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emotions" Rowland v. Lee, director of
the picture, explained.
I'm mystery drama such as The
Mysterious DR.. Flu Manchu,' its use
for this purpose in invaluable. Two eyes
cleaning through an aperture in wall
might not be noticed by the audience
in long shot. The menace Is increased
hundred fold by the closeup"
The musical shows, with their large
casts and choruSes. win benefit most
from the wide-angle lens, according to
LaSky. This technical development
will make it possible to bring whole
stageful of players into closeup. Thus
each seat in theater viii become a
flrst-row vantage point.
OFT, who indirectly started this trend
toward audience comfort, has more dis
tinction than being the owner of the
first face to appear in closeup. He
was also the initial motion picture actor.
When Edison was experimenting with
the recording of motion pictures on CYL
inderS similar to his early phonograph
records, OFT comprised his acting staff.
He danced and twirled. and, in his own
words, make q monkey of myself"
The studio property man came into
being as an institution when OFT did
his sneeze closeup five years later. The
actor had been placed before the CAM
era and ordered to Sneeze. Nothing
happened. Otis sIieezer refused to
ignite. An assistant was sent for box
Of snuff. The records do not contain
the name of the first prop boy" They
state, however. that Otis sneeze failed
to generate until snuff had been mixed
with pepper.
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Hope for the Theater

WITH its death-knell ringing it its
ears, that knell having been
sounded by one of its most vigorous
patriarchs; with the threat presented
by the "all-talking motion picture, -
and with the recent crash Of Washing
there yet appears family the glimmer
OF the star of hope that all is not yet
lost for the American theater.
Stuart Walker, the directing head of
a famous repertory company bearing
his name in Cincinnati, has recently
issued a neat brochure whose name is
THE Repertory Theater." As Mr..
Walker has devoted his professional
lifetime to the development of the idea,
it may be interesting to many to learn
what he thinks upon the subject.
After admitting his belief as far back
as 1915 that the English-speaking the
alter was headed toward danger, If not
actual disaster, Mr.. Walker states that
this was simply. because nowhere were
actors and playwrights being developed
in sufficient numbers to supply the de-
mand. He states that 1t was rather
the long-run play and the system of
casting actors in type roles that caused
both the weakening of the theatric
fabric and the lack of development of
proper material for its perpetuation,
and not the progress in the mechanics
OF motion pictures, which has generally
been accepted as threatening the life of
the legitimate stage.
Continuing, Mr.. Walker states:
There should be theater that will
do for the drama what the museums,
symphony orchestras and opera COM
panies do for the other arts. The
greatest need in the English-speaking
theater, 1t seems to me, is repertory
organizations with some sort of tradi-
ton, or definite policy which might in
time become tradition, for I think it is
universally agreed that repertory de-
velopS good actors and playwrightS."
No theater in America or England
is devoted to the development of these
two essentials of the drama. In every
city there is great public which is
eager TO know and to see the best.
There is no reason why these people
should not be organized to make a the
alter which will show the best drama of
the world.
The majority of this public is prob
ably not able to pay the large prices
demanded for seats in the legitimate
theater. feel that for these same
people repertory can be. easily built in
a few years that will cover the whole
history of the drama from Egyptian
Memphis to any future Moscow"
If this means anything, it means,
f1rst OF all, that earnest and energetic
work is to be done in organizing, both
Tor sympathy and for material support,
the people themselves who are in
terested, the family interested as well
as the most enthusiastic, in the idea
OF an ideal repertory company for their
own PARTICULAR city. Washington, the
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PALACE srsee Of San Luis Rey.n
'sThe Bridge Of Ean Luis Rey," a
Metr6-G oldwyn- Mayer talking produc-
ton adapted from the Pulitzer prize
winner by Thornton Wilder, is the cur
rent screen attraction at Loew's Palace
Lily Dainita Ernest Terrence, Raquel
Torres, Don Alvarado, Henry B
Walthall Mitchell Lewis and Tully
Marshall comprise the cast Of this
unique production.
Outside the cathedral in Lima, Peru
spanning q great gorge, was the Bridge
of San Luis Rey, built by the ancient
Incas and blessed by st. Francis him
self. It had stood for years, symbol
to the people of Gods love. One day
It fell, plunging five people to death,
Father Juniper, fearing that the
catastrophe had shaken the faith OF
the people in Gods love and mercy,
set out to inquire into the lives of
the five victims. to see whether in
these lives could not be found evidence
that God was really good. He discov--
cred that among them were an old
woman, happy in the first unself1sh
act of her life; young girl, happy
for the first time in the arms OF the
man she loved; a nameless child and
a disappointed old man, who were hap
pier dead and q youth with q broken
heart. Thus the priest showed to the
people of Lima that God, after all, had
not failed them in loving kindness.
Jack Parkington's Loew-Pubix unit
a second edition of the popular Rah
Fab Raln," is the stage presentation.
1t features Art Frank, Helen Lewis and
her collegiates, the Foursome Quartet
Barbara Vernon, Marie PAUL. and Lew
Beck. Art Frank is known as the
granddad of whoopee." The Fox Movie
tone News, the M-G-M News. short
subjects. Charles Gaige at the organ
and the Palace Orchestra complete the
entertainment.
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WITH never so much as peep from
"the legitimate" in the theatric
Waihalla OF the great metropolis, bur-
lesque, which alone is what is now
termed "the legitimate" in theatrical
circles, still continues with the sauci-
ness of the sparrow in snow time, but
with weather conditions reversed, to
peep and peep and peep.
Whether the song of the burlesque
swallow holds within its sonorous tim
bre aught to- suspect highly developed
abdominal breathing or is merely a
throaty affection that compels its con-
tinuity is not yet definitely determined,
ing Is crowding out the buzz of the bees,
even though the Summer is full upon us.
There are not so many of the body
polite that care rush candle about
burlesque per sc. True, the sport has its
followers, and many of them at that.
But the tired business man and the
sober sided citizen and, least of all,
pleasure seeking femininity, not yet has
fallen to any considerable extent to the
Turing song of burlesque, now more
widely and clearly heard, perhaps, than
ever before.
The reason for all this is that bur-
lesque has been leading the general pub
lie very confidently to believe that, like
Alexander, 1t is out for other worlds to
conquer It long has envied the fat
and costly audiences that have lavished
wealth and praise upon ziegfeld, Carroll
and White shows, which generally have
been classified as "glorified" something,
and sometimes more definitely as "glori-
fed burlesque."
If the purveyors of burlesque, which
has risen from very deep depths to its
present eminence, are envious of Zieg-
field, Carroll and White, they also have
not overlooked the fact that 1.-THE Lit
tie Show" which has had glittering
success in New York. is tip from the
! metropolitan public that it is tired Of
the colossal and Splendiferous revue of
/ the past and would like to have its eyes,
Its ears and its general risibilities fed
upon the good things in the big show,
condensed into smaller but better
| entertainment with less of the feathers,
| perhaps, but more of the substance
than OF the trimmings
| And burlesque, according to recent
proclamation Of I. H. Herk, its head
director at the moment, is setting about
TO provide precisely this sort of enter
tainment in tbs season ahead.
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ART FRANK and BARBARAVEPNON
Polaee G5zzae)
His Navy Nickname

