March 9, 1917. 
HERE is a possibility. that some of the large yacht 
clubs of the country may curtail many of their racing 
events this summer as well as the annual cruises, if the 
country declares war upon Germany. So many members 
of the Eastern, New York and Boston clubs, as well as 
the Yacht Racing Union of Massachusetts, are at work 
upon the enrollment movement in the Naval Reserve and 
have volunteered their boats and services that the yacht- 
ing organizations would lack, in case of actual war con- 
ditions, the leaders of the sport both here and in New 
York. 
In 1898, at the outbreak of the Spanish war, the 
New York Yacht club for the first time in its history 
postponed its annual cruise and the racing as well. The 
feeling in New York, expressed | by George A. Cormack, 
‘secretary of the organization, who was in Boston a few 
days ago, is that the same conditions would hold true in 
the case of war with Germany. Such racing men as 
Colonel Cornelius Vandervilt, Robert W. Emmons, 2d., 
Junius Morgan, George F. Baker, Jr., Morton F. Plant, 
Colonel Butler Duncan, Harold S. Vanderbilt and Her- 
man Oelrichs, are already at work upon the coast patrol 
movement. 
The Eastern Yacht club has started out to build and 
volunteer the services of a coast patrol unit and if war 
comes has offered the clubhouse and property at Marble- 
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tion from entering the yachting game. Prominent mem- 
bers of the Boston Yacht club are of the opinion that 
the club would cancel its Maine cruise and might close 
some of its summer stations. The cruise may be can- 
celled whether war comes or not. 
The United States Power Squadrons, Inc., started 
out early in the fall to organize a cruise from Boston to 
Bar Harbor, Me., and with over 100 power boats from all 
parts of the country this cruise would have been one of 
the leading yachting events of the year; but the organiza- 
tion has voted to postpone this cruise if war comes.— 
Boston Evening Transcript. 
MAGNOLIA has a national reputation for its fine 
stores. In a small way, Manchester is to do some- 
thing along the same lines to be ready for occupancy the 
season of 1917. The Allen cottage on Bridge street, ac- 
cessible by land and sea (owned by Mrs. Hattie Lee Har- 
ris of Salem), according to the plans already made, is to 
be altered into a very attractive little shop. A new semi- 
circle front for the first story—all glass, entrance doors, 
east and west. The rear, looking over the sea, is to have 
numerous small windows, with a large observation win- 
dow for the centre. From the piazza on the eastern side, 
is to be a spacious stairway leading to the 3500-foot lawn. 
The interior finish will be governed by the wishes of the 
head. 
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Lina ABARBANELL. 
Next Monday, March 12, will be- 
gin the second week of John Cort’s 
original production of the Casino 
Theatre, New York, musical triumph, 
“Flora Bella,” at the Shubert Theatre, 
Boston. The book is by Felix Doer- 
mann, revised and adapted by Cosmo 
Hamilton and Dorothy Donnelly, the 
lyrics by Percy Waxman and score 
by Charles Cuvillier and Muilton 
Schwarzwald. Lina Abarbanell, who 
gained her greatest prominence in 
this country in “The Merry Widow” 
and “Madame Sherry,” both of which 
immense sticcesses were produced at 
the New Amsterdam Thearte, New 
York, is equally as fortunate in hav- 
ing an exceptionally fitting role in this 
delightful production. 
-There are some twenty numbers in 
the fascinating score, while the pro- 
duction is unquestionably pleasing to 
the eye. The original cast will be 
seen here, including Charles Purcell, 
Irving Brooks, Adolph Link, Robert 
©’Connor, Roydon Keith, Gilbert 
Clayton, Hazel Kirke, Dorothy Rog- 
ers, Kate Stout and others. 
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“TH BLur PARADISE.” | 
“The Blue Paradise,” the delight- 
fully charming Viennese operetta at 
Ye Wilbur Theatre, Boston, is con- 
tinuing to attract large attendances at 
This would immediately preclude this organiza- 
every performance and on Monday 
evening next will enter on its 6th big 
week of the notable engagement 
there. 
All the elements that make for cer- 
tain success are embodied in this mu- 
sical gem,—catchy and melodious mu- 
sical numbers, bright lines and crisp 
dialogue, an unsurpassed company of 
well-known artists, smart dances and 
a production that is a masterpiece of 
scenic artistry. 
Heading the cast is Cecil Lean, 
whose expansive smile, persuasive 
sense of humor and abounding glee- 
fulness endow the piece with a gener- 
ous amount of merriment, and who 
is ably seconded by ‘Cleo Mayfield 
and Teddy Webb in comedy roles. 
“THE MASQUERADER.”’ 
Beginning Monday night next 
(Monday, March 12), Richard Wal- 
ton. Tully will offer at the Plymouth 
Theatre, Boston, Guy Bates Post in 
“The Masquerader,” a play by John 
Hunter Booth, founded on the novel 
-of like title by Katherine Cecil Thurs- 
ton, for the second week of its Bos- 
ton engagement. 
Remembering the unusual, pictur- 
esque and beautiful scenes which 
Richard Walton Tully brought to our 
stage in “The Bird of Paradise” and 
“Omar, the Tentmaker,” he can be 
relied upon to have given this play a 
beautiful and effective setting. 
“A DAUGHTER OF THE GopDs.” 
“The “sensations” heralded in the 
last few years by aspiring motion- 
picture producers, who employed all 
prospective tenant. 
Work will begin April first. 
the mighty superlatives in the diction- 
ary, fade into lake ripples when com- 
pared with William Fox’s exquisite 
picture beautiful, “A Daughter of the 
Gods,” which begins the ninth week 
of its unparalleled success at the 
Majestic Theatre next Monday night, 
March 12. 
No story ever visualized contained 
the possibilities developed from the 
script of this bewildering and fascin- 
ating fairy tale and no other artist be- 
fore the public today has the facial 
and bodily charm, the mental cour- 
age, the physical versatility of ador- 
able Annette Kellermann. 
CopLEY THEATRE, Boston. 
Henry Arthur Jones’ greatest play, 
“The Liars,” one of the finest English 
comedies ever written, is to be pre- 
sented next week at the Copley The- 
atre by the Henry Jewett Players :it 
matinees each day. Each evening the 
French Players from Theatre Fran- 
cais, New York, will appear in reper- 
tory. This will be the second of the 
three weeks in which these two great 
American theatrical organizations will 
be seen together at the ‘Copley. 
“The Liar” j is a sparkling epigram- 
atic series of dialogues. Its style is 
in the spirit of Sheridan’s s great com- 
edy, “The School of Scandal,” but 
its conception and execution are diff- 
erent and totally modern, the two 
plays being comparable only in their 
literary excellence. 
The happiest workmen are those 
who can absolutely lose themselves 
in their work.—Carl Hilty. 
