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	Sam S. Shubert - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Shubert brothers decided to expand to the huge market in New York City and at the end of March, 1900, Sam Shubert leased the Herald Square Theatre at the corner of Broadway and 35th St. in Manhattan.
		In 1905, Sam Shubert was traveling to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on business, when the passenger train he was on, collided with several freight cars in the Lochiel neighborhood of south Harrisburg.
		In 1913, Sam Shubert's brothers opened a prestigious new theatre at 225 West 44th Street, in the heart of the Broadway theatre district, which was named in his honor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sam_S._Shubert (454 words)

	Lee Shubert - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Leaving younger brother Jacob at home to manage their existing theatres, Lee and Sam Shubert moved to New York City where they laid the foundations for what was to become the largest theatre empire in the 20th century including Broadway's Winter Garden and Shubert Theatres.
		Shubert teamed up with John Cort, a Seattle, Washington theater owner who was unhappy with the operating methods of the all-powerful Theatrical Syndicate.
		Lee Shubert died in New York City in 1953, aged 82, and was interred in the family plot at Salem Fields Cemetery in Brooklyn.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lee_Shubert (396 words)

	The Shubert Organization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Shubert Organization was founded by the Shubert brothers, Sam S. Shubert, Lee Shubert, and Jacob J. Shubert of Syracuse, New York in the late 19th century in upstate New York, entering into New York City productions in 1900.
		Sam Shubert died in 1905; by 1916 the two remaining brothers had become powerful theatre moguls with a nationwide presence.
		The Shubert Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts is known as Boston's "little princess".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shubert_Theater (331 words)

	Broadway: The American Musical . Stars Over Broadway . Shubert Brothers \| PBS
		David Shubert, an alcoholic, could not support his family in their new home, and the boys were forced to go to work.
		As Sam Shubert was ascending the ladder of theatrical management, a pattern was established among the brothers of backing each other's work.
		When Sam Shubert was named manager of the Bastable Theatre (1897), Jacob, the youngest brother, was working at the Wieting, and Lee was the bookkeeper for both theaters.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/broadway/stars/shubert_bros.html (1200 words)

	Qwika - Lee Shubert
		Con soldi presi in prestito, lui ed i fratelli più giovani SAM e Jacob finalmente intrapreso un'impresa di affari quello ha condotto a loro per stare bene ai responsabili riusciti di parecchi teatri nel upstate New York.
		Stavano lasciando il fratello più giovane Jacob nel paese per controllare i loro teatri attuali, i rifugi ed il SAM Shubert si sono mossi verso New York City in cui hanno posto i fondamenti per che cosa transformarsi in nel più grande impero del teatro nel ventesimo secolo compreso
		I rifugi Shubert erano un uomo d'affari fiutato duro che è stato criticato per essere soldi ed alimentazione orientati con poco interesse nella coltura.
	wikipedia.qwika.it /en2it/Lee_Shubert (315 words)

	History of Philadelphia's Forrest Theatre
		Sam, the leader, who died tragically in a train crash in 1905, was charming and gregarious, while eldest brother Lee was aloof (dubbed "The Wooden Indian") and the youngest, Jacob J. (J.J.) was mercurial.
		In 1903 the Shuberts began what became a long running battle with their arch rivals "The Theatrical Syndicate" for the opportunity to present dramatic and musical shows across the country.
		The Shuberts realized that owning their own real estate was fundamental to their long term survival, and by 1908, the Shuberts began actively building playhouses.
	www.forrest-theatre.com /history.htm (729 words)

	Shubert Brothers - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		From 1953 until his retirement (c.1959), Jacob was the sole head of Shubert Enterprises, with offices in the Shubert Theatre (named for Sam, opened 1913) off the famous Shubert Alley in New York City.
		The Shubert Organization, now owned by the nonprofit Shubert Foundation, continues to play a major role in the Broadway theater, owning 17 theaters and actively producing new shows; it also manages Washington, D.C.'s National Theatre and has other theatrical interests nationwide.
		Shubert had a 22-year run as the Alvin Theater; Playhouse in downtown Minneapolis was home to vaudeville and burlesque.(NEWS)
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-shubertb.html (448 words)

