The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 24, 1934, Page 3

THE DAILY ALASKA LMPIRL MONDM DI:L )4 1934 LAST TIMES TONIGHT “PALOOKA” CRAMMED WITH FUN—A' LAFF EVERY MINUTE STARTS TOMORROW:— They bring you now the greatest screen treasure in years . . . heart - tcuching, pulse quickening, thrill-pack- cd romance, breught to life frem the adventure classic of all time— A Meto- Goldwyn- ayer PICTURE with LIONEL FOR THE HOLIDAYS o STRFIIGHT KENTLICKY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON'S -TREASURE ISLAND v BARRYMORE OTTO KRUGER + LEWIS STONE NIGEL BRUCE « Chas. (Chic) SALE MIDNIGHT SHOW TOMORRGW—1 A. M. SHOW PLACE OF JUNEAU traders ote pads for night clubs and in weauh,\ idl and civil ALL STAR cAsT ort gets her man—who is none |and army c s who have thrown ot than a Baron, and her boss|off the restraint of civilization to mendable delve into Oriental pleasures. It is matic scenes and carries out her | part with superb acting and com- restraint. Comedy will reign at the Coli- “Six Burns and Gracie Allen. The story [ I GUMEDY N ay scenes of Paris might life | here that Kay Fi in the role | seum theatre Christmas when add to the zest of the picture.{of a beautiful ian exile sold of a Kind” will bring to the screen Fe"p\ into milady’s boudoir add to|into virtual slav presides over | Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, W general saycingss, while the|the club as hostess, flirting with, | C. Fields, Alison Skipworth, George scenes are handled, with.a masterly|but dominating her many male ad- Gy mirers. The story, beautifully environed | Follow scenes of romance and And Keene Thompson. is set in Paris and Vienna. The theme,is a modern day ver- sion of the, Cinderella romance, the story of a poverty-stricken girl, | fleeing from Rangoon’s night life outwardly of the bashful type bul|with her former lover in hot pur- Versatile, two-fisted Robert Arm- :"‘F:[ C:\;‘To&g:m\:l';:;fnw:lkwma h::'sun. 3 ire thrills upon thrills strong, Who appears in support <8 y pl culmin 7 in a smashing climax ; 4 e as the Baron's secretary, and who(m wh > villain is strangely of Jimmie Durante. Lupe Veez |y, .;;o wigh'the aid of nice clothes,|and m o and Stuart Erwin in ‘“Palooka, rorink AR b -1 Pusly smirdered. ihe rew Relance feature :comedy erself to sucl .an | Kay Francis heads a strong cast, presented by Harry M. Goetz and nt that she steals the Baron rromjor talented players, portraying with his other loves, great strength and artistry the role s Edward Small at the Capitol The- i artistr ater tonight, once wanted to be a Hours to Live,” with War-)of Tanya, the Russian girl. She is fast action on a river boat plying between Rangoon and Mandalay on which the Russian emigree is Robert Almshong, One of Famous Playing at Capitol in ‘Palooka’ Seattle Boy —The ner and settled in Seattle, Washington, where Bob attended Seattle High School and later the law college NwILn AnvENTuRE of the University of Washington. During his senior college year he wrote and acted in a skit for a IN KAY FRANGES FILM ‘MANDALAY! school theatrical. A mudevflle pm— ducer saw it and offered to Bob and the two ierw students Thrilling Romance with Far East Background | Now at Coliseum ‘ FOR who appeared with him. They ac- cepted in the hope of earning some money and returning to law, but law was out of Bob's life for all time. For the bookings of the act took the trio eastward, and when they reached New York Armstrong hired another youth to take his place { and himself accepted an offer to| Ever seeking stories unique and play small parts for his uncle, Paul | unusual in character and hmk-! Armstrong, famous writer and pro- | ground, First National now comes g ducer. triumpantly forward with the| The war interrupted his stage ca- | smashing production of “Manda-! reer and when he returned he had ' lay”, which was shown for the| to begin all over again. Mean- first time locally at the Coliseum| while his uncle had died and left Theatre Sunday night. | Bob on his own. “Mandalay” is as thrilling a| He toured with road shows, play- story of romance and wild