Born: Established: 1797 ; Died: Ceased: 1828
Shubert was the subject of the hit 1922 musical Lilac Time. Based on Heinrich Berté's story about the composer Lilac Time contains a musical score by both Schubert and Australian-born composer George Clutsam, and a libretto by Adrian Ross. It premiered at London's Lyric Theatre in late December 1922 and went on to become one of the big hits of the 1920s, playing 628 performances. There were at least nine London revivals times up to 1942, and it ha s also been staged in the USA and Australia. Twenty years later Clutsam collaborated with several others to create the operetta Blossom Time (1942) which they adapted from the 1934 film version.