Bijou Theatre

By decade179 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

Counted from the productions we hold, which are Broadway and a partial West End. A quiet decade here can mean a dark theatre and can mean a gap in the record.

Longest runs hereby performances

1977	Mummenschanz March 30, 1977	1,326 perf.
1928	Skidding May 21, 1928	472 perf.
1908	A Gentleman from Mississippi September 29, 1908	407 perf.
1926	What Every Woman Knows April 13, 1926 · Lumsden Hare	268 perf.
1930	Apron Strings February 17, 1930 · Earle Boothe	224 perf.
1919	His Honor: Abe Potash October 14, 1919	215 perf.
1921	The Dover Road December 23, 1921	204 perf.
1931	Springtime for Henry December 9, 1931 · Arthur Sircom	199 perf.

Ranked among the 162 runs here that carry a performance count. 17 do not, so a longer run may be sitting outside this table with an empty field.

Everything that played here179 productions

1880	Olivette December 25, 1880 · Original	108 perf.
1881	Olivette December 19, 1881 · Revival	10 perf.
1881	The Mascot May 5, 1881 · Original
1887	The Skating Rink February 28, 1887 · Original	24 perf.
1888	A Brass Monkey October 15, 1888 · Original
1888	The Pearl of Pekin March 19, 1888 · Original	80 perf.
1889	A Midnight Bell March 5, 1889 · Original	136 perf.
1889	The Pearl of Pekin January 7, 1889 · Revival	136 perf.
1894	Charley's Uncle May 7, 1894 · Original	16 perf.
1894	Lem Kettle September 24, 1894 · Original
1894	Miss Dynamite November 5, 1894 · Original
1895	A Run on the Bank January 14, 1895 · Original
1895	The Passport May 13, 1895 · Original
1895	The Widow Jones September 16, 1895 · Original
1896	Courted Into Court December 26, 1896 · Original	140 perf.
1896	My Friend from India October 6, 1896 · Original
1896	The Chili Widow November 30, 1896 · Original
1896	The Gay Mr. Lightfoot December 16, 1896 · Original
1896	The Queen's Proctor December 7, 1896 · Original
1897	The Wrong Mr. Wright September 6, 1897 · Original
1898	The Old Coat April 4, 1898 · Original
1898	The Tarrytown Widow May 9, 1898 · Original
1899	Adonis May 9, 1899 · Revival	15 perf.
1899	Brown's in Town February 20, 1899 · Original
1899	In Paradise September 4, 1899 · Original	54 perf.
1899	Sister Mary October 27, 1899 · Revival	120 perf.
1899	The Purple Lady April 3, 1899 · Original
1900	Aunt Hannah February 22, 1900 · Original	21 perf.
1900	Cupid Outwits Adam September 10, 1900 · Original	8 perf.
1900	Madge Smith, Attorney December 10, 1900 · Original	46 perf.
1900	Mistress Nell October 9, 1900 · Original	104 perf.
1900	The Belle of Bridgeport October 29, 1900 · Original	45 perf.
1901	The Auctioneer September 23, 1901 · Original	105 perf.
1901	The Climbers January 21, 1901 · Original	163 perf.
1902	A Modern Magdalen March 29, 1902 · Original	73 perf.
1902	An American Invasion October 20, 1902 · Original	24 perf.
1902	Lady Margaret January 27, 1902 · Original	32 perf.
1902	The Mocking Bird November 10, 1902 · Original	86 perf.
1903	Nancy Brown February 16, 1903 · Original	112 perf.
1903	The Bird in the Cage January 12, 1903 · Original	40 perf.
1903	What's the Matter with Susan? December 1, 1903 · Original	15 perf.
1904	Mr. Wix of Wickham September 19, 1904 · Original	41 perf.
1906	Mrs. Wilson, That's All November 5, 1906 · Original	52 perf.
1906	The Genius October 3, 1906 · Original	35 perf.
1906	When We Were Twenty-one October 18, 1906 · Revival	3 perf.
1907	Comtesse Coquette April 12, 1907 · Original	76 perf.
1907	Personal September 3, 1907 · Original	38 perf.
1907	The Comet December 30, 1907 · Original	56 perf.
1907	The Master Builder September 23, 1907 · Revival	65 perf.
1907	The Mimic and the Maid January 11, 1907 · Original	2 perf.
1908	A Gentleman from Mississippi September 29, 1908 · Original	407 perf.
1908	All for a Girl August 22, 1908 · Original	33 perf.
1908	Bluffs March 19, 1908 · Original	12 perf.
1908	King Richard III February 17, 1908 · Revival	8 perf.
1908	Papa Lebonnard April 28, 1908 · Revival	31 perf.
1908	The Merchant of Venice February 17, 1908 · Revival	8 perf.
1908	The Rector's Garden March 3, 1908 · Original	7 perf.
1908	The Wolf April 18, 1908 · Original	81 perf.
1911	The Havoc January 9, 1911 · Original	72 perf.
1911	The Stranger December 21, 1911 · Revival	28 perf.
1911	The Strugglers November 6, 1911 · Original	8 perf.
1911	The Three Lights October 31, 1911 · Original	7 perf.
1912	The Right to Happiness January 11, 1912 · Original	12 perf.
1914	Darktown Follies of 1914 June 15, 1914 · Original
1917	Mary's Ankle August 6, 1917 · Original	80 perf.
1917	Odds and Ends of 1917 November 19, 1917 · Original	112 perf.
1917	The Torches October 24, 1917 · Original	29 perf.
1918	Double Exposure August 27, 1918 · Original	15 perf.
1918	Girl o' Mine January 28, 1918 · Original	48 perf.
1918	One of Us September 9, 1918 · Original	24 perf.
1918	Sleeping Partners October 5, 1918 · Original	161 perf.
1918	The Squab Farm March 13, 1918 · Original	45 perf.
1919	A Sleepless Night February 18, 1919 · Original	71 perf.
1919	An Exchange of Wives September 26, 1919 · Original	19 perf.
1919	His Honor: Abe Potash October 14, 1919 · Original	215 perf.
1920	A Man of the People September 7, 1920 · Original	15 perf.
1920	The Charm School August 2, 1920 · Original	88 perf.
1920	The Ouija Board March 29, 1920 · Original	64 perf.
1920	The Skin Game October 20, 1920 · Original	176 perf.
1921	Everyday November 16, 1921 · Original	30 perf.
1921	Goat Alley June 20, 1921 · Original	5 perf.
1921	March Hares August 11, 1921 · Original	60 perf.
1921	The Dover Road December 23, 1921 · Original	204 perf.
1921	The Tyranny of Love March 8, 1921 · Original	60 perf.
