Tahiti News.
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Douglas Fairbanks Making a Film.
From Our Oven Correspondent.
Papeete, Feb. 23.
THE recent arrival of the yacht ‘Cressida,” from New York, has given rise to much admiring com ment along the beach concerning her really beautiful lines and towering topsail-schooner rig.
She is here under charter to Messrs.
Jennings, Dick and Noyes, who, with a party of friends and a crew of 22, are making a pleasure cruise through the Islands.
On arriving here yesterday from a, side trip through the Leeward Group, the entire party proceeded to the beautiful residence of the late cinema director, Mr. Murnau, which they have engaged for a week, while the yacht is being overhauled. So delighted were they with the location that they wished to take the place for a longer term, but it had been already engaged from February 27 by Douglas Fair banks, for a long period. Mr. Fair banks is arriving with a large cast and equipment on the S.S. Makura, with the intention of filming a South Sea picture.
On February 25, we are expecting the yacht “Nourmahal,” belonging to Mr.
Vincent Astor, who, with a party of friends, expects to get some good big game fishing here in the Islands.