Stage Musical Chronology: 1895-1899

Stage Musical Chronology

1895 to 1899

Compiled by John Kenrick

Unless otherwise noted, 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

1895

Robin Hood (R), 1/10/1895, Broadway, 4
A Run On The Bank, 1/14/1895, Bijou, 8
Off The Earth, 1/21/1895, Harlem Opera House, 8
The 20th Century Girl, 1/25/1895, Bijou, 43
An Artist's Model (London), 2/2/1895, Daly's, 392
The Major (R), 2/9/1895, Harrigan's, 33
Madeline, 2/25/1895, Bijou, 80
Gentleman Joe (London), 3/2/1895, Prince of Wales, 391
The Grand Vizier, 3/4/1895, Harlem Opera House, 8
Aladdin, Jr., 4/8/1895, Broadway, 48
La Perichole (R), 4/29/1895, Abbey's, 24
A Gaiety Girl (R), 5/7/1895, Daly's, 31
The Viking, 5/9/1895, Palmer's, 11
The Tzigane, 5/16/1895, Abbey's, 36
Lily of Killarney (R), 5/27/1895, Grand Opera House, 3 REP
A Yenuine Yentleman, 5/27/1895, Bijou, 8
Hamlet II (B), 5/27/1895, Herald Square, 15
A Daughter of The Revolution, 5/27/1895, Broadway, 35
Thrilby (B), 6/3/1895, Garrick, 42
Les Petites Brebis (Paris), 6/5/1895, Cluny, 100+
The Merry World (Revue), 6/8/1895, Casino, 71
The Sphinx, 7/8/1895, Casino, 35
Dorothy (R), 8/8/1895, Standard, 28
Kismet, 8/12/1895, Herald Square, 24
Fleur-De-Lis, 8/29/1895, Palmer's, 65
The Bathing Girl, 9/2/1895, Miner's Fifth Avenue, 1
Princess Bonnie, 9/2/1895, Broadway, 40
Rob Roy (R), 9/2/1895, Herald Square, 28
The Chieftain, 9/9/1895, Abbey's, 5
The Widow Jones, 9/16/1895, Bijou, 168
Hansel and Gretel, 10/7/1895, Daly's. 64
His Excellency, 10/14/1895, Broadway, 63
Mavoureen (R), 10/14/1895, 14th Street, 16
Leonardo, 10/21/1895, Garrick, 21
The Shop Girl, 10/28/1895, Palmers, 72
The Wizard of the Nile, 11/4/1895, Casino, 105
The Night Clerk, 11/11/1895, Bijou, 56
The Merry Countess, 11/12/1895, Garrick, 10
The Bicycle Girl, 11/18/1895, Grand Opera House, 8
A Happy Little Home, 11/25/1895, 14th Street, 17
Excelsior, Jr., 11/25/1895, Olympia, 168
A Runaway Colt, 12/2/1895, American, 24
The New Eight Bells, 12/9/1895, Miner's People's, 8
Bonnie Scotland, 12/16/1895, 14th Street, 17
A Stag Party, 12/17/1895, Garden, 16
An Artist's Model, 12/23/1895, Broadway, 56
The School Girl, 12/30/1895, Bijou, 8

1896

A Black Sheep, 1/6/1896, Hoyt's, 144
Gentleman Joe*, 1/6/1896, Miners 5th Avenue, 9

(*This unauthorized production was closed by court injunction. The official staging was not much more successful -- see 1/20/1895 below.)

