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Knickerbocker Theatre

BroadwayBroadway & 38th StOpened 1893 Closed in 1930162 productions on this page, 1896 to 1946

The Knickerbocker Theatre, previously known as Abbey's Theatre and Henry Abbey's Theatre, was a Broadway theatre located at 1396 Broadway (West 38th Street) in New York City. It operated from 1893 to 1930. In 1906, the theatre introduced the first moving electrical sign on Broadway to advertise its productions. == History == The 1500-seat theatre was designed by the architectural firm of J. B. McElfatrick & Co. It opened as Abbey's Theatre, named after Broadway theatre manager and producer Henry Eugene Abbey, on November 8, 1893, with a production of the melodrama The Countess Valeska. In the mid-1890s, Lillian Russell starred at the theatre, including in The Queen of Brilliants, a flop. Fol…

By decade

162 productions across 5 decades
  1. 1890s 24
  2. 1900s 74
  3. 1910s 38
  4. 1920s 25
  5. 1940s 1

Longest runs here

by performances
1926
Honeymoon LaneBroadway September 20, 1926. Directed by Edgar MacGregor
353 performances
1925
Dearest EnemyBroadway September 18, 1925. Directed by John Murray Anderson, Charles Sinclair, Harry Ford
286 performances
1906
The Red MillBroadway September 24, 1906. Directed by Fred Latham
274 performances
1918
Listen LesterBroadway December 23, 1918. Directed by Robert Marks
272 performances
1912
Oh! Oh! DelphineBroadway September 30, 1912. Directed by Herbert Gresham
258 performances
1920
MaryBroadway October 18, 1920. Directed by Julian Mitchell
220 performances
1905
Mlle. ModisteBroadway December 25, 1905. Directed by Fred Latham
202 performances
1922
The Clinging VineBroadway December 25, 1922. Directed by Ira Hards
188 performances

