New-York tribune., 1879-01-07
SUNDAY ADJUSTMENTS.
CoycERTs SHOWS AND MEETINGS.

seems TO be gaining ground in this city. AT large
number of places the East Side beer Is sold anu
| music furnished as on other days: along the bow
cry the museums were open day and night last
| Sabbath. At Booths Theatre sacred concert
| was given, consisting mainly OF operauc
| selections. Concerts were also gwen al
| the TiyOli Theatre and at Harry hllIs
dance-hOuse and at many other variety theatres
some being disguised as sacred and others adger-
tised under their true name. At all these places
not the slightest respect paid to the day. and
the police gave no heed to the bOisterOus character
of the entertainment and the open sale of liquor
through the day and until long after midnight.
SACRED CONCERTS AND SlDE-SHONS
TIE MANY DEVICES FOR ATTRACTING LoUNGERs On
sUNDAY-PECUIIARITIEs OF The PERFORMANCES
The question of Sunday amusements Is once
more forcing itself on the attention portion Of
the community which. either from religious sctup"s or
merely OF concern for the public welfare Giseoun-
tenances public exhibitions and gatherings having
tendency to secuarze the Sabbath and to make OF II
day OF pleasure and gaycty. NewiOrk has not YET gone
to the length OF Ncw-Oreens and Chicago III enchrag-
ing the better class of theatrical performances on sun
day evening. Various kinds Of light anuSements CON
certs and variety shows have, however, encroached
greatly the Sunday proprictleS winch
were enforced fifteen and twenty years ago.
The foreign elements In the population nave
always been conflict with tine sober observance OF
the Auerican Sunday and have received much sympa-
thy from Americans who have travelled IN Europe.
About ten years ago, the sacred concert served "a
the entering wedge ana little 10y little the solemn secc
lions at first chosen supplaned by operate ana
concert music GIlmOros Garden ana lh'ouoio
ThOmass Central Park Garden for several years cAcrlcd
a strong iulucnce IN hahiuating the people TO SUNDAY
evening ainusemcnts. From the gardens the OF
cnestras went in cold weather TO theatres
nl.ar
At first concert singers avaed themselves OF sunday
evening derive little extra income and now reSpon-
sbe opera managers turn the public acceptance OF sun
day concerts to their own pIoht
The concert given III the Grand Opera House sunday
evening by a grand combination" consisting oil DE
| Mur,ka Levy Sgnor Fcrranti, Miss Henrietta Mark
stcn and Glmore's Band may perhaps be regarded as
a fair sample OF the pest sunday evening concerts Inc
| house was half filled with audience that had
| come to be amused. 1t was evidently composed
| Of those who take thorough enjoyment IN listening
for an evening the martial strains OF brass bahd'
and To music that many would think Interesting ohly
from #, odiify or extreme dicult,. To those IN the
| upper gallery the temptation to keep time with the
music appeared De irresistible such an audience
could have been drawn only by programme OF cOhod
eIabc hshtuess, composed chiefly OF Watzes opr'auc
selections and marcAc, forthe band with tue exception,
/ pcfhaps of Ro>siuts "Cui Is Amman when Levy
played with band compartments, there was scarcely
a number on The programme that suggested the thou-hl
of II, being a sundY evening eoHsrIt. o,tr's t nsu
the strains of the " CuiI~ Amman utd away htnI'
! I.,vy compiled by tine cutuusidSnc Wdudls OF ue
audience, made the hall ring with the captivating meas
urcs OF waltz when ne s9't loi IL luI cuoi, t i, E
! Music Mile De MurskI sang { 'ncert waltz, Schu-
h"rt'. scTruadr ana IN a Grand duo" "CIIspmo Ia
Comarc win Eerraut, each at which >he "dr tucOted
~ieuOr FcrIanI appeared 10 he possessed M 'He ,,id
| maj the entertainment was an opera bouhe. Mise
Mdrhstcn play cd two pieces y L-I, one " "hcn T1s
h, Invitation the Dance" and at an encore to neg
hcr number size gave curious Transcription ot " i"r
! Harvard" with NarlatioLs
ABEELE's TIVOLI THEATRE.
