The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-08
SUNDAY SHOWS.
The Police Commissioners Order Them
Closed, and They are Closed
..Arrests Made.
- cidents, Etc.


the various theaters, variety and concert
shows in this city found performing COM
mon labor on Sunday. Accordingly the
Superintendent yesterday, shortly after
noon. gave the officers in charge Of Station
houses orders to notify the managers of the
various shows to close them up. This was
done, and managers of Esher's, the National
and the yine-street Opera-house obeyed or.
ders without murmur. At the last men,
toned place the doors were thrown wide
open, but the curtain was down and the fol,
lowing placard was stretched across it:
''LAw AND ORDER.
'sThe Police Commissioners having issued
An order closing all places Of public amuse'
ment on Sunday, there will be no matinee
at this theater. Monday night and each
night this week the great show goes on"
Seventy men were detailed to the Bre-
men-street District, and between half-past
and 2 o'clock the patrolmen divided up
into squads and commenced the raid.
At Heuck's Opera-house they arrested
WIN. Fennessey, Treasurer; James Fennes-
sey, ticket-taker; Peter Dix, ticket-taker;
X. W. Grover, barkeeper, and Geo. Keefer,
barkeeper.
At the acknowledgement Gabriel, pro-
prietor, and Max Greving, barkeeper.
At the Tivoli-Wm. Reidcl and Michael
Steinitz. ..r
At Schumann's-Joseph Roth, Emig
Scherges, John Clark, Henry Helen, Adam
Adler, B. F. Thomas, Julius Hildebrandt,
John Schever li ga
At the Belle Union-Martin Burns, pro-
prietor; Marcellus Burns, ticket-seller; Ed.
Green, proprietor; J. J. Riley, manager;
Il. w. Green, waiter; Pat. Farmer, waiter
Saml. Woodruff, waiter. -e-..
At the Coliseum--Fritz Buchanan, pro-
prietor; Adam Kern, ticket -taker; Joseph
Witt, waiter; Chas. Kaiser, waiter; Adam
Ruppeler. waiter; Fred. Schendel, waiter;
Chas. Zimmerman, waiter; Henry Ringer,
waiter; Otto Fisher, waiter; Geo. Kraft,
waiter; Julius Beiser, ticket. -taker.
AtGuhman's-JohnG Guhman, proprietor;
Conrad Speiser, bartender; Michael Reidel
and Anthony Haverkotte.
All these parties were taken to the Bre-
men-street Station-house where they were
soon after released on bonds furnished by
J. G. Sohn. H. Smith of Kauffman's Brew
cry, Fridolin Schumann, Fidcl Baeder and
Chris. Moerlein.
At the Bellevue House the following ar
rests we're made: Chris Borne Charles Ret
tinger Joseph Miller, Charles Holier Geo.
Schmidt, Edward Gains, August Bras,
Matthias Ludwig.
These were taken to the Corryville Sta
ti0n-house, but afterward released on bail.
In the evening two arrests were made at
Arbeiter Hall, VIM. Engelhart ticket-taker,
and Lena Beshora, ticket-seller
Not only were the variety shows closed
up but Robinson's Opera house, Grand
Opera-house and. in fact, every place of
amusement in the city. At the Grand the
theater had become well filled when Mr.
Lewis, the cashier, was notified to discon.
tinue the sale of tickets, as no performance
would be allowed. The audience was then
dismissA |, the admission fee being refunded
at the door. As the crowds of people filed
up Vine street many we're the threats Of
revenge heaped upon the heads of the
Police Commissioners when tie disgusted
tbeater-goers became aware from whom
the order had emanated.
Uncle John Robinson was the bitterest
among those who denounced the action
of the Board. Said he: 1T they wanted us
to close, why in the - didn't the
--- notify us in time, and not wait -
until we had our houses full, and then
- order lis to close up" 1t would not
have been well for any Police Commits
sioner had Uncle John run across him last
night. ~ 4aI5
At midnight the Coliseum and Belle I'm
ion opened up, and played to good audi
ences up to 2 o'clock this morning
At Turner Hall, where PLAYS are rendered
every Sunday evening by the Society, an
order was issued compelling then, to cease
their performances. Not to be outdone
one Of the members CAME out on the stage
in clerical attire, and had Just begun to
preach sermon, announcing his text us
being from the Last Matthias, when another
member in the guise OF cop rushed out,
and, after beating tho clerical gentleman
with a stuffed club, dragged him off the
stage, greatly to the amusement of the au.
dience, who admired the burlesque.
The Police Courtroom was literally
iammed this morning with an audience
interested in seeing what disposition would
be made of the cases. Court opened
promptly at O clock. and the performing
common labor on Sunday" cases were the
first called. When called, Judge Wilson
said: . fse.. a "a .,- gr. ssF
'Mr. Prosecutor. these cases will all have
to be continued, as information has
to be filed lneach case and It
will take you two or three days
to file them. We had better have
them all set for one day, and when you
have your information filed they can be
strung out on the docket for different days.
Mr.. Ramsay, announce that all the cases of
performing common labor OH Sunday are
continued until the 10th OF December"
Officer Ramsay made the announcement,
when the Judge continued Nov, all you
gentlemen interested in these cases will
oblige me by leaving the courtroom at
once, so as to give US chance to dispose of
the regular docket. Now, gentlemen, please
disperse quietly" .s.r
The request of the Court was complied
with, when the regular docket was pro-
ceeded with. Fta7
Mayor Jacob was called upon by STAR
reporter. He appeared to be in an extreme
ly bad humor over tie occurrence OF yes
terday. Said he: Every body is blaming
ME for what was done. yesterday. ] knew
nothing at all of the intentions of the Po.
lice Commissioners. As to stopping these
Sunday shows there is no law to do it, for
If there wasI should have closed them up
long ago. Let the Council pass ordinances
to stop these shows. and will close every
one Of them, and keep them closed. I am