Charles W. 'Chuck' Bryant

And then that very first one in Longacre Square, which will be notable in about a minute and a half because you will learn what that became. Hammerstein's Olympia Theater at Broadway and 43rd and 44th. And then after that, the Republic Theater was in 1899, which is still there, but is now the new Victory Theater.

And then that very first one in Longacre Square, which will be notable in about a minute and a half because you will learn what that became. Hammerstein's Olympia Theater at Broadway and 43rd and 44th. And then after that, the Republic Theater was in 1899, which is still there, but is now the new Victory Theater.

Like really bawdy kids' plays?

Like really bawdy kids' plays?

Like really bawdy kids' plays?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah, for sure. So the writing was on the wall. He opened those theaters. Other people were like, hey, we can invest money in this now that it's becoming a thing. The New Amsterdam Theater and the Lyceum Theater were both built around the same time in the early 1900s. And then, oh boy, we're probably more than a minute and a half after I promised it.

Yeah, for sure. So the writing was on the wall. He opened those theaters. Other people were like, hey, we can invest money in this now that it's becoming a thing. The New Amsterdam Theater and the Lyceum Theater were both built around the same time in the early 1900s. And then, oh boy, we're probably more than a minute and a half after I promised it.

Yeah, for sure. So the writing was on the wall. He opened those theaters. Other people were like, hey, we can invest money in this now that it's becoming a thing. The New Amsterdam Theater and the Lyceum Theater were both built around the same time in the early 1900s. And then, oh boy, we're probably more than a minute and a half after I promised it.

But in 1905, Longacre Square was renamed for the newly relocated New York Times offices, and thus it became Times Square.

But in 1905, Longacre Square was renamed for the newly relocated New York Times offices, and thus it became Times Square.

But in 1905, Longacre Square was renamed for the newly relocated New York Times offices, and thus it became Times Square.

I was like, was it New York Times Square? And I was like, no, dummy. Just Times Square. Just Times Square. And it was around the same time that these three brothers, Lee Samuel and Jacob Schubert, a very popular theater name to this day, they opened up a bunch of theaters in New York and elsewhere. And the Schubert organization still owns and operates 17 of those 41 theaters.

I was like, was it New York Times Square? And I was like, no, dummy. Just Times Square. Just Times Square. And it was around the same time that these three brothers, Lee Samuel and Jacob Schubert, a very popular theater name to this day, they opened up a bunch of theaters in New York and elsewhere. And the Schubert organization still owns and operates 17 of those 41 theaters.

I was like, was it New York Times Square? And I was like, no, dummy. Just Times Square. Just Times Square. And it was around the same time that these three brothers, Lee Samuel and Jacob Schubert, a very popular theater name to this day, they opened up a bunch of theaters in New York and elsewhere. And the Schubert organization still owns and operates 17 of those 41 theaters.

They got it locked down, baby.

They got it locked down, baby.

They got it locked down, baby.