SAILORS Of the seven seas and many
natives of the ports in Asiatic
waters once knew George Bancroft. one
of Hollywood's leading stars, as "Open
Wide George" Bancroft, whose latest
picture Is. ''Thunderbolt, an al1-talking
picture of life in the underworld of
New York's Harlem, started his the
atrical career producing minstrel shows
aboard American battleships. He was
an enlisted man in the Navy.
Today" says Bancroft, "the Navy
arranges motion picture shows and
many other kinds of diversion for the
men at sea. In those days the only en-
tertainment was self-devised. We gave
a minstrel show. I routined the acts
and was an end man in blackface.
Then, as now, had rather lusty
laugh. and my makeup made my
mouth seem even larger than it is.
Some one began to call me wide Open
George" and the nickname stuck I'M
til left the Navy
This taste of theatrical life led Ban
croft to the stage and then to moving
pictures. His first outstanding success
was made in Josef Won Sternberg's
underworld" and he has steadily
climbed the ladder to Stardom.
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TAKE a map of the world. Stick

TAKE a map Of the world. Stick q
pin in any spot which designates
an important city and Victor McLaglen
can tell you something about 1t.
Canada, Hawaii, Fiji Islands, Tahiti,
Australia, Ceylon, Bombay, India; Por-
tugueSe East Africa, German East
Africa, South Africa, England, ireland,
Scotland, America, Bagdad, all were
ports of call for the Fox Films star
during his adventurous life, and he
never was idle, for it is the record that
he participated in seven wars.
When the World War began Nc
Laglen and his brother left Cape Town
for London to enlist.
When he reached London he found
that, from the four corners of the globe,
his seven brothers had gathered at the
call of their country.
One brother came from China, an
other from Canada, two from the
United States.
Now he is soldier again, but this
time in THE Black Watch" in which
McLaglen is starred in the role of
Capt. King of the famous Scotch
regiment 1.-THE Black Watch" is based
on Talbot Mundy's story king of the
Khyber Rifles
Myrna 10y plays the role of the
exotic Yasrnani, the she-devil of India
who aspired to throne.
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Show Chatter Amazes.

