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Shows · 1900s · 1908

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.

Astor Theatre, where The Man from Home opened in 1908 · Photographer not named

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

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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

March 2, 1908 A Child of Nature Dalys TheatreBroadway
March 2, 1908 A Doll's House Dalys TheatreBroadway
March 2, 1908 Father and the Boys Empire TheatreBroadway 88 perf.
March 2, 1908 Sister Beatrice Dalys TheatreBroadway
March 2, 1908 The Battle of the Butterflies Dalys TheatreBroadway
March 2, 1908 The Children of the Sun Dalys TheatreBroadway
March 2, 1908 The Dowerless Bride Dalys TheatreBroadway
March 2, 1908 The Easterner Garrick TheatreBroadway 16 perf.
March 2, 1908 The Fires of St. John Dalys TheatreBroadway
March 2, 1908 The Master Builder Dalys TheatreBroadway
March 2, 1908 The Miracle of St. Anthony Dalys TheatreBroadway
March 2, 1908 The Village Lawyer Garden TheatreBroadway 17 perf.
March 3, 1908 The Rector's Garden Bijou TheatreBroadway 7 perf.
March 9, 1908 The Fool Hath Said: "There is No God" Lyric TheatreBroadway
March 16, 1908 The Squaw Man Academy Of MusicBroadway 32 perf.
March 16, 1908 Toddles Garrick TheatreBroadway 16 perf.
March 19, 1908 Bluffs Bijou TheatreBroadway 12 perf.
March 23, 1908 Girls Dalys TheatreBroadway 64 perf.
March 23, 1908 Love's Comedy Hudson TheatreBroadway
March 23, 1908 The Servant in the House Savoy TheatreBroadway 80 perf.

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

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