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"WHILE NEW YORK SLEEPS”-
KING'S THEATRE.
Many Bridge writers reach al-
Based on the life of Arnold and written by the Rothstein most the height of ecstasy in de- scribing the Simple and the Grand widow of the famous Broadway Coupa as remarkable feats at the gambler, Fox's current production, Bridge table. As a matter of while New York Sleeps," featur- ing Spencer Tracy, is now show- fact, they are neither remarkable nor striking; they are in essence
ing af the King's Theatre. nothing but trump-reducing plays.
Tracy, as Murray Golden, plays While the Grand Coup is rare the part of the ace gambler, ready because ordinarily there are not.
and willing to bet on anything at】 good cards to be ruffed to
¡odda. His gambling house, al process of trump.
reduction, rendezvous for millionaires, wine line of play to BUC-
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with
New York & Repairs, Call Flag "Lcessfully execute. the coup is much a fortune for him, until he is fore- ed to spend a million dollars as more clearly marked than other so-called expert plays, auch ransom for his kidnapped wife,
Helen Twelvetrees plays a very As squeezes and forced leads.
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The reason such playa excite sympathetic role as the neglected the comment they do is because wife of the gambler, while another the distribution of the carda mak-girl takes over the affection of her
husband.. ing them possible is uncommon rather than that the plays are dif ficult.
Other notable players in the Robert Alice Faye, jcast arc
Gleckler, Henry O'Neil, Hobart
The hand below, which W&B played in a practice match prior Cavanaugh, G. P. Huntley Jr.,
to the United States Bridge As- Shirley Temple, Ray Cooke and sociation's Grand National tourna-Barbara Weeks.
ment,
developed in the Grand Coop, by which the Declarer nude a contract of six, when, as a mat- ter of fact, his
partner should have played the hand for seven in another suit, in which Сане there would have been no for any spectacular play
ever.
South, Dealcr.
North and South vulnerable." NORTH:--
S.-3
H.-K #
D-A KJ 4
C-A Q 10 6 5-2 WEST:-
S.-J
H-Q J 10 874
D-7 6 2
C-9 7 9
SOUTH:-
S-A K Q 974 H.-A 9 6
D.- 10 3
C.-K J
EAST:-
S19 8 6 5 2 H-5 2
DQ 9 8 5 C-8 4
The bidding: (Figures bids refer to numbered tory paragraphs.) South
"THE MARCUS SHOW”
QUEEN'S THEATRE
BY AIR CORPS
Here is a new photograph of the members of the crew of the unsuccessful United States army stratosphere flight, standing by their gondole at the headquarters camp in Moonlight valley, near Rockerville, S. D. Captain Oryll Anderson, left, was in charge of ground preparations for the fight; Captain A. W. Stevens, cen. tre, and Major William Kepner, right, were the stratosphere dyers.
"MELODY IN SPRING"--
CENTRAL THEATRE
(Continued from previous Column.)
9.9.20 p.m. Excerpla from Yeomen of the Guard"
(Gilbert & Sullivan) Overture-
FRADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
1.2.10 p.m. (Approx) — Earopean programme.
1 p.m.-Local Time and Weather Report.
1.03 p.m.-Recorded Music. 1.80 p.m.-Reuter Press Rugby Press News, etc.
Bulletins,
1.40 p.m.-A Relay of the Rotary Club Tiffin Speech from the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden Rotarian D. . Hill on "The Development of Radio",
210 p.m. (Approx)-Close Down. Pianoforte Recital from the Studio. Relay from Daventry,
4:7 p.m.-Chinese Programme,
7-10.40 p.m.-European Programme. 7 pm-Closing Local Stock Quota- tions, London & New York Stock & Commodity Quotations.
7.08.7.30 p.m.-Victor Herbert Melo- dies.
¡Selection--
The Fortune Teller (Czardas) Orchestra-
Kiss me Again (Milo, Modiste)
(Herbert)
Orchestra-
Victor Salon Group.
March of the Toys ("Babes in Toyland")
Selection-
Victor Concert Orch
Victor Light Opera Co.
"Babies in Toyland"
Selection-
"Sweethearts"
Victor Light Opera Co. 7.30-7.45 p.m.-A Violin Recital by Mizcha Elman.
1. Minuet in G. No 2 (Beethoven)
2.
