Garden Theatre

Official Broadway League sites:

22 E. 27th St. (Madison Ave), New York, NY

Seats (approximate): 1200

Bandmaster Patrick Gilmore converted an old passenger railroad station into a concert hall, Gilmore's Garden. Later, P.T. Barnum leased it for his circus amusements. In 1880, it was demolished and rebuilt as Madison Square Garden. In 1890, it was again demolished, rebuilt (McKim, Mead, & White, architects), and renamed the Garden Theatre. Finally demolished in 1925 for New York Life Insurance building.

Demolished: 1925

Theatre Names	Named
Garden Theatre	1890 Opened September 27, 1890
Madison Square Garden	1880
Gilmore's Garden	1870?

Productions

Productions	Production Dates
Granny Maumee Play, Original, All Black Cast Written by Ridgely Torrence	Apr 05, 1917 - Apr 14, 1917
The Rider of Dreams Play, Original, All Black Cast Written by Ridgely Torrence	Apr 05, 1917 - Apr 14, 1917
Simon the Cyrenian Play, Original, All Black Cast Written by Ridgely Torrence	Apr 05, 1917 - Apr 14, 1917
The Weavers Play, Original Written by Gerhart Hauptmann	Dec 14, 1915 - Feb 1916
When the Young Vine Blooms Play, Original Written by Bjornstjerne Bjornson	Nov 16, 1915 - Dec 1915
The Passing of the Idle Rich Play, Original Written by Margaret Townsend	May 01, 1913 - May 1913
Hamlet Play, Revival, Tragedy Written by William Shakespeare	Feb 04, 1913 - Feb 1913
Oedipus Rex Play, Revival, Tragedy Written by Sophocles	Feb 03, 1913 - Closing date unknown
Hamlet Play, Revival, Tragedy Written by William Shakespeare	Nov 18, 1912 - Closing date unknown
Camille Play, Revival, Drama Written by Alexandre Dumas, fils	Apr 24, 1911 - May 1911
The Lily and the Prince Play, Original Written by Carina Jordan	Apr 17, 1911 - Apr 1911
The Triumph of an Empress Play, Original Written by Theodore Kremer	Mar 20, 1911 - Apr 1911
The Rosary Play, Original Written by Edward E. Rose	Oct 24, 1910 - Nov 1910
Little Town of Bethlehem Play, Original Written by Katrina Trask	Jan 17, 1910 - Apr 16, 1910
She Stoops to Conquer Play, Revival Written by Oliver Goldsmith	Jan 17, 1910 - Apr 16, 1910
Everyman Play, Revival Written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan	Jan 17, 1910 - Apr 16, 1910
The Rivals Play, Revival, Comedy Written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan	Jan 17, 1910 - Apr 16, 1910
Dr. Faustus Play, Original Written by Christopher Marlowe	Jan 17, 1910 - Apr 16, 1910
The Palace of Truth Play, Original Written by W. S. Gilbert	Jan 17, 1910 - Apr 16, 1910
Three Wonder Tales Play, Original Written by Rose Meller O'Neil	Jan 17, 1910 - Apr 16, 1910
Macbeth Play, Revival, Tragedy Written by William Shakespeare	Jan 17, 1910 - Apr 16, 1910
The Merchant of Venice Play, Revival, Comedy Written by William Shakespeare	Jan 17, 1910 - Apr 16, 1910
Julius Caesar Play, Revival, Tragedy Written by William Shakespeare	Jan 17, 1910 - Apr 16, 1910
The Tempest Play, Original, Comedy Written by William Shakespeare	Jan 17, 1910 - Apr 16, 1910
A Midsummer Night's Dream Play, Revival, Comedy Written by William Shakespeare	Jan 17, 1910 - Apr 16, 1910
The Conflict Play, Original Written by Maurice V. Samuels	Mar 29, 1909 - Apr 1909
Meyer & Son Play, Original, Farce Written by Thomas Addison	Mar 01, 1909 - Mar 1909
Mary Jane's Pa Play, Original Written by Edith Ellis	Feb 08, 1909 - Feb 27, 1909
Lincoln Play, Revival, History Written by Benjamin Chapin	Feb 05, 1909 - Feb 1909
Mary Jane's Pa Play, Original Written by Edith Ellis	Dec 03, 1908 - Jan 31, 1909
The Devil Play, Original Written by Ferenc Molnár	Aug 18, 1908 - Nov 1908
The Luck of MacGregor Play, Original, Romantic Comedy Written by Edward Vroom	Apr 20, 1908 - May 1908
Marta of the Lowlands Play, Original Written by Angel Guimera	Mar 24, 1908 - Apr 1908
The Village Lawyer Play, Original Written by Will M. Cressy	Mar 02, 1908 - Mar 1908
Electra Play, Revival, Tragedy Written by Sophocles	Feb 11, 1908 - Feb 1908
The Flower of Yamato Play, Original	Feb 11, 1908 - Feb 1908
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary Play, Original Written by Anne Warner	Nov 12, 1907 - Closing date unknown