Girl Wanted, 1/6/1896, 14th Street, 8
Down On the Swanee River, 1/27/1896, People's, 8
Gentleman Joe, The Handsome Cabby, 1/30/1896, Bijou, 48
The Lady Slavey, 2/3/1896, Casino, 128
Maguerite, 2/10/1896, Olympia Music Hall, 54
Robin Hood (R), 2/10/1896, Broadway, 70
The New Barmaid (London), 2/12/1896, Avenue, 138
The Irish Artist (R), 2/24/1896, 14th Street, 8
The Goddess of Truth, 2/26/1896, Abbey's, 45
Ninette (Paris), 2/28/1896, Bouffes-Parisiens, 107
The Minstrel of Clare, 3/2/1986, 14th Street, 35
The Grand Duke (London), 3/7/1896, Savoy, 123
The Little Duke (R), 4/6/1896, Abbey's, 14
El Capitan, 4/20/1896, Broadway, 112
Miles Aroon (R), 4/20/1896, American, 24
The Geisha (London), 4/25/1896, Daly's, 760
The Bohemian Girl (R), 5/11/1896, American, 8
The Sunshine of Paradise Alley, 5/11/1896, 14th Street, 40
The Mikado (R), 5/18/1896, American, 14
In Gay New York (Revue), 5/28/1896, Casino, 110
H.M.S. Pinafore (R), 6/8/1896, American, 21
The Chimes of Normandy (R), 6/1/1896, Grand Opera House, 8
Olivette (R), 6/29/1896, Herald Square, 8
Patience (R), 7/10/1896, Herald Square, 1
My Girl (London), 7/13/1896, Gaiety, 183
Poor Jonathan (R-German), 7/23/1896, Terrace Garden, ??
Monte Carlo (London), 8/27/1896, Avenue, 48
Marty Malone, 8/31/1896, Bijou, 32
The Caliph, 9/3/1896, Broadway, 48
The Art of Maryland, 9/5/1896, Weber & Fields Music Hall, 33
The Geisha (New York), 9/9/1896, Daly's, 161 or 194 (sources differ)
Half A King, 9/14/1896, Knickerbocker, 64
The Black Crook (R), 9/21/1896, 14th Street, 8
The Gold Bug, 9/21/1896, Theatre ??, 21
Lost, Stolen or Strayed, 9/21/1896, Fifth Avenue, 77
A Parlor Match (R), 9/21/1896, Herald Square, 42
Santa Maria, 9/24/1896, Olympia, 92
The Merry Tramps, 9/28/1896, Star, 56
Evangeline (R), 10/1/1896, Garden, 44
The Geezer (B-The Geisha), 10/8/1896, Weber & Fields Music Hall, 148
A Good Thing, 10/12/1896, Casino, 21
On Broadway, 10/12/1896, Grand Opera House, 40
La Poupee (Paris), 10/21/1896, Gaite, 121
The Mandarin, 11/2/1896, Herald Square, 37
Le Papa De Francine (Paris), 11/2/1896, Cluny, 200+
Oriental America, 11/16/1896, Third Avenue, 12
A Night In New York, 12/1/1896, People's, 16
The Circus Girl (London), 12/5/1896, Gaiety, 497
The Girl From Paris, 12/8/1896, Herald Square, 266 or 281 (sources differ)
Darkest America, 12/21/1896, People's, 17
Dorcas, 12/28/1896, Olympia, 16
An American Beauty, 12/28/1896, Casino, 72
Courted Into Court, 12/26/1896, Bijou, 137

