44th Street Theatre

Address:
216 W. 44th St.
New York, NY

BUILT: 1912

CLOSED: 1945

DEMOLISHED: 1945

SEATING CAPACITY: 1465
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44th Street Theatre History

Reopened December 29, 1913

Shows at the 44th Street Theatre

DATES PRODUCTION

6/12/1944 - 6/2/1945 Follow the Girls (1944)

4/7/1944 - 4/7/1944 Yellow Jack (1944)

11/20/1943 - 5/20/1944 Winged Victory (1943)

9/13/1943 - 10/2/1943 Porgy and Bess (1943)

5/29/1942 - 6/20/1942 Top-Notchers (1942)

4/24/1942 - 5/28/1942 Keep 'em Laughing (1942)

1/9/1942 - 1/10/1942 The Lady Comes Across (1942)

11/12/1941 - 12/14/1941 Ballet Theatre (1941)

11/5/1941 - 11/11/1941 La Vie Parisienne (1941)

1/30/1941 - 4/19/1941 Crazy With the Heat (1941)

1/14/1941 - 1/18/1941 Crazy With the Heat (1941)

10/3/1940 - 10/17/1940 The Mikado (1940)

9/30/1940 - 10/19/1940 The Gondoliers (1940)

3/25/1940 - 5/11/1940 Liliom (1940)

1/10/1940 - 1/15/1940 John Henry (1940)

12/4/1939 - 1/6/1940 Hamlet (1939)

5/1/1939 - 5/20/1939 The Swing Mikado (1939)

3/2/1939 - 4/19/1939 Frank Fay Vaudeville (1939)

4/22/1938 - Escape This Night (1938)

11/19/1936 - 1/16/1937 Johnny Johnson (1936)

10/14/1936 - Daughters of Atreus (1936)

10/13/1935 - Achilles Had a Heel (1935)

2/26/1935 - 4/27/1935 The Green Pastures (1935)

12/25/1934 - Hamlet (1934)

10/23/1934 - 12/8/1934 Conversation Piece (1934)

5/21/1934 - 6/2/1934 The Only Girl (1934)

5/7/1934 - 5/19/1934 Bitter Sweet (1934)

3/31/1934 - 4/17/1934 Peace on Earth (1934)

2/20/1934 - 3/17/1934 Four Saints in Three Acts (1934)

3/31/1933 - 9/16/1933 Music in the Air (1932)

1/31/1933 - 2/25/1933 Face the Music (1933)

9/6/1932 - 11/26/1932 Ballyhoo of 1932 (1932)

2/29/1932 - 4/9/1932 Earl Carroll's Vanities [1931] (1931)

1/18/1932 - 2/27/1932 A Little Racketeer (1932)

12/21/1931 - 1/2/1932 Jack and the Beanstalk (1931)

5/19/1931 - Billy Rose's Crazy Quilt (1931)

6/5/1930 - Lysistrata (1930)

9/30/1929 - Earl Carroll's Sketch Book [1929] (1929)

7/15/1929 - 8/17/1929 Broadway Nights (1929)

10/23/1928 - 4/6/1929 Animal Crackers (1928)

10/10/1927 - The Five O'Clock Girl (1927)

5/3/1927 - A Night in Spain (1927)

3/28/1927 - Cherry Blossoms (1927)

10/18/1926 - 1/22/1927 Katja (1926)

7/26/1926 - A Night in Paris (1926)

12/30/1925 - 7/10/1926 Song of the Flame (1925)

8/24/1925 - Big Boy (1925)

4/11/1925 - The Mikado (1925)

3/23/1925 - 4/4/1925 Sally, Irene and Mary (1925)

12/25/1924 - 3/21/1925 Betty Lee (1924)

2/6/1924 - Six Characters in Search of an Author (1924)

1/21/1924 - The Living Mask (1924)

2/5/1923 - Sally, Irene and Mary (1922)

4/24/1922 - 6/10/1922 The Blushing Bride (1922)

1/23/1922 - 3/18/1922 Up in the Clouds (1922)

6/9/1920 - Fall and Rise of Susan Lenox (1920)

3/2/1920 - 5/22/1920 Look Who's Here (1920)

1/8/1920 - 2/28/1920 Frivolities of 1920 (1920)

12/24/1919 - Carnival (1919)

11/24/1919 - 12/6/1919 Nothing But Love (1919)

10/7/1919 - 11/22/1919 Hello, Alexander (1919)

7/17/1919 - Shubert Gaieties of 1919 (1919)

3/31/1919 - Take It From Me (1919)

2/10/1919 - 3/29/1919 Sinbad (1918)

12/23/1918 - 2/8/1919 Little Simplicity (1918)

11/4/1918 - 12/21/1918 Hamlet (1918)

11/4/1918 - 12/21/1918 Romeo and Juliet (1918)

11/4/1918 - 12/21/1918 King Richard III (1918)

11/4/1918 - 12/21/1918 Louis XI (1918)

