The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 29, 1938, Page 3

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, SEPT. 29, T938. .Last Times.TonighlA ‘ NEw MUSIGAL ENDS TONIGHT “Manhattan Merry-Go- Round” Is Showing for Last Times, Capitol mnnnnnnn MERRY-GO-ROUND S WITH ’ Pn“_ REGA“ - LEO cAanlto - ANN The merry-go-round is goir round and round and round, down | at the Capitol Theatre, with no “break downs" whatever. For the latest Republic musical production Manhattan Merry-Go-Round,” is holding forth to an audience which indicated by its appreciative r s ception, that this brand of enter- tainment is here to stay. You Can’t Afford to Miss It! | ‘Theres a gaiety ana verve to| Retthar: e ‘Manhattan Merry - Go - Round” IGHT—1:10 A. M. | which fills all comers with a car- UNDER SUSPIC]ON' | nival spirit, a holiday air which brings them into the theater whist- | ling and sends them out singing. | | Perhaps it’s the sure-fire new tunes, including ama, I Wanna Make Rhythm” and “I'm a Musical, Ma- al Man.” Or perhaps it's the rol licking performances of that mel-| odious young Phil Regan, and his| at when you You will be hanging onto your That Are H FROM HELL’——Thrills Marvels of Excitement " PREVIEW TON ‘LADY BEHAVE'— | KIPLING'S HERD | posed to say it Goong-a-Deen) was |2 little Hindu water-carrier, or l)thi who served the British army, |refused to testify against soldie \commdes in a court martial, and ‘m consequence was Kicked out on\]““, gang of fun-conspirators in- | s diaper. But Queen Victoria is| ) ging Leo Carrillo, Ann Dvorak, sum)oscd to have investigated, found | ramara Geva, Kay Thompson, | [the little fellow quite a hero. genry Armetta, Cab Calloway, Jim- awarded him her Cross, and feted | ;o Gleason and Joe DiMaggio | him regally on his visit to London. | yes “Manhattan Merry - Go - { His name wasn't really Gunga Din, | Round” has everything from soup| RK© Makmg Production |and be's a legendary figure by now. |t nuts. There's romance. (Just Featuring Gunda Din On account of him, RKO sent its {watch Phil Regan and Ann Dvor- | | forces for seven sweltering weeks to | fak in those torrid love scenes!) —All-Star Cast location at Lone Pine, which is in |There’s comedy. (Leo Carrillo, Hen- !the High Sierras—the “high” re-|yy Armetta and Jimmy Gleason see ferring, in July and August, to Lh"‘m that.) And there's novelty. 1Jon By ROBBIN COONS temperatures which went up to 114 | DiMaggio, the Yankee's ser Jt]ondl degrees some days. They sent along, | centerfielder, makes his screen de- HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 20.—All T |besides the stars, all the 34 authen- | but, and there’s even a featured| know about Gunga Din is what|tic Hindus hereabouts who hold | role for Gene Autry, King of the Kipling told me. He's a better man | Screen Actors Guild cards, plus | cowbo than I am, or something like that|Mexicans, Hawaiians, Filipinos, and —and he goes on for several ver-|Arabians who could wear sheets|g.p. for that price—plus the ln'\n ses. If you feel the same way, you'll and turbans and make-up and thus of Ginger Rogers. be as happy as I am to realize that simulate Hinhdus. Sam Jafte is playiie: Gunen DI | RKO is spending about $1,250,000 | _and T for one think the picture to expand and elaborate on Kip- will be the better for it ling’s hero. | - The story they've woven around It's taki time, but Geor; g e hove o eal PETERSBURG ALA Ithe little bhisti has for heavies the | 2 thugs (you're supposed to say it} Stevens ought to have a real and'(ygs although our English word | thunderous adventure yarn when phails from it.) The thugs were or-| ELECTS OFFICERS Petersbur he winds it all up soon. |ganized, secret religious a: ssm.\‘ ty Unit held its annual elec- | Ben Hecht and Charles Mac-|yho still flourished in India in the| Arthur did the first screen play, |period of the story, 1885 or '90, and | , The (and will be billed first for the rajseq merry Ned with Her M,.