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Show Doesn't Want Mother's Name. In spite of the opposition of hi famous mother, Maurice Bernhardt has applied to the state council of Paris for permission to Changs his name to Maurice Clairin. This Is In order to conform to the usage which requires that children should bear the name of their father, not their mother. This step is said to have been taken at the instigation of Mme. Maurice Bernhardt, who is about to become a mother, and does not desire de-sire to inflict the brand of illegitimacy upon her offspring. M. Clairin, whom Maurice now selects as his father, was a painter, whose infatuation for the "divine Sarah" nearly caused a triple tragedy twenty-five years ago. |