New-York tribune., 1883-06-05
7oKN :rA1K-ABoUr PERsoxs IND rHrvoa
rERsoSAL-Axp THEATRICAL.

PERSONAL AND THEATRICAL.
THE CHANGES AT BoorH's THEATRE. Tho total demo-
ltion of fine and costly stone structure Booths
Theatre preliminary to its transformation into
stores puzzles great many persons who do not reflect
that the laws require that for building Of the height
which Mr.. Fish proposes this site much broader
foundation must be built Much of the stone facing Of
the theatre will be used In the story Of the new
structure but the principal material to be used that
nearest to all freproof material, brick. The change
In the character Of the section Of the city OF which
Booths may be regarded q centre has been marked
during the fifteen years Of that structure. There was no
trade Of Importance in its vicinity when 1t was built.
Delmonico was at Fourteenth-st and Macy was tho
advance guard of the column Of large drysoods houses
In slxth-ava There theatre further north than
wallacks except Dalys box behind the Fifth Avenue
Hotel; and Pixies Opera House magnificent failure
away out west IN the wilderness Of Eghthave to which
fashionable strangers ventured to pene-
trate. Now there large establishments Of every
kind in Twentythirds, and the successful theatres,
following still the line Of Broadway, have advanced
northward Q full mile to Thirty nnth-st., where tho
Casino fourshes. The Grand Opera House has become
wpriced theatre, and tho home Of the opera Of
tne future is to be at Fortieth-st
A Bro jKLYN A. T. STEWART The career Of A. T.
Stewart merchant not more singuiary success
full and the development of his business hardly
rapid than that of the Stewart of BrookynMr Fred
erck Loeser Within ten years his store was limited to
a single ordinary building, and was only single room
about twenty-five feet square ct that Ffteen years
ago he carried pedlers pack about the streets OF tho
City OF Churches. At present hc occupies several
fvestory buildings with fronts on three streets and
several hundred clerks and other employees This.
oc In suburban city where there is literally whole
sale trade Mr.. Loeser has made himself and partners
wealthy and established business which now seems to
run ITSELF annually Increasing In volume and impor-
tance.
THE EoUITABLEs NEW AGENT ABRoAD.-Workmen
are engaged In tearing tho once sumptuous private
Offices of Mr. Henry b. Hyde president Of the Equitable
Life Insurance Company to pieces with the purpose OK
reltting them during his absence for the summer In
Europe These rooms were until recently regarded as
the expcnsvey and luxurously decorated apart
devoted business purposes to be found In the
city, but lately numbers Of others more costly II not
more tastefuy furnished have been fitted up for BANK
er brokers' wyers and insurance magnates Tne new
decorations contemplated are to be OF line class
library is to added to the rooms reserved for Mr..
Hyde. 1t stated yesterday at the Equitable offices
that Mr. Hyde would remain abroad until September,
partly on pleasure tour partly Tor business purposes
One object is thoroughly to induct the Rev. Dr.
Stephen H. Tying IT, into the mysteries OF the life insur-
ance business. Mt Tying has given up the pulpit.
become permanent Partisan and is to be the general
European agent Of the Equitable
YALE COLLEGE BOOMERANG. -Augustin DAILY, tho
manager tells story of the peculiar reception given his
company 10 New-Haven about a month ago. Inc play
wa. 1908. or The Boomerang" One Of the char
acters Is an old husband who In the days OF folly AMI
courtship used b. his namorata verses copied from
the poets but signed they were his own In after
years the fond wife surprise to him presents MIN
with printed volume Of his pagiarzed verses with his
name on the title page the author Every night after
the first performance OF "720-S" the Yale College
bows were 10 be found In body in the best part OF the
house. and every ausion by the characters to this in
cdent OF tho play was greeted with immoderae ana
long continued laughter which at times became ools
erous and would end with the college YELL The rest Of
the audience OF being annoyed by these Interrupt
tons appeared TO enjoy them much as the students
The manager and company renal ned mystifed until
few days ago when Mr.. DAILY found in New-Haven
paper an account OF detection and confession OF
plagiartst who was an editor of the college magazine
plays the thing with whch to catch the conscience
OF the King"
TIE NEW JEFFERSON MARKET This Is so near CONF
peton as to enable TO observe that IL VIII add 10 the
OF the court and prison which II adons
The Elghth-st station the ee rated road somewhat
mars the effectiveness o. its main front In sxth-ave
SADNESS IN THE NEw-YoRK "sLAvE TRADE."-The
slave market at Union Square and Fourteenth-st.
fuller and apparently agtaed than IL has been Tor
several summers past There great uncertainty as to
the future of theatrical Affairs and few engagements arc
making for next season and practically none at all for
summer snaps" The Ill success Of many Of the COM
binatOn companies during the past deer man-
ayers and brings and confusion into many poor
actors heart