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| | | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1931 CAPITOL Wednesday—Thursday 7:30—9:30 The great star’s talking debut. Amazing! Thrilling! Not to be missed! with Lila Lee, Elliott Nugent ,Harry Earles Directed by Jack Conway Based on the novel by Tod Robbins NEWS ‘ Our Gang Comedy “Moan and Groan” Coming— “Shadow Ranch’” “Rogue Song” “Caught Short” bl = e wn =< Not Only Cheaper but Better RICE & AHLERS CO. i GOOD PLUMBING “We tell you in advance what job will cost” | s ===sssscesssssssssssssstesssesssessd) e Distinetive EXCLUSIVE But Not EXPENSIVE DEVLIN’S First and Main Sts. R e HAVE YOUR FURS CLEANED with' modern machinery. The better way. . . . We invite you to inspect this new equipment in operation. New silk linings are heré now in a big variety. T !a new and infinitely more power- | ful | hy MYSTERY JOINS WITH ROMANCE IN “UNHOLY 3" Lon Chaney Uses Five| Voices in Strong Play at Capitol Theatre Gripping mystery, a love story strange as the grim plot that sur-) & rounds it, and Lon Chaney, speak- 1 Ing five are the magnates that are drawing audi- ences to the Capitol theatre, where the “Unholy Three” began showing last night and where it will be pre- sented again tonight and tomorrow night 1 The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pic- ture, one of Chaney’s greatest early successes on the silent screen, is drama with speech. And Chaney, with speech added to his deft artistry at pantomime, actual- is a new Chaney—a Chaney more forceful, more mysterious, and more gripping. He makes use of five different Role to ‘Unknown’ The selection of Marian Marsh (right) by John Barrymore as his new leading woman was attributed to the fact that she resembles the actor's wife, Dolores Costello (left). POWELL SEEN IN FINE PLAY AT COLISEUM “Shadow of the Law” lsi Drama of Suspense and | Final Happiness ! Wife “Shadow of the Law,” which be- gan showing at the Coliseum’ the- ater last night and which will be |seen again tonight, presents Wil- {liam Powell in a new characteri- | zation for him. His role in “Sha- | | dow of the Law” gives him none of the superiority of the Philco Vance | portrayals. Nor yet does it impose |a sinister glow. The Powell of | “Shadow of the Law” is a quiet-| living engineer drawn into a web | of circumstances which land him | {in prison, The story is packed | {with drama, excitement, unusual !and novel scenes, rounded, human characterizations, good acting and sclid entertainment. | Wrongly Convicted { Innocent, Powell is convicted of murder, sentenced for life; des- \ character voices, one of them the impersonation of an old woman, and cf two facial disguises. It would be hard indeed to venture a guess | as to which of his voices is his natural one. Chaney plays a ventriloquist, in- side show companions, a giant and | sorbing interest. Lila Lee plays the heroine, giv- well balanced impersonation as her| |N E v E RY P A RT‘ suitor, the clerk. | O3] . i | Comedy amd Thrills B i Harry Earles plays the midget,| BF N 0 RTHL A N D a midget. As the sinister “Echo” . ing a powerfully dramatic perform-| ance that runs the gamut of emo- and gets much comedy as well as many thrills cut of the role, and he dominates a strange plot of ab-| . \ tions, and Elliott Nugent gives a Ivan Linlow is a compelling figure | Interesting Facts About as the giant “Hercules.” John Mil- | et jan as the prosecutor, Crauford \/anous Places and Per- Kent as the defense attorney, and Clarence Burton as the detective sons Are Assembled “Ragan” all have interesting roles | well played. Jack Conway, in his direction, | has reaped new laurels to add :ni E. P. Harwood has resigned as Assistant United States District At- torney in the Third Division to take effect April 1. He will engage in private practice at Seward. his triumphs of the past. | Added attractions at the Capitol | are “Moan ard Groan,” an “Cur Gang” comedy, and News Reels. e, REAR ADMIRAL 6. P. PLUNKETT | PASSES AWAY| Silencer of Germans’ Long| Range Guns, Dies in Washington Fred Johnston, Alaska Railroad worker, who seriously injured his back in a fall from a tree near Seward, last fall, is reported to be able to sit in a wheel chair now. He was in Providence Hospital in Seattle several months. He is still |in Seattle. He hopes for complete recovery Wrangell's Chamber of Commerce wants Canadian steamship compan- | ies to exploit the Cassiar country as big-game hunting territory. | Hunters destined for the Cassiar| would disembark from ocean vessela} at Wrangell to embark on Stikine River craft. | (Continued from Page One) Miss Olga Emlia Johnson and u George Ellefsen were recently mar- war with all nations, and a con- ried at Cordova, where they will troversy with Red Cross officials|make their home. | over solicitations of men in the Brooklyn Navy yard for funds. Admiral Plunkett rounced out 48 years of service in the Navy as commandant of the Third Naval District at New York. His career began when he was in his sixteenth year, President Hayes appointing him to the Naval Academy at An- napolis from Washington, D. C. The admiral was born in the National Capital, February 15, 1844, the son of Major W. H.Plunkeit of the Army. Graduating from the Naval Acad- Log Cabin No. 1, Native Sons‘ of the Golden North, was recently organized at Fairbanks. Arnold Nordale is President. Log Cabins were authorized by the Grand Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska at their recent; meeting in Juneau. Young persons born in Alaska since 1905, the| eligibility year for admission to the' Pioneer Igloos, are eligible for ad- | mission to Cabins. | Idaho