90 shows opened on Broadway in 1896.

Secret Service, by William Gillette, opened October 5, 1896 at Garrick Theatre and ran 176 performances.

Opened in 1896

January: 15 openings

January 6, 1896	A Black Sheep Hoyts Theatre, Broadway
January 6, 1896	A Girl Wanted Haverlys 14th Street Theatre, Broadway
January 6, 1896	The Benefit of the Doubt Lyceum Theatre, Broadway	30 perf.
January 6, 1896	Two Old Cronies Abbeys Theatre, Broadway
January 7, 1896	Mrs. Ponderbury's Past Garrick Theatre, Broadway
January 7, 1896	The Two Escutcheons Dalys Theatre, Broadway
January 13, 1896	A Quiet Rubber Abbeys Theatre, Broadway
January 13, 1896	Chimmie Fadden Garden Theatre, Broadway
January 15, 1896	Michael and His Lost Angel Empire Theatre, Broadway	13 perf.
January 20, 1896	Izeyl Abbeys Theatre, Broadway
January 20, 1896	The Squire of Dames Palmers Theatre, Broadway
January 21, 1896	The Governor of Kentucky Fifth Avenue Theatre, Broadway
January 27, 1896	A Woman's Reason Empire Theatre, Broadway
January 28, 1896	Burmah American Theatre, Broadway
January 28, 1896	The Countess Gucki Dalys Theatre, Broadway

February: 7 openings

February 3, 1896	The Lady Slavey Casino Theatre, Broadway	128 perf.
February 10, 1896	The Prisoner of Zenda Lyceum Theatre, Broadway
February 10, 1896	The War of Wealth Star Theatre, Broadway
February 11, 1896	For the Crown Palmers Theatre, Broadway
February 17, 1896	Marriage Empire Theatre, Broadway
February 17, 1896	Marse Van Empire Theatre, Broadway
February 24, 1896	Arm of the Law Peoples Theatre, Broadway

March: 9 openings

March 9, 1896	Bohemia Empire Theatre, Broadway
March 16, 1896	Marie Deloche Garden Theatre, Broadway
March 19, 1896	A Light From St. Agnes Garden Theatre, Broadway
March 19, 1896	Pamela Nubile Fifth Avenue Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
March 19, 1896	The Light from St. Agnes Garden Theatre, Broadway
March 19, 1896	This Picture and That Garden Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
March 23, 1896	A House of Cards Fifth Avenue Theatre, Broadway
March 23, 1896	Madame Palmers Theatre, Broadway
March 23, 1896	The Last Stroke Star Theatre, Broadway

April: 7 openings

April 6, 1896	A Lion's Heart Peoples Theatre, Broadway
April 6, 1896	His Absent Boy Garden Theatre, Broadway
April 7, 1896	The Law of the Land American Theatre, Broadway
April 13, 1896	The Village Postmaster Haverlys 14th Street Theatre, Broadway
April 18, 1896	The Speculator Fifth Avenue Theatre, Broadway
April 20, 1896	El Capitan Broadway Theatre, Broadway	112 perf.
April 20, 1896	Thoroughbred Garrick Theatre, Broadway

May: 3 openings

May 3, 1896	Prince Karl Hoyts Theatre, Broadway	117 perf.
May 4, 1896	Too Much Johnson Empire Theatre, Broadway	16 perf.
May 11, 1896	The Sunshine of Paradise Alley Haverlys 14th Street Theatre, Broadway

August: 5 openings

August 20, 1896	Under the Polar Star Academy Of Music, Broadway
August 29, 1896	The Cotton Spinner Grand Opera House, Broadway
August 31, 1896	Rosemary Empire Theatre, Broadway
August 31, 1896	The Great Northwest American Theatre, Broadway
August 31, 1896	When London Sleeps Haverlys 14th Street Theatre, Broadway

September: 7 openings

September 1, 1896	An Enemy to the King Lyceum Theatre, Broadway
September 2, 1896	The Liar Hoyts Theatre, Broadway
September 9, 1896	The Geisha Dalys Theatre, Broadway	161 perf.
September 14, 1896	A House of Mystery Haverlys 14th Street Theatre, Broadway
September 15, 1896	Sue Hoyts Theatre, Broadway
September 21, 1896	A Parlor Match Herald Square Theatre, Broadway
September 24, 1896	Santa Maria Olympia Theatre Lyric, Broadway	100 perf.

October: 8 openings

October 5, 1896	Mary Pennington, Spinster Wallacks Theatre, Broadway
October 5, 1896	Secret Service Garrick Theatre, Broadway	176 perf.
October 6, 1896	My Friend from India Bijou Theatre, Broadway
October 12, 1896	A Florida Enchantment Hoyts Theatre, Broadway
October 12, 1896	Hogan's Alley Peoples Theatre, Broadway
October 12, 1896	On Broadway Grand Opera House, Broadway
October 12, 1896	The Cherry Pickers Haverlys 14th Street Theatre, Broadway
October 19, 1896	The Great Train Robbery Peoples Theatre, Broadway

November: 13 openings

November 2, 1896	The Mummy Garden Theatre, Broadway
November 5, 1896	The Broken Melody American Theatre, Broadway
November 9, 1896	The Nihilists Peoples Theatre, Broadway
November 9, 1896	The Sign of the Cross Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway
November 16, 1896	An Innocent Sinner Star Theatre, Broadway
November 16, 1896	Roaring Dick & Co. Palmers Theatre, Broadway
November 23, 1896	Turn of the Tide Peoples Theatre, Broadway
November 23, 1896	Two Little Vagrants Academy Of Music, Broadway
November 24, 1896	The Courtship of Leonie Lyceum Theatre, Broadway
November 30, 1896	A Fool of Fortune Miners Fifth Avenue Theatre, Broadway
November 30, 1896	The Chili Widow Bijou Theatre, Broadway
November 30, 1896	The Naval Cadet Grand Opera House, Broadway
November 30, 1896	The Seats of the Mighty Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway

December: 16 openings

December 7, 1896	The Politician Murray Hill Theatre, Broadway
December 7, 1896	The Queen's Proctor Bijou Theatre, Broadway
December 7, 1896	The Rogue's Comedy Wallacks Theatre, Broadway
December 14, 1896	Brother for Brother Star Theatre, Broadway
December 14, 1896	The Late Mr. Castello Lyceum Theatre, Broadway
December 14, 1896	The Late Mr. Costello Lyceum Theatre, Broadway
December 14, 1896	The Wife of Willoughby Lyceum Theatre, Broadway
December 16, 1896	Castle Sombras Garden Theatre, Broadway
December 16, 1896	The Gay Mr. Lightfoot Bijou Theatre, Broadway
December 21, 1896	A Man of Honor American Theatre, Broadway
December 21, 1896	Darkest America Peoples Theatre, Broadway
December 21, 1896	True to Life Murray Hill Theatre, Broadway
December 26, 1896	Courted Into Court Bijou Theatre, Broadway	140 perf.
December 28, 1896	Society Shadows Savoy Theatre, Broadway
December 28, 1896	Under the Red Robe Empire Theatre, Broadway
December 31, 1896	The White Flower Lyceum Theatre, Broadway