IF Fannie Brice had not known
Norma Talmadge these many years
she would have sworn on stack OF
Laura Jean Libby's novels that the star
had once been chorus girl.
Miss Brice, who is In Hollywood to
make a picture. visited Miss Talmadge
on her set where Tin Pan Alley" is
being filmed and heard playback
after a lively scene had been micro
phoned.
Say" she exclaimed, where did you
pick up that show chatter?"
Miss Talmadge explained that she
read her lines as they were written in
her script.
Il guess It's the way you say them,
then" said Miss Brice. "but I could
swear you were in pony troupe once
If didn't know your history as well
as my own"
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TN all probability, it is announced
John Barrymore will not only talk
but sing in his initial Vitaphone talk
ing picture, General Crack" which is
now well under way at Warner Bros.
Studio under the direction of Alan
Crosland. Ray Perkins, head of War
ner's theme song department, is COM
posing special selection for Mr. Bar
rymore and, if present plans go
through, the public will hear the cele-
brated actors singing voice for the first
time.
Walter Anthony has written the
adaptation from George Preedy's novel
that depicts the romance and adven-
ture of eighteenth century Europe.
Spectacular battle scenes will contrast
with elaborate sequences of Austrian
court life during that period Marion
Nixon, Armida, Hobart Bosworth, Low
ell Sherman, Jacqueline Logan and
Otto Matiesen are among the principals
Of the supporting cast.
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No Parent This Time.
EARLr-.WoIf Song

FOR the first time in nearly two years
Charles Sellon is not playing pa
rental role on the screen.
This benign-faced gentleman, who has
acted as father to almost every well
known star on the screen at some time
or other, portrays the querulous but
kindly old managing editor in big
News" In lieu of children he has the
whole staff of a big daily to fight with
and for. Robert Armstrong, who plays
the leading role as the talented but
thirsty star reporter Of Addison's paper,
Is his principal care.
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Fox-aThe BLACK watch"

Victor McLaglen in his first talking
picture, "The Black Watch" Is the cur
rent screen attraction at the Fox Thea-
ter.
Mr.. McLaglen has created a distinct
following. Some look upon him as
mans star" Records Of the local thea
ter. however, are said to disclose MN
to be equally popular with woman audi
ences. In "The Black Watch the
famed can't. Flagg of What Price
Glory is given his best opportunities,
it is announced.
The Black Watch is taken from the
novel King of Khyber Rifles" by Tai
bot Mundy. It was directed by John
Ford, his twenty-seventh production Tor
william Fox. The supporting cast IN
cludes the new feminine star, Miss
Myrna 10y, who as an East Indian god
dess with almost supernatural control
over her subjects, is credited with an
excellent performance. Others are
Lumsden Hare, Roy DARCY, Mitchell
Lewis, Cyril Chadwick, Walter Long.
David Terrence, Pat Somerset and
David Percy. the last remembered
from the Fox Movietone Follies for his
fine baritone voice. In The Black
Watch" he sings sevaral numbers.
John Irving Fisher as master OF
ceremonies. will introduce the Trainor
Brothers, dancing stars of the Roxy
Theater. New York: "Tanglefoot," an
acrobatic dancer: frankie Morris, a
dainty singer of popular melodies, and
Ernie and Fisher, whose ambition is to
create laughter. These will be supple
mented by the IA Gorgeous Foxettes,
dancing misses, and the 40 Fox Jazz
manians, under Leon Brusiloff. The
Fox Moyietone News, with world events
in sound and motion, viii round out the
program. se
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Dick Now an Elevator Boy.

