The New York herald., 1922-05-08
DANCINCINCAbARETS
ITORDEREDBY POLICE
TO ENDAT 2 O'CLOCK
But Patrons May Eat, Drink
and View Performance
Afterward.
BOLAN ISSUES RULING
Miller, Hylan and Enright
Said to Have Received
Complaints.
SUPPER CLUBS BLAMED
Many Reported to Have Con-
tinued Dancing Until 5
and 6 in Morning.
SUPPER CLUBS BLAMED

| Habitues OF cabarets. supper clubs
and dance halls in the White Light
| district received the second greatest
shock of the year early yesterday
when police sergeant went into each
and told tken that hereafter at ex-
actly 2 o'clock every morning any
| body caught dancing would be ar
rested for violating some law or an
other. OF course, the biggest shock
was when the order against cigarette
| smoking by women went out from
Police Headquarters and caused one
sleepless night.
| Many persons thought the new
ruling was a mistake like the anti
cigarette order proved to be. and they
laughed loudly Ut the police sergeant
| tried TO explain that the order had
! been given to them direct from In
spector James S. Bolan of the Fourth
Inspection district. But the order
held good. Nobody danced after 2
o'clock and the managers said early
this morning that everybody would
stop dancing at precisely that hour.
| Later that night Inspector Bolan sent
word of the new ruling to all the police
stations in his district. and then the
sergeant was sent to visit the managers
and make sure they had not forgotten
what the Inspector had told them. There
appears to be no record of the order at
any of the stations, however, and In
spector Bolan's Office was closed last
night.
Wonder why Order Comes Now.
Tile Inspector according to the man
ayers. called their attention to the fact
THAT their licenses call for dancing only
until a. M. a4f4
! Managers OF several places said the
ruling would not affect them, as they
usually closed not later than J.. Per-
haps dozen places. however, are af-
fected by the order. They have been
staying open sometimes until dawn.
| What nystifies the managers Is why
the present was picked to make such an
order. Things had been going along on
a more or less even tenor lately. they
said. and. barring the few complaints,
ordinary and expected. there had been
no unusually strenuous objections.
| Inspector Bolan explained to The
managers that, while dancing would be
| illegal after 2 A. NJ, It would not be
necessary either to throw everybody out
or to close their places. The customers
might continue eating and drinking
but not dancing.
BoIan Calls Managers to Him.
| 1t seems that Inspector Bolan asked
the managers of thirty of the principal
supper clubs and dance halls TO his Of
flee in the West Sixty-elghth street sta
ton late Saturday. AS reported by the
managers. the inspector said In part:
IL am going to have to ask you 70 see
that there Is no dancing in your places
after 9 A. M. Please understand me
| correctly. these orders are official.
| personally have nothing to do with them.
| / am simply transmitting them to you"
And" added the Inspector &c you
like you may provide some entertain
mcnt for your patrons after that hour.
since they cannot dance"
It Is upon that concession that the
managers are building their hopes.
Richard Green, in charge OF the Little
Club, said last night that he was de
lighted" with the ruling. He and sew
cral other managers plan to let the
dancing take place earlier and then at
. o'clock everybody can sit down to eat,
watch little performance and be alb
solutely within the law. So the order
will not kill night life after all.