Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-17
another attempt TO
STOP SUNDAY Slows
ENTIRE FORCE At GRAND THE.
ATRE PUT UNDER ARREST
AND RELEASED
Considerable Damage Done to Thea.
t'r Equipment-No Complaint was
Sworn to up to Noon Hour.

Sunday afternoon Sheriff Frank
Barnes, acting under written orders
Of the states attorney, so it is said.
to prevent the show from running and
arrest the performers, accompanied
by deputy sheriff Ed Barnes and Chief
Mcdonald, and Lieut.. Downing, of the
police department. who were depu-
tized by the sheriff to assist him, put
on a continuous performance at the
Grand theatre that was not on the
program.
The Grand was packed for the mat
inee performance and the show was
just getting under way when the Off
GERS appeared. They were equipped
with a large "Helmar" cigarette sign
which they took turn about in holding
up in front of the aperture through
which the pictures are thrown on
the screen from the moving picture
machine enclosure. The operator
threw the pictures then on the side
wall by the use of mirror and at
tempted to knock the sign from the
hands of the officers. When this was
done one of the officers seized the
stick and damned 1t into the enclos-
ure where the machine was and broke
the magazine with a real of pictures
and badly damaged the illm which Is
valued by the film company at 5000.
The lens of the machine is also re-
ported to have been broken. and the
machine damaged in such way that
only a new one can replace the dam
age.
When the curtain went up on the
first act the officers went down to the
stage and Sheriff Barnes leaped into
the balcony recently constructed for
the use of the singer of illustrated
songs, kicked the door in and leaped
on the stage, placing manager Tenn
pie, stage manager Jenkins, the. piano
player and the act which was holding
the boards under arrest. They were
taken to the court house where they
were Immediately released and they
returned at once to the theatre where
the other act was just ready to go on.
The officers again went down to
the stage and broke through the side
entrance on the stage and arrested
the other act. Manager Temple, the
piano player, and the stage manager
again. They were again taken to the
court house and again given their
liberty. They returned to the theatre
and completed the performance and In
the evening put on the two shows as
scheduled.
The large crowd which was present
present took a great deal of interest
in the additional act but evidently did
not agree with the work of the officers
as they Kissed and hooted them every
time they made their appearance and
greeted them with cat Gallo and jibes.
The damage done to the theatre and
equipment it was stated would
amount to between $3.50 and $500.
There was no personal injuries sus-
tanned with the exception of badly
injured hand of the stage manager
whose thumb was bent backward by
one of the officers. 1t was stated last
evening that he will be laid up for
tire on account of the sprained thumb
which was for a time thought to be
broken.
At noon Monday there had been no
complaints sworn to before the states
attorney and no arrests have been
made. This was the fifth attempt
on the part Of the local authorities
to prevent the Grand Theatre from
showing on Sunday.