On December 23, 1950 children packed Ed Zabel’s Capitol Theater in Olympia. They had gathered for the theater’s annual Christmas matinee. The young audience could enjoy the films “March of the Wooden Soldiers” (a re-release of the beloved 1934 Laurel and Hardy holiday film “Babes in Toyland”) and “Father of the Bride” along with six cartoons. The children could also meet Santa Claus and receive a free candy cane.