The Boys from Syracuse The Shuberts'

From 1905 to the crash of 1929, Sam Shubert and his brothers Lee and J.J., despite poor beginnings and near-illiteracy, created a theater monopoly unrivaled in history.

Foster Hirsch, professor of film at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York

List of Illustrations

ix

Acknowledgments

xi

Prologue: The Last Shubert

1

(8)

The Boys in Syracuse

9

(24)

Sam Shubert Goes to Town

33

(20)

Lee and J. J., Front and Center

53

(42)

Power Plays

95

(28)

The Long-Distance Runners

123

(40)

All in the Family

163

(50)

The Man in the Blue Serge Suit

213

(32)

The Fall of the House of Shubert

245

(20)

The Lawyers

265

(28)

Notes

293

(34)

Bibliography

327

(8)

Index

335

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The Boys from Syracuse The Shuberts' Theatrical Empire

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