1897

A Contented Woman, 1/4/1897, Hoyt's, 56
Kismet (R), 1/4/1897, Wallack's, 21
Shamus O'Brien, 1/5/1897, Broadway, 56
A Boy Wanted, 1/18/1897, Star, 40
A Run On The Bank, 1/18/1897, Murray Hill, 8
Sweet Inniscarra, 1/25/1897, 14th Street, 104
At Gay Coney Island, 2/1/1897, Columbus, 16
L'Auberge Du Tohu-Bohu (Paris), 2/10/1897, Folies Dramatiques, 231
Tata-Toto (German), 2/11/1897, Irving Place, ??
Under The Red Globe, 2/18/1897, Weber & Field's Music Hall, 75
El Capitan (R), 2/22/1897, Broadway, 32
La Poupee (London), 2/24/1897, Prince of Wales, 576
La Falote, 3/1/1897, Casino, 14
The Boys of Kilkenny, 3/15/1897, Star, 8
The Serenade, 3/16/1897, Knickerbocker, 79
Gayest Manhattan, 3/22/1897, Koster & Bial's Music Hall, 65
Miss Manhattan, 3/23/1897, Wallack's, 40
Mrs. Radley Barton's Ball in Greater New York, 3/26/1897, Olympia Music Hall, 46
The Wedding Day, 4/8/1897, Casino, 36
The Wizard of the Nile (R), 4/19/1897, Broadway, 21
Mr. New York, Esq., 4/22/1897, Weber & Field's Music Hall, 52
The Circus Girl, 4/23/1897, Daly's, 172
The French Maid (London), 4/24/1897, Terry's, 480
The Isle of Gold, 4/26/1897, Olympia, 7
At The French Ball, 5/3/1897, Bijou, 16
The Widow Goldstein, 5/17/1897, 14th Street, 8
Erminie (R), 5/23/1897, Bijou, 14
A Round of Pleasure, 5/24/1897, Knickerbocker, 56
The Whirl of the Town, 5/25/1897, Casino, 127
Captain Cook, 7/12/1897, Madison Square, 14
Very Little Faust and Much Marguerite, 8/23/1897, Olympia, 16
Dandy Dan, The Lifeguardsman (London), 8/23/1897, Lyric, 166
Nature, 8/26/1897, Academy of Music, 52
The Good Mr. Best, 8/30/1897, Garrick, 16
The Glad Hand/Secret Servents, 9/2/1897, Weber & Fields Music Hall, 103
A Hot Old Time, 9/6/1897, Third Avenue, 16
In Town, 9/6/1897, Knickerbocker, 40
A Stranger In New York, 9/13/1897, Garrick, 136
A Fair In Midgettown, 9/20/1897, Star, 56
Half A King (R), 9/29/1897, Broadway, 35
The French Maid, 9/27/1927, Herald Square, 175
McFadden's Row of Flats, 9/27/1897, People's, 24
The Belle of New York, 9/28/1897, Casino, 56
Courted Into Court (R), 10/18/1897, Harlem Opera House, 31
La Poupee, 10/21/1897, Lyric, 14 or 46 (sources differ)
The Idol's Eye, 10/25/1897, Broadway, 56
The Geisha (R), 11/1/1897, Daly's, 24 REP
The Grip (R), 11/1/1897, Grand Opera House, 17
1999, 11/15/1897, Casino, 40
The Swell Miss Fitzwell, 11/15/1897, Bijou, 122
Les P'tites Michu (Paris), 11/16/1897, Bouffes-Parisiens, 150+
An Irish Gentleman, 11/29/1897, 14th Street, 64
Pousse Cafe/The Worst Born, 12/2/1897, Weber & Fields Music Hall, 208
My Boys, 12/6/1897, Manhattan, 16
The Highwayman, 12/13/1897, Broadway, 144
Protecto, 12/20/1897, People's, 8
The Ballet Girl, 12/21/1897, Manhattan, 56
The Queen's Lace Handkerchief (R), 12/25/1897, American, 10
Miss Philadelphia, 12/27/1897, Star, 8
The Nancy Hanks, 12/27/1897, Garden, 14
The Telephone Girl, 12/27/1897, Casino, 128

