The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 1, 1946, Page 5

TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRLS IN THE WORLD! THE MOST GLAMOROUS SHOW ON THE SCREEN! S 4 SN/ COME ALONG AND START THE NEW YEAR with Laughs and Music o “Constance MOORE -~ VANITIES 1946 Ay Eve ARDEN Otto KRUGER Alan MOWBRAY and Woody HERMAN «nd his ORCHESTRA FEATURE "ARTS 7:556—10:20 iXCITING NEW ISSUE OF THE NEWS OF THE DAY as brought to YOU by AIR EXPRESS The Ervin Feed Co. e in C Jasa Lot Grocer PHONE 704 HAY, GRAIN, COAL and STORAGE There is no substitute tor newspaner advertising! | SOUTH FRANKLIN STR Specializing in American and Chinese Dishes To All Our Patrons and Creditors: WE EXTEND HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS ~NEW YEAR Sincerely “NEW 000000000000 ( i Zy The Proprietors of the HINATOWN ' CAFE Baranof Turkish Bath and Massage Hours 9 A. M. to 6 P. M.—Open BARANOF HOTEL—Lower Level ivenings by Appointment PHONE Py 753 NEW CAFE ///// - Al Airling plane routes ALASKA AIRLINES . ) P I @ Alaska Airlines feader plane bases VANITIES” BIG HIT AT CAPITOL Delightful comedy, music that all will remember, pretty girls and d ing is “Earl Carroll's Vanities,” biz bill at the Capitol. Constance Moore is lovelier and more glamor- cus than usual, with the dashing Cennis O'Keefe and a brilliant sup- porting cast, the featu is one of the big hits. It is the edt, bright- est and most rollicking musical of the the season Otto Kreuger, Eve Arden, Mary Forbes, 1 Mowbray, Pinky Lee and others, all picked for their part maks up ‘the ca The picture boasts a chorus of 42 beautiful girls and when one says beatitiful it Lears c the sloga that has become famous over Ca roll pe in stage door that “Through these tals pass the most’ beautiful girls the world.” Woody Herman's band plays the principals and the chorus in series of brilliant numbers. FOOL éfioovg o GALLUP, N rature 10 below zero, E. Park- ard took no chances on the anti-freeze in .his automobile. He had an idea which he said worked like a charm. He drove alongside the Gallup brick plant and parked in the cozy warmth of the roaring kilns, for a The Grand Canal of Venice was probably at one time a river flowing into lagoons Beify (The Legs) Likes 'Em, She Knows Her Good oinl_‘s: LIKE MOTHER LIKE DAUGHTER—] THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE "EARL CARROLL'S FILM "SPOTLIGHT SCANDALS" BiLL AT 20TH CENTURY) [ha to consistently solid per- by a talented, versatile ast, zht Scandals,” gay and sprigh musical showing at the 20th Century tonight merits rating as a well balanced package sus= tained en nment Direc am Beaudine insur- ed the success of this fast-stepping musical when he selected a proven troupe of actor-entertainers that in- clude such favorites as Frank Fay, y Gilbert, Bonnie Baker, Butch nd Bu the Radio Rogues, Iris Adrian idia Dell and Harry Langdon I result is a nicely paced, entertainment filled picture 1 with a smash climax In their roles as vaudeville enter- tainer ay to w v York's “ ne” Frank Fay and Billy Gilbert carry much of the picture and garner most of the acting honors. Basically, “Spotlight Scandals” is pure entertainment, with Bonnie Baker, the “wee” songtress of the airlanes, singing four songs in her own inimitable styl>. The imperson- ations of the Radio Rogues are a standout and Harry Langdon also scores in what proves o be a new type of character for this establish- ed favorite Spotlight Scandals” was produced un the aegis of Sam Katzman and Jack Dictz with. Barney Sarecky credited as the associate produce Edward Kay was the musical direr with the dances supervised Ly Jack Boyle hteen-month-old Vickie is a pretty good pin-up girl on her own. By RALPH DIGHTON HOLLYWCOD—Betty (The Grable knows her good points—the) are not exactly hidden—and intends of them, for a while. “Me? Quit making leg pictures Why don't they ask me before they print such things?” she asked after . 