New-York tribune., 1903-03-09
MANAGERS ARRESTED.
Police Interfere With Sunday The
0tricdL Performances.

Following the reiterated complaints Of the Ac-
tors Alliance and the Sabbath Day Observance 30
ciety to Police Commissioner Greene, that the sun
day law was being fagrantly violated In some
theatres in the Borough of Manhattan at the So
called sacred concerts held on Sunday evenings
the Commissioner gave orders to see thdI tiS " do
done away with and he had the inspectors of Man
haitian give instructions to this enect !eSterudy-
In CONSEQUENCE, every theatre and concert hall IN
which concert advertised for last evening had
two policemen watching to see that the Ia" was ho'
violated.
Acting Inspector Walsh Of the Fourth Inspection
District issued order to all his captains, including
Captain O'Reilly and the latter not only "dtched'
through plain clothes the halls In his prechc''
but had two at the Metropolitan opera mouse
to see THAI the $500 people there did not see any
violation Of the Sunday law. The policemen, how
ever after listening the singers and pig tFcheS
tra reported that the law was kept Inc Same re-
port came from the other Sunday performances IN
the district.
1bcre are more concert halls and theatres further
uptown than O Reilly's district and Captain kear
of the West Sixty-eighth-st station. who mas a
number of such places his precinct. had couple
of men every place to watch AT the circle
Theatre arrests were made.
An ''au star sacred concert" advertised for
this house "A Skit in Paror A. with human
bridge builders jugglers and others made up the
programme. When Harry Taft, a comedian. "hls-
tied sang and danced the detectives interrupted
the applause that followed his act by stepping to
the stage and putting him under arrest.
William Masud the business manager OF the the
atre was also put under arrest AT the station
Taft was charged with violation of the Sunday
Concert law and Masud with aiding and abetung
such violation Taft said he was twenty-siX years
old a comedian. who lives at No 80 Grand-st..
Brooklyn Masud is thirty-six and lives at No. l35
Heves-st Brooklyn. Taft said he was losing 500
by his arrest, he to have appeared at an
other theatre.
Frank Stenberg, thirty-hve years Old OF No 3io
East Seventieth-st-, who had leased the Irving
Place Theatre for a last night. was arrest
ed by Captain Gala CHER. Of the East TUenty-sec-
ond-st station after the entertainment was over.
on a charge that the performers used costumes He
baed in the of $500.
Detective Winter. of the East Thirty hfth-St. sta
ton, arrested Hugo Morris. who held sacred
and Thirtteth-st. charge of allowing girls
under sixteen years Of age perform. Four girls
danced sang and the detective asserted that
Norris had no permit from the Mayor
Edward Quinn. manager of Prnctors Flfty-
eighth Street Pleasure Palace. arrested by
detectives of the East Fifty-first-St. station. who
asserted the show was a vaudeville performance
with costumes. scenery and changes They
rested Quinn about o'clock. but the show went
on with the sketches eliminated and a
performance carried on instead Quirn was hailed.
Commissioner Greene said last evening in regard
the enforcing of the Sunday law that he visited
Inspectors SChmitt therger. Smith. Mclaughlin and
Acting Inspector Walsh
Il told Them he said that was not entirely
satisfied with the way the Sunday law was
forced: that several places had been inspected and
the facts submitted the Corporation Counsel.
and that the Corporation Counsel held that the
halls were in violation Of the law. 1 told the in
SpectOrS the law enforced