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THE CHINA MAI, SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1937

Wallace Boery in “Old Hutch” showing at the King's Theatre to-mOITOW,

Amusements

THEATRES

The love of a jungle-born maiden for a white man, the first she had ever seen, is the back- ground of this thrill-packed Para- mount picture.

Cinema Notes From The Theatres

BRIDGE NOTES Importance. Of

The Lead

By Ely Calbertson.

In the straggle of suits, which characterises the play of any hand. at Contract Bridge, time is the most precious advantage either side can gain. From the first lead to the last the play of the cards. represents a race. Each side in trying to establish its cards as inners and to do so with the greatest of haste so that actua tricks may be won before th enemy has had an opportunity: | win whatever number of trici

may be the goal set for them by the inviolable Hmits of the fina contract.

The element of time is not so important when there is a trump suit as when there are no trumps. for every little trump card will

"THE JUNGLE PRINCESS"— her country, and risks death be-finally prevent the loss of a trick QUEEN'S AND ALHAMBRA fore a firing squad to save him. even to an Ace, while at no trump The way in which the sweet only high honours can prevent the hearts outwit the "German agents opponcats from winning tricks in and make their successful escape their best suit. across the border into a happier The opening lead is therefore of world of peace and love furnishes) zhe greatest importance since it is the unforgettably thrilling climax one additional time unit în the Lionel Atwill, Rod LaRocque and rice to establish winning cards. Frank Reicher head the excellent That is the reason—and a very supporting cast.

good reason it is--why it is usual-. ly important to lead the longest suit when the opponents are play- This picture,. produced by Me-ing the hand at no trump.

The stampede of 2 maddened elephant herd, a battle waged by manlike chimpanzees, and the

charge of a tiger are some of the

thrilling elements in "The Jungle

"HIS BROTHER'S WIFE"> ORIENTAL THEATRE

Princess." Beautiful photographyj tro-Goldwyn-Mayer with W. S. If there is sufficient time, the. and splendid animal scenes make Van Dyke directing, brings Bar- small cards. of that- suit, even this romance

one of the Enest bara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor though they be dences and treys, pictures of its type to reach the o the screen in a spectacular wil soon have out-lasted the romance. That alone is of strik-powerful Aces and Kinga, and willi ing significance.

win tricks unopposed.

screen

none

The role of the jungle maiden is played by Dorothy Lamour.

Jean Hersholt is featured as a In the interesting hand below, radio star, and the man is Ray veteran in the far and danger-the right to lead first made a dif- Hong Kong Milland. She saves him from ous places of the tropical jungle i ference in the play of the hand of Establish 1996

man-eating tiger, takes him to her Joseph Calleia scores in another two tricks, and caused a game cos- cave, and nurses him back to life.] of his suave bad-man roles. tract to be defeated instead of be- He learns to love her and she re- Van Dyke's tradition is superb.jing made with an over-trick, turas his love with all the ardour] Of all the competent directors in South, Dealer. (and passion of her primitive soul Hollywood,

could have

Both sides vulnerable. But when she returns to civilisa- moulded this material so artfully

NORTH S.--4 2 tion with him they are confronted as Van Dyke, with his knowledge by Molly Lamont, to whom Mil of the jungle from personal ex-

E--9 542 D. 10 632 land is betrothed and it is only perience and likewise his famil- in the face of a fear-crazed horde iarity with human emotions.

C$ 74 of natives intent upon slaying

of The daring story

WEST young them that Milland makes his de- scientist who ventures into the S-8 7 6 5 3 cision between the two.

jungle to find the cure for a H-1} dreaded malady and returns to D-A 15 the realisation that the woman he C.-A 36 loves is his brother's wife, pro- vides a dramatic vehicle for these distinguished stars.

