The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-09

], pleasure and MS main recreation. HI
e does not go on trips abroad for rest
I, He simply pegs away day in ant
u day out-and If you want to find hin
on Sunday afternoon. you will more
O likely reach him at his office thar
: anywhere. He is very fond of his
9 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IL is the quicker
@ means of transportation. The fact OF
Y the matter is that Mr.. Lee Shubert
> Is so Interested in his work--which
I in additional to his theatrical mat
ters includes large real estate ven-
lures and his labors as director of
two metropolitan banks-that he
hasn't time to be interested in much
Of anything else.
/. This does not mean that he lacks
personal interest in the affairs of his
friends or those OF his employees, or
that he Is of an uncharitable disposi-
ticn.-for quite the contrary Is the
case. He attends to those things,
not as separate matters, but as part
and parcel of his work.
Lee Shubert and his brother Jacob
arrive at their Offices in the Shubert
building. Thirty-ninth and Broad
way at about 10 in the morning. Ex-
cept when drawn by special ap.
pointments. they are either in one of
their theatres or their offices all
evening. At about midnight they
may be found In the gentlemans
| restaurant of the Hotel Astor-stiE
| working at midnight supper in
conference with their different asso
ciates. About fifteen hours day for
| hfty-two weeks in the year may be
| taken as the rough estimate of a
thoroughbred Shubert working ca.
paclty.
Mr.. Shubert Is man who is not |
Jealous of his perogative as the head |
Of things He Is always ready to listen |
to suggestions from his subordinates |
and he is the first man to place the !
credit of "a good suggestion where 1t
belongs. Like the able business man
he is, he makes allowances for the
errors that occur in his business, like
tho just boss everyone who works
for him knows him to be, he never
forgets the good strikes made by his
subordinates.
One of Mr.. Shubert's peculiaritics
is that he Is never found at the first
night of his productions in New
York 81 have already seen those
performances and 1 know just what
they are like. Why should l 20 and
be uncomfortably nervous waiting for
the results" he says In defence of
this policy.
on the other hand. Mr.. Shubert is
a hardened first nighter for the pro- 1
ductions of all other managers. His
reasonable argument in this case is Ia
that. as he has not seen rehearsals'
Il Is strict matter of business Tor ,
him to acquaint himself with the
actual performances. However, he al
ways leaves word with his private
secretary where he can be found.
Mr.. Shubert I'm his office, from {
which all of his theatres and his
three score OF companies are directed
is a veritable spider in his web. This
does not mean that ne acts III
"splderiferous" manner. but It does
mean that he is absolutely the per-
sonal center of activity. y
"Mr. Lee" transacts bushes In q
manner that is unique and temper
mentally characteristic. II there is a
to be discussed, Mr. Shu- U
hert is almost invariably the ques.
TONER and his questions are briefly d
IN tho point. He has the ability to G
make I'D his mind with lightning like II
rapidity and what he says goes. N
He will not give q positive order to p"
20 ahead until he is certain and when
ne has once given the order he Will h
never sound the retreat. deal in ct
,olvlnp many thousands of dollars
las been settled by Mr.. Shubert in
hurried five minutes.
Everyone who has come into close ID
contact with Mr.. Shubert for any NJ
ength a. of time has recognized the W
Iualities of his character. This is
uggested by his truly oriental cast of
eatures and by the distinctive 'in- ai
ward gaze" of his eyes. y
The same man who turns his prac- la
ical thoughts from performing ele-
hants at the Hippodrone to the r.
roblems of engaging actors for the -
few Theatre builds even more rapidly III
han he dreams. This quality of sep. re
rating himself from himself, so to
peak, is one of the explanations OF NJ
Ir. Shubert's big mental scope, in 10
diving such a magnitude of things,
nd his rare tolerance, w
AS Lee Shubert Is the dreamer and III
he schemer, so is his younger broth nj
7. -. J.," the ultra-practical man
I the combination. He takes the T.,
Its and rides over them without a
uiver He has the habit of getting III
own to cases Immediately and stay
~ there, on
The big hrm the largest of its da
ind in the world, handled en- '
rely by these two brothers at the
cad Of the numerous departments be
as thrown down the gauntlet to the do
ther theatrical managers, firms of As
ears standing, and it is their in
,ntlon to furnish tho country the tai
est in theatrlcals as their policy A.
erctoforc, has demonstrated. W.
MI
That Awful Man, ey