Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-23
YALE MEN SOAKED
BY THEATER HOSE
Had Been Singing Happily with
the Chorus of Gaby's Show
per Invitation.
POLICE RING DOWN CURTAIN
Audience Dumbfounded and Ellis
Start Rough House" That
Results in Much Trouble
and Six Arrests.
POLICE RING DOWN CURTAIN

New Haven. Conn, Nov. ia rigid in
uuiry will he made into the disturbance
in the Hyperion theatre last night, by
both the police and Yale University au-
thoI1tios. In the excitement which attend
ed ;he etectment OF students from the
theatre by police officers after the stage
lands had turned on a hose and drench-
cd many in the audience. the hand-to-
hand conflict on the street outside and
the lively scenes at police headquarters.
statements as to the origin OF the
trouble greatly differed. The audience in
The theatre had been a happy one until
aoout $50 o'clock, the student body and
Yale alumni Joining heartily in the sing
ing OF college songs. which the chorus Of
Gaby Deslys's company had started. The
Yale men had been asked to join in the
songs
The audience was dumbfounded when
the curtain went down after the first
act and announcement made that tho
play had ended. Chief of Police Cowles
says he had not ordered the play cur
tailed although he had given instructions
to the police captain on duty there to
stop tho play II 1t was found TO be in
decent. complaints alleging this having
como to Chief Cowles.
Manager Eldridse, who represents
the Shuberts In the management Of the
theatre, claims that the trouble was
due to Chief Cowles ordering every
thing cut out Of the piece but the
music. He attributed the riot 10 the
demand OF the students that they be
given the entire performance Tho
damage to the theatre Is placed at
several hundred dollars, some fur
nfshngs in the boxes having been
demolished when thrown upon the
footlights. chandeliers broken. the
drop curtains punctured and some
scenery hurt by the water thrown up
on II.
COLLEGE TAKES A HAND.
ON the street the disturbance was
the worst in several years and follow
ed an effort Of squad Of police 70
clear the sidewalks on the college Side
directly in front OF Vanderbilt dormi-
tory. The likelihood is that the six
students arrested on the charge OF
breach Of the peace will be before the
police court Tomorrow There is tho
possibility, too, that the students ar
the actual disturbers Dean Jones OF
the academic department. and Pre.i-
dent Hadley Of the university have
taken hand in the matter
The arrests had conferred around
Louis Bomeisler, brother of Yale's
varsity right end wno had been rough
~ used by the officers and dubbed
about tho head. Most Of the other
arrests were due to efforts made to
protect Bomeisler
An arrest for which the police later
apolosiEed was that OF an attorney
OF New York who had seen Bomeislar
under arrest and had sought informa-
tion OF an officer. The charge made
against the attorney was that of OBJ
structing. Dean Jones bailed out the
attorney who demanded an apology
which was at onca given and the
charge withdrawn.
Tho audience was not made up
wholly OF Yale men. Many women
and men OF the cltY's social circles
were present. A considerable num-
Der of gowns are said to have been
marred by the dirty water from the
hre service