1937-06-03 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 3, 1937.

London Symphony Orchestra: Hadyn Theme Variations

Today's Wireless

12.30-2.15 p.m.—European Programme. 12.30 p.m.The London Piano-Accor-

deon Band.

Six Hit Medleys, Nos. 1 and 2. Diddle-Dum-Dee.

At the close of a long, long day. Hawaiian Paradise.

Dream Time.

The Vamp of Havana.

1 p.m.-Local: Time Signal and Wea-

ther Report.

1.03 p.m.-Gems from Light Opera.

"The Damask Rose" Selection

(Chopin themes, adapted Clut sam).

Court Symphony Orchestra.

"The Arcadians"

Pipes of Pan-

(Monckton)-The

Arcady is ever young.

Winnie Melville (Soprano).

""The Student Prince" -- Selection

(Romberg).

Savoy Orpheans.

"Les Clochês de Corneville"-Vocal

Gems (Planquette).

Columbia Light Opera Company.

1.30 p.m.-Reuter Press, Rugby Press;; Local: Weather Forecast, Time and Announcements.

1.40

p.m.-A Pianoforte Recital by

Benno Moiseivitch..

Grillen (Schumann).

Polonaise in B Flat Major (Cho-

pin).

Jeux D'Eaux (Ravel).

Rhapsody in E Flat (Brahms).

2 p.m.-Concert Waltzes.

Roses from the South, (J. Strauss).

Marek Weber and His Orchestra. Spring Waltz (arr. Schwartz).

Russian Novelty Orchestra.

BRIDGE NOTES

Responding

ZBW 355 M. 845 k.c's :::: ZEK 640 k.c's.

The Merry Widow (Lehar).

Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra,

2.15 p.m. Close Down.

5-8 p.m.-European Programme.

5 pmA Relay of Dance Music from the Roof-Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel.

6 p.m. From the Studio.

A Children's Concert

6.30 p.m.-Half an Hour with Grieg.

Pianoforte Solo-

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Wedding Day.

Arthur de Greef.

Songs-

In the Boat.

A Swan.

Kirsten Flagstad (Soprano).

Pianoforte Solos-

(a) Feuille d'Album.

(b) Papillon.

Arthur de Greef.

Orchestral-

"Peer Gynt"

Incidental

Music

(Stage Version)....Vienna Sym- phony Orchestra, Conducted by Paul Kerby. p.m.-A Military Band Concert. Tannhauser" March (Wagner). Marche aux Flambeaux (Meyerbeer): Band of H. M. Coldstream Guards. The Voice of the Bells (Luigini, arr.

Miller):

Tarantelle de Concert (Greenwood,

arr. Godfrey).

Band of H. M. Grenadier Guards. The Changing of the Guard (Flot-

sam and Jetsam).

Parade of the Puppets (Kuhn).

By ELY CULBERTSON

To A Double

purpose. It may of course crowd the bidding greatly for North and South, but would have been much more effective as an Opening bid.

-North's Double of one heart guarantees spade support or a good minor suit, and in view of South's holding in the minors, the latter is improbable. In any case, South is prepared for a bid of five clubs or five dia- monds.

now

Band of H. M. Coldstream Guards. Marche Lorraine (Ganne).

Pomp and. Gircumstance March No. Pomp

i (Elgar).

H. M. Grenadier Guards. 7.30 p.m.-Closing local Stock Quota

tions and Hong Kong Exchange Mar- ket Report.

7.35 p.m.-New Gramophone Records.

Instrumental-

Love's dream after the Ball (Czi-

bulka).

Mandoline Orchestra.

Light Orchestral

Under the Rainbow Waltz (Wald-

teufel).

North Sea Waves (Krannig).

Orchestra Mascotte.

Humorous Sketches

Winter Sports.

Pets.

Murgatroyd and Winterbotto Pianoforte Solo-

"Home and Beauty "Selection.

Nikolaus. Brodszky.

8 p.m.-Local: Time Signal, Weather

Report and Announcements. 8.03 p.m.-From the Studio.

A Chinese Concert. 11 p.m. Close Down. 8.05-11 p.m.-European

From ZEK, on a Frequency of 640 Kilocycles.

Programme

8.05 p.m. Variations on a theme by Haydn, Op. 56a (Brahms), Played by the London Symphony Orchestra, Conducted by Pablo Casals.

8.30 p.m.-London Food for Thought." Three short talks on matters of to- -pical interest. (Electrical Recording). 8.50 p.m. Variety.

Orchestral---

"Please. Teacher"-Selection. New Mayfair Orchestra.

Vocal—

Lover come back to me. Wanting you.

Lawrence Tibbett.

Sketch--

Fifty Minutes

Of Variety: “Studio Scene'

"Careless Rapture" Studio Scene.

Ivor Novello, Dorothy Dickson "and"Oliva Gilbert with the Drury Lane Theatre Or- chestra.

Orchestrains

The Town Talka-Selection.

Vaudeville Theatre Orchestra.

Vocal-

Suppose!

Pretty little Baby.

Josephine Baker,

Humorous

Hungry Women.

