The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 14, 1933, Page 3

THE DAILY ALASKA 'EMPIRE, FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1933. LaskA's FINEST. ¢ teu nme r\t\' Reopening Tonight! HELLO, EVERYBODY! Are You Listenin’: COME ON DOWN TONIGHT! AWAITS YOU, WHEN 9999 A NEW THRILL! You Hear The Capitol’s New R. C. A. Up-To-The-Minute Sound Equipment Hearing is believing; the engineers tell us this new equipment, which is made up of lots of new gadgets is known as the. latest “High Fidelity” System, designed to reproduce the improved recording that the studios have just put in: He also.tells us a lot about the more extensive range in “cycles,” etc., it has. We den’t know anything about mechanics BUT HEARING IS BE- LIEVING, and we listened a lot last night, and whether it’s “Cycles” or “Fidelity,” the engineers have dealt a body blow to the old equipment. The actors voices sound real, and pleasant, clear and understandable. And the musical reproduction is wonderful; just like you were sitting in the Metropolitan and listening to the orches- tra and the/voices . ../ hot a scratch or blurb in a carload . .. COME ON DOWN TONIGHT'! HEARING IS BELIEVING!! 3 Good News for the hard-of-hearmg In a day or so our new. Acoustican Setsm’ill be instafled. Head- phones that will enable the deaf to hear the show perfectly . . . another part of our new equipment. .. and in line with our policy “THE BEST FOR JUNEA YOU’LL Ll KE IT! She Waq the “TAKE” | of the Town! 4 | l‘ U’ —the Smith Bros. beards with ALISON SKIPWORTH RICHARD BENNETT CAPITOL NOW - HAS NEW RCA | FILM SYSTEM | Theatre Reopens Tonight| After Installation Has Taken Place < A compiete RCA sound reproduc- ing system has been installed: in ithe . Capitol theatre, and will be tised puplicly for the first- time tenight, when the Capitol reopens with, “Madame - Racheteer,” aft being.closed: for several days wh the new.equipment was put in and tested. “The system we have installed 'day, “Incorporates all the 1 xmpm\emems in sound reprodu said Manager CLff Daigler, to- | Richard Bennelt and Alison | Skipworth in Grand Com- edy ‘Madame Racketeer’ “Madame Racketeer,” Para- mount’s grand.comedy with a cast headed by the fine old troupers, Richard Bennett and Alicon Skip-|; worth, is the feature at thé re- r |opening of the Capitol Theatre to- night. Alison Skipworth, boisterous, lov- able and roguish has the title part of a countess of adventure along the highway. of opportunity. All of the travelers are prospects, and what the countess can't get by fi- and was developed to pro) ierly reproduce the progress that {the studios have made in sounc | recording, affording a much wid |range in both voice tones, and ‘!nusxcnl notes.” Within a few days Mr. Daigler ladw °s that acoustican sets will Vbe ready for use. Through the use fi these sets the deaf are enabled hear the talking .pictures and al offerings, bringing to those icted a wonderful new source jof entertainment and education. According to theatre men who have installed these sets in other |places, the gratitude and response urom people who suffer from po ng is tremendous. The ma one large eastern theat thousands of letters, al ewprc\smo appreciation and thank- | fulness for this device through | which those long deprived of music | and the talking drama could again | ienjoy them. “T am indeed happy to bring th> | acoustican sets to Juneau,” Mr. | Daigler said today, “And we hope {to have a sufficient number in- i stalled by Sunday, to serve those {in Juneau who are hard of hear- 1ing.” —————— The ads bring you the informa- {tion -about quality, style and price. QUA nesse, she takes anyway Richard Bennett, master of| quaint comedy roles for thir ty | ye possessor of rare skill as an reter of character roles, por- ays the kind of trusting husband who doesn't know a gouge from a gimlet, or can't tell. As the picture opens, the Coun- \tess is preparing for departure. Tea is being served to old friends |and acquaintances. The small talk, led by the Countess with the grace and dignity high station, touch- |es .upon P London, Budapest and the gay places where wealth and fashion abound. There is ex- tement and fluster, for the Coun- tess is leaving,—not home, but jail. She has just completed her last stretch for swindling and the Hmm for more suckers is on again. That is the beginning of the fun which continues in hilarious fashion until the end of the pic- ture. A news reel and selected short iuby‘cts will also be included in |the entertaining program. — .