The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 23, 1936, Page 3

TONIGHT isthe NIGHT! HIS SONG WAS TUNED TO 'THE BEAT [ ) OF HER HEART! HEY stole his melody — she stole his love! Romance set to fun and music . ..with famous Te‘d s Big Parade of Enter- tainment! THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY APRIL 23, 1936 BAND MASTER - STARS IN RIT NOW FEATURED |Ted Lewis Eds Cast of | ‘Here Comes the Band,” | at Capitol Theatre Romance and melody blend in a | delectable entertainment to bring to the screen Ted Lewis, high-hat- ted troubadour of syncopation, in Here Comes the Band,” now show- | ng at the Capitol Theatre. | The interesting feature of the new | | picture is the development of a new type of typical American music, a | | blend of negro, hill-billy, Indian, and 8| cowboy songs that have become tra- § vided by the “Army Band” number | —ALSO— Trip Through Fiji Land Fireman, Save My Child Daily Alaska Empire News YOU'LL SOON BE SINGING! LAST TIME Midnight Previe TONIGHT “CASE OF Gastineau Channel, will be repeated Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock MRS' GRUNE Tu | Spring menus will be featured by | Mrs. Crone. The dishes to be dem- DEM fl NSTRATE |cnstrated, along with the firms furnishing the supplies, will be an- nounced later Mrs. Crone. Last of Series of Cooking Classes Will Be Held Tuesday Night who has already given twelve instructive demonstrations |since the first of September, is |1eaving for Ketchikan May 3, where she wil give a series of demonstra- tions over a period of two weeks. THey will be given through the vo- cational department and the utili- |ties company. She will give six |large demonstrations besides teach- ing in the domestic science class of the high school. After completion of her work in Ketchikan, Mrs. Crone will go south for the suminer. _ ———— MUSICIANS ARE 70 BE HONORED FRIDAY BANGUET [Festival Participants Will | Be Guests of Music M Department The last of a ser cessful cooking demo: en by the vocational through the or Alaska, under the dires C. N. Crone, wiil be given next Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock in the Northern Light Presbyterian Church parlors. The demonstration, which is free of charge to all men and women of s of very suc- strations giv- department 1 schools of ion of Mr A banguet honoring the visiting musicians participating in"the festi- | val here this week, will be given by | members of the music department fat the Scottish Rite Temple Fri- lday evening at 6:30 o'clock. Miss IRulh Coffin of the Juneau Music | Department is in charge of ar- | rangements. Other guests invited to the affair are: Mr. and Mrs. Willis E. Now- | ell, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Karnes, Mr. jand Mrs. Trevor Davis, Mrs. Byron | Miller, Mr, Ralph Waggoner, Mr. A B. Phillipa “Mr." A 8 1D|mham and Mrs. Roosevelt Basier, | sister of Mr. George Weeks, musical | conductor from Ketchikan, Mrs. Basler made a special trip from her home in Seattle to attend the fes- tivities. Following the dinner the guests and their hosts will attend the dance at the high school gymnasium given by the Mummeérs Club. -- MUMMERS CLUB TO DANCE FRIDAY NIGHT Honoring the Music Festival par- ticipants, a spring sport informal dance sponsored by members of |the Mummers Club will be held in the high school gymnasium Friday night. C. H. M’SPADDEN 7 ga g Will Be Appreciated! REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE for | TERRITORIAL AUDITOR on the REPUBLICAN TICKET! Primaries, April 28 @ Hear of MacSpad- den's qualifications over KINY Saturday dance which will begin at 9:30 o'- clock. The high school dance band under the direction of Byron Mil- ler will furnish the music. The gymnasium bas been beau- tifully decorated with colored crepe paper. and special lighting effects. Feature numbers are being planned for entertainment of the crowd, Mr. Everett, Erickson, advisor of the Mummers Club announced. (Ind MOndQY_Gt 715 Patrons attending the dance are ¥ asked to use the Sixth Street en- P.M. trance. R A SRR I Alumni graduates and non-grad- | uates are cordially invited to the | ditional. The story follows the fortunes of {an army band, from the Armistice | to 1935, through their reunions and | adventure: Paul Sloane directed | the picture, and the cast includes | Donald Cook, Addison Richards, | Robert Gleckler, Henry Kolker, May | Beatty and others. | Ted Healy and Nat Pendleton pro- | vide a hilarious comedy team, the clephantine Pendleton being spec- ally funny as a piccolo player. An uproarious comedy sequence |is the “amateur contest” in a radio | station, and the comedy is also pro- | by actors, placed among the musi- ‘cians. for funny *“gags” in the num- ber itself. Many spectacular set- | tings’ mark the new picture. 