The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 28, 1939, Page 3

. ‘ I MIDNIGHT MATINEE 'romcm CAPITOL SUNDAY LISA. M A dNTHEATRENE.] ,p M SHOW PLACE OF JUNEAU SUNDAY AND MONDAY ONLY wvoA FIGHT A RIOT...A WAR...and back of them all you’ll find with 'MARY ASTOR FRANCES DRAKE - JEROME COWAN EXTRA!? MARCH of TIME The News Behind the News |} o 8 e RN LATE NEWS OF THE DAY “HOLLYWOOD ROUNDUP” “MAMA RUNS WILD” “TIM TYLER'S LUCK" Hollywood Sights And Sounds By Robbin Cooms HOLLYWOOD, Cal.,, Jan. 28.—W. Ray Johnston looked back ¢n 25 years of making bread-and-butter movies, and he found them good. Johnston, a silver-jubileer at 47, will be toasted sometime in March by his associates in Monogram, but the actual anniversary of his entry into movies is in January. That was when he went trom Iowa to New York, or from mau- soleums to movies. He was 22, and he had a new mail-order dress suit besides a job with the old Thanhouser film company, 45 minutes from Broadway, in New Rochelle. As an employee of a many-faceted local firm in Waterloo, Towa, Johnston had specialized in masoleums. The movies maybe seemed more cheerful—but the important thing is that he went, he wore his dress suit the night he arrived, he got to be a leading man, and today he’s president of one of the few movie companies that never has had a “bad year.” today “As an actor they said I belonged to the Immobile, Ala., school,” he recalled today, “and they were right. If there lived a worse ham before or since I've never seen him. I decided you didn't need an expressive face behind the camera, and I've stayed there ever since.” The title of his first “starring” one-reeler was And today—without a genuine “epic” in the list—his name is on some of the industry’s” biggest money-makers. Like other “independents,” he is content to leave the “epics” to the majors— and to leave the gambling to them, too. A couple of years ago Johnston's concern made a movie called D e e e e His I. 0. U.” ; theres more pleasure... in fact more of everthing for your money when you order one of the big, daily, plate luncheons — at Percy's “Boy of the Streets.” (It's his theory that a title with “boy” or “streets” in it can't miss either, so this was a sure thing doubly.) Anyway, the picture lifted a waning Jackie Cooper back to a star- dom that has earned him probably $100,000 since—and that brought up the question of stellar come-backs via the independ- ents, which are often called the “burying-ground of stars.” b “We get stars either on the way down, or the way up,” he said. “And I think that stars have a good chance to come back with us—if they get the right vehicle. That's what makes them to be used in pictures good or bad, and the star ggts the blame for the bad pictures. At our studio there have been come-backs ‘washed up’ in the bigger studios. Under contract, they have besides Jackie Cooper’s. We got Mickey Rooney on the way up —for ‘Hoosier Schoolboy.’ Ginger Rogers was in a lull when sheé madé ‘The Thirteenth Guest’ for us—she went on after that. Harry Davenport played for us before he hit his'present great stride with the majors. Other Johnston success formulas: “Let the majors go wild on bids for current stage and book hits —we'll spend as high as $15,000 for a story, but have never spent more. (This figure went for the Gene Stratton-Porter hits.) “If & picture can make an audience cry—and not just cry from horedom—the chances are nine out of 10 that it'll be a hit.” REACHES NEW LAUGH HIGH "There’s Always a Woman' Opens Sunday at Capitol # Joan Blondell and Melvyn Doug- las have been joined together in cinematrimony and launched on their funnymoon in Columbia’s new romantic comedy, “There's Always a Woman,” which opens on Sunday | at the Capitol Theatre. Based on Wilson Collison's popu= lar magazine story, “There’s Al- s a Woman,” probes hilariously | into the private lives of Mel and | | Joan, a couple of wide-eyed sleuths |with a penchant for getting into all kinds of trouble. Mel, it seems, is a detective—and so is Joan, of |the private agency variety. When Mel is assigned to a murder in which Joan is representing the ac- {cused—the fun, already well start- 'ed, really goes to town In the supporting cast are Mary | Astor, Frances Drake, Robert Paige, Jerome Cowan and Thurston Hall. Gladys Lehman wrote the screen | play, which Alexander Hall oirected. Playing tonight for the last times is the double feature, “Mama Runs