The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 26, 1940, Page 3

CAPITOL THEATRE ONLY TWO MORE DAYS TO SEE "GONE WITH THE WIND” NIGHT SHOWS 8 P. M.— ALL SEATS RESERVED $1:10, incl., tax; Loges, $1.50 incl. tax WEDNESDAY MATINEE—1:30 P. M.—ALL SEATS RESERVED Prices--75¢, incl. tax; Loges, $1.10 incl. tax THURSDAY MATINEES—10 A. M, and 2:30 P. M.—WILL BE CONTINUOUS—Come any time up to 2:30 P. M. and Sece a Complete Show- Seats Are NOT RESERVED! Prices—75c, incl. tax; Loges, $1.10 incl:tax DOORS OPEN THURSDAY AT 9:30 A. M. Prices’ Townsendftes Hold Social Gathering A short business session and so- | meeting was held last night by Tewnsend Club in the gymnas- fum of the Elks' building. | reading by Mrs. Katherine McKinnon. Hizzoner Does His Bit When the ladies of Barking, and helmets for the boys at the front, holding the yarn while one of the ladies makes up the ball. A program was presented which included a pianc solo by Miss Gene Rulaford, a vocal selection, “Play- mates” by ‘Pat Martin, a humorous by Miss Myrtle Mello, a song by Anna Nizlson, and a reading “Women Who Made History,” given England, get together to knit socks, sweaters Mayor W. H. Howe does his bit by llIIhllIIIIIIllIIlIIIIiiIIiiIIIliIIIIIIIflIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIlIIIIllIIIllIIlllllllllllllllillllllllll Hollywood Sights And Sounds By Robbin Coons HOLLYWOOD, Cal., June 26.—One rather merciful effect of the new film economy drive, from the point of view of the cus- tomers, may be a general shortening of the time taken to absorb what has passed for entertainment. All the major plants, confronted with market losses, talk once again of restricting or eliminating their “B” product, con- centrating on the “A” or intendedly superior pictures. The so- called “evil” of double features is under scrutiny, and there are other evidences that producers, in these dark days, wish to get back to fundamentals. In the getting, they might well recall the screen’s beginnings, when nickelodeons amassed profits by rapid audience turn-overs, and seeing a movie show was a diversion rather than a miniature career or protracted “sitzkrieg.” The piling on of so-called “prodution values” reached a peak in the big “Wind,” a peak justified by the public interest that has made it so phenomenally successful. However the “Winds” are few and far between, and rare is the story that requires or does not suffer from excessive running time. The added expense entailed by most ‘production value” stuff may be a sharp enough reminder to movie-makers of that ex- cellent, negelcted slogan, “Let’s get on with the story.” When you consider that such a satisfying comedy as “My Favorite Wife” unreels itself in one hour and 28 minutes, you find even less excuse fort he wearisome dn'agéing out of less potent theses. And a look at Paramount’s two current box-office leaders, “Buck Benny Rdes Again” (one hour and 24 minutes) and “Typhoon” (one hour and eight minutes), ought to convince the doubters of brevity's virtues. Both are “A” pictures, both are keyed to the PERCY’S CAFE OPEN ALL NIGHT L jy STO0P Dinners or. Light Lunches at PERCY’S ANY TIME for that all Junedu is talking about. TRY' OUR FOUN- TAIN, TOO! box-office. “Typhoon” at least has little to commend it from a strictly critical outlook. “Buck Benny” draws kindly ecritical acceptance and yet, even here, part of its box-office power can be attributed to quicker audience turn-over, A ppleasing short pic- ture that sends audiences out happy, to tell waiting audiences about it, obviously is a betier bet than one which by sheer length puts them in a coma, sore of heart and sitting equipment—if for no other rtason than that it clears the theatre for new cus- tomers. The customers will wait for a good long one, but Holly- wood has made enough bring-your-lunch bores to explode further entertainment-liicking “production” splurges. ‘When Hollywvood gets on with its story, the public can get on home and t¢ bed at a reasonable hour