1870s - Part Two: Stage Musical Chronology

Stage Musical Chronology
The 1870s - Part Two: 1875 to 1879
Compiled by John Kenrick
(Copyright 2003-2005)

Unless otherwise noted, all shows are book musicals, and all dates are for Broadway openings. Since there was no authorized organization maintaining statistics, some performance totals are approximations.

KEY
Show Title (Genre/City), Opening Date, Theatre, Number of Performances

1875

Le Voyage En Chine, 1/11/1875, Park, 11
La Fille De Madame Angot! (R), 1/22/1875, Park, 13
Tom and Jerry (R), 2/1/1875, Niblo's Garden, 3
Girofle-Girofla, 2/4/1875, Park, 46
Cagliostro In Wein (Vienna), 2/27/1875, An der Wein, 35
Trial By Jury (London), 3/25/1875, Royalty (London), 131
Around the World in 80 Days, 3/29/1875, Bowery, 28
Ahmed!, 3/30/1875, Grand Opera House, 28
La Jolie Parfumeuse, 3/31/1875, Lyceum, REP
La Petit Faust (R), 5/11/1875, Lyceum, 1
Lischen Et Fritzchen, 5/14/1875, Lyceum, 1
Twelve Temptations, The, 5/15/1875, Grand Opera House, 10
Girofle-Girofla (R), 5/19/1875, Robinson Hall, 61
La Belle Galatea/La Marriage Aux Lanterus, 5/25/1875, Park, 5
Bagatelle, 5/28/1875, Lyceum, 1
Donovans, The, 5/31/1875, Wallack's, 24
Zoo, The (London), 6/5/1875, St. James's, ??
Chilperic/Rose of Auvergene, 7/19/1875, Robinson Hall, 35
Patchwork, 7/21/1875, Union Square Theatre, 7
Belles of the Kitchen (R), 8/9/1875, Fifth Avenue, 11
Around the World in Eighty Days, 8/16/1875, Grand Opera House, 14
Boulotte, 8/19/1875, Wallack's, 14
Princess of Trebizone, The, 8/23/1875, Robinson Hall, 14
Around the World, 8/28/1875, Academy of Music, 43
Grand Duchess, The, 8/30/1875, Daly's Fifth Avenue, 7
Grand Duchess of Gerolstein, The, 9/2/1875, Wallack's, 11
Robinson Crusoe, 9/6/1875, Daly's Fifth Avenue, 7
Madame L'Archiduc (R), 9/7/1875, Lyceum, 20
Girofle-Girofla (R), 9/13/1875, Wallack's, 7
La Fille De MAdame Angot (R), 9/27/1875, Lyceum, 9
Girofle-Girofla (R), 10/6/1875, Lyceum, 11
Le Canards a Trois Becs!, 10/16/1875, Lyceum, 7
Robinson Crusoe, 10/18/1875, Eagle, 16
Humpty Dumpty in Every Clime, 10/25/1875, Booth's, 41
Le Voyage Dans La Lune (Paris), 10/26/1875, Gaite, 185
Le Petit Faust, 10/29/1875, Lyceum, 1
Irish Heiress, The, 11/1/1875, Eagle, 8
Trial By Jury, 11/15/1875, Eagle, 8
Kim-Ka, 11/29/1875, Eagle, 8
From St. Louis to New Orleans, 121/6/1875, Eagle, 24
Girofle-Girofla (R), 12/13/1875, Eagle, 8
Nimble Nip!, 12/20/1875, Olympic, 48
Harlequin! Demon Statue, 12/2/1875, Eagle, 32

