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LEE YEE,

As a means of making an extra Spades lié. All he has to do is to

WISE

AND

OTHERWISE

*

ROUND HONG KONG'S

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PPAYMENT DEFERRED

QUEEN'S THEATRE

MAIL REVIEW

"HOT PEPPER”—KING'S THEATRE.

trick the coup known as Elimina- prevent the possibility of losing? He (awkwardly); “Er--just a tion play is extremely effective. Op three tricks. In Diamonds. The moment, darling that's my tallor, MAIL REVIEW portunities for using this device he can easily achieve. After wish and I don't care to meet him.” occur fairly frequently and often ning the first Spade trick with the She (tactlessly): "Why not?"

Ace he leads two rounds of Hearts, Well, he still owes me the re- pass unrecognized.

There are two essential points, eliminating the suit in the bands of celpt for the money for my last The Declarer must be in position to A and B. He then has three rounds wait!"

"Payment Deferred," now, show After Flanders, Russia, and foist the lead on an adversary at ajof Clubs, "stripping". A. Next he

ing at the Queen's Theatre, is a Nicaragua- Broadway! particular stage of play. He can puts A in with a Spade. A can

NO HELP REQUIRED.

Our old thriller based on a 'perfect crime friends Quirt, and Flagg, tough do this with certainty when he now lead only a Spade or a Diamond.

An omelette is made by one of

-one that is never detected. knows that the adversary with Whichever he elects to do makes the performers. in a forthcoming

Rabelalaian rivals of "What Price The plot takes an ironical twist, Glory?" and whom he wishes to place the lead his game. If A leads a Spade, play. Doubtless the management when the murderer, who escapes World

The Cock-eyed has the master card. Sometimes, Dummy trumps and Z discards a will point out that there is no need conviction for his real, crime, is Marine kit and broken into the have handed in their If A leads a Diamond for the audience to supply the in- punished for one of which he is Great White Way, one as a boss

however, there is no certainty. It Diamond.

cape.

circumstantial evidence. ̧

Is a matter of conjecture. Even Zwins one trick in the suit and gredients.

innocent, being found guilty on bootlegger, and the other as a genssk so, the coup should be attempted in loses two Diamonds and a Spade: all cases where the Declarer has no- The only point to notice is that, Testimonial,

tleman of leisure, living on his wita. CO., LTD.,

thing to lose if it does not come off, after extracting trumps,Z must

A doctor, a detective, a botan-with no other armament than A Nigerian district officer, finding Kowloon Bay, and everything to gain if it does. play out his Clubs before giving the kis steward unsatisfactory, dis ist, and a former English barman, fake police badge, în this fast

If he does not, A “es- charged kim. Call Flag "L" The second point is that, before lead to A.

Tom asked for a re. were employed by Metro-Goldwyn action comedy at the King's Kelvin Motors giving the opponent the lead, he capes" by leading a Club and Z ference, so the district officer gave Mayer, in order to secure accuracy Piquant little Miss Lupe Velaz

must deprive him of any card of es has eventually to lose three tricks in him the following:

in details, in this picture.

breezes stormily into the picturé as He must "atrip" the hand Diamonds.

"Tom has been my steward for Charles Laughton who played in a South American stowaway on one for hands by the elimination procena A FURTHER EXAMPLE.”

ten months. He says he wants both the London, and the New of Flagg'a rum-running 'ffeet to sa that the player who is put in the Now for a case which is not quite good berth. Anyone looking for a York, stage versions of this story, turn cabaret dancer and provide lead can do so only to his disad-so direct and elementary and where good steward should give Tom a repeats his celebrated performances the inevitable subject of the old vantage. It may be necessary to the making or losing of a little slam wide berth."

in the film.

[*]|comrades", amatory tangles. - leave him with only one suft to lead. depended upon play..

