New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-04
TANNANY THEATRICAL MlNAGERS.

SOMETHING ABOUT THEIR SUNDAY NIGHT
MUSIC HALL MEETING.
one could scarcely believe in the existence OF
such innocence is displayed In the following let
ter II one were not confronted with the evidence
OF It.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The meeting Of the Democrats advertised 10
take place next sunday evening would be VIOLA,
on OF the awa law when b was rsiay Sn oress
proposed to have public entertanmeht on o uil
day evening we are ad i"ylr an Effort
the part OF proprletors OF certain places OF
case on last Sunday AZ the place where the Demo
cratic meeting is TO be held and WHICH Ne p sr
should not have permitted. DEMOCRAi'
NewYork. Nov. ., 1898.
The parents OF the Democrat who wrote this let
ter ought not to allow him 10 read tho newspapers
Unfortunately He is always likely to come
across something about Tammany that VIII shock
him. He would be much better employed IN read
ing the fourteenth chapter Of the Gospel according
to ST. Luke. lie would learn there that II is law
full to heal on the Sabbath. That covers the case.
for the meeting Of which he complains Is to be
meeting Of Tammany heeers. held for the purpose
Of heelng He would also learn there that when
an ass has fallen into pit # Is lawful to get MN
out on the Sabbath Thar covers the case again
Every day rs election approaches. the Tammany
quadrupads soc Themselves sinking deeper and
deeper into the pit that they have digGed, and az
Il desperate resource they arc going TO improve a
Sunday night In The forlorn hope Of getting out OF
IT, 1t is a last stand-what the theatrical men who
arc getting up this meeting would call one
night stand"
For OF all people in the world. it is theatrical
managers who are going into politics That shows
how desperate the must be- when the leaders
of Tanmany have 20 stir up these men, who are
usually of the whole community the most apa-
thetc on political matters That they are merely
stirred up by the leaders. just as the keeper runs
his iron bar through the front Of the cage ana
stlrs up the lions to make them roar for the vsi-
tors there can be doubt. The movement does
not have exactly the look Of spontaneity. me IN
vitatons to take part in II sent out by aired
T.. Aarors, the manager Of Roster BARS MUSIC
Hall. All the replies are addressed to him NOW
the counsel for that music hall IS isaac Fromme.
a prominent Tammany politician who was elected
Register on the Tammany ticket year ago. and
he is to be the temporary chairman OF TINS meet
ing Does not that make the whole affair look IKE
a great irresistible of enthusiasm on the
part of the managers?
And who are the managers who giving their
hearty support to Mr. Aaronss great movement?
Replies We're published yesterday from l. Henry
French Klaw & Erlangor, Ar Hyman, Marcus
r. Mayer Charles Burnham, George w. Lederer
and Leo G. Teller. Here were replies from seven
and Mr. Aarons himself makes eight OF these MI
Aarons and Mr.. Teller are the manager or music
halls George W. Iederer is the manager Oh tle
Casino. Mr.. Lyman Is the manager Of the knicker-
booker Theatre and Is a prominent member-per-
haps the prominent-of the theatrical syn.
dictate: Klaw & Erlanger are not the managers OF
any place Of amusement In NeW-Iork' put lli-y
manage several road companies, and are also
prominent in the syndicate Mr. Burnham Is me
Moss being the proprietor and manager. ana ms
son, Royal L. Moss. the business manager of that
house: Mr. French has managed various New
York theatres from time to time. but IS not now
the manager Of any ana has not been in about
and hal Is
since Mr. Mayer was the manager OF any New
KIN e. Erlanger az ono) whom this Irresistible
wave OF enthusiasm is sweeping along with II. TWO
are managers and one is an acting manager OK
frst-class theatres. two are managers OF music
halls whore liquors are sold: and three nave no
There are some theatrical managers who think
that their business is improved by having me city
more visitors. and that there are more people 10
the theatre If they are hreps pt u,lG
from Tammany government than from one winch
peace of mind OF the Democrat whose lc'!er mas
been quoted although he reads the papsts ne uV %
notion Of a political meeting on SUNDAY IL ne
would take a turn about the streets Of this MAR
'ous borough any sunday evening ne Woul4 see
vde-openness mat would astOnish him. lie APP
parenty does not know that plays are acted every
SUNDAY IN Manhattan. ~,
SOM years ago a member of the stan OF The
Tribune discovered that certain theatre was SiN-
them concerts knowing that this WAS unldwiui.
he wrote an article about H. IN" hrAt morns me
The marked copies of The Tribune that were piled
against the door. tie informed the captain OF me
roiir. precinct I'm which the theatre vas situated
~ the alleged Violation Of the law. The captain
was shocked and panied at the suggestion that
such = thing could occur in his precinct. He openly
and loudly proclaimed that on the next sunday
eV.nlnp he would send detectives to the theatre 10
coo whether the law was broken. tie sent the de-
Ieciiyes and they reported that lawful concert
US given So there the matter ended. Sncr then
Tho Tribune has seen what was going on or TINS
sor from time TO time. but IL has not thought II
worth while to speak about it. It only wastes
space in the paper .., .,.,. .,o,
II il fair 10 say that there are several theatrical
,r, napers in town who have an honest regard Tor
me p1bllc welfare and who do not believe ina,
their own best interests liz In the maintenance OF
There are many managers IN the best OF standihS
~ith the meeting to be held Sunday night.