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Palace of Varieties

And Other Relays From London

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 7, 1988.

Today's Wireless

12-12.20 p.m.--Relay of Service of In- tercession from St. John's Cathedral. 12.30 p.m.-Paul Robeson (Bass).

You Didn't Oughta Do Such Things

(film 'Big Fella').

The Black Emperor (film 'Song of

Freedom')..

ZBW 356 M. 845 k.c's :::: ZEK 640 k.c's.

Foolin' Myself Fox-Trot. Old Man Moon (film "Topper'). Yours And Mine-Fox-Trot (film

Broadway Melody of 1988').

Harry Roy & His Orchestra.

Lonely Road (film 'Song of Free- 1:30 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press;

dom').

12.40 p.m.-Band of

Guards,

H.M. Grenadier

The Old Frog Pond,

(Alford).

Characteristic

Villanelle (Dell'Acqua-Winterbottom) Marche Militaire (Schubert-Godfrey) Sousa Marches On.

1 p.m.-Local Time Signal and Weather

Report.

1.03 p.m.-Irene Dunne (Soprano) and

Harry Roy & His Orchestra.

The Sheep Were In The Meadow- Fox-Trot (from 'Going Greek'). A Little Co-operation From You- Fox-Trot (from "Going Greek'). Six-Eight Medley.

Harry Roy & His Orchestra. When I Grow Too Old To Dream (from The Night is Young'). Lovely To Look At (from 'Rober-

ta')

Irene Dunne.

BRIDGE NOTES

Weather Forecast and Announce- ments.

140 p.m.-Variety, Comediennes--~

At The Court Of Good Queen Bess: Darts, With Gert And Daisy.

Elsie and Doris Waters.

Orchestra-

The Hit Parade Film Selection. Wake Up And Live-Film Sele

tion....Carroll Gibbons (Piano) & His Boy Friends. Humorous-,

Butting In-A Comedy Episode.

Vic Oliver versus Gloria Day. Vic Oliver Goes Naughty.

Fiano Duet The Street

Film Selection Landauer.

5 p.m.-Relay of the Dance Orchestra from the Roof Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel.

8.30 p.m.-Children's Records.

Uncle Peter's Children's Party...

Variety Records:

Irene Dunne

And Paul Robeson

Polonaise Brilliante In D Major

(Wieniawaki---Op. 4).

Romance (Second Movement from Conterto No. 2-Wienawski, “Op. 22)...........Piano accompaniment by Leopold Mittmann.

8.56 p.m.Latest Variety Records.

Orchestral Peter Dawson.

Lubin Loo (arr. Chalmers Wood). Jolly Miller. (arr. Chalmers Wood).

Chalmers Wood's Orchestra, Gracie In The Children's . Ward-

Gracie Fields assisted by Jack

Jackson & His Orch.

6.45 p.m.--London Relay 'Palace 7.15 p.m.Light Orchestral.

Varieties'.

1

of

Old And New (A potpourri of popu

lar melodies-arr. Finek).....Herman Finck His Orchestra. Cavalcade Of Martial Songs

Nicholls)....New Mayfair Novelty Orchestra.

(arr.

8 p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather

Report and Announcements.

8.05 p.m.-Chinese Programme--Relay

-from the Ko Shing Theatre. 11 p.m.-Close down. RADIO PROGRAMME BROADCAST BY ZEK ON A FREQUENCY OF 640 KILOCYCLES.

Vic Oliver. 18,05 p.m.-Light Orchestral Music.

Petite Suite De Concert (Coleridge- Singer-

Taylor): 1. La Caprice de Nanette;} Rawicz and

2. Demande et reponse; 3. Un Son- ret d'amour; 4. La tarantelle fre- - tillante

2.15 p.m.-Close down. 5-8.05 p.m. European Programme. 8:05-11 pan.- Chinese Programme..

By ELY CULBERTSON

Pointless Bid

A bad bid is not as bad as a silly, ed to play West for long spades. bid. All of us, from time to time, He therefore led the nine and let become slightly distorted in our-it ride, following this with a finesse West's spades judgment of trick-taking possibilit-to dummy's ten. ies; since we are. not machines, were then easily picked up and the such lapses must be condoned. contract became a laydown, declar- There is one type of bid, however, er graciously conceding a club trick for which there is no excuse-that at the finish. is, a bid which is pointless. Such a bid as East made in

hand shown below.

WEST

S.-Q 8 6 5

NORTH

S.-K 10 4 H.-Q J 8 D.-A 8 6 C.-A 6 4 2

S.-3

H.-10 7 6

D-9 4.3 C. Q 8 5

SOUTH

A H-None

9 7 2

the

EAST

Chopin Melodies.

By The Fireside Romance (Hipp- mann)....Frederic: Hippmann & His Orchestra. Vocal-Die Fledermaus-Operetia

Brief (Joh. Strauss—arr. Hohné)........ and Margarete Slezak (Soprano) Erich Zimmermann (Tenor) with Chorus & Orchestra from the State Opera, Berlin.

Orchestral.

Where Did Robinson Crusoe

Go

With Friday On Saturday Night (Lewis-Young-Meyer).

You Made Me Love You (McCar- thy-Monaco)... Harry Roy's Tiger-Ragamuffins.

