The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
AT THE NEW YORK THEATERS

nett, as Peter wolverton, and Louise
Rutter, as Margaret Summers, may be
mentioned.
"a Man of Honor"
Rabbi Landman, Of Philadelphia, plays
upon the old and familiar family trio In
his new play, "a Man Of Honor" at
Webers, and comes through the ordeal
with some laurels and not q few criti-
cisms.
Judge Kingsley edmund Breese) is the
man with the overdeveloped bump Of
honor; Dick, his son (Hans Robert), the
employe Of a great corporation, forms
one angle Of the trio. and Geraldine CMu-
riel starr), his daughter. in love with a
young lawyer, who Is prosecuting Crude
against the aforementioned corporation,
the other.
With this more or less simple fourda-
ton Rabbi Landman works combinations
Of some dramatic force and considerable
ragged writing. Geraldine's sweetheart s
suit comes up for decision, the Judge oc-
cupied the bench, and Dick in inveigled
into an endorsement, which the corpora
tion lawyer holds over him as a string
on his father.
The Judge. however, is a man of honor.
No family influence can sway his judicial
opinion. A stormy scene with Dick en-
sues, during which that young man vents
good deal Of homemade and amateurish
philosophy upon the duty Of a father to
his family"
The entanglement is Strengthened out by
rather weak third act, where the cor
poration attorney tries his Vaccinations
once too often, and finds that he has COM
promised himself-an action that relieves
the judge of the painful necessity OF
bringing about his sons exposure, and
brings him home to a better father"
Mr.. Breese does his best, and. were It
not for its faults OF construction. he might
be able to make the play a success. As
It is, however, the drama seems doomed
to short life.
"The Rack"
Thompson Buchanan has turned his
pen to writing The old home amt
what is used to be-" kind Of drama. with
gun plays. curses, betrayals, suspense,
and all the hundred and one other accou-
trements of mellor drama" Result, The
Rack" Effect, racking
Little Blanche was a good gal good as
they make 'em in the old Nevada, but
she didn't care for society-sorter missed
the bull fights Of the plains, and a killin'
now and then. So when she hit the East
and hooked double with Tom Gordon,
she was uneasy like and hankered for ex-
cltement.
Then along comes Jack Freeman
Handsome Jack" they call him. and he
set his lariat for the yearling. Jack
wasn't no man, y understand-bad as
they make 'em-bustin' homes was his
profession. Wall, Jack he corralled the
little gal in one O. them roadhouses up
in Harlem, then the sheri1s Queered the
game. and some guy pulled a gun and
caught him runnin'.
o. course. they all thought Tom worked
the cannon, yanked him up before the
justice and was going to string the hemp
in Central Park on little Blanches testi-
mony. when up jumped a guy and says,
II done IT,
Wall, they couldn't do nothing to Tom
after that. 50 the sheriff said he'd loose
him II Tom'd take his old gal back and
forgive her indiscretion.
History credits William A. Brady as
the producer, the Playhouse as the thea
ter, and Ferdinand Gottschalk with a
sudden fit Of illness when he read his
Tom Gordon part-e perspicacity highly
to be commended.
The play, through q series of cheap mel
odramatic situations. works to a clumsy
conclusion. revives the days OF ten
twen-thirt" thriIlers, and fails absolutely
in conviction. though we'll cast and
wonderfully produced.