adven- ing in almost every important city | ture among the soldiers of fortune, in “The Man Who Came Back.” |gun runners and resort keepers of One summer Bob accepted an the far East as one could wish to offer to play a season of stock with |see. It is set in the colorful and a company which Jimmie Gleason | picturesque background of KipA_‘r had taken to Milwaukee. For the |ling’s Burma “where there ain’t final week of their summer en- | no Ten Commandments and-a man\ gagement, Gleason decided to try can raise a thirst.” out a play he had written, with| Exotic scenes disclose a Ran- | himself and Bob in the leading |goon night club resort catering to roles. The play was “Is Zat So?” |~ which was to Tun for a year in | sttt New York, nine months in Lon- don and five in Los Angeles, and then to become a film. During the Los Angeles run of the play Bob found his way into pictures. He made his debut in “The Main Event,” and was im- mediately successful “Treasure Island” is the big pic- ture Manager Cliff Daigler is show- ing at the Capitol on Christmas day. Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Licner Barrymore, Lewis Stone and Chic Sale are members of the cast portraying Robert Leouis Stéven- son’s immortal story of adventure. 600D CAST WILL ENACT PICTURE ,ATUPTDWNXMAS; Warner Baxter Picture, I “Six Hours to Live,” on Screen Tonight 1.0.0.F. Hall TUESDAY, DEC. ADMISSION 75¢ Ladies FREE DOOR PRIZES:— 2 cases of Rheinlander Beer @ Christmas Eve “Beauty and the Boss,” the War- | ner Bros. picture which comes '.o‘ the Uptown Theatre Christmas, is |* a radiant romance, spicy and snap- py, with pretty girls and gay com- | edy, with a cast headed by charm- ing Marian Marsh, debonair War- | ren William and laugh-provoking | Charles Butterworth. Joseph Jack- | son adapted it from the Broadway ' hit by Paul Frank and Dadislaus | Fodor and Roy Del Ruth directed. \i The story could not be better suited to Miss Marsh’s winsome | manner and captivating personal: ity, that of a. little secretari: drudge who throws away her papel cuffs for decollette, forgets her 1 Boudoir Set, consisting of fifteen toilet articles @ Christmas Day POPULAR PRICED and Ball Room PEE WEE German To:w;]s Checking Progress| & Baxter Miriam Jordan and|called upon for cool and collected % AN Jawyer. ;s John Boles in the leading roles, action dur sely drs 2 Wik s was: 8’ youBesler;! Hisieo! § during some intensely dra- ~SHOP IN JUNEAU! family migrated westward from Wil be shown at the Uptown for |- = Saginaw, Michigan, his birthplace, |1¢ 'ast time ‘0“‘3‘“ SAVE THE DATE! ALBERT PETERSON’S Christmas Night DANCE 25 Capital Beer P arlqrs Are here in countless numbers and our store will remain opcn tonight for your convenience . . . @ MAY WE SERVE YOU? @ JONES-STEVENS AND HIS ACES will furnish the dance music and you may dine, dance and be merry! - PRIVATE DINING ROOMS FOR PARTIES, with Excellent Foods and Service ND TRY one of those Delicious Fresh Olympia OYSTER COCKTAILS! was written by Douglas \«hflh‘dn HILDESHEIM, Germany, Dec. 24. | chamber of commerce here | is guarding against too much prog- ress. The city is proud of its pic- turesque buildings and streets and | an architect in each ward must approve all plans for changing old structures or building new ones, LAST TIMES TONIGHT KAY FRANCIS in MANDALAY STARTS TOMORROW : — HEADED STRAIGHT FOR BU"LALO Six ecomedy champions taking gloom for a ride! Setting a new non-stop laugh record from coast-to-coast! W. C. FIELDS { ALISON SKIPWORTH GEORGE BURNS GRACIE ALLEN PREVIEW TCONIGHT 1AM SPECIAL XMAS MATINEE—2 P.M. 25c 600 25(: SEATS ||Imll||III|I||||IIIIliiI|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINIHIIHNHHNIIMMIWWMMIlll - UPTOWN - ———TUESDAY-—-—— KED FOR Hiin— JULONT “WORK" HIM. . tU she ned that' cldthes ma.ke L. women . . . béfore wom- an can “Make” ‘he ‘man, And then under the very eyes 2.4 arms and lips of a dozen Vvamping apufi L ] A WARNER BROS. PRODUCTION with MARIAN MARSH WARREN WILLIAM David Manners and Charles Butterweorth SELECTED ‘SHORT ‘SUBJECTS LAST TIIES TORIGI-[T————- WARNER' BAXTER in’ ‘SIX HOURS TO LIVE’