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Noel Coward Light Comedy

From London

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 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.-Jessie Matthews (Soprano)

& London Palladium: Orchestra. Through Night To Light (Laukien), Blue Devils' March (Williams, arr.

Lotter)

Orchestra. Everything's In Rhythm With My

Heart (From 'First a Girl').

Jassie Matthews. Old Vienna Moon (Lebert, Zadowski,

arr. Phil Cardew), ·

Live, Laugh And Love (From 'Con-

gresa Dances')

.Orchestra.

Three Wishes (From 'The Good Com-

panions").

Let Me Give My Happiness To You (From "The Good Companions').

Jessie Matthews.

The Colden Valse (Arr. Winter).

Orchestra.

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

ther Report. 1.03 p.m.-Songs by

(Baritone).

Sam

Browne

À Melody From The Sky (From 'The

Trail of the Lonesome Pine'). Lost (Ohman, Mercer & Teetor). I Nearly Let Love Go Slipping Through My Fingers (From It's Love again').

Would You (From 'San Francisco'). 1.15 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press,

Weather Forecast and Announce-: ments.

1.25 p.m. Harry Roy & His Orchestra.

Relay 1.40 p.m.

of Rotary Tiffin Speech from the Roof Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel

2.15 p.m.-Close down.

1

6 p.m.-Gilbert & Sullivan Selections. 6.25 p.m.-Albert Sandler (Violin).

Pale Moon-Indian Love Song (Lo-,

gan, arr. Kreisler). Allegro (Fiocco,

O'Neil).

arr.

Bent

and

ZBW 355 M. (845 k.c.'s) and 31.49 M. (9:52 megacycles)

Estudiantina, Waltz (Waldteufel,

Op. 101). 6.35 p.m.-Ambrose & His Orchestra. Falling Leaves (Kennedy, Carr). Piccadilly (From 'Soft lights and

sweet music').

.

Silly Symphonies-(A selection from

Walt Disney),

Knock, Knock, Who's. There?-No-

velty Fox-Trot.

Wood And Ivory (Phillips).

6.54 p.m.-Concert Waltzes.

Waltz Of The Lost Love (Arr.

Schwartz).

His Dreamy Waltz (Arr. Schwartz)..

Russian Novelty Orchestra. Danube Waves; Waltz (Ivanovici). On The Shore, Waltz....International

Dance Orchestra.

Vocal with Orch.-Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (From Walt Disney Film).... Chorus And Or- "chestra directed by Jay Wilbur. Vocal-So Many Memories (Woods); Outside An Old Stage Door (Noel, Pelosi, Pattison)....Ralph Silves ter accomp. by Fred Hartley and his Sextet.

Cricket Talk

By C. B. Fry: B.B.C. Recording

PAKETANONG

GSD 11.75 Mc/s (25.58 m.) GSB 9:51 Mc/s (81.55 m.)

G.M.T.

5 a.m.-Big Bèn. Music Hall. 6 a.m.-Fred Hartley and his Sextot,

with Billy Scott-Coomber, 6.80 a.m. Why Greek?-2. A talk by Gilbert Murray, Emeritus Professor 6.45 a.m.-Musical Interlude.

of Greek, University of Oxford. 6,50 a.m.The News and Announce- ments. Greenwich Time Signal at 7 a.m.

Orchestra Ragamuffin Polka; A7.15 a.m.-Close down.

Fete In Santa Lucia....Mantovani and His Tipica Orch. Vocal-London Is Saying Goodnight; Rosalie (From the Film)........Gracie Fields accomp, by Fred Hartley & His Orch.

6.30

p.m.-London Relay-Escape-5. First-hand accounts by Prisoners of War. Captain D. Grinnell-Milne, p.m.-B.B.C. Recording-A Talk On Cricket by Commander C. B. Fry. 9.13 p.m.-Glazounow Stenka Razine' Suite. Played by the Orchestra Of The Brussels Royal Conservatoire conducted by Desire Defauw.

Love Is My Life-Waltz (Strauss-19

arr. G. Walter). Romantique-Waltz (Lanner, arr. G. Walter)...Orchestre Raymonde.

