'WEEKEND
WITH
FATH
Ends
Today
7:
-
8:25
p.m.
BLACKWOOD
on
a
i
RET,
V7fe
Ripert
25
Years
Ago
Capitol
Theatre
Anniversary
Brings
Back
Recollections
-j
Of
Flappers,
Low
Prices
and
Pre-Depression
Optimism!
By
DICK
AYRES
their
strong
nasal
accents
and
pineers
S.
Shaffer
and
W.
H.'ed.
"and
in
1927,
8,000,000
bushels
WATCH
THC
Endt
V
,
it
7a
Brash's
Overcall
Worse
Than
Abel's
Bidding
Silver
anniversary
of
the
Fam-
j
only
those
with
legitimate
stage
Shoard
recommended
the
har-
of
gram
were
shipped
from
the
ous
Players
"Capitol
Theatre"
to-
!
experience
or
those
who
absorbed
nessing
of
Big
Falls
on
the
Ecstall
terminal
elevator.
The
city
owns
morrow
night
brings
b
a
c
k
i
voice
culture
survived.
j
River
where
they
estimated
that
its
own
power,
light,
water
supply
memories
of
yesteryear
thatj
Because
of
the
silent
films
the
;
between
20,000
and
30,000
horse-
and
telephones,
the
schools
are
many
of
us
had
almost
forgotten,
theatre
orchestra
was
a
"must."
i
power
could
be
obtained.
.
,
j
excellent,
roads
are
paved
and
Names
of
old
movie
stars,
news
For
the
Capitol
theatre
opening!
That
same
day
in
,
Victoria,
'
c
0
n
0
r
e
le
iewaiks
are
being
When
I
use
Mr.
Truex
in
the
column,
it
means
that
the
hand
is
taken
from
an
important
tournamentcard
for
card
and
play
for
play.
laid."
mm
of
25
years
ago,
noted
sports
fig-
.
at
which
will
Edmunds
sang
and
premier
Tolmie
urged
that
Can-tires
of
those
days
are
brought
!
Madge
Rush
danced,'
Jack
de!aa
assume
its
rightful
share
of
bsek
with
the
thought
that
half
1
Jausserand
conducted
his
six-1
iko
wnrk
in
nrntpctinir
the
British
1
mention
uus
particularly
a
century
ago
"Alice
White"
was
piece
orchestra.
Mood
music
of
Empire
by
sea.
News
from
abroad
the
star
of
the
main
feature
in
Extra
"Eye
Witness
No.
39"
'Anglers
Aweigh"
Cartoon
TOTPr
inose
days
saw
me
musicians
told
of
storms
sweeping
London
playing
soft
and
sweet
for
the!and
tne
south
of
England
and
love
scenes,
racing
like
mad
when
:
the
British
Government
released
the
hero's
posse
was
riding
totne
text
of
tne
Anglo-French
the
rescue
or
switching
to
"hearts
disarmament
compromise,
and
flowers"
when
the
heroine
s
I
,
nBrf
n
tVlo
a
motion
picture
called
"Show
Olrl."
Those
were
the
days
of
short
knee-length
dresses,
tight
helmet
like
hats,
"bobbed"
or
"shingled"
today,
since
otherwise
I
could
expect
a
lot
of
letters
pointing
out
the
whole
thing
was
silly
and
unbelievable.
Truth
is
indeed
stranger
than
fiction.
It
is
hard
to
say
what
influenced
Mr.
Abel
to
open
the
bidding
on
an
average
hand.
Eut
Miss
Brash's
Then
just
in
case
the
reader
had
any
doubts
left,
the
ad
concluded
with
"Prince
Rupert
is
one
of
the
coming
commercial
centres
of
the
Pacific
Coast,
the
probable
outlit
tt
the
great
Peace
River
country
and
surrounded
by
a
rapidly
cleveloninp-
territory.
It
is
al-o
the
logical
site
of
a
customs
smelter
to
serve
mines
of
the
Portland
Canal,
the
Bulkier
and
Skeena
Valleys
and
coast
points."
Evenings
7:
-
9:05
p.m.
.
rumrs
hmtmI'
hairdoes
and
the
flapper
as
per-
grandmother
was
dying
after
sonified
by
Clara
Bow.
I
being
run
over
by
a
train
social
front
at
St.'
Andrew's
cathedral
Canon
W.
F.
Rush-
East
dealer
Both
sides
vulnerable
North
(Mm.
Krtn)
8
Q
10
4
h
a
k
a
a
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(Mr.
Truex)
(Mr.
,liM)
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(Mien
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ft
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The
bidding
(bidding?):
vulnerable
ovpichII
was
even
Forqotten
Films
brook
united
in
marriage
Mar-
Brtdnr
Eyolfson
oldest
in
those
ft1.
