1937-02-25 — Page 5

Stenka Razine Suite By Famous Belgian Orchestra

9.32 p.m.-Marek Weber and His Or

chestra.

I kiss your lips (Rudolphe), Salut d'Amour" (Elgar).

Old Vienna (Gems from Lanner's Waltzes), (Lanner, arr. Kremser). The Rosary (Nevin, arr. Altendorf). Mighty lak a rose (Nevin).......... Dreams of the ocean-Waltz

(Gung 1).

The music comes (0. Straus), Her first dance (Heykens).

10 p.m.-London-Big Ben

Piano Diets by Ivor Morton and Dave Kaye.

Dolls Medley. Fox-Trot Medley. Fox Trot Medley,

Quickstep Medley...

10.20 p.m.Three Songs by Frances

Day (Soprano).

"Dreams come true”—

Love's Melody.

So must or love remain. "The Great Ziegfeld-

A pretty girl is like a melody. 10:30 pm-Dance Music.

Fox-Trot-

Lyin' to myself.

Ev'atide

Swing that music. Thankful

Slow Fox-Trot-

Raindrops.

Your heart and mine. Fox-Trot-

Dixieland Shuffle.

Muskrat Ramble.

Slow Fox-Trot-Did I remember? Waltz The dance goes on. 11 p.m.Close Down.

What's On At the Cinemas

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AT THE QUEEN'S.-Three Smart Elissa is at her most alluring and tan Girls," with Deanna Durbin, Binnie talising best Barnes, Alice Brady, Ray Milland and Charles. Winninger. A classic, of its type, exquisitely produced. The three smart girls are all charming newcom- ers to screen fame, with Deanna Dur-1 bin outstanding, not only for her superb voice, but, most unexpectedly, some astonishingly fine acting.

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AT THE CENTRAL— A Chinese Picture.

COMING PICTURES

Dimples with Shirley Temple, Frank Morgan and Helen Westley With songs, dances and minstrelsy. AT THE KING'S "The Devil is a triumph in this picture. Coming to Shirley Temple scores her greatest Sissy," with Freddie Bartholomew, the Queen's and Alhambra Theatres. Jack Cooper, Mickey Rooney and Iane Hunter. A startlingly new theme,

standing. Not to be missed.

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brilliantly handled. The boys are out-Russell and John Boles.

"Craig's Wife" with Rosalind

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When an opponent makes an the diamond queen for the ruffing opening preemptive bid of three or finesse through West's marked ace. four, a double is a combination West covered, all right, but dam- takeout and penalty double. It is my's deuce of trumps was overruff- called a "co-operative double.” ed by East's three spot, a spade To double an opening preemptive came back, and another diamond bid of three you need four honour was overruffed with the heart tricks. To double an opening pre-queen. Finally declarer had to emptive bid of four you need three lose the club ace for the fifth losing and a half honour tricks. In either trick and a 500 point penalty.

After the opening lead declarer case you may have no less than three cards of any one of the three should have seen that not only his unbid suits. The partner of the contract but an extra trick, as well, doubler need not take out if he has were virtually "on ice." He should a weak hand and no very long suit. have laid down the ace of trumps But with a five card biddable suit to make certain that all the adverse and one and a half honour tricks trumps were not in one hand, care- he should take the double of fully preserving dummy's deuce of three bid out; with two honour trumps as a communication card

The Pulitzer Prize play. The story of a woman tricks he should take out the double to his own hand. With both oppon-

who lived for the strongest love ever of a four bid

ents following, the king then should AT THE ALHAMBRA "Easy to conceived and makes you hate her as be played, after which the diamondTake" with Marsha Hunt, John Ho-you never hated a screen player before.

ward and Eugene Paulette. The story Coming to the King's Theatre. Extraordinary length in a suit in queen could be led through in per- of a radio "mcle" who is nominated

* fect safety. If West should cover, guardian of a wealthy boy by an eccen- one opponent's hand, with con-

"Pennies From Heaven”—with Bing the heart deuce would provide en-tric radio fan. Included in the picture Crosby, Madge Evans, Edith Fellows sequent shortness in the other, is try to the closed hand for the cash are several talented child musicians.

and Louis Armstrong. The gayest responsible for an incalculable naming of the jack and ten of diamonds,

fun-show of the new season. ber of defeated contracts. But on which dummy would discard River," with Paul Robeson and Leslie AT THE STAR “Sanders of the

* strongly suspect that large propora spade and a club. Normal play Banks. A real thriller based on the Gable, Joan Crawford, Franchot Tone tion of such cases could be guarded of the club suit then would insure Edgar Wallace stories. against by correct technique on the two tricks in the suit (if West duck-

and Reginald Owen. Following her triumph as the "The Gorgeous Hussy," declarer's part. To-day's hand is ed on the lead of South's singleton Hussy," with Joan Crawford, Robert ing performance. A series of hectic AT THE ORIENTAL "Gorgeous Joan Crawford gives another outstand- an example of how much difference dummy would win, and ruff of the Taylor and Franchot Tone. A chall-and laugh-packed escapades. Coming a little care makes.

low club would establish the ace) enge to the finest in screen entertain-to the King's Theatre... South, dealer.

Instead of losing 500 points ment. A romantic scandal that rocked North-South vulnerable.

North-South should have

a nation. earned

"China Clipper With Pat O'Brien, 1,140 points.

Beverley Roberts, Ross Alexander, AT THE MAJESTIC "The Ama- Humphreys Bogart and Henry B. Walt |teur Gentleman,' "with Douglas Fairhall A glamorous romance of the air. banks Junr. and Elissa Landi An out-marking a milestone in the pictorial standing film based on the Jeffery history of daring American aviation, Farmol story of the same name. coming to the King's Theatre.

WEST

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H9

A Little Care

NORTH S-87

H→J 10 8 7 6 2

C-K Q 8.4.

DAK 9-8 654 D

TO-DAY'S QUESTION Question: Kindly advise correct bidding of the following hand, North-dealer -

SOUTH

RAST

NORTH

S-10 5 4 3 H-Q-3

SA K QI

D-x

D-K 10 9

C-A 2

C.-J. 10 9 6.53 SOUTH

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6-A962

HL-A K 5 4

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"Love on the Bun"-with Clark

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́D.-Q 3 10 3

The bidding: -South- West North

East

C—A K'Q J10 x C.-x

Answer: Correct bidding is: NORTH

2 clubs

3 clubs

3

no trump-

SOUTH

-2 no trump

3 diamonds Pass

South's two no trump did not ab

1 heart Double 4 hearts Pass solutely deny possession of an ace Pass Double Pass... Pass but the subsequent three diamond. Pass

bid showed that South could not. have a biddable suit and an ace, otherwise he would have bid two diamonds over two clubs North. therefore, should be satisfied with

West opened the diamond king and, after seeing the dummy, switched to the spade king. De clarer won and, in a frenzy to set up a card on which to discard dum a certain no trump game and not my's only losing spade, laid down-

for even fire clubs.

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