11/4/1918 - 12/21/1918 Richelieu (1918)

11/4/1918 - 12/21/1918 King Lear (1918)

11/4/1918 - 12/21/1918 The Merchant of Venice (1918)

11/4/1918 - 12/21/1918 Macbeth (1918)

11/4/1918 - 12/21/1918 Othello (1918)

9/24/1917 - 12/15/1917 Hitchy-Koo [1917] (1917)

5/2/1917 - 5/19/1917 The Highwayman (1917)

4/16/1917 - 5/2/1917 Richelieu (1917)

4/16/1917 - 5/2/1917 The Merchant of Venice (1917)

4/16/1917 - 5/2/1917 Hamlet (1917)

4/16/1917 - 5/2/1917 Macbeth (1917)

4/16/1917 - 5/2/1917 King Lear (1917)

4/16/1917 - 5/2/1917 King Richard III (1917)

4/16/1917 - 5/2/1917 Julius Caesar (1917)

11/27/1916 - 12/16/1916 Flora Bella (1916)

10/9/1916 - The Flame (1916)

8/30/1916 - The Girl from Brazil (1916)

5/29/1916 - The Blue Paradise (1915)

12/23/1915 - Katinka (1915)

11/22/1915 - Romeo and Juliet (1915)

7/22/1915 - 9/3/1915 Hands Up (1915)

3/2/1915 - 6/5/1915 The Peasant Girl (1915)

2/1/1915 - 2/27/1915 King Richard III (1915)

2/1/1915 - 2/27/1915 Julius Caesar (1915)

2/1/1915 - 2/27/1915 Romeo and Juliet (1915)

2/1/1915 - 2/27/1915 King Lear (1915)

2/1/1915 - 2/27/1915 Othello (1915)

2/1/1915 - 2/27/1915 Richelieu (1915)

2/1/1915 - 2/27/1915 Louis XI (1915)

2/1/1915 - 2/27/1915 King John (1915)

2/1/1915 - 2/27/1915 Macbeth (1915)

2/1/1915 - 2/27/1915 Hamlet (1915)

2/1/1915 - 2/27/1915 The Merchant of Venice (1915)

10/28/1914 - 1/30/1915 The Lilac Domino (1914)

2/23/1914 - 5/23/1914 The Midnight Girl (1914)

12/29/1913 - 2/21/1914 The Girl on the Film (1913)

9/15/1913 - 10/11/1913 When Dreams Come True (1913)

3/27/1913 - 5/10/1913 The Geisha (1913)

- Look Who's Here (1920)

