THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 27, 1937.
Mozart Concert
By Local Artistes
Today's Wireless
12.30-2.10 p.m.-European Programme. 12.30 p.m.-New Symphony Orchestra.
1 p.m.-Local: Time Signal and Wea-
ther Report.
1.03 p.m. Variety Items.
1.25 p.m.-Reuter Press, Rugby Press; Local: Weather Forecast, Time and Announcements.
1.40 p.m.-A Relay of the Rotary Club Tiffin Speech from the Roof-Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel.
Rotarian M. J. B. Montargis on "The Land of the Setting Sun: Morocco." 2.10 p.m.-Close. Down.
4-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme.
7-11 p.m.-European Programme.
7 p.m.-New Dance Numbers.
Fox-Trot-
At the Balalaika.
Quick-Step-
With a Banjo on my knee.
Blues-
Where the lazy river goes by.
Foxtrot
I found a Rosary.
Waltz
Dancing in the Firelight.
Fox-Trote
Love me to-day.
A nice cup of tea.
I'm just beginning to care.
Waltz-
I'm still in love with you. 7.30p.m.-Closing local Stock Quota-
tions and Hong Kong Exchange Mar- ket Report.
7.35 p.m.-A Light Saxophone Recital
by Marcel Mule.
ZBW 355 M. 845 k.c's :::: ZEK 640 k.c's.
La Precieuse (Couperin,.
(er).
8.35
(Che- p.m.-"Medea” Overture arr. Kreis-
rubini), played by The Milan: Sym- phony Orchestra, conducted by Le- renzo Melajoli.
7.48 p.m.-The London Novelty Or-
chestra.
"Dream of Autumn (Joyce). Choristers' Waltz (Phelps). Neapolitan Nights (Zameonik). The Midnight Waltz (Amodio).
8 p.m.-Local: Time Signal, Weather
Report and Announcements. 8.03 p.m. From the Studio.
A Mosart Recital
by
Eva Turner (soprano); William Knight| (base) and Lindsay A. Lafford (pianoforte) Programme
1. A Talk---
2. Soprano Solos
"The Marriage of Figaro”.
Whither vanished.
I forget what I am.
3. Duet
"The Marriage of Figaro".
Ah! Cruel till now.
4 Pianoforte-
5.
"Sadko" (Rimsky-Korsakov)—Chan- 6.
son Hindone.
Le Cygne (Saint-Saens).
sur
Malborough
(arr.
The 1st movement (Allegro) from Sonata No. XVI in C Major.
Bass Solos-
"Il Seraglio”.
When a maiden takes your fancy. "Marriage of Figaro".
So, Sir Page!
Duets
"Dom Giovanni,”
Now join thy hand with mine.
"The Magic Flute."
The Manly Neart.
Variations
Combelle).
BRIDGE NOTES
By ELY CULBERTSON
Was It A
Guess?
·
8.45 p.m.-London
'Growning the
King'-2. A talk by Owen F. Mors- head, B.S.O., M.V.G. M.C. (Librar- ian to His Majesty King George VI).
9 p.m.-Alfredo and His Orchestra. In Gypsy Land (arr. Michaèloff). Yiddische Wedding Fantasia
Michaeloff).
(arr.
Tell me Again (Groozs). ` Russian Gipsy Sketch (Ferraris).
9.15 p.m.-From the Studio.
Interlude at the Piano by Toreen Ma
9.30
1. Harlem.
2. "Street Scene Morning.
3. A rhyme for love.
4. Who's afraid of love? 5. Goodnight, My Love. p.m.-London News; and
nouncements..
Page
Interlude At
The Piano By
Doreen Ma
The
10.12 p.m. Song "Casenova" —
Memory of a Kiss; by Arthur Fear (baritone) with the Coliseus Theatre Orchestra.
10.15 p.m.-London Big Ben. "World Affairs." A talk by H. Wickham
Steed.
10.30 p.m.-Variety.
Vocal
Sally Horner,
Brian Lawrance.
Orchestra
Alice Blue Gown.
Guy Lombardo and His Royal
Canadians.
Vocal
Why do you pass me by?
Jean Sablen.
Castanets Solo-
La Corrida.
"La Argentina."
Gone.
Leslie Hutchinson. Instrumental-
Aria con variazioni.
Mario Maccaferri (Guitar).
Vocal An-
9.35 p.m.-Suite for Flute, Violin,
Viola, Violencello- and Harp. Op. 91/ you pretend you're blue.
(D'Indy), played by Quintette Instru- mental de Paris.-
E. Entree on Sonate
b. Air desuet.
c.
Sarabande.
d. Farandelo varice.
-
Murgatroyd and Winterbottom. Organ Solo
Love in Bloom.
Sidney Torch.
Vocal
Head over heels in love.
Lilli Palmer.
11 p.m. Close Down.
What's On At the Cinemas
AT. THE KING'S "The Last Of¡
"Banjo on My Knee." With Barbars Mrs. Cheyney," a new version, with Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Helen West- Walter Catlett, the presence of Robert Montgomery, ley, Buddy Ebsen, William Powell and Joan Crawford in Katherine de Mille and Anthony Mar the cast more than sufficient recom- tin. mendation.
!