1898

Gayest Manhattan, 1/2/1898, Star, 5
The Governors, 1/3/1898, Hoyt's, 14
Der Opernball (Vienna), 1/5/1898, An der Wein, 56
A Hired Girl, 1/10/1898, Star, 32
The Fencing Master (R), 1/10/1898, American, 8
The Girl From Paris (R), 1/17/1898, Wallack's, 32
Lily of Killarney (R), 1/17/1898, American. 8
Paul Jones (R), 1/31/1898, American, 8
Who Is Who?, 2/7/1898, Third Avenue, 8
A Baggage Check, 2/14/1898, Star, 8
H.M.S. Pinafore (R), 2/14/1898, American, 17
Lilli Tse, 2/17/1898, Daly's, 28
A Normandy Wedding, 2/21/1898, Herald Square, 32
El Capitan (R), 2/21/1898, Fifth Avenue, 14
The Gypsy Baron (R), 2/28/1898, American, 8
Nanon (R), 3/7/1898, American, 8
Sinbad (R), 3/14/1898, American, 8
The Geisha (R), 3/21/1898, Daly's, 22
Maritana (R), 3/21/1898, American, 8
Monte Carlo, 3/21/1898, Herald Square, 48
In Gay New York (R), 3/28/2898, Casino, 32
The Mikado (R), 3/28/2898, American, 16
A Trip to Coontown, 4/4/1898, Third Avenue, 8
Robin Hood (R), 4/4/1898, Wallack's, 28
Billee Taylor (R), 4/11/1898, American, 16
The Bride Elect, 4/11/1898, Knickerbocker, 64
The Belle of New York (London), 4/12/1898, Shaftsbury, 697
La Poupee (R), 4/15/1898, Daly's, 18
The Wedding Day (R), 4/18/1898, Broadway, 32
The Lady Slavey (R), 4/25/1898, Casino, 72
The Beggar Student (R), 5/2/1898, American, 8
The Circus Girl (R), 5/2/1898, Daly's, 40
The Koreans, 5/3/1898, Herald Square, 7
Fra Diavolo (R), 5/16/1898, American, 8
The Isle of Champagne (R), 5/8/1898, Broadway, 12
War Bubbles, 5/16/1898, Olympia Music Hall, 26
A Runaway Girl (London), 5/21/1898, Gaiety, 593
Erminie (R), 5/23/1898, Casino, 40
Le Reve, 5/23/1898, Koster & Bial's Music Hall, 8
The Beauty Stone (London), 5/28/1898, Savoy, 50
The Black Hussar (R), 5/30/1898, American, 9
The Bohemian Girl (R), 6/6/1898, American, 8
Cook's Tour, 6/6/1898, Koster & Bial's Music Hall, 72
A Greek Slave (London), 6/8/1898, Daly's, 349
Madeleine (R), 6/13/1898, American, 8
Rice's Summer Nights, 6/18/1898, Casino Roof, 55
The Gondoliers (R), 6/20/1898, American, 8
Yankee Doodle Dandy, 7/25/1898, Casino, 72
In Atlantic City, 8/13/1898, Star, 9
The Old Homestead (R), 8/15/1898, Academy of Music, 96
A Runaway Girl, 8/25/1898, Daly's, 216
A Day and a Night in New York, 8/30/1898, Garrick, 54
Boccaccio (R), 9/5/1898, American, 8
The Charlatan, 9/5/1898, Knickerbocker, 74
Hurly Burly, 9/8/1898, Weber & Field's Music Hall, 264
The French Maid (R), 9/12/1898, Herald Square, 24
Iolanthe (R), 9/12/1898, American, 8
A Trip to Coontown (R), 9/12/1898, Grand Opera House, 8
Little Miss Nobody (London), 9/14/1898, Lyric, 200
The Golden Horseshoe, 9/15/1898, Irving Place, 46
Dorothy (R), 9/19/1898, American, 8
In Gotham, 9/19/1898, Koster & Bial's Music Hall, 56
The Little Corporal, 9/19/1898, Broadway, 76
Wine, Women and Song, 9/19/1898, Grand Opera House, 8
The Marquis of Michigan, 9/21/1898, Bijou, 46
A Sure Cure, 9/26/1898, Star, 8
A Trip To Africa (R), 9/26/1898, American, 8
The Fortune Teller, 9/26/1898, Wallack's, 40
Killarney and the Rhine, 9/26/1898, People's, 8
Patience (R), 10/3/1898, American, 8
Have You Seen Smith?, 10/3/1898, Star, 8
Hotel Topsy Turvy, 10/3/1898, Herald Square, 102
Going to the Races, 10/3/1898, Grand Opera House, 8
A High-Born Lady, 10/10/1898, Star, 8
The Belle of New York (R), 10/24/1898, Casino, 14
Kate Kip, Buyer, 10/31/1898, Bijou, 128
The Finish of Mr. Fresh, 11/7/1898, Star, 17
The Pirates of Penzance (R), 11/7/1898, American, 9
A Dangerous Mind, 11/12/1898, Casino, 73
The Jolly Musketeer, 11/14/1898, Broadway, 48
The Chimes of Normandy (R), 11/21/1898, American. 9
A Spring Chicken, 12/5/1898, Star, 8
Veronique (Paris), 12/10/1898, Bouffes-Parisiennes, 200
The Bohemian Girl (R), 12/19/1898, American, 8
The Little Host, 12/26/1898, Herald Square, 21
A Female Drummer, 12/26/1898, Star, 40

