"Faust"
Symphony
Orchestra
THE CHINA MAIL. APRIL 16, 1938.
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12-12.20 p.m.-Relay of Service of In- tercession from St. John's Cathedral. 12.30 p.m.-Negro Spirituals.
Negro Spiritual Medler....Paul Ro
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Orchestra
Why (From Two Love Sonnets"); Because (From Two Love Son- nets)...Campoli & His Orchestra. Guitare, Op. 45, No. 2 (Moszkowski,
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Weather Forecast ments. 1-40 p.m.-Schumann Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 54 Played by Al- fred Cortot (Piano) and The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Landon Ronald
Sarasate); Serenade Espagnole 2.15 p.m.-Close down. (Chaminade, arr. Kreisler)...Cam-16-7 p.m.-Chinese_Programme. poli (Violin Solo) with Piano 7 p.m.-Songs by Peter Dawson (Bass- Accomp.
Baritone).
An Old World Garden...Campoli &7.10 p.m-Symphony Orchestra.
His Orchestra.
1 p.m.-Local Time. Signal and Wea-!
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· Wald:eufel); Blonde Or Brunette Waltz (Waldteufel) ....Orchestra.j Spring's Delight Match-Intermez-$ zo (About); Deutschmeister Re- gimental March (Jurek) Orchestra
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BRIDGE NOTES
Ballet (Act 5, Scene 1-"Faust"-
Gounod).
When The Lemons Bloom-Waltz
(Johann Strauss).
zette*.
of
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A fortnightly review
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Trio-Rustle Of Spring (Sinding-
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By ELY CULBERTSON
How Good Are You?
NORTH
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Mr. Calbertson is conducting. through this column, an examina- tion of bridge players. Rate your-
self by subtracting from 100 the
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WEST
points for each wrong answer.
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Questions 16 and 17 of the Na- tional Self-Rating Bridge Examina-S.-K J 6 5 2 tion were: ̧
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Question 16: Opponents are val|C-K 10 5 3 nerable. You are not. Your part-
ner dealt and bid one club. Next
hand passed. Your holding is:
ESAT
S.-3 3
H- 10 9 8 7 2
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C-A 7 2
SOUTH
S.-9
HAJ 6 3
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Rudolph (Soprano) with Chorus 6.30 a.m.-London Log.
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The
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ments. Greenwich Time Signal at
Vocal-Head Over Heels In Love 8.00 a.m.
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8.57 p.m.---Concert by Elizabeth Schu- mann (Soprano) & Fritz Kreisler (Violin). Serenade Espagnol (Glazounov, arr.
Kreisler)
Fritz Kreisler. Spiel Ich Die Unschuld Vom Lande
(Act 3 "Die Fledernaus” Strauss); Mein Herr Marquis (Act
2 "Die Fledermaus”.
"Strauss) Elizabeth Schumann.
Polichinelle Serenade (Kreisier);
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*Frequencies-
your
GSJ. 21.53 Mc/s (13.98 m) GSH 21.47 Mc/s (13.97 m.) GSG 17.79 Mc/s. (16.86 m.) GSO 15.18 Mc/s (19.76 m.) Ben "Take 10.45 am-Big
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Orchestra.
Bermy
12.30 p.m.-London Log,' 12.45 p.m.-Rhythm Express." Frankel and his Orchestra. 1.30 p.m-The News and Announce- ments. Greenwich Time Signal at
1.45 pm
Dance Of The Marionette (Win-1.57 p.m.-Close Down. termitz)
Fritz Kreisler.
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The Good Humoured Ladies-Ballet! (Scarlatti Tommasini) ....London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Eugene Goossens.
9.30 pm.-London Relay The News.
TRANSMISSION 3
Frequencies-
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GSG 17.79 Mc/s (16.86 1)- GSF 15.14 Mc/s (19.82.m.)
GSJ (to 3.30 p.m.) 21.53 Mc/=
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chestra From The Grill Room Of 2.00 pm-Big Ben. At the Black Dog." The Hong Kong Hotel.
Interval of recorded Dance Music
from ZBW.
12 midnight-Close down.
BROADCAST FROM
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TRANSMISSION 1
Frequencies—
GSG 17.79 Mc/s (16.86 m.)
GSO 15.18 Mc/s (19.76 m.)
2.30 p.m.--The London Palladium Or-
chestra.
3.10 p.m.-Cabaret.
3.40 p.m.-Instrumental Music. |4.00 p.m.-The News and Announce- ments. Greenwich Time Signal at
4.15 p.m.
4.20 p.m.-Quarterly Technical Talk. by the Chief Engineer of the BBC. 4.35 p.m.-The Dansant. Jack Payne
with his Band.
5 p.m.-Close down.
