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American Theatre

Address:
260 West 42nd Street
New York, NY

BUILT: 1893

CLOSED: 1930

DEMOLISHED: 1932

SEATING CAPACITY: 2065

American Theatre History

Opened May 22, 1893

Shows at the American Theatre

DATES PRODUCTION
1/13/1908 - A Fighting Chance (1908)
1/6/1908 - 1/11/1908 Around the Clock (1908)
12/30/1907 - The Card King of the Coast (1907)
12/23/1907 - The Rocky Mountain Express (1907)
10/28/1907 - Since Nellie Went Away (1907)
10/7/1907 - Through Death Valley (1907)
9/30/1907 - Bunco in Arizona (1907)
9/16/1907 - Under Suspicion (1907)
9/2/1907 - From Broadway to the Bowery (1907)
8/26/1907 - Edna, the Pretty Typewriter (1907)
8/12/1907 - The Great Express Robbery (1907)
7/27/1907 - The King and Queen of Gamblers (1907)
3/18/1907 - Parted on Her Bridal Tour (1907)
3/4/1907 - 3/9/1907 Not Yet, But Soon (1907)
2/25/1907 - Kidnapped for Revenge (1907)
12/31/1906 - The Phantom Detective (1906)
12/3/1906 - How Hearts Are Broken (1906)
11/5/1906 - A Woman of Fire (1906)
10/29/1906 - 11/3/1906 Around the Clock (1906)
10/8/1906 - $10,000 Reward (1906)
10/1/1906 - 10/6/1906 The Girl and the Gambler (1906)
9/24/1906 - The Burglar and the Lady (1906)
9/10/1906 - Carolina (1906)
8/27/1906 - A Bad Man from Mexico (1906)
8/20/1906 - The Power of Money (1906)
8/13/1906 - Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl (1906)
7/28/1906 - The Gambler of the West (1906)
6/4/1906 - The Goldfields of Neveda (1906)
5/14/1906 - Old Isaacs from the Bowery (1906)
4/30/1906 - 5/5/1906 Breaking Into Society (1905)
4/9/1906 - The Curse of Drink (1906)
3/26/1906 - 3/31/1906 In New York Town (1905)
3/12/1906 - Bedford's Hope (1906)
3/5/1906 - Chinatown Charlie (1906)
2/26/1906 - The Boy Behind the Gun (1906)
1/29/1906 - 2/5/1906 Rufus Rastus (1906)
1/15/1906 - 1/20/1906 Tom, Dick and Harry (1905)
1/1/1906 - 1/6/1906 Mr. Blarney From Ireland (1906)
12/4/1905 - The Duke of Duluth (1905)
11/27/1905 - Secret Service Sam (1905)
10/23/1905 - 10/28/1905 The Sambo Girl (1905)
10/9/1905 - 10/21/1905 Bankers and Brokers (1905)
9/25/1905 - 9/30/1905 Tom, Dick and Harry (1905)
9/18/1905 - The Great Jewel Mystery (1905)
8/21/1905 - Hearts of Gold (1905)
5/22/1905 - Fedora (1905)
3/27/1905 - Pals (1905)
1/16/1905 - 1/28/1905 Me, Him and I (1904)
12/26/1904 - Shadows on the Hearth (1904)
11/7/1904 - His Last Dollar (1904)
9/26/1904 - Her Mad Marriage (1904)
9/12/1904 - 9/24/1904 The Street Singer (1904)
8/27/1904 - The White Tigress of Japan (1904)
3/7/1904 - Out of the Fold (1904)
1/18/1904 - By Right of Sword (1904)
11/30/1903 - Our New Minister (1903)
11/9/1903 - The Worst Woman in London (1903)
9/28/1903 - Checkers (1903)
9/14/1903 - Wedded and Parted (1903)
8/29/1903 - The Evil That Men Do (1903)
5/25/1903 - The Merchant of Venice (1903)
5/18/1903 - A Mother's Love (1903)
3/9/1903 - The Dangers of Paris (1903)
2/2/1903 - Nevada (1903)
1/26/1903 - For Home and Honor (1903)
1/12/1903 - The Scales of Justice (1903)
12/15/1902 - A Remarkable Case (1902)
12/8/1902 - The Slaves of Russia (1902)
10/27/1902 - The Judgement of King Solomon (1902)
10/20/1902 - Private John Allen (1902)
10/16/1902 - The Little Mother (1902)
6/3/1902 - Jeanne du Barri (1902)
5/27/1901 - Kit Carson (1901)
5/13/1901 - The Prisoner of Algiers (1901)
4/22/1901 - Winchester (1901)
2/25/1901 - The Master-of-Arms (1901)
4/30/1900 - 5/5/1900 A Night in Venice (1900)
4/23/1900 - 4/28/1900 The Black Hussar (1900)
4/16/1900 - 4/21/1900 The Mikado (1900)
4/9/1900 - 4/14/1900 H.M.S. Pinafore (1900)
4/2/1900 - 4/7/1900 Nanon (1900)
3/26/1900 - 3/31/1900 The Bohemian Girl (1900)
3/19/1900 - 3/24/1900 Patience (1900)
3/12/1900 - 3/17/1900 Fra Diavolo (1900)
3/5/1900 - 3/10/1900 Falka (1900)
2/19/1900 - 2/24/1900 The Mascot (1900)
2/12/1900 - 2/17/1900 Maritana (1900)
2/5/1900 - 2/12/1900 The Pirates of Penzance (1900)
1/29/1900 - 2/3/1900 The Chimes of Normandy (1900)
1/8/1900 - 1/13/1900 Iolanthe (1900)
1/1/1900 - 1/6/1900 Die Fledermaus (1900)
12/25/1899 - 12/30/1899 The Beggar Student (1899)
5/9/1899 - We'Uns of Tennessee (1899)
4/24/1899 - 4/29/1899 Trial by Jury (1899)
3/27/1899 - 4/1/1899 The Mikado (1899)
3/13/1899 - 3/18/1899 Olivette (1899)
2/27/1899 - 3/4/1899 The Grand Duchess (1899)
2/6/1899 - 2/18/1899 H.M.S. Pinafore (1899)
1/23/1899 - 1/28/1899 The Queen's Lace Handkerchief (1899)
12/19/1898 - 12/24/1898 The Bohemian Girl (1898)
11/21/1898 - 11/26/1898 The Chimes of Normandy (1898)
9/19/1898 - 9/24/1898 Dorothy (1898)
9/12/1898 - 9/17/1898 Iolanthe (1898)
9/5/1898 - 9/10/1898 Boccaccio (1898)
5/2/1898 - 5/7/1898 The Beggar Student (1898)
3/29/1897 - The New Dominion (1897)
2/22/1897 - At Piney Ridge (1897)
2/1/1897 - New York (1897)
1/4/1897 - Captain Imprudence (1897)
12/21/1896 - A Man of Honor (1896)
11/5/1896 - The Broken Melody (1896)
8/31/1896 - The Great Northwest (1896)
4/7/1896 - The Law of the Land (1896)
1/28/1896 - Burmah (1896)
12/23/1895 - Northern Lights (1895)
11/5/1895 - In Sight of St. Paul's (1895)
9/4/1895 - The Great Diamond Robbery (1895)
1/21/1895 - The District Attorney (1895)
11/26/1894 - The Manxman (1894)
10/22/1894 - The Man Without a Country (1894)
5/15/1894 - Sister Mary (1894)
5/22/1893 - The Prodigal Daughter (1893)
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