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National Theatre

Address:
208 W. 41st St.

New York, NY 10036

BUILT: 1921

SEATING CAPACITY: 1232
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Shows at the National Theatre

DATES PRODUCTION
10/21/1958 - 6/6/1959 Once More, With Feeling (1958)
2/5/1958 - 2/15/1958 Winesburg, Ohio (1958)
12/26/1957 - 2/2/1958 The Tunnel of Love (1957)
10/30/1957 - 12/7/1957 The Square Root of Wonderful (1957)
4/21/1955 - 6/22/1957 Inherit the Wind (1955)
12/1/1954 - 2/26/1955 Mrs. Patterson (1954)
10/4/1954 - 11/27/1954 King of Hearts (1954)
11/11/1953 - 5/15/1954 Sabrina Fair (1953)
10/13/1953 - 11/7/1953 Late Love (1953)
3/17/1953 - 5/9/1953 Camino Real (1953)
2/18/1953 - 2/21/1953 Maggie (1953)
1/20/1953 - 2/7/1953 The Bat (1953)
4/22/1952 - 5/17/1952 Candida (1952)
12/8/1951 - 4/5/1952 The Constant Wife (1951)
11/8/1951 - 11/10/1951 Dinosaur Wharf (1951)
6/14/1951 - 6/30/1951 Courtin' Time (1951)
4/17/1951 - 4/18/1951 Angels Kiss Me (1951)
2/15/1951 - 3/3/1951 The Small Hours (1951)
12/25/1950 - 2/3/1951 King Lear (1950)
12/21/1949 - 4/29/1950 Caesar and Cleopatra (1949)
2/24/1949 - 5/28/1949 The Big Knife (1949)
12/16/1948 - 2/19/1949 Lend an Ear (1948)
10/18/1948 - 10/23/1948 The Leading Lady (1948)
9/23/1948 - 10/2/1948 Town House (1948)
5/5/1948 - 6/12/1948 Hold It! (1948)
3/31/1948 - 4/24/1948 Macbeth (1948)
12/22/1947 - 1/24/1948 Crime and Punishment (1947)
10/20/1947 - 12/14/1947 Medea (1947)
9/22/1947 - 10/18/1947 Anna Lucasta (1947)
3/9/1947 - The Mystery of Theodosia Burr (1947)
12/11/1946 - 4/13/1947 Ruth Mata, Eugene Hari (1946)
11/22/1945 - 4/13/1946 The Day Before Spring (1945)
10/17/1945 - 10/27/1945 The Assassin (1945)
6/25/1945 - 7/7/1945 The Overtons (1945)
5/14/1945 - 5/19/1945 Martha Graham (1945)
3/26/1945 - 4/21/1945 It's a Gift (1945)
3/7/1945 - 3/10/1945 Calico Wedding (1945)
2/21/1945 - 3/3/1945 And Be My Love (1945)
1/31/1945 - 2/3/1945 Alice in Arms (1945)
10/31/1944 - 1/13/1945 Embezzled Heaven (1944)
10/3/1944 - 10/21/1944 Men to the Sea (1944)
9/7/1944 - 9/23/1944 The Day Will Come (1944)
6/13/1944 - 6/17/1944 Slightly Scandalous (1944)
5/23/1944 - 6/10/1944 Career Angel (1944)
5/7/1944 - 5/14/1944 Martha Graham and Company (1944)
4/17/1944 - 4/22/1944 Pretty Little Parlor (1944)
1/25/1944 - 4/15/1944 The Cherry Orchard (1944)
11/11/1943 - 1/4/1944 What's Up (1943)
10/1/1943 - 10/2/1943 Hairpin Harmony (1943)
1/29/1943 - 6/26/1943 The Patriots (1943)
9/30/1942 - 1/2/1943 Strip for Action (1942)
4/21/1942 - Billy the Kid (1942)
11/11/1941 - 2/28/1942 Macbeth (1941)
11/26/1940 - 9/9/1941 The Corn Is Green (1940)
10/5/1940 - 10/19/1940 Journey to Jerusalem (1940)
5/17/1940 - 5/18/1940 The Return of the Vagabond (1940)
4/18/1940 - 5/4/1940 Heavenly Express (1940)
3/23/1940 - 3/27/1940 A Case of Youth (1940)
2/23/1940 - 3/2/1940 Another Sun (1940)
2/15/1939 - 2/3/1940 The Little Foxes (1939)
12/29/1938 - Everywhere I Roam (1938)
10/18/1938 - A Woman's a Fool - to Be Clever (1938)
10/20/1937 - Angel Island (1937)
5/1/1937 - Without Warning (1937)
3/30/1937 - Red Harvest (1937)
10/17/1936 - White Man (1936)
9/18/1936 - Arrest That Woman (1936)
5/25/1936 - The County Chairman (1936)
1/21/1936 - Ethan Frome (1936)
9/25/1935 - Remember the Day (1935)
5/27/1935 - Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935)
2/25/1935 - Times Have Changed (1935)
10/22/1934 - Within the Gates (1934)
5/2/1934 - Picnic (1934)
2/15/1934 - Queer People (1934)
12/28/1933 - Yoshe Kalb (1933)
10/9/1933 - An Undesirable Lady (1933)
10/20/1932 - Keeping Expenses Down (1932)
2/22/1932 - The Inside Story (1932)
11/13/1930 - Grand Hotel (1930)
9/22/1930 - A Farewell to Arms (1930)
4/21/1930 - Room 349 (1930)
10/2/1929 - The Criminal Code (1929)
4/30/1929 - Congratulations (1929)
1/14/1929 - Zeppelin (1929)
12/11/1928 - Sign of the Leopard (1928)
9/24/1928 - The War Song (1928)
9/11/1928 - Trapped (1928)
9/19/1927 - The Trial of Mary Dugan (1927)
8/20/1927 - 9/10/1927 Africana [1927] (1927)
2/7/1927 - Fog (1927)
1/18/1927 - Sam Abramovitch (1927)
9/21/1926 - Yellow (1926)
3/29/1926 - The Half-Caste (1926)
3/22/1926 - Ashes of Love (1926)
1/20/1926 - Money Business (1926)
12/1/1925 - Just Beyond (1925)
10/20/1925 - 11/7/1925 Arabesque (1925)
10/5/1925 - When You Smile (1925)
9/21/1925 - Easy Terms (1925)
5/16/1925 - The Bride Retires (1925)
11/12/1924 - Silence (1924)
10/20/1924 - Ashes (1924)
10/1/1924 - Bewitched (1924)
8/25/1924 - 9/6/1924 Bye, Bye, Barbara (1924)
11/1/1923 - Cyrano de Bergerac (1923)
8/30/1923 - The Jolly Roger (1923)
4/5/1923 - The Dice of the Gods (1923)
1/1/1923 - Will Shakespeare (1923)
12/5/1922 - Fashions for Men (1922)
2/7/1922 - The Cat and the Canary (1922)
12/23/1921 - Trilby (1921)
10/5/1921 - Main Street (1921)
9/1/1921 - Swords (1921)
- Harry Houdini (1926)
- The Shoemakers' Holiday (1938)
- Mei Lan-fang (1930)
- Julius Caesar (1937)
- The Gorilla (1925)
- Hamlet (1925)

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