Lyceum Theatre

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4th Avenue (23rd & 24th), New York, NY

Under Thomas Edison's personal supervision, the Lyceum became the first theatre to be lighted entirely by electricity. Steele MacKaye founded and managed it after leaving his post at the Madison Square. But he spent only one year managing the theatre he built. He was succeeded by actress Helen Dauvrey, then Daniel Frohman (1885-1902), who managed it to great success as one of the last remaining stock companies in the city. In 1902, it was torn down, the site annexed by the Met Life building.

Built: 1885 Demolished: 1902

Theatre Names	Named
Lyceum Theatre	1885

Productions

Productions	Production Dates
The Girl and the Judge Play, Original, Drama Written by Clyde Fitch	Dec 04, 1901 - Mar 1902
The Love Match Play, Original, Drama Written by Sydney Grundy	Oct 12, 1901 - Nov 1901
The Forest Lovers Play, Original, Romance Written by A.E. Lancaster	Sep 10, 1901 - Oct 21, 1901
On and Off Play, Revival, Farce Written by Alexandre Bisson, Captain R. Marshall	Apr 01, 1901 - Apr 1901
The Shades of Night Play, Original, Fantasy,One Act Written by Alexandre Bisson, Captain R. Marshall	Apr 01, 1901 - Apr 1901
The Lash of a Whip Play, Original, Farce Written by Georges Duval, Maurice Hennequin, Captain R. Marshall	Feb 25, 1901 - Apr 1901
The Shades of Night Play, Original, Fantasy, One Act Written by Georges Duval, Maurice Hennequin, Captain R. Marshall	Feb 25, 1901 - Apr 1901
Richard Savage Play, Original, Drama Written by Madeleine Lucette Ryley	Feb 04, 1901 - Feb 1901
A Royal Family Play, Original, Comedy	Sep 05, 1900 - Feb 1901
Borderside Play, Original, Comedy Written by Virginia Calhoun, Eva Foster Riggs	Apr 30, 1900 - May 1900
My Daughter-in-law Play, Original, Comedy	Feb 26, 1900 - Apr 1900
The Surprises of Love Play, Original, Comedy Written by Michel Carre, Paul Bilhaud	Jan 22, 1900 - Feb 1900
Miss Hobbs Play, Original, Comedy Written by Jerome K. Jerome	Sep 07, 1899 - Jan 1900
His Excellency the Governor Play, Original Written by Robert Marshall	May 09, 1899 - Closing date unknown
Rupert of Hentzau Play, Original, Drama Written by Anthony Hope	Apr 10, 1899 - Closing date unknown
John Ingerfield Play, Original, Drama Written by Jerome K. Jerome	Mar 29, 1899 - Closing date unknown
John Ingerfeld Play, Original Written by Jerome K. Jerome	Mar 29, 1899 - Closing date unknown
Americans at Home Play, Original, Romance Written by Abby Sage Richardson	Mar 13, 1899 - Closing date unknown
Trelawny of the "Wells" Play, Original, Comedy	Nov 22, 1898 - Closing date unknown
A Colonial Girl Play, Original, Drama Written by Abby Sage Richardson	Oct 31, 1898 - Closing date unknown
The Adventure of Lady Ursula Play, Original, Comedy Written by Anthony Hope	Sep 01, 1898 - Closing date unknown
The Moth and the Flame Play, Original, Drama Written by Clyde Fitch	Apr 11, 1898 - Closing date unknown
The Tree of Knowledge Play, Original, Drama Written by R.C. Carton	Jan 24, 1898 - Closing date unknown
The Princess and the Butterfly Play, Original Written by Arthur Wing Pinero	Nov 23, 1897 - Closing date unknown
The Lady of Lyons Play, Original Written by E. H. Sothern	Oct 11, 1897 - Closing date unknown
Change Alley Play, Original, Drama Written by Louis N. Parker, Murray Carson	Sep 06, 1897 - Closing date unknown
The Mysterious Mr. Bugle Play, Original, Farce Written by Madeleine Lucette Ryley	Apr 19, 1897 - Closing date unknown
The Mayflower Play, Original, Drama Written by Louis N. Parker	Mar 08, 1897 - Closing date unknown
The First Gentleman of Europe Play, Original Written by Frances Hodgson Burnett	Jan 25, 1897 - Closing date unknown
When a Man's Married Play, Original	Jan 25, 1897 - Closing date unknown
The White Flower Play, Original, Drama Written by Mrs. Fiske	Dec 31, 1896 - Closing date unknown
The Late Mr. Costello Play, Original, Melodrama Written by Sydney Grundy	Dec 14, 1896 - Closing date unknown
The Wife of Willoughby Play, Original, One Act Written by Helen Bogart, Theodore Burt Sayre	Dec 14, 1896 - Closing date unknown
