The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 17, 1941, Page 3

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY,-MAY. 17,1940 e e ALASKA’S FINEST THEATRE Presents the World’s GREATEST and BEST BSMOTION PICTURES! For the coming season THE TWENTIETH CENTURY THEATRE has shopped thru the mar- kefs of the Motion Picture Producers and have contracted for Entertainment that is universally recognized as second to fibne from the studios of the four leading producers-Warner Brothers, First National, 20th Century-Fox and Paramount-come the combined efforts of the world's leading directors, stars, writers and producers. If it’s a Warner, Paramount or Fox Picture It’s the Best Show in Townrn! And Here's a Tip for the Showgoing People of Juneéau ———~IGNT MISS SUNBAY"S SicOW ] WORLD FAMOUS SHORT SUBJECTS Seen ONLY at 20TH CENTURY and COLISEUM Theatres Warner Bros. _w THE CAPITOL HAS THE BBIG PICTURES AND NEV{S.IHAT IS NEWS NOW PREVIEW TONIGHT 1:15 A. M. MATINEE SUNDAY 2 P. M. Sunday . Monday Tuesday Show Place of Juneau g -_ rhere the °n1y law! 1 Artists present ahlre‘, Uniteq WORLD FAMOUS SHORT SUBJECTS Seen ONLY at 20TH CENTURY and COLISEUM Theaives Paramount Color Classics Color Cruises * Headliners Paragraphics Popeye Cartoons Popular Science Sporilights Sione Age Cartoons Symphonics | Unusual Octupations iy o ' ” ® 20th Century-Fox || Fe : ® Adventures of a News Sunday Monday o [2OMENTURY Tuesday Maiinee Sunday 2 p.m. ® Preview Saturday Night 1 a.m. Lool Wko’s Back in Action with VICTOR McLAGLEN JON HALL LTRANCESFARMER Broadway Brevities ’}L'YMPE BRADNA Color Parade Featurettes Loony Towh Cartoons Melody Master Metrie Melodies Vitaphone Varietes ® >0 0@ &0 06 o LATEST NEWS OF THE DAY EXTRA? SHORT SUBJECTS from the 4 MAJOR PRODUCERS that assure you of the BEST BITS HUMPHREY BOGART ¥ Donald CRISP -Ralph BELLAMY - Ailen JENKINS - Ditected by LLOYD BACON + A WARNER BROS. -First National Picture 'l‘flNIGHT EXTRA! EXTRA! mi SR o MARCH or TIME Feulurmg Luborl‘and Delsns‘e i iM)l;— LA CONGA NIGHTS i IN OLD MISSCURI |_mowmssoum |rel | “50UTH OF PAGO IA(QMA C OF C ROBINSON IN PAGO,” CAPTIOL SUNDAY FEATURE Time! IN JUNEAU ON o Amer ACTION AGAIN, 20TH CENTURY John Hall, Frances Farm-| ALASKA TOUR Gangland Picture in All or Are Starred-March of Ilme Is on Bill 'n' kut\\ that he had creen property when “South of Suuln fed lU produce » 1h( epic ur will l\‘\(‘ l\‘s pl(mhxé‘ ll Lh(' Capi- through mL] that is wln he chose ht aded by Jon Hu h(m uf ‘I‘lw Other important names in the cast| include Frances Farmer, Victor McLaglen, Gene Lockhart, Doug las Dumbrille, Olympe Bradna md Francis Ford. | Briefly, the story of “South of Pago " concerns the stranse adventures of Bucko Larson and| Ruby Taylor, who undertake an expedition to a fabulous pearl bfld| «South of Pago Pago.” Overcome; by greed and lust for wealth, Lar- son uses all kinds of foul methods to enslave the matives on the island of Manoa so that they will dive for pearls. Kehane, the young and; handsome son of the island chx"" falls in love with Ruby, never \ming that she is a Singapore| »irl. Things go from bad to} for the innocent natives un- swift and unexpected climax yn. How Ruk cunninz and violence pro- | s the chnl with an ending } with thrills and drama. The newest March of Time film “Labor and Defense—1941," will also | be shown. This latest issue in the| screen series pictures the story of Am:ncw 46 miilion working men and women, showing the impor- tant part they must play in the pation’s defense-building program. Ending tonight is the double bill| La Conga Nights” and “In Ol Misséuri.” Co-hostesses with Bridge Luncheon| Co-hostesses this afternoon, Mrs. Louis Delebecque