THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 9, 1937
Rev. Sargent's Gramophone Concert
Today's Wireless
12.30-2.15 p.m.-European Programme. 12.30 p.m.-The B.B.C. Dance Orches-
tra.
1 p.m.-Local: Time Signat and Wea
ther Report
1.03 p.m.-A Concert
1.30 p.m.-Reuter Press, Rugby Press; Local: Weather Forecast, Time and Announcements.
1.40 p.m.-The London Palladium Or-
chestra.
2.15 p.m.-Close Down.
4-7 p.m.--Chinese, Programme.
7-11 p.m.-European Programme.
7 p.m.--Variety.
Vocal and Instrumental—-
Yodel all day.
Harry
Torrani
ZBW 355 M. 845 k.c's
Vocal-
Listen to the German Band.
Hildegarde.s
ZEK 640 k.c's.
Teddy Bears' Picnic (Bratton), Mouse in the Clock (Hunt).
8.55, pim- London - News and An-
nouncements.
7.30 p.m. Closing local Stock Quota-9.15 pm Overture "Impresario" (Mo~
tions and Hong Kong Exchange Market Report.
7.35 p.m. Scottish Songs by Joseph
Hislop (Tenor).
"Songs of the Hebrides" (Kennedy- Fraser)-An Eriskay Love Lilt. An Island Sheiling Song. The Island Herdmaid. O, sing to me the Old Scotch Songs
(Leeson).
(accompanying|7,50
himself on the Guitar).
Humorous—
Oh Sarah! Oh 'Enery!
Tommy, Handley and Jean Allis-
tone.
Instrumental-
"Sweet Adeline" Selection.
Arthur Young and Reginald Forsy- the (Pianoforte Duets, with Drums).
Vocal
Mary Rose.
Gracie Fields (Comedienne). Vocal-
We'll rest at the end of the trail.
The Hill Billies..
Instrumental---
Schon Rosmarin (Kreisler).
Marcel Mule (Saxophone). Vocal-
Beautiful Garden of Roses.
Charles Kullman' (Tenor).
Organ Solos
Popular Melodies.
Harold Ramsay.
BRIDGE NOTES
Ye Banks and Braes (arr. Lees).
p.m.-Ken Harvey and His Banjo, The World is waiting for the Sunrise
(Seitz).
On a Southern Plantation. Melodies of Yesterday.
8 p.m.--Local: Time Signal, Weather
Report and Announcements. 8.03. p.m.-Concert Waltzes.
Farmyard Waltz (Folk Tune).
Continental Novelty Orchestra. A Thousand and One Nights, Waltz
(Johann Strauss). Felix Weingartner Conducting the
British Symphony Orchestra, 8.15 p.m.-From the Studio.
A Pianoforte Recital by Rupert Baldwin, A.T.C.L.
Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13 ("The Pathetique”), (Beethoven).
8.30 p.m.-Alfredo Campoli and His
Concert Orchestra. An Old World Garden Vienna in Springtime
Selection.
(Leon-Dominic Pelosi). Romance in Moonlight-Selection. The Fiddler's at the Forge (Ives).
zart), played by The B.B.C. Sym- phony Orchestra, conducted by Adrian Boult.
9.20 p.m.-From the Studio.
The 6th of a second series of Gramo-, phone Recitals by the Rev. C. B. R. Sargent.
10 p.m.-London-Big Ben.
Dance Music.
Fox-Trat
Miracles sometimes happen, Just say "Aloha”.
Thru the courtesy of love, Golden Heart.
What's On At
Page
Pianoforte
Recital By
Rupert Baldwin
Waltz-The Waltz in Swing Time Fox-Trot
Oh, you Rogue,"
Mickey Mouse's Birthday Party. Quickstep-Margie.
Fox-Trot-
Harbour Lights.
Someone to care for me. The Girl in the Garden, Afterglow. Waltz-Espana Waltz. Fox-Trott
Easter: Morning, Wanderers.
Copper Coloured Gal Another Perfect Night is Tango-Majanah!..
Waltz The Dawn of Love.
p.m.-Close down.
the
the Cinemas
child.
COMING PICTURES
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AT THE MAJESTIC—“One Heaven- woman of the world who gave up all ly Night”, with Evelyn Laye, John its riches to regain and retain Boles, Leon Errol and Lilyan Tash man. The story is concerned with the carbaret and night life of Budapest and is a romantic comedy told in action, dialogue and song.
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"White Hanter"-with Warner Bax- ter and June Láng in a thrilling story of two people · amið the menace of savage passions. Coming to the
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AT THE CENTRAL "Charlie Chan at the Race Track"-with Warnei Queen's.
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Wood, Oland, Thomas Beck and Gavin Muir. An-
Luke, Helen
"Under Cover
Ed- of Night" with other typical Chan mystery, but one mund Lowe, Florence Rice, Sarah Ha- of the best.
den and Nat Pendleton. One of the most *. *
unique mystery stories to reach the AT THE ORIENTAL "The Gay screen, The story is placed in a great Desperado" with Nino Martini, Ida College with a background of science Lupino, and Leo Carrillo. Something for the mysterious crimes. This is un- decidedly different in pictures with usual and stirs the interest from the music. A gay and colourful romance start with Lowe as the sleuth. The love LELY CULBERTSON laid below the Rio Grande. Martini's interest is supplied by en Florence
glorious voice causes him to be kidnap Rice Coming to the King's. : ped by a Mexican bandit chief who adopts American gangster methods “Mind Your Own Business.”— With but is really a sentimental music-lover. Charles Ruggles, Alice Brady, Lyle Talbot, Benny Baker and Frankie
Outstanding Defence
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Lalarmato Queen's.
