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Bijou Theatre

Broadway209 W 45th StOpened 1917 Closed in 1982179 productions on this page, 1880 to 1981

The Bijou Theatre was a former Broadway theater in New York City that opened in 1917 and was demolished in 1982. It was built by the Shubert family in 1917 at 209 West 45th Street, and was the smallest of the houses they operated with a capacity of 603. Although it did not keep the planned name of the Theatre Francais, it retained its French decor. It was one of three theaters that hosted the premiere season of the musical Fancy Free—but primarily it presented plays by many writers, including Sacha Guitry, John Galsworthy, A. A. Milne, James M. Barrie, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Leslie Howard, Anton Chekhov, Henrik Ibsen, Luigi Pirandello, Graham Greene, Eugene O'Neill, William Saroyan, and Seán…

By decade

179 productions across 10 decades
  1. 1880s 8
  2. 1890s 19
  3. 1900s 31
  4. 1910s 17
  5. 1920s 48
  6. 1930s 20
  7. 1940s 4
  8. 1950s 15
  9. 1970s 11
  10. 1980s 6

Longest runs here

by performances
1977
MummenschanzBroadway March 30, 1977
1,326 performances
1928
SkiddingBroadway May 21, 1928
472 performances
1908
A Gentleman from MississippiBroadway September 29, 1908
407 performances
1926
What Every Woman KnowsBroadway April 13, 1926. Directed by Lumsden Hare
268 performances
1930
Apron StringsBroadway February 17, 1930. Directed by Earle Boothe
224 performances
1919
His Honor: Abe PotashBroadway October 14, 1919
215 performances
1921
The Dover RoadBroadway December 23, 1921
204 performances
1931
Springtime for HenryBroadway December 9, 1931. Directed by Arthur Sircom
199 performances

