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BRIDGE NOTES
THE CRY OF
“WOLF"
By Ely Culbertson
Amusements
Cinema Notes
“GOIN" TO TOWN"”—KING'S
THEATRE
Not one, but seven leading The so called "mere defensive overcall is a cry of Wolfen, support Mae West in her new Paramount film, "Goin to if called too often, don't be Town. The players. Paul Ca surprised to find an incredulous vanagh, Ivan Lebedeff, Tito Cor- partner Players love to over-al Fred Kobler, Monroe Owsley, call. Some merely to hear their Grant Withers and Gilbert Em- voice, apparently. Every over- ery, all play important parts," ́es- call should be as purposeful as sential to the story. a bid: it should be the begin- ning or a campaign or a piece "Goin" to Town" is the picture of safe strategy. It may be which Mae West goes modern. No longer swathed in the "Gay, used, as lead directing or game Nineties," she becomes an up-to- obstructing but the information it conveys to partner should be definite, not a false cry to at tract a little personal attention.
East, Dealer
Neither side vulnerable
North:-
SAK 10 8 H-J 5
D-K 9 CAQ J3 2
West
SJ 95 HQ 94
DJ3 2
C-K 10 7 5
East:-
H-A K 10 8 7 3 2 D-10 8 754 Comed
South:
SQ 76.32. H-6
D-A Q 6 C9 8 6
West
The bidding: East South
North [1H.(1) 18.(2) Pass 45 (3)
5L (4) Pass(5) Fass Dbl.(6) Pass Pass Pass
date girl with ultra-modem ideas in modern surroundings.
The opening scenes are laid in the Middle. West where Mae ac- quires a lot of money by the pro- cess of getting rid of her wealthy husband.
Following a handsome yomg Englishman, Paŭl Cavanagh, on |whom she has her eye, she goes to Buenos Aires for the races. Here she mees and mairies Man- roe Owarey, a broken-down mem- ber of select society, became she wants to meet the bluebloods.
With a useless husband and hordes of admirers and fortime hunters, she has quite a time of jit until Cavanagh, turns up to tell her that he has loved-her all the time.
“WEREWOLF OF LONDON.“
QUEEN'S THEATRE
DADIO
-TO-DAY'S PROGRAMMES
Duchess of
Tom Costatic bi
7348 p
Mernet (Boccheini}
Kong Batch Dance
Pro
her Re-
Orch Bulletins
Masette at Tambourin (Razean')
There is a customs in some parts of rustic Germany, to lay the first waldeflest (arr. Schlesinger)
corn of the season before the Church, altazi preparations for this rite. :
"MAD LOVE”—ALHAMBRA
THEATRE "
Our photograph"
BOXER INDEMNITY COMMISSION
Loan Applications Considered
FINANCIAL SUB-COMMITTEE HOLDS MEETING
Peter Lorre believes be bas Like "Frankenstein and Dra discovered the master demon cular this picture has been pro-all times. He's the duced for the express purpose of
Paradox** chilling the spine of those who
And this singular character, so see it, and in this, at least, it does not fail
far as the histrionic angle is con- cerned, is the invention of Lorre Henry Hull takes the leading briself. Audiences are to see it role of the Werewolf and com in the first American picture of mits many a grisly murder dur the Continental star of "M". It two hours the picture is his character of Dr. Gogol in ing the lasts, and he is about to take the Mad Love Metro-Goldwyd affairs of the Sine British Boxer life of his young and beautiful Mayer's fantastic mystery. wife when detectives from Scot-
- Shanghai, Saturday....
The sub-committee for financial:
Wiener Prater Leben MariK
Steamboat RIA
Whishing Rufus Dance of the Icicles The Froßesome Hare
8 p.m.---Local Time & Weather Re- port. Closing Local Stück, Quotation. 2.05-11. pm—A Eclay from the | Lee Theatre--(Chinese)
11 p. Close Down 8-10 pm Euro from ZE kilocycles.
OF
8-8.30 panā· Vocal
Programme of 640
- Lallaby of. Broadway..
(“Gold Diggers, cb-1965*) The Bower Sisters.
[Piano. Medley, No. 2
Ronald Gourley
Descriptive Sketch Claphara and
Dayer on Hobbies B
The character is to be credited; Indemnity Refund Commisden met vocal-Raisin The Rest
Boy Bargy and Barbosa.
Orchestra
Waltz
On a little Street in Honolulu
Sketch Scenes from "My Old Dutch" Betty Balfour, and. Michael Hogan. 8.30-8.47 pm-"Bolero" (Ravel) -847-9 pm--A'Cells Recital by W. H. Squire.
Romance (Debussy)
1-East opened the bidding de
spite his honour trick de land Yard end his life of time solely to. Lore's ability, and is here to-day. The meeting was at tended by Mr. Chen Chi-tsal, Coun ficiency because he wanted with a well-aimed shot.
literally a "play" of human "op- as cheap an opportunity as Hull's magnificent acting abili
posites in motive and action, plus cellor General, Mr. Calder Marshal possible to show both suits ty is submerged by the grotesque certain Lon Chaney physical British member of the Commis- 2-The chance to show the requirements of the exacting role. powers #be actor possesses son, Dr. Tsai Yun-pel, Secretary
spades at the one-level can but nevertheless his performance Among these is the Thespian's of the Commission for the Bend scarcely be passed at cumau- is thrilling, convincing and skil- power to give the perfect Illusion justment of Domestic and Foreign lative scoring-
Wamer Oland, in a role of changes in himself.
