Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-09

watches the Introduction of these Sunda,
amu>"mrmt~ into the city. Many person,
seemed /" think that the appearance of tn,
hanH "n that night was freIrr OF the pub
lie mind on the subject of SUNDAY amu~,-
Iurut> This was not the case. however
Gilmore happened {" have a spare date
Sunday evening in the interval between
his dates at Columbus and indianapolis. lie
offered this date for Springfield and it wa,
accepted. 1t i true AN injunction was
talked Of t" prevent the band playing or
the Sabbath. hut WAS finally abandoned.
Springfield has always frowued on sun
day amu~rmcHtS of every kind During
previous dramatic seasons in this city. how
ever, entertainments have been given on
Sunday evening which were a much nearer
approach 10 theatrical entertainments than
Gihmnre'S Concert. \ year OF two ago an
entertainment giving an alleged exposition
OF SpiritualiSm was given on SUNDAY even
ing at one "t the opera houses The Spir-
it, rang bells. showed the full-jewelrd hands
Heating around IN the air. twanged banjo>
and united knots in a thoroughly accummo-
dating manner: while guitars foatrd around
in the air entirely unsupported except by
I'll" wires with which the miraculous trick
was aCcomplishcdl, and the spirits of the
departed thronged the stage C>o the expo
sitiUnSts saidl until it was quite crowded.
Humorous spirits cracked cheStnuts. muSi-
cal spirits sang and played. and tragic
spirits spoke pieces in deeply mutiicd tones
BY some curious coincidence, il seemed sS if
all the spirits called were those of deceased
variety performers since the entertainment
was a. much like a variety show IL anl
ever al -- mean As | ever heard nf
Was the nearest approach to a theatrical Ell
tertainment ever given here, except possibly
Allen q. Myers Sunday night lecture.
Prof. Cromwell once exhibited his Strriup-
tc"n views of the Holy Land and lecturrd
on the subject. Sunday night. at the Grand
ulrra-h"uSe; IiiIdrhrand. the reformed out
Law, once showed his prison panorama and
letured on Sunday night. and other lee
ures have been given on the sabbath.
There has never yet been regular thcatri-
cal performance on SUNDAY in this city.
however.
Cur lively little neighh"r Dayton. Ohio,
has passed through and survived a severe
attack Of the Sunday amusement fever.
During the past season, not only concerts.
but regular theatrical performances have
been given regularly every Sunday evening
The city officials. however. were very zeal
Gus in their efforts t0 suppress the practice.
and every Monday morning long line. of
fruwmiug tTaEc,lIln> and smiling comedians
would h. drawn up before the mayor Ia be
severely lectured for their awful depravity
in daring 10 appear on Sunday night 1t
the Dayton papers
Mr.. RoderigO Blackwig. Esq. the well
known tragedian, played Hamlet at the
opera house last night. After he had killed
himself at the close Ot the last act. and had
washed the make up off his face, he went
out and gave himself up to the police He
was jailed. and the charge of numbering
Shakespeare was entered opposite his
name"
''DuTing the performance of comic opera
al the theater last night the house was sur
rounded by the police, who burst in on the
stage and caught four opera singers in the
act of executing E quartette. The law
breakers were all rum in. The quartett was
saved without being much injured"
Whether such a state of affairs will ever
he seen. in Springfield is uncertain. We
had better try to stave it of until We have
an addition built 10 our police court at least.
In depraved Cincinnati the theaters are in
full blast every Sunday afternoon and even
ing. Philadelphia won't hear of Sunday
amuSementS: New York and Boston allow
etc. but draw the line at regular theatrical
performances. Cincinnati, Milwaukee. and
other Western cities are the most given Ia
Sunday amusementS.
During the palmy days of the Springfield
base ball club, the question of SUNDAY base
ball WAS thoroughly discussed. and an ef-
fort was made to play Sunday games. The
moral element of the public and the stock
holders Of the club frowned on the move
mcnt ~ decidedly that the effort was aban-
duned. The Springfield club played at
DAYTON, Cincinnati and other cities on Sun
day. however. Small boys and base ball
amateurs in Springfield fail TO see anything
wrong in Sunday base ball, If the number
who engage in base ball matches on the
Mad River bottoms and in fields near the
city on Sunday is any sign. Ii will pruba-
bly, be many years hence if ever. that the
citizen of Springfield will sanction SUNDAY
amuSementS. The columns of the local
press fairly briStled with communications
on the Sunday amusement question after
the Gilmore concert, and thus showed the
great interest which the public feel on the
subject.
The Salvation Army is preparing Ia paint
the town a lurid red on the occasion Of the
opening of their new hall, which was
Snatched as if by miracle from the jaws
OF a midnight fire recently. and which has
now been repaired sufficiently to admit Of
holding services in it. The hand-bills an
nouncing the grand opening contain some
unique announcements. Among other SELL
tences We copy the following: ''PREPARE
TO MEET GOD-The new Salvation Army
brass band will also bt there Remember
the date. the Sth. 9th and 10th of May
There will be- knee drill on this occasion ="
To the irreyeTent, casual observer il must
be- admitted that several of the above an
nOuncementS strike one as rather inCGil-
grIuuS.
Th, holes in the roof nf the harrark :