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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1933,

CONTRACT CINEMA SCREENINGS. KEEP UPKEEP DOWN P & O BRITISH-INDIA APCAR AND

'BRIDGE

By W. E. McKenney There is no question but that bridge is one of the world's most popular pastimes to-day.

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NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES

Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur recently completed an original screen story upon order of Samuel Goldywn. It was called "The Unholy Garden" and Ronald Colman has transcribed it into a pleture. It is now showing In 1928 Mr. Harold Vanderbilt at the King's Theatre. The yarn brings a new treatment to "The Port presented a silver trophy to be of Missing Men" theme, the locals played for annually by teams of being North Africa. When they four. He has participated.in sev started. "The Unholy Garden," Hecht eral of these events himself and and MacArthur had just supervised this your onrolled himself as one the adaptation of their celebrated of the Vanderblit cup winners by stage play, "The Front Page," the Hughes picture which still is bang- winning his own trophy.

His partner was Mr. Waldemaring up tremendous box-office records the world over. Certainly, it is ono of the greatest talking. picture vet made. Completion of. "The Unboty Garden," though, ended the collabora tion or Hecht and MacArthur, For, with while the former signed up

went Samuel Goldwyn, the latter under exclusive contract to Metro- Goldywn-Mayer. Under that con Lract, Hecht polished off the dialogue of two mere howard ilughes pictures, "Bearface" and "Queer People," the latter an adaptation of the aeneational story of Hollywood by Carroli and the Garrett Graham. In addition joint authorship with MacArthur of The Front Page" and "The Unholy- Garden," Hecht wrote for the screen "Underworld," "The Unholy Gar den," "Road House Night" and "The Great Gabbo,” while MacArthur Buthered "Way for a Sallur," "Paid" and the stage "Lulu Belle.""

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von Zedtwitz, prealdent of the American Bridge League. Their teammatee were Mr. P.H. Simg and Mr. Willard S. Karn.

of

"Madame Backsteer" Natural talent will come to the sur- face, regardless of circumstanca

Aa evidence of this, environment. Evelyn Knapp, former stage actress and now featured Alm player, points to the beginnings of her own theatrical career. Miss Knapp, who While Mr. Sims and Mr. Karn is now appearing in Paramount's with Allson were using the Sims one-over-"Madame Racketeer"

Following is one of the most important hands played in thin event. Mr. von Zedtwitz sat in the South and Mr. Vanderbilt in the North.

the

her

one system, Mr. Vanderbilt and Skipworth and Richard Bennett, dis- Mr. von Zedtgltz were using the closes that hor early ambition was to The became a newspaper reporter. Vanderbilt Club convention.

glamour and adventure of journalism Mr. von Zedtwiz opened

intrigued her mind, sha says, and ale bidding with one spade,

this West probably would have followed passed and Mr. Vanderbilt in the career had not Fate, in the form of North bid three hearts. This is amateur theatricals, revealed a jump shift bid and not only aptitude for stage work. She has now guarantees a game, but is also played in sixteen feature productions, including The Millionaire," with mild alam try.

Arlins, "High Pressure," "Fireman Save My Child," "Successful Caia- mity" and "New York Town." She has an important part in "Madame Racketeer which is the King's

beginning Theatre's feature Thursday,

Mr. von Zedtwitz then bid three spades to show length and a re biddable spade suit. However, his bid is not encouraging. With any encouragement from Mr. von Zedtwitz, Mr. Vanderbilt would, have gone to seven, but with the weak response, he took the con- tract to six spades.

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next

"My Pal, the King." Universal erected a complete circus "big-top" for the production of "My The play of the hand is unusual- Pal, the King" now. staring virile ly interesting and well demonstrates Tam Mix at the Central Theatre, main-entrance, centra the deep thought and planning give, Band-stand,

to every hand by Mr. von Zedtwitz, ring. Gypay-coloured wagons and all The deuce of hearts was opened are part of the huge eatting that was by West. East's nine forced the built by real circus men and for the real circus people. Thirty players in declarer's ace. A small heart was the cast! The picture had performed returned and won in dummy within various circusses. The Alm, con-. the queen.

cerning a Wild West Show in an ad- enturous performance in a tiny 3alkan kingdom, deplets Mix in a ole that he has played in real life

The ace and jack of spades were von dummy, Mr. played from Zedtwitz overtaking the lack writ the queen in his own hand and then leading the king of spades.

A diamond was discarded from dummy and West dropped the thre of clubs, which marked East with the king of clubs.

The average player, if he wer not careful to make the proper deductions, would now make the mistake of finessing the queen of

headliner for the Sulla-Floto raus for years. Most of the Indians ith Jim Thorpe had also played in Vild West Showa. Mickey Rooney luy a boy king in the film, and Joel Franels. Stuart Holmes, Paul urat, Finis Barton, James Kirkwood nd Jim Thorpe make up the support-

cast.

clube, but Mr. von Zedtwitz realized clubs. East, of course, refused to that his only hope of making the cover with the king as he saw that contract was to drop the lack oft would establish dummy's nine. clubs from the Weat hand, so he led

Mr. von Zedtwitz did not heal-'

ace.

n amall club and finesacd the eight,tate but immediately discarded the East winning with the ton of clube ten of diamonds. West must also East returned a diamond which discard a diamond. This left Mr. Was won in dummy with the

von Zedtwitz with three good spades The ace of clubs was now played and a good heart in dummy. from dummy and West's jack dropped.

A carefully played hand that However, if West had failed to produced a small stam for the de- discard a club, and had dropped a clarer, it was one of the hands diamond, it would have been Im-which was instrumental in bringing material, because Mr. von Zedt- to the team the Vanderbilt cup witz's next play was the queen of championship.

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