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Playhouse Theatre

137 W. 48th St.
New York, NY

BUILT: 1911

CLOSED: 1926

DEMOLISHED: 1969

APPROX. SEATING CAPACITY: 865

 

Theatre History

DATES PRODUCTION
10/11/1965 - 5/27/1967 The Impossible Years (1965)
11/25/1962 - 4/24/1965 Never Too Late (1962)
2/6/1962 - 4/28/1962 The Aspern Papers (1962)
1/2/1962 - 1/6/1962 The Captains and the Kings (1962)
10/18/1961 - 11/11/1961 A Cook for Mr. General (1961)
10/19/1959 - 7/1/1961 The Miracle Worker (1959)
10/23/1958 - 4/11/1959 Make a Million (1958)
2/27/1958 - 7/19/1958 Blue Denim (1958)
1/29/1958 - 2/1/1958 Maybe Tuesday (1958)
8/20/1957 - 10/12/1957 Simply Heavenly (1957)
5/21/1957 - 6/29/1957 Jose Greco (1957)
1/23/1957 - 3/16/1957 The Hidden River (1957)
12/25/1956 - 12/29/1956 Ruth Draper (1956)
12/3/1956 - 12/8/1956 Night of the Auk (1956)
11/14/1956 - 11/17/1956 A Very Special Baby (1956)
10/4/1956 - 10/6/1956 Harbor Lights (1956)
9/16/1956 - 11/4/1956 Pictures in the Hallway (1956)
1/17/1956 - 8/11/1956 Fallen Angels (1956)
10/17/1955 - 12/31/1955 A Roomful of Roses (1955)
2/7/1955 - 3/6/1955 Escudero (1955)
12/23/1954 - 12/25/1954 Black-Eyed Susan (1954)
10/27/1954 - 11/20/1954 The Traveling Lady (1954)
2/17/1954 - 3/13/1954 The Winner (1954)
12/29/1953 - 2/13/1954 In the Summer House (1953)
10/28/1953 - 11/28/1953 Gently Does It (1953)
9/17/1953 - 9/17/1953 A Pin to See the Peepshow (1953)
4/22/1953 - 4/25/1953 The Pink Elephant (1953)
4/6/1953 - 4/18/1953 Room Service (1953)
10/16/1952 - 2/28/1953 Bernardine (1952)
4/15/1952 - 5/10/1952 The Chase (1952)
2/21/1951 - 2/24/1951 The King of Friday's Men (1951)
11/17/1950 - 11/25/1950 A Story for a Sunday Evening (1950)
8/17/1950 - 9/9/1950 The Live Wire (1950)
2/1/1950 - 6/3/1950 The Innocents (1950)
12/27/1949 - 12/31/1949 How Long Till Summer (1949)
1/30/1948 - 3/27/1948 Skipper Next to God (1948)
1/19/1948 - 1/24/1948 The Survivors (1948)
10/30/1947 - 12/6/1947 Edith Piaf (1947)
4/25/1947 - 4/26/1947 Miracle in the Mountains (1947)
2/12/1947 - 4/12/1947 Craig's Wife (1947)
12/27/1946 - 1/25/1947 Temper the Wind (1946)
12/11/1946 - 12/14/1946 Land's End (1946)
11/27/1946 - 11/30/1946 A Family Affair (1946)
11/13/1946 - 11/16/1946 The Haven (1946)
10/7/1946 - 10/12/1946 Hear That Trumpet (1946)
3/31/1945 - 6/29/1946 The Glass Menagerie (1945)
3/12/1945 - 3/24/1945 It's a Gift (1945)
2/12/1945 - 2/24/1945 The Stranger (1945)
1/23/1945 - 2/3/1945 A Goose for the Gander (1945)
1/5/1945 - 1/6/1945 Many Happy Returns (1945)
12/25/1944 - 12/30/1944 Sophie (1944)
12/4/1944 - 12/23/1944 Hand in Glove (1944)
11/2/1944 - 11/11/1944 Sleep My Pretty One (1944)
8/8/1944 - 8/18/1944 Good Morning Corporal (1944)
6/5/1944 - 6/17/1944 That Old Devil (1944)
4/18/1944 - 5/6/1944 Sheppey (1944)
3/2/1944 - 3/15/1944 Bright Boy (1944)
1/24/1944 - 2/12/1944 The Duke in Darkness (1944)
12/10/1943 - 1/1/1944 Pillar to Post (1943)
2/23/1943 - 11/26/1943 Janie (1942)
2/1/1943 - 2/20/1943 The Barber Had Two Sons (1943)
10/22/1942 - 1/9/1943 The Damask Cheek (1942)
1/10/1942 - 6/6/1942 Spring Again (1941)
12/22/1941 - 12/27/1941 Pie in the Sky (1941)
11/17/1941 - 11/25/1941 Ring Around Elizabeth (1941)
3/13/1941 - 3/15/1941 Five Alarm Waltz (1941)
2/10/1941 - 2/12/1941 Popsy (1941)
12/29/1940 - 1/18/1941 The Flying Gerardos (1940)
12/2/1940 - 12/7/1940 Romantic Mr. Dickens (1940)
9/3/1940 - 11/30/1940 Kind Lady (1940)
4/9/1940 - 5/4/1940 Suspect (1940)
12/21/1939 - 12/31/1939 Billy Draws a Horse (1939)
12/22/1938 - 7/22/1939 Outward Bound (1938)
9/14/1938 - ? Come Across (1938)
4/18/1938 - ? The Circle (1938)
3/7/1938 - ? I Am My Youth (1938)
1/5/1938 - ? The Greatest Show on Earth (1938)
12/3/1937 - ? Merely Murder (1937)
2/9/1937 - ? Yes, My Darling Daughter (1937)
