The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-21
B|J0U PLAY HAS
NOT EXPERIENCED
ANY FUM|GATI()N
MANAGER BRIGGS PAYS $50 FINE
BUT SHOW CONTINUES n.
TUALLY UNCH IAN G Il D-NO
FURTHER ARRESTS MADE.

Although termed the worst he
had ever seen. by Captain Sowell. OF
the First Police Prscinct and al
though Manager Briggs was fined $50
in Police Court yesterday for put
ting on an indecent performance, The
Mischief Makers IL still playing n,
the Bijou and the company has failed
20 cut out several of their numbers
which have been pronounced obtec-
tionable. This fact Is acknowledged
by police commissioner who wit
messed the performance last night,
and who was told of what had been
put on Monday night. He was there
for the purpose.
A statement by theatrical critic
that the play II pruned down, ex-
purgated and fumigated would be
pleasing caused several to turn out
to a matinee yesterday afternoon and
the performance last night to see If
this had been done. Although the
electric lights were burning brightly
no fornaldehyde candles were burn
ing, and to all appearances the play
MAS pI1t ON as before, with changes
that were made, so slightly changed
that really there was no change at
all.
Many plays which were termed i'm
modest have come TO Richmond. In
%tuuijlS AIlt biuS MouSt, w mis-
Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw has danced at
the Academy. These plays were
stopped and Evelyn Nesbitt was ar
rested after going on, This fact has
led many to ask Is the fine an ad-
Vestising feature instigated by press
agent. One look at the show Monday
night, according to prominent To-
cal theatrical man. would have dis
PEELED this theory. The same man
sto cd hat snF ~ al
would not have become part to
srch a transaction He really thought
the play was bad, and thinking thus.
had the manager of the theater,
Charles Briggs, arrested for staging
an indecent performance. Justice
Crutchfield did his part by assessing
him fine of $50. No appeal was
noted, The manager of the theater
pied guilty to the charge.
Objectionable Features Remain.
Now, in :he face of al this, the fact
is admitted that while some slight
changes have been made that sew
lerai- OF the objections ble~ features 4are
still being put on, and Charles Briggs.
manager OF the theater. stated to
reporter for this paper that he would
rather not state whether the objec-
tionahle features had been cut out or
not and that he would rather that the
reporter investigate this fact for him
self After he is said 10 have agreed
to cut out these features which were
ubtectfona bic 10 Chief of Police Wer-
ner. it was thought that Mr.. Briggs
would. last night be in position to
state whether or rot II had been done.
In speaking of the situation which
confronts Chief Of Police Werner. now
shat 1T Is acknowledged that the play
is going on with some of the ohtec-
t!cnahle features still being SHOWN,
after he had ordered them cut out. it
was suggested by some that IL the
Mischief Makers" warted to put on
an indecent show in Richmond. that
Major Werner should only allow the
manager of'the theater to admit men
over twenty-one years OF age. II IL
6. fact that Major Werner is in favor
of segregation as the best means OF
handling one evil, and 1t is thought
that the same plan might work out
true in this, If the people of Rich
mond want what is alleged to be an
indecent show then the fact should
he advertised. ana the police should
throw a protection around the young
girls and children is the theory Of
at least one prominent man.
ajor Werner thought that the
show was indecent or he would never
have caused the arrest of the manager
OF the theater If the show was in
decent. and several of the objection
able features, which led Major Wer-
ner to arrive at this conclusion, are
stll being shown then should ne take
any further action Is the question
asked on all sides.
From Gay Paree," You For Me-"
1.-THE Girl in the Mur." and the
aloha Twins" some of the musical
numbers and speciaties which Major
Werner Is said to have objected to,
are being shown. The mirror act,
another which was objected to. Ia
still being shown. In the Girl in
the Muff," when one Of the girls con-
nected with the company changes her