Everything that played here

179 productions
1880
OlivetteBroadway December 25, 1880. Original
108 performances
1881
OlivetteBroadway December 19, 1881. Revival
10 performances
1881
The MascotBroadway May 5, 1881. Original
1887
The Skating RinkBroadway February 28, 1887. Original
24 performances
1888
A Brass MonkeyBroadway October 15, 1888. Original
1888
The Pearl of PekinBroadway March 19, 1888. Original
80 performances
1889
A Midnight BellBroadway March 5, 1889. Original
136 performances
1889
The Pearl of PekinBroadway January 7, 1889. Revival
136 performances
1894
Charley's UncleBroadway May 7, 1894. Original
16 performances
1894
Lem KettleBroadway September 24, 1894. Original
1894
Miss DynamiteBroadway November 5, 1894. Original
1895
A Run on the BankBroadway January 14, 1895. Original
1895
The PassportBroadway May 13, 1895. Original
1895
The Widow JonesBroadway September 16, 1895. Original
1896
Courted Into CourtBroadway December 26, 1896. Original
140 performances
1896
My Friend from IndiaBroadway October 6, 1896. Original
1896
The Chili WidowBroadway November 30, 1896. Original
1896
The Gay Mr. LightfootBroadway December 16, 1896. Original
1896
The Queen's ProctorBroadway December 7, 1896. Original
1897
The Wrong Mr. WrightBroadway September 6, 1897. Original
1898
The Old CoatBroadway April 4, 1898. Original
1898
The Tarrytown WidowBroadway May 9, 1898. Original
1899
AdonisBroadway May 9, 1899. Revival
15 performances
1899
Brown's in TownBroadway February 20, 1899. Original
1899
In ParadiseBroadway September 4, 1899. Original
54 performances
1899
Sister MaryBroadway October 27, 1899. Revival
120 performances
1899
The Purple LadyBroadway April 3, 1899. Original
1900
Aunt HannahBroadway February 22, 1900. Original
21 performances
1900
Cupid Outwits AdamBroadway September 10, 1900. Original
8 performances
1900
Madge Smith, AttorneyBroadway December 10, 1900. Original
46 performances
1900
Mistress NellBroadway October 9, 1900. Original
104 performances
1900
The Belle of BridgeportBroadway October 29, 1900. Original
45 performances
1901
The AuctioneerBroadway September 23, 1901. Original
105 performances
1901
The ClimbersBroadway January 21, 1901. Original
163 performances
1902
A Modern MagdalenBroadway March 29, 1902. Original
73 performances
1902
An American InvasionBroadway October 20, 1902. Original
24 performances
1902
Lady MargaretBroadway January 27, 1902. Original
32 performances
1902
The Mocking BirdBroadway November 10, 1902. Original
86 performances
1903
Nancy BrownBroadway February 16, 1903. Original
112 performances
1903
The Bird in the CageBroadway January 12, 1903. Original
40 performances
1903
What's the Matter with Susan?Broadway December 1, 1903. Original
15 performances
1904
Mr. Wix of WickhamBroadway September 19, 1904. Original
41 performances
1906
Mrs. Wilson, That's AllBroadway November 5, 1906. Original
52 performances
1906
The GeniusBroadway October 3, 1906. Original
35 performances
1906
When We Were Twenty-oneBroadway October 18, 1906. Revival
3 performances
1907
Comtesse CoquetteBroadway April 12, 1907. Original
76 performances
1907
PersonalBroadway September 3, 1907. Original
38 performances
1907
The CometBroadway December 30, 1907. Original
56 performances
1907
The Master BuilderBroadway September 23, 1907. Revival
65 performances
1907
The Mimic and the MaidBroadway January 11, 1907. Original
2 performances
1908
A Gentleman from MississippiBroadway September 29, 1908. Original
407 performances
1908
All for a GirlBroadway August 22, 1908. Original
33 performances
1908
BluffsBroadway March 19, 1908. Original
12 performances
1908
King Richard IIIBroadway February 17, 1908. Revival
8 performances
1908
Papa LebonnardBroadway April 28, 1908. Revival
31 performances
1908
The Merchant of VeniceBroadway February 17, 1908. Revival
8 performances
1908
The Rector's GardenBroadway March 3, 1908. Original
7 performances
1908
The WolfBroadway April 18, 1908. Original
81 performances
1911
The HavocBroadway January 9, 1911. Original
72 performances
1911
The StrangerBroadway December 21, 1911. Revival
28 performances
1911
The StrugglersBroadway November 6, 1911. Original
8 performances
1911
The Three LightsBroadway October 31, 1911. Original
7 performances
1912
