Broadway opened just 107 shows in the 1880s, but the ones that did open stayed: half of those runs lasted 49 performances or more.
Shows ยท 1880s
1880s
107 shows opened on Broadway in the 1880s.
Hazel Kirke opened February 4, 1880 at Madison Square Theatre and ran 486 performances, the longest run to open in the 1880s.
The years
| 1880 | 9 openings Hazel Kirke opened, ran 486 performances |
| 1881 | 6 openings Olivette opened, ran 10 performances |
| 1882 | 9 openings The Queen's Lace Handkerchief opened, ran 130 performances |
| 1883 | 14 openings The Rajah opened, ran 256 performances |
| 1884 | 4 openings Princess Ida opened, ran 48 performances |
| 1885 | 8 openings Evangeline! opened, ran 252 performances |
| 1886 | 7 openings The Gypsy Baron opened, ran 86 performances |
| 1887 | 18 openings The Old Homestead opened, ran 155 performances |
| 1888 | 15 openings The Pearl of Pekin opened, ran 80 performances |
| 1889 | 17 openings Shenandoah opened, ran 250 performances |