le ▁ 6 - 5 0 0 0 . ▁Herbert ▁J . ▁Kra pp ▁was ▁the ▁architect , ▁and ▁Mil ton ▁J . ▁K ram er ▁was ▁the ▁original ▁owner . ▁The ▁hotel ' s ▁ball room ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁Broadway ▁the at res ▁Arena ▁Theatre ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁Ed ison ▁Theatre ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁converted ▁back ▁into ▁a ▁ball room . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁" G lor ious " ▁Gl oria ▁Parker ▁and ▁her ▁or chestra ▁hosted ▁an ▁evening ▁broadcast ▁on ▁W OR ▁from ▁the ▁Hotel ▁Ed ison . ▁Parker ▁would ▁open ▁the ▁show ▁with ▁the ▁glass ▁har p ▁( or ▁musical ▁glass es ) ▁and ▁feature ▁the ▁popular ▁Latin ▁sound ▁on ▁her ▁mar im ba ▁with ▁her ▁or chestra . ▁ ▁Henry ▁Jer ome ▁was ▁a ▁band ▁leader ▁at ▁the ▁hotel ▁when ▁he ▁heard ▁from ▁Bill ▁Rand le ▁about ▁a ▁tri o . ▁This ▁led ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁Dor sey ▁Burn ette , ▁Johnny ▁Burn ette ▁and ▁Paul ▁B url ison ▁to ▁a ▁management ▁contract . ▁Jer ome ▁got ▁Johnny ▁a ▁day time ▁job ▁as ▁an ▁elev ator ▁operator ▁at ▁the ▁hotel ▁and ▁moved ▁The ▁Rock ▁and ▁Roll ▁T rio ▁in ▁the ▁hotel ▁from ▁the ▁Y M CA . ▁He ▁secured ▁a ▁contract ▁for ▁the ▁tri o ▁with ▁G AC ▁( General ▁Art ists ▁Corporation ) ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁Cor al ▁division ▁of