RADIO

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COMMENTARY ON ENGLAND VERSUS WALES RUGBY DANCE MUSIC

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Overture

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"The White Angel” presenting Report

cally brought to the screen in this the biography of Florence Nigh-South 1.03-Hawaiian Music. 1.20-Three Songs by Bing Crosby lovers, stars of

picture, which shows two happy tingale, comes as more than a3 NT Pass 130-Reuter Press, Rugby Press;

the theatre in mere narrative in the life of al South's opening three no trump Local: Weather Forecast, Time and London, Herbert Marshall and his heroic woman. Through the life bid was somewhat ill advised-a Announcements

Viennese sweetheart, Gertrude of this woman, played by Kay two-club bid would have been Michael, whose wedding plans Francis, we see the sweeping auch sounder. But South ZER;

There is that the hand are wrecked by the declaration) events of those 1850's.

would surely bej of war. Marshall, as a loyal Eng- the story of her valiant onslaught played at three no trump in any lishman, joins his colours and against the entrenched war-lords case mless North was strong 7 5.-Light Orchestral Selections Miss Michael, who, unknown to of the British Cabinet who re-enough to make a Slam try; and from Monday, the "Die Diebische Elster" (Rossini) her sweetheart, is a member of sented the instrusion of a woman being bald. over-aggressive

Grand Symphony

the German Secret Service, places—even one like Florence Nightin-player, he boomed out the game Berlin, Conducted by Dr. herself under the orders of her gale--into the field-hospitals. tbid immediately. Weissman

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Here is history in its most ster- West opened the five of spades, "From the Old and the New World"

education and by this play settled South's (Dvorak

ar. Leopold) Fantasia tish Intelligence Service, and en-teachers and

Marshall is assigned to the Bri-ling garb, — visual

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The Bohemia Orchestra. is also stationed in Germany, and and faithfully produced.

Three times South, in order to Neapolitan Folk Song Medley

Carolina Mandoline Orchestra. When, accidentally, she meets her In addition to Miss Francis establish his winning tricks in ket Report.

730-Hong Kong Exchange Mar-lover, realises that her love for other east-members include lan hearts, diamonds and clubs, was him is so great that she cannot Hunter, Donald Woods, George forced to relinquish the lead to 7.33 Songs by Richard Taber betray him. (tamor)

Curzon, Henry O'Neill, Nigel one of West's Aces. und -* Whänie... Melville Unconsciously, however, (SOFTENO),

she Bruce Halliwell Hobbes and

On the opening lead South wSLA Tenor Solo

gives him away to the German many distinguished players. reduced to a double spade stop- authorities. as an English spy. "ADVENTURE IN MANHATTAN per. He led the clih King, and Then she forgets her loyalty to

-KING'S THEATRE

West, winning the Ace, played an- The production is based on the other spide which left South with widely-read story by May Edging-only Cabin on the hill-top

remaining stopper. Turner Layton. ton, which was adapted to the South took his three club tricki Clarinet Solo-

screen by Sidney Buchman, Harry and played a diamond, whereupon Somebody's wrong

Sauber and Jack Kirkland, under West was the Ace and drove out Era Pettifer. the direction of Edward Ludwig South's last spade stopper. Soprano Solos

Say that you will not forget

The adventures alluded to in Now South could win two tricks Indian Love Com

Joan Cross the title comprise many of the in diamonds, which made eight in Orchest

†most hilarions sequences seen in all that he had won, but when he recent movies They concern led the heart King and establish- crime novel author and a Broad-ed two winzing hearts for him- Sydney Eyte and his Piccadilly way stage star who unwittingly self, he found that he was forced

Hotel Band Vocal Doct

involve each other in a series of to discard them without gain on You can't pull the weel over my

daring robberies of valuable at West's two remaining spades. eyes....Curtis and Ames treasures. Joel McCrea and Jean The opening lead was the de 9.15 pm London News and An Arthur are seen these, respective cisive tempo allowing the con- 8.33 Geraldo and His Orchestr roles with Reginald Owet, Her-tract to be defeated" one" trick) man Bing. Thomas Mitchell, John Had South made the first lead. Gallandet, George Cooper, Robert) there would have been inscient Warwick and Victor Killian in time for West to establish his fourth and fifth spades and South would have won ten tricks instead: of eight.

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