West What's On At the Cinemas
Pass
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What call do you make? Answer: You should make the preemptive [shut-out] response of The four hearts. Your hand is virtual-North ly worthless except at a heart con-1 spade 2 hearts Pass tract. If the opponents are allow-3 diamonds Pass 3 no trump Pass
AT THE ALHAMBRA Alcatraz AT THE QUEEN'S “Bringing Up ed to get together" in spades or Pass
Pass
Island."-To-day a name-hated, feared, Baby", with Katherine Hepburn, and perhaps even loved man; to-morrow,, Cary Grant starred a rollicking diamonds you probably will not de-. liver a single trick to the defence. West opened the five of hearts. just a number on Uncle Sam's Devil's comedy in which many farcical situa- Island. The gripping, emotion-packed, tions keep the audience well entertain- [Two points demerit for any other East's king covered the queen, and realist story of some of the men who ed throughout the performance..
declarer won. Two rounds of dia- went there. With John Litel, Ann She- response).
Question 17: Both sides are vul-monds fortunately dropped the out-ridan, Mary Maguire, Dick Purcell,
Declarer then re-
Gordon Oliver, Vladimir Sokoloff, Ad- nerable and you have a part-score standing ones.
AT THE MAJESTIC—“Broadway dison Richards and Ben Welden.
* of 40 points. Your partner deals turned to his own hand with the
*
Melody Of 1938"With Eleanor Po- * and bids one heart. Next hand diamond nine, led the nine of
well and Robert Taylor co-starred and AT THE KING'S "The Hurricane" with its giant cast including such ce- passes. Your holding is:
spades and, when West played low, -Mighty drama of primitive people,lebrities of the stage, screen and - S. KJ 10 H. J 8 6 D. AJ 8 C. QJ84 Het it ride. Naturally declarer living and loving in their South Sea do world as George Murphy, Binnie
could not count on What call do you make?
a successful paradise until the storm broke and Barnes, Buddy Ebsen, Sophie Treker law closed in. From the novel by and Juddy Garland, Poy Del Ruth who Answer: You should bid one no spade finesse, therefore did not
Nordhoff and Hall, authors of "Mutiny was behind the making of such earlier trump, a beautiful "trap bid." Your dare cash his heart jack while still on the Bounty" The cast includes musical films hits as "Broadway Me 40 part-score-creates a grand op-in his hand. He properly reasoned Dorothy Lamour, John Hall, Mary As lods of 1936," "Gold-diggers and portunity to trap your opponents that the opponents eventually tor, C. Aubrey Smith, Thomas Mit-"Eom To Dance," directed the film. into a disastrous - defensive con- would have to give him that trick shell, Raymond Massey, John Carra- tract. If next opponent passes, anyway. The spade nine holding, your partner certainly will not let the diamond seven was overtaken AT THE ORIENTAL “Married AT THE STAR-“Breakfast For the bidding
die when only 60 with the eight, and two more dis-Before Breakfast", with Robert Young Two"-Appearing together for the points are needed. [If you answer-monds cashed, declarer discarding and Florence Rice, Jane Clayworth and first time on the screen, Barbara Stan-
She wanted to be wyck and Herbert Marshall are co- " ed one no trump, add two points to two hearts. Meanwhile East dis-Barnett Parker.
married before breakfast but imagine starred as a romantic team. Combin- your score as reward; if you bid carded the ten of hearts, a club, Robert Young's surprise to find him-ing their outstanding talents, these two no trump, take two points de- and a spade, thus permitting West self picked as the bridegroom, the famous stars make this production one - merit. No demerit for a two heart to count that declarer had no more funniest matrimomial mix-up of the of the season's most successful screen
spades. or two dub bid.] ·
Unfortunately, West year. clung tightly to all his spades and TO-DAY'S QUESTION Question 18: You are West, de theory that he was guarding those as many clubs as possible, on the
clarer at a three no trump con- suits. tract. North's opening lead was card he should have held, namely,
Thus, he let go the the four of hearts. Your band and the four of hearts. After running dummy are as follows:
WEST
S-K 10 4
E-K J 10
D.-J 53 C.—A J 9 5
D.-A Q 8 4 2 C-6.5.3
one
the diamond suit declarer cashed EAST [dummythe spade ace, then led a club. East S-A 5 3
ducking, the jack lost to the king. H-7 6
West cashed his king of spades, but then, rather than present dummy with the spade queen, was forced to return a club and East's ace was knocked out ber hearts were estrolished. declarer made a total for top on the boa ~ Had West held his have establishe
South won the opening lead with the heart ace and returned the heart eight. How do you play the hand from that point?
TO-DAY'S HAND
Match-point duplicate: North, dealer. North-South vulnerable,
trick
thus, saved the preci
extra trick,
dine and Jezome Cowan,
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