and Mrs. H. J. Hanson are entertaining with =& bridge-luncheon at the Delebecque; home on West Tenth Street. Six- teen guests are in attendance. > ek iy ¢ BELLAMY TO KETCHIKAN ' Ben Bellamy, Alaska broker,lel- on the North Coast to call on .F+ t.rade at Ketchikan. - e Greeted at the gangplank by a delegation of Juneau members of the Chamber of Commerce he Ambassador’s Club of the T na Chamber of Commerce was in Ju neau for less than two hours lg night after arriving on the north- bound Princess Louise. The 25 Tacoma business me: men escorted from the dock to tl anof “Hotel after being ‘inter over radio station KINY. they became more acquaint- their Ther ed with Juneauites during short stay. The good-will tour and the Prin- cess L will return to Juneau onday morning at 7 o'clock m(l‘ will sail south for Vancouver 'H 10 o'clock i - 1 Presbyienans to Hold Recognmon Services Tomorrow will be Recognition in the Northern Light Presbyterian. Prgulm Sunday School cla e held at the usual hours the 9:30 o’clock services in charge of | Miss Rachael Benfer of the National Board of Missions who will be the | speaker, The regular 11 o'clock service will be given over to the Iv,ecognmon: | Service during which the Sunday chool pupils will give the memory| ork learned during the past winter| " |and receive their rewards. The Senior Choir will give two anthems and Mrs. John W. Jones| g is the guest organist. Parents and| | friends are urged to attend this serv-| ice. Miss Harrell Honored With Towel Shower Honoring Miss Helen Harrell,| Alice Wildes is hostess with a de: s- | lto Europe, Kinds of Embellishments | Opening Here Sunday Edward G. tion as the cinema’ ler in “Brother Orchid, picture which goes into the 2 Century - Sunday. Featured with him is blonde Ann Sothern, with whom he has a slight case of merger. “Brother Orchid,” Robinson i a tale of hys- terical homicide, tells the story of “Little John" Sarto, who gets mad at his mob when they rub out a | party without even sending him al memo on it. So he quits the rack- ets and goes gunning for culture with murderously mirthful results. His search for culture leads him A sucker for anything that smacks of “class,” he soon drops his bankroll buying such gold Dbricks as a glass doorknob, | palmed off on him as the world's largest diamond, a sleek black race-| horse that turns white when it starts to rain, and a sixteenth cen- yitury bed made in Grand Rapids. | Fleeced of his last dollar, he re- turns to the States to recoup his fortunes. The mob, instead of welcoming! him home, take him for‘a ride. He| manages to escape Wwith his Ill’e! and find a new mode of living which has “angles” all its own. Besides Robinson and Miss So- thern the “mob” includes Humph-| rey Bogart, Allen Jenkins, Donald Crisp, Ralph Bellamy, Charles D. Brown, Cecil Kellaway, Morgan Conway, Richard Lane, Paul Guil-| nd many others, st Breakers” ends a four- day run lumght Party at Baranof Honors Miss Godfrey Entertaining this afternoon at Lhe Baranof Hotel, Miss Mar y‘ bride-elect of John McLaughlin, a sert bridge party and nmcellaneous towel shower was given last eve- ning with Miss Merle Schroeder and Miss Ruth McVay as co-hostesses. shower. The affair is complimen- \ Janice tary to Miss Sybil Godfrey, bndz- to-be of Harry Maxwell Jr. 1 Twenty-four guests are attondn Guests were Mrs. Wilbur Wester, ing and the individual tables are Mrs. Walter Sharpe, jorie Tillotson, Miss Mar: Miss Mar-| centered with tiny bride and (,ror)mw ret Abra-| replicas surrounded by arrangf-‘ hamson, Miss Thelma Akridge, Miss| ments of forget-me-nots, Individu-| Phyllis Poulin, Miss Margaret Ma al nosegay corsages were selected| land, Miss Helen