Eddy Cantor.

Piano Duet

Quickstep Medley.

Band

Ivor Moreton and Dave Kaye.

Alexander s Bagtime Band.

Roy Fox and His Band.

News and An

9:30 pm: London

nouncements.

9.55 pm-Dance Music.

Fox Trot

Pennies from Heaven.” One, two," button your shoe. Fast St. Louis Toodle-00:

A sweet beginning like this. The Piccoline.

Pasodoble

Curro en el oro. Por mi Morena." Fox-Trot

China Seas,

And then some. :

All through the night.. Waltz

Neapolitan nights. Moonlight. Fox-Trot

I'll never let you go.

Quicker than you can say Jack

Robinson.

* Cross Patch.

Big Chief de Soto.

Wah-Hoo.

I'se a-muggin'. Waltz

Rose of Maui.. Good-bye, Hawaii!

11 p.m.-Close down.”

What's On At the Cinemas

AT THE ALHAMBRA "The Public, AT THE KING'S "Dodsworth", Menace", with Jean Arthur, George with Paul Lukas, Mary Astor, Ruth Murphy and Douglas Dumbrille. An Chatterton and David Niven. The ab- exciting story concerned with the sorbing and dramatic story of a hard thrilling experiences of a young couple working, easy-going American husband trying to extricate themselves from a who retired to travel and find himself misadventure with a public enemy. but instead found out his: selfish ·and

frivolous wife..

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It is one of the sound basic prin-, 1-Too late now to serve its best ciples underlying the Take-out Dou- ble that a Double of one major suit implies strength in the other, and ordinarily if a minor is dou- bled, the doubler holds strength in the dominant major suit, spades.] The alternative of this is that the Doubler has a suit of his own so strong that he is willing to show it over his partner's forced response. This principle permits the Respon- ding Hand much greater freedom in determining his course of action.

In the play East overtook West's AT THE MAJESTIC—"Laughter In As an example, observe the bid- ding on the hand below, which was Opening lead of the heart Queen Hell," with Pat O'Brien, Merna Ken- nedy, Berton Churchill and Gloria played in a team-of-four match in and returned another heart, which Stuart. A dynamic drama replete with Your Heart," with Kay Francis, George

ruffed in the closed hand. action and thrills. New York City recently. As a mat-was ter of fact, East would have been Three rounds of trumps were.

AT "QUEEN'S — Top of much better advised had he made led, and East was marked by the The Town", a musical comedy starring a Pre-emptive bid of four hearts bidding and play, with eight hearts, Doris Nolan, George Murphy, and Mis on his holding. The result might three spades and two cards in the cha Auer who has the role of a slightly have been the same, but at least minor suits. A small diamond was insane actor who is impressed that a glamourous night club is the proper the serious oration. of it would have required consider-led to the King, to which all follow-place o able courage on the part of North ed; and at this point South decided Hamlet's "Soliloquy and South to reach their best con- that East's other card must be the lone club King, since, had West held that card, he would have had sufficient strength... for-; shaded one-notrump response to his part- ner's Opening bid. So Dümmy's Ace of clubs was next played, drop ping East's King, New South as sured himself of making six-odd by leading Dummy's last spade and discarding a small diamond; for this play reduced West to five cards

tract.

East, Dealer. North and South vulnerable.

WEST S---5.2

NORTH. S-A Q 10 4 H-10 9

D-A Q 8 4 C-A J 5

H #2

D—J 10 72

C—10 ́8.6

EAST S--7:63 HAK 87-6

Da6

SOUTH

198

K 9,5 3, Q972

The bidding: (Figures after bids refer to numbered explanatory par agraphs).

East. South West North 1H Pass. Pass Dbl. 4H (1) 48(2)...

Pass Pass Pass

he could not hold three diamonds and guard his club Ten as well. This line of play also-protected South in case he was mistaken in His reasoning and East ··· actually Held only seven hearts originally, for then East would have held two diamonds and the diamond eight would win the last trick.

A Slam contract, however, could not be reached as it depended too much upon Fortune's favours. Not all Slams made in the play should be reached in the bidding, nor, it might be said in passing, should all Slams reached in the bidding made in the play."

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AT THE CENTRAL **Song: "Of China"-A simple story of a well-to do family, written, acted and directed by -Chinese.

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AT THE STAR—“Rainbow On The Bobby Breen River," a glorious romance starring ably supported by the famous Hall-Johnson Choir of a hun- dred voices.

AT THE· ORIENTAL--"Give Me

Brent, Roland Young, Patric Knowles and Henry Stephenson. A picture în which Kay Francis reaches the trium- phant. climax of her career in the magnificent role of a sophisticated wo man of the world who gave up all its riches to regain and retain her child.

COMING PICTURES

"Mama Steps Out”—A · girl whom her mother hopes will marry a cultur- ed foreigner elopes with an American crooner. Starring Stanley Morner and Betty Furness... Coming to the King's.

"John Meade's: Woman”—a. power- ful story starring Edward G. Arnold and Francine Larrimore. Coming to the Queen's.

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