The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 19, 1932, Page 3

FRIDAY . = LASKA'S FINEST X —Frgert. I'Qf;ll\mel\f“ EXTRA SPECIAL BOOKING SATURDAY |The picture that’s driving the country’s blues away | | A picture you'll be glad to tell your | friends about—if they haven't al-| ready told you. Nothing like it ever screened before. The laugh hit of the season. Hailed by critics as the | “Mother's . THE TRIALS OF RICH PORTRAYED IN CAPITOL PLAY Millions” Will Headline New Pro- gram Tonight he machinations ifnancers, aspirants the of designing husband hunters, social and racketeers against little deughters, sisters and | sons of the rich are depicted in a | pecial talking picture, entitled “Mother's Millions,” which will be presented at the Capitol theatre tonight. There have been wolves of Wall Street, in real life and on the screen but a she wolf in the finan- | ical world is something new, and Eric Paulson, manager of the Capi- | tol, promises that “Mother’s Mil- | lions” deals with a subject never before presented in pictures. Has Notable Cast The play from which “Mother’s Millions” was taken is by Howard | McKent Barnes, and a notable cast was assembled for its portrayal.| A Robson, the famous stage act- | i ress, whose name is a household word, makes her screen debut in the production. A group of the foremost younger players of pic- sort of ‘a picture the talking screen| | was made for. New, different, un-| with {usual. . . A story that plunges you | MAY ROBSON deep into the life of the world’s Frances Dade, James Hall, Lawr- |richest woman and the love plots | ence Gray, Edmund Breese. Di- |of the young folks surrounding her ! rected by James Flood from the |set. SEE IT—and get the l;\ugh-} play by Howard McKent Barnes. thrill of a lifetime. | Mothers tures, appear. These include James | Hall, of “Hell's Angels” fame; Fran- | cis Dade, who made a great im pression in “Dracula,” and “Seed' and Lawrence Gray, well-known leading man. Other principal roles are in the capable hands of Ed-| | mund Breese, the stage star whose | | screen work’ includes “All Quiet on | the Western Front”; and Elnor| Flynn and Lillian Harmer. Tribulations of Rich | The story briefly deals with the! trial and tribulations of the son and daughter of the richest woman | in the world. The girl is eagerly | sought in marriage by ne'er do wells and fortune hunters. The boy is a mark for his mother's greatest DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, FRIDAY, FEB. 19, 1932. Gotham Claims Loveliest Salesgirls * * * * * * * #* * London and Paris Beauties a Poor Second to Department Store Venuses of New York. Beauty Behind the Counter an Aid to Business. wil» MarionSurvaN CATHERINE Rice @ ETeey KANE. GERTRUDE AARONSON, The recent claim by Londoners that the English capital has the most beautiful shopgirls in the world, was a big surprise to New York shoppers, who immediately registered a vigorous protest. Without appealing to the League of Nations, America has claimed possession of the pinnacle of pulchritude for the salesgirls of Gotham. And if there are any dissenters in the audience, a walk through a few of the metropolitan department stores will convince the most skeptical that there is good foundation for the claim. Above are four Venuses, discovered during a random ramble through one such emporium. Marion Sullivan, of the wistful, winning smiles is the presiding goddess over the notions counter in a Brooklyn store. In the very same emporium is Gertrude Aaronson, whose exotic Castillian beauty is a big asset to the cosmetic counter. Could London produce two to equal this pair of-beauties in one store? Then there is Catherine Rice, the shining light of a Just one block further on, Ethel Kane, petite, chic Manhatian Store. She supplies a million dollars’and winsome, packs the customers into the shop in d worth of decorations to the millinery department.roves. So sorreh, London! Your shopgirls may be i the buds but Gotham's salesgirls are the berriea. ! MANTOMAN —~ — |“Naughty Flirt” Billed at | ‘ by James Flood, from an adapta- | financial rival, for the mother is a | dominant figure in Wall Street, 2 | tyrant in her own home, sedulous- |1y endeavoring to bring up her| | children to be self-reliant, and to MILLIONS SPECIAL SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS NOTICE: Owing to sickness Alma Grant, Radio Crooner, will be unable | educate them in the school of life to appear on this program {so that they can retain and enjoy ___|the heritage of wealth which she| | will leave them. every woman attending either p evening will be the appearance at 9:30 o'clock of the Mickey Mouse Orchestra and Band. The musical nizations, composed of Mickey and Minnie Mousers, will - play several selections. Miss Gertrude Walstedt is director of the orches- tra and fob Art, director of the band. CANTOR IS MYSTIC IN “PALMY DAYS” Fortune telling racketeers swind!c formance a piece