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Shows at the 44th Street Theatre
DATES			PRODUCTION
6/12/1944	-	6/2/1945	Follow the Girls (1944)
4/7/1944	-	4/7/1944	Yellow Jack (1944)
11/20/1943	-	5/20/1944	Winged Victory (1943)
9/13/1943	-	10/2/1943	Porgy and Bess (1943)
5/29/1942	-	6/20/1942	Top-Notchers (1942)
4/24/1942	-	5/28/1942	Keep 'em Laughing (1942)
1/9/1942	-	1/10/1942	The Lady Comes Across (1942)
11/12/1941	-	12/14/1941	Ballet Theatre (1941)
11/5/1941	-	11/11/1941	La Vie Parisienne (1941)
1/30/1941	-	4/19/1941	Crazy With the Heat (1941)
1/14/1941	-	1/18/1941	Crazy With the Heat (1941)
10/3/1940	-	10/17/1940	The Mikado (1940)
9/30/1940	-	10/19/1940	The Gondoliers (1940)
3/25/1940	-	5/11/1940	Liliom (1940)
1/10/1940	-	1/15/1940	John Henry (1940)
12/4/1939	-	1/6/1940	Hamlet (1939)
5/1/1939	-	5/20/1939	The Swing Mikado (1939)
3/2/1939	-	4/19/1939	Frank Fay Vaudeville (1939)
4/22/1938	-		Escape This Night (1938)
11/19/1936	-	1/16/1937	Johnny Johnson (1936)
10/14/1936	-		Daughters of Atreus (1936)
10/13/1935	-		Achilles Had a Heel (1935)
2/26/1935	-	4/27/1935	The Green Pastures (1935)
12/25/1934	-		Hamlet (1934)
10/23/1934	-	12/8/1934	Conversation Piece (1934)
5/21/1934	-	6/2/1934	The Only Girl (1934)
5/7/1934	-	5/19/1934	Bitter Sweet (1934)
3/31/1934	-	4/17/1934	Peace on Earth (1934)
2/20/1934	-	3/17/1934	Four Saints in Three Acts (1934)
3/31/1933	-	9/16/1933	Music in the Air (1932)
1/31/1933	-	2/25/1933	Face the Music (1933)
9/6/1932	-	11/26/1932	Ballyhoo of 1932 (1932)
2/29/1932	-	4/9/1932	Earl Carroll's Vanities [1931] (1931)
1/18/1932	-	2/27/1932	A Little Racketeer (1932)
12/21/1931	-	1/2/1932	Jack and the Beanstalk (1931)
5/19/1931	-		Billy Rose's Crazy Quilt (1931)
6/5/1930	-		Lysistrata (1930)
9/30/1929	-		Earl Carroll's Sketch Book [1929] (1929)
7/15/1929	-	8/17/1929	Broadway Nights (1929)
10/23/1928	-	4/6/1929	Animal Crackers (1928)
10/10/1927	-		The Five O'Clock Girl (1927)
5/3/1927	-		A Night in Spain (1927)
3/28/1927	-		Cherry Blossoms (1927)
10/18/1926	-	1/22/1927	Katja (1926)
7/26/1926	-		A Night in Paris (1926)
12/30/1925	-	7/10/1926	Song of the Flame (1925)
8/24/1925	-		Big Boy (1925)
4/11/1925	-		The Mikado (1925)
3/23/1925	-	4/4/1925	Sally, Irene and Mary (1925)
12/25/1924	-	3/21/1925	Betty Lee (1924)
2/6/1924	-		Six Characters in Search of an Author (1924)
1/21/1924	-		The Living Mask (1924)
2/5/1923	-		Sally, Irene and Mary (1922)
4/24/1922	-	6/10/1922	The Blushing Bride (1922)
1/23/1922	-	3/18/1922	Up in the Clouds (1922)
6/9/1920	-		Fall and Rise of Susan Lenox (1920)
3/2/1920	-	5/22/1920	Look Who's Here (1920)
1/8/1920	-	2/28/1920	Frivolities of 1920 (1920)
12/24/1919	-		Carnival (1919)
11/24/1919	-	12/6/1919	Nothing But Love (1919)
10/7/1919	-	11/22/1919	Hello, Alexander (1919)
7/17/1919	-		Shubert Gaieties of 1919 (1919)
3/31/1919	-		Take It From Me (1919)
2/10/1919	-	3/29/1919	Sinbad (1918)
12/23/1918	-	2/8/1919	Little Simplicity (1918)
11/4/1918	-	12/21/1918	Hamlet (1918)
11/4/1918	-	12/21/1918	Romeo and Juliet (1918)
11/4/1918	-	12/21/1918	King Richard III (1918)
11/4/1918	-	12/21/1918	Louis XI (1918)
11/4/1918	-	12/21/1918	Richelieu (1918)
11/4/1918	-	12/21/1918	King Lear (1918)
11/4/1918	-	12/21/1918	The Merchant of Venice (1918)
11/4/1918	-	12/21/1918	Macbeth (1918)
11/4/1918	-	12/21/1918	Othello (1918)
9/24/1917	-	12/15/1917	Hitchy-Koo [1917] (1917)
5/2/1917	-	5/19/1917	The Highwayman (1917)
4/16/1917	-	5/2/1917	Richelieu (1917)
4/16/1917	-	5/2/1917	The Merchant of Venice (1917)
4/16/1917	-	5/2/1917	Hamlet (1917)
4/16/1917	-	5/2/1917	Macbeth (1917)
4/16/1917	-	5/2/1917	King Lear (1917)
4/16/1917	-	5/2/1917	King Richard III (1917)
4/16/1917	-	5/2/1917	Julius Caesar (1917)
11/27/1916	-	12/16/1916	Flora Bella (1916)
10/9/1916	-		The Flame (1916)
8/30/1916	-		The Girl from Brazil (1916)
5/29/1916	-		The Blue Paradise (1915)
12/23/1915	-		Katinka (1915)
11/22/1915	-		Romeo and Juliet (1915)
7/22/1915	-	9/3/1915	Hands Up (1915)
3/2/1915	-	6/5/1915	The Peasant Girl (1915)
2/1/1915	-	2/27/1915	King Richard III (1915)
2/1/1915	-	2/27/1915	Julius Caesar (1915)
2/1/1915	-	2/27/1915	Romeo and Juliet (1915)
2/1/1915	-	2/27/1915	King Lear (1915)
2/1/1915	-	2/27/1915	Othello (1915)
2/1/1915	-	2/27/1915	Richelieu (1915)
2/1/1915	-	2/27/1915	Louis XI (1915)
2/1/1915	-	2/27/1915	King John (1915)
2/1/1915	-	2/27/1915	Macbeth (1915)
2/1/1915	-	2/27/1915	Hamlet (1915)
2/1/1915	-	2/27/1915	The Merchant of Venice (1915)
10/28/1914	-	1/30/1915	The Lilac Domino (1914)
2/23/1914	-	5/23/1914	The Midnight Girl (1914)
12/29/1913	-	2/21/1914	The Girl on the Film (1913)
9/15/1913	-	10/11/1913	When Dreams Come True (1913)
3/27/1913	-	5/10/1913	The Geisha (1913)
	-		Look Who's Here (1920)

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