1876

Rosemi-shell!, 1/24/1876, Eagle, 24
Pique Family, The, 3/13/1876, Lyceum, 16
Humpty Dumpty (R), 4/17/1876, Olympic, 96
His Grace the Duke, 5/1/1876, Kelly & Leon's, 28
The Grand Dutch S, 5/22/1876, Kelly & Leon's, 21
Fair One With the Blonde Wig, The, 5/22/1876, Wood's Museum, 8
Norma/Two Off-uns, 6/12/1876, Kelly & Leon's, 14
Belles of the Kitchen, The (R), 6/19/1876, Union Square, REP
Frow-Frow (R), 6/26/1876, Kelly & Leon's, 21
Island of Bachelors, The, 7/17/2876, Kelly & Leon's, 28
Mons. Choufleuri at Home!, 8/14/1876, Kelly & Leon's, 17
Sardanapalus, 8/14/1876, Booth's, 113
Ixion (R), 8/21/1876, Eagle, 16
Sir Dan O' Pallas, 9/2/1876, Kelly & Leon's, 32
A Young Rip Van Winkle, 9/11/1876, Eagle, 8
Baba!, 9/18/1876, Niblo's Garden, 85
La Fille De Madame Angot (R), 9/18/1876, Grand Opera, REP
Princess of Trebizonde, The (R), 9/21/1876, Grand Opera, REP
Down Broadway, 9/25/1876, Theatre Comoque, 8
Girofle-Girofla (R), 9/25/1876, Lyceum, 3
Girofle-Girofla (R), 9/25/1876, Grand, 4
Joshua Whitcomb, 9/25/1876, Eagle, 67
Life, 9/27/1876, Daly's Fifth Avenue, 54
La Grand Duchesse De Gerolstein (R), 9/27/1876, Lyceum, 1
La Perichole (R), 9/28/1876, Lyceum, 1
La Fille De Madame Angot (R), 9/29/1876, Lyceum, 1
Grand Duchess, The (R), 9/29/1876, Grand Opera House, 1
La Timbale D'Argent (R), 9/30/1876, Lyceum, 1
Princess Toto (London), 10/2/1876, Strand, 48
Sardine - Apple!, 10/9/1876, Eagle, 32
Ching-Chow-Hi! (R), 10/21/1876, Kelly & Leon's, 43
La Jolie Parfumeuse (R), 10/23/1876, Academy of Music, 6
Musette, 10/27/1876, Park, 22
Galatea, 12/4/1876, Kelly & Leon's, 22
Black Crook!, The (R), 12/18/1876, Grand Opera, 16
Little Nell and the Marchioness, 12/18/1876, Theatre?, 22
Azurine, 12/25/1876, Niblo's Garden, 28
Araminta's Wedding, 12/25/1876, Kelly & Leon's, 8

1877

Santa Claus, 1/1/1877, Eagle, 25
Zip, 1/8/1877, Eagle, 25
Police Force, The, 1/15/1877, Kelly & Leon's, 14
Around the World in Eighty Days (R), 1/22/1877, Niblos Garden, 50
Le Doctor Ox (Paris), 1/26/1877, Varietes, 42
La Vie Parisienne (R), 1/31/1877, Eagle, REP
La Marjolaine (Paris), 2/3/1877, Renaissance, 116
Marton, La Jolie Bouquetiere, 2/5/1877, New Broadway, 8
La Petit Mariee, 2/6/1877, Eagle, REP
La Perichole (R), 2/15/1877, Eagle, REP
Enchanted Cat, The, 2/17/1877, Kelly & Leon's, 21
Girofle-Girofla (R), 2/23/1877, Eagle, REP
Les Dragons De Villars (R), 2/24/1877, Academy of Music, 1
La Boulangere a Des Ecus, 2/26/1877, Eagle, REP
Nanon (Vienna), 3/10/1877, An der Wein, REP
La Belle Helene (R), 3/12/1877, Eagle, REP
A Trip to the Moon, 3/14/1877, Booth's, 12
La Jolie Parfumeuse! (R), 3/16/1877, Lyceum, 1
Mme. L'Archiduc (R), 3/19/1877, Eagle, REP
Les Demoiselles De Mme. Angot, 3/23/1877, Eagle, REP
Le Belle-Poule, 3/27/1877, Eagle REP
Wonder Child, The, 4/30/1877, New Broadway, 20
Evangeline, 6/4/1877, Daly's Fifth Avenue, 56
Blue Beard (B-R), 8/18/1877, Wallack's, 8
Oxygen!, 8/27/1877, Wallack's, 25
Old Lavender, 9/3/1877, Theatre Comique, 8
Robinson Crusoe, 9/12/1877, Wallack's, 33
Le Petit Mariee (R), 9/12/1877, Booth's, REP
La Fille De Madame Angot (R), 9/14/1877, Booth's, REP
Struck Oil, 9/17/1877, Union Square, 66
La Jolie Parfumeuse (R-French), 9/17/1877, Booth's, 9 REP
La Belle Helene (R-French), 9/21/1877, Booth's, 6 REP
La Marjolaine (R-French), 10/1/1877, Broadway, 23 REP
La Petite Muette (Paris), 10/2/1877, Bouffes-Parisiens, 56
Girofle-Girofla (R-French), 10/15/1877, Booth's, 10 REP
La Boulangerie A Des Ecus (R-French), 9/24/1877, Booth's, 3 REP
La Grande Duchess De Gerolstein (R-French), Broadway, 16 REP
The Bohemian Girl (R), 10/19/1877, Fifth Avenue, 5 REP
The Chimes of Normandy (R),10/22.1877, Fifth Avenue, 16 REP
Le Petit Faust (R-French), 10/22/1877, Broadway, 4 REP
Barbe Bleu (R-French), 10/31/1877, Broadway, 3 REP
Sorcerer, The (London), 11/17/1877, Opera Comique (London), 178
Piff-Paff (B), 11/21/1877, Eagle, 20
Le Cent Vierges (R-French), 12/4/1877, Booth's, 3 REP
La Reine Indigo (French), 12/14/1877, Lyceum, 5 REP
La Perichole (R-French), 12/22/1877, Lyceum, 1 REP
Babes In the Wood (P), 12/24/1877, Eagle, 41

