The Washington herald., 1911-10-15

is the flre-house scene. Here the suf-
fragettes are shown in divers stages of
| dress and undress, particularly the lat
| ter, and Mr.. George Monroe, disguised
in a skirt and some 400 pounds Of avoir-
dupois, mismanages his crew with a
skin and fnesse that tops any of his
past performances. The girls slide down
pose lingerie with an abandon that adds
considerably to THE Never Homes
scenic success.
fire alarm is rung in and "Chief
Monroe informs the department in q
very, very calm voice that there Is a
fire, adding that IL the blaze is not out
by tomorrow the department will drop
around"
1t is of such material that the action
Of THE Never Homes" is composed
and it affords no end of opportunities
for a long list Of versatile actors and
actorines, among whom are George w.
Monroe, Joss Dandy, Al Leech, Lillian
Herlein, Ray Cox, Artie Hall, Bessie
Clifford, Vera Finley, little Helen Hayes,
Maude Gray, Nan Brennan, May Ma
loney, Hazel Allen, Katherine Neaves,
Grace Gilbert, Will Archie, Joseph SAINT
ley, Denman Maley, and Edward Adams.
"The Great Name"
THE Great Name is a German come
dy in three acts. Furthermore it deals
with German musicians and its scenes
and situations reek of Teuton sentimen-
tality, stocky. thick. saccharine and fla
vored with caraway seeds that holds the
audience as though they were flies. The
Great Name is written from "the hardt
oudt' and thereby hangs the tale that
nightly wags successfully at the Lyric
It still remains to be seen whether or
nj nhnr ~ "
musician will prove as interesting to a
New York stepped in the classics Of the
hurdy-gurdy as II did in song-lovlng
Germany, but there can be no doubt
that it is we'll acted and admirably
staged.
The story of The Great Name por-
trays the successful writer of operatta
and the other and high type of composer
whose ideals rear their heads in the
realms Of the serious and the classic.
The composer Of the heavier brand OF
melody, who has taken the first prize
at the conservatory, is loved by a wo-
man to whom his more successful rival
has lost his heart. The operatta inven-
tor has the misfortune to see her mar
ried to his rival, and at the same time be
the object of still another lady's passion.
Ae time goes on the waltz music Of
the one captures the public, and he be-
comes the idle of the hour, while his
more talented rival drifts into obscurity
because he finds 1t impossible to get his
compositions before the public without
first making a success. He must have
the great name.
"RebelliOn."
Like the prophet that preached at the
feast, Rebellion" Joseph Medill Patter-
sons play, at Maxine Elliott's seems
destined to speak it's little screed and go
on forgotten. Mr.. Patterson deals with
the ever-prssent problems arising from
the laws of man, the laws Of morality,
and the laws of church. 1t is a good
preachment, but those who are interest
ed in divorce are not apt to consider a
debate upon the subject from the stage,
and those who cleave to the tenets Of
the church are not apt to attend at all
Jim Connors is a ward boss in Chicago.
He is also q Caholic and hide-bound with
Catholic restrictions. he marries Geor-
gle and straightway proceeds to drink