Wild,” starring Mary Boland; and e dee Buck Jones in “Hollywood Round- Ballet-Direetor George Bal. ne ean sitig the hit tuné of the Brond- up.” way musical suceess “F Matried An Angel)” with gusto thése days, be- ay before Christ- shown together star of the show, the They cause he married Vera Zorina, mas, then kept it a secret three weeks, after their murring(- HosriTAL NoTES gl | Mr. and Mrs. J. Bandi are the pROGRAM SEI | proud parents of a baby girl born v at St. Ann’s Hospital last evening. FOR MONDAY S | | Barreit's Orchestra Will Play—Affair Open to Pubhc was disclosed. one Senator tive The stag affair, which will be held at the Dugout beginnjng at 6:30, is open to the public, John E. Pegues, General Chairman;, an- nounced. Russell Clithero is chair- man of the committee making the complete arrangements. Tickets are now on sale. Mrs. K. N. Neill was admitted to! St. Ann’s Hospital for surgical care this morning. Mrs. Olive Gillis was a surgical dismjissal today fro mSt. Ann’s Hos- pital. D MRS. WALMSLEY'S SISTER PASSES ON AT SEATTLE HOME Mrs. Guy R. Allen, 47, born in Canada, moving to the United States 40 years ago and to Seattle in 1920, Andrew Anderson, a member o widow of Guy R. Allen, died recent- the crew of the Canadian Pacific today by A. E. Karnes, Entertain- |1y in Seattle and funeral services were held from St. Patrick’s Church, interment in Calvary Cemetery. A son, daughter, mother and four sisters are survivors and amang the s is Mrs. Marguerite Walmsley, Mrs. W. Card was dismissed from St. Ann’'s Hospital today after re- celving surgical care. Rebinelto De Moetto entered St.| Program for Monday Ann’s Hospital last night for medi- | Jiggs dinner which will be held by ol U AAlford John Bradford Post No. 4 £ | to honor Legislators was announced evening's St. Ann’s Hospital last for| Wes Barrett’s Orchestra will play medical care. |and a number of entertainment acts, e SR [lhe nature of which is being kept PUBLIC CARD PARTY secret, will be presented. Address of | sis night By Women of the Moose, Wednes- | welcome will be delivered by E, M, | former resident of Juneau, now le—‘ day, Feb. 1, 8 pm., LO.OF. Hall Polley, Legion Department Com- |siding in Seattle with her young| Prizes and refreshments. adv. [mander. Response will be given b\ PHONE 642 PHONE 642 TRIPLEX “ODORLESS” DRY CLEANERS 'WE PICK UP AND DELIVER FREE OUR MOTTO: “Today’s High Quality Work at Today’s LOWER PRICES” The TRIPLEX SYSTEM has been giving SATISFACTORY Service throughout the United States . . . Not a machine that costs thousands of dollars . . . 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THE TAILOR" - - i and one Representa-| THREE STARS IN | ' COLISEUM S,uow, | - STARTING SUNDAY [Loretta Young, Warner Baxter, Virginia Bruce in "Wife, Dodor Nurse’ The talents of three grand stars, Loretta Young, Warner Baxter and Virginia Bruce are brilliantly blend- | ed in “Wife, Doctor and Nurse," gay {and penetrating Twentieth Century- Fox drama with a catch in its heart | and a twinkle in its eye, which opens Sunday at the Coliseum Theatre. Two modern women who thought | they could reason about love, and a man who wouldn't listen to rea- |son, are the highlights of one of{ the year's most exceptional pictures, | a gay romantic story in the mood lof today, which features an im- | portant supportng cast including | Jane well, Sidney Blackmer, Maur C: Minna Gombell and Margaret Irving. The three-cornered drama of “Wife, Doctor and Nurse” begins when Warner Baxter, a prominent | doctor who has time for little out- side his work, is attractdd by the { loveliness of one of his patients, Lor= efta Young; a charming society girl, with whom he falls in-love. e DOUGLAS - NEWS WOMEN'S CLUB GIVES HONOR, BRIDE-TO-BE A community shower sponsored by the Douglas Island ‘Women's | Club was given in the Parish Hall of the Episcopal Church last night in honor of Miss Alice Sey whose | |marriage to Mr. Arthur MeBride | is scheduled to take place this| evening in Juneau | With about fifty women present | the major part of the evening was | ‘~pon| playing cards, there being lwo tables of contract, three of lwhist and five of pinochle. | Mrs. Charles Sey and Mrs. Albert Goetz were the high and low score \prize winners at bridge, Mrs, Alex Gair and Mrs. Tom Cashen, high and low for whist and Mrs. Clar- ence Walters and Mrs, Jerry Hud- son pinochle high and low score winners. | A large variety of appropriate |gifts