ENTERTAINMENT
KING AND QUEEN REGENTS — Edward Farrell and Eva McGown will reign as the King and Queen
Regents of the 1962 Fairbanks Winter Carnival. They will be on hand when Mayor Joseph Ribar cuts the
ribbon on the door of an ice igloo on the Chamber of Commerce "lawn ’ this Saturday. The event will
signify the beginning of the Carnival. -Arctic Studio photo by Duane Pollock
DISNEY MAGIC CREATES PINOCCHIO FILM
It was inevitable that Walt
Disney should translate into the
magic of animated cartoonery
the highly imaginative story of
“The Wonderful Adventures of
Pinocchio,” written by Carlo
Lorenzini under the pen name
of C. Collodi.
The film opens in Fairbanks at the
New Empress Theater today. It will
also play Friday. Saturday and Sun
day.
“Pinocchio," with color by Techni
color, follows the pattern of light
opera. The music by Leigh Harline
and the lyrics by Ned Washington
of six songs further the plot rather
than furnish merely a musical in
terlude.
The music also collaborates on
some novelty effects, such as the
symphony of the clocks and the mu
sic boxes.
The characters required to tell
Pinocchio’s story range from reality
to fancy. Among the creature fig
ures. Jiminy Cricket plays the lead,
because of his gay personality, his
efforts to be Pinocchio’s conscience,
and his red umbrella.
Jiminy has the largest speaking
role, and the villains (the Fox and
the Cat) are also endowed with
“GOT NO STRINGS” — sings the
puppet, ‘ ‘Pinocchio,” who has
been turned into a live boy, but
since he has no knowledge of
right or wrong he gets into lots
of trouble in the Walt Disney
cartoon feature in color which
opens today at the New Empress
Theater.
speech, but the two pets of Geppet
to, Figaro the Kitten and Cleo the
Goldfish, find silence with gestures
more telling than words.
Whale Terrorizes
Nor does Monstro the whale need
words to help him create terror.
Another important character is the
Blue Fairy.
The adventures of Pinocchio are
animated against backgrounds of a
toymaker's fascinating workshop,
a waterfront inn where thieves and
rogues hangout, and an island where
the mountains are made of ice
cream cones and the rivers of lem
onade, and where pie, popcorn and
other delectables grow on trees.
The songs in the Buena Vista re
lease of “Pinocchio” are “When
You Wish Upon a Star,” sung by
Jiminy Cricket; “Little Wooden
head," sung by the woodcarver,
Geppetto, “Got No Strings." sung
by Pinocchio: “Give a Little Whis
tle,” another song for Jiminy; “Hi
diddle-dee-dee, an Actor's Life for
Me,” sung by “Honest John.’ the
Fox, and “Turn On the Old Music
Box.”
"Come Out And Play":
Fairbanks Winter Carnival
Gets Underway This Week
By Jim Gouch
Manager. Fairbanks Unlimited
“Come Out and Play” is the title of the very catchy Fairbanks
Winter Carnival song which had its genesis in one of the earliest
of our Winter Carnivals. It is the sincere hope of the Winter
Carnival Committee and the management of Fairbanks Unlimited,
Inc., that all Fairbanksans and visitors will, in truth, come out
and play a part in the 1962 Fair
banks Winter Carnival, March 17
through 25.
The Carnival Committee, having
put together a nine-day program
which includes more than 50 dif
ferent events, believes that they
have something of interest for the
members of every family in the
area.
* * *
A complete schedule of Carni
val events, along with pictures
of all ten lovely Queen candidates
will be found on pages 8 and 9
of this special Winter Carnival
section of Jessen’s Weekly.
* * *
Traditionally there are certain
key highlights of past Carnivals
which have been perpetuated in the
1962 program. These include the
North American Championship Sled
Dog Races for women, the three
heats of which will be run or
March 16. 17, and 18; the North
American Grand Championship Slec
Dog Races for men and women
mushers to be held March 23. 24.
and 25 at Creamer’s Field: the selec
tion of a Miss Fairbanks Winter
Carnival Queen, augmented this
year by the selection of a Miss
Golden Heart Queen, also.