‘J';Au\m writing,) and Joel Sayre and Fred |esty's loyal troops. These pleasan Guiol (to be billed second) did |people, posing as pilgrims or trav- the one theyre using in the main. elers enjoyed nothing better than | Guiol, who was a Hal Roach di- |, njce strangling party, so you can rector of pie-hurling when George |imapine what hany when Me- | Stevens was cutting his movie teeth \yagien et al set out to cure them on a Roach ~camera, is wking |, their evil ways. with a second unit to speed up pro- | duction. Stevens works with the | principals— Victor Mc ’n, Cary Grant, Doug Fairbanl Jr., Sam JaZfe and Joan Fontaine—while Gulol directs “connecting scenes with mobs ahd lesser player: out at its first meeting after the summer vacation. Mrs. Ruth Cornel- | President. The other officers chosen | were: First Vice-President, Amy | Sw! Second Vice - President, Secretary, Delia Sarff; | Treasurer, Amy Rude; Sergeant-at- Arms, Doris Hughes; Chaplain, Jes- !sie Anderson, and Historian, Minnie H. Dawes. Installation of the officers elected will be held at the regular meeting | in October when the unit will take up its usual service to the com- munity Sam Jaffe, the slignt but great Broadway actor, ‘was second choice for the title role. RKO first wanted Wb, the “Elephant Boy” and more recently to be seen in “Drums.” But Sabu is contracted by Alex- lander Korda, who had his own who !idea about, terms. the| To RKO's ultimate offer, Korda the [cabled that he would accept. He | sup-'would be glad to let RKO have Sam Jeffe played movie title the \lnl e actor the Grand Lama in “Lost. Ho n,” plays role. Gunga Din (you R ALASKANA, by Marie Drake, 50c. | Remember: Your License! Get your li- cense here now...in time to have it stamped be- fore the sea- sSon opens. | 6 Weeks of suoorm ¥ A 2 Start For You On Saturday Be ready:- for them with your equipment all in shape — set to go out on the opening morning and bring back the limit. In our stock you will find carefully selected shoot- ing and outdoor gear. It has been chosen by us as most fitting to this country. We are sure you will get full satisfaction from every article in our hunting line-up: Pump and Doubkle- Barrel Shoiguns Shotgun Shells Game Slings Sleeping Bags Decpys—Outboards Boat Equipment Flashlights | decided American Leglon | ¢ | tion of officers at the Legion Dug- |vears, is Harmon O. Nelson ius was chosen to head the unit as |to stay with friends. |here a short aration the family | the beach, circulate well at | played Swifiging to the Altar Marriage shouldn’t halt a girl’s career, believes Sally Clark, whose sister married John Roosevelt, youngest son of the President. Miss Clark is shown with George McLanahan, her fiance, in New York Ci ALy She recently signed a five-year radio contract as a swing singe: 1 wed— and sing, too. BETTE DAVIS Eighty-seventh HAS VACATION Birthday Feted ~ FROM HIJSBAND By Lodge Here, | Film /\che s from Rebekahs Commemorate! Home to Live with Friends | Founding of Lodge with on Marital Huli(l:ly Celebration Last Night HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Sept Bette Davis, of the movies telegrams to her friends today s ing: “Ham and T have definitely to take a vacation from each other.” “Ham,” her the eighty-sev- the Rebekab the Juneau gathered at evening for In celebration of enth birthday. of Lodge members of Lodge and their gu the 1.OO.F. Hall t dancing and a social 29, husband for six | A table, offset by lighted green tapers, was centered with the cus- tomary birthday cake, with decora- tions of the lodge colors, pink and | green. had home that she husband’s Her studio moved from said her Hollywood has been rife with !rumors of rifts in the marital af- fairs of the film star and her hus- band ever Mrs. Betty McCormick, Noble | Grand, presented each of the fq. since she made a trip|jowing, who have been members for |to’ Nevada following completion - of | twemty~five years, ‘with gifts from her | picture “The Sisters.” Though | the lodge; Mrs. Annie s Davis denied upon her return | Kitty Kirk, Mrs. time ago that a sep- ! Anna Webste Mrs. Alphonse Cas- impending, she left | ter and Mrs. Edna Polley. The lat- home immediately for |ter three were not present to re-| and whispers started to | ceive their gifts. but they have been again that all was not sent fo them the Davis-Nelson menage. | Mr. and Mrs. Robert Keeney, who are Jeaving soon for the States, were also presented with gift from | BASEBALL TO members of the order. ‘ . Previous to the social part of, the | evening, a meeting was held, during | which time, Mrs. Evelyn Hollmann, | District Deputy, made her official| and was