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Raya Glouberman Piano Recital
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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 13, 1938.
Today's Wireless
12.00-12.20 p.m.-Relay of Service off
Intercession from St. John's Cathe- dral.
12.30 p.m.-Songs by Tino Rossi (Té-12.40
nor).
Mia Piccolina (From 'Naples au
baiser de feu').
La Serenade A Lena (de la Revue
du Casino de Paris-"Parade} Du Monde").
Un Violon Dans La Nuit (de la
Revue du Casino de Paris 'Parade Du Monde').
ZBW 355 M. (845 k.c.'s) and 31.49 M. (9.52 megacycles)
p.m.-Orchestre Raymonde, Only A Rose (From "The Vagabond
King')
Song Of The Vagabonds (From
"The Vagabond King),
Lincke). Electric
Girl (Helmburgh Holmes).
A Night On The Waves (Finnish)
Waltz-Koskimas).
Dance Of The Merry Mascots (A-1.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal and Wea-
bert W. Kételbey),
ther Report.
Indian Mail-Descriptive (Lamo-1.03 p.m.-Latest Dance Music.
the)..
1.30 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press, Glow Worm--Intermezzo
Weather Forecast and Announce- ments.
Winning
CONTRACT
(By the Four Aces).
(Paul
David Burnstine, Michael Gottlieb, Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schenken World's leading Team-of-Four, Inventors of the system that has
beaten every other system in existence,
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF BRIDGE
The psychology of Bridge inf Of course, when we cite the faults. volves a study of players, rather than of the Doubler we do not mean to im- hands, and just as hands
beply that one should never double, but may classified, players, too, fall naturally merely that in doubling you should into categories.
have a more important objective than a mere one-trick set.
In to-day's article we are taking the liberty of presenting a few typi- cal Bridge players. We wonder how many of our readers know them.
The Notrumpist
The Mule
Suppose the Mule holds... Spades-A Q 748 2 Hearts-x
Diamonds-K x x Clubs-A x x
in
G
[1.40 p.m.--Haydn-Symphony in
Major: ("Military”). Played by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted, by Brano Walter. |2.15 p.m.-Close Down.
of the
6.00 p.m.-Relay of the Dance Orches-
tra from the Roof Garden Hong Kong Hotel.
(a) Sing and be Happy.
(b) What a Beautiful Beginning. (c) I told Santa Claus to Bring Me
You.
(d) Two Bouquets. 6.14 p.m.-Recorded:--
Looking Forward to Looking After
You-Fox-Trot.
Log Cabin Lullaby-Fox-Trot.
Joe Loss and His Orchestra with
vocal refrain.
6.21 p.m.
(a) Whistle While You Work. (b) With a Smile and a Song. (e) Bob White.
(d) Little Heaven of the Seven Seas. 6.35 p.m--Recorded:-
Say the Word And It's Yours-
Slow Fox-Trot.
(From 'First A Girl'). When The Leaves Bid The Trees
Goodbye-Waltz,
Len Fillis and His Hawaiian
Orch. Midnight In Paris
Quickstep (From 'Here's To Romance'). Mantovani and His Tipica Orch.
with vocal chorus.
p.m.-London Relay The First Cricket Test Match-England v. Aus- tralia.
ton,
Howard Marshall
On Test 5
Match From Trent Bridge
8.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal, Wen-
ther Report and Announcements, 8.03 p.m.--Orchestral Selections.
Invitation To The Waltz (Weber, arr. Weingartner and Wood- house)..
London Philharmonic Orchestra 8.10 p.m.-Studio- The Development conducted by Walter Goehr. of the Polonaise by Raya Glouber- man (Piano).
8.35 p.m.-London Relay-'Empire Ex-
change.".
'Points of view by travellers from the Dominions and Colonies.
8.55 p.m.-Fritz Kreisler (Violin) and
Elizabeth Schumann (Soprano), Was I' Hab-Bavarian
Song (Carl Bohm).