Everything that played here

162 productions
1896
The Seats of the MightyBroadway November 30, 1896. Original
1896
The Sign of the CrossBroadway November 9, 1896. Original
1897
An American CitizenBroadway October 11, 1897. Original
1897
Six PersonsBroadway February 15, 1897. Original
1897
SpiritismeBroadway February 22, 1897. Original
1897
The Hobby HorseBroadway January 4, 1897. Original
1897
The SerenadeBroadway March 16, 1897. Revival
79 performances
1897
When George IV Was KingBroadway February 8, 1897. Original
1898
A Virginia CourtshipBroadway January 31, 1898. Original
1898
His Last AppearanceBroadway April 4, 1898. Original
1898
The ChristianBroadway October 10, 1898. Original
1898
The Head of the FamilyBroadway December 6, 1898. Original
1898
Worth a MillionBroadway November 21, 1898. Original
1899
ColinetteBroadway April 10, 1899. Original
1899
Cyrano de BergeracBroadway September 18, 1899. Revival
28 performances
1899
Lord and Lady AlgyBroadway October 16, 1899. Revival
16 performances
1899
Nance OldfieldBroadway October 30, 1899. Revival
1899
Nathan HaleBroadway January 2, 1899. Original
1899
The Amber HeartBroadway October 30, 1899. Original
1899
The BellsBroadway October 30, 1899. Revival
1899
The Cowboy and the LadyBroadway December 25, 1899. Original
44 performances
1899
The Elder Miss BlossomBroadway November 20, 1899. Original
39 performances
1899
The Merchant of VeniceBroadway October 30, 1899. Revival
1899
WaterlooBroadway October 30, 1899. Original
1900
L'AiglonBroadway October 22, 1900. Original
73 performances
1900
Nance OldfieldBroadway March 12, 1900. Return-Engagement
1900
Robin HoodBroadway April 30, 1900. Revival
1900
Sweet Nell of Old DruryBroadway December 31, 1900. Original
18 performances
1900
The Amber HeartBroadway March 12, 1900. Return-Engagement
1900
The BellsBroadway March 12, 1900. Return-Engagement
1900
The Merchant of VeniceBroadway March 12, 1900. Return-Engagement
1900
The Monks Of MalabarBroadway September 14, 1900. Original
39 performances
1900
The Sunken BellBroadway March 26, 1900. Original
40 performances
1900
The ViceroyBroadway April 30, 1900. Original
28 performances
1900
WaterlooBroadway March 12, 1900. Return-Engagement
1900
When We Were Twenty-oneBroadway February 5, 1900. Original
41 performances
1901
Charles IBroadway October 21, 1901. Revival
1901
Louis XIBroadway October 21, 1901. Revival
1901
Madame Sans-GêneBroadway October 21, 1901. Revival
1901
Nance OldfieldBroadway October 21, 1901. Revival
1901
Quality StreetBroadway November 11, 1901. Original
64 performances
1901
The BellsBroadway October 21, 1901. Revival
1901
The Casino GirlBroadway April 8, 1901. Revival
32 performances
1901
The Land of Heart's Desire / In a BalconyBroadway May 6, 1901. Revival
1 performance
1901
The Lyons MailBroadway October 21, 1901. Revival
1901
The Merchant of VeniceBroadway May 24, 1901. Revival
3 performances
1901
The Rogers Brothers in WashingtonBroadway September 2, 1901. Original
49 performances
1901
The StrollersBroadway June 24, 1901. Original
70 performances
1901
To Have and to HoldBroadway March 4, 1901. Original
40 performances
1901
WaterlooBroadway October 21, 1901. Revival
1901
When We Were Twenty-oneBroadway January 21, 1901. Revival
42 performances
1902
Sherlock HolmesBroadway November 3, 1902. Revival
28 performances
1902
The Altar of FriendshipBroadway December 1, 1902. Original
50 performances
1902
The Rogers Brothers in HarvardBroadway September 1, 1902. Original
63 performances
1902
The ToreadorBroadway January 6, 1902. Original
121 performances
1902
The Wild RoseBroadway May 5, 1902. Original
136 performances
1903
Mam'selle NapoleonBroadway December 8, 1903. Original
43 performances
1903
Mr. BluebeardBroadway January 21, 1903. Original
135 performances
1903
The Blonde in BlackBroadway June 8, 1903. Original
35 performances
1903
The Light That FailedBroadway November 9, 1903. Original
32 performances
1903
The Rogers Brothers in LondonBroadway September 7, 1903. Original
80 performances
1904
A Madcap PrincessBroadway September 5, 1904. Original
48 performances
1904
A Venetian RomanceBroadway May 2, 1904. Original
28 performances
1904
HamletBroadway March 8, 1904. Revival
28 performances
1904
Much Ado About NothingBroadway October 17, 1904. Revival
1904
OlympeBroadway January 18, 1904. Original
21 performances
1904
Romeo and JulietBroadway October 17, 1904. Revival
1904
The Shepherd KingBroadway April 5, 1904. Original
27 performances
1904
The UsurperBroadway November 28, 1904. Original
28 performances
1904
The Winter's TaleBroadway December 26, 1904. Revival
32 performances
1904
YvetteBroadway May 13, 1904. Original
1 performance
1905
La Belle MarseillaiseBroadway November 27, 1905. Original
29 performances
1905
London AssuranceBroadway April 3, 1905. Revival
32 performances
1905
Love and the ManBroadway February 20, 1905. Original
22 performances
1905
Lucky DurhamBroadway January 22, 1905. Original
1905
Miss Dolly DollarsBroadway September 4, 1905. Original
112 performances
1905
Mlle. ModisteBroadway December 25, 1905. Original
202 performances
1905
Romeo and JulietBroadway October 16, 1905. Revival
1905
Sergeant BrueBroadway April 24, 1905. Original
101 performances
1905
The Brighter SideBroadway February 6, 1905. Revival
1905
The MiddlemanBroadway January 23, 1905. Revival
1905
The Professor's Love StoryBroadway January 23, 1905. Revival
1905
The Taming of the ShrewBroadway October 16, 1905. Revival
1905
Twelfth NightBroadway January 11, 1905. Revival
