The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 18, 1950, Page 5

3 R 18, 1950 LET,S ‘;0 - to a Movie Tonight? I | | | The beauty TONIGHT ONLY! Whirlwind Tunes! Cyclone Action! “The BLUE Color by Technicolor! SPECIAL STARTS SHOWING A SUN. OUR REGULAR DAYS — PRICES ONLY ROY ACUFF Wiliam FRAWLEY - Lloyd CORRIGAN CAPITOL THEATRE George CLEVELAND - Bill EDWARDS Jacqueline THOMAa 7t and THE SMOKY MOUNTAIN BOYS A COLUMBIA PICTU NEVER ! of its THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA BEFORE! Fabulous Color! The wonder of its Tnnocent Love! The excitement of its Glorious Adventure! Presenting LIFE'S Cover Girl JEAN SIMMONS LAGOON" 5 ZND HiT! CONCERT SEASON OPENS WITH SILVA, FAMOUS CELLIST | Juneau’s concert season opens officially Thursday night with the first of the “Alaska Music Trails” | | concerts sponsored by ‘the Juneau- ! Douglas Concert Association. | Featured will be the world-famed Italian ‘cellist Luigi Silva, whose sensitive artistry and two hundred fifty six year old Guarnerius cello combine to bring the best in music to his grateful listeners. Richard Hayes, Seattle Times dramatic critic, had this to say about Signer Silva’s recent per- formance at the Metropolitan: . . .£lva’s technique has no lim- its. It is breathtaking in its sweep yand his control of the instrument !is absolute. He achieves a powerful tone or spins a gossamer web of ! !evanescent color at will and the | emotional quality of his interpre- tation is never over-dramatized.”) Maxim Schapiro, famed pianist, | through whose efforts “Alaska Mus. {ic Trails came into being, arrived |in Juneau Monday and attended the meeting of the Juneau Douglas EXTRA! LATEST FILMS FROM LIPERATED SEOUL! “Crime Dr.’s Diary” 7:10-9:33 “Heme in San Antone” 8:22 - 10:45 ] starts TOMORROW! The Roaring Story of THE WEST'S : WILDEST FEUD/ Concert. Association Tuesday night at the Council chambers. Schapiro reported that initial “Al- | aska Music Trails” concerts in An- rbanks played to chcrage and F capacity houses. | Mrs. Jobn McCormick, chairman | 6f the membership committee of the Juneau-Douglas Concert As- | sociation, said tickets are still av- | ailable through members of her | committee, Alaska Music Supply, Ernest Ehler at the Baranof Hotel and the 20th Century Theatre box- office. Season tickets may be had, as well as those for individual per- formances. A special rate is in ef- fect for students. % Following the meeting it was re- season memberships for x | ported by Mrs. McCormick that the “For Better Appearance” CALL HEAR "Why the Church of Christ Dees Not Use Insirumental Music " in Worship"” TONIGHT 8P. M L. D. WEBE, Evangelist Daily Speaker t CHURCH OF CHRIST in 'THE HIGHLANDS GOSPEL MEETING NOW IN PROGRESS Services Daily -8 P. M. TRIANGLE . CLEANERS concert association had “gone over the top” in its membership drive. With a few memberships still to be reported, a total of $3,853.68 has been subscribed, enough to assure no more financial worry for the concert association for this season. Thursday night the door of the 20th Century Theatre will be open at 8 o'clock and tickets will be on sale until the concert starts. Following the concert there will be a public reception in the lounge of the Baranof hotel to which every- one on Gastineau Channel is invited to meet Schapiro and Silva, the Alaska Music Trails visiting artists. SINGERS TO REHEARSE UNITED NATIONS SONG, THEN OFF TO CONCERT The Juneau Singers invite all persons who wish to sing the Uni- ted Nations song at the United Nations banquet October 24 to a special short rehearsal tomorrow evening. The vocalists will start rehearsing promptly at 8 p.m. in the Methodist Church, stopping just short of 8:30 o'clock so that the musicians can the concert in the 20th Also because of the concert, there | will be no regular rehearsal later.' DOUBLE BILL IS ATIMUSIC WEEK ON CAPITOL TONIGHT:| AT 20TH CENTURY; MUSIC, MELODRAMA| BALLET TONIGHT A double bill of excitement comes | the Capitol Theatre tonight for| Cyd Charisse, former member of ne performance only. !the Ballet Russe, was a perfect The two pictures are “Home m‘ choice for the part of the premiere San Antone,” and Warner Baxter ](an use in M-G-M'’s new Techni- {in “The Crime Doctor’s Diary.” |color hit, “The Unfinished Dance" H h are Columbia pictures and|which is closing tonight at uu both are underwritten as good en- | | Gross 20th Century Theatre. Miss tertainment. | Charisse who recently revealed her “Home in San Antone” brings to!danding prowess in “Fiesta,” exe-! the screen Roy Acuff and his Smoky | cutes several difficult choreogra M in Boys. The picture makes|phic numbers in the new pictu entertaining use of a variation of | which takes the spectator back-s! the radio giveaway idea, with alin the ballet world. 