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Shows · 1890s · 1899

1899

128 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1899.

Whirl-i-gig, by Edgar Smith, opened September 21, 1899 at Weber And Fields Broadway Music Hall and ran 270 performances.

Opened in 1899

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Undated: 1 opening

Unknown Florodora West End, London

January: 13 openings

January 2, 1899 Nathan Hale Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway
January 9, 1899 A Romance of Athlone Haverlys 14th Street Theatre, Broadway 88 perf.
January 9, 1899 The Termagant Wallacks Theatre, Broadway
January 9, 1899 Zaza Garrick Theatre, Broadway
January 12, 1899 La Belle Hélène Casino Theatre, Broadway 68 perf.
January 16, 1899 Because She Loved Him So Hoyts Theatre, Broadway
January 16, 1899 Chattanooga Peoples Theatre, Broadway
January 16, 1899 Daughters of the Poor Star Theatre, Broadway
January 16, 1899 The Evil Eye Grand Opera House, Broadway 8 perf.
January 16, 1899 The Ragged Earl Academy Of Music, Broadway 32 perf.
January 23, 1899 The Queen's Lace Handkerchief American Theatre, Broadway 8 perf.
January 30, 1899 The Three Dragoons Broadway Theatre, Broadway 48 perf.
January 31, 1899 The Reverend Griffith Davenport Herald Square Theatre, Broadway

February: 10 openings

February 1, 1899 Mlle. Fifi Manhattan Theatre, Broadway
February 6, 1899 At the White Horse Inn Wallacks Theatre, Broadway
February 6, 1899 H.M.S. Pinafore American Theatre, Broadway 16 perf.
February 6, 1899 The Knobs o' Tennessee Peoples Theatre, Broadway
February 9, 1899 The Great Ruby Dalys Theatre, Broadway
February 16, 1899 The Man of Destiny Empire Theatre, Broadway
February 20, 1899 Brown's in Town Bijou Theatre, Broadway
February 20, 1899 On The Wabash Peoples Theatre, Broadway
February 27, 1899 The Grand Duchess American Theatre, Broadway 8 perf.
February 28, 1899 By the Sad Sea Waves Herald Square Theatre, Broadway 47 perf.

March: 11 openings

March 2, 1899 A Reign of Error Victoria Theatre, Broadway 102 perf.
March 6, 1899 The Last Chapter Garden Theatre, Broadway
March 13, 1899 Americans at Home Lyceum Theatre, Broadway
March 13, 1899 Olivette American Theatre, Broadway 8 perf.
March 13, 1899 The Musketeers Broadway Theatre, Broadway 40 perf.
March 27, 1899 Outcasts of a Great City Peoples Theatre, Broadway
March 27, 1899 The Father of His Country Murray Hill Theatre, Broadway
March 27, 1899 The Mikado American Theatre, Broadway 8 perf.
March 28, 1899 Report For Duty Haverlys 14th Street Theatre, Broadway
March 29, 1899 John Ingerfield Lyceum Theatre, Broadway
March 30, 1899 Little Italy Miners Fifth Avenue Theatre, Broadway

April: 12 openings

April 3, 1899 The Cuckoo Wallacks Theatre, Broadway
April 3, 1899 The Purple Lady Bijou Theatre, Broadway
April 6, 1899 Helter Skelter Weber And Fields Broadway Music Hall, Broadway 56 perf.
April 10, 1899 Colinette Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway
April 10, 1899 Finnigan's 400 Peoples Theatre, Broadway 9 perf.
April 10, 1899 Rupert of Hentzau Lyceum Theatre, Broadway
April 11, 1899 Citizen Pierre Fifth Avenue Theatre, Broadway
April 16, 1899 That Man Herald Square Theatre, Broadway
April 24, 1899 The Man in the Moon New York Theatre, Broadway 192 perf.
April 24, 1899 The Manicure Manhattan Theatre, Broadway
April 24, 1899 Trial by Jury American Theatre, Broadway 8 perf.
April 29, 1899 An Arabian Girl and 40 Thieves Herald Square Theatre, Broadway 33 perf.

May: 9 openings

May 1, 1899 An American Hero Peoples Theatre, Broadway
May 1, 1899 Mother Goose Haverlys 14th Street Theatre, Broadway 10 perf.
May 8, 1899 Romeo and Juliet Empire Theatre, Broadway
May 9, 1899 Adonis Bijou Theatre, Broadway 15 perf.
May 9, 1899 Erminie Casino Theatre, Broadway 25 perf.
May 9, 1899 His Excellency the Governor Lyceum Theatre, Broadway
May 9, 1899 We'Uns of Tennessee American Theatre, Broadway
May 22, 1899 Ma Cousine Wallacks Theatre, Broadway
May 22, 1899 The Profligate Harlem Opera House, Broadway

July: 1 opening

July 12, 1899 The Rounders Casino Theatre, Broadway 97 perf.

August: 6 openings

August 19, 1899 The Queen of Chinatown Star Theatre, Broadway
August 28, 1899 A Little Ray of Sunshine Wallacks Theatre, Broadway 22 perf.
August 28, 1899 A Soldier of the Empire Star Theatre, Broadway
August 29, 1899 The Girl from Maxim's Criterion Theatre, Broadway 54 perf.
August 31, 1899 A Young Wife Haverlys 14th Street Theatre, Broadway 54 perf.
August 31, 1899 The Last of the Rohans Academy Of Music, Broadway 55 perf.

