1881
6 shows opened on Broadway in 1881.
Olivette, by Henri Chivot, opened December 19, 1881 at Bijou Theatre and ran 10 performances.
Theatre Comique closed.
Opened in 1881
JanuaryMaySeptemberNovemberDecember
January: 1 opening
| January 10, 1881 | Salviati, or the Silent Man Fifth Avenue Theatre, Broadway |
May: 1 opening
| May 5, 1881 | The Mascot Bijou Theatre, Broadway |
September: 1 opening
| September 22, 1881 | Patience Standard Theatre, Broadway |
November: 1 opening
| November 7, 1881 | Deacon Crankett Haverlys 14th Street Theatre, Broadway |
December: 2 openings
| December 5, 1881 | The Lights o' London Union Square Theatre, Broadway | |
| December 19, 1881 | Olivette Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 10 perf. |
Closed in 1881
| January 15, 1881 | Needles and Pins Dalys Theatre, opened 1880 | |
| May 14, 1881 | Olivette Bijou Theatre, opened 1880 | 108 run |
| May 31, 1881 | Hazel Kirke Madison Square Theatre, opened 1880 | 486 run |