THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 20, 1937-
Hour Of Variety By Hollywood's
Famous Stars
Today's Wireless
12.30-2.15 pm. European Programme.
12.30 pm Concert Walt
12.47 AM Three
Bennett Soprano
by Mavis
1 p.m. Local: Time Signal and Wea-
Other Report.
1.03 pmCharlie Kunz at the piano. 123 pm A Humorous Monologue by
Sandy Powell
1.30 pin-Renter Press, Rugby Press; Local: Weather Forecast, Time and Announcements. -
1.40 pim-Variety and Dance Music. 2.15 p.m.-Close down.
4-7 pm Chinese Programmé.
7 pm - 12:15 am. European Pro-
gramme.
7 pm. Cinema Organ Memories by
Reginald DiXOL
"Sweet Music" Film Selection.
With Sword and Lance March. Dixon Hits No. 2.
Dixon Hits No. 7.
Waltz Selection.
7.20 p.m. Stuart Robertson (Bass-
BRIDGE NOTES
ZBW 355 M. 845 k.e's :::: ZEK 640 kc's.
Baritone).
The Roadside Fire (Vaughan
Williams). (a) Down among the dead men,
(Traditional),
(b) Funiculi, Funicula (Denza). (c) The road to the Isles, (a) Wrap me up in my old tarpaulin's
Jacket (Traditional).
"Iolanthe" Overture,
B.B.C. Theatre Orchestra. "Pirates of Penzance”—
Oh, men of dark-and dismal fate,- You may go, for you're at liberty, Members of the D'Oyly Carte
Орега Сотраду. p.m.- Local: The Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
pmA Variety Programme. Vocal Duets-
7.30 p.m.-Hong Kong Exchange Mar-8.03
ket Report and Stock Exchange Sum- mary.
7.35 p.m.-Gilbert and Sullivan Ex-
cerpts.
"Trial by Jury” (Sullivan)-—
1. A nice dilemma,
•
"Rose Marie"-Indian Love Call, "Naughty Marietta"- Ah! Sweet mystery of life...Jeanette Mac- Donald (Soprano) & Nelson Eddy (Baritone). Violizi Salo
Grinzing
2. I love hire.
"3.
The question, Gentlemen,"
4.
Oh, joy unbounded...Members of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company.
Vocal-
By ELY CULBERTSON
Smart Aleck Bidding
Tragedies are bound to occur at distribution, six spades, obviously the bridge table. The unpredictable the correct contract, would have vagaries of the cards themselves been a laydown on any opening lead see to that! Neither expert nor and against any detence, since dum- novice can even hope to escape Scot (my's diamond suit could have been free from the malicious thrusts of established by a single ruff. fate, but since all players are more The difference between going or less uniformly buffeted, the down two at six diamonds and mak- losses from this source are not im-
portant.
ing six spades was over 2,500 points at the end of the rubber, which the opponents justly enough proceeded to take in the next two hands.
The vital point is to add as little as possible to these losses by bids
To-day Question and plays for which you, and you
Question: Will you please criti alone, are responsible. For every had break there is apt to be a good cise the bidding of my partner and break on a future occasion, but the myself on the hands shown below, enormous swings representing the and also give the correct bidding? difference between good and bad Who was more to blame for the play never can be involved. Con-terrible final contract? Both sides sider the swing involved in to-day's were vulnerable. Opponents never
hid except for a final double!
EAST SK 64 H5
hand.
South, dealer
North-South vulnerable.
WEST 5.-10.5
HQ 8 6 4 3 2 D-A Q 8 6 3 D-7 C-A 75 CQ 98.6 Our bidding-[I am ashamed to say] was:
NOETH
S-98 5 4 3 2
F-K3
D.None
CZ-K 108 5:4
EAST
WEST
EAST
1 diamond
S.-QJ6
S.-7
2 spades
HQ J 10:52 H98
D-7-5,3
D-3984
C—A Q
CLJ 9-7 6-3 2
SOUTH
·S—A KH
H-A7-64
D-AKQ 10.62 C.---None
The bidding:
Pass Pass
South West North East 1' diam. 1-heart-1-spade-Pass
Pass 6 diam:
There was a curious, consistency in South's bidding, which is the only thing that can be said for it. Like a great many players who take
a ridiculous pride in opening with
WEST
1 no trump
3 Hearts
4 hearts
Albert Sandler.
Song of the islands..Bing Crosby. Xylophone Solo--
The Punch and Judy Show,
Vocal-
Rady Starita
No regrets
Frances Faye. Orchestra Bumbaland (No. 1),
Geralds and His Rumba Orchestra Vocal Smile for me,
Instrumental
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Page
Commentary On
FA Cup Fifth
Round Match
Jescriptive > Sketch-
Clapham and Dwyer on Hobbies,
Clapham and Dwyer.
Piano Solo
Charlie Kunz Piano Medley,
No R. 22
Charlie Kamz. Vocal-Give me a heart to sing to,
Helen Morgan. Orchestra-Sunday on the Swanee,
Herbie Kay and His Orchestra. Humorous
What can you give a undish?