Other
films
enjoyed
j
pre-W.ll
Street
crash
days
were
!
uf.hter
rJt
?'
Eyolfson.
2131
Water
Street,
to
a
,i-
i.,H"
ririn
Prices
were
tailored
to
meet
worse.
And
Mr.
Truex
could
have
passed
the
hand
out
at
four
uiamonds.
Instead,
he
single-handedly
diove
his
opponents
into
a
game
contract
and
then
helped
them
to
make
it.
(Good
old
Truex.)
'
Years
Ago
Reginald
Denny,
Monty
Blue
in
;
hf,.?"v5r
iwketbook
w
.nose
days
too.
"One-Round
Hogan,"
Thomas
of
theKb,r'de
m.f
Joa"
EyIfson
Eggs
were
53
cents
a
dozen;
Meighcn
in
a
thriller
called
"The
was
bridesmaid
and
Barney
;
,
cof
feee
4g
cent3
a
pound;
cneese
Racket."
with
Louis
Wolheim,
i
ff1
"'.as
groomsman
Ushers
WM
45
CPnts
per
pound
pat,kage;
included
Ricnard
Vic
Hous-
later
of
All
Quiet
on
the
Western1
Long,
peanut
butter
was
n
cents
Back
in
the
days
when
the
premiere
of
the
Capitol
was
staged
by
the
Iviisak
and
Paul
Aivaz-off
other
screen
darlings
included
Blllie
Dove,
Fay
Ray,
Delores
Costello,
Delores
Del
Rio,
Marie
Prevost,
Mary
Nolan
and
Irene
Rich.
Tho
"Greot
Profile"'
For
the
gals
there
was
John
Barrymore
and
Clive
Brooks
to
swoon
over,
and
rugged
characters
like
Richard
Dix,
Thomas
Meighen
and
Louis
Wolheim
to
play
either
hero
or
villain.
You
may
find
it
hard
to
see
East
South
Went
18
2D
28
Pom
3D
3
8
Pass
Pui
4
8
'
Pius
S
U
Ubl.
Nnrtn
a
nt
4
U
Ubl.
'
All
ptt
Front
fame)
as
the
villain.
A,'""'
r
,
,
"
'
pound
ana
tins
ot
sen
were
10
how
Miss
Hrasn
made
live
aia-drama
at
the
Capitol
opposition,
I
racnan.
Miss
M.
A.
way
P'ayea
rents
each
j
monds-even
with
help
from
the
The
Westholme
down
on
Second
I
f,a
p
a
f
,,nnle
DalDV
j
The
mert
biu
wa&
,ower
too
enemy.
Here
was
the
actual
Avenue,
featured
Emil
Jannings
sang
u
promise
Me
with
bacon
at.
47
cenus
a
pound
'
Piav-
Mr-
Truex
won
the
fust
In
"rrV,o
CtrflAt
rf
Kin
'
uptimism
vas
tne
Keynote
;
.
.
.
,
.
.
ilri(.k
with
th
nrp
nf
Knari,.
WE
COMPLETED
THE
PLUMBING
INSTALLATION
'
IN
THE
CAPITOL
THEATRE.
half
a
century
ago,
and
October
H
c(,.
..
.
'
'
i
...Miiina
a
shift
was
necessarv
i
in
i
in
nm'r
np
lui'i!:.
in
h
,
n.
a.
i
l
vuiiu.
wtvnmg
yjy.
.
x
nao
1U
1
1
t.l
'
-"
'
'
Charlie
Chase,
Lupino
Lane
and!
capital
opening
the
Paramount
Z
.
Jr.3i
n
wn
a
Pund
and
hamburger
was
two
!
ne,
uniuriunau-iy
ueciutu
up
a
low
club
Buster
Keaton
were
the
funny
i
newsrell
showed
pictures
of
Van-
Rnnprf
,
pounds
for
35
cents.
Viceroy
rig
men
of
that
day
and
Hoot
Gib-
!
couver's
Percy
Williams
winning
.
,
f
'
ron,
Tom
Mix
and
Buck
Jones:
the
snrjnts
at
the
Olympics
in
1
Jiist
Around
Corner
didn't
need
banjos
or
good
vocal
Amsterdam.
ON
THIS,
THE
25th
ANNIVERSARY
OF
THE
OPENING
OF
THE
THEATRE
WE
EXTEND
OUR
Col.
S.
P.
McMordie,
mayor
of
Prince
Rupert,
told
the
Prince
Rupert
board
of
trade
that
a
period
of
prosperity
was
"just
around
the
corner
for
Prince
Rupert.'f
'
.
;
A
large
advertisement
in
The
Daily
News,
boasted
daily
that
Prince
Rupert
had
the
three
Dummy
ducked
and
Mi.
