All-Night Movies In Chicago Shut
Unique Institution Is Ordered by Police to "Lid" at 1.
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Source: Variety, 23 July 1920, pg. 9.
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One of Chicago's innovations and exclusive institutions, the all-night picture show, was relegated to the discard last week as a result of an order from Chief of Police Garrity's office to the effect that all places of amusement close at 1 a.m.
The loop picture shows which have been operating all night were notified Thursday that they fell under the ban and would be expected to close their doors at 1.
There are four of these houses in the loop that have been operating all-night shows for nearly five years, with the exception of the last year of the war, when an order was issued compelling them to close. After the armistice was signed the night workers in the loop from the newspaper offices, hotels and restaurants started a petition addressed to the chief asking for the restoration of their all-night permits. The petition received about 3,000 signatures, but the ban was put on without its having been presented to the chief.
The present order has the managers of these houses worried as they don't see a loophole through with it might be retracted.
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Page compiled: 18 February 2000
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