1908
156 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1908.
Broadway opened 155 shows in 1908: half of those runs were over within 45 performances. The Man from Home, by Booth Tarkington, broke that pattern, running 496 performances, 11.0 times the median.
The Man from Home, by Booth Tarkington, opened August 17, 1908 at Astor Theatre and ran 496 performances.
Gaiety Theatre opened.
Madison Square Theatre closed.
Maxine Elliott's Theatre opened.
Opened in 1908
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 1 opening
| A Waltz Dream an operetta Gielgud TheatreLondon |
January: 22 openings
| January 2, 1908 | The Merry Widow Burlesque Webers Music HallBroadway | 156 perf. |
| January 3, 1908 | Louise Manhattan Opera HouseBroadway | |
| January 6, 1908 | A Parisian Model Broadway TheatreBroadway | 21 perf. |
| January 6, 1908 | Around the Clock American TheatreBroadway | 9 perf. |
| January 6, 1908 | Funabashi Casino TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
| January 6, 1908 | Quality Street Empire TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| January 6, 1908 | The House of a Thousand Candles Dalys TheatreBroadway | 14 perf. |
| January 13, 1908 | The Literary Sense Hoyts TheatreBroadway | 24 perf. |
| January 13, 1908 | The Reckoning Hoyts TheatreBroadway | 24 perf. |
| January 15, 1908 | The Jesters Empire TheatreBroadway | 53 perf. |
| January 18, 1908 | Society and the Bulldog Dalys TheatreBroadway | 17 perf. |
| January 20, 1908 | Irene Wycherley Astor TheatreBroadway | 39 perf. |
| January 20, 1908 | Lonesome Town Circle TheatreBroadway | 88 perf. |
| January 20, 1908 | Twenty Days in the Shade Savoy TheatreBroadway | 64 perf. |
| January 27, 1908 | A Waltz Dream Broadway TheatreBroadway | 111 perf. |
| January 27, 1908 | Don Quixote Lyric TheatreBroadway | |
| January 27, 1908 | Hamlet Lyric TheatreBroadway | |
| January 27, 1908 | If I Were King Lyric TheatreBroadway | |
| January 27, 1908 | Our American Cousin Lyric TheatreBroadway | |
| January 27, 1908 | The Girl of the Golden West Academy Of MusicBroadway | 24 perf. |
| January 27, 1908 | The Lost Trail West End TheatreBroadway | |
| January 28, 1908 | The Soul Kiss New York TheatreBroadway | 122 perf. |
February: 23 openings
| February 3, 1908 | Bandanna Land Majestic TheatreBroadway | 89 perf. |
| February 3, 1908 | Fifty Miles from Boston Garrick TheatreBroadway | 40 perf. |
| February 5, 1908 | A Soldier of the Cross West End TheatreBroadway | |
| February 8, 1908 | Adrienne Lecouveur Dalys TheatreBroadway | |
| February 8, 1908 | Camille Dalys TheatreBroadway | |
| February 8, 1908 | Carmen Dalys TheatreBroadway | |
| February 8, 1908 | I Pagliacci Dalys TheatreBroadway | |
| February 8, 1908 | Magda Dalys TheatreBroadway | |
| February 8, 1908 | Sapho Dalys TheatreBroadway | |
| February 8, 1908 | The Awakening Dalys TheatreBroadway | |
| February 8, 1908 | The Enigma Dalys TheatreBroadway | |
| February 8, 1908 | The Second Mrs. Tanqueray Dalys TheatreBroadway | |
| February 11, 1908 | Electra Garden TheatreBroadway | 9 perf. |
| February 11, 1908 | The Flower of Yamato Garden TheatreBroadway | 9 perf. |
| February 12, 1908 | The Worth of a Woman Hoyts TheatreBroadway | 21 perf. |
| February 17, 1908 | King Richard III Bijou TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| February 17, 1908 | The Honor of the Family Hudson TheatreBroadway | 104 perf. |
| February 17, 1908 | The Merchant of Venice Bijou TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| February 18, 1908 | A Pot of Broth Savoy TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| February 24, 1908 | Nearly a Hero Casino TheatreBroadway | 116 perf. |
| February 24, 1908 | The Big Stick West End TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| February 24, 1908 | The Rising of the Moon Savoy TheatreBroadway | 24 perf. |
| February 25, 1908 | Paid in Full Astor TheatreBroadway | 167 perf. |
March: 20 openings
April: 11 openings
| April 6, 1908 | Busy Izzy's Boodle West End TheatreBroadway | 9 perf. |
| April 6, 1908 | The Royal Mounted Garrick TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
