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THE CHINA MAIL, FHURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1936.
Amusements
Cinema Notes
MIMI KING'S THEATRE
The Latin quarter of Paris,
BRIDGE NOTES
Singleton Bad For
Notrump
By Ely Culbertson
with its shabby gazrets, in which With only a singleton of the artists strive for recognition insuit bid by partner, it is some their respective. spheres and times very diffent to play the genius lurks unknown in the hand at three notra
A * direct poverty is shown in this rule, expert players try to avoid picture.
ļa notrump contract under this Durand's tenements was no ex-condition, knowing they may not ception to this mode of living. be able to enter the dummy more Here the mumerous branches of than once to set up the partner's art were well represented. Rodol-suit
phe the dramatist.
Colline, a Sometimes, however, it becomes philosopher, Scharnard a
com- necessary, especially when both poser, and Marcel a painter, to players hold a singleton of the gether with his loving Musette. rebid snit of partner," as in the made up the talented nest. How hand below: ever, in spite of their remarkable gifts, little work was done and all like their minds were dormant,
GENERAL NOTICES and their hands idle.
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Dick Powed. Aïn irrorak, Patsy Kelly and Fred: Allen all take important parts in "Thanks. A Million," the 20th Century' pro- duction which will be shown at the King's Theatre to-morrow,
RADIO
TODAY'S PROGRAMME
RELAY OF HONG KONG HOTEL DANCE ORCHESTRA CHILDREN'S STUDIO CONCERT“ 12.30-2153-Eiropean Record
ed Frogzattime
1 pm Local Time and Weather Report.
1.30 pm-Reuter Press Bulletins.
| Rugby Press News, etc.
215 pm-Close Bowa-
5-$ par European Programme. 456 DOMA: Relay of the Hong Kong Hotel Dance Orchestra.
6-6.30 Coreta
P. Childrens' Stadio Con-
6.35-7 pm—A. Belay of the Hong Kong Hotel Dance Orchester.
-7-730 pm-Orchestral Musle.. cash-Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (Liszt). L'apprenti Surcier (Dukan). Hansel and Gretel Overture
(Humperdinck).”“
doubleton. For the sake of this † of clubs with the Ace He possibility the Queen is the only ed another heart, dummy letting Perpetuum Mobile (J. Strauss? correct second lead.
go the last of the small spades. West won the Queen of hearts Declarer saw that to cash the with the King. North discarding sixth heart might be fatal, as he a small club. West led the four might make the wrong discard of diamonds, dummy again duck-(from dummy. But, having seven ed, and East's eight-spot forced tricks already in hand he imme- the King:
Then de
· 230-8 put. From the Studio. Rex. I Pedley (Baritone). Gregorio Jamens. (Violin), Doreen Me (Accompanist)-
8 pm Local Time and Weather diately led the club six toward. Report; Closing Local Stock Quota- the blank ten. If the King went|tions. up, the opponents could not avoid 8.05 pm-12 midnight ↑ Chinese
Studio Concert.
32. midnight-Close Down 8:05-10-European Programme from ZEK- en a Frequency of 640 kilocycles.
805-8.45pm "Concer
G Minor, Op.218%- Bächmaninoff) 07 (Piz- played by Sergei Buchung
zoforte) and the Philadelahia Sym- phony Orchestra -
$45-9 pazia Recital by Elisabeth Schumann (Soprano):
1 My Lovely Celia (arr. Lane
Declarer could count eight top ZB.W on night of January 29th. BANKS will be CLOSED for the mation and animated by the great
ricks. The ninth would have to Entries in pairs accompanied by fee: Transaction of Public Business love he has for Mimi. Rodolphe of $10 the pair, close at noon, Jan-
come by taking advantage of the letting either Nora or South win uary 25th. Address: F. H. Tyson on FRIDAY & SATURDAY, the writes a play which is very soon South
adverse difficulties of exit. In two more tricks, and if the club Hon. Secretary. Union Building.
& 23th 24th
January, 1936. accepted through her untiring ef-1 S
forts. But the day of disappoint-13 H
order to be sure Pass (China New Year Holidays).
to deprive the ten were allowed to win, North exit South could cash the top spade for the opponents of heart Hong Kong, 21st January, 1936. ment soon came, while the happy 3NT
revallers at the Venetian Ball South's hand clearly warranted cashed two more hearts, dummy ninth trick at once. listen endanced to the strains of a try for game, as it probably discarding two spades. "La Barcarolle" the crafty words could be laid down for at least clarer led the spade. EASTERN MERCANTILE & of a former lover make her think eight tricks at hearts. The final If East held of, the spade trick CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD. that though she has provide choice of contract was a guess. would give declarer contract at (Continued from Next ColumIN.) (In Voluntary Liquidation). Rodolphe with the initial start As it happened, South's guess cace. East counted out the hand in Spring Overture (Soldmark).
and properly won the King with Liebestum (Liszt). in his career, she is now more of was correct.
