The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-13
INJURIES KILL SAM SHUBERT.
THE4TRICAL MANAGER 4 VICTIM
or PENNSYLVANIA WRECK.

] ger uiel IN mar bsbIB Iu't JtbleIuhy
morning from injuries received In the wreck
Of the Cleveland and Cincinnati express on
| Thursday, His death came as a surprise.
for although he was badly shocked and
burns almost covered his body, the physi
clans believed he would recover.
He was conscious and in good spirits
until yesterday morning, and told visitors
that he expected 10 recover. At daybreak
there came a sudden change, He sank
into a sturor and never revived. His
mother, his brother Jacob, and his sisters
Dora and Sara were with him when he
died. They had the body rut on a special
car which the Pennsylvania Railroad officials
offered.
The body arrived in Jersey City at SIS
O'Clock last night. In the car also was
William Klein. who was Mr. Shubert's
lawyer, and who was badly injured in the
wreck Klein was placed in an ambulance.
In which he was removed 10 DR.. Wilson 8
private hospital on West Forty-seventh
street Although quite badly injured. It
Is thought that he will recover. Abe Thai
heimer, the booking agent for the Shuberts.
who was hurt in the wreck, also arrived
on the same train. 1hllheimer has re-
covered from his injuries sufficiently 10 go
10 his home.
Mr.. Shuberts body was removed TO his
residence at 222 West Seventy -ninth street.
Funeral services for the dead manager will
be held on Sunday morning in the Temple
Emanu-E Forty-third street and Fifth
avenue.
Samuel S. Shubert was the youngest
theatre manager in New York, II not the
youngest Of such importance In the world.
He was born only % years ago in Syracuse,
and with his brother Lee, two years his
senior, began his business career as a news
boy in his native town.
He finally secured the ri ght TO look after
the cloak room in the Bastable Theatre
and 10 sell candies and rent opera glasses.
Later he was promoted TO be an usher.
His brother Lee was employed with him,
and simultaneously they rose in the BUSH
ness of theatricals.
Their start as managers was made when
the formation Of the theatrical syndicate
left a number Of theaters throughout the
country with no hope OF finding attrac-
tons. Stock companies were formed in a
number OF towns and Sam Shubert and
his brother saw their opportunity. The
Bastable in Syracuse was one Of the theaters
left high and dry. Sans energy and Lees
business stability had awakened confidence
in Syracuse, and the young men had no
trouble in fir ding capital to back them
when they decided to take a theater no
longer popular and put in cheap priced
stock company.
Soon it was found possible to open an
other theateT, in Rochester and both or
carnations met with success. The stock
companies were a novelty there and made
money readily, as they could still use the
old repertoire and there were no royalties
to pay for the use Of comparatively new
plays.
the brothers, decided that they should
use their profits and whatever capital they
could acquire in extending the sphere Of
their activities They acquired the road
rights to Hoyt's farce a Texas Steer
and then bought THE Belle Of New York
when its profita bleness seemed altogether
exhausted. They made money out Of both,
and with he backing Of their up-St ate friend
and what they had earned, they appeared
on Broadway in 1895 as the mana gers Of the
Herald Square Theater, which had known
little prosperity until that time.
Sam had the physique OF delicate child,
the stOop OF an old man and the pallid skin
of an invalid, but he was electric with
energy. He never walked but moved up
and down Broadway at dog trot. Men
tally he was a. active. lie knew that he
had a large order on his hands and deter
mined TO make his place among New York
managers permanent. The Shuberts ac-
quired the Casino after they lost the Herald
Square and later added the Princess and I
the Madison Square to the list Of theates I
they managed. They reached the height I
of their standing as New York managers \
when the Lyric was built for them, and that |
has been their principal theater in this !
city. Tnev finally acquired the lease Of /
the new Waldorf Theater in London and I
Lee Is there now to arrange the details Of I
the opening performance, which are 10 Z
present Eleonora Duse in drama and Emma /
Calv In opera on alte nate nights.
Sam Shubert was the active theatrical !
one of the brothers. He had his ideas about 7
tn, stage and they found success in A /
Chinese Honeymoon @Fantsra" and LADY /
Teazle- with Lillian Russell. He was .
never discouraged when the number Of !
failures were in the majority as they were /
during more than one season, He was ,
always ready TO plunge on any likely proyo- /
sition and was always on the lookout for +
anything promising. His ventures last +
season included Ada Sshan. Herbert kclcev .
and Ehie Shannon in -Taps" and The Earl .
and the Girl" which IL now running sue |
cessfully at the GaniCk the Chicago thCater Z
Of the two brothers.
sam Shubeu, who was known among /
his colleagues as Peanut Shubeu on ac- /
count Of his size was never entirely afili- /
ated with the theatrical syndicate, although 1
Nixon 4 Zimmerman IT Philadelphia 7
backed him and his brother in some Of their I
most successful productions,