The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-06
NO THEATRICAL SHOWS
But Beer and Whiskey
Flowed Freely in Ho-
bOken Yesterday.
DISAPPOINTED CROWDS.
Thousands Missing Their Usual
Pleasure Thronged to the
Saloons for Comfort.

For the first time in many years all
places OF amusement were closed in Ho-
boken yesterday. Hundreds Of persons
gathered In front Of the theatres aud con-
cert gardens in the evening striving 10
gain admittance bus were unable TO do So
The saloons about the ferry all Of which
were wide open were crowded in conse-
quence OF the theatres being closed.
As the time for the performances Of thu
usual matinee at Jacobs theatre drew
near there were great number OF peopls
about the entrances. ALI were reputable
looking and orderly. and when they
lea ned that there would be no PERFORM
snc the persons who had brought about
such state of affairs were criticised in
audible terms. Manager Moore was at
door and told everybody that the
place had been closed and there would be
no more Sunday performances.
In the evening the crowd was greater
and the indignation more pronounced.
OPEN AND SHUT.
At GantZberg's theatre, which is great
resort for Germans and their families,
several hundred people tried to gain ad
mittance, but the doors were securely
majority Of the crowd went to other por-
tions OF the county where the law was
not so stringently enforced Some went
to Pohlman's on the Heights. while others
went to Stel jss' casino in West Ho bcken.
where a variety performance was given
unmoiested- Cronheim's theatre was
closed tight as drum all day. Thare is
a barroom attached to the theatre. and
although baTrO0ms were open al around,
Cronheim did not attempt to open up
The ballroom in Boyle's KDickerbocker
Garden on the same block Was open all
ance was dispensed with.
Pleus' Atlantic Garden on River street
was closed all day, and the dizzy serio
comics who delighted the German grocery
clerks had day of
WHAT THEY SAT-.
Manager Moore was seen at his Office in
Jacobs Theatre this morning. Said he's
1.-THE law. / suppose, must take its
coarse. You can say that there will be
no more performances on Sunday at the
theatre. Although there is no doubt but
majority OF the people in this city would
like to see this theatre open on Sunday,
few gentlemen have succeeded in closing
1T We bow to the will OF these people"
Manager Cronheim said:-'I win close
my theatre every Saturday night before
twelve O'Clock in the future, and win not
| give Sunday performances. l have re-
ceived several liberal offers to give my
show on Sunday at other places Lion
| and Stelze, OF Sielze's Casino, in West
H0boken has made me liberal ctfe-, s.1
several New York managers have also
asked me 10 give show there on Sunday
think that will 90 to New York on
Sunday with my show"
The story which was published in the
Sunday edition Of The JERSEY CITY NEWS
Yesterday about the society that was being
formed by the friends Of theatre managers
70 enforce the blue laws created a sensa-
tion. Several persons spoke personally OF
the society this.mnrning and hoped that *
any attempt Is made to enforce the blue
laws in one direction they viii be enforced
| in all.
The Rev. Father Corrigan who has been
one of the foremost in the agitation
against the Sunday theatres is said to be
at the head of a very strong movement TO
close all the saloons on Sunday. The
pastor says that there IS great deal more
evil arising from the saloons than the
| theatres.