- Advertisements in today's Empire llcll you how much foods, clothing | and household needs will cost you | before you go shopping. | e e — Daily Empire Want Ads Pay LITY BAKERY BARGAINS Saturday Only Cream Puffs, (FRESH CREAM) Tomato Rolls, 2 for . . 15¢ doz.. . . 20c (OUR FAMOUS) 4 Sponge Layers, each . . 15¢ (LARGE SIZE) Cream Pies, each . . . 30¢ (LARGE) Juneau PHONE 577, |y B e S E Bakery PROMPT l)EL!VERY | which came into power in Siam NEW SOUND |ing from Bankok, Siam, directly Charles Bl(kfou] and Con~ stance Cummings Have Leads at Coliseum “The Last Man,” C imbia’s thrilling ssa myst: opens tonight at the O Theatre; with Charles Bic .u'(l ar Coni- stance Cummings in the leading roles, is one of the most exciting adventure pictures released in re-| cent years. Bickford’s role is that of a detec- tive for.a London insura firm, | which has had a succession of| heavy marine losses. He goes tol Port Suez to investigate, and hi startling experiences in runn down the gang and their leade {who have been scuttling ships order to collect the insurance m |ping sea mysteries ever made for the screen. Twelve men are found dead inh a row on board a ship with only one left to tell the tale! The role taken by Bickford is con- sidered his most sympathetic part ince he made his film debut in Cecil B. DeMille’s “Dynamite,” sev- eral years ago. Since then he has appeared in numerous pictures, in- | cluding n River's End,” “Panama Flo," * of Borneo,” “The Squaw Man” and ‘Scandal for Sale.” Other members of the cast are Alec B. Francis, Al- an Roscoe, Robert Ellis and Kit Guard. Howard Higgin directed the “The Last Man.* EQUIPMENT AT CAPITOL Engineer Shepald Comes to Juneau Direct from Bangkok, Siam W. D. Shepard, RCA, sound re- ! producing engineer, who is now in Juneau installing the new sound equipment in the Capitol Theatre, had the unique experience of com- to Juneau. Mr. Shepard was in the Sia- mese capital, installing new sound reproducing equipment in King Prajadhipok’s Theatre, and also a complete outfit in the King's Pal- ace. At the conclusion of his work there he was ordered to come dir- cctly to Juneau to supervise the installing of the Capitol's new reproduction system. j Officials of the new government recently when the King gave up his absolute monarchial rights, de- cided according to Mr. Shepard, that the King's private and aris- tocratie, non-working herd of eles phants should be put :to work. The herd was stared on a trek from Bangkok into the country |ev, provide one of the most grip- where they could be put to work. About two miles from the city two old aristocrats of the herds, de- cided they would travel no more and turned back. Despite all efforts on the part of the Siamese in charge, the two stubbornly refused to resume the 'TWO TROUPERS 'THE LAST MAN — HEAD cAST IN MySTERY o SEA Coliseum CAPITOL FILMBEGINS TONIEHT STARTS TONIGHT A man.of steel —and a beautiful woman who met at Mell's outpost in a mysterious intrigue that seritenced ships to doom —men to death— and the lest’ y)m to...? featuring CHARLES BICKFORD| Constance Cummings Directed by and permitted to live lives of lie- sure as before, while their less re- bellious associates are working and producing for the new government. Read the adyertisementsand sim- plify your shopping. . Ladies’ 1, Soles $1.00 | | Ladies’ heels straightened He | ‘ All rubber heels .. | Men's rubber % sbles y Men's leather % soles.$1.25 up | Big Van’s New Prices | :.——————— a5 | SCANDINAVIAN ROOMS Phone 513 Steam Heat | LOWER FRONT STREET trip. 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