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CONTRACT BRIDGE

By W. E. McKenney

The foolish player playa what is termed "poker bridge." While this may win one or two hands. I will surely lose in the long run. The more finished player always figures the percentage of chance on a particular play. If you are going to lose more than you enn win, then the odds on the play must be greatly in your favor if you are to make that play. O10 of the most clever percentage plays that I have seen this year was played at New York by Mr. Charles II. Goren of Philadelphia.

The Bidding

Mr. Goren in the South opened the bidding with one diamond. West passed and North, his part. ner, responded with a one over one force, namely one heart.

In response to the one heart bid, Mr. Goren bid three clubs. This showing of a recond suit and a jump-shift bid is a mild slam try. West passed and North went to five clubs-another jumper bid Mr. showing extreme strength. Goren then bid five no trump.

These were all very powerful bids and indicated that both part- ners were endeavoring not only to reach a sntall alam, but a grand kinm. North responded with seven clubs.

Mr. Goren was playing in a duplicate match. At rubber bridge one could be satisfied to play the hand at seven clubs, as the difference between clubs and no trump is only light. But at duplicate bridge you must not only

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play the hand at the maximum con- tract but you must arrive at the correct Buil declaration. No trump count more than clubs and the Mr. Goren wished top board, so he now bid seven no trump.

On

was

The Play West's opening lead

the juck of clubs. Against a scven bid. West would have been foolish to open his fourth best spade, us undoubtedly it would be leading directly into a tenace position held by the declarer.

With the jack and one club, he could lend the jack and not sueri- fice any card that might be in his partner's hand, although both opponents have shown strength in clubs.

It is not always the best proce dure to attack against a seven bid with your longest and strongest | suit, bat is sometimes better to throw the lead to the declarer and wait for developmenta.

The club fack was won by Mr. Goren with the ace. He rashed his king of hearts and led the ten of clubs, overtaking in dummy with the king. Now he tried for the heart break by playing the nee und queen, but on the accont heart East showed out, discording the deuce of diamonds.

A small club was then led and won by Mr. Goren with the eight, East and West each discarding a mull spade. Mr. Goreu cashed his ace, king and queen of dia- monds and on the third diamond. West discarded another spade.

Mr. Goren discarded two hearts and a small spade from dummy. East followed with three dia- mends but now had the diamond suit stopped.

Mr. Goron had a perfect count on the hand. With five spndes In the West hand and three in the other, Mr. Goren reasoned that the chances were five to three that West held the king of spades, and therefore his finesse would loan, but he saw that he had a squeezé on the West hand if this were true. Ile therefore played his nine of clubs, West was forced to discard a spate, the club was overbaken dummy. The seven of clubs was led from dummy, the five of spades discarded by the declarer and West was helpless. He could not throw the jack of hearts or dum. my's ton would be good, so he let go his ten of spades.

Mr. Goron's next lead was the jack of spades from dummy, Hu went up in his own hand with the rice of spades which caught West's king and he made his grand slam at; no trump by winning the last trick with the queen of spaden. A well played hand for top score on the board..

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when we can see and hear on the screen.

"Mischief" which will be altown at the King's Theatro again on Wednes day.

Nagana"

During the production at Twicken. liam Studio of "Puppets of Fate," The debut of the glamorous Tala Ben Welden was called upon to play Bireil in an American-made pleture that comic little instrument known to can be recorded as nothing lean than most of un as the Jews' Harn. But in personal triumph for this exotic Although practice makes perfect Ben Viennese actress. was not perfect enough when the film Lester had to be shot. Fortunately

Miss Birell I came to the screen of

Gard, the manke-up expert at the the Central Theatro yesterday in the Studios, was discovered to be an uldUniversal drama, "Nagana" and lived hand at playing this peculiar instru- to all the complimentary ex- ment and stepped nobly into the Pressions we have heard regarding breach with a very nifty Rolo on the her beauty, her ability, and a certain side of the act while Ben Welden, strange quality which immediately Upon whom the camera was focussed, acts her apart from other motion went through the appropriate finger Picture players. Judged by her work and mouth movements. That's how "Nagana", she can hold her own with any actress ever imported from films are made!

abroad. Melvyn Douglas, in the leading male role, is unusually good in his part, an is also Onslow Stevens, whose brief role is one which renmins in the memory,

"Puppets of Fate" opens Queen's Theatre on Thurminy..

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"Nagana" in a veritable clangla, and broathless suspense, do not fall to see it.

"The Front Page" During the long run of the piece as a Broadway stage hit, it was dis-If you enjoy, thrills covered that women are among the first to applaust The Front Page",

"Faithless" the fast-moving newspaper thriller which is now showing at the King's)

and Tallulah

Robert Bankhead Theatre.

Montgomery ninke their first ap "The Front Page" originally writ-pearance together na co-stars ten for the stage by those "bad-boya" "Faithless," a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer of Chicago nowapoperdom, Ben Heet film opening to-morrow at the Queen's and Charles MacArthur, has been Theatre.

of

brought to the screen by Howard: Needless to say, both Miss Bank- Hughes and Lewin Milstone, dir-head and Montgomery are always at ector of "All Quict on the Western home in their roles, whether it is in Front". It is realistic to a degree, the luxurious atmosphere of a society and reveals the fascinating hum drawing room or in the later scenes interest side of newspaper life and where both find themselves victims of the dramatic exploits of reporters, who stop at nothing in their loyaltica poverty for which their life has not

fitted them, to their papers.

Naturally, it has been stripped of all convention and hokum, and unreels on the screen all its boisterous and blustering splendor.

unconventional

Mina Bankhead, as Carol Morgan, İs a young girl on whom wealth hus been rained. But she has never been taught the adage about a "rainy day. When it comes, through the financial The

love story upheaval which bas left many of the destitute and woven into this dramatic tale of nation's wealthiest back-stage newspapering may ne-without hnje in the past few years, count, too, for the amazing feminine the girl goes down in the deluge, interest in "The Front Page." When carrying her lover, Robert Mont Hidly Johnson,

star reporter, gomery, with her. Together, after desperately in love with a girl, tries many heart-breaks to quit the newsgathering "racket" soments, they try to fight upward. he can turn "respectable" and settle

In minor parts there down, and his managing editor re excellent acting by Ilugh Herbert, fuses to let him because he in too Maurice Murphy, Louise Closner Hale valuable a reporter, you have situa- Anna Appel, Lawrence Grant and tions which appeal to every real Henry Kolker. human instinct.

and discourage-

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"Smooth dialogue, tasteful settings Adolphe Menjou, in his first de- and photography, combined with the parture from the type of impersona- cast and discerning direction make uusorbingly entertaining tions which made him famous, plays this the part of Walter Burns, a ruthless, drama. debonair managing editor.

"Mischief"

Ralph Lynn is certainly Britain's Prize Ass and long may he hold his litte! He is a unique in his quaint mannerisms as he is in his senno of humour. In "Mischief", his latest film, directed by Jack Raymond, he is at his very best. The story by Ben! Travers is a humorous affair and the situations give Ralph Lynn every opportunity of displaying his inimi table flair for giving sa every ounce of comedy possible. For instance, when our friend visits a young lady in the country and is requested to put out a fire in the chimney, does he do It with charming grace? No! Bu he does it with charming idiocy! He promptly falls off the roof, holding n tin of salt in his mouth, into the

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