The Detroit times., 1915-11-24

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There is ceSspool in-the base.
mcnt OF the aGyety theatcr ana
there Is a c,sspool in the basement
OF the Gsrrick theater refer 10
the College inn, which will term
the College OF Sin, that being more
expressive Why isn't this place
closed up2'
Yes. why isn't IL closed up, com.
! missioner interrupted DIT Arnold,
why don't YOU act? Is II an out.
rage that you should wait until you
are pounded into doing your duty
Commissioner Gillespie ignored Or.
Arnolds interrogation. and when
the applause following the clergy.
mans slap had echoed away, the
commissioner continued. bringing
the Cafe Roma into the discussion
When a girl Is intoxicated in the
Hotel tSltler she is sich. but when
a girl is sick in the Cafe Roma she
is drunk Recently. we received a
report that a girl was i''1xicated In
the Cafe Roma. The police worked
four hours 10 get the male culprits
in the case The jur Wound them
not guilty Are the police to blame
for that9
In the Majestic theater this week
scene OF an attempted attack Is
being enacted in a bedroom. These
things make me not 50 positive that
he Folly license should be re-
yoked'
Commissioner Gillespie grew elc-
aHeHt as he led mp 10 the crux OF
the meeting.
Let us tear OF this mask OF
hypocrisy." ne said This reform
movement that resulted in the de-
mand for the revocation OF the H.
cense OF the Folly theater is not a
battle Of morals. but a battle OF dol.
lars. started on Wall-st in New
York city There were mere un-
dressed women in the Passing Show
.han in dozen hurlesque com
panies. The same stuff is pulled
in the big musical comedies that is
called raw in the cheaper burlesque
houses.
Il am nov more convinced than
ever that no burlesque house should
be put out Of business until every
theater is purged OF things they are
doing today
How are you going TO Begin
asked Bishop Williams.
"By agitation and education an
swered the commits sstonsr.
Are the authorities going 70 act
under the Law or on popular opin-
ior." IS
The mayor answered this ques.
tion from the bishop, saying;
THE authorities will take the
situation in hand. II there is no
Improvement | want you 10 kick
me out OF the mayors offlce."
Mrs F. s Osborn. Of the Tven-
tieth Century club. asked he mayor
10 make specific example OF the
Folly theater for the good effect II
would have on the other theatrical
| houses.
The mayors prepared statement
follows:
81 am going to request the nevs-
papers OF Detroit to publish this
statement regarding this hearing
given the managers OF local bur-
lesque houses. because feel that the
| public has been misled by those
who, instead of wising to clean up
the moral character OF all these the
aters. have waged bitter campaign
against but one OF them.
AS mayor and as a citizen, am
Just as desires OF protecting the
youth OF this city as the estimable
ladies and gentlemen who are pres
ent In this oflee this morning.
hold no brief for the turlesque
houses, much lesS for those that
are offensive TO public decency and
morality. With eagerness, vel
come any sincere effort on the part
OF the individual or newspaper that
will make for the betterment Of the
city. In fairness, 10 my position in
this controversy, however, ask
that the public take cognizance Of
the following facts:
"rhe managers OF the three bur
lesque houses In this city. the FO--,
Gayety and Cadillac, were summon
ed TO this ONCE, following complaint
by the police department that per-
formances at these theaters were
vulgar and otherwise Objectionable.
Reports from officers who visited the
shovhouses unknown 20 the several
managements, accompanied the com
plants.
"It Is not my wish TO make a de-
tense for the theaters which produce
unsavory shows. Nor can the man
ayers Of these theaters plead any
justification for their action In put
ting on such performances
The public is entitled 10 know,
however, that the newspaper which
has selected only one of these places
for its attack. accepted money from
this theater and other burlesque the.
aters from the time OF their opening
until Oct. %. In other words. the
Detroit Journal saw nothing objec.
tionaole in the performances OF
these burlesque houses az long as II
was accepting money from the man.
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