New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-04
4 STORY or 4 REMARKABLE BIRGIIN
REPORTS IN REGARD To THE SALE OF THE
UNION SQUARE THEATRE.

REPORTS IN REGARD To THE SALE OF THE
UNION soCAIE THEATRE.
II reported last NIGHT that Henry Grc'nwdll
had sold III, lca,r Of the Union square Theatre H.
I. Keith. The proprietor ~ theatre, In Bo.ion. PIov
d"ncr and Philadelphia. The story that vi. told 0f
the way In which the sale wa, brought about wa,
rather divcriing, and scarcely the less because
II wa, denied. II it not tru" ,omcb dy mist
have taken unusual pain, invent II. and deserves
credit for an artist" piece Of work. The tory ~
told substantially H. follows: When John -trt
son. III" Eo-ton manager. at The Inlon square
few wees rro with If, company II occurred 10 him
That would De- good ilac" for a theatre to b"
ran Al popular price. Hike those which Mr. Keith
controls. lie suggested this to John Doris, tn"
dlr,c mu-cum manager. who Is hi, brc,hcr.ln Ia
Nr. D,ri, thought We'll Of the scheme. lie talk's
about II with friend. who had had experience
With theatres Of the kind prp,,'d. and they hnaily
made an offer to Mr. Gr.rnwall f,r hi, lease.
Willie Mr. Doris aud his friend were discussing
their plan at The Office Of agent for variety per
former. I'm Union square they were overheard by q
man In The ncAi rpnm who friend Of Nj
Keith and Do. even ard the price which they wcrc
prepared 10 pay. lie Al once found long distance
telephone. called FOR Boston and for MIR. Keith ana
told him what Dee had overheard. \ little later Mr..
Keith gut long distance telephone. called for N"w
York aud for Mr. Drccnwall. and offered t. buy hi,
ta-, for 5000 than the offer be- had already
received. Mr. Gncnwa naturally asked who TIL,
r",ton man va, who wanted the Mon square
Theatre - much. The Boston man refused to give
"a, name. but aid that guarantee Of good faith
ne had already dispatched messenger with $1,000
T., lyc dcpO>li.d with Mr. Green all. The mrssonecs
h- said ought to arrive at about . 30 o'clock that
evening
Accordingly ~ $50 O'Clock man walked Into
fine theatre asked for Mr.. Grccnva and banded him
.oOD. Tie report has It that Mr. Grccnwall wa
,nc 81 IN. most surprised men ever In the
nclghorhnod Of FOurtccnh hist. but that he decided
,o keen the II 600 and see what would be- the next
lcvclopmcnt. The next day another man called ana
.oid that he had como TO close the contract. Mr..
cre.nwal propo,ci settling the bushes, In hs Office:
the stranger proposed that they should &" To the
Murray i'm Hotel "lou not afraid to 20 Their"
,,i,b mo are vou!" he asked. No." said Mr..
Grccnwnu II nm not afraid Of anybody Before
they reached the hotel Mr.. Grcenwall had conrived 10
,uc-. somehow that Inf, visitor was Mr. Keith, ana
ia, visitor could not deny II. When thcv arriN''
Mr. Keith showed "A certified check for the whole sum
+, he paid. something over $4,000 and SAID mat II
-hould bee given 10 Mr.. Grcrnwall IL soon as the
detail, could h. arranged and the transfer "i 'he
lease made The story ends with the statement that
a., ,rr,itic. necessary To- the transfer have not
&c, been completed but that hr/ciInnsr In the man
,c.m.nt Of the house Will BE- made rs soon rs they
are.
MIR. Grccnwall was asked last night whether these
rcppr.. wcr" true. and without The Sieh'rS' up
parcn, respect for the ingenuity ana beauty o' ''
,or. ~ was told he denied the whole of 1t and said
that he had not sold his Lease 10 anybody, ana was
u,, noco,iating for It's sale. The theatres which Mr.
one in Boston continuous performance Is given
from 10 "A. IN. TIL Midnight.