George M. Cohan's Theatre

1482 Broadway at W. 43rd St., New York, NY

Seats (approximate)

1085

Built

1911

Demolished

1938

ABOUT THIS THEATRE

Description

George Keister, architect. Built by George M. Cohan and Sam H. Harris. In 1915, sold to Joe Leblang, whose widow forfeited it to the mortage lender in 1938. The theatre was torn down the same year.

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LIST OF PRODUCTIONS

George M. Cohan's Theatre
Opened February 13, 1911

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- Productions
The Dubarry
Nov 22, 1932 - Feb 04, 1933
Music by Carl Millocker; Lyrics by Rowland Leigh

Musical Original Operetta

Musical Original Operetta

The Cat and the Fiddle
May 24, 1932 - Sep 24, 1932
Music by Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach; Book by Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach; Lyrics by Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach

Musical Original Romantic Comedy

Musical Original Romantic Comedy

There You Are
May 16, 1932 - May 21, 1932
Music by William Heagney; Book by Carl Bartfield; Lyrics by Tom Connell, William Heagney

Musical Original

Musical Original

Berlin
Dec 30, 1931 - Jan 1932
Written by Alice Crawford, Valentine Williams

Play Original Drama

Play Original Drama

Hot Money
Nov 07, 1931 - Nov 1931
Written by Aben Kandel

Play Original Comedy

Play Original Comedy

Nikki
Oct 19, 1931 - Oct 31, 1931
Music by Philip Charig; Book by John Monk Saunders; Lyrics by James Dyrenforth

Musical Original Comedy

Musical Original Comedy

Shoot the Works
Jul 21, 1931 - Oct 03, 1931
Music by Alexander Williams, Ann Ronell, Herbert Goode, Irving Berlin, Jay Gorney, Jimmy McHugh, Joseph Meyer, Michael H. Cleary, Muriel Pollock, Philip Chagrig, Robert Stolz, Vernon Duke; Book by Dorothy Parker, E.B. White, Edward J. McNamara, H. I. Phillips, Heywood Broun, Jack Hazzard, Milton Lazarus, Nunnally Johnson, Peter Arno; Lyrics by Alexander Williams, Armin Robinson, Dorothy Fields, E.Y. Harburg, Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Joe Young, Leo Robin, Max Lief, Muriel Pollock, Nathaniel Lief, Walter Reisch

Musical Original Revue

Musical Original Revue

Change Your Luck
Jun 06, 1930 - Jun 19, 1930
Music by J. C. Johnson; Book by Garland Howard; Lyrics by J. C. Johnson

Musical Original Comedy

Musical Original Comedy

Nine-Fifteen Revue
Feb 11, 1930 - Feb 15, 1930

Musical Original Revue

Musical Original Revue

Hello, Daddy
Jan 21, 1929 - May 1929
Music by Jimmy McHugh; Book by Herbert Fields; Lyrics by Dorothy Fields

Musical Original Comedy

Musical Original Comedy

One Way Street
Dec 24, 1928 - Feb 1929
Written by Beulah Poynter

Play Original Mystery Drama

Play Original Mystery Drama

Rain or Shine
Feb 09, 1928 - Dec 15, 1928
Music by Milton Ager, Owen Murphy; Book by James Gleason, Maurice Marks; Lyrics by Jack Yellen

Musical Original

Musical Original

The 19th Hole
Oct 11, 1927 - Jan 1928
Written by Frank Craven

Play Original

Play Original

Ten Per Cent
Sep 13, 1927 - Oct 1927
Written by Eugene Davis

Play Original Comedy

Play Original Comedy

Lombardi, Ltd.
Jun 06, 1927 - Jun 1927
Written by Fanny Hatton, Frederic Hatton

Play Revival Comedy

Play Revival Comedy

Polly of Hollywood
Feb 21, 1927 - Mar 12, 1927
Music by Edmund Joseph; Book by Edmund Joseph; Lyrics by Edmund Joseph

