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Sam S., Jacob J. and Lee Shubert. Key people. The Shuberts. Owner. Shubert Foundation. Website. shubert .nyc. The Shubert Organization is a theatrical producing organization and a major owner of theatres based in Manhattan, New York City.
Samuel S., Jacob J., and Lee Shubert were born in Eastern Europe on uncertain dates in the latter part of the 19th century. Their parents, David and Catherine, brought the family to...
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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 the Winter Garden and Shubert Theatres.
At the end of the 19th century, the three Shubert brothers -- Sam, Lee and J. J. -- operated theatres in Syracuse and other upstate New York cities, such as Buffalo, Rochester, Utica, Troy, and Albany. In 1900, Sam came to New York City and leased the Herald Square Theatre (NW corner, Broadway & 35th St.), the Shuberts' first venue in the city.
The Shubert brothers decided to expand their theatrical operations and in 1900 Sam and Lee Shubert moved to New York City leaving Jacob at home to manage their existing theatres. In New York, the elder Shuberts laid the foundations for what was to become the largest theatre empire in the 20th century including Broadway's Winter Garden and ...
Sep 24, 2021 · PODCAST There’s no business like show business — thanks to Lee, Sam and JJ Shubert, the Syracuse brothers who forever changed the American theatrical business in the 20th century. Broadway is back! And the marquees of New York’s theater district are again glowing with the excitement of live entertainment.
The oldest of the brothers was Lee (originally Levi) Shubert (b. March 15, 1875, Russia—d. Dec. 25, 1953, New York, N.Y., U.S.). Sam S. Shubert (b. 1879, Russia—d. May 12, 1905, Harrisburg, Pa., U.S.) was the middle brother, and Jacob J. (or Jake) Shubert (b. Aug. 15, 1880, Russia—d. Dec. 26, 1963, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was the youngest.
