Casino Theatre

By decade108 productions across 6 decades

1. 1880s 5
2. 1890s 9
3. 1900s 32
4. 1910s 35
5. 1920s 18
6. 1930s 9

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

1900	Florodora November 12, 1900 · Lewis Hopper & Willie Edouin	553 perf.
1925	The Vagabond King September 21, 1925	511 perf.
1923	Wildflower February 7, 1923 · Oscar Eagle	477 perf.
1926	The Desert Song November 30, 1926 · Arthur Hurley	471 perf.
1902	A Chinese Honeymoon June 2, 1902 · Gerald Coventry	364 perf.
1921	Tangerine August 9, 1921 · George Marion	361 perf.
1915	The Blue Paradise August 5, 1915 · J.H. Benrimo	356 perf.
1922	Sally, Irene and Mary September 4, 1922 · Frank Smithson	313 perf.

Ranked among the 101 runs here that carry a performance count. 7 do not, so a longer run may be sitting outside this table with an empty field.

Everything that played here108 productions

1882	The Queen's Lace Handkerchief December 30, 1882 · Return-Engagement	130 perf.
1883	The Beggar Student October 29, 1883 · Original	110 perf.
1883	The Queen's Lace Handkerchief June 11, 1883 · Return-Engagement	130 perf.
1886	The Gypsy Baron February 15, 1886 · Original	86 perf.
1888	The Yeomen of the Guard October 17, 1888 · Original
1894	The Passing Show May 12, 1894 · Original	145 perf.
1895	The Wizard of the Nile November 4, 1895 · Original	105 perf.
1896	The Lady Slavey February 3, 1896 · Original	128 perf.
1897	The Belle of New York September 28, 1897 · Original	64 perf.
1898	Yankee Doodle Dandy July 25, 1898 · Original
1899	Erminie May 9, 1899 · Revival	25 perf.
1899	La Belle Hélène January 12, 1899 · Revival	68 perf.
1899	The Rounders July 12, 1899 · Original	97 perf.
1899	The Singing Girl October 23, 1899 · Original	80 perf.
1900	Florodora November 12, 1900 · Original	553 perf.
1900	Little Red Riding Hood January 8, 1900 · Revival	24 perf.
1900	The Belle of Bohemia September 24, 1900 · Original	55 perf.
1900	The Belle of New York January 22, 1900 · Revival	24 perf.
1900	The Casino Girl March 19, 1900 · Original	105 perf.
1900	The Princess Chic February 12, 1900 · Original	22 perf.
1900	The Rounders June 25, 1900 · Return-Engagement	36 perf.
1901	The Little Duchess October 14, 1901 · Original	144 perf.
1902	A Chinese Honeymoon June 2, 1902 · Original	364 perf.
1902	Miss Simplicity February 10, 1902 · Original	56 perf.
1903	Erminie October 19, 1903 · Revival	42 perf.
1903	The Runaways May 11, 1903 · Original	167 perf.
1903	Winsome Winnie December 1, 1903 · Original	56 perf.
1904	An English Daisy January 18, 1904 · Original	41 perf.
1904	Lady Teazle December 24, 1904 · Original	57 perf.
1904	Piff! Paff!! Pouf!!! April 2, 1904 · Original	264 perf.
1904	The Baroness Fiddlesticks November 21, 1904 · Original	25 perf.
1905	The Earl and the Girl November 4, 1905 · Original	148 perf.
1906	My Lady's Maid September 20, 1906 · Original	44 perf.
1906	The Blue Moon November 3, 1906 · Original	76 perf.
1906	The Social Whirl April 9, 1906 · Original	195 perf.
1907	Fascinating Flora May 20, 1907 · Original	113 perf.
1907	Princess Beggar January 7, 1907 · Original	40 perf.
1907	The Gay White Way October 7, 1907 · Original	105 perf.
1907	The White Hen February 16, 1907 · Original	94 perf.
1908	Funabashi January 6, 1908 · Original	32 perf.
1908	Marcelle October 1, 1908 · Revival	68 perf.
1908	Mr. Hamlet of Broadway December 23, 1908 · Original	54 perf.
1908	Nearly a Hero February 24, 1908 · Original	116 perf.
1908	The Mimic World [1908] July 9, 1908 · Original	100 perf.
1909	Havana February 11, 1909 · Original	236 perf.
1909	The Girl and the Wizard September 27, 1909 · Original	104 perf.
1910	He Came from Milwaukee September 21, 1910 · Original	117 perf.
1910	The Mikado May 30, 1910 · Revival	48 perf.
1910	Up and Down Broadway July 18, 1910 · Original	72 perf.
1911	H.M.S. Pinafore May 29, 1911 · Revival	48 perf.
1911	Marriage a la Carte January 2, 1911 · Original	64 perf.
1911	Peggy December 7, 1911 · Original	36 perf.
1911	The Kiss Waltz September 18, 1911 · Original	88 perf.
1912	Baron Trenck March 11, 1912 · Original	40 perf.
1912	H.M.S. Pinafore June 27, 1912 · Revival	2 perf.
1912	Sumurun January 16, 1912 · Original	62 perf.
1912	The Merry Countess August 20, 1912 · Revival	135 perf.
1912	The Mikado June 29, 1912 · Revival	2 perf.
1912	The Pirates Of Penzance June 3, 1912 · Revival	28 perf.
1912	Two Little Brides April 23, 1912 · Original	63 perf.
1913	Anna Held's All Star Variete Jubilee December 29, 1913 · Original	8 perf.
1913	H.M.S. Pinafore May 5, 1913 · Revival	8 perf.
1913	Iolanthe May 12, 1913 · Revival	40 perf.
1913	Lieber Augustin September 3, 1913 · Original	37 perf.
1913	Oh, I Say! October 30, 1913 · Original	68 perf.
1913	The Beggar Student March 22, 1913 · Revival	33 perf.
1913	The Mikado April 21, 1913 · Revival	16 perf.
1914	Lady Luxury December 25, 1914 · Original	35 perf.
1914	Pretty Mrs. Smith September 21, 1914 · Original	48 perf.
1914	Suzi November 3, 1914 · Original	63 perf.
1914	The Dancing Duchess August 19, 1914 · Original	13 perf.
1915	A Modern Eve May 3, 1915 · Original	56 perf.
1915	The Blue Paradise August 5, 1915 · Original	356 perf.
1916	Flora Bella September 11, 1916 · Original	112 perf.
1916	Follow Me November 29, 1916 · Original	78 perf.
1917	Furs and Frills October 9, 1917 · Original	32 perf.
1917	Kitty Darlin' November 7, 1917 · Original	14 perf.
1917	You're in Love February 6, 1917 · Original	167 perf.
1918	An American Ace April 2, 1918 · Original	32 perf.
1918	The Maid of the Mountains September 11, 1918 · Original	37 perf.
1919	The Little Whopper October 13, 1919 · Original	204 perf.
1920	Betty, Be Good May 4, 1920 · Original	63 perf.
1920	Buzzin' Around July 6, 1920 · Original	23 perf.
1920	Honeydew September 6, 1920 · Original	249 perf.
1921	Blue Eyes February 21, 1921 · Original	44 perf.
1921	It's Up To You March 28, 1921 · Original	24 perf.
1921	Tangerine August 9, 1921 · Original	361 perf.
1922	Sally, Irene and Mary September 4, 1922 · Original	313 perf.
1923	Wildflower February 7, 1923 · Original	477 perf.
1924	I'll Say She Is May 19, 1924 · Original	313 perf.
1924	Paradise Alley March 31, 1924 · Original	64 perf.
1925	The Vagabond King September 21, 1925 · Original	511 perf.
1926	The Desert Song November 30, 1926 · Original	471 perf.
1927	Just Fancy October 11, 1927 · Original	79 perf.
1927	White Eagle December 26, 1927 · Original	48 perf.
1928	Hello Yourself!!!! October 30, 1928 · Original	87 perf.
1928	Luckee Girl September 15, 1928 · Original	81 perf.
1929	Boom Boom January 28, 1929 · Original	72 perf.
1929	Music in May April 1, 1929 · Original	80 perf.
1930	Carmen January 6, 1930 · Revival
1930	Faust January 6, 1930 · Revival
1930	Madame Butterfly January 6, 1930 · Revival
1930	The Marriage of Figaro January 6, 1930 · Original
1930	Yolanda of Cyrpus January 6, 1930 · Original
1932	George White's Music Hall Varieties [1932] November 22, 1932 · Original	47 perf.
1932	Show Boat May 19, 1932 · Revival	180 perf.
1933	George White's Music Hall Varieties [1932] January 2, 1933 · Return-Engagement	24 perf.
1933	Melody February 14, 1933 · Original	79 perf.

