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"KLONDIKE ANNIE”— QUEEN'S.
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Orthodoxy Against Shrewdness
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RAZOR BLADES
AT HOTEL
Wife's Charges Of Cruelty
I RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
DESERTION ALSO ALLEGED In mentally reviewing the most
When John George Keeling, of
The following programme will brilliant plays encountered in my From the perfumed,
Fairfeld, Liverpool, was summon be from the Hong EXPERT MASSAGE cushioned boudoirs of a Barbary rather considerable bridge experied by his wife at Marlborough-hating Station 2.3.W. Coast gambling-dive to the frozen ence, I have had to come to star street police-court last month for a wavelength of $55 metres. reaches of the Arctic Circle may filing conclusion. It is simply alleged desertion and persistert seem like a far jump, but Mae
this: that most of them, particu-cruelty, his counsel Mr. Evans de (845 ECs). West does it easily, and as grace- fully as ever, in "Klondike Annie,larly the beautiful defensive plays,clared that he had never shirked involved the deliberate infraction his obligations in marriage and order from the so-called rules now resisted an {of one or more Mae West plays the role of a Many were hased on the supposed court.
Mr. Geoffrey Barratt, for Mrs. gambling-house crime of "finessing against part-
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Saxophone Recital from Studio ZE.K. PrograIEME 12:30-2.15 p.m.-European recorded Programme.
12.30 p.m.-Dance Music.
1 pmLocal Time Signal and
hostess who escapes from the polaer"; others the "horror” of viv.Keeling, described certain conduct) Weather Report Lice to Alaska on a battered aiding up a trick unnecessarily by by Keeling which commenced soon
after their marriage which, he. 103 pm-Light Orchestral Music. boat belonging to Captain Bull leading away from an honour, up aid, had a vers distressing effect 1.20 pm-Vocal Gems from "The Brackett (Victor McLaglen). Bull
to a tenace.
1.40 pm-The J. H. Squire Celeste Octet
2 p.m.-Songs by The Hill Billies. 9.15 pm Close Down
upon the wife and preyed on her Cat and the Fiddle" by the Light
Opera Company. falls for her in a great big way.
1.30 Reuter Press Bulletins, This is a disturbing conclusion.health. Keeling had written to
અને and urges her to marry him, but she stays on in the Klondike, Millions of players follow the his wife in which he had express Local: Weather forecast, time adopting, to throw the police off rules of play blindly rather than led disgust at what he had done. announcements.
What can be Mrs. Keeling, giving a Grafton- her track, the name and reputa-discriminatingly.
W." address, said she tion of "Sister Annie," an evange-done to break them of this line-of-street,
at Westmins- list who has died on the way least-resistance habit? My earnest married Keeling
in January, 1985. North 1:
advice is to forget the rule and ter Cathedral Mae's revival meetings are the learn the reasons back of it. Auto-Before her marriage she had been talk of all Alaska-torch songs, matically, then, the reasons for secretary to a barrister. chorus numbers and everything deviating in certain situations that goes to make a swell song-will become obvious! and-dance production, and aud-i denly, "Sister Annie" realises that
A Case in Paint
an
5-8 p.m.--European Programme." 5-7 pm-Relay of the Dance Or chestra from the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden.
Conduct Resumed
7pm-Light Opera and Musical After further evidence as to her Comedy Excerpts. husband's conduct, Mrs. Keeling Selection-Tom Jones (German) said in April, 1995, they went to Vocal Gems--Lily of Killarney Egypt, where Keeling's conduct Selection-Anything Goes. was resumed. "I protested to him, but he insisted on going on with
the man with whom she is in love. Playing in the national tourna Jack Forrest (Phillip Beed), alment of the United States Bridge Federal agent who has been as-association recently I had jitz signed to locate the missing gam-opportunity to put the above men- bling-house girl, is deeply in lovetioned theory into practice. {with her!
sat East when the following hand “Sister Annie" wants to marry came up. Richard L. Frey was Jack, but just as she is about to my partner. accept his proposal, she realizes
West, dealer.
that it would be unfair and shel Both sides vulnerable.