Musical Original Comedy

Musical Original Comedy

Pyramids
Jul 19, 1926 - Aug 1926

Play Original Drama

Play Original Drama

Gypsy Fires
Dec 07, 1925 - Dec 1925
Written by Allan Davis

Play Original Melodrama

Play Original Melodrama

Easy Come, Easy Go
Oct 26, 1925 - Closing date unknown
Written by Owen Davis

Play Original Farce

Play Original Farce

A Holy Terror
Sep 28, 1925 - Oct 1925
Written by George Abbott, Winchell Smith

Play Original

Play Original

Desire Under the Elms
Jun 01, 1925 - Sep 1925
Written by Eugene O'Neill

Play Original Drama

Play Original Drama

The Haunted House
Sep 02, 1924 - Dec 1924
Written by Owen Davis

Play Original Farce

Play Original Farce

Adrienne
May 28, 1923 - Dec 15, 1923
Music by Albert Von Tilzer; Book by A. Seymour Brown; Lyrics by A. Seymour Brown

Musical Original Comedy

Musical Original Comedy

Barnum Was Right
May 06, 1923 - May 24, 1923
Written by John Meehan, Philip Bartholomae

Play Original Farce

Play Original Farce

The Exile
Apr 09, 1923 - May 1923
Written by Sidney Toler

Play Original Comedy Drama

Play Original Comedy Drama

The Love Child
Nov 14, 1922 - Apr 1923
Written by Henri Bataille

Play Original Drama

Play Original Drama

Queen O' Hearts
Oct 10, 1922 - Nov 11, 1922
Music by Dudley Wilkinson, Lewis E. Gensler; Book by Frank Mandel, Oscar Hammerstein II; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

Musical Original Comedy

Musical Original Comedy

The Endless Chain
Sep 04, 1922 - Oct 1922
Written by James Forbes

Play Original Drama

Play Original Drama

The Perfect Fool
Nov 07, 1921 - Jul 01, 1922
Music by Ed Wynn; Book by Ed Wynn; Lyrics by Ed Wynn

Musical Original Revue

Musical Original Revue

A Bill of Divorcement
Oct 10, 1921 - Nov 05, 1921
Written by Clemence Dane

Play Original Drama

Play Original Drama

Two Blocks Away
Aug 30, 1921 - Sep 1921
Written by Aaron Hoffman

Play Original Comedy

Play Original Comedy

Two Little Girls in Blue
May 03, 1921 - Aug 27, 1921
Music by Paul Lannin, Vincent Youmans

Musical Original Comedy

Musical Original Comedy

The Tavern
Sep 27, 1920 - May 1921
Written by Cora Dick Gantt

Play Original Comedy Satire Tragedy

Play Original Comedy Satire Tragedy

Genius and the Crowd
Sep 06, 1920 - Sep 1920
Written by Francis Hill, John T. McIntyre

Play Original Comedy

Play Original Comedy

Silks and Satins
Jul 15, 1920 - Sep 04, 1920
Music by Leon Rosebrook; Book by Thomas Duggan; Lyrics by Louis Weslyn

Musical Original Revue

Musical Original Revue

The Hottentot
Mar 01, 1920 - Jun 1920
Written by Victor Mapes, William Collier

Play Original Comedy Farce

Play Original Comedy Farce

One Night in Rome
Jan 19, 1920 - Feb 28, 1920
Written by J. Hartley Manners

Play Original Drama

Play Original Drama

Elsie Janis and Her Gang [1919]
Dec 01, 1919 - Jan 17, 1920
Music by B. C. Hilliam, William B. Kernell; Book by Elsie Janis; Lyrics by Elsie Janis, Richard Fechheimer

Musical Original Revue

Musical Original Revue

See-Saw
Sep 23, 1919 - Nov 29, 1919
Music by Louis A. Hirsch; Book by Earl Derr Biggers; Lyrics by Earl Derr Biggers

Musical Original Comedy

Musical Original Comedy

A Prince There Was
Dec 24, 1918 - May 10, 1919
Written by George M. Cohan

Play Original

Play Original

By Pigeon Post
Nov 25, 1918 - Dec 1918
Written by Austin Page

Play Original

Play Original

Head Over Heels
Aug 29, 1918 - Nov 23, 1918
Music by Jerome Kern; Book by Edgar Allan Woolf; Lyrics by Edgar Allan Woolf