1878

Le Grand Casimir (Paris), 1/11/1878, Varietes, 113
Le Petit Duc (Paris), 1/25/1878, Renaissance, ??
Niniche (Paris), 2/15/1878, Varietes, 275
A Celebrated Hard Case, 3/18/1878, Theatre Comique, 40
Evangeline (R), 3/18/1878, Grand Opera House, 16
The Bohemian Girl (R), 4/1/1878, Grand Opera House, 12
The New Fritz, Our Cousin German, 4/22/1877, Standard, 70
Nia-For-Li-La, 4/22/1877, Niblo's Garden, 8
La Vie Parisienne (R-French), 5/6/1878, Park, REP
La Perichole (R-French), 5/10/1878, Park, 2 REP
Les Cloches De Corneville (R-French), 5/13/1878, Park, 9 REP
Les Dragons De Vilars (R-French), 5/18/1878, Park, 1 REP
Humpty Dumpty's Dream (P), 5/21/1878, Fifth Avenue, 31
H.M.S. Pinafore (London), 5/25/1878, Opera Comique, 571
Joshua Whitcomb, 9/2/1878, Lyceum, 93
New Fritz, Our Cousin German (Return), 9/16/1878, Grand Opera House, 35
Mulligan Guards Picnic, The, 9/23/1878, Theatre Comique, 40
La Cigale, 10/26/1878, Park, 23
Otto, 11/4/1878, Broadway, 40
The Bells of Conville!, 11/11/1878, St. James, 21
The Lorgaire, 11/25/1878, Theatre Comique, 32
Girofle-Girofla (R-French), 12/2/1878, St. James, 7
Le Droit De Seigneur (Paris), 12/13/1878, Fantasies-Parisiennes, 229
Evangeline (R), 12/16/1878, Booth's, 24
Babes in the Wood (R), 12/23/1878, Park, 19
Manhattan Beach, 12/23/1878, Miss Minnie Cummings' Drawing Room Theatre, 8
Madame Favart (Paris), 12/28/1878, Folies Dramatiques, 200+
Monsieur Jacques, 12/30/1978, Miss Minnie Cummings' Drawing Room Theatre, 2

1879

Evangeline (R), 1/6/1879, Lyceum, 17
Baba! (R), 1/6/1879, Bowery, 24
Robinson Crusoe (R-B), 1/9/1879, Park, 11
Mulligan Guards Ball, The, 1/13/1879, Comique, 153
H.M.S. Pinafore, 1/15/1879, Standard, 175
H.M.S. Pinafore (Rival), 1/23/1879, Lyceum, 25
Boccaccio (Vienna), 2/1/1879, Carltheatre, 80
H.M.S. Pinafore (Rival), 2/10/1879, Fifth Avenue, 48
H.M.S. Pinafore (Rival), 2/10/1879, Niblo's Garden, 8
His Mud Scow Pinafore (B), 2/10/1879, San Francisco Minstrels Hall, 92
The Sorcerer, 2/21/1879, Broadway, 20
Trial By Jury (R), 2/24/1879, Standard, 24
Black Crook, The (R), 3/5/1879, Niblo's, 72
H.M.S. Pinafore (Rival), 3/10/1879, Broadway, 79
H.M.S. Pinafore/The Sorcerer (Rival), 3/10/1879, Lyceum, 13
The Little Duke (R-NT), 3/17/1879, Booth's, 24
H.M.S. Pinafore (Rival), 3/17/1879, Olympic, 11
H.M.S. Pinafore (Rival-German), 3/22/1879, Germania, 14 REP

(Note: Nine productions of H.M.S. Pinafore opened on Broadway between 1/15 and 3/22. Three more would come in April.)

