The San Francisco call., 1907-03-09
MAYOR SCHNITz STOPS
SLURS ON IRISH FOLK
At DAVIS DEATHTRAP
Threat to Close Down the
Theater Brings Manage
ment to Book
ALLEN WINS CAUSE
Denounces Circular From
Showhouse as Full of
FalSehoods

The Irish citizens who have been
making forcible protest against the in
suits nightly offered to their race from
the stage OF Supervisor Sam Davis
deathtrap theater have won. Last
night the offensive feature Of the Kolb
and Dill performance was cut out when
the management OF the deathtrap
found itself face to face with threat
from the Mayor that unless it aban-
doned its staged indecencies forthwith
the house would be compelled 10 close
today
The Davis desthtrappers were sum-
Ynoned before the Mayor yesterday at
The instance Of John p. Allen, chairman
OF the St. Patriclk's day convention, and
#. P. O'Dowd and others, and We're told
that they must eliminate from their
show all insulting references TO or por-
trayal OF the race represented by the
complainants or the house would be
shut down. They obeyed orders
During the purged and purified per
formance last night the people in the
theater were handed circulars signed
Respectfully, sam Davis, manager
Davis Theater and Supervisor Of the
city and county Of San Francisco
This circular seems to have been de-
signed to convince the Irish citizens
that the deathtrappers never onenoeo
them and 10 make them and the pub
tic believe that il was The Call that
caused all the trouble. Most OF 1t is de-
voted to fiatulent abuse Of The Call and
the rest TO whining falsehoods concern
ing the insults TO the Irish people. II
says nothing about the Mayors order
10 clean up or shut up.
ALLEN MAKES STATEMENT
Davis deathtrappers regard the close
Of the unpleasant incident and the at
tack on The Cali may be gathered from
a statement made last night by At
tornev John p. Allen. chairman OF the
st Patricks day convention, ana IN
dorsed by his associates in the work
of compelling Supervisor Davis and has
theaterical enterprise 10 be outwafoly
decent. Mr. Allen said;
In reply to the statement issued this evening
bv the Davis Theater, 4 desire respectfully "
submit that the said statement is misleading
end IN many respects false. As president OF the
81. Patrick's day convention OF San tLanclsco s
let me say that the Irish and lrlsh-Amerlchn
people should feel in no wise obligated TO me
Davis Theater or any one connecteo 1terts ~ ~ ~
for the elimination OF the immoral features OF
the Belle Of Avenue A
We do not consider that any voluntary con
.oeesions have been made By the Davis Theater.
We trust that the public generally ana partlcu-
iarly those present when Manager holb made
: statement this evening before the audience,
,ysll moi be uisled or think that Il was anything
but selfish motives and fear Of inevitable con
sequences that actuateo either Mr. kolb or the
Davis Theater management
II II had not been for the heavy pressure
brought 70 bear TODAY and threats or dire con
sequences, the Belle OF Avenue A. company
would stin be Haunting IT'S vulgar indecencies IN
and propaRating a well-plauned attack upon the
Irish and Irish Americans generally The public
Monday nights performance. when he attempted
10 justify his villainous degradation of Irish
GERMAN Ee1,an1O element had Tolerated Mt. Koib in
despicsbe caricature Of the industrious German
housewife in a cast wherein he reduced her to
the depths Of the gutter whence she literally
swan in BOTTLES Of beer.
MAYOR APPEALED TO
On behalf OF the St. Patrick's day convention.
in company with T. r. O DoWd. I laid the mat
ter Of grievances. together with the Fulgsrity
Mayor Schmitz. He Immediately called the Da-
Wis management TO his Office and after several
the part of Mrs McCiuskey and al other refer
ences 10 the Irish people were eliminated at once
ne would close the theater tomorrow.
With reference 10 that portion Of the state
ment wherein Manager Davis lays the respOnsi-
bility for the Irish demonstrations against the
Davis Theater 10 The San Francisco Call. de-
sire emphaficslly 10 deny the same generally
and specifically. Several days before The San
Francisco Call OF any other newspaper had any
intimation Of the Irish protest against the inde-
cencies Of THE Belle Of Avenue A" a committee
Of inc ST Patrici's dav convention had waited
upon the management Of the Davis Theater sew
eral times. i may also add that the Davis man
agement and the performers Of The Belle OF
Avenue A. broke faith with the said committee
in this. that they promised to eliminate the i'm
moral and objectionable features, but as soon as
the committee turned IFS back the cast was
shifted and the vileness more saliently brought
out than ever before.
We do not understand what Mr.. Kolb meant
when he stated from the stage tonight that II
Mr. O'Dowd paid more attention 10 his business
and less 70 the Davis nfRmv kelleher & Brown
would not be doing 50 large a business. We also
remeubcr SIR. Kob's threat 10 circumveut the
national movement against the stage Irish