1870
60 shows opened on Broadway in 1870.
Broadway opened 60 shows in 1870, far more than the years around it.
The Twelve Temptations!, by Joseph Foster, opened February 7, 1870 at Grand Opera House and ran 154 performances.
Opened in 1870
JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
January: 2 openings
| January 3, 1870 | Without a Name Woods Museum And Metropolitan, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| January 10, 1870 | Ixion Woods Museum And Metropolitan, Broadway | 24 perf. |
February: 5 openings
| February 7, 1870 | Faust Woods Museum And Metropolitan, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| February 7, 1870 | The Twelve Temptations! Grand Opera House, Broadway | 154 perf. |
| February 14, 1870 | Hamlet Olympic Theatre, Broadway | 72 perf. |
| February 21, 1870 | Innisfallen Niblos Garden, Broadway | |
| February 28, 1870 | Lost at Sea Wallacks Theatre, Broadway |
March: 5 openings
| March 14, 1870 | William Tell Woods Museum And Metropolitan, Broadway | 10 perf. |
| March 22, 1870 | A New Way to Pay Old Debts Booths Theatre, Broadway | |
| March 28, 1870 | Macbeth Booths Theatre, Broadway | |
| March 28, 1870 | The Emerald Ring Niblos Garden, Broadway | |
| March 28, 1870 | The White Cat Woods Museum And Metropolitan, Broadway | 20 perf. |
April: 7 openings
| April 4, 1870 | Pippin Niblos Garden, Broadway | 28 perf. |
| April 6, 1870 | Men and Acres Wallacks Theatre, Broadway | |
| April 11, 1870 | The Bohemian Girl Woods Museum And Metropolitan, Broadway | 17 perf. |
| April 18, 1870 | The Widow Hunt Booths Theatre, Broadway | |
| April 25, 1870 | Married Life Wallacks Theatre, Broadway | |
| April 25, 1870 | The Belle's Stratagem Wallacks Theatre, Broadway | |
| April 27, 1870 | The Love-Chase Wallacks Theatre, Broadway |
May: 9 openings
| May 2, 1870 | Fra Diavolo Woods Museum And Metropolitan, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| May 2, 1870 | Mosquito/La Sonnambula Niblos Garden, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| May 9, 1870 | Fox Versus Goose Booths Theatre, Broadway | |
| May 9, 1870 | Lost Ashore Booths Theatre, Broadway | |
| May 9, 1870 | The Lancers Wallacks Theatre, Broadway | |
| May 9, 1870 | The School for Reform Booths Theatre, Broadway | |
| May 16, 1870 | The Fair One With Blonde Wig Olympic Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| May 23, 1870 | The Forty Thieves Niblos Garden, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| May 30, 1870 | Taking the Chances Booths Theatre, Broadway |
June: 6 openings
| June 6, 1870 | Hop o' My Thumb Woods Museum And Metropolitan, Broadway | 28 perf. |
| June 6, 1870 | Not Guilty Niblos Garden, Broadway | |
| June 6, 1870 | The Red Light Wallacks Theatre, Broadway | |
| June 7, 1870 | Fernande Dalys Fifth Avenue Theatre, Broadway | |
| June 13, 1870 | The Daughter of the Regiment Olympic Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| June 27, 1870 | Minnie's Luck Wallacks Theatre, Broadway |
July: 2 openings
| July 11, 1870 | Fritz, Our Cousin German Wallacks Theatre, Broadway | |
| July 25, 1870 | East Lynne Woods Museum And Metropolitan, Broadway | 12 perf. |
August: 5 openings
| August 15, 1870 | Rip Van Winkle Booths Theatre, Broadway | |
| August 16, 1870 | The Duke's Motto Niblos Garden, Broadway | |
| August 22, 1870 | Little Faust! Olympic Theatre, Broadway | 48 perf. |
| August 22, 1870 | Under the Palm Niblos Garden, Broadway | |
| August 29, 1870 | True as Steel Niblos Garden, Broadway |
September: 4 openings
| September 5, 1870 | The Golden Butterfly Woods Museum And Metropolitan, Broadway | 20 perf. |
| September 5, 1870 | 'Twixt Axe and Crown Woods Museum And Metropolitan, Broadway | |
| September 12, 1870 | Heartsease Niblos Garden, Broadway | |
| September 13, 1870 | Man and Wife Dalys Fifth Avenue Theatre, Broadway |
October: 6 openings
| October 3, 1870 | Humpty Dumpty Junior Woods Museum And Metropolitan, Broadway | 14 perf. |
| October 5, 1870 | Wee Willie Winkie Olympic Theatre, Broadway | 132 perf. |
| October 10, 1870 | Little Nell and the Marchioness Niblos Garden, Broadway | 11 perf. |
| October 10, 1870 | Two Roses Wallacks Theatre, Broadway | |
| October 17, 1870 | Lurline Woods Museum And Metropolitan, Broadway | 28 perf. |
| October 19, 1870 | La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein Grand Opera House, Broadway |
November: 5 openings
| November 14, 1870 | Les Brigands Grand Opera House, Broadway | |
| November 14, 1870 | Paris Woods Museum And Metropolitan, Broadway | 49 perf. |
| November 14, 1870 | The Grand Duchess Woods Museum And Metropolitan, Broadway | 11 perf. |
| November 14, 1870 | The Rapparee Niblos Garden, Broadway | |
| November 28, 1870 | Neck and Neck Bowery Theatre, Broadway |
December: 4 openings
| December 7, 1870 | Coquettes Wallacks Theatre, Broadway | |
| December 12, 1870 | The Black Crook Niblos Garden, Broadway | 122 perf. |
| December 21, 1870 | Saratoga Dalys Fifth Avenue Theatre, Broadway | |
| December 24, 1870 | Barbe-Bleue Grand Opera House, Broadway |
Closed in 1870
| January 1, 1870 | Dora Bella Woods Museum And Metropolitan, opened 1869 | 21 run |
| January 1, 1870 | Kenilworth Woods Museum And Metropolitan, opened 1869 | 39 run |