The Mutt Parade for children and
their pets; an ice throne on which
the Carnival Queen candidates may
be photographed at various times as
in the past; hockey and basketball
games; folk dance festivals; the Jeff
Studdert Invitational Dog Sled Race
for senior citizens: snowshoe softball
games; ice skating exhibitions; and
ice skating races.
Official Opening
The Carnival will open officially
at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 17 when
Mayor Joseph Ribar cuts the ribbon
on the door of an ice igloo on the
Chamber of Commerce lawn. With
Mayor Ribar for this ceremony will
be the Queen candidates. King Re
gent Edward Farrell, Queen Regent
Eva McGown. and representatives
from the military.
Also as part of the opening cere
mony will be a Parka Parade with
trophies being awarded to the wear
ers of the mosta attractive man's
and woman's parkas.
March 17 being St. Patrick’s Day
as well as the opening day of the
Carnival, will be climaxed by the
St. Patrick's Ball being sponsored
by the Fraternal Order of Police
with Queen Regent McGown and
King Regent Farrell as guests of
honor. The dance will be in the
Eagles Hall.
Queen Regent McGown and King
Island’s Success
On 20tli Century
The transformation of a onct
desperately poor, overcrowded is
land into an economically and cul
turally thriving community is th<
subject of “Puerto Rico: The Peace
ful Revolution,” to be broadcas
Sunday at 6 on KTVF, Channe
Eleven on “Twentieth Century.”
Queen candidates, will be guests at
the Pioneer Women's Tea from 2 to
5 p.m., also on March 17 in the
Eagles Hall.
Art Show
An Art Show in the Alaska Art
Gallery and a Photo Show in the
Chamber of Commerce log cabin
will bfe a daily feature of Carnival.
On Sunday. March 18, the final
heat of the Women's Sled Dog Race
will be held at Creamer's Field with
the Carnival Queen candidates par
ticipating in the presentation of
trophies to the winners. There will
be a Judo Exhibition by an Eielson
A.FB team at 3:30 p.m. in Main
Junior High School; and a Table
Tennis Tournament also at the
Main School at 4 p.m.
Regent Farrell, along with the ten
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Irishman’s Horse
tone Siwvivor Of
Custer Massacre
Captain Myles Walter Keogh was
one of 48 Irishmen figuring in Cus
ter's Last Stand, according to “The
Irish Sword,” the Journal of the
Military History of the Society of
Ireland.
Philip Carey portrays Keogh,
whose horse was the only survivor
of the historic massacre, dramatized
in the second part of “Comanche,”
Sunday at 7 on KFAR-TV, Chan
nel 2.
Keogh came to the United States
in 1862 and served under General
Stoneman during the Civil War.
After the war he was assigned to
the 7th US. Cavalry which was
organized in 1866. where he served
under General Custer. Keogh had a
reputation for being a brave fight
er and accomplished horseman.
Classic Comedy
To Be Shown On
Golden Showcase
Fresh on the heels of its widely
applauded presentation of “The
Fourposter.” Golden Showcase will
present Maxwell Anderson's classic
Broadway comedy. “Saturday’s Chil
dren," Sunday at 10 on KTVF, Chan
nel Eleven.
Starring in this comedy about a
young couple — Rims and Bobby
O'Neill—trying to cope with the
problems of adjusting to their new
marital status and to living on a
shoestring in a big city, will be
Cliff Robertson and Inger Stevens.
The cast for “Saturday’s Children’’
. will be further enhanced by the ap
! pearance of special guest star. Ralph
. Bellamy. A distinguished veteran
t of the entertainment media. Mr.
L Bellamy will portray Bobby's
father, Mr. Halevy.