1921	Toto March 21, 1921 · Original	89 perf.
1922	Listening In December 4, 1922 · Original	88 perf.
1922	That Day October 3, 1922 · Original	15 perf.
1922	To Love October 17, 1922 · Original	55 perf.
1923	Rita Coventry February 19, 1923 · Original	24 perf.
1923	The Love Habit March 14, 1923 · Original	69 perf.
1923	The Whole Town's Talking August 29, 1923 · Original	173 perf.
1923	Uptown West April 3, 1923 · Original	73 perf.
1924	Clubs Are Trumps October 14, 1924 · Original	6 perf.
1924	The Busybody September 29, 1924 · Original	64 perf.
1924	The Comedienne October 21, 1924 · Original	16 perf.
1924	The Goose Hangs High January 29, 1924 · Original	159 perf.
1924	The Mask and the Face September 10, 1924 · Original	13 perf.
1925	A Lady's Virtue November 23, 1925 · Original	136 perf.
1925	Night Hawk February 24, 1925 · Original	87 perf.
1925	The Crooked Friday October 8, 1925 · Original	21 perf.
1925	The Mud Turtle August 20, 1925 · Original	52 perf.
1926	Slaves All December 6, 1926 · Original	8 perf.
1926	What Every Woman Knows April 13, 1926 · Revival	268 perf.
1926	What's the Big Idea March 23, 1926 · Original	23 perf.
1927	A Very Wise Virgin June 2, 1927 · Original	20 perf.
1927	Brass Buttons December 5, 1927 · Original	8 perf.
1927	Immoral Isabella? October 27, 1927 · Original	60 perf.
1927	Mixed Doubles April 26, 1927 · Original	15 perf.
1927	Murray Hill September 29, 1927 · Original	28 perf.
1927	The Stairs November 7, 1927 · Original	8 perf.
1927	The Strawberry Blonde February 7, 1927 · Original	24 perf.
1927	The Wild Man of Borneo September 13, 1927 · Original	15 perf.
1927	Tia Juana November 15, 1927 · Original	7 perf.
1927	We All Do February 28, 1927 · Original	8 perf.
1928	Kidding Kidders April 23, 1928 · Original	8 perf.
1928	Skidding May 21, 1928 · Original	472 perf.
1928	The Big Pond August 21, 1928 · Original	47 perf.
1928	The Cherry Orchard March 5, 1928 · Revival	5 perf.
1929	Among the Married October 3, 1929 · Original	44 perf.
1929	Button, Button October 23, 1929 · Original	5 perf.
1929	Inspector Kennedy December 20, 1929 · Original	43 perf.
1929	Jonesy April 9, 1929 · Original	96 perf.
1929	The Lady from the Sea March 18, 1929 · Revival	24 perf.
1930	Apron Strings February 17, 1930 · Original	224 perf.
1930	The Old Rascal March 24, 1930 · Original	72 perf.
1931	In the Best of Families February 2, 1931 · Original	159 perf.
1931	Lady Beyond the Moon March 31, 1931 · Original	15 perf.
1931	Marriage for Three November 11, 1931 · Original	5 perf.
1931	Six Characters in Search of an Author April 15, 1931 · Revival	13 perf.
1931	Springtime for Henry December 9, 1931 · Original	199 perf.
1932	Anybody's Game December 21, 1932 · Original	29 perf.
1932	Best Years September 7, 1932 · Original	45 perf.
1932	Hired Husband June 3, 1932 · Original	19 perf.
1932	Page Pygmalion August 3, 1932 · Original	13 perf.
1932	The Anatomist October 24, 1932 · Original	8 perf.
1932	The Perfect Marriage November 16, 1932 · Original	13 perf.
1933	The Climax June 13, 1933 · Revival	15 perf.
1933	The Lady Refuses March 7, 1933 · Original	7 perf.
1933	The Sophisticrats February 13, 1933 · Original	2 perf.
1933	Unto the Third April 20, 1933 · Original	4 perf.
1934	After Such Pleasures February 7, 1934 · Original	23 perf.
1934	Mahogany Hall January 17, 1934 · Original	21 perf.
1935	Satellite November 20, 1935 · Original	1 perf.
1943	All for All September 29, 1943 · Original	85 perf.
1943	Doctors Disagree December 28, 1943 · Original	23 perf.
1944	Only the Heart April 4, 1944 · Original	47 perf.
1944	Right Next to Broadway February 21, 1944 · Original	16 perf.
1953	Emlyn Williams as Charles Dickens April 20, 1953 · Revival	24 perf.
1954	Blues, Ballads and Sin-Songs October 4, 1954 · Original	12 perf.
1954	One Eye Closed November 24, 1954 · Original	3 perf.
1954	Ruth Draper and Paul Draper December 26, 1954 · Original	24 perf.
1955	Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure . . . October 10, 1955 · Original	65 perf.
1956	Cranks November 26, 1956 · Original	40 perf.
1956	That Girl at the Bijou November 9, 1956 · Original	11 perf.
1957	A Moon for the Misbegotten May 2, 1957 · Original	68 perf.
1957	The Cave Dwellers October 19, 1957 · Original	97 perf.
1957	The Potting Shed January 29, 1957 · Original	143 perf.
1958	International Soiree March 12, 1958 · Original	21 perf.
1958	The Next President April 9, 1958 · Original	13 perf.
1958	The Next President “A Musical Salmagundi” April 9, 1958 · Original	13 perf.
1958	The Shadow of a Gunman November 20, 1958 · Revival	52 perf.
1959	The Rivalry February 7, 1959 · Original	81 perf.
1970	Foreplay December 11, 1970 · Original	38 perf.
1973	The Enemy Is Dead January 14, 1973 · Original	1 perf.
1973	The Play's the Thing May 7, 1973 · Revival	23 perf.
1974	Hosanna October 14, 1974 · Original	24 perf.
1974	Ride the Winds May 16, 1974 · Original	3 perf.
1974	Sextet March 3, 1974 · Original	9 perf.
1975	The Hashish Club January 3, 1975 · Original	11 perf.
1976	Wheelbarrow Closers October 11, 1976 · Original	8 perf.
1977	A Condition of Shadow November 7, 1977 · Original	3 perf.
1977	Mummenschanz March 30, 1977 · Original	1,326 perf.
1979	A Kurt Weill Cabaret November 5, 1979 · Original	72 perf.
1980	Insideoutsideandallaround with Shelley Berman October 2, 1980 · Original	28 perf.
1980	Les Colombaioni February 25, 1980 · Original	8 perf.
1980	Quick Change October 30, 1980 · Original	5 perf.
1981	Aaah Oui Genty! April 9, 1981 · Original	29 perf.
1981	Passionate Ladies May 5, 1981 · Original	8 perf.
1981	Shakespeare's Cabaret January 21, 1981 · Original	54 perf.

