1938-05-19 — Page 22

Eva Turner

(Soprano)

From The Studio

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 19, 1938.

Today's Wireless

12-12.20 p.m.-Relay of Service of In-|

tercession from St. John's Cathedral.

ZBW 355 M. 845 k.c.'s

12.80 p.m.-Stuart Robertson (Barl-16 p.m.-Studio-The Children's Hour.

tone) And The Band Of H.M. Cold-' stream Guards.

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

ther Report.

1.03 p.m.-Raie da Costa (Piano) and

Reginald Foort `(Organ).

What Are Your Intentions

(From

"Twenty Million Sweethearts'). I'll String Along With You (From

"Twenty Million Sweethearts').

Raie Da Costa.

Jazz Goblins.

Waltz Romantique.

Raie Da Costa.

"The Mikado" Selection (Sullivan).

Reginald Foort.

Reminiscences Of Friml.

Reginald Foort.

"The Singing Marine"-Selection.

Reginald Foort.

7 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quotations, 7.02 p.m.-New Variety Programmé.

Vocal with, Orchestra-Snow White Dwarfs (Votal And The Seven Gems from the Walt Disney Film) Chorus And Orchestra directed by Jay Wilbur, Orchestra Viejos Tiempos-Tango; Condena Tango......Orquesta Ti pica Francisco Canaro with vocal refrain.

Vocal-The Girl In The Alice Blue Gown (Parker); In Me 'Oroscope (Harper-Haines).... Gracie Fields. Orchestra - Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble-

Fox-Trot; Some Sweet Day-Fox- Trot

Miff Mole's Molers.' Swing Orch. Night Time In Cairo.

Eddie Carroll & His Swingphonic Orchestra.

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'At The Black Dog'. Mr. Wilkes at home in his own bar-parlour, Presented by Pascoe Thornton and S. E. Reynolds.

17.30 p.m.-London Relay

1.30 p.m.---Reuter and Rugby Press, 8 p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather

Weather Forecast and Announce- ments.

1.40 p.m.-Rachmaninoff-Concerto No. Played by 2 In C Minor, Op. 18. Sergei Rachmaninoff (Piano) and the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski.

2.15 p.m.-Close down.

BRIDGE NOTES

A Near

Mr. Culbertson is conducting, through this column, an examina- tion of bridge players. Rate your- self by subtracting from 100 the points for each wrong answer. Yesterday's question was: Question 44; Both sides vulner- able. You are South, and hold:

S.-A K J 8 5

H.---8 6

D.-7 5 2

C.-K J 7

The bidding has proceeded:

South West North

East

1 spade Pass 3 spades 4 hearts

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Report and Announcements.

2. The Holy Boy (John Ireland).

A. T. Lay, 8. Five Miniature Ballads-A Song Cycle (William Y. Hurlstone): (c) (a) Bells; (b) Blossoms; Dreams; (d) Darkness (e) Morn- Eva Turner. ing

8.25 p.m.-Bach-Brandenburg Concer- to No. 6 in B Flat Major. Played by Sir Henry J. Wood and His Sym- phony Orchestra.

“At The Black Dog:" London Relay

A talk by

5.45 a.m-World Affairs.

the Rt. Hon. Sir Malcolm Robertson. 6.00 a.m.-Light Classical Programme. 6:50 a.m.-The News and Announce- ments. Greenwich Time Signal at 7:00 a.m.

7.15 am.-Close Down.

TRANSMISSION 8

Frequencies--

GSJ 21.53 Mc/n (18.98 m.) GSH 21.47 Mc/s (18.97 m.) GSG 17.79 Mc/s. (16.86 m.) GSO 15.18 Mc/s (19.76 m.)

8.43 p.m.-Selections From Opera.

Fidelio-Act 2: "In des lebens Fruh-

lingstagen" (Beethoven), Ballo In Maschera-Act 1: "Di tu se Iedele" (Verdi)....Eyvind Laholm German State (Tenor) with the Opera Chorus & Orchestra-con- ductor, Prof. Robert Heger. Tanhauser (Venusberg Music Bac-11.05 a.m. The Aston Hippodrome Or-

chanale-Wagner).... Bruno Wal-

10.45 a.m.-Big Ben."The Gang Smash- er' (Episode 7). A radio serial adapt- ed from the novel The Gang Smash- er by Hugh Clevely.

chestra.

Mr. ter conducting the Royal Philhar-11.30 am.At the Black Dog.'

Wilkes at home in his own bar-par- monic Orchestra.

lour.

"Tales Of Hoffman"

(Offenbach).

Vocal Gems

"Mignon"-Vocal Gems (Thomas).

12.00 p.m.-'Friends to. Tea. A vest-

pocket vaudeville.

Grand Opera Company, with 12.30 p.m.-Pianoforte Recital by Ed- Orchestra.

fairs'. A talk by the Rt. Hon. Sir Malcolm Robertson, G.C.M.G., K.B.E, 9.30 p.m.-London Relay The News. 9.50 p.m.-Violin Solos.

win Benbow.

1.15 p.m.-'World Affairs. A talk by

the Rt. Hon. Sir 'Malcolm Robertson. 1.30 p.m.-The News and Announce- ments. Greenwich Time Signal at 1.45 p.m.

8.03 p.m.Studio-A Recital by Eva 9.15 p.m.-London Relay World Af-1.00 p.m.-Waldeufel Waltzes.

Turner (Soprano) accompanied by A. T. Lay (Piano). 1. (a) Shepherd! Thy Demeanour Vary (Thomas Brown-arr., H. Lane Wilson); (b) One Morning, Oh! So Early (J. Michael Diack -words: Jean Ingelow).... Eva Turner.