Loans, and Mr. Yeh Teh-ching, somewhat different from his fam-
Instead of making use of ac-Managing Director of Kisochow
2 Les Clocher (Debussy)" 3-North suspected a paychic ons Charlie Chan, portrayals,
Talian Bailway Administration. cessories of If he assisted the spades at gives a credible "performance as Torre relies solely on acting skill.
£3.`· Madrigale (Simonetti))", a-grotesque nature,
The meeting discussed at length : Gavotte: “(Melmal)......... all, a bid of less than four the Oriental werewolf, while Les-
(two applications for loans. One... 9-915 pm.--A Belay of the Daven- would be arrant cowardice ter Matthews is good as the child is demon quotes beautiful poe 4 The hand clearly invited a hood sweetheart of Hull's unhap-
then outdoes old Jekyll for a paper factory at Majau in try News Bulletin (Copyright
Renter). Hyde himself. He woos in the Wenchow, and the other for the
- 8,15-9.45, p.m.—Ā Scottish Pro save As the jump spade
Py bizde. bid appeared to imply
most sentimental mood then expansion of the power plant -in goes diabolic with a vengeance. Nanking by the Nanking Recon-Song singleton or void in hearts. East decided to stick to the
When he looks pensive, he is a struction Committee. It was de malefactor of deepest dye. When cided that the two applications will hearts. An added compul-
he rages, he is harmless.
{be carefully examined; and, taken sion to
suppressing the
up for consideration in the next diamond suit was that East
meeting
а
"LEGONG-ORIENTAL THEATRE.
try
-
"CLEOPATRA””—–—– STAR THEATRE
The names in the cast of the South Sea Island. technicolour film
Legong" will have little mean-] did not want to be left ing to cinemagoers. To the eye
· It is learned that the next meet- five diamonds unless West's of one not accustomed to Balinese
fing of the sub-committee for diamond holding happened names, the designations of the All the glory that was Egypt financial affairs will be held in to be abnormally longer and natives who appear in "Legong" and all the grandeur that was Shanghai on October 4-Central stronger than his heart sup look like so many printer's erRome are shown in Cecil de Mil-News Agency. port.
All are natives of Bali, and les screen masterpiece "Cleopa 5--South properly did not take they head a cast composed entire-tra," bringing to the screen again
action
17 of natives of that tropical par-all the talent of the master of adise.com
spectacle.
16 North was on the grid! His There is no spoken dialogue in The highest acting honours 'go
troubles arose from doubt as "Legong," the story being told by to Claudette Colbert, 23
Cleopa- to the soundness of the one titles The picture is accompan-ftra, with Warren William and spade bid by South. It wasted throughout by a symphonic Henry WBcoxen running her quite possible that this bid score. The music in the film close. Good portraits are given was wholly paychic, as West which incindes some native music by Lan Keith, C. Anbrey Smith might hold spade length actually recorded in Ball, Was and Gertrude Michzel that he has had no good done under the supervision of opportunity to show. Had Abe Meyer, who probably has North been able to count on bees musical supervisor of more the spade bid as both a pictures than anyone genuine spade suit and rea- Hollywood sonable overcalling strength, nhat
else in FORMER VETERAN
he would have bid five WE LIVE AGAIN MAJESTIC spades without hesitation.
THEATRE Tolstoy's immortal "Resurrec
the Majestie
The Play
The penalty of two tricks, tion" comes 250 points, against five hearts Theatre in the screen adaptation. doubled, was no great loss and although the title has been against the gain of 480 points changed the film follows - closely
LEADER
Memorial Service in Canton
Canton, Saturday.
A memorial service
at five spades, making six. But the lines of the great Russian ing Mr Chu Chih Sin,
if North had been certain of writer's book South's bid, slam might have The Russian been reached. At the other Sten, ves table, aix-spades was actually rect atmosph bid, and it was of course made is sent to Siberia through the luck of the club not commit finesse The actual loss - - Was
her lover who thus the difference between 980 from Athad and 250
veteran Komintang Anna held at the Sun
ture the cor Hall this morning.
the girl whofed by over a thous for a crime she tives from diffe
dric March All the have saved fo had he had
An Eriskay Love Lilt
("Songs of the Hebrides") (Kemedy-Fraser)
Joseph Hinlop(Tenor) Strip The Willow: (azz.-Diack) Petronells (arr. Diack)
There's Nae Lock about the Hoose
-(arr. Macpherson ke
Wee Willie Winkie (Roberton)
Boyd Steven (So
Carilion Solos
Arie Tauzie
Bells of St. Mary's West Gladys Watkins Songation.
CAR OVERTURNS el Lee (azz. Moffat)
TWO INJURED IN POKFULAM RD.
Two persons were injured in a car accident at about 6.30pm on Saturday when private car No 1612, owned and driven by Mr. Wa Taze ship, overturned in Eek fulam Road near, the Police Stag tion
On proceeding down hill the brakes of the car failed: to: fune-| tion, and to prevent a serious accident, Mr. Wa swerved to the ith, the result that
Jołomie Cape.
Philly Malcolm (Baritone) --945-10-pm
test Dance. Hits.
10 p.m.Big Bear Better Press
10.05m-Close Down
PHYSICAL CULTURE FOR STUDENTS
Scheme Proposed In Canton
Canton, Saturday.
“kix” de- training in students. scheme which to effect this, "football fields
provided iddle-
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