Lpheum Presents
Ljor Musical
Tiling with originality and
l^itb old-time song hits and
^ s from musical comedies of
^jriod, Eddie Cantor’s “Show
.DeSs” comes to the screen of
"orpbeum Theatre today and
Iday to Prove ifcseIf one of the
most entertaining tune
0ie Cantor, George Mur
Joan Davis, Nancy Kelly
j Constance Moore are starred
Ibe offering, which is the story
s group of show folk over a
l^n-year period Cantor prod
the film and wove into it
my authentic incidents of his
m career and those of the other
jncipals.
Murphy plays tne roie or a
Ujessful burlesque star who
ikesthe frightened young Can
bunder his wing when the lat
frBets out to make his debut,
[heir professional ups and
Ikds, their teaming with two
iris in a quartette act that leads
01 to fame, and the complica
Ijonsof their respective roman
B6, comprise the human story
lot.
Various glimpses of Ziegfeld’s
“Whoopee” routines are inter
fered with such nostalgic num
mas "Dinah” and ‘‘It Had to
!e You” and other famous old
toes in delightful fashion.
From any angle, “Show Busin
«"» a highly worth-while pic
tare and one every audience will
•joy
Iown Topics
A 42-ft. Chris-Craft recently
jirchased by Charles Madsen in
Seattle arrived at the base in
Kodiak this week, and was
iwight. into town Thursday
there it is moo-ed by the Stan
tod Oil docks. The trim boat,
khicb had been repainted in
kittle, got oil on in during
Shipment and one window was
token during unloading oper
btions
The boat, named the “Kodiak
kw” will be used by Mr. Mad
on charter for hunting and
toing parties on Kodiak and
Hopak islands and to the
koai peninsula.
T-Sgt. "Chuck” Watkinson,
■“of P. J. Watkinson, is visit
's bis brother, P. J. Watkinson,
Mn Seattle on furlough. He is
Moned at Fort Greely.
Seven arrests werj made in
ktch, with $122 assessed in
■e®, 28 hours of labor ieceived
■^jail costs fur the month were
H.50
Williams, manager of
■h’s drug store, will be leaving
■toto accept, the managership;
' drug store in Fairbanks, ac
pd®g to present plans.
^fcre will be a regular Cham
Commerce meeting next
7*%, at 1215 at the Vict
ICafe.
J^e assorted hound dogs ar
p on the recent Lakina for
Nelson, local rancher. They
imported from Tucson, Ari
" and their new owner said
he was going to use them as
anti-bear protection.
•lames Pierce, local business
man, left via Alaska Airlines
Wednesday on a business trip to
Anchorage.
Mrs Lillie Wheeler, mother of
Mrs. Claire Seltzer, left this week
to return to her home in Seattle
after spending the winter here.
William Glass, of Vancouver,
B. C., representative of a Cana
dian cannery firm, is stopping
over a few days ar the Sunbeam
Hotel.
Mrs. Mabel Fenner, OPA
clerk, left by plane yesterday for
Juneau for an OPA conference.
The office will be closed during
her absence.
Edna Wood, 7, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wood, was
admitted to the Griffin Memorial
hospital Thursday evening
Mrs Lena Boeckman, former
ly of Kodiak, is now employed
as receptionist at the USO cen
ter in Anchorage, a position she
has held since Feb. 1.
Marian Shaley, civilian em
ployee of the Army at Fort
Greely, left this week to return
to the States.
The loss of a Park’s Cannery
company two-story floating can
nery while it was being towed
to Cordova from Seattle was re
ported here this week. Iu the
tow of 3 tenders it was said the
barge and cannery broke lose in
a storm aud broke uo. Reports
said it was valued at $16,000.
NOTICE
The Beachcombers will be
closed to the public on Friday
evening, April 27th, from 7 to 11
pm for a Patsu Party. Girls are
welcome and may phone 603 for
reservations.
The Beachcombers
Alaska Steamship
OUTGOING
Lorraine Swanson, Ray Lange.
Leon Curulhua, Mrs Libia
Wheeler, Marian Shaley.
Uganik & return—Frank Ir
ick, Mrs. Bonnie Zehner
To Dutch Harbor—Katherine
Pozega
Alaska Airlines
OUTGOING
Warren A Taylor, Martin J.
Jensen, Bailey Covey, Morgan
Edmonds, Dorothy Whitney,
Carl Andresen.
Arthur Lappi, Mrs. Mable
Fenner
INCOMING
Wm, Glass, Peggy Farmer,
Mrs. Juba Komm & 2 children,
Sam Levine, I. Troyer. W. N.
Meek.
BUY
WAR
BONDS
To Keep ’em
Fighting
On land & sea
& in the air
THE SHOWPLACE OF KODIAK
WE
RESERVE
THE
RIGHT
To Refuse
Any or AH
Admissions
Sat. & Sun.
tPOM BURLESGUE TO BIO T/AIE!
A cavalcade of shows
and show-folks!
EDDIE
GEORGE
CANTOR • MURPHY
r JOAN NANCY CONSTANCE
' DAVIS-KELLY-MOORE
U3 Directed by EDWIN L MARIN
Tgy Produced by EDDIE CANTOR
Screen Play by Joseph CSuJIon and Dorothy Bennett Story by Bert Granet
SAT 6:30 8:30
Raggedy Ann Cartoon sun.: 2:30-4:30-6:30-8:30
I
NOTICE!
EFFECTIVE STARTING MONDAY
April 23rd
One Show Daily Except Sun.
starting at 7:30 p.m.
MON. & TUE.
7:30 pm
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Directed by LANCE COMFORT, MUTZ GREENBAUM • Produced by VICTOR HANBURY
Story by Pot rick Kirwon
WED. & THU. Double Feature
THE WEST AT ITS
msjcaibest/
in the „
^ with JANE FRAZEE- THE
!J HOOSIER HOTSHOTS
f GUINN (Big Boy) WILLIAMS
r SLIM SUMMERVILLE
1 JIMMY WAKELY and His
Oklahoma Cowboys
KING COLE TRIO'COUSIN
EMMY • RED RIVER DAVE
SALLY BLISS-MARY TREEN
® PLUS A SECOND FEATURE ®
It AtlA/* ft A 1{^
PICTURES
UUItinn
(}<xeM WOODBURY
'Wfaxie ROSENBLOO^l
ARMI3A
7 30 pm
FRI. & SAT.
Henry’s taken i
care of babes
before...
but never one
like this!