Maureen O'Sullivan, Dorothy Introduced into Flagg's mansion Or he may be given the choice of

"You're new here, aren't you? Peterson, Verree Teasdale and Ray inside a liquor sack by that amia- two suits, one of which gives the

{What's your. name?”. Declarer a discard in one hand and a

Milland form a strong supporting ble human alcohol-gauge, Olsen ruff in the other, while the second

cast, and the picture was direct- (Mr. El Brendel), she disrobes to involves leading up to a tenace held

led by Lothar Mendes.

prevent the harassed Flagg from ejecting har. by Dummy or Declarer.

Here is a simple example:-

Y 9, 8, K, 9, 5, 4, Diamonds 8, 6, 4, 2.

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Spades

Hearts

Spades Hearts Q, 8, 7, 8, 2. Diamonds A. Cluba

K, 9, 8.

A, 6, 4, 2.

A

Q, 10, 5. 9.

Spades Hearts Diamonds K, Q, J, 8, 7 Clubs

+

· *M•M•M«M»Mabel."

J

"I'll call you Mabel for short."

Dirithy Dox.

K, J; 19, 3.

R

Clubs

Q, 5, S.

A

Spades Hearts

8, 7, 4, 2. 6, 4.

ft.

Spades

K, Q, 10, 6, 4.

Diamonds 6, 4, 3, 2.

Hearts 7, 3.

Clubs

9, 7, 5.

2

A, J, G.

Diamonds A, Q, 5.

Clubs

Į, 9, 6.

B

Spades

7, 5, 3, 2.

Hearts J, 6.

Diamonds J. 10, 9..

Cluba

10, 8, 472.

Z

Spades

A, J.

Hearts A, Q, 10, 8, 2. Diamonds K, 7, 3. Clubs

A, K, 7.

Spades

Hearts

DEAR DIRITHY DOX--

|MAIL - REVIEW

"BEN-HUP”—– ORIENTAL

General

THEATRE

Law Wallace's "Ben-

Mr. Victor McLaglen is es por tentously massive, and Mr. Ed- mund Lowe as suavely cool as ever.

MAIL REVIEW

"NEW MORALS FOR OLD"- STAR THEATRE,

I have been going out with a boy for a few months and like him very much. He has been heard to make nasty remarks about my singing and I feel very hurt aboutí

Should I tell him off or keep Hur-A Tale of the Christ," that on being nice to him.

was a stage spectacle for twenty- WORRIED HELEN. |two years, and, as a hook, enjoyed a My dear, the answer is easy,circulation a large as the Bible. STOP SINGING!..

is seen

on the screen at the "New Morals for Old," now Dear Miss Dox-I have a wife Oriental Theatre,

showing at the Star Theatro, tells and three children, and I want to It is grandiose epic that has the story of the struggle of the make my will. How shall I divide taken three years for ita comple-youth of to-day. It contains much it among them? Leave every tion and included as many real-life that is pure drama, and is a seru- thing to my wife, or give each one adventuringa as an historic odys- pulous portrayal of modern youth. a portion of my estate?

HUSBAND AND FATHER.

MAIL: REVIEW

KING'S THEATRE

COMMENCING WEDNESDAY,

17TH MAY,

A, K, J, 10, 3. Diamonds 10, 9, 5. Clubs Q, 8. Contract Bridge. Score love all. Z deals and bids One Heart; A Two Diamonds; Y Three Diamonds; B

Issy of the Old and New Worlds, Ra- Robert Young and Margaret No Bid; Z Three Hearts; A No Bid;

mon Novarre (in the title role), Perry star in this Metro-Goldwyn- Y Six Hearts; B and Z No Bid; A

If you're the husband of a woman. Betty Bronson, May McAvoy, Fran- Meyer production, and are parti- Double. All pass.

A leads the and the father of three children, eis X. Bushman, Carmel Myers, cularly well suited to the roles they King of Diamonds. Z has two pos- and have enough money left to Claire McDowell, Kathleen Key, play. Contract Bridge. Score game sible losing tricks-one Spade and divide in a will, you're a better man Nigel de Bruller, Mitchell Lewis all, love all. Z deals and bids Two one Club.