The Right to HappinessBroadway January 11, 1912. Original
12 performances
1914
Darktown Follies of 1914Broadway June 15, 1914. Original
1917
Mary's AnkleBroadway August 6, 1917. Original
80 performances
1917
Odds and Ends of 1917Broadway November 19, 1917. Original
112 performances
1917
The TorchesBroadway October 24, 1917. Original
29 performances
1918
Double ExposureBroadway August 27, 1918. Original
15 performances
1918
Girl o' MineBroadway January 28, 1918. Original
48 performances
1918
One of UsBroadway September 9, 1918. Original
24 performances
1918
Sleeping PartnersBroadway October 5, 1918. Original
161 performances
1918
The Squab FarmBroadway March 13, 1918. Original
45 performances
1919
A Sleepless NightBroadway February 18, 1919. Original
71 performances
1919
An Exchange of WivesBroadway September 26, 1919. Original
19 performances
1919
His Honor: Abe PotashBroadway October 14, 1919. Original
215 performances
1920
A Man of the PeopleBroadway September 7, 1920. Original
15 performances
1920
The Charm SchoolBroadway August 2, 1920. Original
88 performances
1920
The Ouija BoardBroadway March 29, 1920. Original
64 performances
1920
The Skin GameBroadway October 20, 1920. Original
176 performances
1921
EverydayBroadway November 16, 1921. Original
30 performances
1921
Goat AlleyBroadway June 20, 1921. Original
5 performances
1921
March HaresBroadway August 11, 1921. Original
60 performances
1921
The Dover RoadBroadway December 23, 1921. Original
204 performances
1921
The Tyranny of LoveBroadway March 8, 1921. Original
60 performances
1921
TotoBroadway March 21, 1921. Original
89 performances
1922
Listening InBroadway December 4, 1922. Original
88 performances
1922
That DayBroadway October 3, 1922. Original
15 performances
1922
To LoveBroadway October 17, 1922. Original
55 performances
1923
Rita CoventryBroadway February 19, 1923. Original
24 performances
1923
The Love HabitBroadway March 14, 1923. Original
69 performances
1923
The Whole Town's TalkingBroadway August 29, 1923. Original
173 performances
1923
Uptown WestBroadway April 3, 1923. Original
73 performances
1924
Clubs Are TrumpsBroadway October 14, 1924. Original
6 performances
1924
The BusybodyBroadway September 29, 1924. Original
64 performances
1924
The ComedienneBroadway October 21, 1924. Original
16 performances
1924
The Goose Hangs HighBroadway January 29, 1924. Original
159 performances
1924
The Mask and the FaceBroadway September 10, 1924. Original
13 performances
1925
A Lady's VirtueBroadway November 23, 1925. Original
136 performances
1925
Night HawkBroadway February 24, 1925. Original
87 performances
1925
The Crooked FridayBroadway October 8, 1925. Original
21 performances
1925
The Mud TurtleBroadway August 20, 1925. Original
52 performances
1926
Slaves AllBroadway December 6, 1926. Original
8 performances
1926
What Every Woman KnowsBroadway April 13, 1926. Revival
268 performances
1926
What's the Big IdeaBroadway March 23, 1926. Original
23 performances
1927
A Very Wise VirginBroadway June 2, 1927. Original
20 performances
1927
Brass ButtonsBroadway December 5, 1927. Original
8 performances
1927
Immoral Isabella?Broadway October 27, 1927. Original
60 performances
1927
Mixed DoublesBroadway April 26, 1927. Original
15 performances
1927
Murray HillBroadway September 29, 1927. Original
28 performances
1927
The StairsBroadway November 7, 1927. Original
8 performances
1927
The Strawberry BlondeBroadway February 7, 1927. Original
24 performances
1927
The Wild Man of BorneoBroadway September 13, 1927. Original
15 performances
1927
Tia JuanaBroadway November 15, 1927. Original
7 performances
1927
We All DoBroadway February 28, 1927. Original
8 performances
1928
Kidding KiddersBroadway April 23, 1928. Original
8 performances
1928
SkiddingBroadway May 21, 1928. Original
472 performances
1928
The Big PondBroadway August 21, 1928. Original
47 performances
1928
The Cherry OrchardBroadway March 5, 1928. Revival
5 performances
1929
Among the MarriedBroadway October 3, 1929. Original
44 performances
1929
Button, ButtonBroadway October 23, 1929. Original
5 performances
1929
Inspector KennedyBroadway December 20, 1929. Original
43 performances
1929
JonesyBroadway April 9, 1929. Original
96 performances
1929
The Lady from the SeaBroadway March 18, 1929. Revival
