1912
115 shows opened on Broadway in 1912.
Broadway opened 115 shows in 1912: half of those runs were over within 32 performances. Within the Law, by Bayard Veiller, broke that pattern, running 541 performances, 16.9 times the median.
Within the Law, by Bayard Veiller, opened September 11, 1912 at Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre and ran 541 performances.
44th Street Theatre opened.
48th Street Theatre opened.
James Earl Jones Theatre opened.
Helen Hayes Theater opened.
Opened in 1912
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January: 19 openings
| January 1, 1912 | Just to Get Married Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| January 1, 1912 | Modest Suzanne Liberty Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| January 1, 1912 | The Grain of Dust Criterion Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| January 8, 1912 | Over the River Globe Theatre, Broadway | 120 perf. |
| January 8, 1912 | The Bird of Paradise Dalys Theatre, Broadway | 112 perf. |
| January 8, 1912 | The Talker Harris Theatre, Broadway | 144 perf. |
| January 9, 1912 | A Butterfly on the Wheel 39th Street Theatre, Broadway | 191 perf. |
| January 10, 1912 | The Return from Jerusalem Hudson Theatre, Broadway | 53 perf. |
| January 11, 1912 | The Right to Happiness Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| January 12, 1912 | A Fool of Fortune Garrick Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| January 16, 1912 | Sumurun Casino Theatre, Broadway | 62 perf. |
| January 22, 1912 | Elevating a Husband Liberty Theatre, Broadway | 120 perf. |
| January 22, 1912 | The Pearl Maiden New York Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| January 22, 1912 | The Rose of Panama Dalys Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| January 24, 1912 | White Magic Criterion Theatre, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| January 29, 1912 | A Slice of Life Empire Theatre, Broadway | 48 perf. |
| January 29, 1912 | Cousin Kate Empire Theatre, Broadway | 48 perf. |
| January 29, 1912 | Officer 666 Gaiety Theatre, Broadway | 192 perf. |
| January 29, 1912 | The Trail of the Lonesome Pine New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
February: 12 openings
| February 1, 1912 | Lydia Gilmore Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| February 5, 1912 | Macushla Grand Opera House, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| February 5, 1912 | Making Good Fulton Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| February 8, 1912 | Hokey-pokey / Bunty, Bulls and Strings Broadway Theatre, Broadway | 108 perf. |
| February 12, 1912 | The Opera Ball Liberty Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| February 19, 1912 | The Fatted Calf Dalys Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| February 26, 1912 | Lady Patricia Empire Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| February 26, 1912 | Oliver Twist New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway | 80 perf. |
| February 26, 1912 | The Truth Wagon Dalys Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| February 27, 1912 | Preserving Mr. Panmure Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 31 perf. |
| February 28, 1912 | The Lady of Dreams Hudson Theatre, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| February 29, 1912 | The Greyhound Astor Theatre, Broadway | 108 perf. |
March: 5 openings
| March 5, 1912 | A Night with the Pierrots / Sesostra / The Whirl of Society Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway | 136 perf. |
| March 11, 1912 | Baron Trenck Casino Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| March 11, 1912 | Monsieur Beaucaire Dalys Theatre, Broadway | 64 perf. |
| March 14, 1912 | Forty-five Minutes From Broadway George M Cohans Theatre, Broadway | 36 perf. |
| March 25, 1912 | The Man from Cook's New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
April: 7 openings
| April 11, 1912 | A Winsome Widow Moulin Rouge, Broadway | 172 perf. |
| April 15, 1912 | The Wall Street Girl George M Cohans Theatre, Broadway | 56 perf. |
| April 22, 1912 | Let George Do It West End Theatre, Broadway | 17 perf. |
| April 22, 1912 | The Rose Maid Globe Theatre, Broadway | 181 perf. |
| April 23, 1912 | Hamlet Wallacks Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| April 23, 1912 | Two Little Brides Casino Theatre, Broadway | 63 perf. |
| April 25, 1912 | Disraeli Wallacks Theatre, Broadway | 2 perf. |
May: 5 openings
| May 6, 1912 | Patience Lyric Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| May 6, 1912 | Robin Hood New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway | 105 perf. |
| May 7, 1912 | The Explorer Dalys Theatre, Broadway | 23 perf. |
| May 16, 1912 | The Great Game Fifth Avenue Theatre, Broadway | |
| May 25, 1912 | Mama's Baby Boy Broadway Theatre, Broadway | 9 perf. |
June: 3 openings
| June 3, 1912 | The Pirates Of Penzance Casino Theatre, Broadway | 28 perf. |
| June 27, 1912 | H.M.S. Pinafore Casino Theatre, Broadway | 2 perf. |
| June 29, 1912 | The Mikado Casino Theatre, Broadway | 2 perf. |
July: 1 opening
| July 22, 1912 | The Ballet of 1830 Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway | 136 perf. |
August: 8 openings
| August 5, 1912 | Hanky Panky Broadway Theatre, Broadway | 104 perf. |
| August 5, 1912 | The Girl from Montmartre Criterion Theatre, Broadway | 72 perf. |
| August 20, 1912 | The Merry Countess Casino Theatre, Broadway | 135 perf. |
| August 26, 1912 | The Pink Lady New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| August 29, 1912 | Little Miss Brown 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 84 perf. |
| August 31, 1912 | The Girl from Brighton Academy Of Music, Broadway | 49 perf. |
| August 31, 1912 | The Model Harris Theatre, Broadway | 17 perf. |
| August 31, 1912 | Under Many Flags Hippodrome Theatre, Broadway | 445 perf. |