500 PERSONS " THRILLED BY MUSIC FIESTA Large Crowd Attends First Concert Given by Fes- tival Participants Springtime festivity with all its |life and color was truly depicted by the participants in the South- ’numm Alaska Music Festival, in a i"nn(’r‘rl last night in the High ‘Svhool gymnasium. An audience of 1500 persons thoroughly enjoyed the | finished exhibition given by mem- Ibers of the instrumental and vocal | groups from Ketchikan, Wrangell ‘Pctnrshurg. Juneau and Douglas. The program began with selec- | tions by the festival orchestra un- | der the direction of George Weckxi from _Ketchikan. Included among | the numbers played was thie’ over- | ture to Egmont which was beauti- fuily done and showed a well train- | ed unit under the able director. The other selections, Overture to Cosi |, Fan Tutti and Petite Suite de Bal- {let were also .well performed and | proved the ability of both the lead- or and the students participating. ! Phillips’ Speaks | Following the orchéstration num- ‘bers. A. B. Phillips, Superintendent of the Juneau Public Schools, gave |a short talk, expressing his grati- |tude for the large attendance and |interest shown in the festival, and iannpunclrig his hopes of seéndihg | the Juneau musical groups to Ket- | chikan for the third musical festival | next year. 'He also called attention {to the beautiful decorations which made the hall a perfect, setting for the musical numbers, with the col- ored crepe paper and lighting ef- | fects. He then introduced the su- | pervisors from the various towns who helped to make the festival the success that it is. Mixed Chorus The second part of the program bggan with selections sung by the | Festival Mixed Chorus directed. by Miss Ruth Coffin of the Juneau Mu- Low, Sweet Chariot. which was very well executed with the voices of the various parts perfectly blended. Oth- 'sical department. Among the num- || bers was the well known Swing || er songs included on this part of the program were Fairest Lord Jesus and All Through the Night. The Festival Boy’s Chorus were the next to entertain under the di- 'rection of Miss Marjory Miller of Ketchikan. The boys rendered two selections both of which were full of pleasant rhythm and showed fine ability. Sea Fever and a novelty | ©.B. Williams Co. ! SASH and DOORS | SAVE § § || on Your Building Material DOORS—5X PANEL || 20"x6'8"x1% i 2'4"x6'8'x1% | Ao $212 . 248 - 2.59 272 1 $244 . 270 281 .. 294 2'6"x6'8"x1% 2'8"x6'8"x1% v DOORS—ONE PANEL N 2'0"x6'8"x1% ... 2'4"x6'8"x1% . 2'6"x6'8"x1% 2'8"x6'8"x1% SPECIAL SASH . 20x35x1% . 24x41x1% . 24x4TxXI% . 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The man cannot | bring himself to tell her of the sordid event which has wrecked his |life, until he realizes in desperation | that she is in love with him and he is in love with her, and that she must know everything about him | before they can find true happiness Guest of the Boy Scout Foundation of Greater New York, Bernard |and understanding. Mainde Boissiere, French Boy Scout, is shown on his arrival in the liner The entire production is distin- Paris. Scout Boissiere will return to France after an extended tour og guished by excellent performances the East. on the part of each member of the cast, including Fred Walton, Rob- | ert Warwick, Wm. P. Carlton, Mar- ing number which had as accom- | garet Seddon and Harold Nelson. | paniment a picked group from the ., | Orchestra and Miss Hunter at the : | (Continued irom Page One‘ . France Sends An Ambassador Of Good Will number, Tom, Tom, the Piper’s Son were the selections. Miss Helen Hun- ter of Wrangell accompanied the singers on the piano. Girls Chorus Following this, Lift Thine Eyes, | from “Elijah” was sung by the Fe: tival Girl's Chorus under the di- rection of Miss Hunter. This again showed the long hours of careful training, and the ability which went to make the program an unusual entertainment. A whimsical