| April 18, 1908 | The Wolf Bijou TheatreBroadway | 81 perf. |
| April 20, 1908 | Kate Barton's Temptation Thalia TheatreBroadway | |
| April 20, 1908 | The Flower of the Ranch Majestic TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| April 20, 1908 | The Luck of MacGregor Garden TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| April 20, 1908 | The Yankee Prince Knickerbocker TheatreBroadway | 112 perf. |
| April 20, 1908 | Untitled Play Harlem Opera HouseBroadway | |
| April 25, 1908 | The-Merry-Go-Round Circle TheatreBroadway | 97 perf. |
| April 27, 1908 | The Governor and the Boss Lincoln Square TheatreBroadway | |
| April 28, 1908 | Papa Lebonnard Bijou TheatreBroadway | 31 perf. |
May: 4 openings
| May 11, 1908 | The Girl and the Detective Lincoln Square TheatreBroadway | |
| May 11, 1908 | The Spell Thalia TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| May 18, 1908 | The Gay Musician Wallacks TheatreBroadway | 21 perf. |
| May 25, 1908 | Mary's Lamb New York TheatreBroadway | 80 perf. |
June: 5 openings
| June 1, 1908 | The Girl from Texas Lincoln Square TheatreBroadway | |
| June 8, 1908 | A Daughter of the People Lincoln Square TheatreBroadway | |
| June 15, 1908 | Three Twins Herald Square TheatreBroadway | 289 perf. |
| June 15, 1908 | Ziegfeld Follies of 1908 Jardin De ParisBroadway | 120 perf. |
| June 20, 1908 | Ski-Hi Madison Square Roof GardenBroadway | 15 perf. |
July: 1 opening
| July 9, 1908 | The Mimic World [1908] Casino TheatreBroadway | 100 perf. |
August: 12 openings
| August 3, 1908 | Cohan and Harris Minstrels [1908] New York TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
| August 3, 1908 | The Girl Question Wallacks TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
| August 10, 1908 | Tess of Tennessee Haverlys 14th Street TheatreBroadway | |
| August 10, 1908 | The Traveling Salesman Liberty TheatreBroadway | 280 perf. |
| August 17, 1908 | The Man from Home Astor TheatreBroadway | 496 perf. |
| August 17, 1908 | Wall Street Detective Haverlys 14th Street TheatreBroadway | |
| August 18, 1908 | The Devil Belasco TheatreBroadway | 175 perf. |
| August 22, 1908 | All for a Girl Bijou TheatreBroadway | 33 perf. |
| August 24, 1908 | The Call of the North Hudson TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
| August 27, 1908 | Love Watches Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 172 perf. |
| August 31, 1908 | Algeria Broadway TheatreBroadway | 48 perf. |
| August 31, 1908 | The Round Up Academy Of MusicBroadway | 42 perf. |
September: 23 openings
| September 1, 1908 | The Likes O' Me Garrick TheatreBroadway | 33 perf. |
| September 1, 1908 | The Mollusc Garrick TheatreBroadway | 96 perf. |
| September 1, 1908 | The Regeneration Wallacks TheatreBroadway | 39 perf. |
| September 2, 1908 | The Girls of Gottenberg Knickerbocker TheatreBroadway | 103 perf. |
| September 3, 1908 | The Thief Empire TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| September 5, 1908 | Diana of Dobson's Savoy TheatreBroadway | 17 perf. |
| September 5, 1908 | Sporting Days Hippodrome TheatreBroadway | 448 perf. |
| September 7, 1908 | Fluffy Ruffles Criterion TheatreBroadway | 48 perf. |
| September 7, 1908 | Glorious Betsy Lyric TheatreBroadway | 24 perf. |
| September 7, 1908 | The Star Bout Haverlys 14th Street TheatreBroadway | |
| September 7, 1908 | Wildfire Liberty TheatreBroadway | 64 perf. |
| September 14, 1908 | A Girl's Best Friend Haverlys 14th Street TheatreBroadway | |
| September 14, 1908 | Jack Straw Empire TheatreBroadway | 112 perf. |
| September 14, 1908 | School Days Circle TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
| September 21, 1908 | In the Nick of Time Haverlys 14th Street TheatreBroadway | |
| September 21, 1908 | The Prisoner of Zenda Hackett TheatreBroadway | |
| September 22, 1908 | The Fighting Hope Stuyvesant TheatreBroadway | 231 perf. |
| September 24, 1908 | Father and Son Majestic TheatreBroadway | 12 perf. |
| September 25, 1908 | Mater Savoy TheatreBroadway | 27 perf. |
| September 28, 1908 | Mlle. Mischief Lyric TheatreBroadway | 96 perf. |
| September 28, 1908 | The Offenders Hudson TheatreBroadway | 22 perf. |