and be refreshed to come back for niore. Script of “I Jlove You Again” (William Powell-Myrna Loy) is funny enough to warrant predictions of a renewed cycle of wackiness—if the picture is as funny. . . . The leopard can change his spots—Bruce Cabot in “Susan and God,” is a long step away from the eternal menace. ... Peter Lorre, a bright spot in “I Was an Adventuresss,” goes into “Stranger on the Third Floor,” wheh sounds Ike a' return to his’ chilly-thrilly beginnings. He's also spotted in the next Kay Kyser comedy, “The Old Professor.” T s and’ supplies, THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, JU ALASKA CLIPPER TAKING TO AIR SCORES: TRIUMPH AS CAPITOL HIT| "Gong With the Wind” Is Now Playing at Local Thealre i “Gone With opened the Wind,” which yesterday at the Capitol Theatre, is undoubtedly the most | faithful filmization of a novel in | Hollywood history. It is Margaret Mitchell's great story of the Old South without deviation and prac- tically without elimination. = After this has been recorded, little more need be said as an unqualified recommendation for the picture. Millions of readers consider the novel one of the greatest stories of all time; a faithful filming of that story must of necessity make the picture one of the greatest of movie history. Clark Gable is, of course, the perfect Rhett Butler. Technicolor | enhances his personality, which al- ;roady is the most amazing person- ality the screen | His work is the best of his whole | career. Equally brilliant is.the work |of Vivien Leigh. How any living |girl can so closely resemble ‘Scni- Jett and duplicate that fictional character in temperament and ac- tion is astounding. Miss Leigh does all this and more. She turns in jone of the screen's greatest per- | formances, She need not be said to be “going places.” She is the screen’s newest star. Leslie Howard is more than perfect, if such can 'be possible. Olivia de Havilland has never done greater work and it is difticult to see how she can ever top her Melanie role. e 'GONE WITH WIND' APPLAUDED HERE " BY AUDIENCE ‘Enihusasticfov;fion Given | Picture at Capitol Theatre | Enthusiastic acclaim (especailly by the male audience) was given| |Margaret Mtichell's novel ‘‘Gone | With the Wind,” which had its’ | Juneau debut here yesterday at the | Capitol Theatre. Praise, not only for the fine act- ing and selection of characters, but for the exquisite scenery which was made so realistic by the naturalness of the technicolor effects, was voic- ed by all who have been fortunate enough to view the production thus irar. All performances will be greeted by a crowded theatre and scores of ( Juneauites are anxlously awaiting the opportunity to attend. There will be another showing of |the play this evening starting at 8| o'clock, with a 10 minute intermis- |sion between the first and second half of the film. Tomorrow the doors will open at 9:30 o'clock in the morning for a | continuous showing of “Gone With the Wind.” The picture closes at| the Capitol Theatre with tomorrow evening’s presentation. ARE 16/ Cillg "' | -+ MOUNF BERTHA Washburn Due Here [hurs- day fo Confinue Glac- ier Bay Studies Two young Harvgrd skilers and a young Austrian ski instructor ar- rived in Juneau last night to await well known mountain climber Brad- 1 ford Washburn, with whom they will scalé Mount Bertha in the Glacier Bay country, The three who arrived last night and are Atopping at the Baranof Hotel are Maynard Miller, of Ta- coma; Alva Morrison of Cambridge, and Michel Peuersinger, ski instruc- tor from Walt Disney’s Sugar Bowl. Washburn will - arrtve Thursday njght with his recent bride, who will ‘attempt to scale Mount Ber- tha in the Fairweather Range with her husband, thus becoring = the second ‘woman to climb a major Al- askan’ peak, 4 Mrs. Handy having ascended Mt. Blackburn' about 25 years ago. . Mount Bertha, onge approached, should’ not be difficult to climb, as| it is but 4 little over 10,000 feet in| altitudé. The three young' men who arrived - here '1ast” night, declared the trip is principally for further geologic and glacial studies’ The party will'go"out with Ralph | Reischl on’'the Treva C. to Glacier Bay and” will be in contict with Tocal dirplanés ‘for shuttle service AW RTINS A yout Hhands become stained from peeling ' vegetables, dip them in the tea left over ‘When has ever knoWwn.