Hendricks md for each guest by the hostess. Miss Alice Julmsan . | Ig. EAN ', Hectdr ' McLean, er, is returning to Jumuu aboard uib brok-| ver, B. C.f lll RE FROM CANADA 1 Howard B, Fietcher of Wancou- arrived in - Juneau the Princgss Loutse “last “higou :the North Sea after a business trin| Fletcher 18 stopping at'the; Gas- Pin me States. l tineau HOteL oAb Real Cameraman Lew Lehr Comedies Fashion Forecast Magic Carpel Sporis Revigws Terrylown xlrloons These Attractions Coming Soon . . . Breaker From Paramount Pictures “SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS" In Technicolor “LOVE THY NEIGHBOR” Jack Benny--Fred Allen “ROAD TO ZANZIBAR" Bing Crosby—Dorothy Lamour—Bob Hope “VIRGINIA* —Technlcola! Madelene Carroll—Fred McMutray “LADY EVE” Barbara Stanwyck—Henry Fonda “KISS THE BOYS GOODBYE" Don Ameche “I WANTED WINGS” “CAGHT IN THE DRAFT” Bob Hope—Dorothy Lamour “SECOND CHORUS” Fred Astaire—Paulette Goddard “RHYTHM ON THE RIVER” Bing Crosby—Mary Martin “I WANT A DIVORCE” Dick Powell—Joan Blondell “ARISE MY LOVE" Claudette Colbert Screen Play by Eacl Baldwin + Based on the Collier's Magazine Story by Richard Copell Short Subjects on the Same Program BLUE DANUBE—A Charming Musical FILM FAN—A Laugh Provoking Cartoon __2EDITIONS OF LATE WORLD NEWS 2 Every Star a Hit . .. From 20th Century-Fox “BRIGHAM YOUNG, FRONTIERSMAN" Tyrone Powér—Linda Darnell “CHAD HANNA" Henry Fonda—Linda Darnell “DOWN ARGENTINE WAY" Henry Fonda—J. Cooper—(Technicolor) “HUDSON'S BAY” Paul Muni—Gene Tierney “MARK OF ZORRO” Tyrone Power—Linda Darnell “RETURN OF FRANK JAMES" Henry Fonda—J. Cooper—(Tecnicolor) “TIN PAN ALLEY"” Alice Faye—Betty Grable—Jack Oakie “BLOOD AND SAND" Tyrone Power—Linda Darnell “GREAT AMERICAN BROADCAST” Alice Paye—Jack Oakie “TOBACCO ROAD" “WESTERN UNION" Robert Young—Randolph Scott “NIGHT TRAIN" “GREAT PROFILE” John Barrymore—Mary Hughes “YOUNG PEOPLE” Shirley Temple—Jack Oakie Check This List with Your Favorite Critic . . . The "IUPS" in Entertainment! OF ENTERTAINMENT from the woild of MUSIC, SCIENCE. SPORT, TRAVEL and Unusual Oddities — PLUS Hundreds bt Laughs from Henowned CAR- TOONISTS and SIX EDITIONS EACH WEEK OF LATE WORLD NEWS! Every Picture a Record From Warner Brothers “ALL THIS AND HEAVEN TOO" Bette Davis—Charles Boyer. “THE SER HAWK" Eroll Flynn—-Donald Crisp “THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT" Raft—Sheridan and Bogart “CITY OF CONQUEST” James Cagney—Ann Sheridan “HIGH SIERRA” Humphrey Bogart-—Ida Liupino "KNUTE ROCENE, ALL AMERICAN" Pat O'Brien “THE LETTER” Bette Davis—Herbert Marshall “SANTA FE TRAIL” Errol Flynn—DeHavilland—Massey “TUGBOAT ANNIE SAILS AGAIN” Marjoria Rambeau—Alan Hale “BRIDE CAME C, O. D.” James Cagney—Bette Davis “MEET JOHN DOE" Gary Cooper—Barbara Stanwyck “SEA WOLF" Ed. Robinson—Johtt Garfield “SERGEANT YORK” Gary Cooper--Joan Leslie “STRAWBERRY BLONDE" James Cagney—DeHavilland The Biggest List of Hit Shows Ever to Show Any Theatre Any Wh&é’! OUR APPRECIATION OF YOUR PATRONAGE! Appreciation of your patronage built the gorgeous 20TH CENTURY THEATRE. Your patronage has enabléd us to to give you in return the FINEST THEATRE we could con- ceive, THE BEST PICTURES MONEY CAN BUY! atre Your Friends Will Rave About . . . OUR APPRECIATION OF YOUR PATRONAGE! Large . . . A The- That's THE 20TH CENTURY ® Perfectly Appointed. Air Conditioned Throughout. Spacious . Large, Handy Check Room: Entirely Fireproof. An Efficient Courteous Statf ALWAYS There to Greet You. Perfect Projection as Found in the World’s Finest Theatres. Consistently the Best Entertainment. Men'’s, Women'’s and Children’s Clean, Roomy Rest Rooms. “Where the Better BIG Pictures Play.'” ATURDAY |} SUNDAY MONDAY