Abel's
jack
lost
to
the
ijueen.
apparently
Miss
Braan
still
had
a
heart
and
a
diamond
to
lose
but
she
overcame
her
difficulties
as
follows:
She
led
a
diamond
to
the
jack
and
Mr.
Abel
won
and
returned
a
club.
Miss
Brash
play-"
ed
the
deuce
and
Mr.
Truex
had
to
duck
or
see
his
opponents
make
four
club
tricks.
Dummy's
nine
of
clubs
won.
Now
Miss
Brash
cashed
two
That
same
day
the
frmi
Rupert
Daily
News
carried
headlines
which
proclaimed
to
its
readers
that
"Another
Big
Financial
Group
from
-
Inited
,
Slates
M.ikimr
a
Bid
for
'the'
Prince
Rupert
Power
and
Light
Franchise."
'
j
The
offer
come
from
W.
E.
chords
to
win
cheers
from
the
young
fry.
It
wouldn't
have
done
much
good
if
they
hadn't
been
anything
but
honest
to
goodness
cowboys,
because
those
were
the
days
of
the
silent
films.
Once
the
tnlkies
came
into
being
a
year
later
many
of
the
old
movie
areties
som
lor
m
cents
for
a
packet
of
20.
If
you
were
in
the
money
you
could
pet
yourself
an
Essex
Super
Six
for
$885
or
a
Hudson
for
$1,600.
In
the
winter
time
you
could
get
best
Alberta
lump
coal
at
13
a
ton.
In
the
world
of
sports
only
four
persons
had
swum
the
English
channel,
among
them
Gertrude
Ederle
of
the
United
States.
Tunney
Retired
The
world's
heavyweight
boxing
throne
had
been
vacated
by
diamond
tricks
and
the
ace
an'l
king
of
hearts.
Next
came
the
beautiful
and
necessary
play
nf
the
queen
of
spades.
Mr.
Abel
had
to
cover
with
the
king
and
Miss
Brash
ruffed.
;
This
maneuver
shifted
the
burden
of
protecting
both
black
suits
upon
Mr.
Truex
a
Job
he
could
not
quite
do.
;
i
The
rest
of
the
trumps
were
"
now
led
and
Mr.
Truex"
last
three-
cards
were
the
jack
of
spades
and
the
eight
and
sev-jn
of
clubs.
Dummy
had
the
ten
of
spades
and
the
ace-six
of
clubs.
On
the
last
trump
from
the
closed
hand
Mr.
Truex
had
to
get-down
to
two
cards.
He
w.s
gone.
If
he
dropped
the
spade,
j
dummy's
ten
would
be
good.
He
discarded
a
club
and
Ml.s
Brash
then
played
the
spade
from
the
board
and
led
a
club
to
the
ace.
The
six
of
clubs
took
the
last
and
game-winning
trick.
HEARTIEST
CONGRATULATION!
greats
were
sidelined
because
of
Vogelback
of
Chicago
whose
en
AND
BEST
WISHES
FOR
ITS
CONTINUED
SUCCESS.
1
rr
8
,
Prince
Rupert
Daily
News
.
greatest
things
in
the
world,
"the
;
largest
fish
and
cold
storage
I
plant,
the
largest
fresh
halibut
land
the
largest-
undeveloped
jihinterland."
.
j
!
The
ad
went
on
to
say
that
tfie
I
city
had
a
payroll
derived
frdm
j
railway
shops
and
offices,
dry-
Wednesday,
October
21,
1953
Gene
Tunney
and
game
Tommy
m
SCREEN
A
FLASHES
Wolfacc's
Department
Store
'
SMITH
and
ELKINS
LID
5
,
dock
and
shipyards,
grain
ele"a-P,
;
tor,
provincial
government
offi-iHjces,
cold
storage,
fish
market.
oilcry
and
fish
reduction
plant,
i
salmon
and
halibut
fishermen,
J
i
salmon
canneries,
lumber
mills,
Z
I
mining,
trapping
and
furs.
(U
j
"The
grain
export
business
:is
B
i
developing
steadily,"
the
ad
stajU
Women's
Warm
Winter
Snuggies
and
Vests
15
Wool
100
NylonVM;
Plumbers
to
Prince
Rupert
for
Over
0
quortcr
century.
Loughran
had
his
eye
on
tie
rown.
At
the
some
time
people
wondered
if
Tom
Heeney
of
Australia
or
Georges
CarpentiPr
of
France
would
make
anything
of
their
comebacks.
Tod
Morgan
of
the
Pacific
Coast
was
world's
junior
lightweight
champion.
Earlier
in
October
tlie
Sew
York
Yankees
under
manager
Miller
Hugging
had
taken
the
World
Series
by
beating
the
St.