	Cinema Treasures \| Shubert Theater (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		The Sam S. Shubert Theater was one in a string of theaters owned by the Shubert Brothers, primarily on the East and West coasts.
		Sam S. Shubert was killed in a railroad accident at age 27, and local newspaper accounts noted he was on his way to Kansas City at the time of the accident.
		In 1936, the Shubert was razed to its basement, which was used as a parking garage for the remaining office tower.
	cinematreasures.org /theater/1435 (519 words)

	Folly Theater History - Shuberts Missouri Theater
		The Shuberts, a prominent New York family that ran one of the largest theater conglomerates of the twentieth century, had acquired a lease on the Century Theatre.
		Renamed the Shubert’s Missouri and commonly referenced as “the Missouri,” the theater became an island of legitimacy in the midst of the chaos of Twelfth Street, presenting the plays of Shakespeare and Eugene O’Neill, and featuring top-rated performers.
		The Sam S. Shubert on the corner of Tenth and Baltimore was the only remaining first-ratehouse in the city, because the others had all become “second-rate” due to their popular pricing policies and vaudeville bills.
	www.follytheater.com /history_shuberts.html (1267 words)

	The Shubert Organization
		The Shubert Organization was founded by the Shubert brothers, Sam Shubert, Lee Shubert, and Jacob J. Shubert of Syracuse, New York in the late 19th century in upstate New York, entering into New York City productions in 1900.
		By 1929 the Shuberts owned Broadway's most important theatres, the Winter Garden, the Sam S. Shubert, and the Imperial Theaters, and owned, managed, operated, or booked nearly a thousand theatres nationwide.
		The company was reorganized in 1973, and as of 2004 owns or operates sixteen Broadway theatres in New York City: the Ambassador, the Barrymore, the Belasco, the Booth, the Broadhurst, the Broadway, the Cort, the Golden Theatre, the Imperial, the Longacre, The Lyceum, the Majestic, the Plymouth, the Royale, the Shubert, and the Winter Garden.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/t/th/the_shubert_organization.html (235 words)

	Give my Regards To Broadway by Gary Pearlman: The last Shubert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Sam Shubert was the real force behind the Shuberts, he was determined to escape his fathers legacy.
		Sam, like Lee was a wizard with numbers, able to add amounts in his head and to quote daily grosses to the penny.
		Sam was a quick study, soon he would find some better attractions and reroute A Texas Steer into one night stands and old run down theaters before eventually dropping it.
	www.thepalmbeachtimes.com /Pages/Broadway.html (5981 words)

	Shubert on Broadway \| The Shubert Organization
		The Shubert Theatre had its genesis in the New Theatre, an “art” playhouse located on Central Park West that was devoted to serious repertory drama.
		Although the project was a critical and commercial flop, the New Theatre Group, which included Lee Shubert, leased a plot of land between 44th and 45th street to construct a new venue.
		The Shubert's elegant interior is marked by elaborate plasterwork, and a series of theatrically-themed painted panels that adorn the boxes, the area above the proscenium arch, and the ceiling.
	www.shubertorganization.com /theatres/shubert.asp (734 words)

	Bygone Theaters - Shubert Theater - Kansas City Public Library
		The Sam S. Shubert Theater was one in a string owned by the Shubert Brothers, primarily on the east and west coasts.
		Sam S. Shubert was memorialized nonetheless, most prominently in the mosaic floor of the theater where his name was spelled out.
		Shubert managers offered the same service to purchasers of the less desirable seats, spots they were having trouble selling anyhow.
	www.kclibrary.org /localhistory/exhibits/theaters/shubert.htm (599 words)

