Meyer R. Bimberg ( died March 25 , 1908 ) was a successful seller of campaign buttons and a theatre builder . Known as " Bim the Button Man " after the 1896 Republican National Convention , he made his fortune selling campaign buttons and built five theatres : West End Theatre ( New York ) , the Yorkville Theatre in Harlem , New York , the Colonial Theatre ( New York ) , the Astor Theatre and the Stuyvestant Theatre ( which later became known as the Belasco Theatre ) . He was found dead in his bed at the Zenobia building after a bout of tonsilitis . The New York Times compared his theatre building , though short-lived , to Oscar Hammerstein I 's
1896 Republican National Convention
1896 Republican National Convention
Meyer R. Bimberg