Article on the strict enforcement of the Sunday liquor law

Event Information

Venue(s):

Proprietor / Lessee:
Paul Falk

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
3 March 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

03 Jul 1873
07 Jul 1873
14 Jul 1873

Citations

1)
Article: New-York Daily Tribune, 03 July 1873, 7.

“The decision of the Board of Excise relative to the sale of lager beer on Sunday, and the licensing of beer gardens where so-called sacred concerts are given on that day, or where music and other attractions are offered at other times, in opposition to the protests of neighboring residents, was formally announced, yesterday.”  

2)
Article: New York Post, 03 July 1873, 1.

“The commissioners decided that a license for the sale of beer on Sunday could not be granted, and also that a license would be refused where music is performed in beer gardens against the wish of the neighboring citizens. This decision will close the ‘Tivoli Garden’ of Paul Falk, who was one of the applicants.”

3)
Article: New York Herald, 03 July 1873, 6.
4)
Article: New York Herald, 03 July 1873, 8.
5)
Article: New-York Times, 03 July 1873, 3.

“The decision of the Commission practically shuts up Paul Falk’s Tivoli Garden, as all the respectable citizens in the vicinity are opposed to its continuance, and have made frequent complaints against Falk.”

6)
Article: New-York Times, 07 July 1873, 2.
7)
Article: New York Herald, 14 July 1873, 9.