1939-01-24 — Page 26

D'Aquino and

O'Neil Shaw

From The Studio

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 24, 1939.

Today's Wireless

ZBW 355 M. (845 k.c.'s) and 31.49 M. (9.52 megacycles)

12-12.20 p.m.-Relay of Service of In- tercession from St. John's Cathedral. 12.30 p.m.-B.B.C. Wireless. Military Band and Eva Turner (Soprano). The Caliph Of Bagdad

President Overture;

Rotarian R. D. Walker, (Boieldieu).....The B.B.C. Wire- Subject: "Across America". less Military Band cond. by B.2.15 p.m.-Close down. Walton O'Donnell.

6 p.m.-Relay of the Danco Orchostra "Aida"-O Patria Mia (Verdi); "IL

from the Roof Garden of the Hong Trovatore" D'Amor Sull'

Kong Hotel. Rosec (Verdi).. Eva Turner (So-,

(a)Change Partners; (b) You've prano) with Orchestra.

Got Something there; (c) Ole King "Faust" Ballet Music (Gounod).. Kole; (d) Rhythm Mad.

6.14 p.m.-Record: Mayo Hornpipe; Eel In The Sink-Irish Reel...Frank Murphy (Accordion) with Piano.

Alif

The B.B.C. Wireless Military Band cond. by B. Walton O'Donnell. "Cavalleria Rusticana"-Voi Lo Sa-

pete (Mascagni).. ..Eva Turner|6.21 p.m.-(a) Bewildered; (b) Mama's (Soprano) with Orch, cond. by Sir Thomas Beecham.

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

ther Report.

1.03 p.m.-Raio da Costa (Piano).

Everyone Says "I Love You" (film

Gone Good-bye; (c) You're as pretty as a picture; (d) Happy when I'm singing.

6.35 p.m.-Records: Rio De Janeiro (de Gredos); Joey The Clown (Myers)

Rudy Starita (Xylophone) with Orchestra.

Love Is Love, Anywhere (film 'Let's Fall In Love')....Carroll Gibbons &

'Horse Feathers'); Butterflies In The Rain (Reaves & Myers)...solo.. "Whoopee"-Medley (Kahn & Don-l

aldson); "Monte Carlo"-Medleyį. His Boy Friends. (Whiting & Harling) ..assisted 6.44 p.m.-(a) You're not the kind; (b) by The Night Club Kings.

East Side Kick; (c) Basin Street Blues; (d) Twilight in Turkey.

1.15 pm Reuter and Rugby Press,

Weather Forecast and Announce-7 p.m.-Closing, local Stock Quotations, ments.

7.03 p.m.-Georges Thill (Tenor) in a

French Programme.

1.30 p.m.-Benny Goodman & His

Orchestra.

Afraid To Dream-Fox-Trot (film 'You can't have everything');

Roll' Em-Fox-Trot; Love Me, Or Leave Me (Kahn).

1.40 p.m.-Relay of the Rotary Tiffin Speech from the Roof Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel. Speaker:

Past

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La Precieuse (Couperin, arr. Kreis- ler)... Marcel Mule (Saxophone) with Piano.

Nuit D'Espagne (from 'Scenes Pit- teresques'-Massenet); Ouvre Ton Coeur (Bizet)......Georges Thill (Tenor) with Maurice Faure the Piano.

Winning

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TO-DAY'S HAND

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North, Dealer

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dealt and held:

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were vulnerable, and bidding went:

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The bidding:

North Bast South West

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INT

Pass 14

Pass 34

Pass Pass

Pass

2NT 44

Pass 4de Pass Pass

Pass Pass

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with

Dimanche De Paquos Dur La Mer

(Dupont, arr. Feuillard)....Mau rice Marechal. (Violoncello) Maurice Faure at the Piano. Clair De Lune (Faure & Verlaine) ....Georges Thill (Tenor) with Maurice Faure at the Piano. Air Varie Sur Un Theme Suisse (Mohr) Grande Republicaine Band of France cond. by Pierre Dupont. Tarentelle (Monnier & Faure, Op.. 10, No. 2)......Carmaine Cernay (Mezzo-Soprano) and Reno Talba (Tenor) with Joseph Benvenuti at the Piano.

7.30 p.m.-Harold Ramsay (Organ), Kitty Masters (Vocal) and Jack Hyl- ton & His Orchestra and others.

Famous Tauber Melodies....Harold Ramsay on the Mighty Wurlitzer at the Granada Theatre, Tooting, with awaiian Guitar.

Moi, J'Suis Pas Comme Ca (Gardon)

....Jean

Cyrano (Vocal) with Orchestra. Timber-Fox-Trot... Jack Hylton

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& His Orchestra, with Vocal Re- frain. Stardust Covered Bundle (Hodges); She's The Wealthiest Woman On Earth (Godfrey).....Kitty Masters (Vocal) with Orchestra. September In The Rain-Fox-Trot (Film 'Melody for Two'); A Melo- dy For Two-Fox-Trot (from the film)....Jack Hylton & His Or- chestra with Vocal Refrain.. Rodeo March (Ramsay)..... Harold Ramsay at the Wurlitzer Organ of the Union Cinema, "Kingston.

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

Report and Announcements.

8.03 p.m.-Studio Concert by Geo.

Pio-Ulski's String Orchestra.

1. Dreibund-Walzer (Benatzky). 2. Aria from "The Pearlfishers"

(Bizet).

Interval

Memories Of Tosti.. La Scala

Singers.