The Late Mr. Castello Play, Original Written by Sydney Grundy	Dec 14, 1896 - Closing date unknown
The Courtship of Leonie Play, Original, Drama	Nov 24, 1896 - Closing date unknown
An Enemy to the King Play, Original, Drama Written by Robert Neilson Stephens	Sep 01, 1896 - Closing date unknown
The Prisoner of Zenda Play, Revival Written by Anthony Hope	Feb 10, 1896 - Closing date unknown
The Benefit of the Doubt Play, Original Written by Arthur Wing Pinero	Jan 06, 1896 - Feb 1896
The Home Secretary Play, Original, Drama Written by R.C. Carton	Nov 25, 1895 - Closing date unknown
The Prisoner of Zenda Play, Original, Drama Written by Edward Everett Rose	Sep 04, 1895 - Closing date unknown
Fortune Play, Original Written by Fred Horner	Apr 16, 1895 - Apr 1895
An Ideal Husband Play, Original, Comedy Written by Oscar Wilde	Mar 12, 1895 - Closing date unknown
The Case of Rebellious Susan Play, Original, Comedy Written by Henry Arthur Jones	Dec 29, 1894 - Closing date unknown
A Woman's Silence Play, Original, Drama Written by Victorien Sardou	Nov 20, 1894 - Dec 1894
A Way to Win a Woman Play, Original Written by Jerome K. Jerome	Sep 26, 1894 - Closing date unknown
The Victoria Cross Play, Original Written by Paul M. Potter	Aug 27, 1894 - Closing date unknown
The Amazons Play, Original	Feb 19, 1894 - Closing date unknown
Our Country Cousins Play, Original Written by Paul M. Potter	Jan 08, 1894 - Closing date unknown
An American Duchess Play, Original, Melodrama Written by Clyde Fitch	Nov 20, 1893 - Dec 1893
Sheridan Play, Original Written by Paul M. Potter	Sep 05, 1893 - Closing date unknown
The Guardsman Play, Original Written by Cecil Raleigh, George R. Sims	Apr 03, 1893 - Closing date unknown
Captain Lettarblair Play, Original Written by Marguerite Merington	Aug 16, 1892 - Closing date unknown
The Grey Mare Play, Original Written by Cecil Raleigh, George R. Sims	Apr 25, 1892 - Closing date unknown
Merry Gotham Play, Original Written by Elisabeth Marbury	Mar 14, 1892 - Apr 1892
Squire Kate Play, Original Written by Robert Buchanan	Jan 18, 1892 - Mar 1892
Lady Bountiful Play, Original Written by Arthur Wing Pinero	Nov 16, 1891 - Jan 1892
The Dancing Girl Play, Original Written by Henry Arthur Jones	Aug 31, 1891 - Nov 1891
Old Heads and Young Hearts Play, Revival	Apr 06, 1891 - Aug 1891
Pillars of Society Play, Original Written by Henrik Ibsen	Mar 06, 1891 - Closing date unknown
Nerves Play, Original Written by Comyss Carr	Jan 19, 1891 - Apr 1891
The Idler Play, Original	Nov 11, 1890 - Jan 1891
The Maister of Woodbarrow Play, Original Written by Jerome K. Jerome	Aug 26, 1890 - Closing date unknown
The Charity Ball Play, Original Written by Henry C. De Mille, David Belasco	Nov 19, 1889 - Closing date unknown
Our Flat Play, Original	Oct 21, 1889 - Closing date unknown
Lord Chumley Play, Revival	Aug 20, 1889 - Closing date unknown
The Wife Play, Revival Written by David Belasco	Mar 29, 1889 - Closing date unknown
The Marquise Play, Original Written by Victorien Sardou	Mar 18, 1889 - Closing date unknown
Electra Play, Original Written by Sophocles	Mar 11, 1889 - Closing date unknown
Sweet Lavender Play, Original Written by Arthur Wing Pinero	Nov 13, 1888 - Closing date unknown
Lord Chumley Play, Original Written by Henry C. De Mille, David Belasco	Aug 21, 1888 - Closing date unknown
The Wife Play, Original Written by Henry C. De Mille, David Belasco	Nov 01, 1887 - Closing date unknown
Editha's Burglar Play, Original Written by Cecil Raleigh	Sep 19, 1887 - Closing date unknown
The Great Pink Pearl Play, Original Written by Cecil Raleigh	Sep 19, 1887 - Closing date unknown
The Highest Bidder Play, Original Written by Morton Maddison, Robert Reece	May 03, 1887 - Closing date unknown
Met By Chance Play, Original, Romance Written by Bronson Howard	Jan 11, 1887 - Closing date unknown
A Scrap of Paper Play, Original	Dec 07, 1886 - Closing date unknown
The Main Line Play, Original	Sep 1886 - Closing date unknown
One of Our Girls Play, Original Written by Bronson Howard	Nov 10, 1885 - Closing date unknown
Dakolar Play, Original, Comedy, Drama Written by Steele MacKaye	Apr 06, 1885 - Closing date unknown