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Shows · 1910s · 1916

1916

129 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1916.

Broadway opened 128 shows in 1916, and most of them stayed: half of those runs lasted 58 performances or more.

Playhouse Theatre, where The Man Who Came Back opened in 1916 · New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index at the Project Gutenberg. Direct link to image

The Man Who Came Back, by Jules Eckert Goodman, opened September 2, 1916 at Playhouse Theatre and ran 457 performances.

Opened in 1916

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Undated: 1 opening

Unknown Peg O' My Heart Gielgud Theatre, London

January: 3 openings

January 10, 1916 Sybil Liberty Theatre, Broadway 168 perf.
January 26, 1916 The Fear Market Booth Theatre, Broadway 118 perf.
January 31, 1916 Margaret Schiller New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway 72 perf.

February: 6 openings

February 9, 1916 The Cohan Revue of 1916 Astor Theatre, Broadway 165 perf.
February 15, 1916 The Earth Playhouse Theatre, Broadway
February 15, 1916 The Melody of Youth Fulton Theatre, Broadway 111 perf.
February 17, 1916 Robinson Crusoe, Jr. Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway 139 perf.
February 26, 1916 Pay-day Cort Theatre, Broadway 49 perf.
February 28, 1916 Pom-pom George M Cohans Theatre, Broadway 128 perf.

March: 5 openings

March 1, 1916 The Road to Mandalay Park Theatre, Broadway 21 perf.
March 20, 1916 A King of Nowhere Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway 58 perf.
March 22, 1916 The Great Pursuit Shubert Theatre, Broadway 29 perf.
March 28, 1916 See America First Maxine Elliott's Theatre, Broadway 15 perf.
March 29, 1916 Captain Brassbound's Conversion Playhouse Theatre, Broadway

April: 8 openings

April 3, 1916 Justice Candler Theatre, Broadway 104 perf.
April 4, 1916 Rio Grande Empire Theatre, Broadway 55 perf.
April 10, 1916 The Co-respondent Booth Theatre, Broadway 48 perf.
April 24, 1916 A Woman of No Importance Fulton Theatre, Broadway 56 perf.
April 24, 1916 Beau Brummell Cort Theatre, Broadway 24 perf.
April 24, 1916 The Tempest Century Theatre, Broadway 32 perf.
April 27, 1916 Come to Bohemia Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway 20 perf.
April 29, 1916 If I Were King Shubert Theatre, Broadway 33 perf.

May: 8 openings

May 7, 1916 Ghosts Comedy Theatre, Broadway
May 8, 1916 The Merchant of Venice New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway 20 perf.
May 15, 1916 A Lady's Name Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway 56 perf.
May 17, 1916 Molly O' Cort Theatre, Broadway 45 perf.
May 20, 1916 The Seagull Bandbox Theatre, Broadway
May 24, 1916 Caliban of the Yellow Sands Lewisohn Stadium Of City College Of New York, Broadway 10 perf.
May 25, 1916 The Merry Wives of Windsor New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway 12 perf.
May 29, 1916 Step This Way Shubert Theatre, Broadway 88 perf.

June: 2 openings

June 12, 1916 Ziegfeld Follies of 1916 New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway 112 perf.
June 22, 1916 The Passing Show of 1916 Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway 140 perf.

July: 1 opening

July 31, 1916 Coat-tales Cort Theatre, Broadway 32 perf.

