Beyond occasional dances and
holiday festivals, residents of Ko
diak and the far Weswtard are
frequently up against it for en
tertainment, but it seems that
this condition is about to be
helped to a large extent by the
efforts of Alfred Torgrensen who
is pioneering the far country
with a portable motion picture
outfit. Thru his efforts it seems
possible that the denizens of the
smallest hamlets may get the
thrill of the flashing action of
the silent drama, a rare treat
indeed to those who have never
before seen comedy and drama
unfolding before them on the
silver screen.
Torgransen attempted to intro
duce pictures in the Westward
at the time of the Kanatak oil
boom, but with the collapse of
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John Paulsteiner, Prop.
SEWARD FISH \
5 COMPANY i
j the boom his venture also col
I lapsed several years ago. With
i a new and easily transported
generator he tackled the prop
: osition again during the past
| season, showing his thrillers to
: wondering and delighted aud
| iences as far west and north as
: Bristol Bay. He has just concluded
j the season in Kodiak, local ar
j rivals bring word, where he has
j shown several times to crowded
houses, but will resume as soon
as he procures a new batch of
films from the States.
One of the interesting features
in connection with his efforts in
i those western fishing villages is
the fact that the “grapevine’'
telegraph proceeds him and the
word is passed around from mouth
to mouth with the result that
every one, man, woman and
child who can scrape up the price
of admission is right on hand
and waiting to watch him set up
his apparatus. They evidently find
it a great treat because they are
on hand for the next show and
“rarin” to go.
Torgransen has been giving
much thought to the proposition
not only from the standpoint of
the financial gain, which up to
date, has been limited, but be
cause he now knows that he is
bringing much joy into the lives
of many people heretofore denied
the pleasures of the movies. With
improvments in portable appara
tus he hopes to reach many of
the towns of Alaska which may
include some of the smaller places
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FIN JLL1ARD HALL IN ALASKA
lit" the Interior where population
I does-not justify a permanent thea
| ter with a regular program of
: production. Torgranscn was ex
Jpected to arrive in Seward on the
| Steamer Starr last evening but
! a perusal of the passenger list
! failed to reveal his name.
PUBLIC fllTEfl
IIP08 ill CM
The Seward Chamber of Com
i merce is today devising ways and
1 means to publicly entertain the
I Canadian aviators, and officers
' of the Coast Guard Cutter Che- '
! Ian, upon arrival in port Wed-1
j nesday.
Just what form the entertain- j
ment will be liad not been decided \
| up to noon today but, in all prob- !
bility, due announcement will be I
; made tomorrow at the regular j
j weekly business meeting and lun- !
cheon.
At the same time tomorrow, I
the annual election of officers
for the ensuing year will be held
and for these reasons a large at
tendance is greatly desired.
One thing is certain, there will
be a big public dance—free, it is
thought—with the Leslie orches
tra furnishing all the latest New
York dance hits. Every one is
urged t oeat their Xmas dinner.
early, then come to the dance.
It is also said that Jesse Lee
children will greet the arrival of I
the cutter, with Christmas carols
NOTICE
The dance Wednesday night, in
Odd Fellows hall, under the aus
pices of the Seward Chamber of
Commerce, will be free to officers
and crew of the Cutter Chelan
and Canadian aviators. The usual!
admission charge will be made j
to the local public. All are invited \
to attend.
NO QUAKE WESTWARD
Incoming arrivals on the S. S.
Starr last evening reported that
no where along the coast to the
Westward had they heard of an!
earthquake, or felt shocks. How- j
ever they did report that the vol- j
canoes in the vicinity of the Val
ley of Ten Thousand Smokes,
were throwing skyward great gobs .
of smoke; or something.
It is noted that the tops of the
•3. S Starr’s masts have sprouted j
iir trees.
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I On account of the holidays, when j
| strangers may wish to see a show,
: the theater management will show
an extra program Tuesday, Xmas
eve, and will repeat yesterday’s
super-feature “Four Sons” again
[ tonite instead of Tuesday as is
usual.
The “Four Sons” was much ap
preciated by the audience last
night. The acting of Margaret
j Mann, the mother, was of the
highest order. It was not a war
picture for only one short flash
of a battlefield was shown but
it was rather the other side, or
the contrast, of “What Price
Glory.”
“Four Sons” brings out many
phases of wars’ effect and differ
ences between American' and
European life. The settings, back
ground and atmosphere were very
elaborate and perfect in detail.
A very effective novelty run
in last night was the verse and
chorus of “Mother Machree” sung
by Mr. Kuhler just as 'the old
Bavarian mother had found her
haven of rest with her only re
!maining son in America, and the
picture and the song fading
away together.
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TABLE, AT SCIIALLEIIER’S ALAS
KA SHOP.
All kinds of fresh fruit and vcge- !
tables for Christmas. BROWN & j 1
HAWKINS, Corp. !
DON’T MISS THIS!
In the preliminary contest to
night to the Falrbanks-Seward
cage game, the “future greats”,
in other words, the “Midgets”, of
the Seward and Jesse Lee Home
grade schools will stage their 2nd
seasonal encounter. The little
men have more than pleased
the spectators in past battles, j
and should be a real attraction
tonight.
Buy Useful Gifts This Xmas j
and Buy Them at Urbach & Val
ade’s the Stores of Low Prices
nd High Quality.
About 20 Anchorage Elks and
their wives, will arrive in Seward
next Monday enroute to Ketchi
kan where they will take on the
Ketchikan Eilks’ bowling team.
H. K. Carlisle, connected with
the land office department, made
the rountrip on the Steamer Starr
from Seward to Chernofski.
Hurrah! Hurrah! From now on.
the days are supposed to get
shorter and shorter.
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