Louis
Cardinals
four
straight
with
Babe
It'ith
and
i
l.ou
Gehrig
as
the
heroes.
However,
Gehrig
outshadowrd
LEARNED
FIRST-HAND
Herman
Melville,
author
of
"Moby
Dick"
who
died
in
1831.
began
life
as
a
seaman
at
age
17,
Clifton
Webb,
who
has
put
his
genius
to
work
in
many
fields
curing
his
screen
career,
portrays
a
leader
of
Boy
Scouts
in
hi.s
latest
Twentieth
Century-ox
comedy,
"Mister
Scoutmaster,"
soon
to
be
seen
at
the
Capitol
Theatre.
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And
Wool
and
Nylon
A
complete
stock
of
all
sizes
and
qualities
now
available.
Kayser
and
Watson
at
the
same
price
as
anywhere
in
Canada.
All
sizes.
WALLACE'S
DEPT.
STORE
lie
receiveu
Instruction
for
his
unusual
role
from
George
Bcrgstrom,
who'
has
served
the
Boy
Scouts
of
America
for
35
years
in
various
executive
capacities
and
who
acted
as
technical
supervisor
on
ihe
picture.
LAUNDRY
SERVICE
Shirts
Ironed
PRESS
WHI1.F.-YOU-WAIT
.
Pickup
and
Delivery
.
Island
"f
Cleaning
and
Pressing
Black
f27
744
2nd
West
(Next
to
Liquor
Store)
4
Our
Best
Wishes
the
Big
Bambino
in
that
year's
serin,
blasting
out
four
homer
to
the
Babe's
three.
Mickey
Cochrane
of
the
Philadelphia
Athletics
was
voted
the
most
valuable
player
of
the
year.
Edmund
Gwinn,
George
"Fog
horn"
Wmslow
and
Frances
Dee
ore
extended
on
tne
occasion
of
the
25th
anniversary
of
the
opening
of
the
That
same
month
the
German
;
are
also
starred
In
the
hit
fea-1
lirigible
the
Graf
Zepplin
madejture.
I
history
crossing
the
Atlantic
and
Webb's
role
as
a
TV
broad-'
tying
up
at
Lakehurst,
N.J.
In
easier
for
a
breakfast
food
com-,
CAPITOL
THEATRE
Vancouver,
W.
H.
Malkin
became
pany
who
dots
not
understand
mayor,
succeeding
L.
D.
Taylor.
children
is
reminiscent
of
his!
'
On
the
editorial
page
of
The
i
hilarious
characterization
In
Opilv
News
the
pros
and
cons
of
I
"Sitting
Pretty"
and
he
plays
-We
take
great
pride
in
having
constructed
this
building
over
25
years
ago.
the
Buchan-versus-Weir
version
it
with
great
relish.
He
Is
superb
of
"O
Canada"
feud
was
going
as
usual.
When
he
unwittingly
j
strong.
j
becomes
the
Stouimaster
of
a
On
the
musical
front,
Helen
Boy
Scout
troop
his
ineplncss
:
Mitchell
and
Currie
Ltd.
Kane,
the
"Bop
Boop
a
Doop
with
fire-sticks
on
a
camping
'
Girl,"
was
collecting
royalties
like
expedition,
his
diificuity
in
au-mad
with
a
song
called
"That's
ministering
the
"tenderfoot"
My
Weakness
Now.
"
Oene
Aus-
tests,
his
brush
with
recalci-1
tin
with
Nathaniel
Shilkret's
or-
tiant
youth
and
various
other
hestra
had
a
hit
song
called
troubles
he
encounters
with
the
I
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I
Dream
of
Lilac
Scouts
give
the
picture
its
Time."
strong
comedy
flavor.
"CAPITOL-1
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Saturday
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a
crazy
big
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October
22nd,
1928
the
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was
opened
as
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entertainment
centre
for
the
people
of
i
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Thursday,
October
22nd,
1953,
we
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invite
you
to
attend
our
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Shows
at
Cu,
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7
p.m.
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GEORGE
"Foih;'
WINSLOW-i
"Lady,
you'll
save
plenty
with
a
modern
ELECTRIC
REFRIGERATOR!"
Amazing
how
far
a
food
dollar
gw
when
yzrfy
gut
mo
of
today's
electric
refrigerators
on
the
yob.
Al
yaer
-Ht
stay
fresh
and
sweet,
good
for
days
aad
day.
No
spoilage
even
in
the
hottest
weather,
no
mort
dried
cg
wilted
vegetables.
A
big,
modern
refrigeratac
hm
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14
of
extra
time
saving,
step
saving,
money
taring
feature.
Convenient
.
.
,
easy
to
hutall
.
.
.
long
lastfuQ.
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