|', B a— L4 { Here is Pan A Juneau. ACROSS L Maka | Daily Crossivord Puz=le Solution of Yesterday’s Puzzle £ e hant 5. Atmosphere needlework Doletul 6. Covers with cloth 1. Tree 1. Boteh Wing . Teutonle poddess Ot healing Mistake Allow Brazilian 8. Sign of the zodlac 9. 0ld word for a priest or presbyter 1u. Ship's diary 11 Before 19. Food: slang parrot . Beicaguer- Willows ‘ment ammedan noble Sits for a portrait Epistle Acknowledge . Very small Macerating Vigor . Historical . =wpernatural eventy perlod 4. Pack . Literary 32. Say again or differently 3. :“composition . Bheep Anglo- Saxon . Agree ). Bhor> organ interlude or prelude Bverlasting: poetic anger . Gazes fixedly Quantity of matter . Perfumes Extended journeys 6. Pale bluish gray 47. Resounds 49. Biblical priest 51. Pedal digit 53 Unfasten a knot 53. Negative prefix 54 Dutch city 7 slave Compact . Purvey food Woear away . Mixed rain and snow 5. Applications 7. Soft murmur Compass point . African worm which in- fests the eye 65. Bamboolike grasses 56. L moisture DOWN 1 Oriental obeisance: variant 2. Gum resin JENd JEEEN T | e T T ] M The [-Do- “Mary’d be’% lot happier with By SARA WINSLOW AP, Feature Service Writer She'd be indignant if you called her a problem parent, this woman who always does her duty by her child. But she is a problem just the same. Ask the child who owns one. “Why, from the time Mary was born TI've hardly given a thought to anything but her welfare,” says the dutiful mama. “Some people think five minutes is long enough to boil milk bottles, but' not me. I always boiled them 20 minutes, just like in a hospital. “I don’t spoil her, either. If she cries, T just let her cry. And if I do say so, I always keep her dressed in nice clean clothes.” from luncheon and wash them ‘in warm water and soap suds. h day into a jar and keep the sink for this purpose.' Visitors admire the way little It Mary looks, sitting in her crib. all | ¢ording to scientific rules. might pay you to pour leftover dressed up in freshly laundered way the children suffer. white dresses. . ‘-the -visitor starts to play with PROBLEM PARENTS y-Duty Type a parent who played with her.” |the baby, the dutiful mam stops her. “Germs, you know.” Mary is almost a year old now, but she hasn't learned to crawl “I can't let her sit on the floor She'd be dirty in a minute. Be- sides, she might pick up a germ.” Poor little Mary, what fun does she have? If she did meet a germ somewhere she'd probably make a playmate of him. The sad truth is, Mary'd be a lot happier with a less dutiful parent, one who laughed and played with her sometimes and didn’t care if her dress did get dirty. Dutiful parents are likely to re- | gard their children as dolls to be !dressed up and put on display, or a guinea pigs, to be raised ac- Next article: “The Jittery 26,.1940. BELLA SIXTY-ONE DAY MAKES vt Y A0 R Fishing pr Bellamy fournc Hoonah, but confidence in Territory was Boomingest Alaska is Pt 1, exc the noted cvery camp but declared Pe forward to ancing of that Li storage At the maintain was che planning ket' tour proje an cking the Shortly mornir off sot Seattle with board, seven tickets here. the Those leaving stein, Mrs. Josephine Green, Charle Burdick, W. J Sax Bradford, Robert Ward, las, Joe C From Statue high. of Their hero arrives on the next Bara youn sson Beal and Betty pede: Liberty Anof his after d fr of Clark, 1 wil | Norris, Carl Ander Mr D stal - o guaranteed circulation L real future Hotel apartment up Lynn Canal, -+ CLIPPER LEAVES ON RETURN TRIP n Alaska them werc HEAVY TRAFFIC LAST TWO DAYS JUNEAU PLANES to Po- went local -Taku today and whilt