New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-08
TWO PERFORMANCES STOPPED IN HoBoKEN-oNE
MANAGER SUBMISSIVE AND ONE DEFIANT
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TWO PERFORMANCES STOPPED IN HOBohEN-oND
MANAGER SUBMISSIVE AND ONE DEFIANT
The new Hquor law which went into effect on
July l. has been completely ignored in Hoboken until
yesterday when the police made an unexpected move.
Gin mills and beer shops have been kept open on Bun
days and performances given every Sunday afternoon
and evening In the theatres. On Saturday rumor
gained currency that number Of liquor dealers hah
heen indicted and that the Grand Jury consider
ing the advsabillty Of indictng public onciais ior
their failure to enforce the law. The rumor had
sufficient weight in Hoboken to influence the police
authorities to bestir themselves Yesterday morning
Police Commissioners Kaufman. Daab and Coyle held
a meeting and adopted resolution nstructing Chief
Of Police Donovan " put stop to the tnea'rcai per
formances Roundsman Flattery was detailed 10 IN
form Harry Seaman manager OF H. H. JACOBS
Theatre and c. 2. Cronheim proprietor OF Crohheims
Theatre of the action of the Police Commissioners
He did so and was informed by both Seaman and
Cropheim that the performances would be given as
usual notwithstanding the orders Of the Police Com
missloners.
At 80 D. m one squad Of policemen, in charge OF
Sergeant Marwen went TO Jacobs's Theatre, ana
another, commanded by Sergeant Jacobus, went 10
Cronhem's. An audience Of about 500 filled Jac0pss
Theatre and was waiting for the Pat Rooney combina
ton in Pats New Wardrobe" Sergeant Marweli
told Manager Seaman that the performance must not
so on Mr.. Seaman at first disposed to be
defiant but decided to submit TO the inevitable The
presence of the police caused considerable excitement
among the audience, many fearing that raid han
boen made and that they would be arrested. Ihe
situation was explained from the stage and the audi
cnce fled out quietly, each person receiving ticket
OF admission for any night this week or the admission
fec
The excitement greater at Cronhcim's, where an
audience of about 600 had assembled The show TO
be given there was OF the variety order and the audi
once were waiting mpatently for the curtain to go
up Sergeant Jacobus had stormy Interview with
Mr. Cronheim, who defiant and declared that tho
performance would so in spite OF the police Inc
sergeant warned him that he would subject himself
70 arrest but he said ho did not care as he could
get all tho ball required Sergeant Jacobus then SAD
that he would also arrest every actor VINO inisnt
Mir Cronheim still obdurate and ordered the
curtain rung up AS he did so sergeant Jacopus
placed him under and took him to Police Hcan
quarters where he detained for short tme uhul
Recorder McDonough sent for and admitted MN
10 bail in the sum Of &20O ex xFreeh0idcr snyu De
coming his bondsman. In the meantime BABY BeHe,
performer q variety OF musical Instruments, na.S
given her part of the entertainment ana Mapcl franc
an elocutionist had gone on The stage 10 give
recitation, when Mr. 0ronheim returned ana stoppeu
the performance In the evening policemen were s,a "a
tIoned a both theatres to that the orders OF inc
commissioners were carried out, but no attempt was
made to give a performance at either place