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Madison Square Theatre

Broadway24th St & Madison AveOpened 1863 Closed in 190812 productions on this page, 1880 to 1891

The Madison Square Theatre was a Broadway theatre in Manhattan, on the south side of 24th Street between Sixth Avenue and Broadway (which intersects Fifth Avenue near that point). It was built in 1863, operated as a theater from 1865 to 1908, and demolished in 1908 to make way for an office building. The Madison Square Theatre was the scene of important developments in stage technology, theatre design, and theatrical tour management. For about half its history it had other names including the Fifth Avenue Theatre, Daly's Fifth Avenue Theatre, Hoyt's Madison Square Theatre, and Hoyt's Theatre. == History == Merchant and real estate magnate Amos R. Eno leased land next to his Fifth Avenue Hote…

By decade

12 productions across 2 decades
  1. 1880s 10
  2. 1890s 2

Longest runs here

by performances
1891
A Trip to ChinatownBroadway November 9, 1891. Directed by Charles H. Hoyt
657 performances
1880
Hazel KirkeBroadway February 4, 1880
486 performances
1883
The RajahBroadway June 5, 1883
256 performances

Everything that played here

12 productions
1880
Hazel KirkeBroadway February 4, 1880. Original
486 performances
1882
Young Mrs. WinthropBroadway October 9, 1882. Original
1883
A Russian HoneymoonBroadway April 9, 1883. Original
1883
The RajahBroadway June 5, 1883. Original
256 performances
1884
May BlossomBroadway April 12, 1884. Original
1885
AnselmaBroadway September 7, 1885. Original
1886
Held by the EnemyBroadway August 16, 1886. Original
1886
Jim the PenmanBroadway November 1, 1886. Original
1887
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeBroadway September 12, 1887. Original
1888
PartnersBroadway April 9, 1888. Original
1890
A Pair of SpectaclesBroadway October 30, 1890. Original
1891
A Trip to ChinatownBroadway November 9, 1891. Original
657 performances

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