Stravinsky Suite By London Symphony Orchestra
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By ELY CULBERTSON
Good And Bad Gambles
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In Town To-night And Other
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chestra.
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When borderline hands are dealt,, lesser, as it was not a force, or the cards run to freaks, the But, on a misfit hand, with the temptation to overbid arises. Some- dangerous 44-4-1 distribution, to times to succumb brings rewards invite Three No-Trumps—an invitä- that in a mathtmatically just cosmostion which Mrs. Evers rightly ac- would not exist, and the player who cepted-was asking too much of GMT. never takes a chance misses many his partner and fortune. A sure 6.00 am-Big Ben In Town To-night. gifts of fortune.
Where is one of draw the line? playable Diamond suit, and enough
double stop in Spades, a really 16.30 am-Let's Go to the Theatre."
Stories and songs of London Shows.l Here no rule of thumb will serve. entries to establish that suit with 6.50 am-The BBC Empire Orchestra. 5.00 p.m.-Close Down All that can be said is that we a singleton in the declarer's own must not ask too much of luck and hand, were more than there was
4.30 pm-Sonata Recital by Maurice 4.20 pm-Orchestral Music.
Libowitch (Violin) and Thelma Bry- an (Pianoforte).
that we must not risk dispropor- justification for expecting. Miss What's On At the Cinemas
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tionately more than we stand to Mackenzie (North) led Spades; the gain. In short, there are good gam-finesse failed; a Spade was return- bles and bad gambles.
In illustration two hands may be unmakable. It was defeated by well and Robert Taylor co-starred and
ed; and the contract was at once Melody of 1938-With Eleanor Fo-"Alfala" Switzer.
AT THE ORIENTAL “Broadway Pantine Moore, Jackie Searl and Cari cited from the 100-board match two tricks a penalty of 200. which a team of Edinburgh Hora-
with its giant cast inchiding such cele In Room 2 Mr. W. G. Manson brities of the stage, screen and radioA throbbing drama of life in a city AT THE MAJESTIC “Dead End.” tians played at Almack's Club made the prepared bid of One world as George Murphy, Binnie street, paved with riches and poverty, against a team of London Horatians. Club, which gave him a comfortable and Judy Garland, Roy Del Ruth who and Joel McCrea are starred in this Barnes, Buddy Ebsen, Sophie Tucker romance and heartaches. Sylvia Sidney In the following deal both sides rebid of One Heart. Two No was behind the making of such earlier powerful human story, based on took a chance:
Trumps by Mr. Hastie (East), in-musical films hits as "Broadway Me-stage hit by Sidney Ringsley.
the evitably raised to Three,
was a lody of 1936," "Gold-diggers and supporting cast includes Humphry Bo- gamble, for One No-Trumps is all
"Born To Dance," directed the film.
gart, Claire Trevor, Wendy Barrie, Al- the hand is worth, but this time a
len Jenkins and the "Dead End" Kids, fairly good gamble. He had a six- AT THE QUEEN'S “The-Go-Get-
* * * card suit, a fit in his partner's ter" Cappy Ricks is back again, more with Merle Oberon and Brian Aherne.
AT THE STAR "Beloved Enemy, Clubs, and an original lead of until he meets a lad who defies him love under fire, with a man and wo cantankerous and efficient than ever-The story is described as a romance of Spades would come up to his Ace-With George Brent, Anita Louise, man madly in love with each other al- Queen
Charles Winninger, John Fidredge, though their two separate countries Henry O'Neill, Joseph Crehan, Gordon Oliver and Eddie Acuff.
WEST.
9 X X X
NORTH S-Jxxx
H-KJXXX
D-A XX C-10
EAST S--A Q
D-K 10 9xXX
C-J 98 x
A Heart lead breaks the contract; but Mr. Reese (South) chose to lead a Club. Mr. Hastie then played the hand with perfect timing thus: South West North East LC x C.A C 10
CI 2Dx DI D%
D K
Dix
AK Q x
SOUTH
S-K 10 x
K-10 9 x
D-Q J x C-XXXX
Both vulnerable
Dealer: West 3. D.J Dx Bx
D 10
Room 1 West: 1H ENT East: 20 3NT
Room 2-
4. H.10 HA 5. C.I
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West: 1 C 1 # 3N T East now makes three more Dia- East: 1 D 2NT
mond tricks and two more Club In Room 1 Mr. Phillips (West) tricks-ten in all, losing only two ppened with One Heart, and when Diamonds and a Spade. Note how Mrs. Evers (East) responded with Mr. Hastie wisely refused to take Two Biamonds, found he had no the Heart finesse. Its failure would good rebid in his hand. Three Clubs have lost a valuable tempo. Even would be forcing, and the hand is if Miss Salmons. (North) had over not strong enough for that, while taken the second Diamond with her the singlet n of his partner's suit Ace and led a Spade, the contract and no real Spade stop are contra-could still be made. As it was, Mr. indications to Two No-Trumps. He Hastie made an over-trick, scoring phose of the two evils the latter, 1630-a "swing" on the hand of 850 Which was at any rate also the to Edinburgh.
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