| September 29, 1908 | A Gentleman from Mississippi Bijou TheatreBroadway | 407 perf. |
| September 29, 1908 | Mrs. Peckham's Carouse Garrick TheatreBroadway | 63 perf. |
October: 13 openings
| October 1, 1908 | Marcelle Casino TheatreBroadway | 68 perf. |
| October 5, 1908 | Agnes Majestic TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| October 5, 1908 | Myself -- Bettina Dalys TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
| October 5, 1908 | The American Idea New York TheatreBroadway | 64 perf. |
| October 5, 1908 | The Old Homestead Academy Of MusicBroadway | 24 perf. |
| October 6, 1908 | His Wife's Family Wallacks TheatreBroadway | 15 perf. |
| October 6, 1908 | Marse Covington Garrick TheatreBroadway | |
| October 12, 1908 | Pierre of the Plains Hudson TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
| October 12, 1908 | The Golden Butterfly Broadway TheatreBroadway | 48 perf. |
| October 15, 1908 | The Man Who Stood Still Circle TheatreBroadway | 61 perf. |
| October 19, 1908 | Samson Criterion TheatreBroadway | 152 perf. |
| October 20, 1908 | Little Nemo New Amsterdam TheatreBroadway | 111 perf. |
| October 26, 1908 | The Great Question Majestic TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
November: 14 openings
| November 2, 1908 | The Boys and Betty Wallacks TheatreBroadway | 112 perf. |
| November 2, 1908 | The World and His Wife Dalys TheatreBroadway | 88 perf. |
| November 2, 1908 | Via Wireless Liberty TheatreBroadway | 88 perf. |
| November 9, 1908 | Blue Grass Majestic TheatreBroadway | 24 perf. |
| November 9, 1908 | Lady Frederick Hudson TheatreBroadway | 96 perf. |
| November 16, 1908 | The Great Divide Grand Opera HouseBroadway | |
| November 16, 1908 | The Merry Widow and The Devil West End TheatreBroadway | 24 perf. |
| November 17, 1908 | Salvation Nell Hackett TheatreBroadway | 71 perf. |
| November 23, 1908 | The Patriot Garrick TheatreBroadway | 160 perf. |
| November 23, 1908 | The Stronger Sex Webers Music HallBroadway | 48 perf. |
| November 30, 1908 | Miss Innocence New York TheatreBroadway | 176 perf. |
| November 30, 1908 | The Blue Mouse Lyric TheatreBroadway | 232 perf. |
| November 30, 1908 | The Prima Donna Knickerbocker TheatreBroadway | 72 perf. |
| November 30, 1908 | The Winterfeast Savoy TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
December: 7 openings
| December 3, 1908 | Mary Jane's Pa Garden TheatreBroadway | 120 perf. |
| December 3, 1908 | The Pied Piper Majestic TheatreBroadway | 52 perf. |
| December 7, 1908 | The Queen of the Moulin Rouge Circle TheatreBroadway | 160 perf. |
| December 21, 1908 | Peggy Machree Broadway TheatreBroadway | 40 perf. |
| December 21, 1908 | The Battle Savoy TheatreBroadway | 144 perf. |
| December 23, 1908 | Mr. Hamlet of Broadway Casino TheatreBroadway | 54 perf. |
| December 23, 1908 | What Every Woman Knows Empire TheatreBroadway | 198 perf. |
Closed in 1908
| January 4, 1908 | John Glayde's Honour Dalys Theatre, opened 1907 | 16 run |
| January 4, 1908 | The Gay White Way Casino Theatre, opened 1907 | 105 run |
| January 4, 1908 | The Oyster Man Grand Opera House, opened 1907 | |
| January 4, 1908 | Tom Jones Astor Theatre, opened 1907 | 65 run |
| January 18, 1908 | The Bad Boy and His Teddy Bears Lincoln Square Theatre, opened 1907 | 44 run |
| February 1, 1908 | The Hoyden Knickerbocker Theatre, opened 1907 | 66 run |
| February 22, 1908 | The Top o' th' World Majestic Theatre, opened 1907 | 156 run |
| March 3, 1908 | The Great Divide Dalys Theatre, opened 1907 | 119 run |
| April 11, 1908 | Miss Hook of Holland Criterion Theatre, opened 1907 | 119 run |
| May 16, 1908 | A Knight for a Day Wallacks Theatre, opened 1907 | 176 run |
| May 23, 1908 | The Auto Race Hippodrome Theatre, opened 1907 | 312 run |
| June 6, 1908 | The Girl Behind the Counter Herald Square Theatre, opened 1907 | 282 run |
| September 6, 1908 | The Time, the Place and the Girl Wallacks Theatre, opened 1907 | 40 run |
| September 27, 1908 | The Talk of New York Knickerbocker Theatre, opened 1907 | 173 run |
| October 17, 1908 | The Merry Widow New Amsterdam Theatre, opened 1907 | 416 run |