The Merchant of Venice Play, Revival, Comedy Written by William Shakespeare	Mar 04, 1907 - Closing date unknown
Macbeth Play, Revival, Tragedy Written by William Shakespeare	Mar 04, 1907 - Closing date unknown
As You Like It Play, Revival, Comedy Written by William Shakespeare	Mar 04, 1907 - Closing date unknown
Julius Caesar Play, Revival, Tragedy Written by William Shakespeare	Mar 04, 1907 - Closing date unknown
Much Ado About Nothing Play, Revival, Comedy Written by William Shakespeare	Mar 04, 1907 - Closing date unknown
Twelfth Night Play, Revival, Comedy Written by William Shakespeare	Mar 04, 1907 - Closing date unknown
Masks and Faces Play, Revival Written by Charles Reade, T. Taylor	Mar 04, 1907 - Closing date unknown
Everyman Play, Revival Written by Peter Dorland	Mar 04, 1907 - Closing date unknown
The Little Michus Musical, Original, Comedy Music by Andre Messager; Book by A. Vanloo, Georges Duval; Lyrics by Percy Greenbank	Jan 31, 1907 - Feb 23, 1907
The Student King Musical, Original, Operetta, Romance Music by Reginald De Koven; Book by Frederic Ranken, Hugh Stanislaus Stange; Lyrics by Frederic Ranken, Hugh Stanislaus Stange	Dec 25, 1906 - Jan 26, 1907
The New Dominion Play, Revival, Melodrama Written by Clay Clement	Nov 05, 1906 - Nov 1906
Sam Houston Play, Original, Drama Written by Clay Clement, Jesse Edson, John McGovern	Oct 16, 1906 - Nov 1906
The Stolen Story Play, Original, Drama Written by Jesse Lynch Williams	Oct 02, 1906 - Oct 1906
The Galloper Play, Original, Farce Written by Richard Harding Davis	Jan 22, 1906 - Mar 1906
As Ye Sow Play, Original, Drama, Melodrama Written by Rev. John M. Snyder	Dec 25, 1905 - Jan 1906
Richelieu Play, Revival Written by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton	Oct 23, 1905 - Closing date unknown
The Dagger and the Cross Play, Original Written by Brownlow Hill	Oct 23, 1905 - Closing date unknown
Hamlet Play, Revival, Tragedy Written by William Shakespeare	Oct 23, 1905 - Closing date unknown
Othello Play, Revival, Drama, Tragedy Written by William Shakespeare	Oct 23, 1905 - Closing date unknown
Macbeth Play, Revival, Tragedy Written by William Shakespeare	Oct 23, 1905 - Closing date unknown
King Lear Play, Revival, Tragedy Written by William Shakespeare	Oct 23, 1905 - Closing date unknown
The Bad Samaritan Play, Original, Comedy Written by George Ade	Sep 12, 1905 - Sep 1905
The College Widow Play, Original, Comedy Written by George Ade	Sep 20, 1904 - May 1905
The Secret of Polichinelle Play, Original, Comedy Written by Pierre Wolff	Feb 15, 1904 - Closing date unknown
Merely Mary Ann Play, Original, Comedy Written by Israel Zangwill	Dec 28, 1903 - Closing date unknown
Three Little Maids Musical, Original, Comedy Music by Paul A. Rubens	Nov 16, 1903 - Dec 26, 1903
Ulysses Play, Original Written by Stephen Phillips	Sep 14, 1903 - Nov 1903
Everyman Play, Original Written by Peter Dorland	Mar 30, 1903 - May 1903
Hamlet Play, Revival, Tragedy Written by William Shakespeare	Mar 23, 1903 - Mar 1903
Hamlet Play, Revival, Tragedy Written by William Shakespeare	Dec 30, 1902 - Jan 1903
The Cardinal Play, Original, Drama Written by Louis N. Parker	Dec 02, 1902 - Closing date unknown
David Garrick Play, Revival Written by Thomas William Robertson	Dec 02, 1902 - Closing date unknown
The Professor's Love Story Play, Revival Written by James M. Barrie	Dec 02, 1902 - Closing date unknown
The Middleman Play, Revival Written by Henry Arthur Jones	Dec 02, 1902 - Closing date unknown
All For Her Play, Revival Written by Herman Merivale, Palgrave Simpson	Dec 02, 1902 - Closing date unknown
Among Those Present Play, Original, Drama Written by Glen MacDonough	Nov 10, 1902 - Nov 1902
The Joy of Living Play, Original, Tragedy Written by Edith Wharton, Hermann Sudermann	Oct 23, 1902 - Nov 1902
The Second Mrs. Tanqueray Play, Revival Written by Arthur Wing Pinero	Oct 08, 1902 - Oct 1902
Aunt Jeannie Play, Original Written by E. F. Benson	Sep 16, 1902 - Oct 1902
Life Play, Original, Drama Written by Anson Pond	Mar 31, 1902 - Apr 1902
Maid Marian Musical, Original, Opera, Romantic Comedy Music by Reginald De Koven; Libretto by Harry B. Smith	Jan 27, 1902 - Mar 22, 1902