The sacred concert" at Abrre's Tiyoh Theatre
in Eiglth-st, Sunday night, was emheliIshed mainly
with beer and eaudy twenty-five cents was the
price Of admission the plan seeming be TO charge just
enough to keep out boys with money to spend.
Two bar-rooms supplied beer in bOundess quantity,
half a dozen WATERS III red coats being kept
on the 10 supply liquor to the audience.
The Sunday night performance at the TiyO lasts six
hours that until O'Clock in the morning. the audi
euce IS usually rather tdrdy in assembling About two
hundred young men and boys smoking aud drink
ing in different parts establishment by o'clock
Haf young women, fashily dressed and not alb
,olutely weighed down with reserve, sat between the
better dressed young men. Ihey were giving more at
tention to small ak aud digging than to The " sacred
cnurert" Mr. ADerle walked about IN silk hat,
and was familiar III his attentions To ha dozen men
who wore the appearance OF having Dcrh through TWO
or three prIZcignts, ana Of "HpohnS' Tor another
poster the greenruOm door rald there was posi-
lively no admttaucr," nut no young man with stylish
Mister wn cared 10 explore that >tcrious abyrnth
behind the scenes, met with M treatment Tor entering The
i"ILidIcn room whore tie tour young women
who look part hc concert were STATED. These ap-
pcarcu the stage slnglY between tn" instrumental
pieces selected from tnc opera houhc and the dance
masters 1ucrc was also straightforward ana second
sgnt performances. IowdId IL o'clock the theatre
bcsan To hli ny rapidly with men ant Bowey women,
ana midnight the orchestra struck up with greater
br knees. AbcIlr l. credited " haNnS invented tue
Grand nlidhiShl matinee Al miuhSHI lhc itsWdr
company began the REGULAR performance Of the theatre
Ia full hou,c. AMI th" rcyc continued tn about
oc.och The ccnan standing outside said he naI no
order, his supeuOrs with reference TO the theatre
Wrflnn lie had uoticca mat tue midnight perform
auccs AWAY drew - large crowd.
HARRY HILLS DANCEHOU-E.
Harry Ill., who keeps the most notorious variety thea
ire IN the city, IN lous0n-st, has also gone into the
sacred concert" business. He consents to pail down
the blinds annoy she policeman outside and COM
pcls gentlemen ON Sunday night to steal in by the
ladies entrance" y great many unprotected women
were among his audience Sunday evening, which num-
bcred Harry I'LL himself sat with h.s char
tilted back against beer Table. cigar in his mouth,
and his face wrrathcI with an expression Of
satisfaction at having done something Ia pro-
mote The " sacred" observance OF the day.
All kinds OF liquors sold sunday evenings and
the OF dls-olute women and fast younS men
cougrcgate on this other nights. About O'CLOCK
young entered, evidently I'm search OF sacred mu-
slc. lie seemed very mncn az home, ami sad to the
lady" wairrr " Has M"ir been mere TINS EVENING""
yet" replied the barmad, but she'll bc here;
uon G"u G;t jr "cn Lnt tmS "oin'' n,n ,'a %
the ballads gave audience smiles aud a>c.It-
Ing ntir hIc.s. SONGS were rendered BY hali-dozcn
coor,d people, who pc:Sonatcd " the great slave troupe
Jubilee band oi shouting singers"
BEER AND MUSIC AT THE ATLANTIC GARDEN.
A vocal and Instrumental sacred concert" the
programme announced Tor the Atlantic Garden in the
I}owcry last sunday gh;. This, perhaps, than
any other the cy, resembles The beer garden the
Tatherland II is capable OF seating 900 persons and
about that number were present last sunday night.
mostly Germans OF all ages and conditions
OF life A considerable number OF children, ranging
from two years Old and upward, were present with
their parents. ami all paroOk OF lag,r-b,er C'-ar-