Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-08
SUNDAY
PROMISED IN
NOW YORK
EVERY FORM OF SHOW
PLACED UNDER BAN
Theatrical Managers Decide to
Obey Law to the Letter in
Hope of Securing Its Early
Repeal,
tBy Morning Journal Special Leased wire.

thy Morning Journal Special Leased WIRE J
New York. Dec. "A "biue sun
day is promised New York tomor-
tow a literal enforcement of an old.
but not seriously regarded, statute
under new interpretation, viii de-
prive New Yorks millions of any
form OF public entertainment Tor
tive nty-four hours at least and per-
haHs for mary ntfer sun Laws To
60 nc. o. lcrs foi a sis,,, enforce
mint OF .iu. Fce D'G1rnnan's recent
GCc sion in regard to the losing II all
places OF amusement on the sabbath
We're issued today by Poii.e Commits
siOner Bingham.
Commissioner Binghcm's orders to
Eighteen inspectors call for rigid en-
forf ement Of the law and clamps the
eo}er of strict suppression on all
forms of amusement from vaudeville
TO the Sunday evening entertainments
of the Y. Nj. G. A. The commissioner
informed the inspectors that the sun
day closing law covers everything
from the symphony concerts az Car
negie hall TO the scent Nau1as iilc
shows. and that any att ,mpts 10
evade the statute will BE- met with ar
rest.
Theatrical managers and show men
stated today that they propose to
obey the mandate OF the law, bell ~
ing, they say, that Its strict enforse-
ment win do more than anything else
to effect It's modification or repeal at
the coming session OF the legislature.
The only places In greater New York
where bright lights will shine and
wheezy pianos beat ou, Il defiance t.
the police VIII be Brooklyn. The
managers OF five moving picture
shows and skating rink have secured
temporary injunctions restraining the
police from interfering with them to-
morrow and Commissioner Bingham
told the Brooklyn Inspector that the
injunction must be obeyed.
y Commissioner bingham in deliver
ing his Instructions, said that the clos
Ing order prohibited everything In
the way of performance or enter
tHinment and that the rule extended
TO dancing academies and TO dance
halls. The commissioner said 10 the
inspectors: gs
Now that order and that decision
means simply the stopping Of any
public entertainment on performance
of any character IN place Of public
amusement on Sunday All perform
ances of any character in a place of
public amusement Is the way the de-
cislon reads. Now that covers Carne-
gle hall as well as the one and FIVE
cent vaudeville and moving picture
shows. II covers roller skating and
II covers benefits. The Younk Mems
Christian Association entertainments
on Sunday nights are performances in
public places and while they are run
for the purpose Of getting boys and
young men of the streets. under the
decision they violate the law. II cuts
out the educational alliance with
their little arrangements that goes on
sunday nights, because 1t Is a place OF
public amusement"
Commissioner Bingham said the
music iH hotels aud restaurants was
not to be disturbed He said that the
law was to be enforced on the out
skirts OF the city. where II has been
the custom TO play football and other
outdoor games. The six-day bicycle
race, which was scheduled to start at
midnight tomorrow will not COM
mence until I O'Clock. and the doors
OF Madison Square Garden will not
open until after midnight
The Sunday closing law has been
long on the statute book and bitter
and wide have been the contentious
over its interpretations. The police
have never been quite certain how
far they might proceed In closing the
various forms OF entertainments.
though Il was generally held that
performances in which the actors and
astresscs appeared in costumes were
within the meaning OF the statute aud
should not be permitted.