The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 20, 1938, Page 3

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNE LOY,POWELLAND Personalicy GABLE ALL STAR INCAPITOL SHOW DAY, APRIL 20, 1938. ritude JUN STARTING TONIGHT U'S GREATEST SHOW VALUE TONIGHT IS ONE OF THE NIGHT S s L e u m W.i .6ROSS ] ) EALING A THE WO HERBERT M .AS FEW MEN CAN HATE— AN HE ONCE LOVED! ARSHALL REV] A Q “Manhattan Melodrama™ Is | S WILLIAM POWELL & MANHATTAN MELODRAMA STARTS TONIGHT THEATRE Show Place of Junecau SHORTS COMMUNITY SINGING L] STORK TAKES A HOLIDAY L LATEST NEWS “Art for Art’s Sake” Lag As Movies Trim Budgets By ROBBIN COONS HOLLYWOOD, Cal, April 20— There is going to be scarcity this year of those admirable little pic- tures some producers delight in making for the ‘“artistic prestige” they bring. In any year no picture is made purely for art’s sake, but some- obviou! erials. ers things, and he knows trate on the mor fire box-office ma done the Astaire-Re other money-grossers, how.) In defense of the “artistic” pic- ture—regardless of how it fares at the public purse — Berman points out the commercial values that fre- | eau; Here for Wednesday and | Thursday Presentation With three favorite stars in its leading roles, “Manhattan Melo- drama” comes to the Capitol Theatre tonight. | Any picture that has either Myr-| na Loy, Willlam Powell or Clark Gable in it should be worth seeing. Put all three in one picture, as Metro-Goldwyn has done, and it reaches the “super” class. | “Manhattan Melodrama” pre- |sents Powell, Gable and Loy in drama with a New York background, each in a role fitted to his special talents. Powell and Gable play the parts of two friends, one of whom becom a gambler, and the other the governor of New York. Myrna Loy, friend of Gable, the gambler, |gives him up, as the story develops, |for Powell and a position of polit- ical importance. Short subjects and late news reel | complete the program. The Powell, Gable, Loy picture is |here for showings tonight and | Thursday E HOTELS GASTINEAU | Hanson, Seattle; C. A.! Seattle; Mr. and Mrs. and children, Koyuk Seattle; Grace Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. H. R Sheppard, Helena, Montana; Ralph Lomen, Nome; P. G. Kea Seat- N. Nussbaumer, Wrangell; Ida Spren Nome; Bob Ellis, Ketchi- !kan; Don Harwick, Glendale, Cal- ifornia; Donald W. Hagerty, Jun- Doris McClosk Seattle; Os- car Clark and son attle; A. L Florence, Ketchikan; Herb C. Dun- lop, Juneau; R. W. Kester, Seattle; C. J. Holmes, Seattle; Wilbur A Council, Mercedes, Texas; R. F. Goodwin, Sappho, Washington. ALASKAN S. P. Troutman, Haines; Robert David, Haines; Alfred Andre Haines; Ed Eisman, Kimsham Cove; C. J. Dumbolten, Seattle; S. A. Banks, California; Earl Higeins, Wallace, Idaho; R. Bernhoft, Ket- chikan PARTY IS GIVEN BY MRS. NAYLOR, MISS ALEXANDER Mrs. Gertrude Naylor and Miss Jane Alexander were co-hostesses last evening at a bridge party sembling 40 guests in the room of Percys’ Cafe where spring flowers formed a colorful back- ground for the evening. Mrs. Horace Adams was winner of the first prize; Mrs. Keith Wildes, Schonacker. B. E. Hensley J. B. Warra Anchorage; times that consideration weighs, quently ensue. “Of Human Bond- |second, and Mrs. Thomas Hutchings, about: equally with the hope of age"” for instance, while it return- | consolation. commercial returns. thing “fine” and, if it flops badly, charge it up to “prestige.” But in|the RKO point of times like these, the prestige-bud- gets are low. Some of the lots will shoot the works for a combination of prestige-and-box-office, but the accent has to be on commerce. That the two can go hand in hand is indicated in last year's “Zola” and “The Good Earth” and in many successful films of other years. Sometimes Creates Stars Pandro S. Berman, newly in charge of RKO’s production plant, has undertaken in his time such choice bits as “Of Human Bond- age” and “Winterset,” both in the nature of artistic gambles. They’re the type of thing that as a pro- ducer he would prefer to do. Neith- er lost' money, but neither was a big-money picture. But now, in con- sideration of the times and of the stoékholders, he plans to concen- ’s Hasty A producer jed a profit and enhanced RKO| figures he can get by with some- | prestige, actually made a star of | Bette Davis. Unfortunately, from view, the star was created for Warner Bros. from which studio she was borrowed. Shakespeare Prestige “The Informer,” an artistic tri- umph if ever there was one, built itself slowly into a money-maker, | and in the process revived the stel- lar career of Victor MagLaglen, whose services thereafter became more valuable. “They Won't For- get” was not a money picture, and yet — because Claude Rains had a vivid and forceful role — he was discovered anew for parts in sub- sequent money-makers. The same film unearthed fair film prospects in Gloria Dickson and Lana Tur- ner. And there was “Night Must Fall,” without doubt Bob Mont- gomery’s best film and far from his most commercial one. Shakespeare was responsible for show. Music-makers are Coun Pudding er at piano. Debutantes are Helen Stedman, Margaret e, NOTICE Meeting of Women of the Moose, Wednesday, 8 pm., Odd Fellows Hall. GERTIE OLSEN, adv. Recorder e | Empire classitieds pay. Hollywood’s most costly ventures |into the “prestige” field. Warner | Bros. spent a million and a quarter jon “A Midsummer Night's Dream” ! just hoping to get it back. While as |a prestige-builder it was a failure, it finally paid out and made a profit. But aside from that it un- earthed the talents of Olivia de | Havilland. | | “Romeo and Juliet” from Metro | Imay not have been a box-office | wonder, but it restored to the| movie industry, as a source of fu-| |ture profits, the comedy of John | | Barrymore. | Selected on the bui acter, pretty Ma e « at Logen, was ci 938 cholarship and char- gricultural college by her classmates. A Pretty Preseni for Grandma Three generations of the same family are shown above as Mrs, Osa John-| | gon (left), explorer, presents her grandmother, Mrs. Nancy Taylor' {right) with a leopard skin. Mrs. .