1899

A Romance of Athlone, 1/9/1899, 14th Street, 88
La Belle Helene (R), 1/12/1899, Casino, 52
The Evil Eye, 1/16/1899, Grand Opera House, 16
The Ragged Earl, 1/16/1899, Academy of Music, 32
The Queen's Lace Handkerchief (R), 1/23/1899, American, 8
The Three Dragoons, 1/20/1899, Broadway, 48
H.M.S. Pinafore (R), 2/6/1899, American, 16
Brown's In Town, 2/20/1899, Bujou, 16
Johnny On the Spot, 2/27/1899, Columbus, 8
The Grand Duchess (R), 2/27/1899, American, 8
By The Sad Sea Waves, 2/28/1899, Herald Square, 47
A Reign of Error, 3/2/1899, Hammerstein's Victoria, 102
The Air Ship, 3/13/1899, Metropolis, 8
Olivette (R), 3/13/1899, American, 8
In Gay Paree, 3/20/1899, Casino, 42
The Mikado (R), 3/27/1899, American, 8
Helter Skelter, 4/6/1899, Weber & Fields Music Hall, 56
Finnegan's 400, 4/10/1899, People's, 9
The Man In The Moon, 4/24/1899, New York, 192
Trial By Jury (R), 4/24/1899, American, 8
An Arabian Girl and 40 Thieves, 4/29/1899, Herald Square, 33
Mother Goose, 5/1/1899, 14th Street, 10
Adonis (R), 5/9/1899, Bijou, 15
Erminie (R), 5/9/1899, Casino, 25
A Trip to Coontown (R), 6/10/1899, Casino Roof, ??
The Rounders, 7/12/1899, Casino, 97
The Maid In The Moon, 7/31/1899, Casino Roof, 30
The Last of the Rohans, 8/31/1899, Academy of Music, 45
Cyrano De Bergerac, 9/18/1899, Knickerbocker, 28
The Rogers Brothers in Wall Street, 9/18/1899, Victoria, 108
Whirl-i-gig, 9/21/1899, Weber & Field's Music Hall, 264
Octoroons, 10/2/1899, Third Avenue, 9
The Old Homestead, 10/9/1899, Academy of Music, 40
The Policy Players, 10/16/1899, Star, 24
San Toy (London), 10/21/1899, Daly's, 778
The Singing Girl, 10/23/1899, Casino, 80
Sister Mary, 10/27/1899, Bijou, 120
Round New York in Eighty Minutes, 11/6/1899, Koster & Bial's Music Hall, 74
In Gay Paree (R), 11/6/1899, New York, 48
Florodora (London), 11/11/1899, Lyric Theatre, 455
Papa's Wife, 11/13/1899, Manhattan, 147
A Greek Slave, 11/28/1899, Herald Square, 29
The Rose of Persia (London), 11/29/1899, Savoy, 220
The Ameer, 12/4/1899, Wallack's, 51
Three Little Lambs, 12/25/1899, Fifth Avenue, 49
The Beggar Student (R), 12/25/1899, American, 9
Les Saltimbanques (Paris), 12/30/1899, Gaite, 100

Go to 1900-1909

(P)	Pantomime
(R)	Revival
(London)	London production
(City)	Other non-US city production (Vienna, Paris, etc.)
REP	Repertory company - performance total unknown
??	Exact performance total unknown