11/12/1936 - ? Matrimony Pfd. (1936)
1/30/1935 - ? Three Men on a Horse (1935)
1/17/1935 - ? Little Shot (1935)
12/25/1934 - 1/4/1935 Fools Rush In (1934)
11/27/1934 - ? The Night Remembers (1934)
10/9/1934 - ? Order Please (1934)
9/11/1934 - ? Too Many Boats (1934)
6/4/1934 - ? While Parents Sleep (1934)
4/3/1934 - ? Moor Born (1934)
1/23/1934 - ? Mackerel Skies (1934)
1/5/1934 - ? Oliver Oliver (1934)
11/28/1933 - 11/28/1933 Strange Orchestra (1933)
11/6/1933 - ? Doctor Monica (1933)
10/24/1933 - ? Move On, Sister (1933)
8/23/1933 - ? A Party (1933)
4/24/1933 - ? Little Ol' Boy (1933)
4/6/1933 - ? Her Tin Soldier (1933)
2/28/1933 - ? A Saturday Night (1933)
1/30/1933 - ? Bad Manners (1933)
10/18/1932 - ? Mademoiselle (1932)
8/16/1932 - ? Domino (1932)
5/6/1932 - ? Bulls, Bears and Asses (1932)
12/7/1931 - ? Little Women (1931)
10/12/1931 - ? A Church Mouse (1931)
11/19/1930 - ? The Vinegar Tree (1930)
12/28/1929 - ? The First Mrs. Fraser (1929)
1/10/1929 - ? Street Scene (1929)
10/22/1928 - 1/5/1929 The Grey Fox (1928)
8/7/1928 - ? Elmer Gantry (1928)
5/21/1928 - ? The Road to Rome (1928)
1/25/1928 - ? The Queen's Husband (1928)
1/12/1928 - ? A Free Soul (1928)
1/31/1927 - ? The Road to Rome (1927)
10/25/1926 - ? Daisy Mayme (1926)
10/5/1926 - ? The Good Fellow (1926)
5/6/1926 - 10/2/1926 Kitty's Kisses (1926)
11/16/1925 - ? Twelve Miles Out (1925)
10/21/1925 - ? Lucky Sam McCarver (1925)
8/19/1925 - ? Oh Mama (1925)
6/22/1925 - ? A Good Bad Woman (1925)
2/5/1924 - ? The Show Off (1924)
1/7/1924 - ? The New Poor (1924)
9/19/1923 - ? Chains (1923)
8/20/1923 - ? We've Got to Have Money (1923)
8/7/1923 - ? The Mad Honeymoon (1923)
11/6/1922 - 6/16/1923 Up She Goes (1922)
10/16/1922 - ? Swifty (1922)
9/25/1922 - ? On the Stairs (1922)
9/13/1922 - ? Dreams For Sale (1922)
8/15/1922 - ? Manhattan (1922)
3/6/1922 - ? Up the Ladder (1922)
1/2/1922 - ? Drifting (1922)
12/7/1921 - ? Bought and Paid For (1921)
11/22/1921 - ? Marie Antoinette (1921)
9/26/1921 - ? Wait 'Til We're Married (1921)
9/10/1921 - ? The Elton Case (1921)
8/27/1921 - ? Personality (1921)
7/27/1921 - ? The Teaser (1921)
2/28/1921 - ? Romance (1921)
1/30/1921 - ? The New Morality (1921)
11/15/1920 - ? Thy Name is Woman (1920)
9/22/1920 - ? Anna Ascends (1920)
6/17/1920 - ? Seeing Things (1920)
2/17/1920 - ? The Wonderful Thing (1920)
1/19/1920 - ? The Ruined Lady (1920)
12/19/1919 - ? For the Defense (1919)
12/10/1919 - ? The Phantom Legion (1919)
10/27/1919 - ? Palmy Days (1919)
10/15/1919 - ? A Young Man's Fancy (1919)
6/28/1919 - ? At 9:45 (1919)
12/23/1918 - ? Forever After (1918)
11/11/1918 - ? Home Again (1918)
10/29/1918 - ? Peter's Mother (1918)
8/12/1918 - ? She Walked in Her Sleep (1918)
2/4/1918 - ? The Little Teacher (1918)
1/14/1918 - ? The Heritage (1918)
12/25/1917 - ? Billeted (1917)
11/14/1917 - ? L'Elevation (1917)
10/11/1917 - ? Eve's Daughter (1917)
9/2/1916 - ? The Man Who Came Back (1916)
3/29/1916 - ? Captain Brassbound's Conversion (1916)
2/15/1916 - ? The Earth (1916)
12/9/1915 - ? Major Barbara (1915)
11/9/1915 - ? The Liars (1915)
9/28/1915 - ? The New York Idea (1915)
1/7/1915 - ? Sinners (1915)
12/23/1914 - ? Just Herself (1914)
12/1/1914 - ? Polygamy (1914)
10/10/1914 - ? My Lady's Dress (1914)
9/15/1914 - ? The Elder Son (1914)
8/20/1914 - ? Sylvia Runs Away (1914)
12/22/1913 - ? The Things That Count (1913)
12/16/1913 - 12/16/1913 School (1913)
8/21/1913 - ? The Family Cupboard (1913)
4/1/1913 - ? Divorcons (1913)
3/5/1913 - ? The Painted Woman (1913)
10/14/1912 - ? Little Women (1912)
9/26/1911 - ? Bought and Paid For (1911)
9/15/1911 - ? The Rack (1911)
8/24/1911 - ? A Gentleman of Leisure (1911)
4/17/1911 - ? Over Night (1911)
4/15/1911 - 4/15/1911 Sauce for the Goose (1911)
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