Bertha Willmott. p.m.-Four Old Favourites. Vocal
442nd Street" You're getting
be a habit" with me,
The Four Musketeers.
Just an echo in the Valley,
Chick Endor and Charlie Farrell. A million dreams.
The Ponce Sisters. "42nd Street" Young and healthy, The Four Musketeers. 9.15 p.m. London-News and A-
nouncements..
9.35 pm A Relay of Dance Music from the Grill-Room of the Hong Kong Hotel
10 p.m.--(London-Big Ben.).
11 pm-London The Three Admirals
in harmony and humour.
Richard Tauber (Tmor).|11.15 pm-London-A commentary on a Match in the Fifth Round of the Football Association Cup.
Krontjong Successen,
-The Hodiars (Harmonica duet), '1215 pm-Close down.
What's On At the Cinemas
AT THE KING'S “Gold Diggers of 1937, with Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Victor Moore, Glenda Farrell and Lee Dixon. A happy melange. The sign- ing of a million dollar insurance policy and the medical examination are a sure cure for the blues.
COMING PICTURES
"Dimples", with Shirley Temple, Frank Morgan and Helen Westley. Shirley Temple- scores her greates With songs,
dances and minstrel
triumph in this picture Comi the Queen's and Alhambra Theat
with
Bosalind
AT THE QUEENS — “Go West Young Man", with Mae West, Wairen william, Randolph Scott and Alice Craig's Wit Brady. The hilarious story of a tour-Russell and John Boles. The Pulitzer ing movie star who falls for a shy Prize play. young country lad
*
The story of a woman. who lived for the strongest love ever conceived and makes you date her as you never hated screen player before.
Testre. Coming to the Kim
AT THE ALHAMBRA “86 This Is Dixie", with Jane Withers, Slim Sum merville, Helen Wood, --Thomas Beck and Sara Baden. A bright story of a "Pennies From Heaven"-with Bing mortgage homestead, travelling show-Crosby Madge Evans, Edith Fellows men, horse-racing and "Darkies" in a and Lonis rmstrong The gayest radio amateur programTmė.
fun-show of the new season.
*
AT THE MAJESTIC Last of the Pagans," with Mala and Lotus Long. Life and customs in the South Sea Islands.
*
"The Devil is a Sissy-with Fred- die Bartholomew, Jackie Cooper, Mic key Rooney and Ian Hunter. The three most famous boy stars of the "AT THE ORIENTAL "For The youngster who learns American ways screen are in this picture, An English Service", with Buck Jones, Clifford in a New York East Side School with Marion Jones, Edward' Keene and Beth the aid of two tough, but young rough- A thrilling drama of the necks. Coming to the King's Theatre. early and rugged days of the West. Dramatic incidents in army tradition provide the highlights.
3 no trump This was doubled and defeated five tricks!
Answer: Every bid except the opening bid was bad. West should respond to a diamond with one : heart, not one no trump. Correct
a forcing bid only once or twice in
a bridge lifetime, he was apparent
the
ly so impressed with his own
ness that, when the bidding ed to him, he decided to eleg partner and opponents spectacular bid.
Perhaps Lhaye pot explain cisely the psychology bac type of bidding, but I am that the origin lies in love of grandiloquent
The six diamond contract feated two tricks, and i not the declarer solaced with the bitter thought tha
tribution was against him, the fac
EAST 1 diamond 1 spade
WEST
1- heart
no trump
West was the more to blame.
"THE TABLE UNDER THE TREE"
A new version of The Table under Tree, written by Wilfrid Booke- and produced by A. W. Hanson, roadcast this week from Ez- As before, the scene is the *Cafe somewhere in mong travellery for good music, and good be-in a summer even- decoratin the
filled with
remains that there was nothing un- ford usual in finding four trumps to the jack in either hand, nor m finding the adverse spades three and one. Regardless of the
buted
the voice oLE and at one of
rider the tree
2 young man ferly gentleman
will take the part
itre dhotel and con- ac will be played by Wal- den and his Orchestra.
February 17, 8 am
striesion
Febrraz
ruary 18, 245-
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"Love on the Ron" with Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Franchot Tone and Reginald Owen. Following her AT THE STAR-Yours For The triumph as the "The Gorgeous Hussy," Asking with George Baft, Dolores Jean Crawford give another outstand Barrymore, Lupino and ing performance. series of hectic Reginald Owen. Fast moving comedy. 2nd laugh-packed escapades. Coming
to the King's Theatre.
** * * AT THE CENTRAL A Picture.
Chinese
"A Girl of the Limberlost", with Louise Dresser, Ralph Morgan, Marian p.m. G.MT.
Marsh and H. B. Walthall. Acclaimed Transmission 4, February 14, 7.5 p.m. as the most, faithful screen version of G.M.T. and February 26, 955 a popular novel ever produced. Louise pm GMT.
Dresser Land Ralph Morgan give ex Transmission 6, February 15, 2.55 cellent performances. Coming to the
am. G.M.T.
Majestic
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