Judge — October 26, 1929 — page 29: what you’re looking at

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Judging the Shows (Continued from page 16) interesting discussion, Talk it out over a big plate of Horton's Ice Cream.” That is just about the place to discuss such a sugar- taste as this exhibit. Aptuovat the program credits *% Martin Flavin) with be ing author of “The Criminal Code,” on view at the i -or at least w ages to project—was written in paint and canvas by Albert R. Johnson, It is this Johnson, a young boy, they tell me, who with some of the finest’ and most eloquent stage settings I have seen in the theatre has given Flavin’s indifferent’ manu- script a vitality that often shoots it through the } spite of itself. prison scenes that the lad has devised have the drama in them that the play hasn't. Flavin is through the very Th estimable William Harris, Jr, in having exceptionally competent troupe of actors on hand to retail his script. Arthur Byron has never given a better account of himself, and his sup- port, including Russell Hardie, William Franklin, Walter Kings- ford and Anita’ Kerry, is crally first-rate. As for F avin's evening, broadly ssaying own contribution to the Iready not so much, as hinted, 1 be to write with the effect of prison life upon a nor mal human being, he has only in- termittently contrived to extract from his the juices that in it. Some of his episodes succeed in’ registering, but the body of his work is marred by obstreperous spe pleading a laboriously injected love s and by an oces attempt to shock for mere shock’s sake. Nevertheless, in a season. giv over so largely to cheap murder flapdoodle, he is to be com- mended for at least trying to do something with a soupgon of dignity to it. theme ire Senator Blease says there are four dope joints within a few blocks of the Senate. but, of course, that doesn't — explain everything. —N. Y. Eventxe Post cenium arch in | all | fortunate, | good offices of the | HOW G@D IG PR «$14,000 Bridge Contes blems will be sh fed. eoace enen Sano + Mr. Lenz’ Bidding Mr. Lenz’ Bidding SOUTH WEST NORTE EAST SOUTH. WEST NORTH EAST 3Spades [Pass Pass [4 Hearts] [1 NoTrump | Pass |2Spades | Pass Pass Pass 4 Spades | Pass Trumps | Pass |3 Diamonds | Pass | Pass Pass | | | tPass Pass | \~ (Mazrimum score 10 points) A preemptive bid should usually be for two tricks over the probable trick taking value of the hand, South, with en probable tricks, holds a proper vast, afford to be shut out ade declaration. how- ever, cannot must bid The for the trick overbid. having bid for the full value hand should not rebid. North's four Spade declaration is While a double appea intrig it should be ap “penalty will: hardly yield enough to make up for the loss A four No Trump bid by North would be highly spec and four Hearts. big honor score compensates South, of his extra rs obligatory. rather parent that the of a certain game. ulative. An ori bid of would accomplish nothing. Preemp- tive bids should be for the limit. A four Spade bid would be less open two des Sp: to criticism. North's support of partner's preemptive bid is quite proper, with only two small Spades. In this situation trump strength is not essential. rg three (Maszimum score 10 points) North, holding two five and a sing card suits ton, has the type of hand that usually plays to advantage at a declared trump. » two Spa rump is conventio! a rather close decision tow whether or not to permit the S declaration to stand. With but two Spades and exceptional strength in the remainin the nees seem to favor the No Trump. When North now the two-suiter, the first real problem of this contest is un- vered, Three No Trumps but the game No has suits, shows are most allur- appears slightly afer at the suit make. It will be noted that the contestants who bid No Trumps will score eight out of a possible ten points. A Heart ter the No strategy. Whe hand holding the lead is not sufficiently to double, a pass is usually best. South, at. the ninth bid, might) have bid three Spades in preference to passing the Diamond declaration, but the possibilities apy to be Diamonds or No Trumps. id by West, immediately Trump, is not the best the strong greater either in