In the literature8 passages

• Like International Soiree which had also opened at the tiny Bijou Theatre, The Next President was an intimate revue. But instead of emphasizing music and dance, the new revue was political in nature and starred stand-up comedian Mort Sahl, who specialized in acerbic comments on current events. And like its predecessor, the critics thought…Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz
• Six Characters in Search of an Author. Revived by Tom Van Dycke at the Bijou Theatre, New York, April 15, 1931,A Treasury of the Theatre, v. 2
• A Moon for the Misbegotten, Act I. Staged and presented by Carmen Capalbo and Stanley Chase at the Bijou TheatreA Treasury of the Theatre, v. 2
• BIJOU THEATRE Opened Wednesday. April 26, 1972* Dudley Field Malone and Van Rapoport present:Theatre World, 1971-72 Season, v. 28 (Willis)
• BIJOU THEATRE Opened Monday, May 7, 1973.* Robert J. Gibson and The Roundabout Theatre Compan)' (Gene Feist, Producing Director; Michael Fried, Executive Director) present:Theatre World, 1972-73 Season, v. 29 (Willis)

What this page does not know

• What played here before Broadway record-keeping starts, and what played here outside it: concerts, benefits, film runs, anything that was not a listed production.
• How long 17 of these runs lasted. We don't have a performance count.
• When 116 of these runs ended. They carry an opening date and no closing date, and they are old enough that they certainly closed. Nobody wrote down the date.
• Who built it.
• Any photograph that shows the building. We hold 1, but none is typed as an exterior, an auditorium or a marquee.