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CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney The following hand is an ex- ample of bidding a four card suit ahead of a five card sult, and also umploys the use of the One over One.
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CINEMA SCREENINGS.
(Continued from Page 5.)
Lyn of “Our Gang" compdy_ fame. Mary Cart, Billy Gilbert, Richard Tucker and Grady Sutton.
"Young Amercia" Director Frank Borzage has brought his "Young Amercia" triumphantly to port at the King's Theatre, where this delightfully realistle film is now showing, Story, cast and direction are all superb and the result is that "Young America" ix as absorbing an it in diverting, no small feat for any the excellent picture. Along with work bf its mature players, this re- veals n real "And" in the person of the freaked, wavy-harled Tommy Conlon, who could represent the, typical Amerien boy in any contest whose fourteen years, make polished naturalness of his portrayal more unusual. Spencer Tracy gives another of his remakarble char acterizations as the gruff druggist, and Doris Kenyon is splendid as his highly sympathetic wife, with Beryl Mercer, Ralph Bellamy, Sarah Pad- den and other eminent players prominent roles.
the
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A Clever Dog The Bidding
"Wors," the spaniel which paaya an important part in the unfolding of the The writer advocates the bid-mystery of "A Honeymoon Adven- ding of four card suits ahead of ture," at the Queen's Theatre is the five card suits in order to give a much-loved pet of Mrs. Fraser- hetter picture of the distribution Simson, the authoress of the story of the had to partner.
As SouthFesteps in the Night," upon which holds a four card biddable din- the Silm is based. Wogs" or "Mr
him his full rive mond suit and a five card heart Henry Wogging to
name by which his mistress insists uit, he starts the bidding with upon calling him-like most one diamond. West passes, and detesta munic of any kind. T North overcalls with one spade.fore it is mther unfortunate for him You will not'ce that this is a one-in fact it is the bane of his doggie bid over partner's one bid, and as life-that Mr. Fraser-Simson, his previously explained by the writer, master, in the celebrated composer this in the One over One and while of "Maid of the Mountains" and "The it requires South to bid again, it considerable amount of music of an
Street Singer." This necessitates a does not require the bidding to be form or another in the house. Being kept open until a game is arrived at unless there are simclent tricks in both hands to produce it.
well trained dog he does not pro tost in the usual canine manner br raising his voica in a lone-drawn how),| but crawls under the plan and pos senses himself is what patience he
CRT,
"Strictly Dishonorable" Paul Luns, who
burrowed
After Nurth's ane spade bid, East passes, and South bids two hearts. By hidding the heart suit after the diamond suit, North) must now read South as holding from Paramount to play the rais oa four diamonds and five heart-Count (ius, in Strictly Dishonorable" With three hearts to the queen which is w showing nl The Central North in justified in taking the Theatre, picked out a most bidding to Tur hearts, which place in which to be born. He firs! closes the contracting.
saw the light of day aboard a irnir which was entering Budapest, capital The Play
of Hungary Grown 20 mankord, West has two four card suits. Corps in the World War, and
Lukas served in the Hungarian Alr them but the diamonds have been bid by spent two years stuing it the Actor South and it is not wire to lead-up Academy of Budapest, later muking to the declarer's strength. It is his stage debut at the Comedy Then- better to lead through strength, tre in that city in the title role of therefore the spade sult is select Ferene Molnar's ping, "Liliom". His ed. When a suit is headed by first motion picture in lollywood was three touching honours, the tor Negri in 1927 and he has since ap "Loves of an Actress", with Pola honour is led unless it is the ace-peared in leading roles. In "Strictly When the queen of spades in led Dishonorable, Mr. Lukas is by West, the ace is played from ported by Sidrey Fex, Lewis Stone, dummy, East follows with the five and George Mecker. spot and declarer the deuce.
"Girl Crazy"
sup.
