Shows ยท 1860s
1860s
175 shows opened on Broadway in the 1860s.
Broadway opened just 175 shows in the 1860s, and even those didn't last: half of those runs closed within 18 performances.
Humpty Dumpty, by J. W. Johnson, opened March 10, 1868 at Olympic Theatre and ran 483 performances, the longest run to open in the 1860s.
The years
| 1860 | 9 openings The Seven Sisters opened, ran 253 performances |
| 1861 | 6 openings Ondina! opened, ran 114 performances |
| 1862 | 9 openings Sadak and Kalasrade! opened, ran 60 performances |
| 1863 | 7 openings The Fair One with the Golden Locks opened, ran 30 performances |
| 1864 | 14 openings Mazulm opened, ran 48 performances |
| 1865 | 11 openings Old Dame Trot and Her Comical Cat opened, ran 56 performances |
| 1866 | 15 openings The Black Crook opened, ran 474 performances |
| 1867 | 21 openings The Devil's Auction opened, ran 76 performances |
| 1868 | 19 openings Humpty Dumpty opened, ran 483 performances |
| 1869 | 64 openings The Forty Thieves opened, ran 136 performances |
The buildings
Madison Square Theatre opened in 1863.
Theatre Comique opened in 1869.