J. J. Shubert
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J. J. Shubert was an American theatrical producer and impresario who, with his brothers, built one of the largest and most influential theater-owning and producing empires in Broadway history.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sam S. Shubert | 4 |
| J. J. Shubert canonical | 3 |
| Jacob J. Shubert | 2 |
| Shubert Brothers | 1 |
| The Shubert brothers | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2664398 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: J. J. Shubert Context triple: [Shubert Organization, foundedBy, J. J. Shubert]
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David Belasco
David Belasco was a prominent American theatrical producer, director, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his innovative stagecraft and realistic productions on Broadway.
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Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. was a pioneering American Broadway impresario best known for creating the lavish Ziegfeld Follies revue series in the early 20th century.
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C.
Gregory La Cava
Gregory La Cava was an American film director best known for his sophisticated 1930s comedies and character-driven dramas in Hollywood’s Golden Age.
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D.
Albert Hackett
Albert Hackett was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for co-writing classic films such as "The Thin Man" and "It's a Wonderful Life," often in collaboration with his wife Frances Goodrich.
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E.
Arthur H. Gorson
Arthur H. Gorson is a film and music producer known for his work on projects such as the horror film "Cronos" and for collaborating with notable directors and musicians.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: J. J. Shubert Target entity description: J. J. Shubert was an American theatrical producer and impresario who, with his brothers, built one of the largest and most influential theater-owning and producing empires in Broadway history.
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A.
David Belasco
David Belasco was a prominent American theatrical producer, director, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his innovative stagecraft and realistic productions on Broadway.
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B.
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. was a pioneering American Broadway impresario best known for creating the lavish Ziegfeld Follies revue series in the early 20th century.
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C.
Gregory La Cava
Gregory La Cava was an American film director best known for his sophisticated 1930s comedies and character-driven dramas in Hollywood’s Golden Age.
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D.
Albert Hackett
Albert Hackett was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for co-writing classic films such as "The Thin Man" and "It's a Wonderful Life," often in collaboration with his wife Frances Goodrich.
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E.
Arthur H. Gorson
Arthur H. Gorson is a film and music producer known for his work on projects such as the horror film "Cronos" and for collaborating with notable directors and musicians.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway producer
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businessperson ⓘ impresario ⓘ theatre owner ⓘ theatrical producer ⓘ |
| activity |
booking touring productions into owned theatres
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financing theatrical productions ⓘ managing theatre chains ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American commercial stage
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Broadway Theatre District ⓘ
surface form:
Broadway theatre district
|
| businessDomain |
theatre ownership
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theatrical production ⓘ |
| businessStrategy | vertical integration of theatre ownership and production ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Broadway theater
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surface form:
Broadway theatre
theatre production ⓘ |
| genre | commercial theatre ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
American legitimate theatre
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American musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasRole |
manager of theatre circuits
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producer of Broadway shows ⓘ |
| industry |
entertainment industry
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theatre industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
Broadway theatre business model
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commercial theatre production in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
large-scale theatrical booking and production operations
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owning and operating multiple Broadway theatres ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
establishment of a long-lasting theatre empire in the United States
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major role in shaping the structure of Broadway theatre ownership ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Shubert family
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surface form:
Shubert brothers
|
| notableFor |
building a major theater-owning and producing empire on Broadway
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co-founding the Shubert theatre empire with his brothers ⓘ |
| notableWork | Broadway theatrical productions ⓘ |
| occupation |
impresario
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theatre owner ⓘ theatrical producer ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shubert Organization
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surface form:
Shubert Organization theatre empire
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| relativeImportance | one of the most influential theatre producers in Broadway history ⓘ |
| scaleOfEnterprise | one of the largest in Broadway history ⓘ |
| sibling |
Lee Shubert
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J. J. Shubert self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sam S. Shubert
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| typeOfEnterpriseBuilt |
producing empire
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theatre-owning empire ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Broadway in New York City
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surface form:
Broadway, New York City
New York City ⓘ |
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Subject: J. J. Shubert Description of subject: J. J. Shubert was an American theatrical producer and impresario who, with his brothers, built one of the largest and most influential theater-owning and producing empires in Broadway history.
Referenced by (11)
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