New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-24

.., o.. r,,ca would remain closed till after the
,nner,I II would have to be opened again az soon
"a possible on account of the many employees WHO
must not be allowed to lose their time
John Roster was born in Hamburg, on Aprh -
1914 He came 10 this country in 1868, and MS
partnership with Albert Bal began in lS9" I'M!
hogan business by opening small: restaurant
downtown on the East Side Their business began
TO grow and several other places OF a ike char
acter. owned and managed by them, were opened
in the same locality. In 1873 they engaged III inc
beer-hottling business at No $50 Park Row.
They introduced improvements In the methoos o.
boiling beer and their trade tiourshed ana grew"
They soon began to supply their Goods 10 many
OF the principal hotels. Clubhouses ana res
as well as to private families and hospitals 500.
o,o,ber now Mace was opened at Park Row ana
Worth-st which was fitted up rs restaurant ana
barroom. .
AT abou. this time Roster & Bal conceived the
idea of establishing a concer, hail. coMO"''"s ="
musical programme with a reireshneh' S''''o.
The place selected was in Tweny-thrd-st'' hedi
Sixth.ave IL was here that Roster d Bal gamer
the most % their fame and 1t was here that ueS
remained till a year and a half ago. Inc opening
attraction was Rudolph Bia leader ana compose
OF Berlin, who assisted by an American OI
chestra The opening occurred on Monday Nd! .
1879 The new venture proved such success 'hA'
an addition 10 the already large amusement es'Ap-
lshment was found necessary, ana ie" ii'o"'"'
later an open-ar garden was added whcle' III WI
necton with the orchestra programme Ioi '"o ''"
tuo wears August Wilhelm Edouard Remen!l'
| Maurice Dengremont, Jules Levy ana many o'"'
! prominent musicians made their appear i"1e' ~,
January 90 1851 when Rudolph Bal retired, Ia'ricK
Sarsfeld Gilmore and his band began i" e"e"e0
| ment which lasted for six months. , ,..,,r
| Under judicious management me pus'rSs ,ui v
70 increase and the firms name soon became WIZ
known. IL Was at about ms i,ile M dtoring IL
Was fitted up with thrty-three balcony uDNei, am
| If
success from the start. Later IN" MN lhIo"-'i
- imnor; to- this country foreign vaudeville sp'-
! cialty and novelty artists anu h,i%,ic I'rori
Mais LLOYD Mile Pa PC; , M I.s F9useFe D'''u'
a nv nnraeement of Carmencita, the SPANISH
| danner nearly five years ago. proved mos IN
P 2Fs@nd5 9H to whether she dancer Of any
remarkable ability buJ Snv c., f,r hetter rjass
| ~ n+opl, than had ever been attracted 10 u De-
| lore This gave the managers the notion OF uE'ns
! 81 snusement- seekers Carmcncla stayed ior a
long time, went away anG afi Koster BIais It
was in more than one respect diiieIfnt foiIoj ~
place from what It had been when sne nIs, . a1"G,
the genera! tone OF the enter tainment w4s I'm
| nrNye1 Tee enlargement OF Paulus' nc FrenIn
| singer ana pantominist, also gave lit 10 th'
! Eeariy two years ago Roster Bal negan 70
rlan a removal OF their business TO a buIlIis an,
Situation which they regarded as better htted ioi
a. ners House in Thirty-fourth-st, and it had no
been successful for the performance % KIN anf
! of nlavs a corporation was formed bF MN an
| Toeter &, RIaL under the name OF Roster, iiaI q
| Co Messrs. Roster and Bal owned barely choust
! shares TO give thom a controlling interest an
! ar Hammers Elm owned the rest. a quarrel ARCS,
| last autumn which assumed various forms Au'
| ruises and was internationally considered IN VAR
| ons courts for a long time. only few wcekf az
! he whole affair settled by the sale 81 an vi
| dammersteins interest in the corporation 10
| Roster a. Bal .., .
! Mr. RiaI and Mr. Rosters family, which consists
| of a wife, a son and daughter VII iGian ms
1 Mr.
| months ago in which he left substantially all ms
! proDertv TO his wife.