September: 16 openings

September 2, 1899 Mr. Smooth Manhattan Theatre, Broadway 25 perf.
September 2, 1899 Why Smith Left Home Hoyts Theatre, Broadway 70 perf.
September 4, 1899 In Paradise Bijou Theatre, Broadway 54 perf.
September 7, 1899 Miss Hobbs Lyceum Theatre, Broadway 158 perf.
September 7, 1899 The City of New York Star Theatre, Broadway
September 11, 1899 The Tyranny of Tears Empire Theatre, Broadway 128 perf.
September 12, 1899 Becky Sharp Fifth Avenue Theatre, Broadway 116 perf.
September 13, 1899 The King's Musketeer Dalys Theatre, Broadway
September 15, 1899 The Ghetto Broadway Theatre, Broadway 43 perf.
September 16, 1899 The Dairy Farm Haverlys 14th Street Theatre, Broadway 82 perf.
September 16, 1899 The Only Way Herald Square Theatre, Broadway 74 perf.
September 18, 1899 Cyrano de Bergerac Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway 28 perf.
September 18, 1899 The Gadfly Wallacks Theatre, Broadway 14 perf.
September 18, 1899 The Rogers Brothers in Wall Street Victoria Theatre, Broadway 108 perf.
September 21, 1899 Whirl-i-gig Weber And Fields Broadway Music Hall, Broadway 270 perf.
September 25, 1899 A Stranger in a Strange Land Manhattan Theatre, Broadway 57 perf.

October: 22 openings

October 2, 1899 My Innocent Boy Garrick Theatre, Broadway 16 perf.
October 2, 1899 Peter Stuyvesant Wallacks Theatre, Broadway 28 perf.
October 9, 1899 Macbeth Grand Opera House, Broadway 2 perf.
October 9, 1899 The Old Homestead Academy Of Music, Broadway 40 perf.
October 9, 1899 The Rivals Grand Opera House, Broadway 1 perf.
October 9, 1899 The School for Scandal Grand Opera House, Broadway 2 perf.
October 9, 1899 The Winter's Tale Grand Opera House, Broadway 3 perf.
October 16, 1899 Children of the Ghetto Herald Square Theatre, Broadway 49 perf.
October 16, 1899 Lord and Lady Algy Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway 16 perf.
October 16, 1899 The Girl in the Barracks Garrick Theatre, Broadway 31 perf.
October 16, 1899 The Policy Players Star Theatre, Broadway 16 perf.
October 21, 1899 A Rich Man's Son Wallacks Theatre, Broadway 36 perf.
October 23, 1899 Barbara Frietchie Criterion Theatre, Broadway 83 perf.
October 23, 1899 The Singing Girl Casino Theatre, Broadway 80 perf.
October 24, 1899 More Than Queen Broadway Theatre, Broadway 35 perf.
October 24, 1899 The Song of the Sword Dalys Theatre, Broadway 40 perf.
October 27, 1899 Sister Mary Bijou Theatre, Broadway 120 perf.
October 30, 1899 Nance Oldfield Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway
October 30, 1899 The Amber Heart Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway
October 30, 1899 The Bells Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway
October 30, 1899 The Merchant of Venice Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway
October 30, 1899 Waterloo Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway

November: 17 openings

November 6, 1899 In Gay Paree New York Theatre, Broadway 48 perf.
November 6, 1899 'Round New York in 80 Minutes Koster And Bials Music Hall, Broadway 50 perf.
November 6, 1899 Sherlock Holmes Garrick Theatre, Broadway 256 perf.
November 13, 1899 Make Way for the Ladies Hoyts Theatre, Broadway 32 perf.
November 13, 1899 Papa's Wife Manhattan Theatre, Broadway 147 perf.
November 15, 1899 El Gran Galeoto Carnegie Lyceum, Broadway 2 perf.
November 20, 1899 A Parisian Romance Garden Theatre, Broadway
November 20, 1899 Arms and the Man Garden Theatre, Broadway
November 20, 1899 Beau Brummell Garden Theatre, Broadway
November 20, 1899 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Garden Theatre, Broadway
November 20, 1899 Prince Karl Garden Theatre, Broadway
November 20, 1899 The Devil's Disciple Garden Theatre, Broadway
November 20, 1899 The Elder Miss Blossom Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway 39 perf.
November 20, 1899 The First Violin Garden Theatre, Broadway
November 27, 1899 The Manoeuvres of Jane Dalys Theatre, Broadway 84 perf.
November 28, 1899 A Greek Slave Herald Square Theatre, Broadway 29 perf.
November 29, 1899 Ben Hur Broadway Theatre, Broadway 194 perf.

December: 10 openings

December 4, 1899 Kidnapped in New York Star Theatre, Broadway
December 4, 1899 The Ameer Wallacks Theatre, Broadway 51 perf.
December 7, 1899 Barbara Fidgetty Weber And Fields Broadway Music Hall, Broadway
December 11, 1899 Wheels Within Wheels Hoyts Theatre, Broadway 66 perf.
December 20, 1899 Ties Carnegie Lyceum, Broadway
December 25, 1899 My Lady's Lord Empire Theatre, Broadway 25 perf.
December 25, 1899 The Beggar Student American Theatre, Broadway 9 perf.
December 25, 1899 The Bowery After Dark Star Theatre, Broadway
December 25, 1899 The Cowboy and the Lady Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway 44 perf.
December 25, 1899 Three Little Lambs Fifth Avenue Theatre, Broadway 49 perf.

Closed in 1899

January 7, 1899 Catherine Garrick Theatre, opened 1898 88 run
February 25, 1899 A Runaway Girl Dalys Theatre, opened 1898 216 run
May 4, 1899 The Old Homestead Academy Of Music, opened 1898 96 run
May 22, 1899 A Female Drummer Star Theatre, opened 1898 56 run
June 17, 1899 The Charlatan Harlem Opera House, opened 1889 82 run

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