South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-09
WILD NIGHT LIFE Is
TABOOED In LONDON
Liquor Shops in Piccadilly and
Strand Close at 10
O'clock.

LONDON. June s. - While New
York worries about the blue laws
and restricted liberties. London piods
along under restrictions which II IN
effect ln the United States might
lead % a might life revolution"
There are many walls about the rap
idly dimmlng briuance Of Broad
way. but IN London one finds that an
Of the shades have been long since
pulled along PiccadIly and Strand
night life.
London does not believe in the old
maxim Early 90 bed and early 20
rise" London goes 20 bed early and
arises late. Such night life as there
81 in London Is carried on in exclu-
sive CLUBS and az private homes.
Americans do not generally know
80. but even Enslaud has its Vol
stead.an laws Public houses close
al 10 o. IN. The wares dispensed by
the bar maids. who are only pretty
and rosy checked in the story books,
are still OF war time potency and al
coh0lic exhilaration in London is far
more rare than 30 is along Broadway.
The theaters open early and they
close early. Many OF the leading
playhouses open their performances
at 7;f5 and at 2. m. They are
closed long before eleven O'Clock,
and when the theaters are closed
then the pickering lights along Pic
earthly the Strand. SALISBURY av.
and oxford So. are extiEguished.
The underground railroads Of Lon
NIB q e.. We en h.
residents 70 and from their homes
make their goodnight trip at 1890
The buses are stabbed shortly after
midnight. Any Londoner who defes
convention and stays away from his
downy bed after midnight is forced
10 rely upon a taxicab for transpor-
tation
stage ''F'oiIies show"
Recently some enterprising the
atrical producers decided 70 give
London a taste Of real night dfe and
staged a Midnight Follies Show.
The thrill that IL gave London was
enjoyed by all until the London
County Council cast its disappearing
glaEces towards the performance
and decided that It would never do
This sort OF lively entertainment in
the midst OF the night would never
do for London. IL was decided. and
50 orders went forth that the length
OF The performance should be cur
tailed and the brevity Of the cos
tunes should be Enlightened. The
number OF performances was reduc-
ed 10 six and the costumes were
restricted 20 evening clothes" The
reformed Midnight Follles" has
started operations, but the thrill has
gone. and London yawns over its
midnight cup OF tea and the pros
pects for the producers are not
bright.
London generally accepts condi-
tions as they are. but there are a
few adventuresome souls who are
protesting. London business men
look across the Channel and see
throngs of moneyed and thirsty
Americans pouring into Paris for en-
joyment and envy their French BUSH
ness colleagues. There are numer-
Gus movements on foot to secure
suspension Of regulations which pro-
hibit the sale Of tobacco after eight
az night and the sale Of liquors after
ten O'Clock. but IL is safe to say that
the great majority Of LondOners will
continue TO go 10 bed early and arise
late. Sleep and food are essential
requisites OF life In London, Paris
and the dry Americans with pockets
iul OF money notwithstanding.