number, Patter of the Shoon followed, sung by the Festival Girl's Chorus un- der the direction of Mr. J. Marshal Honn of Petersburg. Miss Hunter was accompanist. Concluding the second part of the program were three selections by the Festival Mixed Chorus under the direction of Miss Marjory Mil- ler. One of the outstanding num- be! was Hospodi Pomilui, a Rus- sian chant which began with a sirong fast tempo and died down to a whisper to rise again to full chorus, and ending with each voice combining to make a remarkably fine climax. The Soldiers Chorus from Faust was another outstand- Festival Band The concluding numbers on the program were played by the Festi- | val Band under the direction of Mr. Byron Miller of the Juneau Musical Department. The opening | number was March E. Pluribus Un- um, followed by Atlantis Suite which ‘ consisted of four parts all ably done. The concert ended with the | funds were exhausted. The Legls- Princess of India Overture which |lature failed to pass a “Luxury Tax” was a fitting climax to the first|to replenish the treasury concert of the music festivities, | ~All County directors of the State A second concert, the program (,”Rclmr Administration were notified which will be announced later, will | t0 “transfer responsibility” to the be given Satur evening at g|cities and towns. o'clock in the high school gymnas- fum, | OTHER FOREIGN AFFAIRS — e FULL HOUSE Three Pan-American nations pro- posed the creation of a League of | American Nations to preserve peace HOUSE |in the Western Hemisphere. They were the Colombia, Guate- ala and the Dominican Republic The proposals were made public by the State Department and were received in Washington in reply to “You caz get a FULL for a dollar or less — and It's a| ‘Winner! Ask your liquor dealer.” ! —adv >-ee SHOP IN JunzAU! PHONE 36 for Spring BEER SPECIAL CANNED BEER PabstAle . . . | Q for $7 .60 lfabst Bock Beer . o for 3'1.06 King’s Beer . . 9m$1.o'o BOTTLED BEER Pabst Casino . . 9 for A.B.C.Beer . . . 9for SPECIAL CASE PRICES QOURS . . is the most COMPLETE line of canned and bottled BEER in Alaska .. . JUNEAU LIQUOR CO. PERCY REYNOLDS, Manager Re; i Picture the recommendation of the Presi- dent for a Pan-American peace con- ference this summer in Buenos Aires. THE FAR EAST | The week was marked by the ab- | sence of border disputes between Soviet - Mongolian and Japanese- Manchoukuoan patrols. But the asmosphere was none | the less tense. The Japanese army In Manchoukuo seized six Mon- gol officials of the Manchoukuoan state and charged them with plot- ling to aid Mongolian people’s re- | public. | The Army, in its notice of arrest, | said the plot was “apparently the | result of Outer Mongolia’s campaign against Manchoukuo at the insti- | gation of Soviet agents.” To the South, along the great wall of China, Japan also appeared active. In disregard of the tradi- | tional Chinese Sovereignty in Inner | Mongolia, the Japanese army in- TWO SIMNERS —ALSO— Flying Oil Be Kind to Animals Snapshots News creased its fortification of strategic points, The Nanking (Chinese) govern- ment charged Japanese military ag- ents with renewing their campaign in North China, directed toward ‘seekmg automous government un- der Japanese influence. |AIR CONDITIONING OF SCOTTISH RITE TEMPLE UNDERWAY The upper floor of the Scottish Rite Temple is undergoing a com- plete air-conditioning by the Rice & Ahlers Co. this week. Later plans call for the similar conditioning of the ball room, according to C. H (Smiling Mac) Metcalfe, in charge of the improvement. e Mrs. Merit Edson gave birth to a baby boy woigh pounds in St. Ann's Hospitel rday after- noon at 3 PLANE LEAVING FOR FAIRBANKS A comfortable nine-passenger airliner will be leaving for Fairbanks soon. Two or three more passengers are required to make up a load. At- tractive rates will be offered to those making the ROUND TRIP. Further information may be obtained by calling L. F. BARR at the Gastineau Hotel NORTH CANADA AIR EXPRESS TELEPHONE 10 THE HOTEL OF ALASKAN HOTELS THE GASTINEAU Our Services to You Begin and End at the Gang Plank of Every Passenger-Carrying Boat THE TERMINAL “Deliciously Different Foods” Catering to Banquets and Private Dinner Parties AFTER 6:00 P. M. PHONE 226 if your Ddaily Alaske ¥mpire has not reached you PHONE 226 and a copy will be sent by SPECIAL CARRIER to you IMMEDIATELY.