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Unfortunately, David Shubert, as his name translated to English , suffered from Alcoholism and was not able to properly provide for his family. In 1893, daughter Lisa died of pneumonia that was exacerbated by malnutrition. As a result of their father's problems, the three Shubert sons had to forgo much in the way of formal education and go to work at a young age. 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. Among their New York City holdings were the renowned Winter Garden Theatre at 1634 Broadway and the Sam S. Shubert at 221 West 44th Street and the Imperial Theater s. They owned, managed, operated, or booked nearly a thousand theatres nationwide. The Shubert children: # Lee Shubert (1871-1953), theatre owner/operator, producer # Fannie Shubert (1872-1928) # Lisa Shubert (1875-1893) # Sarah Shubert (1876-1934) # Sam S. Shubert (1878-1905), producer, writer, director, theatre owner/operator # Jacob J. Shubert (1879-1963), producer, director, theatre owner/operator # Dora Shubert (1886-1951) born in Syracuse, New York EXTERNAL LINKS ADDITIONAL TEXT MERGED HERE FROM "Shubert Brothers" - TO BE EDITED A great cloud surrounds the Shubert dynasty, and no one will ever know the exact truth about their lives; we can only make educated guesses based on combined accounts of those who worked, lived, and loved with them. From what we do know, the Shubert brothers (Sam, Levi and Jacob [J.J. ) came to the United States as part of a larger poor, Jewish family in 1882. They settled in Syracuse with their destitute family. They had no idea that nearly twenty-five years later their estimated total worth would be reaching half a billion dollars. There is no one solid account of the Shubert brothers that can be considered a fully comprehensive biography sharing only facts that are absolutely certifiably true. The reason? From day one, The Shuberts realized the benefit of having a personal mythology and creating legend. They lied inconsistently about their ages. They were known to be a certain age one year, and miraculously years younger the following year. Their birthplace changed multiple times. Scandal was never far from reach. Lawsuits piled up throughout the years, including the only suit in history where actors sued claiming they were too poorly talented to go on with the show. REFERENCES: 1 |