American Theatre
Address:
260 West 42nd Street
New York, NY
American Theatre History
Opened May 22, 1893
Shows at the American Theatre
| Dates | Production | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/13/1908 | - | ||
| 1/6/1908 | - | 1/11/1908 | |
| 12/30/1907 | - | ||
| 12/23/1907 | - | ||
| 10/28/1907 | - | ||
| 10/7/1907 | - | ||
| 9/30/1907 | - | ||
| 9/16/1907 | - | ||
| 9/2/1907 | - | ||
| 8/26/1907 | - | ||
| 8/12/1907 | - | ||
| 7/27/1907 | - | ||
| 3/18/1907 | - | ||
| 3/4/1907 | - | 3/9/1907 | |
| 2/25/1907 | - | ||
| 12/31/1906 | - | ||
| 12/3/1906 | - | ||
| 11/5/1906 | - | ||
| 10/29/1906 | - | 11/3/1906 | |
| 10/8/1906 | - | ||
| 10/1/1906 | - | 10/6/1906 | |
| 9/24/1906 | - | ||
| 9/10/1906 | - | ||
| 8/27/1906 | - | ||
| 8/20/1906 | - | ||
| 8/13/1906 | - | ||
| 7/28/1906 | - | ||
| 6/4/1906 | - | ||
| 5/14/1906 | - | ||
| 4/30/1906 | - | 5/5/1906 | |
| 4/9/1906 | - | ||
| 3/26/1906 | - | 3/31/1906 | |
| 3/12/1906 | - | ||
| 3/5/1906 | - | ||
| 2/26/1906 | - | ||
| 1/29/1906 | - | 2/5/1906 | |
| 1/15/1906 | - | 1/20/1906 | |
| 1/1/1906 | - | 1/6/1906 | |
| 12/4/1905 | - | ||
| 11/27/1905 | - | ||
| 10/23/1905 | - | 10/28/1905 | |
| 10/9/1905 | - | 10/21/1905 | |
| 9/25/1905 | - | 9/30/1905 | |
| 9/18/1905 | - | ||
| 8/21/1905 | - | ||
| 5/22/1905 | - | ||
| 3/27/1905 | - | ||
| 1/16/1905 | - | 1/28/1905 | |
| 12/26/1904 | - | ||
| 11/7/1904 | - | ||
| 9/26/1904 | - | ||
| 9/12/1904 | - | 9/24/1904 | |
| 8/27/1904 | - | ||
| 3/7/1904 | - | ||
| 1/18/1904 | - | ||
| 11/30/1903 | - | ||
| 11/9/1903 | - | ||
| 9/28/1903 | - | ||
| 9/14/1903 | - | ||
| 8/29/1903 | - | ||
| 5/25/1903 | - | ||
| 5/18/1903 | - | ||
| 3/9/1903 | - | ||
| 2/2/1903 | - | ||
| 1/26/1903 | - | ||
| 1/12/1903 | - | ||
| 12/15/1902 | - | ||
| 12/8/1902 | - | ||
| 10/27/1902 | - | ||
| 10/20/1902 | - | ||
| 10/16/1902 | - | ||
| 6/3/1902 | - | ||
| 5/27/1901 | - | ||
| 5/13/1901 | - | ||
| 4/22/1901 | - | ||
| 2/25/1901 | - | ||
| 4/30/1900 | - | 5/5/1900 | |
| 4/23/1900 | - | 4/28/1900 | |
| 4/16/1900 | - | 4/21/1900 | |
| 4/9/1900 | - | 4/14/1900 | |
| 4/2/1900 | - | 4/7/1900 | |
| 3/26/1900 | - | 3/31/1900 | |
| 3/19/1900 | - | 3/24/1900 | |
| 3/12/1900 | - | 3/17/1900 | |
| 3/5/1900 | - | 3/10/1900 | |
| 2/19/1900 | - | 2/24/1900 | |
| 2/12/1900 | - | 2/17/1900 | |
| 2/5/1900 | - | 2/12/1900 | |
| 1/29/1900 | - | 2/3/1900 | |
| 1/8/1900 | - | 1/13/1900 | |
| 1/1/1900 | - | 1/6/1900 | |
| 12/25/1899 | - | 12/30/1899 | |
| 5/9/1899 | - | ||
| 4/24/1899 | - | 4/29/1899 | |
| 3/27/1899 | - | 4/1/1899 | |
| 3/13/1899 | - | 3/18/1899 | |
| 2/27/1899 | - | 3/4/1899 | |
| 2/6/1899 | - | 2/18/1899 | |
| 1/23/1899 | - | 1/28/1899 | |
| 12/19/1898 | - | 12/24/1898 | |
| 11/21/1898 | - | 11/26/1898 | |
| 9/19/1898 | - | 9/24/1898 | |
| 9/12/1898 | - | 9/17/1898 | |
| 9/5/1898 | - | 9/10/1898 | |
| 5/2/1898 | - | 5/7/1898 | |
| 3/29/1897 | - | ||
| 2/22/1897 | - | ||
| 2/1/1897 | - | ||
| 1/4/1897 | - | ||
| 12/21/1896 | - | ||
| 11/5/1896 | - | ||
| 8/31/1896 | - | ||
| 4/7/1896 | - | ||
| 1/28/1896 | - | ||
| 12/23/1895 | - | ||
| 11/5/1895 | - | ||
| 9/4/1895 | - | ||
| 1/21/1895 | - | ||
| 11/26/1894 | - | ||
| 10/22/1894 | - | ||
| 5/15/1894 | - | ||
| 5/22/1893 | - | ||
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by Stephi Wild - Jul 14, 2026
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