Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-19

street show was closed last night.
Insnector McAleese has declared war
upon the itinerant shows which of late have
been filling their Golfers with dimes and the
air with the profanity of their victims One
in particular, at No. IL Sixth street, was
visited last night by Chief Brown, Inspector
McAleese and Superintendent O'Mara, and
a most disreputable state of affairs discov-
cred. The alleged performers in the second
story of the house were all dressing, or
rather undressing, together without regard
to age, sex, color or previous condition, for
some Of them were burned cork artists.
Three colored men with Indian out
fits set on high bench and
were labeled wabash, King of
the Atahietes, and His Ministers"
Beside the three negroes was large bull
dog with a chain attached to his collar,
which might be used for logging. This was
supposed to be the fsvorite lap dog of Mrs.
Wabash, the queen OF the Atahietes There
were also a lew "Cifcassian girls" who
were as badly in need of costumes as OF
salary.
HOW SHE LOST HER HAIR.
1t was due to the complaint of one of
these girls, as well as a number of patrons
of the show, that the visit was made by the
officials last night. She and her sister, who
claim to come from Johnstown, had been
engaged as performers, and in order to Cir
cassianize her the manager had cut off a
luxuriant growth of hair to the proper
length which, when treated, like a tramp,
with stale beer and curled tight converts a
Fifth ward girl into a Circassian beauty.
The Inspector found the hair last night,
which had been cut off and was very much
regretted by its former owner.
Upon applying to the alleged proprietor,
Aaron Levitzky, for a sight of his license,
he acknowledged having none, but pro-
posed to run the show nevertheless. He de-
clined TO close up, and was arrested and
sent to Central station. Inspector McAleese
then entered the auditorium, and going for
ward to the stage, interrupted a sweet singer
from Wylie avenue in the second verse of
1.-THE Suanee River" and made his first ap-
pearanee upon any stage as lecturer to
dime museum by saying: ''This congrega-
tion will now be dismissed without any
further songs. Those who will not go will
ingiy can be accommodated with ride in
very handsome carriage provided by the
city for that purpose.
ADJOURNED UNANIMOUSLY.
The audience of about 100 adjourned BY a
unanimous standing vote and then the e1-
terror orchestra, consisting of a colored man
playing six instruments simultaneously
and seated on drygoods box fastened in
third story window was dismissed. These
charges will be preferred against Leitzky
the proprietor to-day, keeping q disorderly
place, maintaining a nuisance, and run
ming iree-and-easy without a license.
The fve-legged COW was next visited
on Smithheld street, and although she had
only taken couple OF horns she was given
"A hours to leave town. The Braddock
farmer who with stentorian vim and cast
iron lungs showed this wonderful freak ex-
planned that he had license but the license
said nothing about maintaining a nuisance
so the COW will have to seek pastures new.
The police officials claim that licenses are
too easily obtained by those fakirs who
fleece the public and collect crowds on the
streets, frequently creating disturbances,
and are determined that an end must be put
to such proceedings. There are four now in
operation, but none of the others were so
utterly shameless as the one at IL Sixth
street, so summarily closed last night.
Aaron Levitzky's brother asked at late
hour last night his release on bail. At first
S., 900 was demanded, but this was finally
reduced to $1,000 by Police Magistrate Nc
Kenna. The bail was procured and LEVITT
ky released about midnight.