100,000 jackpot prize. Acuff and his | The Juneau Douglas Concert Asso- | ;ation pose as itinerant musi- | ciation will present Luigi Silva, !n- who are helped by a ‘“\“‘"‘lmn:\uonally famed concert collm hotelman with troubles of his | from the stage of the 20th leun wi. There are girls and melodrama | Theatre tomorrow evening at 8:30. | music in the picture . . . smcn‘ To top off the past week's grand | ong hits, to tell the truth. | entertainments, a special booking Warner Baxter who plays in the | has been arranged for Friday only. | ‘olumbia mystery, “The Crime Doc- | 1t is “Carnegie Hall,” the picture: or's Diary,” has supporting him |qctually filmed at it's New York| Stephen Dunne, Lois Maxwxell and | Jocale and featuring a staggering | Adele Jergens..The story is a drama ! array of the most famous musicians | Iul murder, set to music. The un-|in the world . . . including “South | ( Texas setting is, in actuality, a Los | Pacific's” Ezio Pinza. es juke-box outfit which has| ct telephone connections to| | ierous cafes and restaurants lo- | PRAYER MEETING, FILM | °d around town. When murder | AT MEMORIAL CHURCH | ; into the story, Warner Bax- A | s the Crime Doctor, uses the| This evening at 7:30 in Memorial | equipment of the establishment m|Church the weekly prayer meeting, his solution of the crime. |will be in charge of William Coming to the Capitol tomorrow | Durance. A film, “Second Chance” | will be Yvonne DeCarlo in “The Gal | produced by the Protestant Film Who Took the West,” a Techni- | Commission will be shown following color feature, the worship hour . CANVASS BOARDS | 1 so0n SOON WILL MAKE | T™Ls meet OFFICIAL COUNTS | As required to do the second Tuesday after a general election, three election judges will meet Tuesday to tally First Division ab- isenwe ballots. These are estimated ! to number 400. —————————————— | ‘ Appointed to meet in the office of | the Clerk of District Court are Mrs. | Edwin Sutton, Mrs, Russell (Phyllis) | Maynard and Mrs. Harold \L'onma‘ Jo) Gronroos. ’ The Territorial Canvassing Board | will start earlier, although most of their work will be next menth. By | law the Board is to start working | within ten days after the election, s0 the group will gather tomorrow at 10 a.m. in the office of Secre- tary of Alaska Lew M. Williams. | He expects adjournment until re- turns are more nearly oomplflte Should any election remain in GENUINE doubt, the Board is required to wait until 4 p.m. December 10, the count OLD STYLE of that time to declared official. | SOUR MASH On the Canvassing Board are the | Governor and Cellector of Customs. KENTUCKY In the absence of Customs Collec- STRAIGHT tor J. J. Connors, due to illness, BOURBON J. T. (Tom) Petrich, Acting Ccl-| WHISKEY lector, will meet with Gov. Ernest BONDED Gruening .and Secretary Williams. | The meetings are open to the puh- 100 PROOF STROHMEYER ON LEAVE | .. STITZEL-WELLER DISTILLERY. INC., Louisville, Ky — ———————————— M-Sgt. Chester Strohmeyer, Sen- | Distributed throughout idor Instructor Detachment, 208th g i Alasks by ODOM COMPANY ’ PAGE FIVE HURRY! Last Times Tonight! THE 2ND HIT IN THIS . . .. OUR GREATEST WEEK OF ENTERTAINMENT! "“THE RED SHOES", IT'S ONLY RIVAL FOR DAZZLING TECHNICOLOR . . . MUSIC . . . DANCING . . . DRAMA! “THE UNFINISHED DANCE" CYD CHARISSE - KARIN BOOTH DANNY THOMAS - MARGARET O'BRIEN (S CENTURY Hirno.3 TOMORROW ONLY! AU DOUGLAS, CONCERT ASSN. PRESENTS LUIGI SILVA celllsl IN PERSON! NG SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT! FRIDAY ONLY! THE MIGHTIEST MUSIC EVENT THE SCREEN HAS EVER KNOWN! MARSHA HONT —_— WILLIAN PRINCE —_ And in order TV Appmatene_ VAT D THE GREATEST MUSIC PICTURE OF ALL TIME! IT WOULD TAKE TWO YEARS AND $35 TO SEE ALL THESE MIGHTY ARTISTS IN PERSON! | Alaska National Guard, leaves to- | morrow on a 15 day furlough. He will spend most of it. hunting on ! Admiralty Island. | EYES EXAMINED DR. D. D. MARQUARDT OPTOMETRIST Second and Franklin PHONE 506 FOR LENSES PRESCRIBED Juneau § APPOINTMENTS Bundle up EVERYTHIMG that : needs Laundering or Dry Cleaning ‘ and ....LET US HELP! ' PHONE 15 Here wool our s Laundry 's your opporiunity to save on lovely ¥ and Saturday only. It's time for sweaters . . . SWEATER EVENT A sbeqial group of wools-and nylons 25% off i or nylon cardigans and pullovers . . . pecial price is for Thursday, Friday