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BRIDGE NOTES

Out Guessing Opponents

by Ely Culbertson.

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1934

Amusements

Cinema Notes

"COCKEYED CAVALIERS”

KING'S THEATRE

Choosing a background which is

an excrutiatingly comic contrast When experts play against ex-to their ultra-modern, antics. Bert perts they are continually trying Wheeler and Robert Woolsey, two False of R.KO.-Radio's best comedians, to outguess one another. cards are made during the play, are now showing at the King's unusual and eccentric blds are fired Theatre in "Cockeyed Cavaliers." back

Penalty and forth aud

With its scenes laid during the story finds Doubles are often inserted just for Middle Ages, the the purpose

of misleading the Wheeler and Woolsey burlesquing Declarer. Incidentally, these the era, when wansail and night-

in flower. Bert dians-bood were Doubles usually turn out trously for the Double: if the nexes the appurtenances of the Declarer is at all keen, as was the royal physicians enroute to case in the hand below, played intend the Duke of Wesklt; and the at Crock-roving pair is joined by Mary recent rubber game

Ann, a poor girl eluding the ford's Club, New York.

Duke's marriage offer. South, Dealer

Neither side vulnerable. North

S-A J 10 H-K 9 8 4 D-Q 8 63 C-10 5

West:-

S.-K Q8 5-4 H-Q 6 5 3

D.-

C-K 7 6 2

East:-

S-9 7 6 3 2 H.

D.-A J7 2 C-1 4 3

South:--

S,

HA 10 7 2 DK 10 9 54 C~A Q J 8

The bidding: (Figures after] bids refer to numbered explanatoryį paragraphs).

South West North East ID.

2D.(1) 25. Pass 4H.

Dbl.(2) Pass Pass Pass

18..

3H. (2)

-The fact that the Raise to two

an.

at-

At the Duke's palace, Bert falls in love with Mary Ann while Bob takes a fancy to the noble's nicee, Genevieve. After curing the Duka with veterinary methods, the ro Imances are jarred by Weskit and Genevieve's husband. The film proceeds madly, melodiously, and

towards mirthfully

the climax afforded by a rousing wild boar 'hunt

Thelma Todd and Dorothy Leel provide the romantic element.

Val Burton and W Jason! wrote the popular melodies "I Love to Dilly Dally" and "I Went Hunting."

"VIYA VILLA!"—QUEEN'S

THEATRE

A superb charaterisation of the the outstanding man, who was figure in Mexico's history during

Distinctive lines of the wedding finery of Ann Storrs, social re- gisterile bride of Carl Schuster, threatens to set a new style. They are shown after their ultra-smart wedding in New York, which was followed by an expensive party. The bride's father made his wealth from theatre-programmes.

"LADIES THEY TALK ABOUT"{ -STAR THEATRE

"FOOTLIGHT PARADE”— ORIENTAL THEATRE

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MR. G. P. DE SOUSA

The death occurred yesterday af Mr. G. P. de Sousa, Goanese Inspector of the Star Ferry · Com- pany, who died at his home at No. B, Ashley Road, after three days' !ilinase.

He leaves a widow, one son and two daughters.

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His son, Mr. A. L M. de Souza has a bookstall in Peking Build- ings and his daughters are Mrs. J. M. Pinto and Miss P: da Souza, The funeral will take place-to- day at 5 pm.

SIX INJURED IN CAR ACCIDENT

Chinese Woman Receives Fractured Skull

VEHICLE HITS TREE AT TSUN-WAN

Six Chinese, including two ladies, were seriously injured yesterday when a motor-car in which they were travelling crashed into a tree "Footlight Parade," which is at Taun Wan village. One of the the decade. preceding the Great "Ladies they talk about" is a

taken to the, Kowloon Hospital War, 13 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's sentimental reformation theme in now showing at the Oriental occupants, Miss Laura Tong, was current release, "Viva Villa!" fea-ja drama dealing with prison life. Theatre, is a magnificent musical

written Dorothy extravaganza produced by Warner auffering from a fractured akull.

by turing Wallace Berry Fay Wray. It was

Wong received serious cut wounds. Mackay, the beautiful actress who Brothers. Brtillant spectacles with while the other lady Miss Katle and Joseph Schildkraut.

