New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
ONLY A PALE SUNDAY.
WARMED BY INJUNCTIONS.
Not Blue, Like Week Ago, Though
Some Shoes Are Frozen Ont.


II was only the palest sort Of baby blue Sunday
yesterday, thanks the grist of the injunction
mill on Saturday, which opened most OF the
highly educational moving picture shows. Ihe
Sunday theatre almost as care free and unre-
strained in the display of ankle length skirts as
week ago. when the Doull ordinance punched a DIG
hole through the lid. There was not much OF that
lid left yesterday-only the place where 1t mad Deen-
One theatre had injunction a week ago against
Interference with it's Passion Play pictures. and
this hung yesterday. AT the other thedues
the Sunday choristers sang ''Harrigan. That's Me-
and Mothers a Good Old Wash Lady, between
the turns of the Drnkwater Sisters and the bulkon
Brothers in desecularized ''cancans and clogs
The saloons alone showed any falling of IN paIfon
One of the blanket injunctions Of Saturday
opened sixty-odd moving picture shows, ana sew
enty-eight others protecting one or more were
showered upon Commissioner Bingham, SO thal
on1v few thouehtless proprietors could not open
their doors and reap the richest harvest OF
and dimes gathered by these promoters OF cui'uie'
refinement and education since the picture GRAZ"
came to New York along with the grip ana o'nei
kindred vsitations. The police were tod Oh 'i7
njunctions and warned not to interfere ana 'heS
obeyed.
Only one thing differed from the usual weekday
rouine-the monographs "spielers and poost-
ers." which clutter up the air and sidewalk on a.
week day. were blessedly silent. Inside the pictures
rushes to those of "Biddy' when she 1eh Oh 'ne
soap.
The fniunctions issued Saturday by Justice Green
baum returnab1e on December 81, FORBADE tiie Po
lice from interfering with properly licensed pa pot
giving sacred educational lectures hlustL Gu
hv stAreopticon views or moving pictures. lhese
were easily stretched TO provide enter1aii'ns a.
we'll as eduCa tional exhibitions Inc lsc'uie' "
some instances. consisted of a somewhat iiiOoii,A
emf announcement by the lecturer, whose Foice
he advanced from i5boI anu
the lubricative liduId employed from time 10 'iiI
In some of the precincts police were sent ~ aoul-.
To look the shows and see that 'iFz nioFi'e
picture people did not take too great an adVah'ds'
Of the injunction -, o
All of the show places IN bioduNa! -,
nuc Third avenue. 18th street and IN 'he 80
we're providing the educational enter,a'iiii. -.
nstrons Nearly all OF the places In "raho e"e
a nd on the East Side were open. IN hatieh oy
one place was closed, because the propre'ol
,o Get an Injunction. There was open mouse hS
well as open side door in The Bronx TOO
An the theatres were much better patronizea yes
terdav than the Sunday before VIM" - h."
the worst Of the year. Besides yesterday the Gus
to,,,r1, sunday theatregoers were fairly wei as
s,Ired that the police would not bother 'he houe
Roth opera houses gave their custoriats -
70 large audiences, and there was another a
negie Hall. ., -. ~. orv,ers
- ,aco halls The Sunday night dances In ram
many Hall and Teutouia Hall, two OF the iai
,sed FOR the purpose, were protecteo ~ i'
tions and the police or the East --u '
had their hands tied.
rr.a.,,o. of tho Mercer street station arrested
,ha manager the ticket seller and the moving pct
ura operator Of the Comedy Theatrc' at w -
1.ss, is.b street last night. They were loched up
charged with violating the SUNDAY ta" .n, ING
onars who said they were Miss Matte inoiiiPso. on
~ No ~7se West Sd street, Coney lslaho uche'
seller. Morris Bernard. moving picture ope'a'o''
NJ No l57 Suffolk street. ard Barney Aici','
manager of No. 30 East llSth street were All aN-
mi,ted to bail. -. ,oo+,
,roc+ who the police say conducts moving
,Jct,re show at Nos 10 and liz Thlrd avenue oo-
tanned an Injunction against interference with H1s
sbnr AZ No 10 Third avenue The police. now
ever maintaining that the injunction dio lot
oo,.r the prenlses at No. 1l2 Third avenue IocKeo
yslensi IN in the 9th street station he soon op-
taned bail .. 49,
one dance, over in Williamsburg was stopped oy
the nolice At Palace Hall. No. 81 Grand street
-, 1y,rdatio, OF No IIs Grand street. was
arrested charged with violating the law in permit
ting dancing In his hall The Blue Bell socai Sluo
had chartered the hall for soiree' ana my
na,rs OF williamsburg's "e-iisht were spie''Ne
nhen Captain Creamer. of the Bedford aVehus po
49, ..,nr made the orchestra lay down his Gig
a~,,a and stop playing while he drove the dancers
out In the confusion the cigarette was ios'' ou'
youth Was found willing TO lay his asioe III s"'e
Mace while he played the harmonlca Inc uan'o
hi
o, the band his waistcoat pocket ana 'ne o'n1' ne
ont into the cold world. Then >the dancers I'i-
lowed TO drown their sorro"s-
In most parts of williamsburg GOOD part Oh .iio
places were closed except Where pIoIeCu =,
junction The Amphon Theatre, in BEDFORD avehue
ran It's moving pictures and Illustrated song
show, but the police arrested the ticket seper
eaten,an and machine operator at each perform
ance The management said 1t had appheu " 'uo
,Ic. Carr for an injunction and thought II hau
h,op or WAS TO be issued. When the ponce so'
there the officials had copy OF the lnJuhc'ioi
however so the arrests were made
In Brooklyn three theatres got into uoE Die
nav,s In Bedford avenue; the Majestic. III L ul'oi'
.,reat and the Columbia. in Washington street
similar arrests were made the week before at 'ne
Majestic and -Blaney's. both afternoon ana even.
ing Several other theatres opened. put hepl WI
,ougb inside the law to escape police action. oeH
-, ,,,o,i,, pictnre men were arrested although
60. 80 20 +he nIaces were protected by injunction.