THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 5, 1937
Leo Stokowski
and Philadelphia Symphony Orch.
Today's Wireless
12.30-2.15 pm,-European Programine. 12.30 p.m.-Dance Music.
1 p.m.-Local: Time Signal and Wea-
ther Report.
ZBW 355 M. 845 k.c ́s :::: ZEK 640 k.e's.
1.03 p.m.-Concert by John McCormack 7.35 p.m.-Gracie Fields (Comedienne).
(tenor), Peter Dawson (bass-bari- tone) and Jascha Heifetz (violin) 1.30 pm-Renter Press, Rugby Press; Local: Weather Forecast, Time and Announcements.
1.40 p.m.- The B.B.C. Wireless Mili-
tary Band.
2.15 pm. Close down.
4-7 pm-Chinese Programme. 7-11 p.m.-European Programme.
Stokowski and the
7pm-Leopold
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.
Water Music Suite (Handel).
No. 1-Allegro,
No. 2-Air,
No. 3-Bourree,
No. 4-Hompipe,
No. 5---Andante,
No. 6-Allegro Deciso..
"Damnation of Faust" (Berlioz,
Op. 24)-Rakoczy March.
"Samson and Delilah
When the robin sings his song again, Your dog's come home again. One night of love. 7.45 p.m.-From the Studio.
Jazz Interpretations by Pomping Vila (Piano).
1. Drop me off at Harlem.
2. Tormented.
Three little words.
3.
4.
My blue heaven.
5.
Limehouse blues.
S p.m.-Local: Time Signal, Weather
Report and Announcements.
8.03 p.m.-Four Light Songs by. Web-
ster Booth (tenor).
Stay with me for ever (Lehar), Vienna, city of my dreams
(Sieczynski).
The world is mine to-night (Posford), Pale Moon (Logan).
8.15 p.m.-London-This is England.”
8.55 pm- London News and AT
nouncements
9.15 pm From the Studio.”
An Operatic Recital by Mme. Fran- cesca Denies (Soprano). "La Reine de Saba (Gounod)
Plus grand dans son obscurite. "Carmen" (Bizet) Habanera. "Werther (Massenet)-Les larmes. 9.30 p.m.-Chamber Music
Trio No. 1 in B Flat, Op. 99
(Schubert),
Cortot, Thiband and Casals. Quartet No. 2 in D Major (Borodin),
Pro Arte Quartet. 1st Movement-Allegro moderato,
2nd
3rd
---Scherzo
Notturno-Andante.
Page
Operatic Recital From Studio By
Madame Denies
(Violin), Gibrilaro (Piano) and Samehtini (Cello).
10 p.m.-London
Big Ben Hughie (Electrical
Green and His Gang. Recording).
10:30 p.m.-Dance Music.
Fox-Trot
Lost my rhythm, lost my
lost my man,
Fm all in “Slow Fer-Frot-
Lady from Mayfair. Fox-Trot- 135
The never-to-be-fo Rumba-The Gancho, Fox-Trot
With all my heart. When April comes
Me and the moon,
One rainy afternoon. Waltz-Although
Serenade (Schubert) ..De. Groot 11 p.m.-Close down.
Talles by representative EngliWhat's On At the Cinemas
people: (9) J. F. Roxburgh, master of Stowe School. Introduced: by Anthony Weymouth (Electrical Recording).
(Seint-Saens)-Bacchanale. Song without words (Tchaikowsky)
(In a Minor, Op. 40, No. 6). 7.30 p.m.--Closing local Stock Quota-
tions and Hong Kong Exchange $.30 pm-London-The B.B.C. Dance Market Report.
Orchestra, directed by Henry Hall.
BRIDGE NOTES
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By ELY CULBERTSON
Don't Always Lead Partner's Suit
Usually it is eminently correct, East fully realised that his two to lead the suit that partner has club bid was dangerous, but who bid. The fact that he has definite- can blame him for at least a faint ly advertised strength in that suit effort at defending against the 90 gives eyes, one might say, to what part-score? otherwise would have to be a blind opening.
, to add
AT THE KING'S~The Garden of who lived for the strongest love ever Allah" with Marlene Dietrich, Charles conceived and makes you hate her as Boyer and Joseph Schildrant. The im-you never hated a screen player before. mortal love story of Domini Efilden Coming to the King's Theatre. who flees to the Algerian desert to be-
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gin life anew and there meets a hand- "China Clipper" With Pat O'Brien, some Trappist monk who has fled from Beverley Roberts, Ross Alexander, a Monastery after taking the eternal Humphreys Bogart and Henry B. Walt- Vows. This time in technicolour. hall. A glamorous romance of the air. marking a milestone, in the pictorial
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AT THE MAJESTIC "Roberta" history of daring American aviation, with Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire and coming to the King's Theatre. Irene Dunn. An old favourite from
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RKO Radio, featuring the famous dan- "Satan Met A Lady" with Bette cing team. This is the film that made Davis, Warren William, Alison Skip- them definitely the world's most popu-worth, Arthur Treacher and Winifred lar singing and dancing team.
