, allowing plenty cf rapidity of movem beach enes with a score of pretty girls, The story is st | Charlotte Greenwood Sup- | a story of this| IM med up by Gr: town 1 by ed by Excha) able. nd pep o ca ta, and epe per » whole thing being ad “Clowning.” g pervades the stor; crabby who is trying h re p in the clever ant Clarke and l ar The just at millionaire Grant Withers. nge Is Made exchange of husbands and ted, the party-hound, ing over into tnp next- e with the Greenwoo 10 likes his w. es with Patsy Ruth, of course, simply loves to cook and and make a husband comfort- These four leading charac-| are chiefly responsible for the| f “So Long Letty.” Claude Gillingwater plays the ec- ¢ uncle splendidly, while Har- ibbon, as the life guard who swim; Hallam Cooley, the ac- to promote an and | n Byron, as the gay flappers, | Plans have been formulated for e excellent in their roles. Helen Foster a mix-up of | the | uncle | ith his two flapper nd mistakes Pat- | SUNSHINE MELLOWS Heat Purifies LUCKIES are al ways kind to your throat Everyone knows that sun shine mel- lows =that’s why the “TOASTING" process | includes the use of the Ultra Violet Rays. LUCKY STRIKE=made of the finest tobac- cos ~the Cream of the Crop —THEN —“IT'S TOASTED” = an extra, secret heating proc- ess. Harsh irritants present in all raw tobaccos are expelled by “TOASTING.” These irritants are sold to others. They are not present in your LUCKY STRIKE. No wonder LUCKIES are always kind to your throat. It toasted’ Your Throat Protection - cguinst irritation —against cough O 1931, The American Tobacco Co., Mirs. The advice of sour physician is: Keep out of doors, in the open air, breathe deeply; take plenty of exercise in the mellow sun- shine,and have a periodic check-uponthe health of your body. TUNE IN. The Lucky Strike Dance Orches- tra, every Tues- day, Thursday and Saturday evening over N. B. C. net- works, LAST TIMES TONIGHT 7:30-9:30 2 Shows— Comedy Ever Screened CHARLOT " XTRA EXTRA STANLEY” “LOS SENORITAS” EXTRA | the wife of his| (Note—*‘Los Senoritas” will Roach, after having violent dislike to his real | ht at 9:20) Charlotte Greenwood, and 1o sy Ruth Miller's husband, play . LOOK and LAUGH at the Kunniest 'E GREENWOOD in “SO LONG LETTY” s HOLLYWOOD appear once ¥ SN~ ™ EXTRA ‘CHEECHAWKERS' WILL BE GIVEN SOUND EFFECTS - ! | { { { { Story of Silent Picture to!} Be Improved and Strong | § Cast Engaged § | { ’|the remaking of “The Cheechaw- | kers,” the silent picture which awas | filmed in Alaska scme years ago, into an all-sound production with an improved story and a cast of | prominent players. | “The Cheechawkers” deplcts the | Klondike rush of '98. The spec- tacular outdoor scenes of the si-| lent picture, such as the burning | of Dawson, the ice break-up on the Yukon, the dog team races, the | Abercrombie Canyon boating scene, and the sloughing of Childs Glacier will be retained and will be given sound effects. ! “The Cheechawkers” will be re- made by the Alaska-Yukon Pictures | Corporation, incorporated under the laws of the Territory and having | offices in Ketchikan. The film of | “The Cheechawkers” is owned by | Admission $1.00 Elks Ball Room TONIGHT SPECIAL MUSIC by the FAR FAMED STANLEY’S LOS SENORITAS All-Gir]l Band Donts Miss This | the corporation which appraises its {— | assets as follows: Film to be used in the new ver- | sion of “The Cheechawkers,” $128,~ | Accembly has passed a law adopt- 475, and 6,000 feet of negative film | g the metr tem of weights to be used in other productions, | and measures in Turkey. or for the exploitation of Alaska |__ & & | in commercial pictures, $15,000; the | R¥————————————& total being $143,475. HARRIS Citizens of Alaska own the con- Hardware Co. ing interest in “The Cheechaw- | CASH CUTS COSTS film, and shares in Alaska- Open until 9 p.m. | METRIC SYSTEM FOR TURKEY ANGORA — The Grand National Plctures. Corporation, which will be sold to raise fumds for the making of the sound version of the picture, are now being offered to residents of the Territory. ers from which to choose. high or Cuban heels. 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