Fay's Bowery Theatre

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46 Bowery, New York, NY

Ithiel Town, architect. Built as the New York, audiences stayed away, perhaps due to its proximity to the dangerous Five Points area. Renamed the Bowery, it flourished even as the neighborhood became a slum. Presented varied popular fare through the years, including spectacle, variety, melodrama, Italian vaudeville (c. 1915), and Chinese theatre (1920s). Burned down (and rebuilt) five times: 1828, 1836, 1838, 1845, and 1923--until a June 5, 1929 fire closed the theatre for good.

Built: 1826 Demolished: 1929

Theatre Names	Named
Fay's Bowery Theatre	1929
Thalia Theatre	1879
Bowery Theatre	1828
New York Theatre	1826 Opened October, 1826

Productions

Productions	Production Dates
Under the Gaslight Play, Revival, Melodrama Written by Augustin Daly	Apr 01, 1929 - Apr 1929
Thalia Theatre
The Spell Play, Original Written by Samuel Shipman	May 11, 1908 - May 16, 1908
Kate Barton's Temptation Play, Original, Drama Written by Thomas H. Sewell	Apr 20, 1908 - Closing date unknown
The Original Cohen Play, Original, Comedy, Melodrama Written by J. Edwin Owen	Dec 16, 1907 - Closing date unknown
Broadway After Dark Play, Original, Melodrama	Sep 09, 1907 - Oct 05, 1907
Convict 999 Play, Original, Thriller	Aug 05, 1907 - Closing date unknown
A Race Across the Continent Play, Original, Melodrama	Jul 27, 1907 - Aug 03, 1907
The Outlaw's Christmas Play, Original, Melodrama Written by Theodore Kremer	Apr 08, 1907 - Closing date unknown
The Avenger Play, Original, Melodrama Written by James Halleck Reid	Feb 25, 1907 - Closing date unknown
Secrets of the Police Play, Original, Melodrama Written by Owen Davis, Arthur J. Lamb	Aug 27, 1906 - Closing date unknown
On Dangerous Ground Play, Original, Melodrama Written by Della Clarke, Fred Summerfield	Aug 13, 1906 - Closing date unknown
Happy Hooligan's Trip Around the World Musical, Original, Comedy Book by Maurice Hagerman; Lyrics by Maurice Hagerman	Apr 09, 1906 - Apr 16, 1906
The Eye Witness Play, Original, Melodrama Written by Lincoln J. Carter	Jan 22, 1906 - Closing date unknown
Lured from Home Play, Original, Melodrama Written by James Halleck Reid	Nov 20, 1905 - Closing date unknown
The Life That Kills Play, Original, Melodrama Written by Walter Fessler	Aug 21, 1905 - Closing date unknown
Bowery Theatre
On the Track! Musical, Original, Drama Music by E.N. Catlin	Aug 28, 1871 - Sep 09, 1871
Neck and Neck Play, Original Written by Charles Foster	Nov 28, 1870 - Dec 28, 1870
Ixion Musical, Revival, Burlesque, Extravaganza	Jun 07, 1869 - Jun 18, 1869
The House that Jack Built Musical, Original, Pantomime Music by A. Tyte; Written by George L. Fox	Jan 25, 1864 - May 21, 1864
Medea Musical, Original, Burlesque	Dec 04, 1858 - Dec 04, 1858
Met-A-Mora Musical, Revival, Burlesque, Comedy Written by John Brougham	Sep 15, 1856 - Sep 20, 1856
Life in New York Musical, Original, Drama, Opera, Pantomime	Aug 18, 1856 - Sep 20, 1856
Po-Ca-Hon-Tas Musical, Original Music by James Gaspard Maeder	Jun 28, 1856 - Aug 16, 1856
The Bohemian Girl Musical, Revival, Comedy, Opera Libretto by Alfred Bunn	Dec 22, 1852 - Dec 31, 1852
Ingomar Play, Original Written by Maria Lovell	Dec 01, 1851 - Closing date unknown
Azael, The Prodigal Musical, Original Music by Daniel Auber	Jun 21, 1851 - Aug 02, 1851
Romeo and Juliet Play, Revival, Tragedy Written by William Shakespeare	1850 - Closing date unknown
Pizarro in Peru Play, Revival, Melodrama, Romance	1850 - Closing date unknown
Macbeth Play, Revival, Tragedy Written by William Shakespeare	May 07, 1849 - Closing date unknown
Maritana Musical, Original, Opera Music by William Vincent Wallace; Libretto by Edward Fitzball	May 04, 1848 - May 06, 1848
King John Play, Revival, History Written by William Shakespeare	1846 - Closing date unknown
Norman Leslie Musical, Original	Jan 11, 1836 - Aug 30, 1836
The Spoiled Child Play, Original	Mar 1828 - Closing date unknown
New York Theatre
The Enchantress Musical, Original, Drama, Opera Music by Michael Balfe; Libretto by Alfred Bunn	Aug 30, 1852 - Aug 30, 1852
The Road to Ruin Play, Original	Oct 1826 - Closing date unknown