The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 22, 1932, Page 3

A CAPITOL SUNDAY il v [ONDAY Sunday Matinee—2 P. M. Sharp Which is the Greater Actor? LIONEL or (LT L T LT T LTS { [l lllillllll!lflllfl'lmll"ll!l i mmmxminnnmmmmmummmm KAREN MORLEY n JOHN MILJAN Selected Short Subjects Always ————LAST TIMES TONIGHT——— MARION DAVIES and CLARK GABLE in “POLLY of the CIRCUS” £ —SILVER NITE— £ SN RSO Politics and Drama El "Poll); of t:};e—arcus" Play- er Started Career in Rubbér Factory Clark Gable, who has a leading role with Marifon Davies in “Polly of ‘the Circus,” which will be shown for the last times tonight at the Capitol theatre, has attained high favor among motion picture pat- rons. . Gable was born February 1, 1901 in ‘Cadiz, Ohio, the son of William H. Gable, a merchant and con- tractor. His mother, Adelide Ga- ble, died when he was an infant. He is of Pennsylvania Dutch an- cestry. Six Feet, Weighs 190 He is six feet tall, weighs 190 pounds and has brown hair and gray eyes. ., His build is solid and muscular. -~ s He was educated in schools at Hopedale Ohio, where he lived for 17 years, and at a business college in Akron, where he worked in a Tubber factory. He first became interested in the theatre while working in the factory toiling at nights as a stage hand in a stock company theatre where he shifted scenes and handled props. Here the learned the first rudiments of acting and before long he went on the road with a 10-20-30 troupe, playing all kinds of roles for $10] a week, He played in stock in Steuben- ville Ohio, and on tour with Jane Cowl in “Romeo and Juliet.” He played in stock again in WAstoria, Ore, and in Los Angeles. He also played stock in Houston, Texas, be- fore winning recognition on Broad- way. His role of “Killer Mears” in “The Last Mile” won him |stage stardom in New York. It was while playing this bit in Los Angeles that Gable was E!given Mis ‘chance in pictures, al- though five years before he had failed to register playing a| “bit” in “The Merry Widow.” It was his gangster role on the stage that give him his record and suc- cessful opportunity to appear in a similar role on the screen. Gable's hopdy is horsemanship. He is an ardent poloist and now has a string of ponies. He also is devoted to dogs. He is rated as a good golfer and swimmer. He is quiet and modest. Off the screen BOLISEUM HAS KEN MAYNARD IN FALIAS BAD MAN § Picture with Lots of Action | To Be Shown To- ! night Only s the Bad Man” starring nard, will be shown to- night only at the Coliseum theatre “Alias, the Bad Man" gets its title from the ruse Maynard em- Ploys to get into the confidence of the gang of bad men Wwho are {In control of the cattle town that | he visits to get on the trail of his | father's murderer. Misleading Circumstances | { The father was shot ‘and killed Undér circumstances that made it @appear that the old an had been a party in a double murder, his @ccuser, a ‘neighboring rancher, also being dead by his side. | ¥ Ken meets the daughter of the Leading charucters in “*Ar. sene Lupin,” which will be sentéd at the Capitol The tomerrow are portrayed in the abeve illustration. At the top are Karen Morfey and John Barryimore in an'‘affection scene. At the bottom, is Lionel Barry- more, who, i the play, doesn’t like his brother, John, and fis anxicus to put him In jail. 2 BARRYMORES CO-STAR SUNDA 'Showin.g Tomorrow at Capitol Theatre Modern criminology was adapted to the uses of screen drama daring 'L'\Imaing of “Arsene Lpin,” which {will be presented tomorrow af the }Ca.piwl theatre. For new scientif- ic methods developed by the Paris Surete for the apprehension of criminals play an important, part in the new Metro-Goldwyn-Nayer | picture which marks the first ap- pearance together oh ‘the screen of John and Lionel Barrymore, The story, adapted from the !other rancher and falls n love lmth her, but not untll @fter hav- ing seen ‘enough. to warrant a sus- Ipicion that Rance Collins, a gam- ibler and town boss, is the real guilty ore. | Poses as Outlaw | | To get into his confidence, Ken ,poses as a notorous outlaw and convinces /Collins. | Ken's ruse -is unwittingly be- trayed to the bad man by the girl but the quick wit of the ranger !and his daring riding allows him 'to escape, ‘to return and capture | Collins' with his bare hands. | In the supporting roles are seen Virginia Brown Faire asthe