The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 18, 1936, Page 3

A The Qancmfl in’ini{i Tops ‘em all . . . stops ‘em of ... in the smartest stepping show of the season . . . Mixed identities . . . scram- bled hearts . . . Jessie, first o gird . .0 then o boy . . . always a joy! JESSIE MATTHEWS Princow Pranallyy Hvlf FIRST A GIRL (THEN A BOY) Directed by Vetor Surille Charlie Memories Chase in “Norse to M Snapshot ND——— You” The Iberians were an ancient & o people living in the mouth of e Famous Prima Donna Iberws river in eastern Spain. i Passes Away at Her Home Near Hollywood Musical (Continued rron. rage Tne) a few pupils, but this work was lim- ited more to coaching than to vocal training. Star In Own Right She was a star in her own right, backed by 20 years’' experience on German operatic stages when she made her first appearance in Amer- ica on November 7, 1898, singing “Ortrud” in a presentation of Wag- ner's “Lohengrin” at the Auditor- ium theatre im Chicago. Her im- presario was Maurice Grau of the firm of Abbey, Schoffel & Grau, predecessors- of - the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York. Signs Big Contract She had just signed a 10-year contract with the Berlin opera and was on a four-year leave of absence from the German capital, but her success was so great that she bought | hér way out of the home contract, THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE, [BRITISH DANGE | STAR IS HERE IN CAPITOL FILM Coliseum Film Exposes i Trick Devices Used in Gambling Frauds “PFirst a Girl,” Jessie Matthews’ successor to her triumphal appear- ance in “Evergreen,” 1s ihe new GB musical comedy romance, which is ccmin; tonight to the Capitol The-| atre. ' “First a Girl!” makes claim to be-; nz a dancing picture with six new song hits and almost as many dance numbers. Maurice Sigler, Al Hoff- man and Al Goodhart, wrote the music and lyrics. Some of the titles are “The Little Silkworm,” “Half' and Half,” “It's Written All Over; 'Your Face” and “Everything’s in !Rhythm With My Heart.” | The human and compelling story of a top hat society gambler who} is “taken” in a big business deal,! having decided to go respectable for the sake of his wife and scn, and who then returns to the gambling! business and proceeds to trim the | suckers will be unreeled at the Col-| iseum Theatre starting this evening | when Columbia’'s “Don’t Gamble With Love” opens a two day en- |sagement. 1 | The starring roles are portrayed by Bruce Cabot and Ann So m'ml |with Lrving Pickel, Ian Keith and Thurston Hall in support. brck2 in 1905 and her voice was reported ruined, but she went back to Germany for a ‘“rest,” accepted| engagements there and came back to the United States for 129 ap- pearances in opera and concert in 1906-7. ) | Becomes American Citizen The next season she gave 113 con- | certs and then went to Europe f a year, where she created one o the principal parts in Strauss’ new cpera, “Electra.” Her return for a 1909-10 concert tour proved the most profitable of her American career. Thereafter she tapered off strenuous work, but continued br er annual tours and limited operat- ic engagements. One of her last stage appearances took place m February, 1926, when she emerge from ‘“retirement” to sing “Er in “Das Rhineland” with the Met- repolitan company. Her most famous roles ‘Fides” in “Le Phophete, rud” in “Lohengrin” “Erd: Fric- ka” in “Die Walkure” and “Or- pheus” in Gluck's opera of that name. But she mastered 150 other parts and in her youth was a fa- mous “Carmen.” For many successive years, begin- ning in 1896, she sang at the Wag- nerian festivals in Bayreuth and from 1891 to 1900 inclusive sang every season London. I h were “Ort- Mother of Eight She took out American citizen- ship papers at Cincinnati in 1905. Married three times, she was the mother of eight children. She lost her voice temporarily after her first confinement, but later regained it in Covent Garden, Film WHAT'S THAT NO Wesley Ruggles, Jr.,, haunts the Judge, makes picture and—like most film kids—he's the men who work there, He's ex sound contrcl bex between takes : | By ROBBIN COONS = | HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Nov. 18— The earliest ambition of little be: in most places is to be a fireman, engineer, street sweeper, milk man or policeman. In this place those fascinating professions seem all right, too, but your true son of the studios nour- ishes the desire to emulate his favorite prop man, electrician, furniture-mover or cameraman. To be a studio gateman and wear a uniform is a pleasant prospect, and wearing overalls and climbing the beams over a sound stage while' you tamper