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Shows · 1900s · 1909

1909

94 shows opened on Broadway in 1909.

Broadway opened 94 shows in 1909: half of those runs were over within 40 performances. A Trip to Japan, by Manuel Klein, broke that pattern, running 447 performances, 11.2 times the median.

A Trip to Japan, by Manuel Klein, opened September 4, 1909 at Hippodrome Theatre and ran 447 performances.

Manhattan Theatre closed.

Standard Theatre closed.

Opened in 1909

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January: 3 openings

January 15, 1909 The Barber of New Orleans Dalys TheatreBroadway 27 perf.
January 25, 1909 Kitty Grey New Amsterdam TheatreBroadway 50 perf.
January 25, 1909 Stubborn Cinderella Broadway TheatreBroadway 88 perf.

February: 8 openings

February 1, 1909 The Fair Co-ed Knickerbocker TheatreBroadway 136 perf.
February 5, 1909 Lincoln Garden TheatreBroadway 17 perf.
February 8, 1909 Girls Hackett TheatreBroadway 8 perf.
February 11, 1909 Havana Casino TheatreBroadway 236 perf.
February 15, 1909 The Goddess of Reason Dalys TheatreBroadway 48 perf.
February 22, 1909 A Woman's Way Hackett TheatreBroadway 112 perf.
February 22, 1909 This Woman and This Man Maxine Elliotts TheatreBroadway 24 perf.
February 25, 1909 Divorçons Hackett TheatreBroadway 1 perf.

March: 24 openings

March 1, 1909 A Woman of Impulse Herald Square TheatreBroadway 16 perf.
March 1, 1909 Meyer & Son Garden TheatreBroadway 16 perf.
March 1, 1909 The Richest Girl Criterion TheatreBroadway 24 perf.
March 8, 1909 Hamlet New Amsterdam TheatreBroadway
March 8, 1909 King John New Amsterdam TheatreBroadway
March 8, 1909 King Lear New Amsterdam TheatreBroadway
March 8, 1909 King Richard III New Amsterdam TheatreBroadway
March 8, 1909 Louis XI New Amsterdam TheatreBroadway
March 8, 1909 Macbeth New Amsterdam TheatreBroadway
March 8, 1909 Othello New Amsterdam TheatreBroadway
March 8, 1909 Richelieu New Amsterdam TheatreBroadway
March 8, 1909 Romeo and Juliet New Amsterdam TheatreBroadway
March 8, 1909 The Merchant of Venice New Amsterdam TheatreBroadway
March 11, 1909 Disengaged Hudson TheatreBroadway 1 perf.
March 15, 1909 The Bachelor Maxine Elliotts TheatreBroadway 56 perf.
March 15, 1909 Votes for Women Wallacks TheatreBroadway 16 perf.
March 17, 1909 The Return of Eve Herald Square TheatreBroadway 29 perf.
March 22, 1909 An Englishman's Home Criterion TheatreBroadway 40 perf.
March 22, 1909 The Newlyweds and Their Baby Majestic TheatreBroadway 40 perf.
March 24, 1909 A Fool There Was Liberty TheatreBroadway 93 perf.
March 27, 1909 Sham Wallacks TheatreBroadway 65 perf.
March 29, 1909 If I Were King Dalys TheatreBroadway
March 29, 1909 Lord Dundreary Dalys TheatreBroadway
March 29, 1909 The Conflict Garden TheatreBroadway 16 perf.

April: 10 openings

April 10, 1909 The Beauty Spot Herald Square TheatreBroadway 137 perf.
April 12, 1909 Going Some Belasco TheatreBroadway 96 perf.
April 12, 1909 The Climax Webers Music HallBroadway 240 perf.
April 12, 1909 The Happy Marriage Garrick TheatreBroadway 24 perf.
April 12, 1909 The House Next Door Gaiety TheatreBroadway 88 perf.
April 12, 1909 The Mascot New Amsterdam TheatreBroadway 32 perf.
April 19, 1909 The Gay Life Dalys TheatreBroadway 8 perf.
April 26, 1909 The Writing on the Wall Savoy TheatreBroadway 32 perf.
April 27, 1909 The Candy Shop Knickerbocker TheatreBroadway 49 perf.
April 27, 1909 The Incubus Hackett TheatreBroadway 2 perf.

May: 7 openings

May 3, 1909 The Great John Ganton Lyric TheatreBroadway 40 perf.
May 3, 1909 The Red Moon Majestic TheatreBroadway 32 perf.
May 10, 1909 The Man from Mexico Garrick TheatreBroadway 64 perf.
May 22, 1909 The Midnight Sons Broadway TheatreBroadway 257 perf.
May 24, 1909 The Game of Love Wallacks TheatreBroadway 16 perf.
May 31, 1909 The Boy and the Girl Aerial GardensBroadway 18 perf.
May 31, 1909 The Narrow Path Hackett TheatreBroadway 1 perf.