	About Us - The Shubert Organization
		In 1905, after Sam Shubert died tragically in a railroad accident, his brothers, Lee and J.J., continued to operate the business on an increasingly lavish scale.
		Among the major Shubert stars of the period were Al Jolson, Eddie Cantor, Tallulah Bankhead, Willie and Eugene Howard, Fred and Adele Astaire, Marie Dressler, Marilyn Miller, Jeanne Eagles, Jeanette MacDonald, and Cary Grant.
		Outside New York, the Shuberts own both the Shubert Theatre in Boston and the Forrest in Philadelphia, and manage the National in Washington, D.C. In 1996, The Shubert Organization lost its beloved and much admired President, Bernard B. Jacobs.
	www.shubertfoundation.org /about/organization.asp (575 words)

	Who's Who in Musicals: S to Smith
		Within months, Sam was the box office manager – and in a few years, he and his brothers owned the Opera House as well as a controlling interest in several other local theaters.
		When Sam died in a 1905 train wreck, Erlanger coldly refused to abide by any agreements "with a dead man." Lee and Jacob swore vengeance, and launched a long and vicious feud that eventually destroyed the syndicate and made the Shuberts the most powerful figures in the legitimate theater.
		In time, the Shuberts were most closely identified with musty, budget-conscious revivals that toured after playing a few nights in New York, boasting they were "straight from Broadway." When the Great Depression struck and experts advised them to sell off their theaters, the Shuberts refused, saving Broadway from almost certain extinction.
	www.musicals101.com /who8.htm (2287 words)

	Shubert Theatre
		The Shubert Theatre is located on the north side of 44th Street, between Seventh Avenue and Eighth Avenue.
		The Sam S. Shubert Theatre was for 15 years the home of A Chorus Line, which transferred there from the Public Theater in 1975 and in 1990 became the longest-running Broadway musical of all time (until Cats beat its record).
		As well-known as the Shubert Theatre is Shubert Alley, which runs alongside it and the Booth Theatre, providing a convenient route to 45th Street.
	www.nytix.com /Links/Broadway/Theaters/shubert.html (515 words)

	CAPA Columbus - Venues - Shubert Theater
		The playhouse was named the Sam S. Shubert Theater by Lee and J.J. Shubert for their brother, the founder of the Shubert organization.
		The Shubert brothers ran the theater from 1914 through the 1940-41 season, establishing the pattern of try-outs.
		In addition to managing the legendary Shubert Theater in New Haven, Connecticut, CAPA is owner/operator of downtown Columbus, Ohio’s magnificent historic theatres (Ohio Theatre, Palace Theatre, Southern Theatre) and manager of the contemporary Riffe Center Theatre Complex.
	www.capa.com /columbus/venues/shubert_history.php (1181 words)

	About Us - The Shubert Brothers
		Before long, the Shuberts clashed with the Theatrical Syndicate, an organization of businessmen that had gained virtual control of the American theatre through their booking operations.
		Sam Shubert was killed in a railroad accident in 1905, just as the Shuberts were beginning their rise to power in the New York theatre.
		John Shubert, J.J.'s son, was the chief executive of Shubert through the 1950s and the early 1960s.
	www.shubertfoundation.org /about/brothers.asp (414 words)

	Cinema Treasures \| Shubert Theatre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		From 1945 until 2005, it was named the Shubert, by the theatrical family which took over the theater at this time, after their late brother, Sam Shubert.
		The Shubert has recently announced that after the $25 million restoration is complete about a year after it is set to begin in Janaury 2005, the theatre is going to be renamed the LaSalle Bank Theatre after the bank's large contribution towards the project gave it naming rights.
		Well, Shubert had become something of a misnomer, because the Shubert organization had sold the theater to the Nederlanders (basically their broadway arch-rivals) in the early 90s; however, they never changed the name.
	cinematreasures.org /theater/2179 (3908 words)