22> L ‘m keep right on making the most | port myself. being told oi reports that she yearn- ed for full-length dresses and ‘heavy” dramatic roles. “I'd be frightened to death if I had to take a straight dramatic part,” said Betty-the-legs. “I am probably the ony musical comedy star in Hollywood who wants to go on being just what she is. “I have no ambition to do anything but musicals. I'm no actress, and I know it. I've reached the top in my field and I'll go right on singing and dancing as long as I'm good. But if I ever start down, I'll quit. Right then. I've managed to put a little aside all through the years, and I have a husband who can support’ me better than I can sup- She was erring to top bandsman Harry James, father of her 18- menth-old daughter, Vickie. Of ex- hushand Jackie Coogan, she said, “Why bring that up?” when asked if she had seen him since his release from the army. “I'm almost 29 years old,” con- tinued Betty. “I've been in show business since I could walk. I start- ed in a chorus line here in Holly- wocd when I was twelve and T've al- ways worked very hard. * “But now,” she said a bit wistfully, “I can't wait to get home from the studio. Even when I'm there I keep | worrying if the baby is all right.” A competent nurse, incidentally | stays with Vickie the five days a ek Getty works. “Only a few days ago,” she said, ‘I had to say no to Darryl Zanuck. He wanted me to take a really good part. Straight acting—the plum of this year's female movie roles. I won’t tell you which one because it might embarrass, the actress who does get it to know that I turned it down.” It won't be violating any confi- ) sweep from the six-a-| JUNEAU, ALASKA L20 A VERY HAPPY NEW { YEAR | TO ALL For Added Enjoyment - - - "LET'S GO FISHING” “BLUEGRASS 4 GENTLEMEN" '{ TO BARBERS The Mighty Mouse ¢ "“Last Fox-Air-Mail | News" 4 3 , to hazard an opin- jon the role was that of Sophie in {*“The Razor's Edge.” “No,” said Betty, "I told Mr. Zan- uck, “you know why people come to {see my pictures, and it isn't my act- ing ability. { “I'm very happy the way things are.” She stretched The Legs lux- uriously on a luxurious, curved sofa in cne of the two living rooms in her | Beverly Hills cottage. “The only !ly after we had Vickie. I wanted 'to appear in a dress once in a while | because it's a little undignified for |2 mother ALWAYS to go around in a bathing suit with her legs hang- ing out.” Yes, work seems to be losing some of its zing for Betty-The-Legs. When I acked her what her next movie would be she was stumped. She's been signed for it, but she didn't know its iname nor what role she'll play. Ipress agent supplied the details: Twentieth - Century Fox's “The Shocking Miss Pilgrim,” a frothy ‘ale of the tribulations of the na- tien's first female typist. ——ee Vatican Has Observatory ! VATICAN CIT: - If Pope Pius (XI1 takes a vacation this year (he hasn’t had one since the begining of the war) and goes to his summer palace at Castel Gandolfo, he prob- ably will climb to the roof of the palace and spend a few hours at the Vatican Observatory, peering at the now bombless sky. The Vatican Observatory, consid- ered by experts to be one of the fin- est in the world, is run by two Jesuit priests, aided by three other priests, two mechanics and a cook. Most of the observatory’s work is done in two cupolas which house a giant telescope and a large cam- era for night photography. Both the telescope and the camera are of German Zeiss make. The observatory up to 1933 was situated in Vatican City, but due to the installation of electrical equip- ment it was transferred to Castel Gandolfo where there was no elec- trical interference. Because of its location, Father John Stein, director of the observa- landings and battle. He saw the | fighting upside down, since there cal telescopes. did not use the telescope, respecting the extra-territorial character of the cbservatory. But they did place a long-range gun at the bottom of the hill on which the Pope's summer palace sits, and they shot over the observatory. The Vatican Observatory observed {complaint I've ever made was short- Al tory, had a direct view of the Anzio| are no corrector lenses on astronomi- ‘ It is reported that the Germans | X A Laugh-loaded Keyhole:View of the Gals . ‘and Guys of the Show World! . Stars 9‘» ‘the partial eclipse of the sun on July 9. 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