Beethoven Sonata
in
A Major
THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 24, 1938
Today's Wireless
12-12.20 p.m.-Relay of Service of In- tercession from St. John's Cathedral.
12.30 p.m.-Chopin-Concerto No. 2 In F Minor, Op. 21. Played by Arthur Rubinstein (Piano) and The London Symphony Orchestra conducted John Barbirolli.
by
1 p.m.-Local Time Signal and Wea-
ther Report.
1.03 p.m.-Primo Scala's Accordeon
Band and Les Allen (Vocal),
Six Dance Hits' (Series 4).
Primo Scala's Accordeon Band. Don't Kiss Me Good-Night (David
& Meyer). When Old Friends Meet Again (To-
bias & Potter).
..Les Allen. Six Dance "Hits" (Series 5).
Primo Scala's Accordeon Band.
I'll Stand By (Davis & Coots).
Les Allen & His Canadian Ba- chelors.
Hill-Billy Medley.
ZBW 355 M. 845 k.c's :
Vocal-Follow A Star—Vocal Gems (Ellis).....Light Opera Company,
Violin-
4
Gavotte (F. J. Gossec), « Fileuse (Song without Words-
Isidor Lotto). Carlos Sedano. Vocal-
Estampe Marocaine (Eddy-Bos). Les Prenoms Effaces (Tranchant). Lucienno Boyer. Cinema Organ-Fifty Years
Of1 Song...
....Terence Casey at the Or- gan of Regent Cinema, Brighton.”
2.15.p.m.-Close down.
5-8.05 p.m.-European Programme.
8.05-11.30 p.m.-Chinese Programme.
LIT
...
5 p.m.-Relay of the Dance Orchestra from the Roof Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel.
Primo Scala's Accordeon Band. 6 p.m.-Studio-Children's Hour.
1.30 p.m.-Reuter & Rugby Press; Weather Forecast & Announcements.
1.40 p.m.-Variety.、
BRIDGE NOTES
Don't Be
7 p.m.-Paul Robeson (Bass) and Sym-
phony Orchestras..
Golden River (film 'Jericho').
By ELY CULBERTSON
Gullible!
The bidding:
As I have said on innumerable occasions, the bidding should be used as an invaluable guide to the play. North Even this dictum, however, must be 1 club qualified by other and more con-1 spade crete factors.
8 no trump Pass
East South Pass 1 heart Pass 3 no trump Pass
West Pass
Pass
Pass
I once watched a charming wo- man defend against a slam contract. South belonged to the school that The player who turned out to be the leans over backward to bid "one- dummy had opened the bidding with over-one," paying little or no atten- a psychic club bid, and his partnertion to unbiddable suits. Due to
1.
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My Way (film 'Jericho').
Paul Robeson.. Austrian Peasant Dances (arr. Max
Chopin Concerto
By Rubinstein
8.30 p.m.-London
Relay
'At
The Black Dog'. Mr. Wilkes at home in his own bar-parlour. --Presented by Pascoe Thornton.
Schoneherr)...Symphony Orches-9 p.m.-Vocal Numbers. tra cond. by Walter Coehr. Variations (Coppelia'-Delibes). Waltz Of The Hours("Coppelia'-
Delibes).....Symphony Orchestra cond. by Clemens Schmalstich. Rosenkavalier Waltzes (Strauss).
Bruno Walter cond. the Philharmonic Orchestra.
Berlin
7.30 p.m.-Closing local Stock Quota-
tions.
7.35 p.m.-Variety.
Tarrant Bailey,
Banjo-Medley Humorous—
Butting In--A Comedy Episode (Oliver)....Vic Oliver v. Gloria
Day.
Vic Oliver Goes Naughty (Oliver).
Vic Oliver.
Comedienne-
Public Sweetheart No. 1 (from
'Seeing Stars').
In Love Again (from 'Seeing Stars') .... Florence Desmond. Accordeon-Accordeon Parade of 1936....The Piano-Accordeon Vir- tuosi.
8 p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather
Report and Announcements.
8.05 p.m.-Chinese Programme Studio
Concert.
11.30 p.m.-Close down.
A
8.05 p.m.-Beethoven-Sonata In
Major, Op. 69. Played by Emanuel Feuermann (Cello) and Myra Hess (Piano).
The Doll's Song ("Tales of Hoffman”
-Offenbach). Wine, Women And Song (Strauss).
Mavis Bennett (Soprano). Without Your Love (Operatta. "The Dubarry).. .Grace Moore (So- prano) and Richard Crooks (Ten- or). If I Am Dreaming (Operetta "The
Dubarry')
Richard Crooks- (Tenor)..