Vocal & Piano

Goodnight To You All (Denby &

Watson):

Moon At Sea (Pease, Rose & Stock)...Les Allen with Novel- ty Accomp. (Lauri Day and Jim- my Turnbull on two pianos). Orchestral

Cabecita Tango.

La Ultima Cancion-Tango.

Heinz Huppertz & His Orchestra..

.London Symphony 9.30 p.m.-London Relay The News.

Orchestra cond.. by Dr. Malcolm 9.50 p.m.-Songs by Margherita Perras. Sargent.

Waltzes From Theatre-Land.

Albert Sandler & His Orchestra, 8:30 p.m.-Hubert Eisdell (Tenor).

Come, Sing To Me (J. Thompson). Sing Me To Sleep

(Bingham & Greene). Good Night (Shelley & Davis). 8.40 p.m.-Natan Milstein (Violin).

Consolation (No. 8). (Liszt). From My Homeland. (No., 2)

(Smetana).

(Soprano).

'Die Entfahrung aus dem Serail'

(Mozart):

Ach, Ich Liebte.

Martern Aller Arten.

10 p.m.-London Relay Old Folks at:

Home'.

the

10.40 p.m.London Relay For

Colonial Service'. Talks on matters- of interest to Government Servants. in the Colonial Service.

11 p.ni-Close down.

What's On At the Cinemas

AT THE STAR-“Artists And Mo-

AT THE QUEEN'S "The Life Of Emile Zola"Warners' most ambitious dels."-Gags, girls, artists, models and film production of many months. This the hit tunes of the year, not forgetting picture is a vibrant, tense and emotion- the gorgeous sets and zestful story... al story about the man who fought a The all-star cast includes Jack Benny, nation with his pen and successfully Ida Lupino, Richard Arlen, Gail Pa

the cause championed

of the exiled trick, Ben Blue, Judy Canova, Yacht: Capt. Alfred Dreyfus. With Paul Muni Club Boys, Martha Raye, Gostelanetz

50 of America's most. in the title role, supported by distin- Orchestra and guished players, the film is finely made beautiful models. and merits high rating as cinenia' art and fully deserves significant recognì- tion.

East's three heart bid was not atrocious, judged by the standard of taking tricks, although as a matter of fact it did risk a severe penalty. The prime objection to it is that it was futile. South had shown the strength of an opening bid, at least. West had been un-

AT THE KING'S “Heidi", with North able to overcall or double.

Shirley Temple, Jean Hersholt, Arthur had shown decided strength with Treacher and Helen Westley. Shirley his two no trump response. What Temple's greatest triumph, supported good could a three heart bid do? by a great performance by Jean Her- sholt. Johnna Spyri's story read and If East were so fortunate as

loved by millions, reproduced with all details on the screen.

to

to

H. AK9.5 4 8 2 find West with some heart support

and enough general strength D.-10 2

either stand or raise three hearts, C-10 9 3

was it conceivable that the non-vul- nerable opponents would surrender? On the other hand, if the opponents at liked the heart bid, they could their discretion double it and defeat

two it anywhere from

four tricks. So all that East was doing when he bid three hearts was to

D.—K Q J 7.5 C—K_J7

是

to

The bidding (East-West vulner- advertise great heart length and

able):

South

West North

1 spade

Bast

thus provide South, the eventual de- clarer, with a splendid blue print) Jof the situation. Had East remain- Pass 2 no trump 3 hearts ed discreetly silent, South might very easily have gone astray in his play of the hånd.

4 diamonds Pass 5 spades

6 spades Pass Pass.

Pass Pass

When East made his vulnerable three heart bid, he unwittingly play- ed directly into the opponents' hands. East probably felt that since the opponents had not doubled he had escaped scot-free. In this he was very much mistaken.

Declarer ruffed the opening heart lead and on the assurance that East

TO-DAY'S QUESTION

Question: Bidding has proceeded: North East South West 1 heart

Pass ? What should South bid, holding

S. -K Q 104, H- D.-6 3.

Answer: South should bid three

was marked with a long line of hearts, to set the trump suit and hearts, since he could have no other pave the way for North to nake values for his bid, naturally decid- asking bids.

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AT THE ORIENTAL—“Way Out: West"--Sad faced Laurél and pom-- pous, jolly Hardy are a riot of fun from the time they enter the picture across a desert stream with their trick donkey until their fade-out crossing the stream.

on

the way back. It is their first Western and the boys whoop it up as a pair of "tenderheels." In the sup- porting cast are Sharon Lynne, James Finlayson and Rosina Lawrence.

AT THE ALHAMBRA--““High Fly- ers", with Bert Wheeler, Robert Wool- sey and Lupe Velez An uproarious AT THE MAJESTIC—“Fire Over - comedy in which the two comedians are | England.”—Narrating the breathless- wanted for smuggling and steal adventures in the days of "Good Queen police plane. The plot revolves around Bess." their frantic efforts to evade the Police der Korda the picture needs no other That it is presented by Alexan- after the plane had crashed on a mil- introduction. The imposing

castia: lionaire's estate where they are mis- headed by Flora Robson

plays taken for detectives and are forced into Queen Elizabeth, Raymond Massey, solving a jewel-robbery and thus are Leslie Banks, Laurence Olivier "and vindicated in the end.

Vivien Leigh."

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