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THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, DEC. 17, 1931. CAPITOL ————— THURSDAY and FRIDAY———8M8 — 9:30 SHE ALWAYS GOT HER MAN! Also—“LOST VALLEY" She kept them all guessing who was her accomplice in crime! And all the time, she was innocent of it all! The play that ran a year on Broad- way is merry Mar- ion’s funniest pic- A bhnrt Feaulre Made Entlrely by BOY SCOUTS LADIES! LADIES! DO NOT MISS COMPLETING YOUR SILVER DINNER SET! TONIGHT IS “SILVER NIGHT” CAPITOL STARS MARION DAVIES IN ‘WISE CHILD’ Lively .Comzi;_ Is Replete with Funny Lines and Situations “I's A Wise Child,” starring Mar- ion Davies, is the featured attrac- tion on the new bill tonight at the ‘Capitol theatre. Tenight will be “Sllver Night. Every woman attending either of the regular performances will re- celve a piece of table silverware. Friday night will be “Boy Scout and Girl Scout Night.” Every boy Scout and every girl Scout will be admitted free to ‘either perform- ance. Scouts having uniforms are expected to wear them. “It's A Wise 'Child” opens with a thrilling scene, a race between a limited train and a midget road- ster, piloted by Miss Davies, with 'a grade crossing as the finish line. The roadster wins, but not by a very wideé margin. Starting out with such a rapid impetus, the story picks up momen- tum as it goes along until it reaches a final hilarious closeup, although sweetened by a sudden climax of the romantic interest that dominates the plot. - Plays Part of Hoyden Miss Davies, as Joyce Stanton, plays a hoyden in a scandal-loving small town. The theme is a ro- mance of tangled loves, mistaken identify and scandal that enmesh- ed the wrong party only to get her out of the unwanted engage- ment and into a real romance. Miss Davies is engaged to wed the pompous banker and civic leader, enacted by Robert Mc- Wade. 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Entrants from 10 states competed. audition in New York City, They will take part in the national yer, who can't get along with or without his attractive client, Miss Davies. Polly Moran is a blund- ering maid, and Lester Vail is the young bank clerk who offers to marry the fiancee of his boss, the banker. Marie Prevost, is Annie, the servant girl, whose secret mar- riage and approaching motherhood motivate the story. - eee - MOOSEHEART LEGION Women of Mooseheart Legion will meet Thursday night at 8 o'clock. All brother Moose invited to attend the social following the meeting. GERTIE OLSEN. —adv. Recorder. Furred Suit Ensembles Are Worn to Luncheons PARIS.—Suits are playing a leading role in fashion's pageant these days. Despite the winter vogue for coats, many chic Paris- ians are appearing at luncheonand tea parties in smartly furred suit ensembles. Members of the younger set are wearing suits with short flared jackets, while oider women chose three-quarter length straight jack- ets. - Berlin leads the world in suicides. and animal species. HEADLINES NEW GOLISEUM BILL “My. * Lemon of Orange”| Stars Fifi Dorsey and El Brendel “Mr. Lemon of Orange,” head-| lines the new program tonight at the Coliseum theatre. Fifi Dorsay vivacious French comedienne, and El Brendel, famous Swedish dia-| lect comedian, have the leading| roles in this delightfully ]\umoxolh phetoplay. Miss Dorsay got her first cl\ancm on the stage with the famous lulm of comedians, Gallaghe nd| ‘Shean, while she and they ere members of the “Greenwich Villa Follies.”” She was in the chorus. Howled Off Stage Originally she had been signed to «do an Apache dance w a male partner,~but when it howled off the stage on the opening night, | she returned to the chorus. Then sne suggested singing a| French version of the song, “Galla- gher and Shean” and it went over big, raising her to featured bill- ing. “But. now X never want to hear it again,” she says. “I've sung it so often.” Night Club Singer In “In"Mr. Lemon of Orange,” Miss Dorsay impersonates a mght,i club singer. | Other members of the cast are William Collier, 8r., Ruth Warren, Donald Dillaway and Joan Castle. | John Blystone directed the picture. ‘The dialogue is the joint work of Eddie Cantor and Edwin Burke, | CLEVER COMEDY - Rex Parrott will play selections on the organ. 4 “Toasting is certainly a great protection” “Luckies for me every time. They don't leave an-after-taste, they don't cause huskiness, they don’'t make me cough. Toasting is certainly a great protection. And that improved Cellophane wrapper of yours=it's great—I can actually open it without a knife.” Flo Ziegfeld once glorified Lilyan Tashe man in the “Follies” sense —but Hollywood made her internationally famous. 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