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Manhattan Opera House

Broadway311 W 34th StOpened 1906 Closed in 193940 productions on this page, 1908 to 1937

Koster and Bial's Music Hall was an important vaudeville theatre in New York City, located at Broadway and Thirty-Fourth Street, where Macy's flagship store now stands. It had a seating capacity of 3,748, twice the size of many theaters. Ticket prices ranged from 25¢ for a seat in the gallery to $1.50 for one in the orchestra. The venue was founded by John Koster (1844-1895) and Albert Bial (1842-1897) in the late 19th century and closed in 1901. == History == The music hall featured many top performers of its day and is famous in cinema history as the site of the first public exhibition of the Vitascope on April 23, 1896. Albert Bial booked some of the greatest variety and mainly foreign mu…

By decade

40 productions across 4 decades
  1. 1900s 1
  2. 1910s 26
  3. 1920s 12
  4. 1930s 1

Longest runs here

by performances
1917
Chu Chin ChowBroadway October 22, 1917. Directed by E. Lyall Swete
208 performances
1912
The WhipBroadway November 22, 1912
163 performances
1914
LifeBroadway October 24, 1914. Directed by Frank Hatch
161 performances
1937
The Eternal RoadBroadway January 7, 1937. Directed by Max Reinhardt
153 performances
1910
Hans, the Flute PlayerBroadway September 20, 1910. Directed by Jacques Coini
79 performances
1913
Hop o' My ThumbBroadway November 26, 1913. Directed by Ernest D'Auban
46 performances
1919
The Luck of the NavyBroadway October 14, 1919. Directed by Percy Hutchison
32 performances
1918
The Voice of McConnellBroadway December 25, 1918. Directed by Sam Forrest
30 performances

Everything that played here

40 productions
1908
LouiseBroadway January 3, 1908. Original
1910
Hans, the Flute PlayerBroadway September 20, 1910. Original
79 performances
1912
An Aztec RomanceBroadway September 16, 1912. Original
8 performances
1912
As You Like ItBroadway September 30, 1912. Revival
1912
MacbethBroadway September 30, 1912. Revival
1912
Much Ado About NothingBroadway September 30, 1912. Revival
1912
Romeo and JulietBroadway September 30, 1912. Revival
1912
The Merchant of VeniceBroadway September 30, 1912. Revival
1912
The Taming of the ShrewBroadway September 30, 1912. Revival
1912
The WhipBroadway November 22, 1912. Original
163 performances
1912
Twelfth NightBroadway September 30, 1912. Revival
1913
As You Like ItBroadway September 22, 1913. Revival
1913
HamletBroadway September 22, 1913. Revival
1913
Hop o' My ThumbBroadway November 26, 1913. Revival
46 performances
1913
If I Were KingBroadway September 22, 1913. Revival
1913
MacbethBroadway September 22, 1913. Revival
1913
Romeo and JulietBroadway September 22, 1913. Revival
1913
The Old HomesteadBroadway September 1, 1913. Revival
1913
The Taming of the ShrewBroadway September 22, 1913. Revival
1913
Twelfth NightBroadway September 22, 1913. Revival
1914
LifeBroadway October 24, 1914. Revival
161 performances
1917
Chu Chin ChowBroadway October 22, 1917. Original
208 performances
1918
ExperienceBroadway January 22, 1918. Revival
23 performances
1918
The Garden of AllahBroadway February 25, 1918. Revival
24 performances
1918
The Voice of McConnellBroadway December 25, 1918. Original
30 performances
1919
ForbiddenBroadway December 20, 1919. Original
18 performances
1919
The Luck of the NavyBroadway October 14, 1919. Original
32 performances
1920
Wo Die Lerche SingtBroadway December 27, 1920. Original
5 performances
1921
Iphigenia in AulisBroadway April 17, 1921. Revival
1 performance
1921
The Three MusketeersBroadway May 19, 1921. Original
5 performances
1923
HamletBroadway November 26, 1923. Revival
24 performances
1926
CancioneraBroadway May 17, 1926. Original
1926
Don Juan TenorioBroadway May 17, 1926. Original
1926
Dona Maria La BravaBroadway May 17, 1926. Original
1926
El Caudal De Los HijosBroadway May 17, 1926. Original
1926
La Condesa MariaBroadway May 17, 1926. Original
1926
La MalqueridaBroadway May 17, 1926. Original
1926
Locura de AmorBroadway May 17, 1926. Original
1927
Broken WingsBroadway December 8, 1927. Original
17 performances
1937
The Eternal RoadBroadway January 7, 1937. Original
153 performances

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