Alice of Old Vincennes Play, Original, Drama Written by Edward E. Rose	Dec 02, 1901 - Jan 1902
If I Were King Play, Original, Drama Written by Justin Huntly McCarthy	Oct 14, 1901 - Dec 1901
Richard Lovelace Play, Original, Drama Written by Laurence Irving	Sep 09, 1901 - Oct 1901
Under Two Flags Play, Original, Drama Written by Paul M. Potter	Feb 05, 1901 - Jun 1901
David Garrick Play, Revival Written by Thomas William Robertson	Dec 31, 1900 - Closing date unknown
The Professor's Love Story Play, Revival Written by James M. Barrie	Dec 31, 1900 - Closing date unknown
Tom Pinch Play, Original Written by J.J. Dilley, L. Clifton	Dec 31, 1900 - Closing date unknown
The Middleman Play, Revival Written by Henry Arthur Jones	Dec 31, 1900 - Closing date unknown
L'Aiglon Play, Revival, Tragedy Written by Edmond Rostand	Nov 26, 1900 - Dec 1900
Hamlet Play, Revival, Tragedy Written by William Shakespeare	Nov 26, 1900 - Dec 1900
Cyrano de Bergerac Play, Revival, Comedy Written by Edmond Rostand	Nov 26, 1900 - Dec 1900
La Tosca Play, Original Written by Victorien Sardou	Nov 26, 1900 - Nov 1900
La Dame aux Camelias Play, Revival Written by Alexandre Dumas, fils	Nov 26, 1900 - Nov 1900
King Henry V Play, Revival, History Written by William Shakespeare	Oct 03, 1900 - Nov 1900
Hamlet Play, Revival, Tragedy Written by William Shakespeare	Sep 17, 1900 - Oct 1900
Hearts Are Trumps Play, Original, Melodrama Written by Cecil Raleigh	Feb 21, 1900 - May 1900
The Degenerates Play, Original, Comedy Written by Sydney Grundy	Jan 15, 1900 - Feb 1900
Beau Brummell Play, Revival Written by Clyde Fitch	Nov 20, 1899 - Jan 13, 1900
Cyrano de Bergerac Play, Revival, Comedy Written by Edmond Rostand	Nov 20, 1899 - Jan 13, 1900
The Devil's Disciple Play, Revival, Comedy Written by George Bernard Shaw	Nov 20, 1899 - Jan 13, 1900
Prince Karl Play, Revival Written by A. C. Gunter	Nov 20, 1899 - Jan 13, 1900
A Parisian Romance Play, Revival Written by Octave Feuillet	Nov 20, 1899 - Jan 13, 1900
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Play, Revival, Drama Written by T. R. Sullivan	Nov 20, 1899 - Jan 13, 1900
The First Violin Play, Revival Written by Meridan Phelps	Nov 20, 1899 - Jan 13, 1900
Arms and the Man Play, Revival, Comedy Written by George Bernard Shaw	Nov 20, 1899 - Jan 13, 1900
The Last Chapter Play, Original, Drama Written by George Broadhurst	Mar 06, 1899 - Closing date unknown
Cyrano de Bergerac Play, Original, Comedy Written by Edmond Rostand	Oct 03, 1898 - Nov 26, 1898
The First Violin Play, Original, Drama Written by J.I.C. Clarke, Meridan Phelps	Apr 25, 1898 - Closing date unknown
The Master Play, Original, Drama Written by Stuart Ogilvie	Feb 15, 1898 - Closing date unknown
Indian Summer Play, Original, Farce Written by Ludovic Halévy, Henri Meilhac	Nov 29, 1897 - Closing date unknown
A Bachelor's Romance Play, Original Written by Martha Morton	Sep 20, 1897 - Closing date unknown
Dr. Belgraff Play, Original Written by Charles Klein	Apr 19, 1897 - Closing date unknown
The Wife of Scarli Play, Original Written by Giuseppe Giacosa	Apr 05, 1897 - Closing date unknown
Heartsease Play, Original, Drama Written by J.I.C. Clarke, Charles Klein	Jan 11, 1897 - Closing date unknown
Castle Sombras Play, Original, Comedy Written by H. Greenhough Smith	Dec 16, 1896 - Closing date unknown
The Mummy Play, Original, Farce Written by George Day, Allen Reed	Nov 02, 1896 - Closing date unknown
His Absent Boy Play, Original, Farce	Apr 06, 1896 - Closing date unknown
This Picture and That Play, Original, One Act Written by Brander Matthews	Mar 19, 1896 - Mar 19, 1896
A Light From St. Agnes Play, Original, One Act Written by Mrs. Fiske	Mar 19, 1896 - Closing date unknown
The Light from St. Agnes Play, Original Written by Mrs. Fiske	Mar 19, 1896 - Closing date unknown
Marie Deloche Play, Original, Drama	Mar 16, 1896 - Closing date unknown
Chimmie Fadden Play, Original, Melodrama Written by Edward W. Townsend	Jan 13, 1896 - Closing date unknown
Trilby Play, Original, Comedy Written by Paul M. Potter	Apr 15, 1895 - Closing date unknown
Beau Brummell Play, Original Written by Clyde Fitch	May 17, 1890 - Closing date unknown