Solomon Beyfus

Solomon Beyfus (1820–1893) was an English trader in London's East End and the head of a Jewish family that became influential in both the theatres and courtrooms of Britain.

His father, Gotz Philip Beyfus, a Jewish émigré from Hamburg in Germany, was born about 1788; he was a professor of language, the secretary of the Jews' Free School and taught in the Western Synagogue.

[7] Other members of Solomon's family involved in this business included his eldest son Henry and son-in-law, Albert Isaac Boss.

Evidence was given that Solomon Beyfus was a cabinet maker based in City Road, and also operated as a bill discounter with an establishment in Old Burlington.

Cohen, who had married Solomon's daughter Ada in 1876, came from a family of East End merchants dealing in sea sponges and cigars.

[14] In 1910 Alfred Butt and Walter de Frece joined forces to form the Variety Theatres Controlling Company, the second largest such organisation in the country after Moss Empires.

The senior partner of this business, Michael Simons, was the founder and chairman of Howard & Wyndham Ltd., one of the largest non-variety theatre companies in Britain.