The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-02
NO PLAY AT HAMMERSTEIN'S.
PoLT0E CAPT HOOKER SPoILs TIE
EVENING ron 1000 PERSONA

ssiS the License HAD Run Out aad Arrest
% Hannerptein ana m Astor-Haua
zsFsssiH says he lIads n LeGai Tenaor
OF che Moaey Yesterday 20 the Mayor.
VIM. Gillette's war drama, "Held by tn,
Enemy" was held OF the stage BY the enemy
ct Hammersteins Harlem opera House las
night. and the proprietor OF the opera hous,
Was held by the enemy, too. having been ar
rested By Police Captain Hooker. Theatre
licenses expire on May /. Mr.. Hammersteir
had not renewed his, and was arrested In con.
sequence. He was taken to the West 126th
street precinct station kept there Ga hour. and
admitted to bail In $1,000.
To Q BUN reporter laAt night Mr.. Hammer
stein said: Can't Hooker has been getting
tickets from me all along. About six weeks
ago tho Metropolitan Opera Company were
singing here. and the Captain said he wanted
three or four tickets. gave him some tiokots.
But the night he came Lehman did not sing.
He said to me: Isn't Lille Lehman singing
tonight? I said Mo- Well he said: I
want tickets for Lehman. I don't want these
Tickets and he threw them back into the box
offlce and went OF mad. The next morn
ing no withdrew oil my police proteo-
ton except the man on the sidewalk
When Fritz Emmett was playing hero
. man came and said that II would send
the Captain box It would be all right
with him again. I sent him the box, and the
next day the protection was returned. The
next trouble We had was about my chief usher.
Leonard. hired him on the Captains recon-
mondation. but discharged him for cause, The
pext day the Captain inquired about It told
planned. aud no said Young man, there'll 30
9, great deal Of trouble about this and left.
This morning Sergeant Wilson came around,
The Captain, is not feeling yery, we'll to.
cay and you may have some trouble You had
on a; once tS, drew $500 IA green5acks and vent
the money and that had better, walt until TO:
it would be. ali ,right. and he said the license
expired to-day MAY T. but was good for TO-
hssrs 80 usual sad ap6 e 6de
dollar house. There were between 300 and
1000 persons in the theatre
Capt. Hooker came in and said: You are my
prisoner for violating the theatrical law IN not
piied ior license, but he said he knew The The
law, and didn't, want any c9nversation about
T. vent to the station and was put under
bail had been furnished. AS emerged from
my prison cell saw my ex-usher going into
Whom the arrest was made Deteetlye Erskine
won't behind tho curtain and n9tifled the play
performsDce c TSe arrest Happened Pg Just az
fragments might be made whereby the play
could 40 on, the audience waited patiently for
bali an hour; and the orchestra played in
SON manager OF the company, told the actors
to 60 on. Mr.. Joseph Humphreys. who took |
the part OF Uncle RUFUS, "one OF the faithful"
went on and was promptly arrested by De- |
teottvo Erskine. and taken to the same station |
house. whore he also was admitted to bail in |
81 900. Mr.. Hsmmerstein going on his bond.
Capt Hooker said to the reporter that he had |
never had any trouble with Hammerstein be- |
having been recommended to him by another |
Police Captain. He denied absolutely the |
Implication OF spite or that he had ever |
worked =" Hammerstein for tickets.
Since the Lehman affair" he said. II have
never asked him Tor ticket. had made up
Ior my tickets. His, license expired to-day.