Olympic Theatre

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622 Broadway, New York, NY

After actress/manager Laura Keene lost her lease on the Metropolitan (Tripler Hall), she moved her "Varieties" show here. After she left, the theatre was renamed the Olympic and was managed by a number of actresses, including Mrs. John Wood (c. 1866). It was torn down in 1880.

Built: 1856 Closed: 1880 Demolished: 1880

Theatre Names	Named
Olympic Theatre	1863
Laura Keene's Theatre	1856

Productions

Productions	Production Dates
Assommoir Play, Original	Apr 30, 1879 - Closing date unknown
L'Assommoir Play, Original Written by Augustin Daly	Apr 30, 1879 - Closing date unknown
Bluebeard Musical, Revival, Burlesque Written by Henry B. Farnie	Dec 06, 1872 - Dec 07, 1872
Kenilworth Musical, Revival, Burlesque Music by Michael Connolly; Written by H.S. Murdoch	Nov 29, 1872 - Dec 05, 1872
Humpty Dumpty Special, Revival, Ballet, Pantomime Music by Mon. F. Strebinger; Written by George L. Fox	Aug 31, 1871 - Jun 11, 1872
Horizon Play, Original Written by Augustin Daly	Mar 21, 1871 - May 21, 1871
Richelieu of the Period! Musical, Original, Burlesque Music by Mon. F. Strebinger	Feb 06, 1871 - Mar 18, 1871
Wee Willie Winkie Musical, Original, Pantomime Music by Mon. F. Strebinger; Written by George L. Fox	Oct 05, 1870 - Feb 04, 1871
Little Faust! Musical, Original, Opera Music by Herve	Aug 22, 1870 - Oct 01, 1870
The Daughter of the Regiment Musical, Original, Burlesque	Jun 13, 1870 - Jun 18, 1870
The Fair One With Blonde Wig Musical, Original, Burlesque, Extravaganza	May 16, 1870 - Jun 11, 1870
Macbeth Musical, Original, Burlesque Music by Matthew Locke	Apr 18, 1870 - May 07, 1870
Hamlet Musical, Original, Burlesque Written by Thomas Cooper DeLeon	Feb 14, 1870 - Apr 16, 1870
The Serious Family Play, Original	Jan 31, 1870 - Closing date unknown
The Spitfire Play, Original	Jan 31, 1870 - Closing date unknown
Paul Pry Play, Original	Jan 17, 1870 - Closing date unknown
Robert Macaire Play, Original	Jan 17, 1870 - Closing date unknown
The Writing on the Wall Play, Original, Comedy Written by John Maddison Morton	Jan 03, 1870 - Closing date unknown
Under the Gaslight Play, Original, Melodrama Written by Augustin Daly	Dec 06, 1869 - Closing date unknown
Darius Dutton Play, Original	Nov 29, 1869 - Closing date unknown
The Lottery Ticket Play, Original, Comedy	Nov 20, 1869 - Closing date unknown
Poor Humanity Play, Original Written by F. W. Robinson	Nov 08, 1869 - Closing date unknown
A Bull in a China Shop Play, Original, Comedy Written by Charles Mathews	Nov 08, 1869 - Closing date unknown
The Streets of New York, or Poverty is No Crime Play, Revival, Melodrama Written by Dion Boucicault	Oct 04, 1869 - Closing date unknown
Uncle Tom's Cabin Play, Revival, Play with music	Sep 06, 1869 - Closing date unknown
Hiccory Diccory Dock Musical, Original, Pantomime Written by George L. Fox	May 18, 1869 - Sep 04, 1869
Humpty Dumpty Special, Original, Ballet, Pantomime Music by Anthony Reiff; Written by G. L. Fox	Mar 10, 1868 - May 15, 1869
Columbus Reconstructed Musical, Revival, Burlesque Written by John Brougham	Jul 22, 1867 - Aug 03, 1867
The Blind Man's Daughter Musical, Original, Drama Libretto by Thomas Haynes Bayly	Feb 01, 1867 - Feb 01, 1867
The Rose of Castile Musical, Revival, Opera Libretto by Edmund Falconer, Augustus Harris	Jan 28, 1867 - Jan 31, 1867
The Bohemian Girl Musical, Revival, Comedy, Opera Libretto by Alfred Bunn	Jan 21, 1867 - Feb 02, 1867
The Doctor of Alcantara Musical, Revival, Opera Music by Julius Eichberg; Libretto by Benjamin E. Woolf	Jan 19, 1867 - Feb 02, 1867