were presented to the pros-| |pective bride. Refreshments were served rol]uwln[., the cards. i - | STUDENTS ATTE Senior and Junior English stu- dents of thé Douglas High School, |boys excepted as they are all at/ |Haines playing basketball, visited | |both Houses of the Legislature | 'yesterday afternoon and also went; L.hmugh the Alaska Museum. They were accompanied by their teacher, | | Miss Francis Hess, LR | DOUGLAS CHAMBER PLANS ENTERTAINMENT FOR LEGISLATORES D LlaGlh | As. a gesture of friendliness | toward those upon whose shoulders rest the burden of enacting legis- ! lation destined to sofve the vari- ous problems confronting them for the betterment of conditions in the Territory, - Douglas Chamber of Commerce at a special meeting last night discussed tentative plans for |having a little social affair in honor of the members of the Legislature. Early next month was considered an appropriate time to invite the legislative assembly over and have a get-together arranged to be held in the City Hall. .- — W.P. & Y.R.R. MAN PAUSES W. E. Watson, son of the purchas- ing agent of the White Pass and| Yukon Railroad, touched briefly in| Juneau while enroute to Skagway on the Princess Norah. — e+ ——— MISS HARRIS, DOUG. McBRIDE TO BE MARRIED TONIGHT A wedding arranged for this eve- ning is that of Miss Margaret Har- ris and Mr. Douglas McBride, a 1 | Douglas Church | | Services H otices o1 ome cnarch colunn {must be received by The Empire not later than 10 o'clock Saturday morning to guarantee change of sermon topics, ete. | | |sT. LUKE’S EPiSwOPAL CHURCH 11:00 a.m.—Sunday School. 7:30 p.m.—Vespers and Sermon. St. Aloysius Church | No services. |DOUGLAS CATHOLIC CHURCH CWNTD AND . OPERATED 47 review Tonight 1:15 A. M. tetta POPEYE—The Sailor—in “I Like Babies and Infinks" FOX MOVIETONEWS young Juneau couple who plan to make their home in Douglas. The ceremony is to be held at the Gray home, U. S. Commission- er Felix Gray officiating. The newlyweds will make their home in the Shitanda Apartments. B P T HONEYMOONERS THROUGH A. V. Wheeler, son of the president of the White Pass and Yukon Rail- road, passed through Juneau en- route to Skagway on the Princess Norah last evening. Accompanying him was his bride of a few weeks. The trip is a honeymoon jaunt for the couple. They will remain in the Pass City for a few weeks before re- turning Outside. AGENT ADAMS IS RETURNING TO CITY. Horace O. Adams, Agent of the Al~ aska Steamship Company, in Ju- neau, is a passenger aboard the Bar- anof. Mr. Adams has been south at- tending a meeting of agents with the company officials. ~L - ¥ PUBLIC CARD PARTY By Women of the Moose, Wednes- day, Feb. 1, 8 pm, 1L.OOF. Hall Prlz(-s and r('m'xhuwan' fldv ALASKA EVANGELIZATION SOCIETY 10:00 a.m—Sunday School. 11:00 a.m.—Regular services. 8:00 p.n.—Bible Class. | Al services held at residence of H. B. Schlegel. | DOUGLAS PRESBYTERIAN MISSION DAVID WAGGONER, Minister Sunday services: 1:30 p.m.~Bible School. :30 p.m.—Preaching service. J All are welcome in these services COLISEUM Juliyg UL A NEW DESIGN FOR LIVING, LOVING AND LAUGHING! The gayest and smartest comedy of the year! Wmm YOUNG BAXFER BRUCE ADDED ATTRACTIONS ——LAST TIMES TONIGHT- “TARZAN’S REVENGE" Fleanor Holm————Glénn Morris Matinee Sunday 2:00 P. M. Veeginia SUNDAY IS THE BIG NIGHT Mrs. L. L. Reed, Olga Peterson Are Shower Hostesses™ For Mrs. Hugh Miller; a surprise shower was given last evening by Mrs. Olga Peterson and Mrs L. L. Reed at the latter's residence on Distin Avenue. During the evening prizes were awarded for pinochle to Mrs. Wag- ner Kronquist, first, and Mrs. P. Bandi, second. For cootie, Mfs. A. R. Hared, first; Mrs. John Homme, second. First prize was glven Mrs. 0. G. Reiten and second, Mrs. Ray Jones, for an Alaskan name game. Refreshments were served by the co-hostesses, with an attrastive color -scheme of pink and white being carried.out in decorations for the occasion. Guests present included Mes- dames O. G. Reiten, John Homme, Pete Clements, Ray Jones, Arnold Hildre, George B. Rice, Grace Ingle, F. Bandi, Wagner Kronquist, A. R. Hared, W. E. Gerwels, Harry Krane, 8. Carlson, Ole Westhy, G. Olson and Andrew Rosness. e " Busman’s Hohday, of Course Gilbert Roland and Constance Bennett | Screen players Gilbert Roland and Constance Bennett, whose named | have been linked romantically by the gossips, spend the typics} busman’s holiday in New Xgrk—-bg attending a movie, LR