The Shubert Theatre
…or their brother who had died in May 1905. Significant History The Shubert opened in 1913 with the admired British actor Johnston Forbes-Robertson’s repertory company presenting plays such as The Merchant of Venice, Hamlet, Othello, and others. The Shubert housed a variety of plays and musicals in its early years. Significant plays that were presented in the space include Lionel Barrymore in Copperhead (1918), Katharine Hepburn and Shirley Booth i…