The opening of the queen of
RKO-Radio Pictures' all-star rol- spades by West practically marka him with a four card spade suit. licking comedy "Girl Crazy" which This would leave a singleton will open at The Central Theatre on spade in the East hand. In order Wednesday, offers mirth and melody, for the declarer to go game, hemosphere. In the cast are comedy romance and action, beauty and at must prevent a spade ruff, there stars,"
child prodigy, Broadway fore the trump suit is started im- beauties, 115llywood cowboys, Mexican) mediately by leading the four of hearts from dummy, declarer win-
n
ning with the jack, returning the leads the als of spades. Regard- ace and then leading small heartless of what West plays, the de- to dummy's queen, West signalling clarer will overtake. If the four with the seven of clubs. The is played, the trick will be won eight of diamonds is led from with the seven in dummy and then dummy. East plays low and the the king of apades led, declarer declarer plays the king. The de discarding the three of diamonds. clarer then leads the nine of The next play will be the eight of spades and when West covers spades from dummy, declarer dis- with the ten spot, the three of curding the four of diamonds.) apades is played from dummy, The club will be trumped with the allowing West to hold the trick, king of hearts and East will win East discarding the nine of clubs, the Inst trick with the ace of dia-
West cashes his ace of clubs and monda. then lends the four of clubs. When dummy plays the six, East trick in order to establish two good
By deliberately losing a spado | playa the ten and declarer trump spades in dummy, the declarer has with the five of hearts and then made his contract of four hearts.)
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wishes in talking to anyone about it. But you see I've put the cards on the table,. You're a writer and
and a man who's interested In people. I've told you our dilemma Perhaps you can help us. Won't you' come over to the house and talk to us both about it? I'd ap- preciate anything you could do aven to listen and perhaps help us sort out our our clucs and discard the meaningless ones."
He seemed to waver, then a die- arming boyleh and appealing smile broke through the sternness of bla face.
"I'll do that, Mrs. Averill, and gindly," he exclaimed, and sho caught no forced enthusiasm in his rich baritone voice. "Tis a raro mystery you've hatched under my very eyes and I none the wiser for what was going on! What I can tell you or do for you is nothing but you're welcome to the story of the shirkhas it not a literary flavour--and any Wear I ren vive you. Will you wait whilst I'll bo putting on a more respectable gar- ment than this for the trip to the other house and we'll walk back to gether?"
He paused at the door on his flight to the bedroom, and now his meremial good humour had given plea to portentous solemnity.
"And whist to you!" He beck- oned her close and whispored, "Per- hans-mind you, perhaps I k telling you something I've just be- thought me of that may lesbie and a right good one too. Whist! Don't stir Ill be back the very next minute to this one!"
Aud. the dressing gown flapping about his knees, he disappeared in- to the little room beyond.
(To Be Continued.)
senoritas, two gun men, and pollshed villains. The action shifts from city Annement, to western dude ranch and Mexican resort ani ranges from riproaring chases to rhythmie daneen and tender love scenes. Heading the imposing array of talent are tho inimitable Bert Wheeler and Robert Wooley, who start the film as city slickers and wind up as rough and
westernera,
Quillan carrion the romantic lead of a girl crazy youth who transforms.
nectable enttle ruwch into a whoopee dude resort. Mitzi Green, Ifollywood's child mimic wander. plays a
penti- formue Kite aister and romance and
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beauty brigade in hended by Dorothy Lec. Arline Judge, Kitty Kelly and Lita Chevret. Stanley Fields and Chris F'in Martin plays the shoot and run villains.
The story deals with a girl crazy youth who was ment to the quiet of a western ranch to rure him of his weakness for beautiful women. He Imports a snappy jazz band, a bevy of Broadway beauties dresses the cowpunchers in dinner jackets, and
into turns the ranch
a-playboy's paradise. Melodies which are liberal- ly sprinkled through the fast and furious action and laughs are original compositions by George Gershwin, modern muste's muster hit crenter. William Seiter directed the film, which is based upon the Broadway atage succenя.
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