presented with a ¢ * by members of the Rebekah | Lodge. Mrs. Mary Ross, Vice Grand, was | committee chairman in charge of| arrangements for the evening. She was assisted by Mrs. Peggy McCloud, | Mrs. Mildred Hill, Miss Rondi Mol- ver, Miss Gladys Brewis, Mrs. Betty McDowell, Miss Chede Paul, Mrs. Mabel Lybeck, Miss Senna Powers, Mrs. Bertha Dolan, and Mrs. Dolly Larsson. The next meeting of the lodge is cheduled for October 12, at which time nomination of officers will be | held. ¥ Keeney, My M Pearl Burford, Mrs was The following are scores of games in the two major leagt this afternoon as received by Empire from the Associated Pr National League Boston 2, 6; Brooklyn 1, cnd game called at end of inning on account of darkness Pittsburgh 1; Chicago 10. Philadelphia 2; New York 9. Cincinnati 7; St. Louis 4. "American League New York 7, 1; Philadelphia 4, 1. Second game tied, called at end of fifth inning on account of dark- ness. Chicago 8; Cleveland 9 St. Louis 2; Detroit 6. Washington 5; Boston 13 he 8. oc- enth To make your evening pleasant... Simply keep yours a SHore Johniie Walker before dinner and a long;: talt Johnnie Walker after dinner. 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A Filmed forst: Johnson "\g,h. whda el radio Born jams’ Stin: vester- - n out ) relea Martin and unable 't n prevailing gave when t here All radio f been brought into pla McWilliams' possibl up until 10:50 Williams himself appeared reports received had been effect that the S tor gway al 4:30 had passed ove put do afely satre cause for alarm pths of e jun- were preparin the « johns leave for the feet of valuable Mo-|$ aitached to the native village where they were staying returned breathless and frightened with tid- the discovery of a “devil- in the vicinity, headed the village. The scared n proceded to arrange defense against the which habituall ettloments with film when a A0 Juneau had to coastal areas many out to determing location, but o'clock, when the only the left to had s Haine: ings of _ | beast || wards to. son brutal ter the unreported Verne Booky flew into noon after a Canal airport, se Williams. He ng on port After havin ing McWilliam, room at the ter and hi Skuuv.:n Vter Juneau earl flight fr arching flyin hibian pilo A fLe m the I fo; orang-ulan orizes native in M the Loen and landed Mendenhall Air- jungle. Al Johnson: the the stud- with ex ceptional camera closeups of the ape -man himself he thrilling story is narrated by Lowell Thomas and the Truman all this time, remarkable together the camera wa secured hunt wheels a mp! the ies of lunch 1 and find comfortable in hi Gastineau, Bookwal mechanic . re radio commentator, upervised by famous film Talley. returned t wa D GERMAN ARMY WILL MOVE IN SMALL GROUPS All Disputed Czechoslo- vakia Area to Be Turned Over by October 10 (Uonunuea rom Page One) German border. wkia charged the tack as made by Sudeten Germans some of whom wore field gr uniforms of the German army One Sudeten is reported killed and two injured in a clash with a border patrol ot Raitzenhain, near | Komotau jer, on the Czechoslove a ay | Dromarically described by Lowell Thomas with hilarious interruptions by ““Professor”LewLehr Supervised by Trumon Tofley " SUPPORTED INEVA, Sept. 29.—The League | of Nations Assembly today | unanimously a resolution associs ing itself with President Roosevelt's messages to Eurog n Governmen- | tal heads in efforts to preserve| peace ROC EXTRA ATTRACTIONS “Oh Kay Rhythm” A Tuneful Orchestra Specialty “Kiko’s Cleaning Day” Terrytune Cartoon Late Fox Movietonews - N NE 5 ACTS LONDON, Sept. 29. — A new agency dispatch from Holland re- ports that The Netherlands Gov- ernment has decided to proclaim a state of emergency to facilitate the adoption of rapid measures in pub- | lic interest mans gradually first zone to be by October 10, the occupied Saturday SOME" RESERVATIONS AGREED TO BY ( HS 29.—The today it had PRAGUE, Sept ment announced agreed in principle with some of the reservations in the British pro posal for a gradual application of the Franco-Brilish plan to cede the Tgq can,y Mall, First Sudeten area to Germany Vojlech Masiny, Czechosiovakian Southbound October 6 Minister to Berlin, was sent by air 1 |plane today to Munich to tell the! 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