The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 4, 1934, Page 3

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, AUGUéT 4, 1934, USES WEAPONS oo sum e }ALL—STAR CAST | ‘OF MODERN WAR % [ISFEATURE OF - ON GANGSTERS COMING DRAMA The Avenger at Colt “Dinner at Elght Opens seum Tonight Only— Tomorrow—Baer-Car- Has Revenge Plot nera Closing Tonight Rarely in tne history of the screen has a cast of the magni- STARTS SUNDAY ——SAuska's l'mis‘ r\crtw\me'\t MATINEE SUNDAY 2 P. M. Adult; 25¢ “Vengeance up-to-date” 1is tI motto of Ralph Forbes, Mono- gram Pictures star, who uses aero- tude of “Dinner at Eight” been RALPH FORQES = planes, Mills bombs, machine guns, presented to the film public as is ADR'ENNE AMES and other implements of modern to be seen in Metro-Goldwyn- 3 X X , warfare in effecting his revenge on } Mayer's cinema version of the a gang of crooks who have been | Broadway play hit, which opens instrumental in sending him to — ARSI tomorrow night at the Capitol 3 AND prison in “The Avenger,” Mono- Theatre. gram feature playing tonight only Jcan Harlow and Wallace | Here we have Marie Dressler as . at the Coliseum Theatre. Beery in a scene in “Dinner At {a flamboyant. retired musical- “The Avenger” is the story of Eight” which is to be shown in | comedy star, John Barrymore as a the weird vengeance of a young Juneau at the (‘nniwl Theatre. | “has been” matinee idol now pen- assistant district attorney who has - = — niless and on the verge of sui- 10 ENTRIES—100 LAFFS—1000 THRILLS ~ [been sentenced to iweniy years in begn angining neard here quite Cde. Wllace Rpery 5 & vlgar prison on circumstantial evidence. like it as enjoyable as the concert but powerful millionaire who can His release is effected through the played for the entertainment of wipe our his competitors with a death-bed confession of one of the Douglasites by the U. S. S. Wright Jerk of the thumb, Jean Harlow gang. Knowing who has framed band. For more than an hour the 2 his cheating wife, Lionel Bar- Fe him, but unable to prove it before py shipbuilder facing ; 7 band of 16 instruments with Band- Iymore as a D) 2 g S TAR TS SU N Dfl I law, Forbes embarks upon the ks i Mdlrecting business catastrophe, Lee Tracy as master P. H, Eagle A monnment lir,l)ovz unusual plan of a terror campaign. played popular melodiaus selec- & Broadway theatrical agent, Ed- which one by one brings about the tions which held the rapt atten- mund Lowe as a society doctor with .lasting as the marble out of which it is born disappearance of his enemies until o) tion of the audience which won & Weakness for his feminine pa- only one remains for the startling fo. each number much merited tients. finale of his plan. 4 applause. The following numbers There is also Billy Burke Appearing with Forbes in the were played by the band: ;85 a Park Avenue hostess, Madge feature are Adrienne Ames, Para- “Washington Grays March,” Evans as her daughter, engaged to mount star, Arthur Vinton, Claude «woodland Selections,” “Wabash ©Oh€ man but in love with another; Gillinwatex_‘. Charlotte Merriam, J. Blues,” “Selections From Rio Rita” J€an Hersholt as a play producer, Carrol Naish, Burton Churchill, & The Old Spinning Wheel,” Acfli_ Karen Morley, as the wife of the Paul Fix and others. It was di- osa,” “The Song of Love,” “The fickle doctor, Louise Closser Hale rected by Edwin L. Martin from giap Spangled Banner.” as a “poor relation,” Phillips the novel by John Gooedwin. Refreshments And Dance Holmes as Miss Evans' uninter- Following the concert the visit- eSting suitor, May Robson as the eeeewoy Ors were directed to the Eagles' 00K (;)nl :vhofm r;llls the BCtuafl ::' Hall where refreshments awaited SPOnsibility for the success of the them and more than a hundred dinner i YMOR DOUGLAS | o en i i S 1o o v s Lionel BARRYMORE by a group of Douglas women. | DIght are the Baer-Carnera ‘fig : NEWS The entertainment concluded pictures which packed the Capitol L E E T RACY & i with a dance in the natatorium ‘Theatre last evening. Slow-mo- TR : which lasted until 1 am. The ton sequences add much to the E D M U N D I. o w ' Wright orchestra of eleven pieces Uh'ill” and understanding of the final moments of the battle, as| et i B S oroellens muslS for “HE SN 1 Wonte 0 fhe DAKS TAds It’s an invitation you can’t refuse— BILLIE BURKE £ carly melees, MADGE EVANS i -—_— to see more stars than have ever been NAVY MEN B|s Douglas 6 ohd "{xmd S e cordju: together in one picture! :(EAARNE NH E':; :‘EEL‘: i St. Luke’s Episcopal Church | TIME AT NIGHT ; ChurCh :!:7530 pm.