Serenade in G Major, Op. 30, No. 2
(Arenaky)
"The 3. Le Coq D'Or-Hymn to the Sun (Rimsky-Korsakow)
4.Thais-Meditation (Massenet}
7,45-8 p.m. In a Fairy Realm Sulto
(Albert. W. Ketelbey)
Albert W. Ketelbey's Concert Orch
1.
The Moonlit Gladé
Nellic Briercliffe (Contralto) 2. Tower Warders, Under Orders
The Queen Fairy Dances
3.
The Gnomes March
A superb picturisation of the Marcus Show, which personel, con- reasonsisting of over 70 beautiful girls,
"Melody in Spring." "The Open what recently appeared in person on the
local stage, is now showing by the Road" and "Ending with a Kiss"
Light Opera Orchestra same management,
are song features in Paramount's when Maiden Loves, She Sits and All the best tit-bits of the three latest release, "Melody in Spring," Signs shows are synchronised.
Ross, the noted jatarring Lanny The show, filled with a galaxy radio singer, in his Arst film.
long of beautiful girle, comedies, Ross, who is now under a songs, dances, and clever skits, was term contract with the Paramount one of the most expensive and studios, is supported by a dis most beautiful revues
in tinguished cast of Hollywood stars in this picture, including Charles Hong Kong.
and Ruggles, Mary Boland, and Ann vul-Sothern.
seen
The Marcus Show is daring sophisticated, without being
gar.
"THIS DAY AND AGE"-- ORIENTAL THEATRE
"This Day and Age", now show- jing at the Oriental Theatre, is one of Cecil B. DeMille's masterpieces.
Henry Millidge and Chorus. When our Gallant Norman Fous
8 p.m.-Local Time & Weather Re- port.
8.03-8.30 p.m.-Variety.
Song-
Dorothy Gill and Chorus: (a) Alas! Waver to and Fro
Nellie Briercliffe, Walter Glynne
and Peter Dawson. (b) Is Life a Boon?
One Minute to One Derek Oldham (Tenor) 9.20-9.30 p.m.-Operatica (Famous Operatic Melodics) (arr, J. Squire)
The J. H. Squire Celeste Octet. 9,80 p.m.--Reuter Press Bulletins, London 1 a.m. Stook & Commodity he Quotations,
Love's Last Word la Spoken
Gracie Fields (Commedienne) Plano Solo-
the
In his struggle for fame, thero, as a singer meets the beauti- ful daughter of the manager the radio concern, for whom jhopes to sing.
"GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933"-
STAR THEATRE
of
9.35-10.05 p.m.-From the Studio. A Pianoforte Recital by Miss Bar- hara Balean
Programme
1. Rondo from First Concerto in C
(Beethoven)
(Accompanied on the Second
Piano by Harry Ore) First Movement of Fantasia in C
(Schumann)
His latest Paramount picture de- picts the trend of modern youth in
"Gold Diggers of 1933," is a dramatic fashion. Featuring Char-
spectacular musical comedy based 2. Cromwell after les Bickford. Richard
on the story of the original "Gold first explans-land Edith Allen, DeMille's
Diggers" and is very much in the 3. spectacle of the modern times order of "42nd Street," with jazzy Programme.
Weat North 15
Pass 3C (1) 68 (2) Pass Pass
East Pass
Pass
1-While North has no fit with
bis partner's bid suit, his hand does contain four honour-tricks
and two
shows what happens when wart youths take the law into
own hands.
stal-
Halo da Costa.
Vocal Duet
Over Somebody Else's Shoulder The Little Dutch Mill
Waltz-
Derickson & Brown.
Ich schenk mein Hers nur cinem
Mann ("The Dubary") Fox Trot.
Wer weint heut aus Liebe Tranen
Barnabas von Geczy & His Orch
Song-
The Very Thought of you A Place in your Heart
Humoresque in G (Rachmaninoff) 10.05-10.30 p.m.- Light Orchestratory).
