New-York tribune., 1908-12-28

they were arrested asked Why they were to be
taken TO the station house One OF the ohices
from ths East 22d street station told me II was
because one OF the team had attempted to be
funny by limping of the stage The fact OF the
matter 70 that TED Faust IS IN reality lame
and lirnps of weekdays well as Sundays.
AT Canes show. in the old Manhattan Inea-
ire yesterday, Captain OBr9en. Of the West SOth
street station, warned tie show people in the
morning not TO proceed with their moving pic'-
ures until they had provided lecturer An
usher consequently talked
THE BowERY PARTLY CLOSED
The only part of the city where the moving
rioture shows remained closed all day were
those on the east side OF the Bowery. Captain
Johnnie" O'Connor had all the proprietors WISH
the Eldridge street station In the morning for
a conference He read them the opinion OF the
Corporation Counsel and the law on the subject
,,6 then told them plainly that wherever there
was 2 violation Of the law he would arrest every
offender The managers and proprietors talked
it over and decided that they would not take
any chances with Captain O'Connor. who has
most determined Jaw. The London, windsor
and Miners theatres were closed The Peoples,
in the Bowery, and the Grand, just east Of the
Bowery, in Grand street. were the only ones 10
open.
So far as the rest OF the city concerned.
the only places TO close were those ordered
closed by The Buildings Department All the
police officials, from Commissioner TO precinct
commander had been served with copies OF the
Injunction granted by Justices Blackmar and
Gaynor and made attempt TO close the
places In the smaller theatres moving pictures
were substituted for the usual vaudeville turns
fn some instances. In The Bronx not a show
was closed. The Metropolis Theatre, at 142d
street and Third avenue, gave & moving picture
show instead OF the usual vaudeville acts. In
Harlem the twenty-odd moving picture places
were all open. At each place one or two patrol
men were in and out all the time to see that !
there were no violations
There We're few arrests made at any Of the |
picture places Lillian Levy, cashier OF the
place at No. 12z Park Row. arrested, !
charged with selling tickets 10 two boys under /
sixteen years old who not accompanied by /
an adult Morris Tapier. manager of the place |
at No. 49, Bowery. arrested on a charge OF
exhibiting obscene pictures. One OF Inspector |
Russelrs detectives dropped penny in a slot |
machine there. and after seeing the pictures |
made the arrest.
HADN'T HEARD OF INJUNCTION
Before patrol7nan Barry. OF the west 47th /
street station. learned Of the injunction he ar
rested Milton 8. Gosdorfer. proprietor of place (
81 No SOC West 59th street and closed the ;
place up. Gosdorfer was arraigned yesterday 1
court charged with operating a show without |
3 proper license He was discharged by virtue !
OF the Injunction Max Ellenbuch proprietor !
of moving picture house at No 500 Eighth /
avenue was arrested by detectives from the
west 6sth street station, charged with violat-
snE the Sunday law.
CAPTAIN Herlihy. Of the 9Th street station had |
Max Moskovitz manager of Ylddish theatre
.n East Sd street arrested for alleged violation
Is
t,s Permit 70 three hundred persons. and two
uatroln,en reported that they had counted SSl
persons in the house
The action Of the Mayor in ordering the nfoN-
fnx picture places closed and General Blnghafns /
orders TO his men, until modified by the injunc-
tion we're praised by several cergyrnen from the
pulpit yesterc@y- /
~ am glad that the Mayor has acted, the /
Rev. Dr. Macarthur, Of the Calvary Baptist /
Church. told his current events class, 'aDd that /
the Hretched picture show places have been
closed 1 am glad to see that light is breaking /
over the city this Christmastide, and that the |
prohibition Of Sunday theatrical performances /
will be enforced. The sacred concert has be- |
-on1e any sort Of a concert, and has led TO Sun
Gay theatrical performances and other desecra- !
tions."
A STEP TOWARD ANARCHY"
Another clergyman who indorsed the action Of
pastor f-the metropolitan Temple, who preached
3 special sermon on it last night. In this sermon
he said that the indifference Of the managers
and others TO the existing laws was a step
toward anarchy.
Viewed simply as 2 prudential measure" he
said the action of the Mayor is justified. We
al remember how the officials Of Chicago were
-xecrated after the Iroquois Theatre fire. and
ve must commend the step taken by the Mayor.
Ee did not act hastily. He investigated per
sonaily. and then acted in the interest of life
snd health-until the fire traps can be wiped
out
is II The ambition Of the managers TO gain a
reputation for Ia7rlessness? Where is the line
70 be drawn? Their Indifference to the law is
Only one step toward anarchy"
After The service was over most of the
Eregstion walked east through 14th street past
the Fourteenth Street Theatre. There they
string of nearly three hundred persons wait
Ing in line 10 the moving picture show.
The Rev. F. N. Foster. chairman Of the In
terdenoIninationaI Committee Of the Clergy.
speaking fl the Third Reformed Presbyterian
Church. in West cd street, said: Mayor Nc
Csellan is making heroic efforts TO suppress the
evils Of the moving picture shows seven days in
the week and 10 close them altogether on the
Sabbath Day. He should receive the hearty
earnest and determined support of all moral
, upright and Christian people. He has done his
part and he has done IL well He can go
further but stand and defend his order which
has already been attacked in the courts Chris
sisn and moral people should stand by him;
should reinforce him; should give him such
constant expression Of approval that he will feel
chat he has in this battle for morality and a
oliet Sabbath their hearty united. determined
cooperation"