Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-02
NO MORE HORRORS
In Chicago Theatres If They
Can Be Prevented.
Mavor Harrison Orders 10 Theatres
and Museums Closed at Once
Ard to Stay Closed Until Laws Are
Complied With.

,.bi,.,ao Jan. 1.-Mayor Carter II
n .-,,,op. today, took steps to provide
,.- r., te poesibie against repetition
" Wednesdays horror AT the lroquoi!
AZ = result Of an investiga
,i', ,nate at his orders and lasting
In. few hours. - theatres and muse
,.. ,,.,.r.. ordered closed, some of then
,.t.c, .,rncug the leading and mos
,.,,t,r r,layhouscs Of the city. The
or the mayor was based on one
,..r.. ,inL.tion Of the ordinances which
80. intended to protect the patrons OF
,,,.....,... from lust such an occurrence
.l.., which cost 50 many lives on
Wednesday. This was that every one
-; these places had omitted to supply
., ,shosfos curtain. The theatres Or
,!-r.d closed are;
U,vard's. Sam r. Jacks, MarloWe.
V.w American. Olympic, Academy OF
Music, Alhulnbga. Avenue Bijou chi
,ar, Ou.r:i House. Columbus Stock,
,rhirty-Gret street criterion, P!egeh-
baun,'s Milwaukee avenue. aGrrick ana
Glickman's.
In addition 70 these, the London
Globe Museum and the clark Street
Museum were also compelled 10 close
their doors.
The Chicago Opera House ana the
Olynpic theatre are VaudeFllie houses
Of the highest class and probably do as
much business in point OF numbers as
:tnv of the theatres in the city at Il
single uerforInanre. This. however
give = matinee every day in the week
ana it is seldom that seats can be OBJ
tanned for any performance AT IN"
Inn. of opening. In addition to this.
the have been accustomed TO selling
large numbers Of tickets for standing
room AMI as a general thing more peo-
ne. ar. within these places of amuSe-
meat At any average performance than
,..n he found 1t any otilc:' Playhouse
i'll tGe city
The t;arrark theatre which was or
II !cicI c!usc1. is Il small playhouse on
tie northwest side of the city ana
should rot be COMPOUNDED with the
Larger house of the same name situated
in Randolph street. one block west Of
he ItoIuois.
The inspection ordered ny Inc MAYOR
today. WAS carrie out by i'uildinS
tG,HEissi"nrr Williams and Chief of
Police D'Nril The scope of invcSti
cation included no other feature than
D":tos curtains III" mayor III
Nituri"I COMMISSIONER hIGtils |" re-
l"ft [" MN promptly ~ 'he '"H'iuSi"li
81 MS Investigations hr'AflHE thdt 1t
was ~" lht'H''"h mat 10 th"ltic
Sa"u.i ~ al''"td l" open us coors III
thl,IG" hereafter Unless it was pro-
N""d WIN an '"pt''"S 'urI"lh %.
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heads ANA r""".!''l ini" the d""r"Ays
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ed by all ordinary standards was thn
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GEAR thAt II thr asheS'oS curtain i'll
IL should have been there would have.