2 performances
1905
When We Dead AwakeBroadway March 7, 1905. Original
27 performances
1906
Mlle. ModisteBroadway September 1, 1906. Return-Engagement
22 performances
1906
The Red MillBroadway September 24, 1906. Original
274 performances
1907
Mlle. ModisteBroadway September 9, 1907. Return-Engagement
21 performances
1907
The AlaskanBroadway August 12, 1907. Original
29 performances
1907
The EvangelistBroadway September 30, 1907. Original
19 performances
1907
The HoydenBroadway October 19, 1907. Original
66 performances
1907
The Talk of New YorkBroadway December 3, 1907. Original
173 performances
1908
The Girls of GottenbergBroadway September 2, 1908. Original
103 performances
1908
The Prima DonnaBroadway November 30, 1908. Revival
72 performances
1908
The Yankee PrinceBroadway April 20, 1908. Original
112 performances
1909
The Candy ShopBroadway April 27, 1909. Original
49 performances
1909
The Fair Co-edBroadway February 1, 1909. Original
136 performances
1909
The Gay HussarsBroadway July 29, 1909. Original
44 performances
1910
Our Miss GibbsBroadway August 29, 1910. Original
57 performances
1911
ChanteclerBroadway January 23, 1911. Original
96 performances
1911
Dr. De LuxeBroadway April 17, 1911. Original
32 performances
1911
KismetBroadway December 25, 1911. Original
184 performances
1911
The SirenBroadway August 28, 1911. Original
116 performances
1912
Oh! Oh! DelphineBroadway September 30, 1912. Original
258 performances
1913
The Marriage MarketBroadway September 22, 1913. Original
88 performances
1913
The New HenriettaBroadway December 22, 1913. Original
48 performances
1913
The Sunshine GirlBroadway February 3, 1913. Original
181 performances
1914
The Crinoline GirlBroadway March 16, 1914. Original
96 performances
1914
The DebutanteBroadway December 7, 1914. Original
48 performances
1914
The Girl From UtahBroadway August 24, 1914. Original
120 performances
1914
The Laughing HusbandBroadway February 2, 1914. Original
48 performances
1915
90 in the ShadeBroadway January 25, 1915. Original
40 performances
1915
Fads and FanciesBroadway March 8, 1915. Original
48 performances
1915
The Girl From UtahBroadway August 9, 1915. Return-Engagement
24 performances
1916
The Music MasterBroadway October 10, 1916. Revival
159 performances
1917
Art and OpportunityBroadway November 26, 1917. Original
32 performances
1917
Cendres D'OpiumBroadway September 1, 1917. Revival
1917
Du Theatre au Champ D'HonneurBroadway September 1, 1917. Revival
1917
HecubeBroadway September 1, 1917. Revival
1917
L'AiglonBroadway September 1, 1917. Revival
1917
L'Anglais tel Qu'on le ParleBroadway September 1, 1917. Revival
1917
L'HolocausteBroadway September 1, 1917. Revival
1917
La Chance du MariBroadway September 1, 1917. Revival
1917
La Dame aux CameliasBroadway September 1, 1917. Revival
1917
La Faux ModeleBroadway September 1, 1917. Revival
1917
La Mort de CleopatreBroadway September 1, 1917. Revival
1917
La Paix Chez SoiBroadway September 1, 1917. Revival
1917
Le Proces de Jeanne d'ArcBroadway September 1, 1917. Revival
1917
Le VitrailBroadway September 1, 1917. Revival
1917
RosalieBroadway September 1, 1917. Revival
1917
ShylockBroadway September 1, 1917. Revival
1918
JosephineBroadway January 28, 1918. Original
24 performances
1918
Listen LesterBroadway December 23, 1918. Original
272 performances
1918
Some One in the HouseBroadway September 9, 1918. Original
32 performances
1919
Angel FaceBroadway December 29, 1919. Original
57 performances
1919
Roly-Boly EyesBroadway September 25, 1919. Original
108 performances
1920
MaryBroadway October 18, 1920. Original
220 performances
1920
ShavingsBroadway February 16, 1920. Original
122 performances
1920
The Girl in the SpotlightBroadway July 12, 1920. Original
56 performances
1920
The Sweetheart ShopBroadway August 31, 1920. Original
55 performances
1921
Bulldog DrummondBroadway December 26, 1921. Original
162 performances
1921
June LoveBroadway April 25, 1921. Original
48 performances
1921
The Merry WidowBroadway September 5, 1921. Revival
56 performances
1921
The Wandering JewBroadway October 26, 1921. Original
69 performances
1922
The Clinging VineBroadway December 25, 1922. Original
188 performances
1922
The Yankee PrincessBroadway October 2, 1922. Original
80 performances
1923
The LullabyBroadway September 17, 1923. Original
144 performances
1924
HassanBroadway September 22, 1924. Original
16 performances
1924
LollipopBroadway January 21, 1924. Original
152 performances
1924
Peter PanBroadway November 6, 1924. Revival
96 performances
1925
Dearest EnemyBroadway September 18, 1925. Original
286 performances
1926
Honeymoon LaneBroadway September 20, 1926. Original
353 performances
1926
King Henry IV, Part IBroadway May 31, 1926. Revival
8 performances
1927
Sidewalks of New YorkBroadway October 3, 1927. Original
112 performances
1928
Cross My HeartBroadway September 17, 1928. Original
64 performances
1928
MacbethBroadway November 19, 1928. Revival
64 performances
1928
The Merry Wives of WindsorBroadway March 19, 1928. Revival
24 performances
1929
Becky SharpBroadway June 3, 1929. Revival
8 performances
1929
HousepartyBroadway September 9, 1929. Original
177 performances
1929
Ned Wayburn's GambolsBroadway January 15, 1929. Original
31 performances
1929
Sweet Land of LibertyBroadway September 23, 1929. Original
8 performances
1946
Naughty Naught '00Broadway October 19, 1946. Revival
17 performances

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