daugh- ter of the other rancher, with Frank Mayo as Rance Collins, the scheming gambler, | oy i LACK OF STRONG | " THIRD PARTY IS | | CAMPAIGN ODDITY (Continuea rrom rage One.) ! tury the party saw the issue to which it was dedicated taken away from it by the bigger panties while it continued a4 small and numeri- cally almost negligible factor in the political system. This year, when Prohibition fur- nished the major fighting point iz beth the Republican and Dem- ceratic national conventions, the Prohibition party goes serenely | a'ong conducting its usual cam- ) he is usually séen with a pipe in!French mystery play by Maurice Paign' and expected by no one to his mouth and clad in sweat shirt L€ Blanc and Francis de Crois-|finish higher than fourth-best in and corduroy trousers. set, depicts the entertaining ad- vetures of John Barrymore as the tHe national poll. With few exceptions, even those The greatest laugh in the fastest movin, ~COLISEUM -~ SUNDAY. ONLY Preview Tonight—I1 A. M. . i3 ombination talkie that ever hit town. Licns are going crazy! Elephants are going town is going wild because with WINNIE LIGHTNER . gal who’s “there” with stunts! CHARLES BUTTERWORTH guy who's “there” with gags! EVALYN KNAPP ALD COOK and a whale of a cast! DC “nuts!” The whole SHE DANCES SINGS CLOWNS THRILLS YOU LAFFS! LAFFS! LAFFS! LOUDER THAN THE LIONS’ ROARS! Owing to the SATURDAY. ONLY 2-FOR-I—"PAL NITE” Maynard Fans the Hammer! Ken Maynard, in the role of a rid- ing rustler Nem- esis, herds them in a pocket where he fans the ham- mer of a bark- ipg colt for jus- tice and a square deal in love! ALSO—Chapter 2 of “Dangerous Island” NOTICE—— Democrats holding their Rally at this Theatre Monday night—“SIDE SHOW” will be shown SUNDAY ONLY. Don't miss the biggest laugh hit of the season. MATINEE SUNDAY—2 P, M. Adventure Vies With Drollery PERILS ABOUND ON DANGER ISLE | | | | Second Episode “of Thrill-|; ing Serial Shows at Coliseum Screaming, frenzied cannibals— | a pit of alligators—jungle beasts— a devastating fire at sea—a wild DEMOCRATS ON MURDER DRAMA MARTHA SOCIETY IS Stave society thief, Arsene Lupin, prohibition organizations which are quest for a radium fortune—and and his attempts to elude capttre |withholding support from both ma- desperate gun-fights are some of by a persistent detective and the jor partiés are tefusing likewise to the thrills numbered in Universal's STAGIQM]NDAYlFULI. OF THRILLS C(;Iiseum Renteéd for Rally "Roadhousefl:r&er" Will at Which A. J. Dimond Be Seen at Capitol in Will * Speak | Near Future There will be no motion piobure: In “The Roadhouse Murder,” entertainment at the (Coliseum| which will be previewed at 1] theatre Monday hight, W. D. Gross, 'o'clock Monday night and shown| owner of the playhouse, announced, regularly Tuesday @t the Capitol today. | theatre, the central ¢haracters, For Monday night, the theatre blunder upon a double murder in has been leased to leaders of the & desolated country roadhouse and Democratic party in this city, and discover the identity of the killers. A. J. Dimond, the Democratic can-{This information is shared with| didate for ‘Congress, will be the the audience and there is never principal speaker on the occasion. 8ny mystery as to who actually His address Monday night is ex- committed the crime. pected tn be the only one that he | Hero Assumes Guilt will deliver in Juneau during @he! The film’s story complications campaign, result from the hero's weird plan ‘! of assuming ‘the guilt for the {Ray Taylor were delightful hos- jinvited guests of the Martha So- ticles ready for the annual Bazaar ENTERTAINED, HOME | OF MRS. ' PETERMAN ;tively by Lionel Barrymore and| John Miljan. Mrs. Ray' Petermarr and Mrs. Based on Real Incidents tesses to about forty members and p. m. The recreation for the day was of the fancy work in which all members participated getting ar- “Mons Lisa” from ‘the Louvre in Paris, a feat which has achtlly | been 'attempted time after time,! - acedtding to officlals of the wWorld- | famous art gallery. The plctiire was directed by Jack Conway. | raeeting of ‘the socléty which ‘will Strong Supporting Cast | meet in two weeks in the church! . Included in the supporting cas parlors and it s requested that all are Karen Morley in the princi- fmembers haVing fancy work to/|pal feminine role, Miljan, Tully finish report and return the wotk|Marshall, Henry