Please than we are Gunga Din! The ordinary natural play would don't write us any more

and Frank Currier have prominent |Hearts; A Two Spades; Y Three

Jetters

parts. Hearts; B No bid; Z Four Hearts, be to try for the finesse in Spades. ke this, especially when we have to A leads the King of Spades.

But if this fails, A has fadile e answer them on a Monday morning. MA Here Z's task is not very difficult, cape. He returns a Spadě and Z

DIRITIY Dox. us from the bidding and lead, he has to lose a Club. It is, however, Dear Dirithy Dox What knows for a certainty how the possible to play so that A is left

makes married women have that "EASY STREET" AND "LITTLE with по alternative except a

ORPHAN ANNIE."-CENTRAL insufferable smugness, that ailly- : Diamond or a Club lead.

look of the cat that has swallow ed the canary that so many

A double attraction is featured naaume as soon as they get a Mrs. tacked on to their name? I mar-at the Central Theatre, where vel at it, for, after looking at Charlie Chaplin is appearing in

of his former many of their busbands, God one knows what they have to crow "Easy Street" now complete with about. I was once complimented sound and musical`effects,

The other attraction is "Little by being told that I did not seem like a married woman at all in Orphan Annie," starring Mitzi that I had none of that obnoxious Green and May Robson. Mitzi appearance of self-satisfaction Green is Irresistable in her imita- that marks at sight the average tion of the four Marx brothers. married woman

She also imitates May. Robson, who; E. W.-N. Is co-starred with her.

TOMORROW AT

THE CENTRAL

This is how it is done. After win- ning the first Diamond Trick a Heart is led from Dummy and won by Z with the 10%. A's 9 falls, and Z now leads a Diamond and ruffs with Y's 7 of Hearts. A second Heart is led, Z winning with the knave, and a Diamond follows ruffed by Y. HAVE EVER PRESENTED. Diamonds are now eliminated from

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successes,

2's hand, and B has no more Hearts. The coup is then worked as follows. Spades are led three times. The finesse is not attempted. A is put in on the third round of the sult to win with the Queen, and has now

Others in the cast are Buster only a Diamond or

a Club to lead pression of amug satisfaction on a Phelps and Edgar Kennedy. If he ventures a Club Z passes it up married woman's face as you do on

My dear, you see the same

{to his Queen. If he leads a Diamond that of a confirmed bachelor. The

it is ruffed by Dummy and Z dis-woman's is the expression of self-MAIL REVIEW cards & Club. In this way, and congratulation over achievement: this way only, can Z achieve his sho's got her man, which is what little slam. Note the two features she set out to do the moment che

Z must get rid of his own Diamonds toddled from the cradle," The before playing. Spades. He must bachelor's face beard all the glory of

MAJESTIC THEATRE.

"ME AND MY GAL"

"Me And My Gal" featuring

not try for the finesse in Spades as a somewhat negative performance: Spencer Tracy and Joan Bennett that will leave A with a card of he has been successful in prevents now showing at the Majestic escape, with

ing some woman from putting salt Theatre. Now it may be objected that Z on his tail.

Joan Bennett portrays the role: |could not foréase with any cer

of a sophisticated cashierinä tainty that his line of play would succeed. The Queen of Spades particularly good-double' It must be downtown New York restaurant, might be with B, in which case Z's admitted) it was highly probable while Tracy appears as a smart manoeuvre would be in vain, and he that A held the high cards in Spades young detective...

DIRITHY DOK.

could have made his contract with and Clubs and had both the Queen This Alm, the second Tracy-Ben- the finesse. Further, even if A of Spades and: King of Clubs the nett partnership, is as good if not has the Queen of Spades, and B material cards. At any rate, Z better than their first picture, "She holds the King of Clubs Z is defeat must play on this assumption, and wanted A Millionaire" which scor ed. This is, of course, true, But only by so doing could he make his ed such a huge success wherever on the bidding and the double (not a contract

it was shown,

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