New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-01
COMEDY NOT ON THE BILL.
THE POLICE AND A TIMELY INJUNCTION
ENLIVEN NEW-YORK WIN
TER GARDEN.

Police Commissioner Partridge late yesterday
afternoon called Inspector Harley to his office
and ordered him to stop last nights perform
ance at the winter garden on the roof Of the
New-York Theatre, at Broadway and Forty
fifth-st The inspector took with him Sergeant
Brennan. of the West Forty-seventh-st. station,
and went to the garden to enforce the order.
The result was one of the best vaudeville en-
tertainments ever given at the garden Lionel
F. Lawrence the stage manager. Was arrested,
but the show with the help oe a sturdy orches-
ira. The Star Spangled Banner and Il whist
ling audience, went on An injunction also fig
ured in the entertainment.
Abcut two months age the Police Commis-
soncr found that the winter garden and the
New-YoIk Theatre were both being operated
under the same license The Sire Brothers.
managers OF both houses at once made applica-
ticn for a second license for the garden. but
were told that II could not be granted until
they had made certain alterations recommended
by the Fire and Buildings departments The
roof. floor and parts of the stage were reported
to be improperly constructed and not freproof-
The performances were allowed to continue, In
the expectation that the changes would be made
and the license granted After what the Com
missioner thought a sufficient time he. hnding
that the changes had not been made, said that IL
they were not completed BY last Saturday night
his vacation yesterday morning and found them
still unfinished The Sire Brothers pleaded with
him for their license At D. m. he decided
that they could not have it. and told them that
the performance would be stopped
So Inspector Harley and Sergeant Brennan
went to the Garden and behind the scenes. and
forbade the production. Meanwhile the proprie-
tors were hurrying out after injunction for
bidding any interference with their show II
..r,It araq
ira was ordered to play overture over and
over till $50 o'clock. The large audience grew
impatient the injunction Gid not come, the
curtain was rung up and ballet with Cleo
patra as the centrepiece put on. That took
seven minutes. Then violinist named Ricci
was sent out before the curtain to play inter-
mezzo
While he was playing Inspector Harley took
his stand by the button which calls up the cur
tain. The first who presses this button
will be arrested he said. This curtain shall
not go up again"
Chorus girls stood about in awed silence.
Joe Smith, the boy who comes out between
acts 10 change the pIacards. looked defiance
The muled walls of Ihe IntermezZo came from
the other side of the curtain Just then a stage
hand accidentally knocked loose guy rope
which supported Il flying trapeze for one of the
acts and down the inspectors head came
coil of rope. The inspector jumped. The violin
fst reached his final note. Then Lionel E.
Lawrence the stage manager, walked TO the
button and pressed it,
ARREST that mani" cried the inspector. He
was obeyed and the stage manager escort
ed to the Forty-seventh-st station The cur
tain did not go up
The sight OF the stage manager in the hands
of an officer WAS much for Joe smith, who
has a gr at fondness for Mr.. Lawrence. BOO.
hoo cried. lost his balance and fell down
fiy, stairs head over heels
screamed the girls. rushing to the head
re stairs, IF the nasty police have He'd
10y was uula-70es!, SUI re- aEi'euce V =
Ero0 la1g Impatient. The poor 0rchestF:- stfueS
W.. rs overture again and repeated it e7ve2
.u.s The audience then began TO Sta a-d
zap
Give us a change" many cried.
Meanwhile the recovered Joey came out and
| hung UP Il placard bearing the word inter
| mission Then the orchestra struck uD The
| Star Spangied Banner This tickled the crowd
When it was through everybody whistled yam
| kee Doodle
| At943O o. nt the Injunction came. It had been
| granted by Justice Greenbaum in the Supreme
! Court and forbade any interference with the
! perforuance Phe Injunction is temporary and
! is returnahe Friday. Then the show went on
/ Lawrence vas released on SDop bond, FUR
| nished by William r Donnelly. of No. lis West
/ F0rty-sixth-st.. and Joey ended the eNehihs
| with smiling countenance.
The Sire Brothers say that the Ponce Coniiilis
sioner can grant the license to them even II the
! recorumendat tIons OF the Fire and Building de-
| pa artmeuts are not complied with: but Comnlls-
! sIoner Partridge says that he won't, even II he
| has the legal right to-
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