3. Londonderry Air (Traditional). 4. Hungarian Fantasia (Radics). 5. Serenade (Toselli).

Interval

9

Pio-Ulski's. Orchestra

At 8 O'Clock

A Summer Night (A. Goring Thomas); The Great Awakening (Johnstone & Kramer). .Essio Ackland (Contralto) with Organ accomp. by Herbert Dawson. Telefunken-Potpourri (Morena). p.m.-Studio-Gaston d'Aquino (Ten- or) and E. O'Neil Shaw (Piano). 1. Che Gelida Manina ('La Boheme'

-Puccini).

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2. Una Furtiva Lagrima ('L'Elisir d'amore-Donizetti) Gaston d'Aquino accompanied by E. O'Neil Shaw.

3. Etude in 5/8 Time (Alpheraky) ...E. O'Neil Shaw at, the Piano, 4. Visione (Tosti).

5. Perdutamente (Tosti). .6. Povero Pulcinella (Buzzi-Peccia) Gaston d'Aquino (Tenor) accomp. by E. 'O'Neil Shaw. 9.50 p.m.-Orchestral. 9.30 p.m.-London Relay-The News.

"Love Of The Three Oranges" (Pro- kofteff)....London Symphony Or- chestra" conducted by Albert Coates.

10 p.m.-London Relay—This Racing Business'. 4: Ten Years of the "Tote'. by Sir Clement. Hindley, K.C.J.E.

10.15 p.m. — Excerpts from Verdi's

Operas.

"A Masked Ball"-Álla Vita Che T'Arride.. Heinrich Schlusnus (Baritone) with The Berlin State Opera Orchestra cond. by Her- mann Weigert. "La Traviata"-Violetta's Aria E

strano! e strano!-Sempre libera.. ...Maria Cebotari (Soprano) with the Berlin State Opera Orchestra cond. by Prof. Robert Heger, "Rigoletto"-Paraphrase De Concert

..Alfred Cortot (Piano). "Don Carlos"-Ella Giammar M'amo; Dormiro Sol Mei Manto Mio Regal .Tancredi Pasero (Bass) with the E.I.A.R. Symphony Orchestra,, Turin. "Aida"-Ballet Suite....Boston Pro- menade Orchestra cond. by Arthur Fiedler.

"Otello"-Willow Song; Hail, Mary, Full Of Grace....Elisabeth Reth- berg (Soprano) with Orchestra. 11 p.m.--Close down.

What's On At the Cinemas

AT THE QUEEN'S "Touch Down AT THE ALHAMBRA Army", with John Howard, and Mary Banners." Another powerful, down-to- "White Carlisle. The story deals with Cum- earth drama by the author of "Magni- mings, a cocky football coach who gets, filcent Obsession" and "Green Light". into the Military Academy through the With Claude Rains, Bonita Granville,. political influence of his guardian. His Jackie Cooper and Fay Bainter. self confidence has an unexpected-ef- fect on the West Pointers and on Miss| Carlisle who turns a deaf ear to his advances,

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AT THE KING'S

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AT THE STAR-"Divorce of Lady X". What happens when a beautiful. girl walks into a strange man's hotel

"The Baroness suite, steals his bed, pyjamas book and and the Butler". Sparkling with hu-incidently his heart, and then leads him mour and gay sophistication, this tale a merry chase by vanishing

without

of a perfect butler with political and leaving her name. The cast includes other ambitions, ranks easily as

the Merle Oberon, Laurence Oliver, Binnie cleverest of the current season's come- Barnes, Ralph Richardson and Morton: dies. The perfect cast includes Wil-Selten." liam Powell, Annabella, Helen Westley, Henry Stephenson, Joseph Schildkraut, Nigel Bruce, J. Edward Bromberg and Lynn Bari,

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AT THE ORIENTAL"Mad About * *

Music". Deanna Durbin in the de- AT THE MAJESTIC "The Adven-lightful story of a young girl who was Of late we have noticed a bad tures of Tom Sawyer". Mark Twain's double-crossed by her dreams when the ANSWER: Your correct bid is tendency on the part of many so-immortal classic brilliantly two spades. When you opened the called expert players to "brilliantly" the newest juvenile sensation, Tommy mirth, melody and surprises,

produced imaginary daddy she had invented in technicolour, bringing to the screen came to life. Bubbling over with: bidding, you promised to rebid over open a hand with a two-card club Kelly. The cast includes Jackie Moran, Deanna's best to date. With Herbert it is partner's response in a new suit. suit in preference to a perfectly as Huckelberry Finn, May Robson, Marshall, Gail Patrick, Arthur Trea- Hence, you cannot pass. Your bid sound normal bid. To-day's hand Walter Brennan, Victor Jory and Cora cher, William Frawley and Franklin is minimum. A rebid to two. no-is a good example of a Slam that Sue Collins.

trump would strongly invite your was missed due to such a bid. Of partner to contract for game, and course, the first bid by itself did would show a better hand. Accor- not cost North and South their dingly, even though your spade suit is quite weak, you must rebid it.

Score 100% for two spades, 70% for two notrump, 0 for any other bid.

110-

Slam since North might well have afforded, to bid two spades on the second round instead of one trump, or four spades on the third round instead of three notrump; and we feel certain that if he had ever shown his partner any real spade support, South would have gotten Again you are the dealer, and the hand right up to a Slam. you hold:

Question No. 11

K Q J.I

10 x x

X X

What do you morrow)

bid? (Answer to-

However, having opened with this fancy club bid, North felt he had to conceal his hand has much as possible. Hence, the notrump rebids and the lost Slam. Seven of course was made when trumps broke.

(Copyright, 1938, By The Four Aces)

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