New-York tribune., 1907-11-18
NEW YORKVS.KANKAKEE
No Sunday Theaticals There-UH-
decided about Gotham.

The American Playgoers gathered at the Hotel As
last night talk about Miss Henrietta CrOsman
and her new play. The Christian Pilgrim but
Miss Crosman who going 10 be the guest ot
honor, decided that she ought have nights rest
so the Playgoers had a session Of trying TO decide
whether they ought TO live up their
sunday night well every other night OF the
week \ lot of persons spoke about It. but the
sense Of the meeting is not yet known. John lie
Witt Warner began speaking at late hour, and a
a much later hour had not come TO the point cs
making evident which side OF the controversy ne
was on So, of course. one knew how TO vote.
There were good many actors and actresses there.
and they all thought Sunday performance were sim
ply dreadful and said Sonic 1ne asked where the
stars OF vaudeville were, It was explained that
they were all busy adding their meagre salaries
by uplifting the at various sacred concerts
in Times Square and other places. Miss Elsie Janis
had a good deal 10 say about the evils OF sunday
performances, but unable finish what she was
telling friends in the lobby. because a vau5e-
Vile agent started TO talk 20 her about a contract
some time later with twenty-uInute appearances
twice a day seven days week So one OF the
most ardent advocates of Sunday closing had 70 -
excused while she went away in the elevator 70 talk
business
Mr.. Mackay, who used to be an actor and hasn't
forgotten all the tricks Of the stage made a lot
of trouble. He was saying something about how
awful 1t was TO have work on Sundays when
you would much rather be at home or AT church.
and remarked that he didn't think any actor was
10 blame for taking drink when he had 10 10
anything Ike that So several men looked mean
ingly at their wives signaIled TO each other and
went downstairs to get a-sandwich.
When Mr.. Mackay got through Mr.. Goldsmith
who is lawyer. took the floor and said he thought
New York and Kankakee. III. were entirely
different places. and ought to have different codes.
And he thought 1t all right for carpenters to
take day of Sunday. but that guards on the
subway ought TO keep right WORKING. And Shay
did anyhow, so that actors ought 10 be able -
act on Sundays. And what were the ones who OBJ
served the Sabbath TO do on Sunday If they didn't
so to the theatre. he wanted 10 know
some outsider said that Mr.. Goldsmith was couu-
sci for man, who wasn't named who had sun
day concerts at his houses. and that very few
managers in Kankakee Ill. had Sunday concerts
and tnaJ they might not retain Mr.. Goldsmith "a
act for them if they did. But that had nothing 10
do with the
The next speaker was applauded when she rosa
to speak. but when she sat down the cheering
lasted five minutes She Miss Amelia sum
Mr. Chairman. Mr.. Mackay expressed my senti-
mentS. and have nothing to add TO what he said
Then some VINO introduced coming
from Brooklyn, but whose name no one could
derStand, said that times had changed III fifty
years. and that q friend OF his who didn't like
works of fiction had forgotten that the Book %
Job was work OF fiction and that he thanked
every very much for their kind attention to
those few words. The general opinion was that he
favored Sunday performances. and Mr.. Warner
was seen to be growing restless. lie began to
speak not long after this.