The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-17
THEATRE CLOSED;
MANAGER EJECTED,
Assistant Manager Resists Of
ficers and Lands in Jail.
Crowds Surge in Streets
and Fake Fire Alarms
Add to Disorder-Dam-
age Suits Coming.
Special to The Times-Dispatch. j

Raleigh, N. C. February 16.-"The
Girl From Rcctor's" was not allowed
to show in Raleigh tonight. tho con-
test between the city authorities and
7ssse theatre management stirring the
biggest sensation Raleigh has had in
great while.
Following instructions from Mayo.
y. S. Wynne, Police Chief j. P. SteiI
went to the Academy of Music to I
night at O'Clock. put Manager u
Sherwood Upchurch out of the. bod
Office forcibly and closed up the house
Assistant Manager w. II. Brewol|
made some resistance and was takerl
to the police station and looked urI
for fifteen minutes until bond was
provided. A negro laborer was alsc'
locked up.
In the meantime all reserved seats
had been sold, and great throngs of
people filled the streets for more thar
a square either way watching the con
test. shouting taunts and stirring vi
all manner of confusion. Predominant
ing in every part OF the vast crow
We're criticisms of tho action OF TIL !
authorities and fnsistance that th4
show people should have been allowed
to put on the performance subject II
a censor, to be suppressed IL indecent
features developed.
Fire Alarms Turned In.
A considerable majority of the po
lice force of the city was on duty a
the Academy with Chief OF Police Stei
Taking advantage OF the absence G
the police from their beats, lawles
people began sending in fire alarir
from remnte and widely separa tie
parts of Ine city. There were FIVE Z
| these alarms. one after the other. tim
! being allowed for the fire apparatn
| to make the run to one alarm box be
| fore another was turned in SevereI
| times the course Of the hose wagor|
| and other apparatus was by the Acat
! emy, and as the dense crowds openef
| up in the streets for them to das
| Through the. widest demonstration
were made.
/ The suppression of the play was
| spite of the most earnest pleading
Manager Fred Flick, OF the "Girl fro
Rector's. Theatrical Company, tha
the troupe be allowed to put on Il
play subject to a censor.
Earlier in the day Local Manage
Upchurch had sought nandamus fro
District Judge OH. Allen, ut LillinA
ton to compel the Mayor to allow Il
show to appear. The judge declined
act until both sides had been heard.
telegraphed Mayor Wynne to ask If
would be agreeable for him to perm
the play to be given. subject to ce}
sor. The Mayor would not agree
this, and Judge Allen dismissed
matter, leaving the city authorities al
the theatrical people to fight the ca
out tonight. This was the stat
II, {nr ,rT oo1t ~. n. ,J,,
of the Academy.
Will Enter Suit.
Finally about 10 o'clock the mel
hers of the company were allowed
enter the Academy and get their trun
and scenery. preparatory to moving
to Danville. Va, for tomorrow niEl
They are billed for Norfolk Frid
night. Both Manager Flick. OF .'T
Girl From Rector's'' company. a
Local Manager upchurch say they w
proceed tomorrow to institute 81
most proba bly, including the city
Raleigh. Mayor Wynne and Chef
Police stell. They will make no stat
nents tonight. 1t is understood IL
they are especially determined to s
Mayor Wynne personally for damas
on the ground that he exceeded
authority in attempting to cSerc
police power.
Sale of seats had amounted to mes
" $1,000 before the Academy "
seized. A member of the police co
mission explains that the seizure |
fore the audience assembled or I
curtain was raised was for fear tht
might be riotous demonstrations If
| police waited until the curtain wt
| up.
| 1IayOr Mikes Statement
| Mayor Wynne says he suppress
/ the show on tho strength of the pr
/ NOTICES it received in other cities sol
| and reports of Its indecencies made
/ him by persons who had seen II.
! To his legal authorize he said that g
ATTORNEY Walter Clark. Jr,, advi;
him 10. take the course he pursued,
City Attorney Clark. in a staten
Tonight, said the management of
snow had been warned yesterday u
it would not be allowed to play hGd
'rhis action was taken, he claims,
ter careful investigation as to the
decent character of tho show, esp
ally as indicated In the press notif
had been made
He states that tho manager of
company, Fred Flick, and Local NJ
ager Upchurch deficd the city
thorities. going so far as to attel
to procure a mandamus from the 4;
trict judge. Then, as the safest me,
OF CARRYING out the order of the Ma
that the show be not allowed.
police We're directed to take change
fore the doors were opened.
Haired at Lynchburg.
tSpeclal 10 The Times Hispatcb.I
Lynchburs, va February A 3D..
ing Mayor Whitaker to-day Motif
the management OF the local Acadd
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