June: 4 openings

June 7, 1909 The Mollusc Empire TheatreBroadway 16 perf.
June 14, 1909 Ziegfeld Follies of 1909 Jardin De ParisBroadway 64 perf.
June 15, 1909 The Motor Girl Lyric TheatreBroadway 111 perf.
June 17, 1909 The Taming of the Shrew Academy Of MusicBroadway

July: 1 opening

July 29, 1909 The Gay Hussars Knickerbocker TheatreBroadway 44 perf.

August: 12 openings

August 2, 1909 Billy Dalys TheatreBroadway 64 perf.
August 2, 1909 The Only Law Hackett TheatreBroadway 48 perf.
August 9, 1909 The Florist Shop Liberty TheatreBroadway 40 perf.
August 9, 1909 The Ringmaster Maxine Elliotts TheatreBroadway 32 perf.
August 16, 1909 A Broken Idol Herald Square TheatreBroadway 40 perf.
August 16, 1909 Cohan and Harris Minstrels [1909] New York TheatreBroadway 16 perf.
August 23, 1909 Detective Sparks Garrick TheatreBroadway 64 perf.
August 23, 1909 The Dollar Mark Wallacks TheatreBroadway 48 perf.
August 30, 1909 In Hayti Circle TheatreBroadway 56 perf.
August 30, 1909 The Flag Lieutenant Criterion TheatreBroadway 24 perf.
August 31, 1909 Such a Little Queen Hackett TheatreBroadway 103 perf.
August 31, 1909 The Sins of Society New York TheatreBroadway 31 perf.

September: 9 openings

September 1, 1909 The Love Cure New Amsterdam TheatreBroadway 78 perf.
September 4, 1909 A Trip to Japan Hippodrome TheatreBroadway 447 perf.
September 4, 1909 The Bridge Majestic TheatreBroadway 33 perf.
September 4, 1909 The Fortune Hunter Gaiety TheatreBroadway 345 perf.
September 13, 1909 The Chocolate Soldier Lyric TheatreBroadway 296 perf.
September 20, 1909 The Rose of Algeria Herald Square TheatreBroadway 48 perf.
September 27, 1909 Miss Innocence New York TheatreBroadway 16 perf.
September 27, 1909 The Girl and the Wizard Casino TheatreBroadway 104 perf.
September 27, 1909 The White Sister Dalys TheatreBroadway 48 perf.

October: 2 openings

October 11, 1909 The Man Who Owns Broadway New York TheatreBroadway 128 perf.
October 11, 1909 The Outpost Criterion TheatreBroadway

November: 7 openings

November 1, 1909 Mr. Lode of Koal Majestic TheatreBroadway 40 perf.
November 1, 1909 The Silver Star New Amsterdam TheatreBroadway 88 perf.
November 8, 1909 Antony and Cleopatra New TheatreBroadway 9 perf.
November 8, 1909 The Belle of Brittany Dalys TheatreBroadway 72 perf.
November 11, 1909 The Cottage in the Air New TheatreBroadway 5 perf.
November 17, 1909 Strife New TheatreBroadway 2 perf.
November 22, 1909 Old Dutch Herald Square TheatreBroadway 88 perf.

December: 7 openings

December 3, 1909 In the Long Run Comedy TheatreBroadway 1 perf.
December 10, 1909 The Wedding Day Hackett TheatreBroadway 1 perf.
December 14, 1909 Mrs. Dakon Hackett TheatreBroadway 2 perf.
December 22, 1909 The Goddess of Liberty Webers Music HallBroadway 29 perf.
December 27, 1909 Know Thyself Berkeley TheatreBroadway 1 perf.
December 27, 1909 The School for Scandal New TheatreBroadway
December 30, 1909 Don New TheatreBroadway

Closed in 1909

January 14, 1909 The World and His Wife Dalys Theatre, opened 1908 88 run
January 16, 1909 The Pied Piper Majestic Theatre, opened 1908 52 run
January 23, 1909 Little Nemo New Amsterdam Theatre, opened 1908 111 run
January 23, 1909 Peggy Machree Broadway Theatre, opened 1908 40 run
January 30, 1909 Lady Frederick Hudson Theatre, opened 1908 96 run
January 30, 1909 The Merry Widow and The Devil West End Theatre, opened 1908 24 run
January 30, 1909 The Prima Donna Knickerbocker Theatre, opened 1908 72 run
February 6, 1909 Mr. Hamlet of Broadway Casino Theatre, opened 1908 54 run
February 6, 1909 The Boys and Betty Wallacks Theatre, opened 1908 112 run
February 27, 1909 Mary Jane's Pa Garden Theatre, opened 1908 120 run
March 20, 1909 Three Twins Herald Square Theatre, opened 1908 289 run
April 24, 1909 The Queen of the Moulin Rouge Circle Theatre, opened 1908 160 run
May 1, 1909 Miss Innocence New York Theatre, opened 1908 176 run
May 29, 1909 Sporting Days Hippodrome Theatre, opened 1908 448 run
November 6, 1909 The Man from Home Astor Theatre, opened 1908 496 run

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