Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-29
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The Opening of the Theaters on
sunday Night Raises a
Lively Breeze.
cOrrespondsnes Of The Courier JournA.

UNf hAh JUS AefleANN W. NFe.NH
their doors Sunday, some starting with
a matinee, and large crowds attended
them all. At Heuck's, with BARLEY
Uampbell's play of THE White
Slave" a first class drama with a first
class company, there were 25O0 people,
one twenty,6v hundredths OF which
| was, with a whole squad OF news
paper men, expecting to see the As
,yrians come down like a wolf on the
fold; but they didn't come nor did.they
appear at any OF the other places,
at all Of which big crowds had
gathered. Tuesday, however, war
rants we're issued for the Coliseum
manager and the people on the stage
Joe Dowliug's Nobody's Claim Com
pany-with several clio artists, a dog
aud a bear, and the whole establish
ment was marched to the stationhouse,
with the exception Of the bear. The
case was continued undl yesterday,
and it was watched with much anx-
lety, as it was intended to make a test
case of it. Yesterday, instead Of
Saitiug for trial by the jury Guries
here on such cases always acquit),
Manager F~ennessey pleaded guilty and
paid $50 and the stage people were
dismissed as innocent parties. MI. +.
.ctpd as he did to prevent delay, a.
the Bowling Combination were billed
80 appear elsewhere aud could not,
without serious loss, wait for the trial.
As it now stands, all the managers
say they will open Sunday night, and
ehe Grand and Roblnson's have
'rranged to entertain Wis
itors as we'll as the others
of less rank. The only
way TO stop it now is for church peo-
ole, before engagements IRE made
elsewhere, to lease all the theaters for
every Sunday nj bit for a year and
have religious services in them. 1t
Son't cost more than they spend Oh
cal skiRs, diamonds aud grand par
Ties.
The theater people say they do moi
desire to be law defer, nor bull
doz RS, but they simply ask that they
be given an equal chance with the
concert halls and other places Of
pleasure resort open on Sunday. They
say they will open right along noR
until the business is settled one way
or another. A fine of $50 can be
paid once a week, as the profits Of
Sunday nights will easily stand thai
pressure. Over the Rhine the Sunda,
performance Is by far the richest Il
the week. The decision of yesterday,
dismissilg actors in such cases, will give
actors a chance, and they will not
hesitate DOW to play on Sunday night.
as they did when their arrest was
probable. The law seems to be une-
quail TO the occasion, and it seems that
the best thingto do now would be to
give
UNEXPLAINED LIBERTY
to all to open on Sunday, and let the
fun be fast and furious, until, by the
abuse Of the privileges, such a feeling
OF popular disapprOval would be de.
veloped that the most stringent laws
would be accepted cheeriully in ordei
to correct the evil. As between keep
ing open a we'll regulated, orderly
thelter on Sunday night or keepinl
open a beer saloon, no n but a fanat
ic or TOOL would hesitate which Il
choose. Yet the law in Cincinnati il
such that saloons may be kept opet
and all sorts OF drinks sold, whill
the theater is closed. u
course the concert hall men are
against the thesters, and see in then
only means of cOrrupting the youth
while the concert hall is a place o.
ennobling virtue and a school of NOR.
ais. | am pleased to say that there i.
a difference oil opinion on this subjeoi,
The opinion Of the rational party il
the city is that if one is open then all
should be open, but the better plan
would DO to close them all, and give
US at least one day Of quiet in tht
week.
While l am about it / might as vel
give a list Oh the regular places O
amusement in the city. When / say
regular, | meao regular only in beinl
known and recognized. Some Of them
are 10 reality very irregular, and there
arc others not 10 the list still more
irregular, so bad ia fact that the devi
himself would hesitate to 60 into then
il he wanted his own, but would wal
until the subject came out. Severn
Of these very desperately wicked
places exit, but as visitors must com,
well recommended, their evilresul
are not so general in their effect Tn,
first class theaters in their order are a
follows: Grand 0perahouse, Robin
sons Opershouse, Heuck's Opera
house; in variety circles are thl
Coliseum, Vine Street 0perahouse
EldOrado, London Theater, Ryan
Varieties aud the Gem Varieties; il
addition to these are Pickett's, Ra
Row, CAROLS and the BucktowI
resorts, in which niggers, thieves
thugs. whites and all the scum of ere
alton congregate. OF the Lii TOP.
there are the Highland House, Look
out, Bellevue and Prices Hill, wher
music, beer and fine scenery prevail.
The concert halls number legion
but the regulars are Schuman'r, ks
sel's, Crystal Palace, SohulyersTiyo
Meyers Coz cert Hall, Washingio
Park Hall, Feuerstein's, Saxon
Exchange, Winnings, Tony Net
aer's, Italian Joe's, and 80 on dow
the lit. which does not includ
about 1900 saloons and variou
summer gardens. All these place
except the theaters proper keep ope
Sunday, aud the dignity Of the Ia,
doesn't care a continental. | have nc
mentioned in this list the great Musj
p Hall, Dexter Hall, or the other plae,
: devoted exclusively TO music. pur
and unde6led | have also omitte
the Geological Gardens. 1t will /
readily seen that the looker.on in Gin
I clnnati, rs well as the constant res
dent, canno, lack for amusement, an
70 see the city at night Que wouI
g say they did not. Il is gay, beyonn
: a, doubt, and what we lack 10 size v
make up 10 quantity and vigor. b.
; ,ides all this fun, We had in the
. days from Oct. I, to Nov . zinc su
S cides, twelve murders, thirty shootir
and cutting ARRAYS, and nineteen ht
accidents, the majority Of them beit
the result Of too much drink. AZ
10 this two or three dozen gamblir
rooms, the bulk Of them right In n