Show MORE FREEDOM THAN LAST WEEK People of New York Allowed to toI I Indulge in Mild Form of Sunday Amusements l New York Dec 22 With policemen as monitors prepared to stop any perform performance ance that escaped the bounds of sacred or educational the Sunday amusement promoters generally resumed business to today today today day With few exceptions the entertain entertainments entertainments entertainments ments were such as had been given Riven be before b before fore Justice JustIe a strict interpretation tion of the Sunday closing law interfered and after two blue Sundays resulted in the adoption by the aldermen of a amore amore amore more liberal ordinance The exceptions were the moving picture shows of the east side which were not allowed to open although proprietors of ot some prom promised promIsed promised to picture only biblical bl scenes The Thc peep shows of the penny penn arcade how however however however ever were held permissible a line of or easy distinction being dray dra i between views that moved and those that stood still The theatres opera houses and higher class music halls continued closed as before The vaudeville houses confined their programs to sketches monologues stereopticon exhibitions and singing The only departure of or consequence from the week day presentations was that stage business was eliminated Costumes scene shifting and were barred Dancing was also prohibited pr oh the stage sta e but for those who would dance for tor their own entertainment the dancing were were ere open Skating rinks too I I were again in full swing The freedom from arrests of the day I convinced police headquarters that the I theatrical people generally had observed both the spirit and the letter of the laws lawi |