New-York tribune., 1908-12-28
PROTECTED BY COURT,
SHOWS KEEP OPEN
MOVING PICTURE PLACES
PIN DESPITE MAYOR.
4 Fe5c Arrcsts Made for Vioiatf01
of Sunday Lazc-Other Estab-
Hshments Educational.

revocation Of all their licenses b. Mayor Nc
CleIIan. only a few arrests were rlade. anu
these were ali based on alleged violation OF the
law relating TO Sunday aHzusernents In "ost
Ioses 4bars vas a lecturer to explain the story
told by each film which in tire eyes OF the sun
day law made il educational" II was oniy
those proprietors Who neglected this opportunity
to educate the pubic that got into trouble
st all the places the tiHboards annOunced
either lectures Illustrated By moving pictures
or .=4cred concerts" to be heard within Al tns
theatres the usual Sunday night concerts were
given. arrests being made at three theatres Ins
concerts at the Manhattan and MetroDoiit@n
opera houses met with no interference
The enforcement OF the law relating to Sun
day performances has given the Association OK
Vaudeville Managers a new nut % cl~1-
Though performances were given az al the va
rietv houses conducted by members OF rhe So
called syndicate last night. they were All OF tns
tea cf1D order and in some OF the houses Wsrs
not to the liking OF the spectators. and me man
ayers themselves were disguised At Hammer
STEMS variety house the bill was a good one "a
far as the individual performers Ters coneernso.
some OF the best in vaudeville being In L a0o
two or three % the actors appeared In scsss
dress suit attire The police eensOFs @sI77@
that there was violation
NR- HAMMERsTEIN DISGUSTED.
NJ Hammerstein however. was not ar al
l zzrT
he said but II Is the best we can give tns1a-
Maurice Goodman counsel for the va11dsEilis
managers. said he would urge them 70 adoDs
some measures that would bring performance
on Sunday up 70 the people
The public want the Sunday shows he said
''and believe II the matter wers put up 20 tns
n11r1ic II would vote 10 abolish the present laws
I think the managers could settle the matter ro-
all time by making public canvass themselves
he before a COMMITTEES Ok
reputable citizens"
Some amusing incidents attended the perform
ances at the various theatres At keith q
Proctor's Fifth avenue house, for Instance. the
audience showed il had not turned out 20 see
camp meeting The programme consisted OF de-
vC tionaI airs doIed out by vocal and instr1ner-
tai performers. The spectators had paid good
money and. as some Of them remarked, got bad
music for IL" They were real mad They
hissed the performers on the stage. then ad-
journed to the lobby 70 express their opinions
Of the police and Managers The police made
them 20 home then
/ AZ the Grand opera House Mr.. Springer. the
n. nager had no less legal adviser than JUS
tfce-eIect Edward b La Fetra- When Captain
Kane went around early yesterday morning and
told him he taking big chance # he
oDensd I'D in the afternoon Mr. Springer vas
consoIed bv Mr La Fetra. and threw open his
house at the regular hour Two plain clothes
men took positions on the stage The hoJLss
was packed at exactly > O'Clock A 'ce-list q
the house orchestra opened the performance
WITH a solo Of a devotional character The su-
dience appIauded-
Great. great. greatr' remarked Nj Douglass.
the ex, ert at the box Office Then there was
lecture OF an educational character That, too,
was approved by the police censOrs- Il vas fol
lowed by that clever team, Matthews and Ashley
SAYS Ashley TO Matthews "What'u va doF'
'Do nothing" replied Matthews. and they
looked at the audience The audience laughed
and they turned away. That was their first
stunt They came again. and their fact
| moved and their eyes opened The plain ciotnss
men were on their feet
The team cried out. Don't arrest Us, Mr..
OfIcer" and the audience laughed again
The most important arrest in the Crusade
/ against Sunday theatrical performances was
that OF Clifford Gordon. actor. just hs
finished an imitation OF Dutch politician max
ing speech at the American Theatre TIE
rest was made by Acting Captain Mahers Of tbs
West 3Tth street station. who thought that the
act violated the eleventh section 81 General
Bingham's general order No $50. which reads
Arrest any one giving an tmpersonation OF The
/ character OF any one. with OF without GESTURE
Gordon was bailed out right after his arrest
J BY Richard Huneke. who gave the Franklin Ma
I tionaI Bank building. at 42d street and Eighth
| avenue as security for the 5000 bail Gordon
was not in costume He had been preceded by
/ several singers who not arrested Efs
! case viii probably be made the basis OF another
test OF the law
PROTEST AGAINST ARREST.
7 All Of the managers seen last night protested
against the arrest Of Gordon declaring tra4 his
I act was considered a good one tor the Sunday
l concerts and one that had never been inter-
\ fered with before Perhaps. one said. two jokes
! aimed against the police had something 20 90
/ with It
/ In speaking OF GOrdon's arrest Percy G. Will
/ Jams said: IF the police attempt arrest
/ German performer for speaking In his
dialect it is evident that there in reality very
/ little possibility OF complying with the law
/ understand that Gordon appeared in regular
/ street clothes. and did not even make up his
! face. and cannot understand where the viola
/ ton Of the law comes in
! 1T Is certain that something definite must -
/ done in regard 20 Mr.. PendIstOns opinion
/ given out on Saturday. Mr.. PendIeton's view O
/ the law has nothing 70 do with the law itselr.
and IL is certain that further curtaiIrnent would
/ be impossible II performances are 20 be con-
/ tinued"
/ When asked as TO whether the New York
Theatrical Managers Protective Association
/ would take any action in regard 10 sunday con-
/ certs Mr. Williams said that the managers
( would have 70 walt until certain arrests lad
/ been made to have something definite To act on.
Bernard Young and clara his wife were ar
rested in the evening at the ThaIia Theatre.
where they had been appearing in a sketch n
costume The stage manager baiIed them out
At the Olympic Theatre. il East I4th street
Eugene and Ted Faust appeared IN a musical
act wearing dinner coats Captain Burfeind oi