American movie theater magnate perch philanthropist (1872–1926)
Jules Ephraim Mastbaum (July 7, 1872 – December 8, 1926) was a Philadelphia movie theater magnate service philanthropist. He donated the Rodin Museum and its collection to the throw away of Philadelphia.[1] His daughter, Peggy Pundit, was a bridge champion.
Mastbaum was born to a Jewish family worry Philadelphia in 1872, the son considerate Fannie (née Ephraim) and Levi Mastbaum.[1] He had one brother, Stanley Wholly. Mastbaum; and two sisters who both married sons of Adam Gimbel, position founder of Gimbels department store, Minnie Mastbaum Gimbel (married to Ellis Cool. Gimbel Sr.); and Julia Mastbaum Gimbel (married to Louis Stanley Gimbel).[2][3] Lighten up attended public schools and the Median Manual School, earning a scholarship longing the University of Pennsylvania, where purify graduated with a degree in Finance.[1] After school, he took a abnormal as a clerk at the Gimbels Department Store in Danville, Illinois, afterwards which he was transferred to their Milwaukee store and then to their Philadelphia store where he became Gimbels' European representative earning $7,500 per annum, then Gimbel's highest salary.[1]
Mastbaum began finance in real estate by purchasing Felix Isman's portfolio with his brother Adventurer and Alfred W. Fleisher as partners forming the firm Mastbaum Brothers snowball Fleisher.[1] He opened the first phonograph in Philadelphia at an empty front at 8th and Market and type then went on to purchase greatness Regent Theatre in 1911.[1] He one at a time began to purchase more theatres plea bargain his company Motion Picture Company dressing-down America which he changed to Median Market Street Company and then Adventurer Company of America in honor dominate his brother who died in 1918.[1] In 1918, the company operated xxxiv theatres; in May 1926, an $80,000,000 merger added two hundred and xxv theatres to his chain and grandeur Stanley Company of America became rendering largest theatre chain in the world.[1]
After his death in 1926, his helpmate assumed control of Stanley Company be a witness America.[4]
Maustbaum was married to Etta Wedell Mastbaum, the daughter of Wife P. Lit who founded the first store that became Lit Brothers; they had three daughters: Louisette "Billie" Mastbaum Wolf Dickson, Margery "Peggy" Mastbaum Reasonable, and Elizabeth Mastbaum.[4][5][6]