September: 20 openings
| September 2, 1912 | The Ne'er-do-well Lyric Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| September 2, 1912 | The Perplexed Husband Empire Theatre, Broadway | 80 perf. |
| September 7, 1912 | Discovering America Dalys Theatre, Broadway | 17 perf. |
| September 9, 1912 | The "Mind-the-Paint" Girl Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 136 perf. |
| September 10, 1912 | The Governor's Lady Theatre Republic, Broadway | 135 perf. |
| September 11, 1912 | Within the Law Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre, Broadway | 541 perf. |
| September 12, 1912 | My Best Girl Park Theatre, Broadway | 68 perf. |
| September 16, 1912 | An Aztec Romance Manhattan Opera House, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| September 16, 1912 | Honest Jim Blunt Hudson Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| September 16, 1912 | The Count of Luxembourg New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway | 120 perf. |
| September 26, 1912 | A Scrape o' the Pen Webers Music Hall, Broadway | 76 perf. |
| September 30, 1912 | As You Like It Manhattan Opera House, Broadway | |
| September 30, 1912 | King Henry V Dalys Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| September 30, 1912 | Macbeth Manhattan Opera House, Broadway | |
| September 30, 1912 | Much Ado About Nothing Manhattan Opera House, Broadway | |
| September 30, 1912 | Oh! Oh! Delphine Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway | 258 perf. |
| September 30, 1912 | Romeo and Juliet Manhattan Opera House, Broadway | |
| September 30, 1912 | The Merchant of Venice Manhattan Opera House, Broadway | |
| September 30, 1912 | The Taming of the Shrew Manhattan Opera House, Broadway | |
| September 30, 1912 | Twelfth Night Manhattan Opera House, Broadway |
October: 8 openings
| October 1, 1912 | Tantalizing Tommy Criterion Theatre, Broadway | 31 perf. |
| October 2, 1912 | The Charity Girl Globe Theatre, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| October 7, 1912 | The Woman Haters Astor Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| October 16, 1912 | The New Sin Wallacks Theatre, Broadway | 22 perf. |
| October 21, 1912 | Ziegfeld Follies of 1912 Moulin Rouge, Broadway | 88 perf. |
| October 25, 1912 | The Point of View 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 9 perf. |
| October 28, 1912 | The Blindness of Virtue 39th Street Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| October 28, 1912 | The Lady of the Slipper Globe Theatre, Broadway | 232 perf. |
November: 19 openings
| November 4, 1912 | The Dove of Peace Broadway Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| November 7, 1912 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Little Theatre, Broadway | 72 perf. |
| November 11, 1912 | She Stoops to Conquer 39th Street Theatre, Broadway | |
| November 12, 1912 | Never Say Die 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 151 perf. |
| November 13, 1912 | The Red Petticoat Daly's Theatre, Broadway | 61 perf. |
| November 14, 1912 | The Gypsy Park Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| November 18, 1912 | What Ails You? Criterion Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| November 19, 1912 | Mrs. Christmas Angel Harris Theatre, Broadway | 3 perf. |
| November 19, 1912 | The High Road Hudson Theatre, Broadway | 71 perf. |
| November 20, 1912 | (From) Broadway to Paris Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway | 77 perf. |
| November 21, 1912 | Roly Poly / Without the Law Weber And Fields Music Hall, Broadway | 60 perf. |
| November 22, 1912 | The Whip Manhattan Opera House, Broadway | 163 perf. |
| November 23, 1912 | Auction Pinochle Adolf Philipps Fifty Seventh Street Theatre, Broadway | |
| November 25, 1912 | Mere Man Harris Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| November 25, 1912 | The Road to Arcady Berkeley Theatre, Broadway | 11 perf. |
| November 26, 1912 | Tainted Philanthropy Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| November 29, 1912 | Beauty and the Jacobin Colliers Comedy Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| November 29, 1912 | The Poetasters of Ispahan Colliers Comedy Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| November 30, 1912 | The Sun Dodgers Broadway Theatre, Broadway | 18 perf. |
December: 8 openings
| December 2, 1912 | The Firefly Lyric Theatre, Broadway | 120 perf. |
| December 16, 1912 | Chains Criterion Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| December 16, 1912 | The Rivals 39th Street Theatre, Broadway | |
| December 19, 1912 | The Question Dalys Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
| December 23, 1912 | Miss Princess Park Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| December 30, 1912 | All for the Ladies Lyric Theatre, Broadway | 112 perf. |
| December 30, 1912 | Eva New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| December 30, 1912 | The Drone Dalys Theatre, Broadway | 2 perf. |
Closed in 1912
| January 4, 1912 | Kindling Dalys Theatre, opened 1911 | 39 run |
| January 6, 1912 | Betsy Herald Square Theatre, opened 1911 | 32 run |
| January 6, 1912 | Peggy Casino Theatre, opened 1911 | 36 run |
| January 6, 1912 | The Price Hudson Theatre, opened 1911 | 77 run |
| February 3, 1912 | The Wedding Trip Broadway Theatre, opened 1911 | 48 run |
| February 24, 1912 | The Red Widow Astor Theatre, opened 1911 | 128 run |
| February 24, 1912 | Undine Winter Garden Theatre, opened 1911 | 112 run |
| February 24, 1912 | Vera Violetta Winter Garden Theatre, opened 1911 | 112 run |
| March 9, 1912 | The Little Millionaire George M Cohans Theatre, opened 1911 | 192 run |
| March 23, 1912 | Everywoman Herald Square Theatre, opened 1911 | 189 run |
| May 18, 1912 | Around the World Hippodrome Theatre, opened 1911 | 445 run |
| October 5, 1912 | Bought and Paid For Playhouse Theatre, opened 1911 | 476 run |