Fifth Avenue Theatre

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31 W. 28th St. (Broadway), New York, NY

Seats (approximate): 1530

As Gilsey's Apollo Hall (later the St. James), patrons could attend lectures in the upstairs hall or musical entertainment in the main auditorium. When Daly's Fifth Ave. Theatre burned down in 1873, Augustin Daly moved here and renamed it New Fifth Avenue, staying until 1877. It was destroyed by fire in 1891 and rebuilt. Henry Miner managed it in the 1890s and F. F. Proctor added it to his vaudeville chain in 1900. After spending the 1930s as burlesque house and movie theatre, it was demolished in 1939.

Built: 1868 Demolished: 1939

Theatre Names	Named
Fifth Avenue Theatre	1877
New Fifth Avenue Theatre	1873
St. James Theatre	1870
Gilsey's Apollo Hall	1868

Productions

Productions	Production Dates
Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl Play, Revival, Melodrama Written by Charles Foster	Nov 05, 1935 - Closing date unknown
The House of Ussher Play, Original, Drama	Jan 13, 1926 - Jul 1926
The Wisecrackers Play, Original, Comedy Written by Gilbert Seldes	Dec 16, 1925 - Dec 1925
The Great Game Play, Original Written by W. Cronin Wilson	May 16, 1912 - Closing date unknown
The King of Cadonia Musical, Original, Comedy Music by Sidney Jones; Book by Frederick Lonsdale; Lyrics by Adrian Ross, M. E. Rourke	Jan 10, 1910 - Jan 22, 1910
The Jungle Play, Original, Melodrama	Apr 22, 1907 - Closing date unknown
Jeanne D'arc Play, Original, Tragedy Written by Lawrence Marston, R. E. H. Greene	Apr 23, 1906 - Closing date unknown
Oliver Twist Play, Original Written by J. Comyns Carr	Nov 13, 1905 - Closing date unknown
Zorah Play, Original, Drama Written by Edwin Arden	Aug 14, 1905 - Closing date unknown
Anna Karenina Play, Original	Mar 27, 1905 - Closing date unknown
The Holy City Play, Original, Romance	Jan 30, 1905 - Closing date unknown
Fighting Bob Play, Original, Melodrama Written by Edward E. Rose	Jun 13, 1904 - Closing date unknown
Hush-a-Bye Baby Play, Original Written by Frank Tannehill	Mar 07, 1904 - Closing date unknown
Who Is Brown? Play, Original, Farce Written by Frank Wyatt	May 11, 1903 - Closing date unknown
A Modern Crusoe Play, Original, Comedy Written by Sydney Rosenfeld	Apr 06, 1903 - Closing date unknown
Oliver Goldsmith Play, Original, Comedy Written by Augustus Thomas	Mar 19, 1900 - Closing date unknown
Mary Stuart Play, Original Written by Friedrich Schiller	Feb 26, 1900 - Closing date unknown
Marie Antoinette Play, Original Written by Clinton Stuart	Feb 26, 1900 - Closing date unknown
The Ladies' Battle Play, Original	Feb 26, 1900 - Closing date unknown
Macbeth Play, Revival, Tragedy Written by William Shakespeare	Feb 26, 1900 - Closing date unknown
Twelfth Night Play, Revival, Comedy Written by William Shakespeare	Feb 26, 1900 - Closing date unknown
Much Ado About Nothing Play, Revival, Comedy Written by William Shakespeare	Feb 26, 1900 - Closing date unknown
The Countess Chiffon Play, Original, Comedy	Feb 06, 1900 - Feb 1900
Three Little Lambs Musical, Original, Comedy Music by Edward W. Corliss; Book by R. A. Barnet; Lyrics by R. A. Barnet	Dec 25, 1899 - Feb 1900
Becky Sharp Play, Original, Comedy Written by Langdon Mitchell	Sep 12, 1899 - Dec 1899
The Charlatan Musical, Original, Comedy, Opera Music by John Philip Sousa; Book by Charles Klein; Lyrics by Charles Klein	May 11, 1899 - Jun 17, 1899
Citizen Pierre Play, Original, Drama Written by Charles Coghlan	Apr 11, 1899 - Closing date unknown
A Runaway Girl Musical, Original, Comedy Music by Ivan Caryll, Lionel Monckton; Book by Harry Nicholls, Seymour Hicks; Lyrics by Harry Greenbank, Avery Hopwood	Nov 21, 1898 - Feb 25, 1899