Folk
Der Vogel Im Wald (Tauber-adapt-
ed by Karl Alwin),
Elizabeth Schumann.
Liebesleid (Kreisler). Liebesfroud (Kreisler).
Fritz Kreisler piano accomp. by C. Lamson,
Immer Leiser Wird Mein Schlummer, Op. 105, No. 2 (Lingg-Brahms). Wiegenlied, Op. 29, No. 4 (Brahms).
Elizabeth Schumann.
9.15 p.m.-London Relay-First Cric- ket Test Match-England v. Austra- lia. A commentary during play by Howard Marshall from Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
9.30 p.m.-London Relay-The News. 9.50 p.m.-Selection of Latest Variety
Records.
Organ Solo-Dixon Hits-No. 19.
Reginald Dixon (The Famous Blackpool Organist). Vocal All God's Chillun Got Rhythm (From 'A Day at the Races'); To- morrow Is Another Day (From 'A Day at the Races')......Sung by Turner Layton & Male Quartette. Piano Solo-Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs-Selection; Sailing Along-Selection
Patricia Rossborough.
Guitar SoloArabia-Danza (Oyan- guren); Andalucia (Oyanguren)... Julio Martinez Oyanguren
(Gui- tar). Orch. with Organ-Shirley Temple Memories....Anton and the Para- mount Theatre Orchestra, London. Al Bollington at the Organ (vocal refrain by Baby Terry). Orchestra with Vocalists-Gershwin Medley....New Mayfair Orchestra Vocalists: Elisabeth Welch and Robert Ashley).
A Mule cannot understand a denial, and irrespective of how often you show him an unwillingness to play his denomination he will always return to The Notrumpist believes that near-it like a moth to the flame, and, ly all game hands should be played addition, will never allow his partner at three notrump, and furthermore, to sign off. that he has been divinely appointed to At the first opportunity play them. he bids some number of notrump, and
6.44 p.m. irrespective of how often his partner
(a) Smoke from a Chimney. takes him out, he is almost certain to
(b) Lets Have Another Cigarette. go back to his favorite declaration.
and makes a sound Opening one-spade There are two types of Notrumpists, bid.
(c) Nice work if you can get it. When his partner bids two (d) Lovelight in The Starlight. but both are undesirable partners.
hearts, he makes the proper bid of 7.00 p.m.-For The Children. The first type, while bulish about two spades, but now pity the unfortun-17.30 his own notrumps, is terribly bearishate partner with a void of spades and about his partner's, and, accordingly, if his partner bids notrump, he will take him out in all sorts of ridiculous ways in order to find a better spot.
The second type is almost as en- thusiastic about his partner's notrump contracts as his own and while natur- or three notrump. Whichever his 7.42 p.m.-Walton-Facade Suite. ally he is a little disappointed at not choice, if partner now bids four hearts, Played by the London Philharmonic being able to play the notrump him- the Mule will still go back to spades. Orchestra conducted by William Wal-'11. p.m.- Close downi self, still he will raise to the limit With this particular hand, the rather than make a proper Takeout. Mule's rebidding would be based pri-
The Notrumpist is arbitrarily anmarily on optimism about his overbidder and_so_may_obtain good spade-suit-combined with pessimism results with a cautious underbidding about his partner's hearts.
AT THE QUEEN'S AND ALHAM-[ful strange place. Love and hate are partner, but he is bound to get into In other instances, it might be|BRA- "Submarine D-1”, - Warner vividly enacted by a perfect cast which Berious difficulties when playing with caused by annoyance at his partner's Bros. present their million dollar includes Jane Wyatt, Margo, John one of his own ̋ilk.
seemingly obstinate refusal to permit drama of America's hell divers of the Howard, Edward Everett Horton, Isa- him to play the hand. For instance, deep. The tense and amazing tale of bel Jewell and others. the Mule holds.
