New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-28

,..a over,hrown, crushed out and utterly driven
ss,, existence is living pictures. Some condemna-
49,, renarks have been made about living pictures
IAN. ere this but they were never very loud or very
General There only little haf-hearted talk
-. about Them and nothing was ever done about
ne a, all That nothing was ever done probably
.r,,,sss the managers of the living pictures as
,,uch az ANYBODY. When they were first seen In a
v.xyork theatre, something less than year ago.
=, ras the general opinion that they would be
slammed by the police within week. But they were
"a, stopped within week. and they were not
..o,,sd a, all and since then they have been going
an regularly and sometimes in as many as four
,,.atres and music halls at once.
Now AT last there seems to be an actual move
,,snt IN the matter Miss Frances T.. Willard Is
IN. real head Of it. Something has already been
done In Chicago and also little in Washington.
Lady Henry Somerset is quoted as saying that
xhile she does not intend 10 NEEDLE personally in
Affairs outside her country. she feels sure that
The women here, OF whom Miss Willard is the
,..aer. will soon begin a reform. that they are
uueh in earnest and that the movement is 10 be
made dIstinctivey by the women OF the Women
CHRISTIAN Temperance Union. The attack made on
N. living pictures In London in the paper Of which
IL the editor were what led she says. 10 the
Amir Of the Empire license. She regards the nude
ryirg pictures highly immoral and dangerous IN
net influence. and she thinks that the women OF
Xer.York have not hitherto become sufficiently
awakened to their indecency and wickedness. She
does not know just what will be done. but predicts
m early attack 10 be made upon them In some ef-
fectve manner.
The serious way in which London took the ques-
ton OF licensing or not licensing the Empire was
10 broad and full and deep as TO be actually anus
ing at this distance. According TO the accounts
published IN the English papers and telegraphed to
the American ones. no question: political. social or
even international. has shaken that mighty city in
years as this one did while II lasted. The women
who upset the officers OF the Empire collected evil
dence as TO the character OF the music hall and its
audiences. and laid II before the Licensing Commit
tee OF the London County Council; II appeared
s.is Sst the sSr, ~ p.GRn VINO resoris a about 10
the auditorium. as they are in most London music
halls. and 1t was thought that II this feature Of
hereupon become harmless.
The Licensing Committee thereupon, the agitation
license 70 the Empire except on condition that no
Hqusrs should be sold in the place. The managers
Sseisred that II they TO close their bars they
Mica as well close their hall altogether. as they
exn not hope TO get crowds to come when the
cakd to the full County Council. which sustained
he decision OF the Licensing Committee and the
Sscise.' The talk that was talked and the opinions
o. oil possible sides that were written on this de-
from being heard in London for weeks. The war in
China and the sickness OF the Car became nsignh-
stenoe OF the United Kingdom depended on IT, in
Head Of that Of the bars in the Empire Music Hall
to Be- stirred up in New-York. there are fine arsu-
mentaiive times coming One circumstance; .i how
q living pictures somewhat less probable. New
Workers. have seen many living pictures now
they have seen them so much. and they have seen
them 80 long. that they are no longer great
theatre-g oers even OF those who liked them most
q the first place. are getting decidedly tired OF
likely TO abandon them II any sort OF vigorous at
TACK is made without any prolonged struggle.
IhuS the women who anxious TO put the
living pictures TO rout may find that they are as
aung enemy who is already dying natural