terday eaplane another s business John Dan Allen covered Today. Kasen Eric to Polari: \rea Amundsen flew Almer Ds and J. Brynelsor with J Mour Ole Reed iel- on returning George Robbins, C Flater. Simmons flew morning with F., E. Carothers 1 Metcalfe, and Sarah Atkin- Chichagof Yesterday Amundsen Port Althorp with on, Gilbert Monroe, » Saloum and B Holden yesterday Tenakee, Mrs. D. Dailey and John Kezele Trueblood to Chichagof with A. L. Slagle Fred Wood from and Mrs. John from Tenakee Amundsen later made a in to bring in Mr. and Mrs le and Betty Donnelly, mmons flew Peter Andrea and Harold Foss, H, C. McCreary to G C. H on for e Helge Don Murphy i Swap Alex flew Mr nd Floyd re- from Hirst, Pade- EAIDATY URNEY obi Lorene meister trip to nah made H. H the D a Ketchi- Hilscher First City Kelly at it, takin, Felke ppin off T >+ CHAPEL SERVICES THIS AFTERNOON FOR MRS. STEARNS were the held this after- Chapel of the Carter Mortuary for Stearns, who passed home in this city last rite from w. Charles iway at her The eulogy was Rev iward Knight litan Methodist Church in Evergre srowt conducted by the of Metro- and in- Ceme- | rowtt G in Southeast 3ella report H. M. Por- William Nor- Walter Heliam included Richardson \lbearers 5. M tcn, George Shaw and H. J. Turner. - oo PRISON DRAMA OPENS TONIGHT OM SCREEN OF COLISEUM SHOW With Humphrey Bogart in the wrring role, “You Can't Get Away Murder,’ powerful drama of racketeering and gangsterdom opens at the Coliseum Theatre to- Clipy took The picture was adapted Auk Bay for from a play by Lewis E. Lawes and Jonathan Finn in collaborations, and which the famous Sing Sing warden has drawn largely his personal experiences to nt rong and authentic a | as yet reached the lity can look when f anski Inlet ompleted cold where he Bellam log today and of his “blan- With a e o'clock Ly ngers on purchasing | for prison from pre story screen. The plot of the new Warner pic-| W. A. Dou was first devised by Warden ind Mrs Lawes, and in collaboration with Jonathan Finn he wrote it as a stage which was produced in New | two years ago. This play was adapted for the screen by Robert ner, Don Ry: and Kenneth ! Gemet, but the narists took no| Jliberties with the factual back-! Charles Go as Raridan Gilbertson un Gray, John as ence play the feet torch, is 306'% to | thougt Juneau’s Greatest Show Value STARTS TORIGHT {OULL | NEVER STRAP ME IN THE CHAIR.. I'm {oo Smart! « Coliseum-Crescent Program Featuring The Three “D's” Dick — Dean — Dick sround supplied by the famou ologist pen- sets fortl Since it train of cum which alr i the 1 of an for a did there y wh pictur an argument ital punishment. That r be thoroughly satisfactory den Lawes, [¢ he is unalte opposed to capital punishment, even he has directed the e tion of more than 150 persons in the nineteen years that he has been warden of Sing ig. — .- in man re innocent ul he not commit, regard the inst cap- action will to War- murde: will be ma Xecu- Henry (Lighthorse Harry) Lee, who as a member of Congress was chosen {o make a funeral oration on George Washington, used the now familiar words, bus Thinks of himself as Daddy—just a fel- low like millions of others making the most of every day...working with a purpose and then relaxing to live with his family and friends. His age? He feels so young that the years don’t matter. He’s the best play« mate his wife and youngsters ever had. And why not? No setting sun seces him bringing home the cares of the day. No LN S 2 S 2 R rising sun fails to find him refreshed and eager to greet the new day. * * * Advice to Wives: One of Home's greatest charms for Daddy is the iceb x—especially when well stocked with Budweiser and other good things. It gives the busy man- about-town Lhc\urgc to be a gracious man- about-home, ANHEUYUSER-BUSCH Makers of the World-Famous Beer' Budweiser Either A & MAKE THIS TEST: Drink Budweiser for five days. On the sixth day try to drink a sweet beer. You will want Budweiser’s flavor thereafter. a{ /Moleul«m