Shaw. A new thriller from the author of The Thin Man" which will keep AT THE STAR"Special Agent"-you in laughter from start to finish, with Bette Davis and George Brent. coming to the King's. This picture is said to reveal the inner workings of the U.S. Treasury depart ment, and shows a new angle of the American Government's activities against public enemies.
Lockhart.
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to injured withnelli and John Carradine. The play for
* * "Under Your Spell” with Lawrence Tibbett Wendy Barrie, Gregory Ratoff and Arthur Treacher. A roughhouse romance that hits the high spots of comedy, action, rhythm and excitement: Coming to the Queen's Theatre.
The Flying Hostess" with William Gargan, Judith Barrett and Wiliam Hall A thrilling romance of the skies. Coming to the Alhambra...
The Man I Marry".
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with Doris
"The Man Who Lived Twice”—with
West woodenly selected the club ace as the opening lead and, after But in contract the exceptions to that, there was no defence that rules often are more vital than could deprive declarer of eight AT THE ORIENTAL "Bengal the rules themselves. The reason tricks. The belated shift by West Tiger" with June Travis, Warren Hall and Joseph King. A melodramatic for this is that hands which re-to a spade was won by dummy's thrill packed story of circus life. quire application of these excep queen, and the jack of hearts was tions are apt to be "swing hands," led. East won with the ace and AT THE ALHAMBRA - “Come meaning that two diametrically returned a trump, but the damage Closer, Folks, with James Dunn, different results depend upon dewas done. Declarer won, cashed his Marion Marsh, Herman Bing and Jene eisions of the players themselves, king of clubs and king of hearts,
A comedy featuring Du Nolan, Michael Whalen, "Chic Sale as a street corner salesman and Marian and Nigel Bruce. A rollicking roman- not the vagaries of the cards. and then led three rounds of dia-Marsh as his wise cracking girl friend tic comedy in which Doris Nolan, Universal's newest find, gives an out- When a player makes what can monds, rufing the last with dum- posay* *
standing performance. Coming to the be recognised as a purely defensive my's last trump. Then,
AT THE QUEEN'S - Winterset," Alhambra. bid, there is no logic in placing insult
dummy's with Burgess Meredith, Eduardo Cian- him with tops" in the suit. We third club was all have had occasion to put in de declarer's otherwise worthless low Circle awarded the director a plaque as Isabel Jewell. A blood-chilling drama which the New York Dramatic Critics Ralph Bellamy, Marian Marsh and fensive bids suits as weak as trump and thus the contract was the best work of the year. A stirring of a killer resurrected and transformed
with some outside made with an overtrick
romance rising opt of the grim efforts into a reputable and eminent surgeon. strength. Indeed, such desperate Had West used a little judgment of a young man to vindicate the name Coming to the King's.
of his father. measures often are necessary to on the opening lead, instead of "pushing tactics" when the oppon-jumping at the chance to dodge ents have bid to a part-score. When responsibility by opening partner's- a desperate situation exists, there suit, he would have seen that noth- fore, the opening leader should al-ing could be gained by laying down most disregard partner's bid and the club ace. With two low clubs make his selection on the basis of in addition to the ace there was his own hand.
virtually no chance that he might
"Avenging Waters" with Ken May- nard, Beth Marion and Ward Bond: A South, dealer.
get in a club ruff or overruff. A "Craig's Wife" with Rosalind roaring romance of the west packed Both sides vulnerable; North- trump, from his sequence, would Russell and John Boles: The Pulitzer with spine-thrilling adventures. Com- South 90 part score.
have been the logical lead against Prize: play. The story of a woman ling to the Alhambra.
jack high f
NORTH
S-Q 74
H 10 6 5 3 D-A 2
C-8 74
WESTE S-10 9 8 5
D-Q365
EAST
H-A Q 9. D109 3 C- 0.6.3. SOUTH K3
D-KJ74
The bidding:
South
West North
Fast
1 spade Pass Pass
2 diamonds Pass 2 spade
Pass
Pass
South's declaration of two suits. Even with a trump opening it would have required careful de-. fence to defeat the contract. On the lead of the heart jack from dummy, East, should merely cover with the queen, not play the ace. Then, when West later gained the lead with the club ace, he would have to return a heart to East's tenace over the dummy, and thus gain the opportunity to discard a club in order to overruff declarer when he should aster
rufla
third round of
TO-DAY'S QUESTION
Question: When there is a
deal does the deal pass to the player
Answer: No. The same play deals
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