	Shubert family Summary
		Unfortunately, David Shubert, as his name translated to English, suffered from alcoholism and was not able to properly provide for his family.
		Introduced to the world of the theatre, the Shubert brothers overcame the stranglehold on the industry by the Theatrical Syndicate's monopoly under Abe Erlanger and Mark Klaw to build the largest theatre empire in the 20th century.
		As part of The Shubert Organization, the three surviving sisters, in one way or another, played as key a role in the business as society afforded women at the time.
	www.bookrags.com /Shubert_family (1441 words)

	Encyclopedia :: news : Shubert Organization (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		The Shubert Organization is proud to add the CadillacCentennials is a testament to the Shubert Organization's dedication to the growth
		PR Newswire - American Airlines and The Shubert Organization have announced a new associationthe official airline of The Shubert Organization.
		Variety - its Broadway stomping grounds, the Shubert Organization has decided to take the lead-produceris an effort to ensure that the Shubert Organization remains vital in new theater attheater space is hard to come by.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /news/Shubert_Organization.html (447 words)

	The Minnesota Shubert Performing Arts and Education Center
		Saint Paul’s Shubert Theater was renamed the Fitzgerald Theater in 1994.
		For the Minneapolis Shubert, architect William Albert Swasey designed a 1,500-seat theater with two shallow balconies and simple ornamentation, built at a cost of $250,000.
		The Shubert, managed by Alexander G. “Buzz” Bainbridge is authorized to form a resident acting ensemble to keep the box office busy during the summer months.
	www.minnesotashubert.org /Architecture/variouslives.htm (259 words)

	Shubert Brothers Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography
		The Shubert brothers were theatrical managers and producers of the largest theater empire in the 20th century.
		In 1924 the Shuberts had 86 theaters in the United States alone; they were making $1 million a week in ticket sales; and they controlled 60 percent of the legitimate theater in the United States.
		Yet despite the fact that Lee had written a play and Jacob directed frequently, their contribution to the theater was not artistic--it was strictly business.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/shubert-brothers (1166 words)

	PerformInk Online
		At 100 years old, the LaSalle Bank Theatre (originally the Majestic before it was renamed the Shubert in 1945) is a full generation older than the Cadillac Palace, the Ford Center/Oriental, the Chicago Theatre and the Civic Opera House (all from the 1920s).
		More than a century ago, Sam Shubert along with his brothers Lee and J. founded the powerful producing and theatrical real estate dynasty with which the Nederlanders later became rivals.
		All Shubert Theatres (New York, Boston, New Haven, Los Angeles, Chicago, etc.) were named after Sam in memoriam, one of the few sentimental gestures of which the tough-as-nails Brothers Shubert ever were accused.
	www.performink.com /Archives/news/LaSalleGroundbreaking.htm (891 words)

	Shubert Theatre Il Tickets-Maps Events Seating Chart-Shubert Theatre Il Ticket Brokers
		The theatre we now refer to as The Shubert Theatre was opened on New Year's Day in 1906 as the Majestic Theatre.
		In 1945, the theatre was purchased by the Shubert Organization, and reopened as the Sam Shubert Theatre, in memory of the elder Shubert, who had died in a train wreck in 1903.
		Amenities include mid-size restrooms (with the men's anteroom detailed like a ship's cabin), a drinking fountain on the east side of the lobby foyer, good sight lines from the balconies, and a candy and drink bar in the inner lobby and souvenir stand in the outer one.
	www.onlineseats.com /venue/shubert-theatre-il.htm (498 words)

	Shubert
		The Shubert Theater will always be a very special place for me. My Fair Lady was the first live performance musical that I had ever seen, and it was right here that I saw it.
		The marquee of the Shubert Theater is probably one of the least impressive in my Chicago series, belied by a beautiful and intimate interior that is rare in more modern venues.
		The Shubert Theater went through a period where it was dark for many weeks at a time.
	www.fred.krauss.name /Theaters/Shubert.html (773 words)

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