24 performances
1930
Apron StringsBroadway February 17, 1930. Original
224 performances
1930
The Old RascalBroadway March 24, 1930. Original
72 performances
1931
In the Best of FamiliesBroadway February 2, 1931. Original
159 performances
1931
Lady Beyond the MoonBroadway March 31, 1931. Original
15 performances
1931
Marriage for ThreeBroadway November 11, 1931. Original
5 performances
1931
Six Characters in Search of an AuthorBroadway April 15, 1931. Revival
13 performances
1931
Springtime for HenryBroadway December 9, 1931. Original
199 performances
1932
Anybody's GameBroadway December 21, 1932. Original
29 performances
1932
Best YearsBroadway September 7, 1932. Original
45 performances
1932
Hired HusbandBroadway June 3, 1932. Original
19 performances
1932
Page PygmalionBroadway August 3, 1932. Original
13 performances
1932
The AnatomistBroadway October 24, 1932. Original
8 performances
1932
The Perfect MarriageBroadway November 16, 1932. Original
13 performances
1933
The ClimaxBroadway June 13, 1933. Revival
15 performances
1933
The Lady RefusesBroadway March 7, 1933. Original
7 performances
1933
The SophisticratsBroadway February 13, 1933. Original
2 performances
1933
Unto the ThirdBroadway April 20, 1933. Original
4 performances
1934
After Such PleasuresBroadway February 7, 1934. Original
23 performances
1934
Mahogany HallBroadway January 17, 1934. Original
21 performances
1935
SatelliteBroadway November 20, 1935. Original
1 performance
1943
All for AllBroadway September 29, 1943. Original
85 performances
1943
Doctors DisagreeBroadway December 28, 1943. Original
23 performances
1944
Only the HeartBroadway April 4, 1944. Original
47 performances
1944
Right Next to BroadwayBroadway February 21, 1944. Original
16 performances
1953
Emlyn Williams as Charles DickensBroadway April 20, 1953. Revival
24 performances
1954
Blues, Ballads and Sin-SongsBroadway October 4, 1954. Original
12 performances
1954
One Eye ClosedBroadway November 24, 1954. Original
3 performances
1954
Ruth Draper and Paul DraperBroadway December 26, 1954. Original
24 performances
1955
Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure . . .Broadway October 10, 1955. Original
65 performances
1956
CranksBroadway November 26, 1956. Original
40 performances
1956
That Girl at the BijouBroadway November 9, 1956. Original
11 performances
1957
A Moon for the MisbegottenBroadway May 2, 1957. Original
68 performances
1957
The Cave DwellersBroadway October 19, 1957. Original
97 performances
1957
The Potting ShedBroadway January 29, 1957. Original
143 performances
1958
International SoireeBroadway March 12, 1958. Original
21 performances
1958
The Next PresidentBroadway April 9, 1958. Original
13 performances
1958
The Next President “A Musical Salmagundi”Broadway April 9, 1958. Original
13 performances
1958
The Shadow of a GunmanBroadway November 20, 1958. Revival
52 performances
1959
The RivalryBroadway February 7, 1959. Original
81 performances
1970
ForeplayBroadway December 11, 1970. Original
38 performances
1973
The Enemy Is DeadBroadway January 14, 1973. Original
1 performance
1973
The Play's the ThingBroadway May 7, 1973. Revival
23 performances
1974
HosannaBroadway October 14, 1974. Original
24 performances
1974
Ride the WindsBroadway May 16, 1974. Original
3 performances
1974
SextetBroadway March 3, 1974. Original
9 performances
1975
The Hashish ClubBroadway January 3, 1975. Original
11 performances
1976
Wheelbarrow ClosersBroadway October 11, 1976. Original
8 performances
1977
A Condition of ShadowBroadway November 7, 1977. Original
3 performances
1977
MummenschanzBroadway March 30, 1977. Original
1,326 performances
1979
A Kurt Weill CabaretBroadway November 5, 1979. Original
72 performances
1980
Insideoutsideandallaround with Shelley BermanBroadway October 2, 1980. Original
28 performances
1980
Les ColombaioniBroadway February 25, 1980. Original
8 performances
1980
Quick ChangeBroadway October 30, 1980. Original
5 performances
1981
Aaah Oui Genty!Broadway April 9, 1981. Original
29 performances
1981
Passionate LadiesBroadway May 5, 1981. Original
8 performances
1981
Shakespeare's CabaretBroadway January 21, 1981. Original
54 performances

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