offer. They're so takes Bull's much better suited to each other
To glamorous Jean Harlow has both of them want a mate who'll
IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that fallen a stark role, the most pow be a good sparring partner, and Ian Diterim Dividend of £2.16/-erful in her screen career. Team-in this combination, they'll both [Mr. Frey] per share, subject to deduction ofed with Spencer Tracy, she plays have that they need. Income Tax, has been declared for the heroine of "Riffrail," dramatic
"Klondike Annie" is splendid J 5 the HALF YEAR ending 30th June romance of life on an American entertainment-every member of C AKJ964 1936 at rate of 1/35/16 per Dollar-waterfront.
the cast is perfect in his role, and
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THE DIVIDEND will be pay- Miss Marlow portrays a girl Mae West has been given the op able on and after 10th August who loves the swaggering. two-portunity to display an additional, 1936 at the offices of the Corpora sted boss of the waterfront, play-and entirely new brand of hum-j tion, where Shareholders are reed by Tracy. For him she steals our, which will keep the loyalty of quested to apply for Warrants.
and goes to prison, her sacrifice all her old fans, and add many
nally bringing about the man's new ones. regeneration
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While staying at a Kensington hotel on their return, Mrs. Keeling added, her husband sent for some razor blades, took one out and asked if she would like to die with him.
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Programme
1 Valse Caprice" "Yvonne"
Keeling in evidence stated that jia Egypt his wife had been rebuk-
ed by the Assistant Police Com-2 Minget missioner for seeing too much of 3. Capriccio the natives at the swimming pool.
Wiedocft
Beethoven.
Garewich.
8 pm-Local: Time Signal, Wes-
Announcement.
The magistrate, Mr. J. B. Sandther Report, Stock Quotations and bach, K.C., expressed the hope that 805 pm-A Relay from the Po Fox-Trots
for
11 pm-Close Down.
METAL POLISHİ
Jack Wilson and Jimmy Leach.
Counting Crotchets in my sleep Everybody Kiss your Partner
the parties might come together. Hing Theatre (Chinese). He adjourned the summons
8.05 pm-European Programme two months and made an interim
from ZEK. on a frequency of 640 Voca order for Keeling to pay his wife kilocycles. 73. 6d. a week
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8.05 pm-Les Preludes"-Sym- phonic Poen (Liszt).
George Formby Medley
George Forsby (Comedian).
Song of the 'Cello You give me ideas Songs-
3.22. p. "Hiawatha" "The Fox-Trots Death of Minnehaha sing by the Boyal Choral Society.
8.55 pmAt the Tschaikovsky Fountain" (Uzbach).
and
Dance
Bit Memories Medley
..
A Little Rendezvous in Honolulu Hypnotized
Turner Layton
Comedy Fox-Trots
My very good Friend, the Milkman Mickey's Son and Daughter Waltz-
Whenever I think of you
10 p.m.--Big Ben from Daventry.
In "Riffraff," liss Harlow ap
San Pedro.Air service from
9 pm-1 Bela of the Daventry the United States to Australia will News Bulletin d Announcements. pears for the first time as à bru-! of nette, a new hair colour which re-
be inaugurated within a year, a (Copyright by Beuter).
9.20
pm-Variety veals for as a totally new and even
[final bid] Douglas Aircraft official, predicted Music The story of. "The Unguarded
recently upon returning from a Piano Duets--- more fascinating personality. To- gether with her new hair, she also Hour," itself a successful stage
West opened the king of clubs trip to Australia. has a new hero in the persor play, concerns a London barrister Tracy with whom she appears for (Franchot Tone) whose brilliance and when I saw the dummy I was the first time in her screen career, enables him to send men to the positive that Mr. Frey would not club sult, when gallows by circumstantial evi-bave rebid his dence alone.
vulnerable, without at least a six In his most sensational case he card suit, considering all the finds, that his wife (Loretta honour cards in the other suits Therefore The story deals with the efforts Young) is the witness whose testi-that he was lacking.
the defendant, declarer was marked with a sing- of Penner, Oakie, Sparks and mony absolves
I played the deace Overmanto conduct a girls after which he himself becomes leton club.
in to the first trick, demanding a school. They modernize the en-involved in a murder, trussed
West obeyed by tire plant, including the dormitory a ring of circumstantial evidence shift of lead.
leading the spade seven, which rooms, the teachers living quar-which he cannot break
It is mystery melodrama which dummy's ace won A low dia. ters, class-rooms and executive of-
never lags, from the start to the mond was led from dummy and г{ fices.
won with the queer. Then, after thrilling courtroom fmish.