August: 35 openings

August 8, 1916 Seven Chances George M Cohans Theatre, Broadway 151 perf.
August 9, 1916 Cheating Cheaters Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre, Broadway 286 perf.
August 10, 1916 The Silent Witness Longacre Theatre, Broadway 52 perf.
August 10, 1916 Yvette 39th Street Theatre, Broadway 4 perf.
August 14, 1916 Please Help Emily Lyceum Theatre, Broadway 40 perf.
August 15, 1916 Broadway and Buttermilk Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway 23 perf.
August 16, 1916 His Bridal Night Theatre Republic, Broadway 77 perf.
August 17, 1916 The Guilty Man Astor Theatre, Broadway 52 perf.
August 17, 1916 Turn to the Right! Gaiety Theatre, Broadway 435 perf.
August 21, 1916 The Happy Ending Shubert Theatre, Broadway 16 perf.
August 26, 1916 A Little Bit of Fluff 39th Street Theatre, Broadway 17 perf.
August 28, 1916 Somebody's Luggage 48th Street Theatre, Broadway 40 perf.
August 29, 1916 A Pair of Queens Longacre Theatre, Broadway 15 perf.
August 30, 1916 A Bear Comedy Theatre, Broadway
August 30, 1916 A Merry Death Comedy Theatre, Broadway
August 30, 1916 A Miracle of St. Anthony Comedy Theatre, Broadway
August 30, 1916 A Private Account Comedy Theatre, Broadway
August 30, 1916 Altruism Comedy Theatre, Broadway
August 30, 1916 Another Way Out Comedy Theatre, Broadway
August 30, 1916 Bushido Comedy Theatre, Broadway
August 30, 1916 Eugenically Speaking Comedy Theatre, Broadway
August 30, 1916 Literature Comedy Theatre, Broadway
August 30, 1916 Lover's Luck Comedy Theatre, Broadway
August 30, 1916 Pariah Comedy Theatre, Broadway
August 30, 1916 Plots and Playwrights Comedy Theatre, Broadway
August 30, 1916 Sganarelle Comedy Theatre, Broadway
August 30, 1916 Sisters of Susanne Comedy Theatre, Broadway
August 30, 1916 The Death of Tintagiles Comedy Theatre, Broadway
August 30, 1916 The Girl from Brazil 44th Street Theatre, Broadway 61 perf.
August 30, 1916 The Hero of Santa Maria Comedy Theatre, Broadway
August 30, 1916 The Last Straw Comedy Theatre, Broadway
August 30, 1916 The Poor Fool Comedy Theatre, Broadway
August 30, 1916 The Sugar House Comedy Theatre, Broadway
August 30, 1916 Trifles Comedy Theatre, Broadway
August 31, 1916 The Big Show Hippodrome Theatre, Broadway 425 perf.

September: 17 openings

September 1, 1916 Fast and Grow Fat Globe Theatre, Broadway 11 perf.
September 2, 1916 The Man Who Came Back Playhouse Theatre, Broadway 457 perf.
September 4, 1916 The Flame Lyric Theatre, Broadway 96 perf.
September 5, 1916 Mr. Lazarus Shubert Theatre, Broadway 39 perf.
September 6, 1916 Pierrot the Prodigal Booth Theatre, Broadway 165 perf.
September 11, 1916 Flora Bella Casino Theatre, Broadway 112 perf.
September 11, 1916 Paganini Criterion Theatre, Broadway 48 perf.
September 14, 1916 Nothing But the Truth Longacre Theatre, Broadway 332 perf.
September 18, 1916 Mister Antonio Lyceum Theatre, Broadway 48 perf.
September 18, 1916 Pollyanna Hudson Theatre, Broadway 112 perf.
September 19, 1916 The Amber Empress Globe Theatre, Broadway 15 perf.
September 20, 1916 Caroline Empire Theatre, Broadway 45 perf.
September 25, 1916 Miss Springtime New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway 224 perf.
September 25, 1916 Upstairs and Down Cort Theatre, Broadway 320 perf.
September 26, 1916 The Intruder Cohan And Harris, Broadway 31 perf.
September 27, 1916 Arms and the Girl Fulton Theatre, Broadway 77 perf.
September 28, 1916 The Example Bandbox Theatre, Broadway

October: 17 openings

October 2, 1916 Back Fire 39th Street Theatre, Broadway 64 perf.
October 2, 1916 His Majesty Bunker Bean Astor Theatre, Broadway 72 perf.
October 3, 1916 Betty Globe Theatre, Broadway 63 perf.
October 3, 1916 Hush! Little Theatre, Broadway 39 perf.
October 3, 1916 Under Sentence Harris Theatre, Broadway 55 perf.
October 4, 1916 Fixing Sister Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway 85 perf.
October 5, 1916 Rich Man, Poor Man 48th Street Theatre, Broadway 44 perf.
October 10, 1916 The Music Master Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway 159 perf.
October 23, 1916 Come Out of the Kitchen George M Cohans Theatre, Broadway 224 perf.
October 23, 1916 So Long Letty Shubert Theatre, Broadway 96 perf.
October 24, 1916 Go to It Princess Theatre, Broadway 23 perf.
October 25, 1916 Object - Matrimony Cohan And Harris, Broadway 30 perf.
October 26, 1916 Major Pendennis Criterion Theatre, Broadway 75 perf.
October 26, 1916 The Show of Wonders Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway 209 perf.
October 30, 1916 Old Lady 31 39th Street Theatre, Broadway 160 perf.
October 30, 1916 The Basker Empire Theatre, Broadway 40 perf.
October 31, 1916 Good Gracious Annabelle Theatre Republic, Broadway 111 perf.