—Evening Prayer and | Never such a drama packed with FHICEITS DUl e ;A )MAR'IE’D'I_!ESSI.”E'K 'JOHN BARRYMORE WALLACE BEERY JEAN HARLOW Marlene DIETRICH sermon. ADDED Ser»vwes P thrills! The famed stage hit has ”, Sixty officers an¢ men from the Douglas Catholic Church 1 2 Walt Disney’s Silly n | Navy aircraft tender U. S. S. :,-Qfir—a become the wonder picture of the . ¥ Wright and seaplanes, with their 3 ! :30 a.m.—Holy ass and ser- ; SONG OF SONGS" band, attended the reception held NOUCes for s cnurcl cOMN yion Benediction of the most Soreahit Symphony ¥ here last nighg in honor of the '""'“‘ be recelved by The Empire Bieseq Sacrament after the mass. ; g . A ROUBEN MAMOULIAN visitors. Coming in their own ?m?mi.x::r ‘t'hnn 23::;1:"::::‘1:%; e Late Current Events . PRODUCTION boats, the delegation in charge of ssktndn !oplcs‘“e!c ‘SHINGLE MILL OWNER t IONEL ATWILL | Officer R. J. Walker, was formally ” X HERE ON BUSINESS i SHAN N‘A‘fggN sxwwlonflv met at the dock by Mayor Goetz ,, F. Angerman, owner of the § and other city officials who es- 7 ) =3 ‘Wrangell shingle mill, is a Juneau S 7 [corted them to the natatorium i ("unnenu;::ln;}mmnnny } business visitor, having arrived FINAL SHOWING TONIGHT— 600 where a large crowd, on hand to s x here on the Aleutian. Mr. An- [ SEATS 25 &EATS greet them, enjoyed the promised REV. J. W. CADWELL, Pastor | german expects to remain in Ju- B A E R band concert. 10:30 a.m.—Sunday School. neau for a few more days before L C A R N E R A 1 — Not in ma’ny moons has there 11:30 am. — Preaching service. returned to Wrangell. . N . - CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING CONTEST ——BLOW BY BLOW—— ——ROUND BY ROUND Daily Cross-word Puzzle ACROSS Solution of Yesterday's Puzzle 10. nmlnm'. > —— AN 1. Low haunt 5. Edible seed n P‘”{ 5 ‘ 4 8. Instigate 11, By wiks ot - 14 99 p 19, Kind of t e ;;L g‘x;een:llc alr biscuit ‘ 0 . ! 23. Born 14. Fodder pit . , § 2L stser s 34 Poor players A Drama As Big and as Human as Life Itself! 16. Negligent and 25. Depression : 2 disorderly botween - 13. Ire mountain . > 20. Titte ot Fokky : Mohammed 26. Exist 21. Automotive 29. Phraseology fuel: collog. 30. Southern 22 Armored ehip e ncom&eua"uun IR TS . Is able . Firmamen 27. Sheiter 33 Frequentl 3. Pojaonous 34, Silkworm EVELYN BERG IS DUE 85. Furnishes a Java crew for of 32, Klnd of bird MONDAY BOUND WEST 8¢ Set out upon 37. Plerce with & oh § a voyage sharp stick ~ \ e Evelyn Berg is scheduled to S TONIGHT —— MANDARIN BALL ROOM [ufis forin, 2o & shsined, | 2. Masculine 85, {f;’.’,’;{{,em S ealaay With Full fore : ceed to Sitka and the westward % & Be:;-‘n. i &no to, g, fi'n':.fg B 43 Blfls ’tll“’l}g:“. 5 4 o \ I . according to vadvices received . by A 3. End 8 B akes & Entuine Eneieh river Auspices American Legion, Alford the local agents of the Northwest 43. Tll-lofi{l sg %SIM” ;. (l,;oral(l;sln:ld :g» uuo g J h B df d P Steamship Company. The Evelyn . mon! 59. ngs . Peer Gynt's Berg has a 500 ton cargo for the Knock wis | :g' sl:laofur DOWN 9. 1":“ l:ex‘;n- 61. O:d .d! onn ra or OSt westward. 60. Act of turning 1. Facts anaweight 52, o alkas>. end for end 2. Persia of lead ore line solution o CARPENTERS There will be a SPECIAL MEETING of CARPENTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 1 at 8 o’clock TUESDAY EVENING at @ ALL-NAVY ORCHESTRA COLISEUM THEATRE, Douglas " uesday and Wednesday July 31-August 1 GEORGE BRENT in “FROM HEADQUARTERS” . PAL NITE—“TWO FOR ONE” Thursday-Friday, August 2-3 WALTER WINCHELL'S “BROADWAY THRU THE KEYHOLE” i Russ Columbo—Abe Lyman Texas Guinan Saturday Oply—August 4 Slim Summeryille—Andy Devine in “HORSE PLAY” Chapter 2—Perils of Pauline “PAL NIGHT” Sunday-Monday—August 5-6 JOHN BARRYMORE in “COUNSELLOER AT LAW” with Bebe Daniels, Doris Kenyon PLUS— Silly, Symphony in color Musical Novelties ddd Ad8 AaaE EEE JEE dum N JIMMY STEELE’'S REVELERS g HEdunEsE ® v .=. /”“,- @ DANCING 10 O°'CLOCK @ ADMISSION $1.00 The Labor Temple %//%/// T | ® L'ADIES FREE! flflfi%fll o A ‘ A full attendance is greatly desired ® No admissiofi cHarge will be made odr Navy Guests.