The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-04-14
BAN IS PUT ON THE
SENNETT SHOW GIRLS
Council Gets Out Injunction Af-
ter Committee Requests
Their Action.


Mack Sennett's Original Bathing
Beauties did not give any of the
three performances advertised to
take place at the Arcade Theatre in
Brookhaven Monday due to the fact
that an injunction was served on the
manager, Mr.. Thad oMntgomery,
forbidding the show. The injunction
did not include the showing of the
hve-reel comedy entitled Yankee
Doodle in Berlin" but on account of
not being able to give a complete
performance as advertised, Mr.. Mont
gomery closed down the entire show,
for that day.
TROUBLE BEGAN SATURDAY.
Trouble began to brew against the
showing of the Bathing Beauties in
Brookhaven Saturday when Pastor
w. II. Lewis of the Methodist Church
aided by Alderman e. M. Bee and
Mr.. w. D. Davis had special meet
ing of the City Council called, which
passed an order requesting Mr.. Mont
gomery to cancel the show. Seen in
person by this committee Mr.. Mont
gomery appeared ready to accede to
their demands provided he could be
convinced that 1t was the sentiment
OF the community that they did not
want the show produced here as we'll
as the proviso that he could be re-
leased from the contract he had with
the Linich-Jacoby Enterprises on
such short notice, Mr.. Montgomery
stating that he would call up over
the phone the manager Of the COM
paHy enroute and see what could be
done. This was done and resulted
in q refusal Of the company to can
eel the date on account of the lack
of time to make a new one at some
other place and get new date pro-
perly advertised. Mr.. Montgomery
also cited to the committee that it
put him in very embarrassing at
titude with the amusement enterprise
and the public, especially so on ac-
count of the fact that he had had
the coming of the Bathing Beauties
advertised ever since the first Of the
month in his monthly program and
right on the eve Of the performance
was the first protest he had ever re-
ceived against their appearing here.
He further stated that he thought
that the public receptions given in
honor of the company by the Press
Club Of New Orleans, the Rotary
Club of Shreveport, and the Kiwanis
Club of Jackson, were sufficient to
vouch for the character Of the COM
pany,
HATH1NG GIRLS ARRIVE.
Sunday came-and with 1t came
the Bathing Beauties in person
not in their show colthes, but just
a bunch of four healthy-looking, at
tractiYe girls, accompanied by their
manager. Had it not been that the
prospective performance had been adj
vertlseN and that they were spotted
no one would have taken them for
anything more than the ordinary.
Undoubtedly, the arrival Of the
bathing girls awaiting the time when
they would take their "cue" and ap-
pear before the Arcade audience Mon
day had something to do with the
terrific arraignment Of the amuse-
ment loving part of the community
given by Rev. W. H. Lewis Sunday
night in his sermon on the public
sentiment that demands or would
tolerate such shows as he stated the
Sennett Bathing Beauty show was.
Mr.. Lewis remarks were not in the
nature of an attack on Mr.. Mont
gomery or the Arcade, but on the
kind Of shows that seems to appeal
so strongly to the public and is de
manded" by them.
INJUNCTION STOPS SHOW.
Shortly after the noon hour Mon
day, all surface indications being
that the Sennett show would be CIV
en-, second meeting of the Council
was held with Rev. w. H. Lewis ap-
pearing again. as spokesman for the
committee, being accompanied by
Revs. Taylor and Fogartie and
Messrs. C. s. Butterfeld, w. D. Da-
Wis and j. M. Wood.
After due deliberation the Council
decided that rather than have the
performance given before an audience
here, an injunction would be gotten
out and served to stop 1t, which pro-
gram was carried out, Sheriff r. G.
Applewhite serving the papers at
$3.50. the time scheduled for the first
performance.
A number Of out-of-town people,
as well as some here, who did not
know Of the injunction proceedings
were disappointed when they appear
ed at the Arcade and found the show
place closed. An especially large
crowd came up from McComb, at
which place Manager Afford did not
book the Bathing Beauties on ac-
count Of the date conflicting. with a
revival meeting in progress there.
OPINIONS AT VARIANCE.
The opinions expressed on the
street at the time of the closing OF
the show as we'll as since are many
and varied. Some think that the in
junction was the right and proper
thing to do, while others think that
Manager Montgomery was not given
fair show on account Of the short
notice given him and that while they
did not approve Of the show IL II was
to be tabooed he should have been
approached immediately after his an
nouncements in his monthly program
on the first of the month, SO other
arrangements could have been made
to carry on his business and at less
sacrifice to him. Others wanted to-
see the show irrespective Of how
fast" or "cold" the water was while
certain proportion thought the
show could have been allowed with
the elimination Of minors In the au-
dience. Still others are of the opin-
ION that Mr. Monfconnerv shorld uof