New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-01
KRAUS Is JAUNTY.
GIVES THE DEWEY THEATRE FINE FREE
ADVERTISEMENT.

ADVERTISEMENT.
George J. Kraus
Mr.. MossYou are one Of the owners OF the
Dewey THEATRE Al am general manager OF the
Dewey Theetre-ot the Dewey Music Hall.
GLAD you anything to do with the filing OF
these plans? Al had all 10 do with Il, sir.
Q.-Hsve you ever secured the approval OF your
plans, A.-Yes.
Q.-Where is It? A.-They In the hands OF
the architect The plans were approved by Re
publican superintendent Of Buildings known as Mr.
Constable
Tie Chairman How DO you know he Re
publican? A.--Because I know he a Repub-
lcan appointed by a Republican Mayor
Ole not Republican. A.-Then ne was
a mugHump.
Mr.. Moss-Does this that have Just read
Al don't know what you read; you didn't read
anything TO
. Q.what Is this application here that ia disap-
proved? Al don't know anything about that.
Q.-Look at H. Al don't know anything about
that: you ask the architect: he has the APP
proval Look at your papers from Mr. Constable.
Q.-sit down and ook at that paper. Al don't
want TO look at IT,
Q.-I ask you to look at II. A.You read It; that
! - enough; / don't want TO look at H. That Is not
proper paper because there is an approval on file
/ The Chairman-You directed 20 look at that
paper
The Witness-I have looked at It now.
Q.-Do you know anything about that paper l
OrWas it filed with your APPROVAL A.-The
& sd With your aRPsoy ;ss .lt AYss 0,
the music ss' Sa that was there previous to the
Dewey making such necessary alterations Tor the
QEThis application Is dated January i 1898.
| Q.-Was 1, called the Dewey Theatre before Jan
nary /. 1895? A.-No. IT was called the VoIks
o.~When did this place begin to be called the
! Dewey Theatre? At was opened as the Dewey
on September 49, 1895 to the public ,.,.o January
, A1 'd dent Know w Whether that is the paper
/ or not. II Is all right though guess
BRADY WAS IN OFFICE.
o-Who was Commissioner OF Buildings at that
MI, r. o'sulllvan-what time?
/ MIR Noss-At the time It opened A.-Berore
! # was opened as the Dewey. ,,
/ Q-At the time It was opened? A-Commiss'oner
Q93The plans you say that were approyedd, o, By
| Commissioner Constable were plans for me VOlk M
Garden? A-Which was opened as music h""'
SeQS-Pians for the volks Garden? A-Yes;
O-And in July 1888. you took hold or IL togethe1n
! with Mr. Sullivan to make II the Dewey did you!
A.-No
| S-You had it as the Voks Garden? AEfes :r,,
Q-What did you do 70 change II from she ons oK
! You make? A.-Wen. We pulled out all the WoUu
hat in The 9ud ian aPa PRIV wooden oor and
the basement which WAS used forineTy lot ,b bne
Vas rinrrrd out and We dug down and struck rock.
So that The entire place from the stage on me mir
one rock and over 1t about two inches OF earth to
receive wooden floor on top OF the TocH he seem aen
sked the captain question about whetheF ne seen
wooden uprghts hold up gallery You are ms ms
| taken. they are iron and the best Oh H. lie" '0''
posts s ' they ron Hs stairs No they don't
9oTe 9n 5 stairs y feet width Of stairs and don't
| require more than on both sides ,, h,o ,o-
an audience? Ave can seat there easily ana
! comfortably 400 ..,,o .h.o,r,cal audience a
/ Yes and a very respectable house No
! Q@And entitled TO freproof construction ADO
oYss there is 6 no theatre ii Na IN York
York as Saen s.. ssf pogde aG' any trouble
are than the Dewey IL to-day W. hHEe , Inot -
ESCAPES on hu ts we have hose ali the
and we only require buckets all our own constrHIee-
h bsws our seats and aises between the audience
where the audience go IN Two feeI ~. nsra where
the people walk through, and Without ~4 E
the TOP Of one 81 9e we have the inside OF
TIE gallery leading from roof connected with
iron LADDER We 6 are the OG pnp 20 90 Of
the safety OF the people and ssese si hat and II
Won know OF any l want you TO show II TO me-
RECOMMENDS THE PERFORMANCE.
o-you can't say that We have not given You an
% give sns fO gives se1 the G best sT
IN NewYork. You viii be new man after you
Leave then What authority had you for max
ing the alterations which YOU say you maze m 1rS%
the Building DsP1rt geeera way The architect as
I nnderstood It, had charge OF the supervision o.
their e9ntr rsSbt o. on what they call permit
m,ss,on 10 20 on with our construction until sucn
sim pendment 10 the Building law, and II you will
1errnit me 10 say / want 10 say right mere mat we
are ready TO do anything more that they may ask
J OF US. ,, >.a ask You again what
oGS,hmo Mn' had YOU from the Building Depart
ment 70 make these ehsnsss A-By t Inc III or
way OF a permit what they term a temporary per-
MI, 70 was the application under which you did
the work showing the paper? Al don't know;
d3n KnoT what you filed for the purpose of get
ting permission Ave have as ug asd tSs f
the improvements , OF that building.
got II. Mr. sturges has 1t. am perfectly willing
TO obllge you, but ali, o, and s,nain how
you permitted 70 go aheSG with these ate i5s
SS y T l S0S to MR. am s RS he viii
sMs s the Yo have got 90 n me here
easy enough; you can get Mr. sturges here s.-.,o-
zoo SCI Of the SSh Building laws relating theatres their
exits ana so nndns intended o be
useS Tor a theatre for operate purposes where
stsss sesS erected or Which hereafter be built
shall be made 10 conform With the ~ OF
use for theatrical purposes and which M, shall be
used for theatrical purposes or other pubic enter
,ainmen,s OF any kind. where said scenery and APP
paratus are employed. shall be made TO conform TO
The regulations OF this section .
O-You had that stage scenery. haoh your A
Yes sir HE ADMITS THE SCENERY.
o-you do have stage scenery don't you' A
Yes sir. - .,.u., No .tr
6-Sketches? "A couple OF fellows singing
High Hop Lady Lou" and songs occasionally
u0 % 6 Ma Ayes they talk together.
A-Men and women ATises YES. Lrou ,v,o, ,ou
az o. schsirs and tables and scenery Ayes sir;
sooAnd the accessories A.-There amt no ma
, chnery or apparatuses USED a. an ,., a.
Ana no building hereinOefOre