{zhnson’fl mother, Mrs, Belle Leightyy Tnaks on. B iy el +# | medical patients at the Government Hospital, were dismissed yesterday | and sailed aboard the Aleutian for azutat. HOSPITAL NOTES Vietor Halver, a medical paliem“y was admitted to St. Ann's Hospital yesterday. ‘ Mary Johnson, a medical patient, was dismissed today from the Gov- {ernment Hospital, e VOTE FOR McCORMIUK Vote for John McCormick for Representative, Democratic Ticket, Primary Election April 26. Born in Alaska, Alaska for Alaskans. Adv. Fred Fulgencig w,ho has been re- ceiving surgical care at St. Ann’s Hospital, was dismissed yesterday. Mrs. George B. Grigsby, a mcdicnl: patient, was admitted this morning to' St. Ann’s Hospital. Jories' Milton and Selma GeOYEe,| puinie classifieds pay. | Ruth'Boyd, MACHINISTS LOCAL 514 Front at Seward St. MEET FRIDAY EVENING—7:30 A. F. of L. HALL HAVE YOU INSURED YOUR CAR the Modern Way with the Comprehensive “All Risks” Automobile Policy? © 155 O, N, e This unique policy protects you against loss of or damage to your car from practically ANY cause, including fire and theft. It can be secured with or without collision coverage. It provides much more protection, yet costs only a trifle more than fire and theft insurance alone. SHATTUCK AGENCY PHONE 249 Office—New York Life “FORGOTTEN FACES” Gertrude Michael—Robert Cummings James Burke——————Jane Rhodes 'Dramatic Story Comes fo Screen, ColiseumTheatre WITH Herbert Mal'shah and Ger- | trude Michael, Stars of New Picture “Forgotten Faces dramatic story of subtle revenge, will be attraction tonight at the Coliseum Theatre. The film opens there with Herbert Marshall in the starring role. Marshall plays the of a husband whose happiness is based on his love for his wife and his baby daughter. When he finds his wife in the arms of another man, Marshall, in a fit of passion, kills him. Gertrude Michael is the wife whose unrest and discontent start the ball of trouble rolling until 1t crashes, burying both her and her husband underneath Before giving himself up for the murder of the intruder, Marsha!l turns his baby girl over to his friend, police-sergeant Burke, who has the girl adopted by a wealthy couple. Years that to blackmail role later, Marshall learns his estranged wife threatens the girl, now grown to womanhood, when she discovers that she is about to marry. Ma. shall succeeds in getting a parole, and takes the butler’s place in his daughter’s home. MARTHA SOCIETY DINNER WILL BE EVENT TONIGHT tand Dayton while hundreds of Hawailan group is also maintained. Affair to Be Held from 5 Untl 1 P. M., North- ern Light Church Another record attendance is scheduled tonight for the commun- ity dinner by tlte Martha Society at the Northern Light Church, where servings will be held from 5 until 7 o'clock. Spring flowers are to form a set- ting for the affairs and a large com- mittee has planned for the occas- ion. The affair is an annual event -|in the Spring. R R O R, INVITATION FOR BIDS SEALED BIDS, will be received in | this office until 2 p.m,, April 23rd, 11938, for the furnishing of One only !Dump Truck, specifications for which may be obtained at this of- | fice on request. | E. M. KOLASA, |adv. City Clerk Preshyterian! Our Shorts Dental Follies L3 Pictorial Review * Vitaphone Broadwayites +* Paramount News Mrs. Nan L. Dougherty, occupational therapy aide at the United States Veterans' Hospital, Lyans, N. J., is looking at a bunch of Buddy Poppies which have been made by a disabled veteran for the annual sale of poppies | conducted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, during the week of Memorial Day. The vroceeds of the sale are devoted to relief work among veterans and their families. Anniversary of Air Mail Is Going to Be Celebrated May 15 (Continued from Page One) other post offices official cachets, will issue non- [ service, the post office department maintains regular service to Cen- | tral and South America, Cuba and the West Indies; to Canada, and across the Pacific Ocean to Ha- wali and the Philippines. Inter-island service among the There are 30,770 route miles in the foreign air mail system and 5,283,~ In addition to domestic air mail| 757 annual flown miles. J.P. Anderson Candidate for Renomination Democratic Ticket TO THE TERRITORIAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FIRST DIVISION “All My Interests Are Centered Here”’—24 YEARS IN ALASKA Will Speak Over KINY—April 25th, at 6:45 P. M. “Nothing Funny” about washing clothes for even four people by the old washing board method. General @ Electric WASHING MACHIN S Built at a reasonable price for the average family. With only a small $5.00 payment a month to meet no mother should be expected to wash by hand. TWELVE $5.00 PAYMENTS WILL BUY A GENERAL ELECTRIC Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. JUNEAU—ALASKA—DQUGLAS