Musical Original

Musical Original

The Kiss Burglar
May 09, 1918 - Closing date unknown
Music by Raymond Hubbell; Book by Glen MacDonough; Lyrics by Glen MacDonough

Musical Original Romance

Musical Original Romance

Service
Apr 15, 1918 - Apr 1918
Written by Henri Lavedan

Play Original

Play Original

A Night at an Inn
Apr 15, 1918 - Apr 1918
Written by Lord Dunsany

Play Original One Act

Play Original One Act

Toot-Toot!
Mar 11, 1918 - Apr 13, 1918
Music by Jerome Kern; Book by Edgar Allan Woolf; Lyrics by Berton Braley

Musical Original Comedy

Musical Original Comedy

The King
Nov 20, 1917 - Mar 1918
Written by Emmanuel Arene, Robert de Flers

Play Original

Play Original

Here Comes the Bride
Sep 25, 1917 - Nov 1917
Written by Max Marcin, Roy Atwell

Play Original

Play Original

This Way Out
Aug 30, 1917 - Sep 1917
Written by Frank Craven

Play Original

Play Original

Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford
May 17, 1917 - May 1917
Written by George M. Cohan

Play Revival

Play Revival

Come Out of the Kitchen
Oct 23, 1916 - May 1917
Written by A. E. Thomas

Play Original

Play Original

Seven Chances
Aug 08, 1916 - Oct 21, 1916
Written by Roi Cooper Megrue

Play Original

Play Original

Pom-pom
Feb 28, 1916 - Jun 17, 1916
Music by Hugo Felix; Book by Anne Caldwell; Lyrics by Anne Caldwell

Musical Original Comedy Opera

Musical Original Comedy Opera

Cock o' the Walk
Dec 27, 1915 - Feb 1916
Written by Henry Arthur Jones

Play Original

Play Original

Back Home
Nov 15, 1915 - Nov 1915
Written by Bayard Veiller

Play Original

Play Original

Miss Information
Oct 05, 1915 - Nov 13, 1915
Music by Jerome Kern; Written by Charles W. Goddard, Paul Dickey; Lyrics by Elsie Janis

Play Original Comedy Play with music

Play Original Comedy Play with music

Cousin Lucy
Aug 27, 1915 - Oct 02, 1915
Music by Jerome Kern; Written by Charles Klein

Play Original Comedy Play with music

Play Original Comedy Play with music

It Pays to Advertise
Sep 08, 1914 - Aug 1915
Written by Roi Cooper Megrue, Walter Hackett

Play Original

Play Original

Potash and Perlmutter [1913]
Aug 16, 1913 - Sep 1915
Written by Charles Klein, Montague Glass

Play Original

Play Original

Mrs. Peckham's Carouse
Apr 21, 1913 - May 1913
Written by George Ade

Play Revival

Play Revival

Widow by Proxy
Feb 24, 1913 - May 1913

Play Original Comedy

Play Original Comedy

Broadway Jones
Sep 23, 1912 - Feb 1913
Written by George M. Cohan

Play Original Comedy

Play Original Comedy

The Wall Street Girl
Apr 15, 1912 - Jun 01, 1912
Music by Karl Hoschna; Book by Edgar Selwyn, Margaret Mayo; Lyrics by Benjamin Hapgood Burt

Musical Original

Musical Original

Forty-five Minutes from Broadway
Mar 14, 1912 - Apr 13, 1912
Music by George M. Cohan; Book by George M. Cohan; Lyrics by George M. Cohan

Play Revival Play with music

Play Revival Play with music

The Little Millionaire
Sep 25, 1911 - Mar 09, 1912
Music by George M. Cohan; Book by George M. Cohan; Lyrics by George M. Cohan

Musical Original Farce

Musical Original Farce

Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford
Feb 13, 1911 - Closing date unknown
Music by George M. Cohan; Written by George M. Cohan

Play Original

Play Original