0VOUNG NOWHERES," Richard
- Barthelmess' next picture, Is the
story of Economically inclined elevator
boy, by I. A. r. Wylie, which was pub
lished in magazine about two years
ago. Although the atmosphere and
background of Young Nowheres" is as
modern as the apartment house In
which the boy has his ''ups and downs, .
the story is said to be of the sensational
sort which endeared Barthelmess to
motion picture fans in such pictures as
"Tolable David" THE Enchanted Cot
tage," etc.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS"

The Metropolitan Theater this week
offers as its featured screen attraction
the Paramount talking drama tThun-
are played by George Bancroft, Richard
Arlen and Fay Wray.
Josef Won Sternberg, the director, and
George Bancroft are said to have per-
fected new and even greater picture
of life in the underworld than in .Un-
derworld."
Opening in Harlem's black metropo-
lis, where Bancroft as a fearful death
dealer sways the lives and destinies OF
hundreds, it swings to Sing Sings
death row, where exciting climaxes are
enacted. In "Thunderbolt" there are
many things to hear as well Is to see
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Photoplays This Week
SCREEN ATTRACTIONS OF THE WEEK.

PALACE"The Bridge Of Luis Rey" This afternoon
evening.
FOzs-"The Black Watch" This afternoon and evening
This afternoon evening
EARLE-"Wolf Song" This afternoon and evening.
COLUMBTA-The Cocoanuts" This afternoon and evening
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and the whole is wonderfully well
rounded out.
~ Returning to the scene Of her first
triumph, Kate Smith, billed as the
"Songbird Of the South" viii be heard
in a vitaphone presentation, singing two
songs that have made her famous,
Bless You, Sister," and Carolina
Moon"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-20
FISHERMEN START WAR ON BRIGHTON FATHERS

BRIGHTON, England, July 20- Bathing suits and fish do not mix in the opinion of the irate fisher men of Brighton.
 Members of the fishing colony have protested to the Town Coun- cil that through municipal ordi- nances extending the bathing beach facilities, the honest fisherfolk are gradually being deprived of their livelihood.
 How can we dry and mend our nets with bathers on the beach?" demanded Frank Leach, spokesman of the fishermen. Our ancestors founded Brighton and made it what it is today. No one will ever turn us away until we have fought for our rights"
 The men have threatened to tear down the brand new bathing mo- tices that have been put up along the waters edge if the authorities do not take action to protect the fishing areas.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-20
SALMON PACK
 ISLAR|GE 3 ONE

Of interest to all in the fishing industry is the news that the Cop per River and Prince William Sound districts have quite large packs this year These packs, according to Capt. M. J. O'Connor. of the Bureau of Fisheries, will equal those of the season of 1926 which provided one of the largest packs Alaska has ever had.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-20
'
 OFFICIAL MAKING
 TRIP TO NORTHLAND

Among the 158 passengers aboard the steamer Lakina, of the Alaska Steamship Company, which arrived in Juneau early. yesterday morning were MT. and Mrs. w. J. Tench, of Redlands, Calf, and their daugh- ter. Miss ,Maude Tench, who is a secretary Of the Paramount-Lasky company in Hollywood.
 They motored from Hollywood Q Seattle where they boarded the Lakina and arc making round- trip to Alaska on her. Miss Tench who visited Honolulu last year said that she is enjoying every minute of her trip to Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-20
MIR. AND MRS. SHEIDLEY LEAVE FOR ASBE E s STOS
 MINE BY SEAPLANE

J. w. Sheidley and Mrs. Sheid- ley of Kansas City, Mo, left on the Alaska Washington Airway IS seaplane Ketchikan, Pilot Anscel Eckman, at 11:30 o'clock this morn ing for Bear Creek where they will remain for several days while MT. Sheidley inspects the work being done at the asbestos property of which he is principal owner. Twelve men are now at work on the prop erty, MT. Sheidley said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-20
FEATHER SHOT l BY DAUGHTER l
Twelve Year Old Girl Kills Father Because of
 Attack Attempt

KEYPORT, N. J., July 20.-Cath- crime Crawford, aged 12 years, but small for her age, shot and killed her father, George Crawford, aged 39 years, because she said he at tempted to attack her. The child was released on $2,5O0 bail put up by the mother who told the au- thorities Catherine's father had an- noyed the child and that an elder sister, Ann, aged Is years, had been living away from the home for some time because of trouble with her father
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-20
THE EMPIRE Is the Medium

Through which the general public can always have It's wants supplied.
 Closing time for classified advertisements: 2 P. M.
 Closing time for display ad- vertiSements: II A. M.
 Ten cents per line first in- sertion.
 Five cents for continuous subsequent insertion.
 Count five average words to the line.
 Minimum charge. 50 cents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-20
Marine News
Steamer Movements
NoRTHBOUND