9,15 p.m.-London Relay World Af-
fairs. A talk by H. Wickham Steed.
9.30 p.m.-London Relay The News.
|9.50 p.m.-Saint-Saens → Carnival Of The Animals. Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Pianos: M. B. Montgomery and 0. Barabini.
10.11 p.m.-Maria Olczewska
tralto).
(Con--
Softly awakes my Heart ('Samson:
and Dalila'-Saint-Saens) ... the Berlin State Opera Orch. Sapphic Ode (Brahms). The May Night (Brahms).
Piano accomp. by George Reeves.
10.21 p.m.-Grieg Concerto In A Minor For Pianoforte and Orchestra, Op. 16. Played by Ignaz Friedman (Piano) with Orchestra conducted ' by Philippe Gaubert.
|11 p.m.-Close down.
What's On At the Cinemas
AT THE QUEEN'S — “Prescription, AT THE STAR
for Romance", with Wendy Barrie, with Kay Frances and
Kent. A comedy, the background of
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"White Angel”,- Ian Hunter..
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there and AT THE ORIENTAL “Super- Sleuth," with Jack Oakie, and Ann Sothern. Murder, mystery, farcial comedy and brisk, romance are com- bined in this fast-paced film. The story concerns a series of murders in Hol- lywood secretly executed by a profes- Scout", with Donald Woods and Jeanne cenceited film detective who sets out
AT THE ALHAMBRA
sor of criminology Oakie is cast as a Madden. The story of a young singer to trace the killer without police who makes good in Hollywood through and get into a number of amusing si- the shrewd efforts of a fast talking tuations. and faster thinking talent scouts.
"Talent
aid
then had climbed rapidly to six the fact that South did not find Kent Taylor, Micha Auer and Dorothea The story of the ministering angel. spades. The lady selected the heart North with good heart support, and ace as her opening lead, and the due even more to the defenders' which is laid in Budapest, relates the dummy went down with good spade mistakes, the heart bid worked out romantic adventure of an support, a singleton heart, a long well on this particular occasion. The embezzler seeking safety solid diamond suit and two miser- correct response of two no trump, ending as the object of a fight for his able little clubs. Having collected however, would be the winning bid affection by a woman doctor and his
sweetheart. one trick, my eyes almost popped in the long run. out of my head when the opening West, not unnaturally, was leader, after furrowing her lovely pressed by the heart bid and, there- brows, switched to a trump. Her fore, chose to-open his fourth high- partner, of course, had the club ace est diamond. Declarer won with the and may, for all I know, still be jack, and cleared the club suit by holding it. To a gentle question as leading to the ace and back to the to why she had not switched to a queen. club, the lady replied: "Why, clubs East, in with the club king, should were bid!"
have seen that defeat of the con- Of course, none of my readers tract was highly unlikely unless
AT THE KING'S “Criminals
Of could reach this height of naivete, West had substantial heart strength. but I will venture that many
The Air."This is a story of desper- of South had bid strongly. Surely Fall-An
AT THE MAJESTIC—“Night Must ate aeroplane smuggling by a band of
unusual picture them do lose games by trusting the there was little chance that West brings Robert Montgomery in an en-ning contraband
which well organized crooks who are run- adversaries' bidding too far. That held the spade and diamond aces, tirely different role and the lovely Ro- tional line from Mexico into the Unit
across the interna---- Thus, when East woodenly returned salind Russell. The supporting casted States. The cast includes Rosalind includes Dame May Whitty, Merle Tot-Keith and Charles Quigley supported his partner's opening lead, he was tenham, Matthew Bolton and Kathleen by Rita Hayworth, John Gaullaudet, virtually giving up. Declarer, of Harrison.
Marc Lawrence and Patricia Farr, course, proceeded to run off a total of ten tricks.
is what happened to East in following hande
North, dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
NORTH
S. KQ 10-3
WEST
H-10
D-K 95
C.-A 7 6 4 2
the
EAST
S. 9.8 2 H -AJ 8 D-10 8 4 C—K J 10.
SOUTH
H-K 9 7 5 2
D.--Q 6:3 2 C.-9.5
The correct defence on East's part required the lead of precisely one card, namely the heart jack. It is easy to see what then would have happened. Whether declarer cover- ed or not the defenders could have taken five heart tricks.
TO-DAY'S QUESTION
Question: The bidding has been:
South
1 no trump
North
2 spades
What South's next bid with the following:
963, E
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Answer: Three spades.