with sun-ares is a lit-| eral seventh heaven That's What Wes Wants Arline Judge, at least, is sure jone of these is the ambition of Wegley Ruggles, Jr., her three-and-a-half- year-old son. Young Wes counts that day on which he is not | permitted to accompany his mother to work, or at least to the studio and through the make-up room. | Occasionally, as a special lxr:u(,‘ he is invited to join her on 'the where children -ordinarily are welcome because they consti- a hazard to sound. Young Wea’ an ingratiating way, however,| and even directors, %especially Dave | Butler, throw down a miniature} welcome mat. “It's all the machinery on a set, not tute as WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18, 1936. , MUMMY? |and Mack Gordon are writing songs %. - paying first 10,000 marks Athen sP": with a note added to her register £50/ 800 1oL Benaion .Ot twozy%“ and in later years she safd that {f:flr:’s"w'ec:‘:celm:fie r};r:nlllx]x}; a:r'gg? each of her eight experiences in motherhood had added a note to her | ment. range. 9 | In 1903-4 she made a concert tour " g wae born June 15, 1861, near i z iof the United States, traveling 40,- i e what is now Praha, capital of old !000 miles. In the latter year also Czechoslovakia, and th e | [she appeared in an American comic Prague, Austria. Her father was opera; “Love's Lottery:” Her health yr. i, ‘Roessler, an Austrian army B mmm officer, and her mother was an Italian. Loyal To U. 8. A. The world war years were diffi- of course, as well as the way the| men treat him, that holds the fas-| cination,” says proud mama A line. nd make-up'— you‘d think familiarity would breed contempt, but no; the make-up room is a) high spot in his day. All those tubes and jars of gobey creams and pastes to get into, if he can, and smear around.” Dad Couldn’t Get Mad Arline is not afraid the frequent ’studio visits will turn her boy to 'acting. She hopes they won't, not cult for Mme. Schumann-Heink. that she has anything against She had sons in both the Ameri- actors. can and German armies and anoth- | ! er was aboard a German submar- last” she says, “but I'd rather he “They get good money while they | Edward J. Butler, Juneau; Mrs. C. T — — Prop Magv Horo: - =~ Fi-WNPRAL " to don | ENGINEER HERE McNamara Is to Examine! “Mountain Leather’ Re- ported by Rex Beach icago mining | Mrs. Me- anied by aboard ah, enroute- o Is to; examine “Mountain Leath deposits reported there by Rex (Beach. r S 1 Rex Beach reported large depos w its of the new mineral on the island | last sumgper after returning from la visit with Joe Iback there. When |he ‘went back to the States, Beach |interested a group of financiers in |the prospects of development of the | deposits, and Mr. McNamara is |now here as a representative of the! financiers, to determine the extent| (of the mineral and the outlook lurl its development. | | Mr. McNamara is now making | ngements for the transporta- |tion of him and his equipment to the island, and will leave as soon as ities are secured, to remainj ere for several weeks, making a thorough probe of the deposits. Mrs. McNamara will not at first aceompany her husband to Lemes-| urier Island, but will remain in Juneau, awaiting his return. Mr. McNamara had intended to |atrive in Juneau some time ago, |but was delayed by the maritime |strike, and is still being held up by| difficulties in getting a very neces- y piece of equipment d(’h\'t‘rcdl here. mother, Arline; crazy about* ploring the mysteries of a studio on Arline’s new picture, 9 o studios where hi - Broadway was by Harr He \ Wisconsin Helps Wives | Curb Drinking Hubbies| Dixie's new picture now. | I, | MADISON, Wis., Nov. 18—Wives | - o Y who object to hubby’'s drinking are | | |aided in Wisconsin by an old post-! il law, a carry-over from pre- —* | Prohibition day All the wife has to do to prevent John Doe from spending his pay chesk on mapps” is to notify |authorities and his name is posted | Blanchard; Mr. and Mrs. .J J' Mc in the local taverns. This makes it Namara, Chicago; Leslie W. Alm-|ilicsal to sell him liquor for a year, uist, Fairbanks: A. Fleischman, Ta- according to at least one ruling by coma; Tom Belanger, Seattle; Mr,the Attorney General. and Mrs. John Nordley; Mr. and e e Sk L A lorsoe D()UGIJA‘S NEWS ard, Helena Mont Nathil - R | Tor Peter Haksura; $. 8. Pomero; San Francisco; Mrs. Jack Wakelin rice; Mike Johnson; Harry Harms; C. F. Hotf, Den J Koehler; My, and Mus. - F. H. Mrs. W. I Smith; James W Huston, William Thomp- son, Jr., attle; Mr. and Mrs, Vernon Post and four children, Lincoln, Nebraska; N. L. Freeman, Prince Rupert; F. Hickman, Ket- CHAMBER MEETS TONIGHT chikan. Regular meeting of the Douglas Chamber of Gommerce is sched- uled for this evening at 8 o'clock.