4T
 2 Northwestern is due at 10 . o'clock tonight . Admiral Evans due at Il o. . clock tonight. . Princess Alice is due tonight at . g o'clock. . Admiral Rogers is due Monday. . Dorothy Alexander due next . Wednesday morning. . SCHEDULED SAILINGS . Princess Adelaide scheduled to sail from Vancouver July 20 . at 9 pm. . Alaska is scheduled to sail . from Seattle July 21 at 9 am. . Prince George is scheduled to sail from Vancouver July . g at 8 pm. . Alameda scheduled to sail . from Seattle July 23, at 9 . pm. . Princess Louise scheduled to , sail from Vancouver July : 24 at 9 pm. , Queen scheduled to sail from . Seattle July 9 at 10 am. . s0UTHBOUND SAILINGS ! Prince Rupert in port 1 am. { Sunday and sails south at . 2 am. . Yukon due southbound about . July 23. : Admiral Watson due south . bound about July 26. LOCAL SAILINCS ! Margnita scheduled to leave ] for SitSa and way ports at | 6 o'clock Thursday night. ' Virginia W sails for Chicha- : gof and way ports at 6 o. [ clock every Wednesday night. 4 America First leaves every ! wednesday at 1 p. m. for 5 Petersburg and Rake and [ way ports. . ? . . .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-20
ICY STRAIT SALMON
 ARE RUNNING STRONG

Word was received in Juneau to- day that big run of salmon is coming in from the ocean through Icy Strait. The Taku Harbor can nery got 35,000 fish from that source this morning and today Capt c. E. Ahues, Superintendent, left for the Icy Strait section.
 Heretofore this year most of the canneries which depend for their fish supply on the Icy Strait source have been somewhat behind last year in the size of their packs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-20

FOR SALE-Burroughs Posting Ma chine in Al condition. Will sell on time or cash discount. Call at Juneau Motors, Inc. Ask for Lucas.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-20
c . .
 HALIBUT PRICES . . . . Q

! SEATTLE, July 20.-Two vessels with 21.OO0 pounds of halibut ar rdved Friday and sold for IT and 211a cents.
 PRINCE RUPERT, B. C., July 20 LSixty-four thousand pounds of halibut were sold here Fri a y. American fish sold for to 12.2 cents and Canadian for g to 12.1 cents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-20

FOR RENT-Flrst of August, T. room house in Douglas, complete ly furnished to dishes and a sew ing machine, bedrooms. See Mrs A. Africh for key. John Bacchia
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-20

FOR SALE Latest model 5 h. p. Gray Marine Engine. New See Peter Minchoff at Alaskan Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-20

FOR SALE-Eight room house, hot
 water heated, furnished. If in
 terested, call and inspect. Mrs. Elmer E. Smith, Douglas, Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-20

FOR SALE-One sawmlil and plan CT. Good size. Never used. Cheap. Phone 1894, P O. Box 703, Ju- neau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-20
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-NOTICE 1000 feet of
 canvas hose, at Browns Canvas House, Front Street at City Dock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-20
FATHER MONROE HERE
 FROM WRANGELI

Father Monroe, of Wrangell, ar rived in Juneau this week to su- perintend alterations and repairs to the Catholic Church in Douglas. Father Monroe is an expert at technical architecture and has had much experience in building.
 He will remain in Juneau for about two weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-20
oe . . .
 TIDES TOMORROW
TIDES MONDAY

High tide, 0:58 a.nl., 16.3 feet.
 Low tide, 7:36 a.m., IA feet.
 High tide, POI pm, 14.6 feet.
 Low tide, 7.37 pm, 50 rect.
 Information for visiting Pioneers. Call or drop note. Hours 2 to 7 D. m. No. 8, Willoughby Avenue, opposite Femmer Dock. -adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-20

FOR SALE-Troller, fully equipped T1460 28 by it. E. O. Fields Ninth Street.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-20

FOR SALE-25 it. gas boat. No. M2471. Inquire Sam Bieri, lower City Float.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-20

Try a HOT TAMHLE after tI1e show. Juneau Ice Crean: rarlors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-20
rUUS

We are now reauy to after or make up your furs. Goldstein's Emporium. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-20

BLUEBERRIES for sale. Phone orders to Douglas, Phone 79.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-20

FOR SALE-A Modern seven room house furnished. Phone 3203 or 585.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-20
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-FurniShe five room house. Newly renovated. Furnace heat. Phone 257.