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CONTRACT BRIDGE

By W. E. McKenney

The higher- grand slara premiuṁ has resulted in a great many more igrand slams being bid. Players bava suddenly become grand-slam conscicus and where that contract was formerly reached only on a certainty, it is now bid on any a reasonable hand which offers May 6

chance of success. May 20

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Unfortunately, skill in bidding the doubtful slams requires equal Bkill in play to make them, and no player should chase the clusive rainbows until he is sure his dummy play is above reproach.

The Bidding

To-day's hand was played in a large duplicate game where many players were not of the expert class. Three North and South pairs reached a grand slam con- tract, although a few months ago the North and South hands would have been considered far from a sound grand slam bid. The pairi I happened to be watching bid Pres. Jefferson Apr. 8. the slam in this manner.

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South opened with one diamond and North responded with one spade-a one over one force. South's next bid was three spades, showing powerful spade support and more high card strength than the original bid guaranteed.

four diamonds and North bid South responded, with four 110 trump. This was a slam Invitation for South, pa the original' bidder, wald not dare to invite a slam if he had only two suitą under ecntrol on the first lead.

North_bid five no trump which showed South" that he held the fourth uca plus enough additional strength to make a slanı 8ccm probable.

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-Marked by one of the finest per- formances

John Barrymore's carcer and Bensational perform ance by a newcomer. to the screen,

Bill Katherine Hepburn, "A Divorcement" is another milestone in a season of exceptional pictures. There is only one other role in the maters at all and it 15 picture that beautifully played by that very charming lady, Billie Burke. To be was a somewhat thankless task.. hers that of a wife and mother so

circumstance. traut, no crushed by that she is a helpless soul, wavering always before an uncertain fate. In of a less capable actress it might be unimpressive. Done by Mias Burke, it keys the whole beauti- tragedy. Barrymoro's vivid ..portrait of the lunatic who returns, Demi-sane, to his home after seven- teen or eighteen years is equal to the very best traditions of the dis tinguished Barrymore clan.

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Marion Marah, who makes her screen debut as leading lady for John Barrymore in "Svengali," Warner Bros. picture now at the Queen's Theatre, might have been ore of the proverbial flowers born to blush unseen, had it not been for the selflessness of her elder sister, while working as an extra used who every means available to see that the beautiful iarian got a chance for a screen test. The fates willed it that. Warner Bruş. were at the Lime lock- IDE for new players and many

were given an opportunity to face the cameras: Marian, in turn,

though. of her brother, Edward Morgan, handsome you

The two went to- Youth gether to the studios, both had tests and both secured contracts. Marian'a big moment came when she was taken to Mr. Barrymore, who, though siek abed at the time, was looking for leading lady to

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of Marsh evidences the rare ability entering into the personality of the rort she plays. Perhaps the fact that of English, German, French and catching the varying monds rish ancestors flows in her veins, aida heri

South now counted the "spades, diamonds and" clubs as. solid and expected to discard North's losing heart, if any, on the established diamond suit. Accordingly be bid seven

the blood of spades, feeling that tha'l probability, of success justified any risk involved.

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The Play

Bast opened the deuce of hearts and when South saw the dummy he realizced that success was by no mcana assured. Instead of study.

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ing the situation from all angles, he quickly called for a small heart from dummy and West's king won. Declarer spread his carda for the remaining twelve tricks.

I had just watched North and South spend fully ten minutes bidding this hand and was men- tally congratulating them on their daring and accuracy. Yet, after the extreme care exercised in bid- ding it took North only a few seconds to decide that the heart finesse was his best chance of success,

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Another nice player made slightly more intelligent decision when he went up with the nce of bearts and tried to establish the diamonda by a finesse. The chance of success was a little better, but when that finesse also lost. he was down two tricks instead of one.

Here were two well-bid grand alams which went fleeting away because the declarer's plaving skill was not equal to his bidding. A little careful thought world reveal a perfectly obvious play by which the contract could be practically assured."

The declarer should take the first heart trick with the ace and lead a small club to the ace in his own hand, He should next play the queen of spades and two more rounds of that suit, after which he should discard a small diamond on dummy's king of clubs.

Two diamond leads and a ruff would then establish two long dia- monds on which to discard the queen and jack of hearts,

This play does not depend on a finesse but simply on à 3-2 dis- tribution in diamonds and that is an extreme probability.

Appearing nightly in entertain- nient this week, until Saturday next, during the dinner dance in the Rose Roon. of the Peninsula Hotel, is Mme. Neryvof an accomplished and grace- ful exponent of classic dancing in strikingly original, features. She

this establish made her debut at thi ment last Saturday and delighted gathering of diners. Mr. L. whin renders the somaanimert for those damer licentiate of the Conservatoire Paris ant the team work exceedingly well together. Lovers of dancing should take advantage of this on- portunity of witnessing such attrac Live.displays.

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of a part like Trilby. She was born on the island of Trinidad and was brought a Hollywood by her parents her while still a small child. All schooling was obtained in

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"The Sign of Four” * *- Although written by Sir Arthur Conan long before the vogue of detective fiction, the adventures of the private criminal investigator Sherlock. Holmes continue to capture the Lay of the thrill-loving public. One of the best known of the many my

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by Sherlock Holmes 11 steries solved that concerning The Sign of Four The

many admirers of Conan Doyle's immortal detective, as well as those to whom the name is little more than a legendary figure in fiction, will he intrigued to known that the talking screen version of "The Sign of Four" will be shown at the King's Theatre

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