7.13 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota-

tions.

TRANSMISSION 2

Frequencies→→→

GSH 21.47 Mc/s (13.97 m.) GSG 17.79 Mc/s (16.86 m.) G8F 15.14 Mc/s (19.82 m.) 10.45 a.m.-Big Ben. The Norris Stan-

ley Sextet.

11.15 a.m.—'Ways and Means.' A light.

comedy by Noel Coward, (from "To- night at 8.30'). Production by John. Richmand.

12 noon. The Empire Follies' in 'Lon-

don Calling

Ac-

12.30 p.m.--Escape' (First-hand

counts by Prisoners-of-War)—5. A. talk by Captain D. Grinnell-Milne.

1 p.m.--Fred Hartley and his Sextet,

p.m.-The News with Billy Scott-Coomber.

and Announce- ments. Greenwich Time Signal at 1.45 p.m.

7.15 p.m.-London Relay Ways And 9.30 p.m.-London Relay-The News.

Means'. A light comedy by Noel 9.50 p.m.-Excerpts from Opera. Coward (From "To-night at 8.30).

II Seraglio Overture (Mozart). Characters: Stella Cartwright; Toby

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra cond. by Clemens Krauss, Direc-1.30 Cartwright; Olive Lloyd-Ransome; Lord Chapworth (Chaps); Nanny;

tor of the State Opera, Vienna. Murdoch; Stevens;

Traviata-Selection (Verdi). Princess Elena Krassiloff; Gaston. The action of the play takes places in a bedroom. in the Lloyd-Ransome's house, Villa Zephyre, on the Cote d'Azur. The time is the present.. The production by John Richmond.

8 p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather

Report and Announcements. 8.03 p.m.-Varlety Records.

Winning

CONTRACT

(By the Four Aces)

David Burnstine, Michael Gottlieb, Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schenken World's leading Team-of-Four, Inventors of the system that has

beaten every other system in existence.

THE FOUR ACES VALUATION TABLE

Ace

King

3 2

Queen

1

Jack

.L

Average Hand .. 61⁄2

Creatore's Band. Samson And Delilah-Softly Awakes My Heart (Saint-Saens)....Duet: Mile. G. Cernay and M. Georges Thill with Orchestra.. Damnation Of Faust-Les

(Berlioz).

Sylphes

Hungarian

1.57 p.m.-Close down.

TRANSMISSION 3

Frequencies—

GSJ. 21.58 Mc/s (13.93. m.) GSH 21.47 Mc/s (13.97 m.) GSG 17.79 Mc/s (16.86 m.) GSO 15.18 Mc/s (19.76 m.)

Damnation Of Faust -

March....Willem Mengelberg con- 1.57 p.m.-Opening Announcements. ducting the Concertgebouw Orch. 2 p.m.-Big Ben. Hughes and Lever 10.20 p.m.--London Relay-The Alder- shot Searchlight Tattoo. An excerpt from the rehearsal from Rushmoor Arena, Aldershot.

10.40 p.m.-Albert Sandler's Orchestra. Isn't It Romantic (Theme Song :Love

Me To-night').

Always In My Heart.

Indiana Sweetheart (Hansen). Tears (Uhr).

Adoree (West).

Love Everlasting (Friml).

|11 p.m.-Close down.

BROADCAST FROM

DAVENTRY TRANSMISSION 1

Frequencies

GSG 17.79 Mc/s (16.86 m.) G80 15.18' Mc/s (19.76 m.)

2.20 p.m.The Aldershot Searchlight

(singing their own songs),

Tattoo: An excerpt from the rehear 2.40 p.m. Topical Gazette."

sal, from Rushmoor Arena, Aldershot- A fort-

nightly review of things at Home. 3.15 p.m.-The Aldershot Searchlight Tattoo (cont'd.): An excerpt from the rehearsal, from Rushmour Arena, 'Aldershot.

3.30 p.m.-Hungarian Ġipsy Party,"

from the Hungaria Restaurant, Lon- don.

4.00 p.m.-The News and Announce- ments. Greenwich Time Signal at

4.15 p.m.

