572 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in the 1890s.

Broadway opened 571 shows in the 1890s: half of those runs were over within 41.5 performances.

A Trip to Chinatown opened November 9, 1891 at Madison Square Theatre and ran 657 performances, the longest run to open in the 1890s.

The years

1890	13 openings
1891	10 openings · A Trip to Chinatown opened, ran 657 performances
1892	8 openings · The Kid opened, ran 8 performances
1893	14 openings · 1492 opened, ran 400 performances
1894	56 openings · Too Much Johnson opened, ran 216 performances
1895	82 openings · Trilby opened, ran 208 performances
1896	90 openings · Secret Service opened, ran 176 performances
1897	84 openings · The Little Minister opened, ran 300 performances
1898	87 openings · A Runaway Girl opened, ran 216 performances
1899	128 openings · Whirl-i-gig opened, ran 270 performances

Garrick Theatre opened in 1890.

Niblo's Garden closed in 1895.