Le Petit Duc (R-NT), 3/31/1879, Haverly's Lyceum, 8
Le Petit Duc (R-Rival), 4/12/1879, Booth's, 18
La Petit Mademoiselle (Paris), 4/12/1879, Renaissance, 83
The Rose of Auvergne (R), 4/14/1879, Fifth Avenue, 7
Cox and Box, 4/14/1879, Standard, 48
Fantinitza (German), 4/14/1879, Germania, 14 REP
Girofle-Girofla (R), 4/14/1879, Haverly's Lyceum, 7
Les Cloches De Corneville (R), 4/16/1879, Haverly's Lyceum, 1
Fantinitza, 4/22/1879, Fifth Avenue, 41
La Marjolaine (R-French), 4/24/1879, Booth's, 5
Les Cloches De Corneville (R-French), 4/28/1879, Booth's, 8
H.M.S. Pinafore (Rival-All-Colored), 4/48/1879, Globe, 16
H.M.S. Pinafore (Rival-Adult Cast), 5/12/1879, Haverly's Lyceum, 28 REP
H.M.S. Pinafore (Rival-Juvenile), 5/12/1879, Haverly's Lyceum, 57 REP
Mme. Favart, 5/12/1879, Park, 14 REP
Brook, The, 5/12/1879, San Francisco Minstrels' Hall, 42
Babes in the Wood (R), 5/19/1879, Union Square, ??
La Jolie Parfumeuse (R-French), 5/22/1879, Park, 3 REP
Horrors, 5/28/879, Union Square, 41
Les Brigands (R-French), 5/30/1879, Park, 3 REP
Mulligan Guards' Chowder, The, 8/11/1879, Comique, 112
Magic Slipper, The, 8/25/1879, Haverly's Lyceum, 32
Le Petit Duc (R-French), 9/1/1879, Fifth Avenue, 4 REP
Le Cloches De Corneville (R-French), 9/2/1879, Fifth Avenue, 9 REP
La Pet (R-French), 9/3/1879, Fifth Avenue, 1 REP
Enchantment, 9/4/1879, Niblo's Garden, 120
Madame Favart (R-French), 9/4/1879, Fifth Avenue, 4 REP
La Marjolaine (R-French), 9/5/1879, Fifth Avenue, 3 REP
La Boulangerie A Des Ecus (R-French), 9/6/1879, Fifth Avenue, 1 REP
La Jolie Parfumeuse (R-French), 9/8/1879, Fifth Avenue, 1 REP
Les Brigand (R-French), 9/9/1879, Fifth Avenue, 7 REP
La Fille De Madame Angot (R-French), 9/15/1879, Fifth Avenue, 14 REP
Girofle-Girofla (R-French), 9/15/1879, Fifth Avenue, 14 REP
Newport/Love's Young Dream, 9/17/1879, Daly's, 13
La Perichole (R-French), 9/24/1879, Fifth Avenue, 9 REP
Bric-A-Brac, 9/29/1879, Wood's Broadway, 24
Hobbies, 10/1/1879, Haverly's Lyceum, 60
Across The Atlantic, 10/13/1879, Olympic, 8
Barbe Bleu (R-French), 10/13/1879, Fifth Avenue, 7 REP
Wives, 10/18/1879, Daly's, 42
Die Fledermaus (German), 10/18/1879, Thalia, 7
Trial By Jury/H.M.S. Pinafore (R), 10/20/1879, Standard, 33
H.M.S. Pinafore (R-Juvenile), 10/20/1879, Wood's Broadway, 8
Le Petit Faust (R-French), 10/20/1879, Fifth Avenue, 3 REP
La Grande Duchess De Gerolstein (R-French), 10/23/1879, Fifth Avenue, 9 REP
Der Seecadet (German), 10/27/1879, Thalia, REP
Fritz In Ireland, 11/2/1879, Park, 86
The Tourists In A Pullman Palace Car, 11/2/1879, Haverly's Lyceum, 64
Fatinitza (R), 11/10/1879, Olympic, 8
H.M.S. Pinafore (R), 11/10/1879, Broadway Opera House, 24
Les Noches D'Olivette (Paris), 11/13/1879, Bouffes-Parisiens, 89
Fatinitza (R), 11/17/1879, Standard, 32
Mulligan Guards' Christmas, The, 11/17/1879, Comique, 104
La Belle Helene (R-French), 11/26/1879, Booth's, 7 REP
H.M.S. Pinafore (R-D'Oyly Carte), 12/1/1879, Fifth Avenue, 28
Princess Toto, 12/13/1879, Standard, 25
La Fille Du Tambour-Major (Paris), 12/13/1879, Folies Dramatiques, 240+
Pirates of Penzance, The, 12/31/1879, Fifth Avenue, 91

(Note: Many sources report Pirates ran for 154 performances, but that figure includes time on tour.)