In the literature5 passages

• Then, near the start of the following season, the Casino Theatre opened—the first American playhouse built specifically for musicals. Dominating the southeast corner of Broadway and Thirty-Ninth Street, well north of the theatre district of the day, the structure combined a facade of Venetian Gothic with a Moorish tower at the corner matc…Anything Goes_ A History of American Musical Theatre - Ethan Mordden
• Baby," "When We Are Married," and "You and I." Produced New York, Casino Theatre, September 28, 1897. The Fortune Teller (1898). Book and lyrics: Harry B. Smith; music: Victor Herbert. Comic opera with a Hun-McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama, v. 3 (I-N)
• The Firefly, with Sammy Lee (far right). New York, Casino Theatre, 1912. [Culver Pictures]McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama, v. 3 (I-N)
• Closed Sept. 16, 1973 after 15 performances and one preview. Original production Nov. 30, 1926 at Casino Theatre with Robert Halhday and Vivienne Segal, and played 228 performances. t Succeeded by: 1. Austin Colyer, 2. David Vogel •Theatre World, 1973 74 Season, v. 30 (Willis)
• SPONG THEATRE SCHOOL (formerly held Beach Theatre, Falmouth, Cape Cod) m The Casino Theatre and Workshop CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY July 6th to August 30th . . . Eight weeks of intensive work in SPEECH AND VOICE, PANTOMIME, MAKEUP, DANCING AND REHEARSALS Plus PUBLIC APPEARANCES WITH THE PROFESSIONAL STOCK COMPANY SPECIAL COURSE FOR TEACHERS For…sim_theatre-arts_1936-05_20_5

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 7 of these runs lasted. We don't have a performance count.
• When 9 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.