San Coslow (Tenor) 8.90-8.40 p.m.-A Relay from Daven- try (Should reception prove satisfue "An eyewitness account of this Morning's Play in the Last Test Match Boston Symphony Orch, by Howard Marshall". Relayed from their music and gorgeous stage settings. Bolero (Ravel)
An all-star cast includes Wer-
the Oval, London. ren William, Joan Blondell, Ruby Gymnopedie No. 1 (Erik Satle)
8.40-9 p.m.-Band Music. Boston Symphony Orchestra. Keeler, Dick Powell, Aline Mac-A Hunt in the Black Forest (Veelker) Overture the fahon, Guy Kilbe, Ginger Rogers In a Clock Store (Orth)
Victor Concert Orchestra. The B.B.C. Wireless Military Band. 10.30pm-Reuter Press Bulletins, Faust Frolics (arr. Debroy Somers)
Debroy Somera Rugby Mid-day Press News, Further London Stock & Commodity Quota-Reminiscences of Scotland
farr. Godfrey) Itions,
The Band of FL.M. Coldstream Guards
West's. Opening lead was biddable suits. The heart Queen, and when the Dum and Ned Sparks in the principal Forcing Takeout is therefore my went down it was quite ap-joles.
parent to South that he must be fortunate to fulGli
fully justified.
2-An extremely bad bid. A bid reasonably
of four spades, showing a
his contract, the danger, of course,
three spades, would have been lying in the trump situation.
He won the trick with the mach better in view of the
heart King's then held the spade strong trump suit, or even Forcing Takeout. South should three from Dummy and played not be apposed to the play of the Ace. When the Knave drop- the hand at clubs if a Slam is to ped from the West hand the De be reached, as, after all, he clarer still hoped to Gnd that does have support for the club West held also the Ten and was suit-in fact, probably solidi-merely false-carding to becloud. fies it while the six-spade bid the issue.
However,
of
a second round la the wildest kind of gamble.
The
correct bidding would trumpa disclosed the fact that only by means of the coup situa- probably have resulted in a
tion could the contract be made. contract of seven clubs.
was next laid The Ace of hearts down, followed by the King of clubs, and the Dummy was then
Continued at Foot of Next Col.
"Mothers, Watch Your
Growing Daughters!
entered by leading the Knave of
clubs, which was overtaken with the Ace.
The Queen of clubs was now led Girls in their early teens often from Dummy, and East, seeing the outgrow their strength, and at this coup in preparation, felt that the stage of their development wise mothers will watch their daughters one chance to defeat it was to find South with three clubs. He carefully for any signs of anaemia.
Impoverished blood is at the root therefore ruffed with the spade many health troubles, all of which six and South over-ruffed with the can be avoided if at the first signs of
seven. Dummy was re-entered by
"of
illness, a tonic is used capable of
revitalizing the blood stream, ren the lead of a amall diamond and dering it pure and plentiful.
the Ten of clubs led.
A cause in point is that cancer- At this point East discarded a ning the daughter of Mrs. M. R. diamond and South discarded 'his' Scouse, of Cooper's Plains, Brisbane, last heart. South now led the club Australia, of whom her mother
writes: "I got terribly worried about six from Dummy, East discarded
diamond, my daughter, aged twelve, who was another
South and very anaemic; she grew too fast for ruffed with the spade four, com- her strength and went about languid plating the Grand Coup. South and tired out. Pains, headaches, and
faintness were always troubling her, now re-entered the. Dummy with She would not eat and had no colour the lead of a diamond, and when at all. I hardly knew what to do Eaat followed suit the Declarer for her until I remembered that was assured not only of his con- some roiatives' spoke highly of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for growing tract but of an overtrick: as well, girls, I give my daughter these as the next load was through pille and they wrought a wonderful East's minor tenace in trumpa change in ber. After two bottles her up to the Declarer's hand. colour come back and I was' 'great- While it is true that the hard ly relieved to watch her grow
stronger every day. Now she is in netted all thirteen tricks, the perfect health."
the play depended too lubs and sufficient the East hand to be
Dr. Williams' Pink Pille have long much been recognised as one of the finest diam specifies for combating: 'anaemia, on
the
ogoant of their ability to create very dependable. By using new, rich, red blood, which is 50 ur-Five Notrump Slam essential do perfect health. Equally vention It should have been com good for men and women, Dr. Wil
paratively easy for North Lid |÷lians' Pink Pins are also a splendid
South to reach the correct con- tonle for growing children. Obtain- ...able at all chémista,
tracts a Grand Slam in clubs.
(Continued on Page 10)
10.40 p.m-Close Down.
H.B. BEER
The Jolly Robbors (Suppe)
H.B BEER
Keeps you up in any weather
Band.