The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-20
WILL CUT OUT CHARITY.
MT. Sinai Hospital Won't shelter Victoria
Theatre Sunday shows.


Next Sunday nights sacred concert
at Hammerstein's Victoria Theatre will
not be for the benefit Of the Mount Sinai
Hospital. William Hammerstein said so
yesterday. oflate, the Sunday programmes
lave borne the inscription;
Grand Sacred Concert
Benefit Mount Sinai Hospltalt.
This is to be struck off next Sunday. Mr..
Hammerstein said yesterday that 1t was
pure courtesy which prom pied him to do
without the hospitals protecting name.
am doing il on my W responsibility
entirely, said he. Il wouldn't disturb the
old mans vacation In Italy for anything,
Perhaps II Ire were here he wouldn't give
in, but l think it better So"
1t was the hard luck that SO many pro-
grammes had been printed in advance
| that prevented him from taking the name
of earlier when Isaac Wallach, president
Of the hospitals directors, wrote him a
letter saying that the hospital had not been
consu lied, had given no permission for
the benefit and would receive no money
from such a source. Mr.. Wallach re-
quested that the inscription be stricken
of the programmes at once.
Mr.. Hammerstein did not answer the
letter. The hospital authorities waited,
but on the next Sunday the Objectionable
words were still on the programme. Then
they turned the matter over to their
counsel, Edward Iauterbach. Last Thurs
day Mr.. Hammerstein received a message
from Mr.. Lauterbach. He sent back word
that the offending announcement would
not be on last Sundays programmes; but
it was. The wrath of the hospital au-
thorities boiled over and Mr.. Lauterbach
said yesterday that he would probably
get out an injunction against the per-
Torrance next Sunday.
Mr.. Hammerstein declares his father
has sent a sum OF money to the Mount
Sinai Hospital, which was the share of the
receipts he planned to give them, and
that the money has not been returned.
Mr.. Lauterbaoh says he has no knowledge
of any such transaction.
When Herr Conried was SUNNI oned for
giving Verdi'e Requiem on a Sunday night
| Police INSPECTOR Schmittberger said that
Hammerst6in's Sunday concerts werent
interfered with because he was giving
them for charity, ~
Commissioner Bingham had little to
say on the subject yesterday ~atternoo
| He simply said that II the Hammersteins
had cloaked their Sunday performances
| under the guise OF charity it was a matter
for the police TO look into. When asked
whether next Sunday nights concert at
the Victoria would be stopped if it were
not given for some charity the Commits
sioner said: 'Well-that's looking "a little
! too far ahead"
GRAND OPERA HOUSE las A TURN.
When the Grand Opera House at Twenty
third street and Eighth avenue opened its
doors last Sunday night Patrolmen hap-
polt and keenan, Of the West Twentieth
street police station took orchestra seats.
They were detailed by Capt. Burfeind to act
as censors. They reported that IT wasn't
a concert and Manager John d.. Springer
was asked to appear before Magistrate
Barlow in the Jefferson Market police court
Yesterday to explain.
Rapport and Keenan, offered a programme
as evidence.
Tell me all about 1t, said the Court.
They told in full of the Sunday night
performance. Judge Barlow checked off
each number on the programme as 1t was
explained. The Six Winning Widows and
the Great thinner decided the issue. The
former, asserted the cops had done q sing,
ing and dancing turn and had changed
costume in the course OF the act. the
Great thinner, they said, had juggled
balls, umbrellas and tables in the air. .,
THAT'S enough, " said the Court. You
better waive examination, Mr.. Springer
I'm willing, your Honor" answere
Mr.. Springer, Lets get through with
1t quickly
Mr.. Springer is under $500 bail to appear
before the Court of Special Sessions.