By ELY CULBERTSON

Minimum

West leads the spade jack. What card do you, East, play?

TODAY'S HAND

South, dealer. Both sides vulnerable.

NORTH

S.-8 7 5 4

H.-J 10 4 3

D.-A

C.-7 6 3 2

WEST S.-Q

H-K9 D.-10 97542

C.-K 854

If you

What call do you make now? Answer: You should pass. You have a "near minimum."

EAST

S.-J 10 9 6 2

H-8

D.-K Q J C.-A Q J 9

SOUTH S.-A K 3 H.-A Q 7 6 5 2 D.-8 6 3

C.---10

East

were to bid four spades over four hearts you would be making a Free bid, thus advertising distinctly bet- ter than minimum strength and, at the same time, you would be de- priving your partner of the oppor- tunity to exercise his judgment,

The bidding: whether to double four hearts or

South

West North Certainly go on to four spades. you yourself should not double, and heart Pass 2 hearts 2 spades

4 Hearts Pass since North is the "Last one to 3 hearts Pass speak," your pass really is a "for Pass cing pass." It forces North to bid or double, at his discretion. (Two points demerit for bidding four apades. Three points demerit for doubling four hearts.)

TODAY'S QUESTION Question 45: You are East, fending against a four heart tract, reached on this bidding:

East South West North

Pass

Danse Champetre, Op. 106, No. 1

(Sibelius).

Emil Telmanyi 1.57 p.m.-Close Down. (Violin) accomp. by G. V. Vasar- helyi (Piano).

Consolation (No. 3) (Liszt). From My Homeland (No. 2) (Sme- tana).....Natan Milstein (Violin) Leopold Mittmann (Piano). 10.02 p.m.-Songs by Theodore Chalin-

pine (Bass).

The Two Grenadiers (Schumann). Midnight Review (Glinka). 10.13 p.m.-Rimsky-Korsakov

herazade, Suite, Op. 35. The Philadelphia Orchestra conduct- ed by Leopold Stokowski. 11 p.m.-Close down.

TRANSMISSION 3

Frequencies-

GSH 21.47 Mc/s (13.97 m.) GSG 17.79 Mc/a (16.86 m.) GSF 15.14 Mc/s (19.82 m.)

Sche-1.57 p.m.-Opening Announcements. Played by 2.00 p.m.-Big Ben. The Band of the 2nd Bn. The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment).

BROADCAST FROM

DAVENTRY

TRANSMISSION 1

Frequencies-

GSG 17.79 Mc/š (16.86 m.) GSO 16.18. Mc/s (19.76 m.) GSD 11.75 Mc/s (25.53 m.) GSB 9.51 mc/s (81.55 m.) G.M.T.

5.00 a.m.-Big Ben. "Take your Choice,"

A weekly entertainment feature,

2.35 p.m.-The Gang Smasher' (Epi- sode 7). A radio serial adapted from the novel The Gang Smasher by Hugh Clevely.

2.55 p.m.-Orchestral Music.

3.20 p.m.-Empire Variety Theatre.' 4.00 p.m.-The News and Announce- ments. Greenwich Time Signal at

4.15 p.m.

4.20 p.m.-'Matters of Moment."

talk by Edward Thompson, in a ser- ies for listeners in India.

4.35 p.m.-English

Theatre Music

from the XVIIth to the XXth Cen- tury.

5.00 p.m. Close Down.

What's On At the Cinemas

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AT THE STAR-“I Met Him In AT THE MAJESTIC "San Fran-

Colbert, cisco", with Clark Gable and Jeannette Paris."-Starring Claudette Mac-Donald. A guy, romantic and spec-Melvyn Douglas, Robert Young and A sparkling comedy- tacular picture with tuneful music and Mona Barrie. |exquisite singing.

romance, written by Claude Binyon, author of "The Bride Comes Home" AT THE KING'S “My Dear Miss and "The Gilded Lily" and as fast and Aldrich", with Maureen O'Sullivan, funny as anything. Claudette has ever Walter Pidgeon and Janet Beecher. A done. country girl inherits a large newspa- per in the city and comes there to tell every one how to run it, causing many comic situations.

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the air battle

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AT THE QUEEN'S AND ALHAM- BRA "Dangerous To Know", with AT THE ORIENTAL-"Battle Of | Akim Tamiroff, Gail Patrick and Anna West opened the spade queen. Taierchwang".

Actual scenes of the May Wong. A dramatic story of a crossed to dum-fight taken by expert cameramen and racketeering political boss who loses

at Hankow on his head and finally his life over Declarer won,

beautiful society girl. my's ace, and took the heart finesse. also It lost to West, who returned

a April 29. low club. East won and led the spade jack. Too late declarer realised his danger. The spade de-king was played (it could do no con-good to hold off) and, as per

1 heart Pass 2 hearts 2 spades

4 hearts Pass Pass. Pass

South's fears, West ruffed. Eventu- ally South had to concede the three of spades for the setting trick..

Just one more case of "finessing

Your hand and dummy are as mania." Declarer should have

follows:

North (dummy)

8-652

H-Q 10 8 4 D.-7 3

C-A 642

East

H.

RHAO

Q987

0.95

seen that he could afford to lose one spade, one trump, and one

ne club. Surely he should have spotted West's spade queen as a singléton, The crux, then, was to get out trumps quickly. Instead of bothering with a finesse the ace and another trump should have been played, and the defenders then would have had to whistle for more than three tricks.

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