Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-06
Sunday CLOSING
Of THE THEATERs
,,otby Discussion Of the Cues.
ton by Council COM
mittee.
LAID OVER FOR ONE WEEK.
.,.0,s Of salt Lake and Ensign
LES. Ministerial Association and
r,ss,er Managers Were Heard,

- ras quite a lengthy discussion
NV. me municipal laws committee OF
n.' .,,v council last night In regard TO
l a o,a,nance introduced some time ago
~e e.nrc,lman Wells which has for It's
W W., ,he closing of the thsaters in the
oo'' ~ sunday nights and dispensing
Wv :, eater performances on that
wv wv, Representatives OF the Minis
ns~I s,socIa,ion and the presidents OF
vs. 81, Lake and Ensign stakes OF TINS
y" ~, arteared before the committee ana
Wv some very strong arguments IN
...o, n, the ordinance. +. G. smutzei
ne Grand. and william Quincy OF
rvrc we're present and stated their
wv to the ordinance. At the con-
Vrr WIN n the discussion the matter was
"a aver for one week for final dispo-
.n,r The Indications are, however.
,s., the committee will report against
ora,nance and the American ma1ori-
~ IN the council will concur In the
..,omnendation OF the committee and
ADOPT It's report.
AN AMENDMENT OFFERED.
,,,er the ordinance was read to the
..nuI,tee last evening, Wells offered an
.n.rament which would permit only
rcd concerts, to which no admission
% is charged, TO be given on Sunday
.r,,nvs. This amendment at once
n., with opposition from Ferry. Null
,,v and Black on the ground that II
,oolS exclude band concerts and sun
aov evening concerts by the symphony
a,chs,tra, These concerts, they con-
,anded. are refined entertainments ana
,Scua not be prohibited.
nav D, A. Brown OF the First Bap-
,st church was the first TO speak IN
,ayor Of the ordinance on behalf Of tho
MINISTERIAL association. He stated In
Me- ottnlng remarks that he did not
ohect 10 sacred concerts except when
nv were given In connection win
,haa,ricsl entertainments. He con-
ydered tn, ordinance as a moral safe
mald for the young people OF the city,
rm, TOO. he thought that sunday
rsht theaters encouraged dissipation
an that night which was very bad for
hborng people who have to work hard
an Monday and other working days
Tutfer, he objected most strongly 10
N class OF performances given In
Sre OF the theaters on Sunday nights,
many Of the plays, he contended being
very degrading and decidedly detri.
ratai 10 the morals Of the public Ard
PARTICULARLY the young people of the
n.y. he said that an attorney ~ the
fty had told him that he went &C. q
certain performance in local theatcr
sn4 that Il made him blush. II the
pil0Ymances given In some instances
would make q lawyer blush, Mr. Brown
siued that they were certainly not
ytiy good for young people to see and
htaI.
Rev. Benjamin Young of the First
Methodist church spoke briefly In favor
N tho ordinance because he believed
thas the majority OF the people Of the
city favored closing up the theaters on
sunday evenings. He stated that the
etiOrs associations of the country IA
'ored Sunday closing, so that they
nigh, have a day OF rest. Many young
people Of this city. he thought wers he.
Ing ei away from the paths OF right
ecusness and were being morally dt-
eadsd BY the Sunday night theaters.
PRIESTS, NORRIS AND YOUNG
SPEAK.
President Nephi l.. Morris OF Salt
Lake stake stated that ne was deepl,
Interested In the ordinance and argued
mat us passage would mean the pres
ovation OF the public morals and OF
lne PHYSICAL man. He commended that
sunday Is a day OF rest and should be
observed as such and that mans phys
hai Welfare demanded rest on one
gay N the week and that day has beer
y me past and always should be Sun
day
MAJ. Richard w. Young. president o
Nsh stake, was the next TO be heart
" FAVOR OF the ordinance. He lait
gdu'uiar stress upon the fact tina
sunday mad been recognized In judicia
eecisions as day of rest and he wa,
ARMY or the opinion that It should b,
observed In this city among theatri
w people as we'll as others. In an
Met 10 question as to whether h
Souid iaVor closing the resorts OF
Sunaays he stated that the line SHOULD
~ ursWn somewhere and he believe,
u the public parks should be KEEP
vpen IN order TO provide n place o
recreation for the people.
councilman Wells closed the dis
sussph IN favor of the ordinance. II,
aaaf strong appeal for It's psssag,
~ denounced the Sunday night thea
v S az disgusting and degrading an,
W"usht lhey should not be permitted
m eohtended that the theaters shout,
=, uosed on Sundays for the beneti
une actors as we'll as any Others
i" closing up the resorts on Sun
~ ne said that most of them wer
es the Jurisdiction OF the cit,
tsI G ~ az they are located beyond tn,
a.. smlls' The management Of tn,
l,snu theater, he said had written
~, III which II had agreed to clos
same. "ouio uo th
a,,nouuay made a talk against the or
ME- ana argued that the poor peo
IN" the city could not attend IN,
h,, ", on any other night I'm the veel
nights. '"VS ""u 10 WORK othe
csn,, , shutter OF the Grand. took OK
lea 20 some statements which ma,
tsrso MADE against Sunday theatr,ca
su,S Sa n'ances. He said that I'm hayin,
fouoniy theaters Salt Lake was sinpl'
el,as une example OF other lare'
MA ooth In the east and west. III
Inc o, rnat some Of the best people /,
,yiS attend the theater on Sunda,
Lvr,a es, Manager Quincy OF m
NJ eohcurred In the statement n
Of nt'ulHer and added that the lis
tlgb,a.''ons OF his theater on Sunda,
insr,s included about SO very prorn
business men OF the city.
n,d,s,ey and Black both opnossd m
10 t,ange and the former stated ,ba
o. m ,eW from experience as manass
iheater uIand that the Sunday nigh
CO was the poor mans recrestion
q ha ypVsrheld as representaiiv
tsyor J NJ G. A.. spoke briefly I,
dlscu.si,.h e ordinance after which On
sla "f closed and the ma,inr a .n
b Nv over for one week. The merh wa
cr,h,r municipal laws COMMITTEE ~
Holis, Black, Mulyey. Ferrv an,
sIcep,io,A Al o. them with the prcbsbI
po..S Sion OF Holley are sais 10 he nm
ltus 20 NE ordinance hence thsre ",
wort will be made upon ~ 1t, ."'aVoraol