| The meeting will be held in the| and Mrs. J. D. Chambers, Valde City Hall Various issues of im-| Lynn Burleson, Mortor Wash,; portance are scheduled for action James W. Huston, Seattle: William and all residents are invited to at- Thompson, Jr., Seattle; Antone Pet- | tend. erson, Juneau; O. Gudranson, Ju- neau; V. Solovieff, Juneau; Anda Guol, Juneau. Zynda Virginia Brown; Alaskan E. Thompson, Oakland, Calif; W. C. McDonald, Wells, Nevada; Mr | | TIRE BLOW-OUT CAUS] l ACCIDENT, DOUGLAS ROAD .| Two cars, waveling near Larson | Creek, about 9:30 this morning, one sedan driven by Jack Warner,| JaCK the other a “Comet” cab, perform- 1em, | og unusual anties as they passed| cn the highway, the former landing | |in the ditch and the other bottom |side up on the other side of the road. DEAN RICE HOLDS ~fiacpon e cer SPECIAL SERVICES 1 05, 5 ' waren againat the Dean C. E. 1uce will hold ser-|se at the particular moment of vices tonight, speaking on “‘Religious P2ssing Faith'® and on Friday night! Fortunately no one was injured | his subject will be: “The Contri-|#nd- no damage was sustained by | bution of Science to Faith.” the ‘cars. These special services are in ac-| g - cordance with the program of the | National Preaching Missions move- Sandy Smith W. Hufiesen and child, Sitl Hanscn, Seattle; O. H. Lipy Ore.; Mrs. C. Burdick. ERWIN HACHMEISTER as a paid-up subscriber to The HE THEATRE BET AGAINST INCLUDING RIS WIFE! .. DUt she brave dis Peggy Hopkins Joyce Named Corespondent i London Divorce Case LONDON, Nov. 18.—Peggy Hop- | kins Joyce has been named corres- pondent Mrs, V London T'he announce married The grace to sav his life! IAN KEITH A Columbia Picture PLUS The Three Stooges in ‘é “Half Shot Shooters” ¢ % RADIO BARRED— ¢ HOW, T Q- SiJRiRs } Constitutional Amendment Is Looming v NEWARK, N. 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Both services are to be held at 7:30 o'clock in Empire .you are entitled to 2 | free tickets to “BRIDES ARE | BUTLER-MAURO DRUG Cd. diers and begging indulgence for AUCTION SALES DATES 2 : ?‘ ; 5 g December 16 Special Sales Held on . Request of Shippers Advances will be made as usual when requested. Transferred by telegraph if desired. i her boys in the German army be- cause they were doing their duty as they saw it. She was widely popular ‘among war veterans and was an honorary -officer of the American Legion. - e MRS. SELMAR ON WAY HOME Among the through passengers to Skagway aboard the Princess Norah (was Mrs. L. Selmar, wife of the | Skagway City Treasurer. { UNITED STATES ; DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR | GENERAL LAND OFFICE | District Land Office Anchorage, Alaska. October 13, 1936. Notice is hereby given that David Simonson, entryman; together with ‘'his witnesses, John Rogers and |John Dotson, all of Juneau, Al-| aska, has submitted final proof on | his homestead, Anchorage 08117, for 'a tract of land embraced in U. B.l Survey No. 2195, containing 5.32 Arline was on “Valiant Is the Wor for Carrie.” “Any other director,” chortled Arline, “would have been furious. but that one couldn’t be—it was Wes's dad!” Didn't Get “Graavey” They changed Fernand's surname to Gravet to avoid cracks aboul Mervyn LeRoy’s “bringing home the Graavey” from Paris. Ross Alexander swears 'he once lived in a theatrical boarding housc where he had to chase a couple of seals out of the bathtub every urday night. It's-a-small-world note: The first | song Dixie Dunbar ever sang on| | Trinity Cathedral and visitors are || LIKE THAT” now showing at the } DOUGLAS COLISEUM & welcome. ' - e | GUILD MEETS FRIDAY 4 Ladies of Trinity Guild are to make final plans for their Christ- | @ mas Tea and Sale on Friday after- |noon, when they will meet in the Cathedral Hall at 2:30 o'clock. Mrs. J. B. Bernhofer be hostess for the afternoon. is to To help end iy quickeri| %/ rub throat and chest wilh‘i . ONLY COVERALLS DRY CLEA $3.50 NED EVERY Radio. “The Rexall Store” j| NOW UNTIL THANKSGIVING PERMANENT ONLY, WAVE $350 None Better Regardless of Price . . . and someone will take home a New Delco » @) Q o3 )] g 3 o == - ™ e &=l © [ - |acres situate on the east shore of | Pavorite Channel, at Eagle River |Landing, latitude 58 degrees, 29" N. |longitude 134 degrees, 47 W. and it is now in the files of the local land office at Anchorage, Alaska, and if no protest is filed in the land office within the period of publication or thirty days there- after, said final proof will be ac- Exchange GEORGE A. LINGO, Register. First publication, Nov. 4, 1936. 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