The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-26
BEERLESS CONCERT HALLS.
CONEY ISLANDS POLICE CAPTAIN
KEEPS MS PROMISE.

Nevertheless There Was No Lack OF Beer
at the Smaller Places of Entertainment
No Muscle Dancing Was mitted-En-
forcement of the Law at Bergen Beach.
Rain made the crowds at Coney Island small
yesterday. Police Captain Kenney'H announce
ment that he would enforce the law against
selling liquor in tho concert halls and dance
halls was needed. and the proprietors. with
one exception, served only soft drinks to
their patrons. Edward Kojan. the proprie-
tor Of the dance hall at Surf avenue
and STATIONS Walk. dened the Captain.
and he and two OF his employees were
locked up. Kojan kept his dance hall wide
open, and when he was approached by one Of
Capt Kenney's detectives he asserted that he
was acting under legal advice. He declared
that he had hotel license and II his guests
wanted to dance in his hotel they had perfect
right to do SO. He said he would fight the case
In the courts.
With the exception Of the concert halls and
the other dancing halls everything was wide
open yesterday on Coney Island. About 100
extra policemen were on duty all day. but they
had very little to do Some OF the concert hall
proprietors declared that the legitimate con-
cert halls were Disseminated against In order
that the crowd ordinarily freQuenting them
might be compelled to go to the small hotels
where pianos were manipulated without re-
striction and where buck and wing dancers.
negro quartets and soubrettes gave practically
the same performances as would have been
given in the concert halls.
Along the Bowery and adjacent thorough
fares. where most OF these resorts are. there
was no restriction either on beer. music or
dancing.
The proprietors Of the shows that during the
week are made up principally OF muscle dane
ing. sprung a new wrinkle yesterday. The
majority Of these concents charge fee for adj
mission to courtyard. where q prelim-
mary show is given. further fee is
then exacted II the spectator wishes to
GO into small building to see the
Torrance given as usual in the courtyard. but
everybody who had paid the original qdmis-
and see the show there without extra charge
fashion: ou.u.,.u,., MI.
OF this grand palace OF amusement have spared
no expense In providing the most entertaining
island But through some inscrutable reason
Ing OH the part OF the police their efforts to
We are not allowed to give you a theatrical
performance on Sunday. nor are We allowed to
charge admission to the theatre We will now
as the police will allow"
There was white curtain stretched across
one end Of the theatre in almost every case
The show consisted in some second-class NOV
Ing photograph views on this screen. and then
duise in some high Kicking back Of the screen.
thus giving one OF the oldtime shadowgraph
performances. That would end tho show.
The cases against the concert hall proprietors
who were arrested last Sunday Will come up
before Magistrate Teele next Friday, in the
Coney Island court The defendants will ask
for further adjournment until after July /,
at which time Magistrate Nostrand will pre-
beoTe DECIDED a e IS no
the law to sell liquor on Sundays In n licensed
concert hall. the concert hall proprietors hope
to be discharged.
Over 10000 persons visited Bergen Beach
yesterday. Most Of them got there before the
ralnstorm. The law against selling liquor in
licensed concert halls was strictly enforced.
and there was no attempt to evade 1t:
At Sheepshead Bay the hotels and cottages
ing the rain. the proprietors declared that they
did a phenomenal days business In fact, they
said. the rain helped rather than hurt business
at that resort by preventing many people from
going to Coney Island.