of table silver-|the American public out of more ware will be given. |than $125,000,000 every year, says Owing to iliness, Miss Alnla Eddie Cantor, who exposes some of Grant, radio crooner, who methods in “Palmy Days.” tion by Winnifred Dunn Tenight i ilver Night” Tonight is “Sii Night.” To " SILVER NITE Tigaies TOMORROW NIGHT—FATHER AND SON NIGHT 'NO MIDNIGHT MATINEE TONIGHT | e \ DA EEET PER BRIEAD Fresh Daily their scheduled to appear in person on | Cantor appears in the picture the stage in connection with the presentation of “Mother's Millions”, Many Unexpected Twists The unexpected twists of this story are numerous and highly ef- tie. fective. will not be able to do so. Days” wul be previewed A strong love theme runs through ' There will be no midnight mati | gt the Capitc atre at midnight the picture, with Hall and Miss nee tonight at the Capitol { Saturday nirht, and will begi Dade as its protagonists. Although T e regularly Sunda the plenty of “t#aps are set by financial BICENTENNIAL BALL first regular performance being at enemies, = their romance finally| Washington Bicentennial Holiday | the Sunday afternocon matinee. achieves a happy ending. Dance at Elks Ball Room Monday An added attraction to the night,. —adv. program Sunday “Mother’'s Millions” was directed almy Days” D THANK YOU Qur patronage during our opening week was just wonderful . . . so much more than we anticipated . . . and again we THANK YOU We assure you that we will continue to serve you only with the very latest types of merchandise and ALWAYS REMEMBER . an assistant to a fake Hindu my LEAVES EXILE China’s Poet - Warrior| Urgcs Count rymen Against Japan (Continuea mom Page One) ince of Shantung, in 1878. A licen- tiate with the degree of Hsui-Tsai, won by competitive examinatons, he was persuaded by his relatives to start a military carcer and was graduated from the Peiyang mili- tary academy at Tientsin in 1898, Made Commander He joithed the imperial Chinese army when the republic was es- tablished under the presidency of Yuan Shih-Kai in 1912, Wu was made commandant of a regiment. President 'Yuan's 1914 plans to make himself monarch of China brought a rebellion in which Wu won national fame, for he put down the uprising with-such thoroughness that he was'made a major general. Thep in 1917 Wu commanded the left flank of ‘the republic’s army when it fought an attempt by Gen- eral Chang Hsun to restore the Manchu dynasty. Wu crushed the foe’s right wing and was credited | women's NATIuN IN WAR‘SCHOLARS}HP DANCE at the [ELKS' - PEERLESS | SR BREAD ASK FOR IT AT YOUR GROCERS “Remember the Name” PEERLESS BREAD Our Prices Are Most Reasonable ¢ I VISIT WITH US . . . . YOU ARE WEL.COME Store Open Until 11 P. M. Satyrday Juneau Frock Shop Ol&-?apere for sale at Empire Office A I A O FRENS 1SANITARY NAPKINS 2 pkgs. for 55¢ None Better Juneau Drug Company Free Delivery = Phone 33 Post Offige Substation No. 1 ENDS TONIGHT COLISEUM AT COLISEUM “MAN TO MAN” A. M. Preview and | f T and it's or Tomorrow A [ PAL NITE With ‘“Man to Man" starring |AT THE 5‘:;”‘2"’3‘0‘( MATINEE Phillips Holmes and C Mit- ' . chell, showing for the last times we Wil show tonlght at the Coliseum t “Naughty Flirt,” featuring N featuring Allee| GEORGE O’BRIEN White, will headline the new p iz gram tomorrow, the first regular w presentaton being at the afternoon! . “SEAS BENEATH” matinee, “Naughty Flirt” wil be| previewed at 1 oclock tonight® |A Monkey Comedy—Cartoon—and “Heroes of the Flames” “Man to Man” SATURDAY EVENING In “Man to Man,” Barbara| Weeks, one of Hollywood's loveliest | ALICE WHITE in newcomers ‘and a recent recruit| “THE NAUGHTY FLIRT” MIDNIGHT PREVIEW AT 1 A M. TONIGHT of “THE NAUGHTY FLIRT” from the Ziegfeld “Follies,” enacts Holmes' college sweetheart. In “Naughty Flirt,” a night po-| lice court is the scene of the be- ginning' of Miss White's romance. Page Is Film Suitor Paul Page is the object of Miss. | White's cinematic affections. Others | in the cast include Myrna Loy, | Robert Agnew, Douglas Gilmore, | and George Irving. Tonight is “Pal Night.” | Rex Parrott will play selections | on the organ at all performances. | feat of the movement. | Breaks Sun’s Rise i €OMMERCIAL PRINTING In the south, Canton, led by Dr.| BINDERY Sun Yat-Sen, founder of the re- public, was becoming a serious| menace to the vaulting ambitions of Yuan Shih-Kai, and Wu was picked as the man to break Sun’s rising prestige. He did this largely by diplomacy, bringing about a truce in the struggle. Yuan's death saw Wu in control of five provinces and commander of the third division of the old Pekin army. This force became em- broilled with Chang Tso-Lin, father of the recently deposed young war lord of Manchuria, and it wasthen that Feng Yu~Hsiang deserted Wu's banner, resulting in the latter’s de- feat, But later Wu helped Chang beat Feng in 1926. His real nemesis was Chiang Kai Shek. 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