#372 The Shuberts: The Brothers Who Built Broadway
The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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The Schuberts and the American Theatre Business
The schuberts had a strangle hold on the entire American theatre business. They even dictated the types of shows that could be made, and were not exactly excited about anything that was remotely innovative. But this is like nineteenth century theatrical under ellyum and mafya. So then the schuberts moved into new york. How did they feel about the syndicate? Well, they had no choice but to work with the syndicate, in those early years, or else they wouldn't be able to produce anything. And so there were a lot of managers who then looked for better deals. And they saw the schubert as the next best option and gladly alined with
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