Bar, between Little Minook | and Hunters Creek in the Rampart | emy in 1884, Rear Admiral Plun- kett seived in many capacities as an officer and his responsibilities increased with his rank. In 1$05 vhile a lieutenant commauder he became executive officer of the battleship Texas. Transferred to the ba*ileship Georgia in 197 as executive officer, he was promoted to the rank of commander 2nd three years later was placed in command of the battlechip Mis- souri. Elevated to the rank of Cap- tain in 19’2, he commanded the battleship South Dakota untl ke was sent to the Naval War Col- lege in 1915. After finishing his work at the college, he was made director of target practice and engineering competitions of the Navy, and held that position until the United States entered the World War. As his work in developing long rauge guns was outstanding, he was de- tailed to command the Naval Rail- way battery in France with the rank of Rear Admiral. Yurman’s The Furrifer Triangle Building | | from there to Anchorage by air- | She suffered the accident in fall district will be mined by hydraulic methods next” summer. The Bar| has *been bought from John Mec- Kenzie, by S. H. Harbell, John, Elliott, John McCabe, Andrew Web- ster and Edward Farrell The; ground is about 20 feet deep. old, a trapper, was recently £ound1 dead on the Charley River. His| death is ascribed to suicide. Burial was at Circle City. Sam Dubin, Fairbanks.and Koyu- | kuk merchant, says “the mining situation in the Koyukuk is lookmg: Letter now than in the last five| years; there is more activity and| a little money is being taken out all the time.” Fox district, reperts Deputy Game War- den, Eugene Tibbs, and so is bea er. Most of the trapped fur is mink, and there is not a grest deal of it. At Shaktolik, a village inhabitat- ed almost entirley by Indians at the mouth of the Shaktolik River, which flows into Norton Sound, a; post office has been established, and S. David Mazen has been ap- pointed Postmaster. The chief in- dustry is reindeer. Mrs. John Heron, Government nurse at Bethel, recently was taken plane to have a fractured leg set. on ice. Trollers who paid a $250 license fee required of foreign boatsunder an Alaskan law that has been held invalid expect to have their money Glenn Owen Hendricks, 30 years ' § fur is searce in the Kenai| returned, If the Territorial Trm-' urer refuses restitution, the Trolling Vessel Owners' Association will take into the courts, s:ys the West Coast Fish- the ern Moose in uusual numbers recent-'geles but she won. ly were fcrced to seek the lowlands) by ehavy snows in the upper reach- pecause she resembled Dolores Cos- | es mwer‘ tello, Kenai Lake, district. Above Bishop's said that Miss Costello was the | Russian River Hunting and Fishing | most satisfying leading woman of At | his screen career. invaded School was dismissed’ kept pretty busy as the mother of see the little Dolores Ethel Mae, but she soon scared | has Lod; Cooj Annie parent, 22 years old, whose | All-Alaska News matter of recovery an. of Russian River, or ge a herd of 30 was seen. per’s Landing, three the village. to allow the pupils to ! animals, which were away by dogs. s perate, he breaks out of prison in| HOLLYWOOD. — Youte right,| thrilling escape, establishes a they do look much altke—Dolores | new identity, meets romance; fugi- Costello and Marian Marsh. — ltjve from justice, he cannot declare And some say that is oné big|hjs jJove; tracked down, he takes a! reason why John Barrymore hasjgaring, thrilling chance, proves his | picked Marian as his new leading|jnnocence, assurés his happiness. woman. | That's the story of “Shadow of She was 17 and virtually un-|ipa paw” in brief. But it doesn't; known when Barrymore was asked |tell anything of the gripping dra- | to select a heroine for his New |, the heart-breaking | ; 4 suspense, | picture. S ixty girls lined up for the| tha heart-throbbing happiness tryouts, . g i | that's wrapped up in this film. Max | | Marian's previous acting experi- |mparcin, inspired by John A. Mo- ence had been confined to a f“""!ra.\:o‘s great novel, “The Quarry,” ‘bit” parts in the movies and a|ywrote the story, and Louls Gasnier, | short stage engagement in Los An-| gjrected it. i Two Intereciing women | The cast includes two women | of interest, Marion Shilling, a com- parative newcomer, recently signed | by Paramount, and Natalie Moor- | head, the blonde beauty who won, Then they sald she got the role and Barrymore often has Now, as Mrs, Barrymore, she lsiacclalm in “The Benson Murder a strong role in announced her return to the ,, Law. | screen. 1t was a “break” for Miss Marsh | when she won the role of Trilby in Barrymore's “Svengali,” but that father, Dennis Parent, conducts a 8 4 ture. Crooked Creck, a small village ‘- b the life and routine there. Although | which takes its name from a tribu- | tary of the Kuskokwim, flew from her home to Fairbanks where she saw a railroad for the first time in her life. »d over the Alaska Railroad to! ard where she saw her first) | ocean steamship. She has attended | the Government school at Crooked | e - Creek, has taken advanced studies| | recent; She journ- his leading woman in his next ve- = | icte. Shadow of the Law” is not woven about any particular prison, the di- | rector wished to have first hand | knowledge of conditions and at-| mosphere. Added attractions at the Coliseums| | are “Down With Husbands,” a com- | ledy; Vitaphone Acts and Para- mount News Reels. .o - CUT FLOWERS | Plenty of Out Flowers and potted plants for EASTER We deliver. JUNEAU FLORISTS | adv. 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