A thrill musicale, depicting the tragi-comedy that is the life story of the river boat people on the Mississippi. AT THE ORIENTAL "The Great Coming to the Queen's. Zelgfeld" The sensational musical drama suggested by the spectacular greatest showman.
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"Pennies From Heaven" with Bing The gayest and Louis Armstrong.
Coming fun-show of the new season. AT THE QUEEN'S—“Maid Of to the King's3-
"Mama Steps Out A girl whom MacMurray, Harvey Stephens, Louise Salem," with Glaudette Colbert, Fred Dresser and Virginia Weidler. The her mother hopes will marry a cultur- gay and carefree love making of - ated foreigner elopes with an American dashing Lugitive from Virginia brought crooner. Starring Stanley Morner and the wrath of old New England on the Betty Furness. Coming to the King's. courageous girl he taught to love,
“But how could I tell that you1er playing the jack and West win-career of Florence Ziegfeld, America's Crosby, Madge Evans, Edith Fellows
West ning with the queen. had a singleton diamond?”
At this point West had only to asked his partner mournfully.
"Of course, you couldn't tell," count the diamonds already played outstanding, East answered amiably. "I was just and in sight to see that only the ace
and nine still were hoping that you'd guess it!"
course, marked
* As a matter of fact, East might Déclarer was, of well have been less amiable. The with the former card, but certainly
"After The Thin Man," with Miss AT THE MAJESTIC — "G-Men," Myrna Loy as Nora Charles, epitome game contract just fulfilled against it should have taken no great him would have gone down three acumen to note that if he had the
able to nine, as well, East now would be with James Cagney. A Warner Bros of the sophisticated modern wife who of assists her famous husband William On the other production depicting the activities tricks had West been "guess," and the real question: (al-void and would ruff.
Police. though, luckily, East was unaware hand, if East held the nine spot and the secret service men of the American Powell in ferreting out crimes against of it) was whether it really had declarer the blank ace a been such a "guess" after all:
South, dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
NORTH
S.-7 6 4
H.-Q.J 9
D. K 87 4 C-A K 8
WEST S—A Q J5
EAST S-10 3 2 H K 54 3
H.-8 D.—Q 10 6 3 2 D.-5 CJ.5 4
C
76 32
SOUTH S.-K 9 8 H-A 10 7 6 2 D-A J 9 C-10 9
The bidding:
West
South
1 heart 1 spade
return could do no harm.
diamond
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ALHAMBRA “William
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a. San Francisco background. to the King's.
*
Coming
AT THE a Tell," with Conrad Veidt and Hans "Hideaway Girl”—An excellent my- the Marr. The Swiss legend of the pea-stery story and gay music supplied in starring the sant who shot an apple off his son's the Martha Raye manner,
head and liberated his country from] Shirley Ross and Robert Cummings. a low Austrian tyranny. The picture has as Coming to the Queen's.
its background the snowy mountains of run-Switzerland.
*
"Johna Meade's Woman"—a power-
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of On West's actual return club dummy's king won and Then trumps were drawn. king of clubs was cashed and diamond led to the ace.
Meanwhile West had been
ful story starring Edward G. Arnold Coming to ning into serious discard difficul-
AT THE STAR-"One More River," and Francine; Larrimore. to four ties. Forced to reduce
with Diana Wynyard, Frank Lawton the Queen's. cards, he had to guard the diamond and Colin. Clive. The story of a woman suit and therefore could keep only two spades, the ace-queen. Declarer led the diamond nine and of course, West did not cover, since he could.
COMING PICTURES see that the nine blocked declarer
“Green Pastures, "the most talked from his established finesse. There
several years. was, however, an easy way out for about film for
Banned in England and then permit- declarer. He simply laid downted to be shown, it has since passed the spade king, and after West had the Censor in China and Hong Kong cashed his ace and queen, he was Coming to the King's. forced to make dummy a present of
East its diamond king. Thus five-odů |
North 3 hearts Pass!!
Pass
Pass
were made;"
4 hearts Pass
It would have been a vastly dif North's three heart bid was ferent story had West returned & despite his three honour tricks, a diamond after winning the queen, slight over bid. The fact that he East would ruff and lead a spade. had only three trumps, even though Another diamond lead would result they included two honours, and bad in another fuff, and a second. lead
of spades, two? distribution, needed considerable through the king
additional spade tricks. The four compensation.
mat- On the bidding it appeared to trick swing was not entirely a West that the
nts trumpster
were rather solid, so he disregarded the fact that a singleton trump learl
a "bad guess” TODAY'S QUESTION
Question: Do you recommend an spade on the
usnally is had and opened it any-opening bld of one
WVIO V
Dummy's Jack was c cover with East's king and the ace won A heart was returned to the queen and a low diamond followed, declar
following:
S-A Ĵ 876, H—A 8 5 4 2, D, ~9 4, C-107
Answer: Yes.
who accepted the stigma of a jury's judgment rather than reveal the real reason for leaving her husband.
"Peg Of Old Drury," with Dorothy of Robinson, Anne Neagle and Cedric Hardwicke, Featuring the star
One "Bitter Sweet" and "Nell Gwyn.” of the best British pictures yet pro- duced. Coming to the Star.
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A "Charlie Chan At The Opera" Comedy, adorns the latest mystery ad- venture, which brings in Boris Karloff as the wily Chinese sleuth's Maniacal foe. Coming to the Queen's.
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