March 16, 1917. 
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GERALDINE FARRAR. 
“Joan the Woman,” based on the 
tragic life and career of Joan of Are, 
which will be shown at the Colonial 
Theatre, with Geraldine Farrar as 
Joan, for a limited period beginning 
Tuesday next, is no mere fantasy of 
the motion picture director’s fertile 
imagination. It is an accurately his- 
torical production in eleven parts, an 
entire evening’s entertainment. It is 
the result of months of ceaseless in- 
telligent study and preparation on the 
parts of all who had a part in it, from 
Jesse L. Lasky, who presents it down 
through Wilfred Buckland, who is 
sponsor for the historical accuracy oi 
such effects as costumes, armor, 
heraldry and buildings. 
“THE ‘MASQUERADER.” 
At the Plymouth Theatre on Mon- 
day evening next, March 10, Richard 
Walton Tully’s thrilling production of 
“The Masquerader,” with Guy Bates 
Post in the stellar part, will start up- 
on its third big week. No play of the 
season has won such instantaneous 
success as has befallen this latest 
Tully production the past two weeks, 
and the large advance sale predicates 
capacity audiences. again during the 
coming week. Mr. Post’s perform- 
ance in this difficult dual role has 
won him much praise, and the work 
of the splendid supporting cast has 
been much admired. The play, based 
upon the popular novel, has been 
staged with customary Tully skill and 
Javishness, particularly novel being 
the scene showing a London fog, 
while the beautiful garden scene is as 
alluring as any setting seen in Boston 
this season. 
“THE BrLur PARADISE.” 
Irresistible cheerfulness, sustained 
by captivating melodies and smart 
dances, seems to pervade Ye Wilbur 
Theatre where that most delectable 
of all musical comedies, “The Blue 
Paradise,” begins the seventh week 
of its highly entertaining engagement 
next Monday night, March Io. 
Breaking down all the barriers of the 
“show me” attitude adopted by many 
theatre-goers this merry musical mel- 
ange sweeps all before it with a tune- 
ful gale of gayety and bright humor. 
Especially alluring are the score or 
more of musical numbers, particularly 
the waltz song, “Auf Wiedersehn,’ 
with which this piece is endowed, and 
which have set a high standard among 
musical entertainments of this nature. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
KerryH’s THEATRE, Boston. 
The madcap genius of mirth and 
song, Eva Tanguay, in her latest 
cyclonic entertainment, comes to B. 
F,. Keith’s. Theatre the week of 
March roth, for an engagement of 
positively one week only. Miss Tan- 
guay has returned to vaudeville after 
a long absence, with an entirely new 
act. She will wear the most wonder- 
ful and varied assortment of new 
and bizarre costumes ever seen upon 
a Boston stage. Surrounding Miss 
Tanguay is a splendid show. Clark 
and Hamilton, the English society 
entertainers deluxe, who have never 
before been seen in vaudeville in 
Boston, will present their very latest 
and most up-to-date offering, a blend 
of songs, dancing and original comedy 
offerings. | Miss Clark’s gowns are 
said to fairly rival Miss Tanguay’s in 
beauty, orginality, and _ costliness. 
Nina Payne and her company will 
present a series of character studies 
in darice, entitled “The Dancer’s 
Dream,” and based upon an elabora- 
tion of her famous pantomime, “La 
Sonambula,” created for-Miss Payne 
by Giovanni Molasso. 
“A DAUGHTER: OF THE GODS.” 
A notable feature of the remarkably 
successful engagement of William 
Fox’s million dollar picture beautiful, 
“A Daughter of the Gods” featuring 
the amphibian star, Annette Keller- 
mann, at the Majestic Theatre which 
will enter on its last two weeks, be- 
ginning next Monday, March 19, is 
that there is no apparent diminution 
in interest or attendance. 
The sheer beauty of the scenery in 
this massive spectacle is unparalleled 
in film production and the stupendous- 
ness of many of the scenes is a source 
of wonder to all those witnessing it. 
CopLEy THEATRE. 
W. Somerset Maugham’s “ 
Straw,” one of the characteristic 
comedies that has brought him fame 
and repute among the theatre-going 
public of both this country and Eng- 
land, is to be presented by the Henry 
Jewett English Players at the Copley 
Theatre every afternoon during the 
coming week, (The French Players 
from the Theatre Francias of New 
York appearing each evening. ) 
The story is a wholesome one, 
abounding in humor of an infectious 
but clean character and as the plot 
develops the audience is frequently 
convulsed with merrivent over the 
predicaments and observations of the 
characters involved. 
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“Not wealth, but the ability to meet 
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NORTH SHORE REPRESENTED 
Av CONFERENCE OF SHIP BUILDERS 
IN WASHINGTON BY W. B. 
CALDERWOOD. 
Manchester and the North Shore 
were represented at the conference of 
ship builders of the country called in 
Washington Monday by Secretary of 
the -Navy Daniels. Of the firms 
called from Boston and vicinity Wal- 
ter B. Calderwood of Manchester was 
one. 
‘Mr. Calderwood left Manchester 
Sunday and returned Wednesday. 
The conference was on Monday, in 
two sessions, held with Secretary 
Daniels and other government officials 
behind closed doors. There were 
about 180 ship builders present. 
The conference was for the purpose 
of seeing what could be done when 
the emergency arises toward building 
a fleet of submarine chasers, both as 
to the plans and designs and the ex- 
pediency in producing the finished 
product. The boats are to be 110 
feet long, with light draft and plenty 
of speed. 
Mr. Calderwood said last night that 
his yard is equipped to handle work 
of this kind, though it would not be 
an altogether attractive proposition. 
He is anxious and willing to serve his 
country, however, and if the exigen- 
cies of the present crisis demands that 
he turn his yard over to work of this 
kind for the government he will be 
ready to do his share. 
Mr. Calderwood’s reputation as a 
Loat builder has traveled far beyon¢c 
Manchester and the North Shore. 
which accounts for his being one of 
the few called on from this section of 
the country to attend the conference. 
Manchester feels a just pride in the 
matter and hopes it may harbor with- 
in its borders one of the much talked 
about protectors of our shores, and 
we all know that if the contract for 
one of these boats is sent to Man- 
chester it will be built with all the ex- 
pediency and prowess that have ever 
characterized the patriotic sentiments 
of the community. 
Asks REMOVAL OF BATHHOUSE. 
A bill in equity has been filed in the 
supreme court at Salem by T. Jeffer- 
son Coolidge of Manchester vs. Har- 
riet S. Foster of Manchester seeking 
to have the court order the removal 
of a wooden bathhouse 15 by 24 feet 
and 10 or Itt feet high at Kettle Cove, 
Manchester. at Crescent beach, which 
plaintiff claims is built in violation of 
restrictions contained in the deed of 
the land which is a portion of a narcei 
which he purchased in 1871 and sub- 
seauently sold portions of under re- 
strictions. 