Armetta, George to be listed for the coming Ba-|Davis, John Davidson, James Mack 2aar. 2nd Mary Jané Irving. November 18 in the Church parlors, At 1 o'clock a bounteous lunch- eon was served. Ths will be the last out-of-town prefect of police, played respec- éndorse the Prohibition ticket. votes. | stirring chapter-play, “Danger Is- 1land,” the second episode of which | will be shown tonight at the COli- ‘seum theatre. i ‘Based upon a search for precious' WAITING ON A LEADER One or two of the other half- Much of the action of “Arsene dogen parfies in the field this year Tadi " Um in tHe wilds of Africa, the uplnvis hasedon incidents in'are based directly on an appeal to i < ,the lives of notorious French crim- |the unemployed and the destitute. ciety Friday from 10 a. m. to 5 inals and the plot reaches its dra- 'Such an appeal might at first ‘doncerns an unscrupulous gang who aftempts to wrest a map ©of the precious metal's charted fo- ! Lmatic climay | i In the cleverly stag- glance appear very skilfully timed, cation from the scientist-discover- | €4 theft of ‘the famous painting yet it promises to produce no re- grig dhughter, Lucille Browne. ¥ sult whatever in terms of eleowts.l‘ A virile, young sea captain, ’sll ; confronted with the enormous task From all these _indlcst.\ons, it o saving both the girl and the ' might possibly be deduced by SOMe metq) from the villainous hands! that the American electorate I5 of ner enemies, and is eventually ' all dressed up for a change in the oonfrontéd also, with the fact that party system, but it waiting Or pe 1oues the girl. Il the right leader to tell it whem‘ The second episode, or chapter, ! $0-¢0. fs ~entitled; ‘Death Rides P - s a Storm.” the chart which locates the treas-| RoAD“ou‘E are is in the possession of Arnold. 3 Boninie refuses to believe Arnold| false, but agrees to put him to the '} In it, Drake learns that’ 0ld papers for sale ai the Empire. |murders and the element of sus- || pense ceriters about the uncertain- oty of his fate. When the evidende that means the hero’s safety dis- | ppears, the suspense reachés a JUNEAU SAMPLE SHOP The Little Store with the BIG VALUES fade-out. : | i Eric Linden plays the part of an adventurous young reporter on & New York newspaper and Dorothy Jordan has the Tolé of the girl who thrillidg ' ‘@dventures. i|1is Clare, blonde newcomer 'from the New York @and London stage; Bruce Cabot, Parnell Pratt, Gustay von Sefferitz, David Landau and Roscoe Karns. J. Walter Ruben directed. g TERRITORIAL SCHOOLS NO. 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MURDER Y0l WOUILDN T RELIEVE | FIT HADN'T M’.?"f”‘f') { wea & ORRE S EMBROIDERED ST T conversation with Drake is over-| heard by Ailine Chandra, her trav- | eling compamnion and a tool of A:-‘ nold's. P Here are a group of Coliseum Theaire ‘entertalfiers. At the top is Winnie Lightner, who has a leading part in the “Side Shew,” which will be presented tomorrow. At the bottom are Ken Maynard and his horse Tarzan. They will be seem in “Alias_{] Man”_ tonight. { 5 SELLING OUT SALE NOW IN FULL SWING! ROBES HATS! BRASSIERES SILK UNDERWEAR And Many Other PRICES SLASHED! EVERYTHING MUST GO QUICKLY! coATS! GIRDLEIERES GIRDLES Startling Values OPEN TONIGHT UNTIL 10 P. M.! DRESSES! 'SIDE SHOW' ON BILL TOMORROW Winnie© Lightner and Charles Butterworth to Be at Coliseum Winnie, Lightner, tomboy of the talkies and Charles Butterworth, meek and solemn funny man, are “Side Show,” the Warner Brothers picture which comes to the Coliseum theatre to= MOITow, | Miss Lightner's work in “Side Show"” is not all clowning, for this film gives her her first chance to be serious. Assistant to Owner | She plays the part of assistant to the owner of the “world’s greatest circus,” hires help and fires help and on occasion doubles for hula dancer, cannibal or beard- ed lady. But the serious part of the business appears when the preity sister comes to spend a vacation with the show, and while or the lot alienates the affections of Joe, the Barker, whom Winnia wants herself. i Others in Cast | Obhers in the cast are Eveleyn Knapp, I)onald Cook, Guy Kibbee, Louise Carver, Mathew Betz, Ann co-featured in i ] “SI’ECIAL DELIVERV TO THANE {Every day at 11 a.m. Call 7. adv. ! - 150c Pioneer Taxi, Pnone 443. adv. e s AU FROCK SHOPPE PAJAMA SETS CHILDREN’S COATS fiummmnunmmnuum||un||||||g||mum;ummmmamnmmmmmmmnmmmmmmm