The Royal Box Play, Revival, Comedy, Romance	Oct 03, 1898 - Closing date unknown
Love Finds the Way Play, Original, Drama Written by Marguerite Merington	Apr 11, 1898 - Closing date unknown
A Bit of Old Chelsea Play, Original, One Act Written by Mrs. Oscar Beringer	Apr 11, 1898 - Closing date unknown
Hedda Gabler Play, Original, Drama Written by Henrik Ibsen	Mar 30, 1898 - Closing date unknown
Joan Play, Original, Drama Written by Frances Aymar Matthews	Jan 29, 1898 - Closing date unknown
The Royal Box Play, Original, Comedy, Romance Written by Charles Coghlan	Dec 21, 1897 - Feb 1898
Alexandra Play, Original, Drama Written by Richard Voss	Nov 29, 1897 - Closing date unknown
The Devil's Disciple Play, Original, Comedy Written by George Bernard Shaw	Oct 04, 1897 - Closing date unknown
A Southern Romance Play, Original, Melodrama Written by Leo Ditrichstein, B. B. Valentine	Sep 04, 1897 - Closing date unknown
Divorcons Play, Revival Written by Victorien Sardou	May 07, 1897 - Closing date unknown
Dr. Claudius Play, Original, Drama Written by F. Marion Crawford, Harry St. Maur	Feb 01, 1897 - Closing date unknown
A Superfluous Husband Play, Original, Melodrama Written by Clyde Fitch, Leo Ditrichstein	Jan 04, 1897 - Closing date unknown
The Speculator Play, Original, Comedy Written by George Broadhurst	Apr 18, 1896 - Closing date unknown
A House of Cards Play, Original, Drama Written by Sydney Rosenfeld	Mar 23, 1896 - Closing date unknown
Pamela Nubile Play, Original, Drama Written by Carlo Goldoni	Mar 19, 1896 - Mar 19, 1896
The Governor of Kentucky Play, Original, Melodrama Written by Franklin Fyles	Jan 21, 1896 - Feb 1896
Ambition Play, Original, Melodrama Written by Henry Guy Carleton	Oct 22, 1895 - Closing date unknown
For Fair Virginia Play, Original, Drama Written by Russ Whytall	Jun 03, 1895 - Jun 1895
His Wife's Father Play, Original, Drama Written by Martha Morton	Feb 25, 1895 - Closing date unknown
Gismonda Play, Original, Melodrama Written by Victorien Sardou	Dec 11, 1894 - Feb 1895
The Coming Woman Play, Original	Nov 12, 1894 - Closing date unknown
Hannele Play, Original Written by Gerhart Hauptmann	May 01, 1894 - Closing date unknown
The Moth and the Flame Play, Original, Drama	Jan 26, 1893 - Closing date unknown
Joan of Arc Play, Original, Drama, History	Dec 08, 1890 - Closing date unknown
The Begum Musical, Original, Comedy, Opera Music by Reginald De Koven; Libretto by Harry B. Smith	Sep 21, 1887 - Dec 10, 1887
Ruddigore Musical, Original, Operetta	Feb 21, 1887 - Apr 09, 1887
The Mikado Musical, Original, Operetta Music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; Written by W. S. Gilbert	Aug 20, 1885 - Closing date unknown
Princess Ida Musical, Original, Comedy, Operetta	Feb 11, 1884 - Mar 22, 1884
The Pirates of Penzance Musical, Original, Operetta Music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; Written by W. S. Gilbert	Dec 31, 1879 - Closing date unknown
Fatinitza Musical, Original, Opera Music by Franz Von Suppé; Libretto by Harry B. Smith; Lyrics by Franz Von Suppé	Apr 14, 1879 - Closing date unknown
King Richard II Play, Original, History	1878 - Closing date unknown
The Chimes of Normandy Musical, Original, Comedy, Opera Music by Robert Planquette	Oct 22, 1877 - Nov 10, 1877
Jezebel Play, Original, Melodrama Written by Dion Boucicault	Mar 28, 1871 - Closing date unknown
New Fifth Avenue Theatre
Adrienne Lecouveur Play, Revival Written by Ernest Legouve, Eugene Scribe	Dec 22, 1877 - Closing date unknown
Our Boys Play, Original Written by Henry J. Byron	Sep 18, 1875 - Closing date unknown