November: 20 openings

November 6, 1916 Getting Married Booth Theatre, Broadway 112 perf.
November 6, 1916 The Century Girl Century Theatre, Broadway 200 perf.
November 9, 1916 The Yellow Jacket Cort Theatre, Broadway 172 perf.
November 14, 1916 Gertrude Kingston and a Visiting Company Neighborhood Playhouse, Broadway 42 perf.
November 20, 1916 The Thirteenth Chair 48th Street Theatre, Broadway 328 perf.
November 25, 1916 Such Is Life Princess Theatre, Broadway 9 perf.
November 27, 1916 Gammer Gurton's Needle 39th Street Theatre, Broadway
November 27, 1916 King Argimenes and the Unknown Warrior 39th Street Theatre, Broadway
November 27, 1916 Nevertheless 39th Street Theatre, Broadway
November 27, 1916 Six Who Pass While the Lentils Boil 39th Street Theatre, Broadway
November 27, 1916 The Birthday of the Infanta 39th Street Theatre, Broadway
November 27, 1916 The Crier by Night 39th Street Theatre, Broadway
November 27, 1916 The Gods of the Mountain 39th Street Theatre, Broadway
November 27, 1916 The Golden Doom 39th Street Theatre, Broadway
November 27, 1916 The Lady of the Weeping Willow Tree 39th Street Theatre, Broadway
November 27, 1916 The Trimplet 39th Street Theatre, Broadway
November 27, 1916 The Very Naked Boy 39th Street Theatre, Broadway
November 27, 1916 Voices 39th Street Theatre, Broadway
November 28, 1916 Mile-a-minute Kendall Lyceum Theatre, Broadway 47 perf.
November 29, 1916 Follow Me Casino Theatre, Broadway 78 perf.

December: 6 openings

December 4, 1916 Mme. Sarah Bernhardt Empire Theatre, Broadway
December 6, 1916 Her Soldier Boy Astor Theatre, Broadway 198 perf.
December 16, 1916 The Married Woman Neighborhood Playhouse, Broadway
December 18, 1916 How He Lied to Her Husband Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway
December 18, 1916 Overruled Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway
December 26, 1916 Merry Christmas, Daddy! Cohan And Harris, Broadway 2 perf.

Closed in 1916

January 22, 1916 A World of Pleasure Winter Garden Theatre, opened 1915 116 run
January 22, 1916 Ruggles of Red Gap Fulton Theatre, opened 1915 33 run
January 29, 1916 Around the Map New Amsterdam Theatre, opened 1915 104 run
February 12, 1916 The Princess Pat Cort Theatre, opened 1915 158 run
March 18, 1916 Alone at Last Shubert Theatre, opened 1915 180 run
March 25, 1916 Stop! Look! Listen! , opened 1915 105 run
May 20, 1916 Children Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915
May 20, 1916 Fire and Water Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915
May 20, 1916 Helena's Husband Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915
May 20, 1916 Literature Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915
May 20, 1916 Night of Snow Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915
May 20, 1916 Overtones Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915
May 20, 1916 Pierre Patelin Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915
May 20, 1916 The Age of Reason Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915
May 20, 1916 The Antick Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915
May 20, 1916 The Clod Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915
May 20, 1916 The Honorable Lover Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915
May 20, 1916 The Red Cloak Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915
May 20, 1916 The Roadhouse in Arden, 1616-1916 Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915
May 20, 1916 The Tenor Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915
May 20, 1916 Whims Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915
June 3, 1916 Hip! Hip! Hooray! [1915] Hippodrome Theatre, opened 1915 425 run
July 1, 1916 Katinka 44th Street Theatre, opened 1915 220 run
October 14, 1916 Very Good Eddie Princess Theatre, opened 1915 341 run

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