The Doubler
The Doubler does more to upset his partner's equilibrium than almost
any other player.
seven or eight hearts who persists in the error of his ways and bids three A commentary during play by Ho- hearts. Although a normal player [ward Marshall from Trent Bridge, Not- would recognize the misfit and pass tinghan. immediately, the Mule sees only his 7.40 p.m.-Closing local Stock Quota- own hand and bids either three spades tions.
Spades A 10 x Hearts-Ax Diamonds-A J x x Clubs-A X X X
In the first place, when the op- ponents bid a game or a Slam, the and makes Doubler is inclined
.
a sound Opening
own
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What's On At the Cinemas
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the most dangerous game on earth. With Pat O'Brien, George Brent, Way- AT THE KING'S “A Yank At Ox- Ine Morris, Frank McHugh, Doris Wes-ford". wit' Robert Taylor, Maureen. ton, Dennie Moore, Henry O'Neill and O'Sullivan, Vivien Leigh, Edmund personnel of the U. S. submarine ser- Gwenn and Griffiths Jones. The first of one-[vice.
M.G.M.'s British made productions in. to take action notrump bid. Partner responds with whenever he thinks that a trick
which Robert Taylor has his most con- in two hearts, and the Mule bids two his partner's hand will
AT THE STAR-"Thrill Of A Life-vincing role, and offers an authentic defeat the notrump. Partner, now signs off with time", with Eleanore Whitney, Johnny picture of Oxford which should stir adverse contract. For instance, the three hearts, and the undaunted Mule Downs, Yacht Club Boye, Judy Cavova the memories of old Oxonians Doubler with an Ace, will double bids three notrump, reasoning, as a and Dorothy Lamour. A brilliant cast world over. six-bid, expecting that his partner Mule would, that if partner has, six of comedy players in a fast moving can take another trick, or will double hearts to the King-Queen-Jack, game story of young love done to music and a four-bid with two Aces and a King, of course will be a laydown. Unfor- produced on a lavish scale. expecting that his three high cards tunately, partner, who sees his own will all take tricks and that his part hand, cannot find the King and is ner will surely be able to win another forced to bid four hearts. The Mule zon. A spectacular, spellbinding ficent. It was directed by King Vidor AT THE ORIENTAL "Lost Hori-dry woman whom you will call magni- is now really annoyed, and These instances are bad enough, realizing that the four-heart bid in-stars Ronald Colman as a young Bri-Anne Shirley, Alan Hale, Tim Holt. without triumph for Frank Capra. The picture and includes in the cast John Boles, since the opponents may redouble dicates that notrump is an impossible tish Consul who finds love in a beauti- and Al Shean. and make their contracts with an overtrick, but when his unfortunate contract, obstinately. bids four partner happens to put in a
Bound trump,
one.
no-
but highly distributional overcall, psychology that whenever a
It is an interesting feature of Bridge then woe betide him, because the Doub-possesses idiosyncrasies, he is inclin- player ler will expect him to take two ored, without realizing it, to mark his three defensive tricks against the partner with the same faults. This opponents' contract. Here the scores is particularly true of the Mule and for redoubled overtricks mount to most of his obstinate rebidding is bas- staggering figures. Of course, the ed on the assumption that his part- unfortunate partner with a hopeless ner's rebids are equally stubborn. hand for defensive purposes might
The Magician
take out the Double, but if he did so The Magician belleves that he can he would robably find that the Doub cause tricks to materialize out of thin ler really ad the opponents set for air, just as a conjuror takes rabbitā
ce in his miserable life.
from a high hat. Whenever he ex-
In competite bidding, the Doubler pects to be the Declarer he is prepar is ven more angerous to his part-ed to, and does, overbid from one to ner cause his eory is to bid as three tricks.
much he can then double to The Magician is usually
make ha partner stor. As a result, good card player, but unfortun When he make ga
44 bei nullifes, hir, own natural
doubles the onents for
set, or when
partner could deferia
at small cost broubles the oppo ents' successful
the fact that he util
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