The sun., 1894-09-14
A ROW AT ROSTER & BIA[S
OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN MISSES
PERFORMANCE IND rs PUNCBrn
The Owner oc the Concert Hail R,,,a,
Raises y Lively sumPu@ In Hi- Ov-
House c-Hc and George INeSrIer Ar.....

| The Owner oc the Concert HAN H,,ts,
| Raises - Lively Bumpu- in ri. n.
| House He and George kesrler A rrss,.s
Baron Oscar Hammerstein. as he is famili,rl,
| known in the theatrical profession is a man =,
genius, fact which he makes evident IN .
somewhat erratic fashion now hy inyentr,
| cigar mouds, and again by writing comic onoro,
| in twenty-four hours on wager. He is al.
! most as well known to the public as he 1.
in theatrical circles. having figured before I, ,n
innumcrablc sensations. Some of Ills characte,.
istics were portrayed in Actor Marus's imner.
sonation of him in "A pantomme Rehearsalr y
| which was played by Rosina NOkess compan,
The Baron is a member Of the firm of Kos,s,
| & Bial which runs the wcll-known concert hail
! in West Thirty fourth street, which Mr. Ham.
| mcrstein built. He sat alone IN the cen,r.
! box on the promenade tier there last evening
and gazed calmly on the crowded house. Ths
Barons air seemed to announce that he wa,
monarch OF all he surveyed. He was outwardlv
calm until Mile hi Dio.the Viennese songstres.
appeared on the stage at 10h O'Clock.
Then he became excited, and the audience VA.
startled to hear a series of loud Kisses coming
from the Baron's box. II was especially notIc.
able, as everybody else had evidently enjoyed
Mile Di Dio's performance.
The Baron was to run his hands
through his hair. and then arising from
his seat he stamped around as II he
we're in agony. After Mile. Dl Dlo
left the stage George Kessler, wine dealer,
who sat in the box on the left Of the Baron,
demonstrated with him for acting as he had
enough to be heard all over the hall
the. baron advised Mr.. Kessler to 20
been sitting in the box on the Baron's right ran
up TO the irate man at this stage and asked who
I'm the man" the baron fairly roared, "and
this is my house. II you don't like it you can
lie accompanied the words with push, and
the next moment the man had to look after his
baron then ran down stairs and returned in q
few moments with Policeman Joe Petrosino.
Hammcrstein then called Kessler out
Petrosino grabbed iIammcrstein and asked him
Kcssler was raising a disturbance and that no
wanted him arrested. The policeman declined
Mr. Bal who was attracted by the crowd tha.
at M eSd saying the hsr4 S s srSH$ sn
OqfS HamPeTstein m r and Kessier pushed their way
had more words. suddenly Hammerstein struck
Kesslcr in tho neck, and the latter promptly
The. Baron got up again and ran at Kessler.
who knocked him down again, n, Twice more
he got a bad cut over the right eye, and Kessler
then disappeared in the crowd.
Hammcrstein was explaining the row to the
reporter In the lobby when Mile. Di Dio ap-
peared with her maid and Kessler. As soon as
She, saw Hammerstein. with flashing eyes she
exclaimed in German:
You dog. you are no gentleman"
When Hammersten caught sight OF his late
adversary he rushed at him again and struck
out wildly. Kesslcr threw him across the room.
Policeman PetrCsno then appeared and took
charge of both men. They were taken to tho
Tenderloin police station. where both made
counter charges of assault. John Roster and
Mile. Di bio followed them.
Mr.. Roster said. pointing his finger at Ham
merstein: Never speak my name again. You
have disgraced the name OF Roster DC Bial, and
your name will never again be connected with
the firm"
Roster then bailed Kessler in tho sum Of $500,
and. noticing that Hammerstein was writing
note, said: Don't send for Bial he won't bail
you out"
Hammerstein crumpled the note and threw It
away. Later he was baled by George Bullwin-
kle, proprietor Of The Aulic," at Thirty fifth
street and broadway. While Hammerstefn was
waiting for bail he said that he had a mortgage
of $500, 600 on the house which he could fore
close at any time.
When asked If he would foreclose It, he said
II he did not he would ask that receiver be ap-
pointed. ..-
He said that he had merely used his pferoga.
tive In disappearing OF the performance. as any
member of the audience had right TO do.