The opening scenes show was sentenced to San Quentin pri-heantifal chorus girls in a story!

tained a fractured jaw, was also dazzling scenes. A good selection

taken to hospital. an intervening Overcall makes witnessing his father whipped to husband in a brawl.

dance numbers are the bid sufficiently strong death by the aristocrats, and this

Barbara Stanwyck brings out of song and

outstanding cast'

PETROL PRICE WAR SPREADING correctly portray the strength bitter memory

never leaves him. her undoubted ability to depict the featured by an of the North hand.

He knows no law, except that role of "Nan Taylor," who is used of stage and screen actors.

the film are Among those in

New York, To-day. 2-A daring bid, but justified

all men are equal and that aristo-jas a decoy by Bank robbers. The at-

Joan Blondell,

Gasoline has been reduced by one despite the shaded suit after

crats must be killed. He van-mosphere of the life behind the James Cagney, North's free Ratse. South must

Enemice with his prison walls is well presented and Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Claire cent a gallon throughout Michigan. quishes his

George Westcott, and

-United Press, 'per S. E. Levy and make some effort to reach game, ragged army of recruits, marries the film proves thrilling and en- Dodd,

Arthur Hohl.

Company.

diamonde is made freely overBeery, in the title role as Villason, following the death of herjof backstage life are paraded in/The driver, Yu Han-kan, who aus-

and with a hand which is noth

overly strong decides that five-every girl he fancies, joins forces tertaining.

with gentle "Madero", played per

odd of a miner suit is probably fectly by the actor who will never #*#*28**************************************8*88**ENIENT out of the question.

be forgotten in Birth of a Na- 3-A very bad Double, particularly] tion"-"Little Colonel. Later

with five cards of the sult that!

however, he is exiled, but is found partner has bid. East, a very in a flop-house by his pal, a news well-known expert. decided

raises another correspondent, from the bidding, that North

army, and takes Mexico City, You and South had only four hearts will see him as Dictator, and then each and that therefore his

death his ignominious partner must have four cards butcher's shop-an act of revenge. of the suit. The Double wast

made purely and simply to mis- lead the Declarer.

in

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"THE TENDERFOOT'— ALHAMBRA THEATRE

The Opening lead was the spade King, which was

with - won

Joe E. Bown, First National's Dummy's Ace, and on which a famous comedian, follows up his diamond was discarded from the previous success with "The Ten- South hand. The Declarer, know-derfoot," now showing at the Al- ing the East player's game quite hambra Theatre.

well, realised the Double was of a In his latest, Joe portrays a type that East was wont to make, Texas rancher who comes to New and arbitrarily decided that if any-York with the last of his money, to invest pro one held four trumps it was the which he intends West player.

fitably so he can remove the mort He therefore led a low heart gage on his ranch. Armed with from Dummy and topped East's his money and his sixshooters, Knave with his Ace, and then Joe becomes involved with R immediately led the Ten of hearts, theatrical producer, falls in love, allowing this yard to hold the buys a show which is a failure, trick. A low heart was now led miraculously and unwittingly from the South hand and won with turns the show into a howling sue- the nine in Dummy, followed by cess, gets mixed up with lawyers! the Ten of clube from Dummy, and ladles, eventually over-com- which lost to West's King. +

ing all obstacles, lifting he mort- West now returned another gage, and winning the girl. heart, and the King in Dummy won. Joe is supported by an especial-| the trick. South now, from the ly selected cast, with Ginger! bidding and the early play, had an Rogers in the feminine lead: Lew almost perfect count on the hand, Cody and Robert Grieg appear on the basis of which he led a low as theatrical producers. Vivian a tempera- diamond from Dummy, and, when Oakland is seen as East played low, finessed the nine-mental atar. spot, which won.

Others in the large cast are The three top clubs were next Wilfred Lucas, Spencer Charters, played out, and on them were dis-Ralph Ince, Mae Madison, - Marion carded the two remaining low Bryon, Harry Seymour, Jill Den diamonds from. Eummy. A low nett and "Alan Lane. diamond was now led to Dummy's Queen, and after East won this THE INVISIBLE MAN”...... trick he was completely helpless.| MAJESTIC THEATRE

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