As the only hope for Sleeping Beerty Waltz COMMERCIAL TRAINING gives in that a Dividend of 40% on
TOMICE IS HEREBY GIVEN a hindrance than a help.
West did not like to lead away the Ace.
(Tschaikovsky). He selected exit was in clubs, East led the and Eusiness routine. Fees Moderate all ordinary claims lodged with As a result of this she leaves from either King.
the nine of diamonds, which Queen of clubs. Note that if Marie Louise (Meisel).
Love's Last word is spoken (Birio). undersigned is declared pay heart wanders into the cold night for the defence. Dummy played have
Rodolphe and with breaking turned out to be a happy choice East had led small, South would Fantasia on Melodies of Johann ventry News Bulletin (Copyright by
Strangs Weber). jable on and after Monday, 27th instant, when creditors should Japply personally at the
under. Serously ill and is told by the doc low and South won with the Ace, have been forced in the lead with Ich Liebe Dich Waltz (Waldtexfel). noted address.
tor that she may recover if she Declarer of course was compelled no way to escape giving declarer An Dich (Waldtemfel)
The Forge in the Forest (a. Lloyd). (Continued at foot of preceding can tide over the critical time of to develop the hearts by straight the game trick
As it was, South won the Queen
10 pm-Bir Ben. Close Down leads away from his tenaces. The the year, the Autumn.
The premiere of Rodolphe's lead of the Ace brought out only The second lead play "La Boheme" finds Mimi re- small cards.
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"PAGE MISS. GLORY”—– QUEEN'S THEATRE
ing cast of more than a score of
be
With only two adverse honours Ito contend with, declarer cani lose only two beart tricks" except
The only In the Cosmopolitan comedy against a 5-1 break. "Page Miss Glory" Marion Davies way in which he can avoid the in the stellar role has a support loss of two tricks is to drop one of the missing honours unguard- Hollywood stars and feature ed. It would do him no good to drop a doubleton King, since the players.
Jack would still make. Eence the Based on the sensational Broad-|| way stage hit by Joseph Schrank only situation, after the lead of the Ace has felled nothing, in and Philip Dunning with the which he can clean up the suit screen version written by Delmer with one loss is to find the Jack Daves and Robert Lord, “Page
(Continued in nezi Column). Miss Glory," was assigned to Warner Bros, ace director, Mer-
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"CASINO DE PARIS STAR THEATRE
"BONNIE SCOTLAND— ORIENTAL THEATRE
In their current production pompous Oliver Hardy accom panies his meek friend, "Stanley MeLaurel" to Scotland to claim, ihis share of the magnificent estates of a deceased uncle. To thir chargrin the uncle has be Al Jolson and Ruby Keeler head an all-star cast in this pic- valueless heirlooms.
queathed to Stan. Only some
ture and there: are seven song From a hilarious mix-up, the hits. The big Bobby Connolly pair of fan-makers emerge dance ensembles in the picture find themselves enlisted in the centres around "A Latin Quarter Scotch Highlanders and assigned from Manhattan" and "About a to duty in India. Attired in kilts quarter to nine," and both these the two comedians go through are sung by Ruby and AlL
hazardous and breathless experi-
to
Al Jolson. acknowledge the ences as "laddies from hell.” The greatest "mammy song" singer of result is a picture packed with all times, introduces à new style well-timed langhs. mammy song by the title of In the supporting cast is a new Mammy, I'll Sing About You." name to the screen, that of Anne. "Casino de Pares" is the title Grey, who is a screen star in her song of the New York night club own right, Other members in a that Jolson owns in the film and cast of well-known players are he sings the song with a new, Verson Steele, James Finlayson, found verve, just as he does "Go David Torrence. Daphne Pollard, Into Your Dance," the theme song, Mary Gordon. Maurice Black and
The screen play is by Earl, Lionel Belmore. Baldwin, based on A story by Bradford Bopes. Others in the cast include Glenda Fairell, Bar- iton MacLane and Phil Began.
"STORM OVER THE ANDES
MAJESTIC THEATRE
"NEVER TOO LATE-- ALHAMBRA THEATRE
This picture, which stars Rich- ard Talmadge, Thelma White and Mildred Harris, is one long series of thrills from start to finish. fack Holt is featured as the Portraying the role of a fearless daring American aviator of for police detective, Talmadge more tune who throws his lot in with than lives up to his reputation as the air forces of a South Ameri- the Ace of screen daredevils” in can country in the throes of a this roading story of police life. war, and has an excellent support Called. to perform almost
Farg
Antonio Moreno, superhum
renty ye sult of
them
Barrie, Gence
in his pur thieves, he does!
Es to rate of stunt
fod
ducked and. West would
Turkish Patrol (arr. Lloyd).
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2 Ave Maria" (Schubert).
4. Bist du bei mir (Bach).
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