Shows · 1870s
1870s
149 shows opened on Broadway in the 1870s.
Broadway opened just 149 shows in the 1870s, and even those didn't last: half of those runs closed within 20 performances.
Pique, by Augustin Daly, opened December 14, 1875 at Dalys Fifth Avenue Theatre and ran 226 performances, the longest run to open in the 1870s.
The years
| 1870 | 60 openings · The Twelve Temptations! opened, ran 154 performances |
| 1871 | 27 openings · Divorce opened, ran 200 performances |
| 1872 | 25 openings · Le Roi Carotte opened, ran 92 performances |
| 1873 | 0 openings |
| 1874 | 6 openings · The Two Orphans opened, ran 180 performances |
| 1875 | 4 openings · Pique opened, ran 226 performances |
| 1876 | 0 openings |
| 1877 | 7 openings · The Chimes of Normandy opened, ran 16 performances |
| 1878 | 8 openings · The Banker's Daughter opened, ran 137 performances |
| 1879 | 12 openings · H.M.S. Pinafore opened, ran 175 performances |
The buildings
Manhattan Theatre opened in 1875.
Standard Theatre opened in 1875.
Daly's Theatre opened in 1879.