AT THE QUEEN'S "Bulldog Drum-Darro. The tale of a nature writer mond Escapes."Two hours after the who has been in his bonnet as well as famous sleuth lands in England, he hit angle that it who gets him finds himself fighting for the life of a a takes a general
into beautiful girl and tracking - down 'a
unravel Coming to the Ray Milland, Sir Guy Standing, Heather desperate gang of swindlers. Starring
"Hearts Divided.”. Angel, Porter Hall, Reginald Denny
with Marion, Davies, Dick Powell, Claude Rains. and E. E. Clive.
Charles Ruggles, and Edward Everett AT THE STAR--"One More River,"fies his brother, the Emperor Napo-
Horton. Prince Jerome Bonaparte de with Diana Wynyard, Frank Lawton leon, for the love of his Baltimore and Colin Clive. The story of awo-sweetheart, Betty Patterson. Coming man who accepted the stigma of a to the Oriental. jury's judgment rather than reveal the real reason for leaving her husband.
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Few stories are written about!
at bidding at the range of three hands played at part-score con-
in view of the fact that tracts because the human mind his partner has already passed: seems to be so constructed as to
Correctly showing the slightly desire the drama of the struggle
shaded heart suit. for game
or rubber rather than the quieter battle when the bidding
South indicates his preference between North's two bid suits. has stopped short of these major goals. As a matter of fact, the
East opened the top of his dou- battle between attack and defence bleton in clubs. The Queen was în part-score hands is usually played from Dummy, West covered much more thrilling and
with the King, and North played more fine plays are made. The the ace. North, in order to assure reason for this is that the oppos-against a bad break in trumps, now AT THE ALHAMBRA "The Lucki- ing forces are more evenly balan-led a diamond in order to establish est Girl in the World”,
many
in
Wyatt, Louis Hayward.
"Banjo on My Knee."With Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Helen-West- ley, Buddy Ebsen, Walter Catlett, with Jane Katherine de Mille and Anthony Mar- Nat Pendletin. A thrill musicale, depicting the
ced and thus the struggle is that suit. His decision as to the ton, Eugene Pallette and Philip Reed. tragi-comedy that is the life story of fact a struggle between two nearly play here was not bad, but resulted A hilarious comedy in which the the river-boat people on the Mississippi.
equal armies.
unfortunately.
East won
the daughter of a society family, sets out In a recent championship tour-second trick with the Ace of dia- to New York to prove that she can
live on a income equal to that of her. nament the hand below, which is monds and led another club, which boy-friend. The funny situations illustrative of fine defence, was was won by West. West realised which arise in the city make the film played.
that his partner must have a trump one of the outstanding comedies of the trick, as
otherwise
North would have gone further in the bidding. Basing the play on this assumption, he now laid down the Ace of hearts
North, Dealer. East and West vulnerable.
NORTH
7632 Q8,5
WEST
S--5 4
H-A
D-9 7 6
C-KJ 10 6 543
EAST.
RJ 10 1-10 9 4 3 2
54
"ŠOUTH.“ S-Q 9 8
HJ 76
D-K Q 10 3 2
land followed would be
a club. This
many instances
in
ed bad play as it gave to North a ruff in one hand and a discard in the other. But West well knew' that North could make no helpful discard. North played a heart, and East ruffed with the King. Bast returned a heart, which West ruff- ed, and West returned still another club, giving to East the opportunity for a brilliant falsecard. He ruff- ed with the Knave and was over- ruffed with the Queen in Dummy, but the Daclarer how expected to find the Ten in the West hand and led the pine from the Dummy and finessed, the blank Ten in the East hand winning.
The bidding: (Figures after bids refer to numbered explanatory par- agraphs) North East South West 1 S
Pass
2 D (1) Pass, (2) 2 H (3) Pass
2S (4) Pass Pass
© The hand, of course, could 1-In view of the five-card length, played to produce three spades, two diamonds is the best res-but North's error in play at any ponse with this hand.”
point, was not really glaring, while West's vulnerability impels him the East and West defence to decide against entering the superlatively fine.
Pass
be
was
year.
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Coming to the Queen's.
"Craig's Wifewith Rosalind Russell and John Boles. The Pulitzer · Prize play. The story of a woman who lived for the strongest love ever conceived and makes you bate her, as you never hated a screen player before. Coming to the King's Theatre.
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Heart",
AT THE KING'S “Give Me You
with Kay Francis, Geor Brent. Roland Young, Patric Knowles "Pennies From Heaven"-with Bing and Henry. Stephenson. A picture in Crosby, Madge Evans, Edith Fellows which Kay Francis reaches the trium-and Louis Armstrong. The gayest phant climax of her career magnificent role of a sophisticated to the King's.
in the fun-show of the new season.Coming
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