4.20 p.m.-Orchestral Music. 4.40 p.m.-Is There Life on Other Planets?'--3.`` A talk by the Astro- homer Royal, H. Spencer Jones, F.R.S., D.Sc.

5 p.m.-Close down.

What's On At the Cinemas

must have a good play for six no- trump. The notrump slam rule of the Four Aces System may be stat- ed as follows: A combined high

AT THE STAR-"Marriage Of Cor- AT THE QUEEN'S "Her Jungle card value of 221⁄2 will produce a bal", with Nils Asther, Hugh Sinclair, Love", with Dorothy Lamour and Ray Small Slam more than fifty per Hazel Terry and Noah Beery. An ex-Milland. The most amazing love ad- cent of the time in notrump even ground of the French Revolution adapt technicolour with the Malayan jungle citing love story laid against the back-venture ever told, Photographed in In our opinion the use of quick though Declarer is not aided by ed from the famous novel by Rafael as the background of the story. tricks, honor tricks, etc.., for valu-long suits. For lower notrump Sabatini and made into an absorbing ing the high card strength of a hand contracts, we have the simple Rule picture of the highest entertainment is undesirable. Not only does it of Two to One, that is, 26 points, merits. necessitate a player learning twen- thirteen tricks; 2 points, one trick.

an

may seem, it first appeared in old Whist treatise, and has been used by several minor writers on Contract, though in no instance in anywhere near the same that we do.

manner

*

AT THE KING'S

"Nothing Sa- cred."-The first complete colour film of New York and combines all the pic-

ty or thirty complicated combina- This valuation basis is not AT THE MAJESTIC—“You Can't torial values of colour plus a great tions of high cards, but at the original with us. Strange as it Have Everything.”—The show that's story and brings to the screen a new same time these combinations make

bigger, better, faster, funnier than any romantic team in Carole Lombard and

March. of its record-breaking predecessors. Fredric It possible to vary the total honour

Starring Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Ritz Charles Winninger and Maxie Ro- Walter Connolly, strength or quick trick strength of

Bros., Louise Hovick, Charles Winning-senbloom are seen in important fea- the pack. For instance, under one

er, Tony Martin, Rubinoff and his tured roles, system, it is possible to have only

violin, Tip, Tap and Toe, Louis Prima,

* * * seven honor tricks in one deal and

the tumpet king and his band.

AT THE ORIENTAL “The Black * * *

Watch", with Victor MacLaglen, Myrna ten in the next. Therefore, if by By means of this Valuation Table

AT THE ALHAMBRA—“Mr. Moto's Loy and David Rollins, An exciting that system you find that you and we are able to present a very simple Gamble", with Peter Lorre and Keye story of a man without a country and your partner hold seven honor series of rules for the Opening bid. Luke. A master mystery, dealing with a woman who laid an Empire at his tricks, you have no means of know- (1) Hands which are average or death in a crowded aports arena.

feet. ing whether you hold all the high less in strength (not more than card strength or merely seventy [6%) should be passed. per cent-naturally, quité a differ- (2) Hands which are a full Ace ence at a Slam contract.

above, average (9% or more) must By assigning a^mumerical value be, bid originally, irrespective of to each of the four high honors, we distribution, not only have produced a for simp. (3) Hands slightly above average ler valuation basis, but at the same | (High Card Value of 7 to 9) `are time achieve greater accuracy, borderline and may be bid or not Valuing the Ace as 8; King 2; depending on strength of suit, etc. Queen 1; Jack 1⁄2, the average hand is always 61⁄41⁄2 and the total of the pack, 26.

For further guidance on Bor derline hands we would say, with "open the bidding with a A few simple uses of the table good six-card or › strong five-card will show how it works. For in-buit; otherwise pass. With 8 or stance, if you know that you and 8%, open the bidding with a good your partner hold 22% points, all five-card or very strong four-card you miss is 8. This 3% points suit, With 9 open the bidding. in ali-probability représentansither with a good four card or any an Ace and Jack or King, Queen card suit.

and Jack, and you know that you Copyright by the Four Aces

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