The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-28
LICENSE REFUSED 10 DAYS
TBE BIJOI. roo. HtS APPLICA-
TEON DEALED.
CommbslOaeT WahlS lnalsas Thaa Lawu
ReGardinS saGeguardlAg % Ausal-
ruces IN Cass 90 Flre No Ohssrye a,
Mnny Other show Places Held In


neGardinG safeguardlng % Ausil-
euces IN CasS 90 Flre No Ohssr,ea
Many Other shSw Places Heaa I'm.
Pre- COMMISSIONS Waldo has sisni~a
number of applications made for the re-
nswal Vt theatre. concert hall and motion
picture show hcenses. The hcensas are
renewed on May I, according TO law.
Th' theatres for which the Comma
si'uer refused 10 give his approval for
hcens~s are DAly's and the Biiou. ON
Broadway; the Metropolis. in The Rronx.
thn Nd Windsor and Keasler's ITALIA
Theatre. on the BoWery
There may bs other thaatres ad,l..l IN
the list bstUoen now and May 4. when
Pre- thief Croker has completed hin
inspection Of the buildings. There are
a'n"ty-two places Of amusement In the
-i'v that take out theatre Rcenaea. which
cn-' $40 a year
In addition to these PLACES that provide
entertainments for the residents and guests
o. the city there ara 1872 concert hail. and
moving picture shows that operate under
common show licenses. which cost oulv
SIS wear A place that accommodate. SoO
or more persons 10 required to take ont a
theatre license.
The inspection OF the city's places Of
amusement made by the Fire D~pa r,men,
never Was a. rigid a. it has been this vaar
There mad been reports that former
inspections were in many instances merely
perfunctory and a simple application
for renewal Of an old license WAS all
tina, was necessary to obtain L. IL was
minated that licenses had been granted
N cases where the FIRE laws were not
complied with and that this was made
possible through political influence
" VAS said at Fire Headauarter.
81 theatres in this city was verv Eood.
N fact the best IN the United States. but
there we're some weak spots that had been
overlooked IN past years by the authOri-
u@-
chef Croker found q number Of things
20 cnticise az Daly's Theatre he reported
that cuts 20 outside fire esoapes lsad
% roofs Of adjoining buildings and to
the ward by means OF the drop stairway
which must he lowered by a rope Also
the stage and orchestra are one story
above the street level and the front of
the building - occupied by otssceS ana
stores There - q wooden stairway from
gallery to balcony and two wooden
stalrways from balcony to main en-
trance The Chief says that IN his opinion
these conditions would be dangerous
m case of IRE or panic. The law Requires
hr~prOof stairways
A. rsgards the Bijou Theatre. the Chief
says that the dressing rooms under the
orchestra should be removed or made
hreproof The exits are not sufscient in
ms orinion IN case OF fire or panic From
the gallery there 10 one long wooden
stairway on the Broadway front Of the
building one door 20 a fire escape 20 ths,
roof II the adjoining building on the
s'lih SIDE. and one Interior wooden stair
way - The balcony
Prom the balcony there il a wooden
stairway To the lobby and one interior
epra! iron stairway TO orCheatra On
he third and fourth noorr az the f-ont
81 The building are rooms tIss.d for b,uai-
ness purposes. such a. manicure places
and costufners' and other Offices The
sta rways here are wood and lead direct
IN the gallery
The 1halia Theatre needs a general
overhauing IN the Chiefs OPINION Aux
nary fire extinzuizhers should he m
y,4lied The exits on the north AIDE OG
ne gallery lead To the roof Of the Al
antic Garden and from tho balcony
MD orchestra they lead into the Atlantic 7
'arden. he exits on the south SIDE /
h. says, are very bad Prom the gallery |
ma balcony they lead to the roof Of q .
las four large sky!ights through which /
l~rsons might fall
The Windsor Theatre lacks proper
aHviIiary fire appliances and should have
n engineer on the premises to work
he pumps when NECESSARY
The { hief recommends that the Metror-
,ls Theatre provide a water tank ON the
roof and other AUXILIARY FIRE Appliances
tpmmIseioner Waldo has the savoy
hAatre under consideration The Chief
. no. satisfied with the sTits. he rejected
number of applications for the renewal
y LICENSES Of moving picture shows on re-
7o-ts from the inspectors that there was
lo' adequate protection for tho aper,-
A'ors m case Of fire or panic Some
lev applications were also turned down
or The same reason
be Commissioner does not propose
n deal harshly with theatrical managers
i only short time before MAY l.
md y would not be possible perhaps u
make The Alterations necessary tn com
~ With che law in that time n the man
gers decide To mako the necessary changes
nd 20 ahead with their bushes the
~" commissioner In wiling to give them
proper extension OF time IN which to