El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-12
Tango Palaces Scared, are Closing their Doors;
New York Police May Cause Sensation Shorty

FEW YORK, June 1.-THE soft
/ M pedal is on our cabarets, tango
/ L parlors. trotteries and 'thes dan
| SAINTS" Scandal mas cone what the
law, the clergy and all the righteous
! crusaders failed to do: il has put the
lid on public and prOmiscuous dancing.
1t was the Eugenia Kelly episode
that did it Miss Kelly, heiress to mil
lions. became reconciled with her
mother. the incOrrigfbility charge was
dropped and the tango queen has shak-
en- the dust of Main street from her
pumps, at least for a time, but the af-
fair cast a damper on the cay White
Way that likely viii have a perma-
nent effect
one big place, the Strand roof garden,
atop the huge moving picture theater
at 47th street, has closed. Miss Eliza
beth Marbury. its owner, and Miss Anne
Morgan. its sponsor, Indignantly deny
that adverse criticism caused the shut
down They say that poor business
caused them to discontinue the resort,
but BrOadwayites nod their heads sage
and look wise If criticism did not
put the Strand roof garden out ofethe
running, the near-panic caused by the
Kelly case made the tangoers leery and
made business so poor that the place
could not keep open.
The tango bows. the gilded youths
and the professional men about town
have been very scarce in the Longacre
Square neighborhOod for the last 10
days Likewise the trottery prOprietors
and dancing masters have been hiding
out When it looked like Miss Kelly
would stick il out and go to the mat
with her mother, a shower Of subpenas
descended on Broadway, seeking VII
nesses pro and con- But the desired
witnesses demurred, so much so that
one. Al Davis, and other people OF his
kind dropped out OF sight as though
the new subway excavation had yawned
and swallowed them
The lid now goes on the dance places
promptly at one o'clock in the morning
There always has been an ordinance
closing such resorts at that hour, but
only in times Of stress has II been en-
forced. When the gunner Killed her
man Rosenthal in front Of the Metro
pole in ard street three years ago, IN
der the glaring arcs Of Broadway
there was great activity among tie po-
lice Several notorious restaurants and
dance resorts were forced to quit Dusl-
ness. and all places were made 10 close
promptly on the hour
The excitement died down, through
and likewise the vigilance Of inspector
Dryers men. and soon the lobster
palaces were running half and three
quarters Of an hour overtime. Then
came a row in Jacks famous all night
place. and its special license was re-
voked- Again Broadway closed one hour
after midnight
mat luclUeuL LOL5uLAtAi the AA4 VS.
tilted again and lately the cabarers
have been keeping open until two
o'clock. some Of them until tWo-Lhlrty-
For the past week. numerous strange
faces have been seen nightly in the
dance places, They have belonged TO
solemn looking men. in immaculate
evening dress. who hav danced little
and talked less, but who have been
keenly Observant Of all that went on
They are the slelths of inspector
Dryers Broadway squad. They have
been getting evidence Upon which the
police department intends to take .
hand in the tango trusade. The dance I
promoters have become so nervous Of /
late that whenever a strange face is /
seen, everything becomes as declOus !
and subdued as a factory full of 1
smokers when the fire inspector comes /
around.
In addition to the police, the com
mittee Of fourteen" IS on the trail OF
the trotteries. Mrs. Henry Moskowitz,
chairman OF the committee on amuss- Z
nent resorts. is heading the crusade Of
hat body.
Evidence with which we closed the