1869
64 shows opened on Broadway in 1869.
Broadway opened 64 shows in 1869, far more than the years around it.
The Forty Thieves, by Henry B. Farnie, opened February 1, 1869 at Niblos Garden and ran 136 performances.
Theatre Comique opened.
Opened in 1869
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January: 2 openings
| January 4, 1869 | La Périchole Pikes Opera HouseBroadway | 35 perf. |
| January 25, 1869 | The Dramatic Review for 1868 Broughams TheatreBroadway | 24 perf. |
February: 7 openings
| February 1, 1869 | Pluto Theatre ComiqueBroadway | 128 perf. |
| February 1, 1869 | The Field of the Cloth of Gold Woods Museum And MetropolitanBroadway | 28 perf. |
| February 1, 1869 | The Forty Thieves Niblos GardenBroadway | 136 perf. |
| February 3, 1869 | Les Deux Aveugles Grand Opera HouseBroadway | 6 perf. |
| February 3, 1869 | Romeo and Juliet Booths TheatreBroadway | |
| February 17, 1869 | Lucretia Borgia, M.D. Waverley TheatreBroadway | 49 perf. |
| February 22, 1869 | Po-Ca-Hon-Tas Broughams TheatreBroadway | 12 perf. |
March: 3 openings
| March 8, 1869 | Much Ado About A Merchant of Venice Broughams TheatreBroadway | 24 perf. |
| March 15, 1869 | School Wallacks TheatreBroadway | |
| March 31, 1869 | Ivanhoe Waverley TheatreBroadway | 19 perf. |
April: 1 opening
| April 28, 1869 | Paris Waverley TheatreBroadway | 12 perf. |
May: 5 openings
| May 8, 1869 | Robinson Crusoe Woods Museum And MetropolitanBroadway | 81 perf. |
| May 15, 1869 | Pygmalion Waverley TheatreBroadway | 10 perf. |
| May 18, 1869 | Hiccory Diccory Dock Olympic TheatreBroadway | 110 perf. |
| May 26, 1869 | Ixion Waverley TheatreBroadway | 19 perf. |
| May 29, 1869 | Sinbad the Sailor Niblos GardenBroadway | 64 perf. |
August: 4 openings
| August 2, 1869 | Arrah-Na-Pogue Niblos GardenBroadway | 30 perf. |
| August 2, 1869 | Lalla Rookh Woods Museum And MetropolitanBroadway | 18 perf. |
| August 16, 1869 | David Garrick Theatre ComiqueBroadway | |
| August 16, 1869 | Play Dalys Fifth Avenue TheatreBroadway |
September: 8 openings
| September 6, 1869 | Dreams Dalys Fifth Avenue TheatreBroadway | |
| September 6, 1869 | Uncle Tom's Cabin Olympic TheatreBroadway | |
| September 13, 1869 | Masaniello Woods Museum And MetropolitanBroadway | 12 perf. |
| September 15, 1869 | The School for Scandal Wallacks TheatreBroadway | |
| September 20, 1869 | Wip Wan Winkle Woods Museum And MetropolitanBroadway | 18 perf. |
| September 27, 1869 | Old Heads and Young Hearts Dalys Fifth Avenue TheatreBroadway | |
| September 27, 1869 | Progress Wallacks TheatreBroadway | |
| September 29, 1869 | London Assurance Dalys Fifth Avenue TheatreBroadway |
October: 11 openings
| October 4, 1869 | The Streets of New York, or Poverty is No Crime Olympic TheatreBroadway | |
| October 4, 1869 | Twelfth Night Dalys Fifth Avenue TheatreBroadway | |
| October 18, 1869 | As You Like It Dalys Fifth Avenue TheatreBroadway | |
| October 18, 1869 | Charles O'Malley Grand Opera HouseBroadway | |
| October 18, 1869 | East Lynne Niblos GardenBroadway | |
| October 18, 1869 | Flick Flock Woods Museum And MetropolitanBroadway | 18 perf. |
| October 18, 1869 | Mary Warner Booths TheatreBroadway | |
| October 22, 1869 | King Rene's Daughter Dalys Fifth Avenue TheatreBroadway | |
| October 22, 1869 | The Heir-at-Law Wallacks TheatreBroadway | |
| October 25, 1869 | Oliver Twist Niblos GardenBroadway | |
| October 27, 1869 | She Would and She Would Not Dalys Fifth Avenue TheatreBroadway |
November: 16 openings
| November 1, 1869 | Little Nell and the Marchioness Niblos GardenBroadway | |
| November 1, 1869 | Still Waters Run Deep Wallacks TheatreBroadway | |
| November 8, 1869 | A Bull in a China Shop Olympic TheatreBroadway | |
| November 8, 1869 | A Regular Fix Wallacks TheatreBroadway | |
| November 8, 1869 | Home Wallacks TheatreBroadway | |
| November 8, 1869 | Much Ado About Nothing Dalys Fifth Avenue TheatreBroadway | |
| November 8, 1869 | Poor Humanity Olympic TheatreBroadway | |
| November 15, 1869 | Aladdin Woods Museum And MetropolitanBroadway | 11 perf. |
| November 15, 1869 | Caste Dalys Fifth Avenue TheatreBroadway | |
| November 15, 1869 | London 14th Street TheatreBroadway | |
| November 20, 1869 | Henry Dunbar Wallacks TheatreBroadway | |
| November 20, 1869 | The Lottery Ticket Olympic TheatreBroadway | |
| November 22, 1869 | The Bohemian Girl Grand Opera HouseBroadway | |
| November 22, 1869 | The Firefly Niblos GardenBroadway | 14 perf. |
| November 29, 1869 | Darius Dutton Olympic TheatreBroadway | |
| November 29, 1869 | Kenilworth Woods Museum And MetropolitanBroadway | 39 perf. |
December: 7 openings
| December 1, 1869 | Checkmate Dalys Fifth Avenue TheatreBroadway | |
| December 1, 1869 | Daddy Gray Dalys Fifth Avenue TheatreBroadway | |
| December 6, 1869 | The Little Detective Niblos GardenBroadway | |
| December 6, 1869 | Under the Gaslight Olympic TheatreBroadway | |
| December 7, 1869 | The Captain of the Watch Wallacks TheatreBroadway | |
| December 13, 1869 | Dora Bella Woods Museum And MetropolitanBroadway | 21 perf. |
| December 20, 1869 | The Maid and the Magpie Grand Opera HouseBroadway | 7 perf. |
Closed in 1869
| January 2, 1869 | La Chanson de Fortunio Pikes Opera House, opened 1868 | 14 run |
| January 2, 1869 | Les Bavards Pikes Opera House, opened 1868 | 26 run |
| January 30, 1869 | Ernani Woods Museum And Metropolitan, opened 1868 | 40 run |
| January 30, 1869 | Ixion Woods Museum And Metropolitan, opened 1868 | 120 run |
| May 15, 1869 | Humpty Dumpty Olympic Theatre, opened 1868 | 483 run |