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CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
Solution to Previous Contract Problem.
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Re-entries arc Important factor in practically every hand, and still the careless player will not wake up to the fact that he neods re-entries until he has wast- ed one of them.
MONDAY, MAY
28, 1934.
CINEMA SCREENINGS cimactic events of all their Individual lives crowded together in a seldom- seen human screen document. Read- ing the impressive cast is lonel NOTES SUPPLIED BY Barrymore, supported by Fay Bainter,
THE THEATRES
Mao Clarke, Tom Brown, Una Merkel, Mary Carlisle, Onslow Stovens, Henry George White, famed producer of Wadsworth, Eddie Nugent, C. Henry the "Scandials", made his professional Gordon, Dickle Mooro and almost a debut in Hollywood by interviewing core more talented picture players nearly 600 girls for the first motion; whose names are legion to the theatre picture edition of hla musical. He public. The story deals with the picked a cast of 150 netromen who shadow of imprisonment that hangs appear with Itudy Vallee, Jimmy over Lionel Barrymore, who has boon. Durante, Citr Edwards, Alice Faye innocently involved in an embezzle and Adrienne Ames in the Fox Flim ment in his firm, while the romances production. Congestion of the large of his children and the high hopes of stages at Movietone City by "Fox his wife in becoming a successful Follles", "Coming Out Party" and novelist pile themselves one upon the "Bolloms Up" forced While to leave other and reach their climaxes simul- the studio and hold his interviews at taneously. Barrymore, who gives ono the Corthay Circlo Theatre. Girls of his finest performances in "This gathered at the thentre for a chance to Side of Henvon," was laat soon in work with the famous Inpresario. Should Ladies Behavo" and "Her Barrymord's wife is To-day's hand is really simple. strected in a double line clear around Sweetheart". The bidding la normal and South the block on which the theatre stands, played by Fay Bainter, noted stage For the tryouts the entire group was star of "East Is West and numerous doon not have enough strength to wanted in the auditorium and taken in other footlight successes. It is her to the stage, where first screen appearanco In her longt open with anything but a one bid. groups of Go
White and his dance director, Georgin theatrical career. Man Clarke, last and "Nana," Romember that pre-emptive blds Haie, made selections that eliminated seen in "Penthouse" to-day are practically a thing of oft but the 150, Commenting on this proves her versatility as a talented group. White cast a vote in favour of actress by playing a role extremely the past with the better player. Hollywood beauty in the long-standing different from any others in which she Get out of the habit of pre-merits of the New York beautiful and has appeared. As the elder daughter, their Hollywood sisters. He ex-school teacher, she almost marric empting.
pressed the view that the motion pie- Onslow Stevens, but discovers the mla- iure centre offers fully as beautiful tako of her choice in time to return instrumental In as he has encountered in his to Eddia Nugent, young newspaper Afteen years on Broadway. "Scan reporter who is dais" is now playing at the King's saving her father from prosecution, Mury Carlisle, who plays the younger Theatre.
daughter in the family, is remembered This Side of Heaven"
for her brilliant work in "Should| Ladies Rehave," and Tom Brown This Skle of "Heaven," the new making his first Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pleturo which appearance-acored his most recent opens on Wednesday at the Alhambra success in "Threo Cornered Moon." Theatre, brings together in the family The cast also includes Una Merkel, one of the most representative arrays who in zeen in the type of role that af screen talent yet to be seen in any hus added greatly to her success as Based upon the the whimsical southern housemaid, flm production.
of Marjorie Bartholomew "Birdie," whose novel
unusual brand of Paradis, it presents the problems of humour is sprinkled throughout the
typical
American family--the | story. The picture is one of William K. Howarıl'a most deftly woven directorial achievements and is his
You may win a band occasion- ally, and once in a great while you will find an opponent who will beat you on a hand by making a pre-emptive bid, but to offset that, just keep track of the hundreds of points you win from your oppo- nents through foolish pre-emptive
bids.
If they pre-empt and you have the tickets, they are not going to stop you
bidding. What from! usually happens is that they shut a
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Today's Contract Problem
South has the contract ot four hearts. West opoas the king of diamonds. How can declaror play the band to mako auro of not losing morn than one apade trick?
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their partners ont of the bidding. as well as their opponents, and find themselves in the wrong 'con- tract.
I do not like to support my farther with only three trumps after a one bid; therefore, North's response of two hearts is proper.
Of course, as South shows bet-i ter than four-card spade suit by his re-bid, North is justified in supporting to four.
The Play
West cashes the ace, king, and queen of clubs, and then leads the queen of diamonds, which South must win with the nee. He has a losing trick in his hund and the only way that he can get rid of it in on a heart.
If the hearts are divided four- three, he can see a possibility of making his contract-but he must watch his entries, so his frať play is the three of hearts. winning with the ace in dummy, A heari is returned and declarer should Trump with the right of spades- not a small one.
Now the five of spades is, led and ļ won in dummy with the 'nife. An-11 other heart is returned and this time it should be won with the ten of spades-not the deuce.
The jack of spades must be led next and won in dummy with the queen. A heart is returned and ruffed with the king of spades. We have fually estábilshed that little heart.
At the same time, we have re-l served the dence of spades in our own hand and the three spot iu dummy, which is the needed entry.
The douce of spades is won in dummy with the three, the losing diamond now is discarded on the
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
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"Only Yesterday"
The local screen has never shown a motion picture filled with greater emotional appeal then "Only Yester day," the Universal production which was shown for the first time yesterday at the Queen's and Alhambra Thea tres. To a love story of aurpassing temlerness must be added exceptional artistry in direction and the, services of a cast which is well-nigh perfect. The work of Murgaret Sullivan,in the leading feminine role, well explains why she has recently created such a sensation on the New York stage, and justifies her selection for one of the mast sought-after parts of the season, Never before in his screen career hust John Boles contributed such a sincere- ly moving performance as he does in the ineipal male role, and high Tynise must also be given to Billie Burke and Edna May Oliver and Reginald Denny, who played fentured parts. The entire supporting cast, Continued on Page 11.)
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HERE THAT WILL MAKE THE
WORLD GIT UP AND
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BUT WE WANT TO KEEP IT A SECRET...VE DON'T WANT ANYONE TO KNOW ABOUT IT
UNTIL ITS A SUCCESS!
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ANYONE ABOUT
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