The supporting cast of Lewis careful calculation, I led a spadeį [Stone, Roland Young, Robert away from my Q-10-8, up to dum-,
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Much of the action was filmed on location at Canoga Park high
school. The entire company was Greig, Jessie Ralph,
transported there daily in a fleet
Dudley y's tenace! I knew I was giv-
also knew that that particular
of cars and busses. A kitchen Digges, Aileen Pringle and others ing up a trick unnecessay, but 1 crew went along to prepare meals is outstanding without exception. For the actors and woritmez.
dance
"BROWN ON RESOLUTION" -MAJESTIC THEATRE
ALHAMBRA THEATRE
And 1.
trick would do the declarer no Several hundred extras and 150 "LOVE BEFORE BREAKFAST"
good whatsoever! He was mark- chorus girls worked in the picture.
ed with five hearts and five dia-1
two Betty Jane Cooper was brought
The story reflects the modern monds. What would one or
diamond discards dummy's from New York for # specialty. A dozen of Hollywood's attitude toward romance, treating high spades avail him? more beautiful models were used it with sophistication and a gay had another fish to fry, as you in one sequence. But the majority touch. The comedy gains its ef- see North's spade jack! of the workers were behind thefects through laughable situations won, and the second diamond was
and witty dialogue. camera, not in front of it.
led Again I hopped up with the Carole Lombard contributes her other honour and led the third ravishing charm to a madcap role,round of spades. Declarer was which facidentally gives her the helpless. If he trumped high opportunity to show what the well would surely make a trump trick: One of the most amusing inci-dressed woman would wear if she
if he failed to trump, or trumped dents in this picture is the scene could get her husband to pay for
low, West's jack of trumps would Jin which jolly British sailors are the clothes.
win the trick fraternising in
Carole portrays peace time with
a girl who their German prototypes, during wants to hold on to two suitors Suppose I had not led back the which they teach them how to sing until she can decide which one second spade, but had pumped the He "Danny Boy Ever this touch of she prefers to marry. The biggest declarer with a club lead.. merriment has its intensely dra-scene of the picture shows her all would ruff and lead another dia
I would win and pump, matic side, for the brave young Al-at rea, sloshing around in a sail-mond. bert Brown is forced to shoot the boat. One of the favoured gentle- him again, but the ruff of a third lad who was his friend in order to men is with her, drowning himself diamond in the dummy would es- carry out the task to which he had in fizz water. The other, possess-tablish his cuit. His three re- committed himself.
ed of more judgment and much maining tramps would be ample the outstanding Betty Balfour, as the mother of more cash, rides the waves in a for drawing Able Seaman Albert Brown, pre-yacht
trumps, and contract would be in- sents a remarkably natural por The funniest part of the se-collable trayal of the devoted parent when quence shows the girl being saved the boy and his friend “Ginger" from a watery grave and an alco It is true that a trump shift by come home on leave.
hol-soaked boy friend. The ending Mr. Frey at the second trick would Before her son returns to his has a surprise twist to it which have paved the way toward the ship the presentz him with a is far more effective if it remains Contact's defeat as well, but he watch inscribed with the initials unrevealed int
...
of Nelson which had been given to The two sweethearts ze her as a keepsake by the fathered by Preston Foster and Cer of her child ANAM
Romero. Others prozzinent
The possession of this watch cast include Janet Beecher. inspires the young sailor is the Lawford, Richard Carls Joyce greatest deed of heroism.
Compton and E, E. Clives.
* that such a lead was rightly Kiraid might sacrifice, a trump trick in our combined hands, which would have been the case bad I held the
nondonbie-dummy
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