Fra Diavolo Musical, Revival, Opera Music by Daniel Auber; Original French Libretto by Eugene Scribe	Jan 16, 1867 - Jan 25, 1867
Maritana Musical, Revival, Opera Music by William Vincent Wallace; Libretto by Edward Fitzball	Jan 15, 1867 - Jan 30, 1867
Rip Van Winkle Play, Revival Written by Dion Boucicault	Sep 03, 1866 - Closing date unknown
Po-Ca-Hon-Tas Musical, Revival Music by James Gaspard Maeder; Written by John Brougham	Jun 18, 1866 - Aug 11, 1866
Cinderella e la Comare Musical, Original, Burlesque, Extravaganza Music by Thomas Baker	Feb 26, 1866 - Mar 31, 1866
The Rose of Castile Musical, Revival, Opera Libretto by Edmund Falconer, Augustus Harris	Nov 02, 1864 - Closing date unknown
The Rose of Castile Musical, Original, Opera Libretto by Edmund Falconer, Augustus Harris	Jul 27, 1864 - Jul 30, 1864
The Bohemian Girl Musical, Revival, Comedy, Opera Libretto by Alfred Bunn	Jul 18, 1864 - Jul 26, 1864
Mazulm Musical, Revival, Ballet, Pantomime	Jul 11, 1864 - Aug 06, 1864
Fra Diavolo Musical, Revival, Opera Music by Daniel Auber; Original French Libretto by Eugene Scribe	Jul 11, 1864 - Jul 16, 1864
Maritana Musical, Revival, Opera Music by William Vincent Wallace; Libretto by Edward Fitzball	Jul 04, 1864 - Jul 09, 1864
Aladdin Musical, Revival Music by Thomas Baker	Jun 02, 1864 - Jul 02, 1864
Loyalina Musical, Original, Extravaganza Music by Thomas Baker	Apr 11, 1864 - Apr 30, 1864
Ill Treated Il Trovadatore! Musical, Original, Burlesque, Extravaganza Written by Henry J. Byron	Feb 08, 1864 - Feb 13, 1864
Mazeppa Musical, Revival, Burlesque Music by Thomas Baker; Burlesque by Henry J. Byron	Jan 18, 1864 - Feb 06, 1864
Po-Ca-Hon-Tas Musical, Revival Written by John Brougham	Oct 19, 1863 - Oct 31, 1863
Brother and Sister Musical, Revival, Burlesque Music by Henry Bishop; Libretto by William Dimond	Oct 08, 1863 - Oct 17, 1863
The King of Coney Island Musical, Original, Burlesque	Jun 30, 1857 - Jun 31, 1857
Olympiana Musical, Original Music by Anthony Reiff; Written by Charles Gayler	Jun 13, 1857 - Aug 05, 1857
Laura Keene's Theatre
Tib Musical, Original, Burlesque Music by Thomas Baker	May 04, 1863 - May 05, 1863
The Fair One with the Golden Locks Musical, Original, Extravaganza	Feb 09, 1863 - Mar 14, 1863
The Loan of a Lover Musical, Revival, Comedy Written by James Robinson Planche	Jan 30, 1863 - Closing date unknown
Jenny Lind Musical, Revival, Farce	Jan 05, 1863 - Jan 10, 1863
The Invincibles Musical, Original, Burlesque, Comedy	Jan 05, 1863 - Jan 10, 1863
Blondette Musical, Original, Spectacle	Nov 25, 1862 - Jan 03, 1863
The Pet of the Petticoats Musical, Original, Comedy, Operetta Written by John Baldwin Buckstone	Jul 14, 1862 - Aug 15, 1862
The Seven Sisters Musical, Original, Burlesque Music by Thomas Baker	Sep 23, 1861 - Dec 21, 1861
The Seven Sisters Musical, Original, Burlesque New music by Thomas Baker; Written by Robert Jones	Nov 26, 1860 - Aug 10, 1861
Jenny Lind Musical, Original, Farce	Jun 04, 1860 - Jun 30, 1860
The Tycoon Musical, Original, Burlesque Music by Thomas Baker	Jun 02, 1860 - Jul 21, 1860
The Invisible Prince Musical, Revival, Extravaganza Burlesque by James Robinson Planche	May 16, 1860 - Jun 02, 1860
The Colleen Bawn Play, Original, Melodrama Written by Dion Boucicault	Mar 29, 1860 - Closing date unknown
The Invisible Prince Musical, Revival, Extravaganza Written by James Robinson Planche	Jul 11, 1859 - Jul 13, 1859
Massaniello Musical, Original, Burlesque Written by William Brough, Robert Brough	Jun 27, 1859 - Jul 09, 1859
Cinderella Musical, Original, Burlesque, Extravaganza Written by William Brough, Robert Brough	1859 - Closing date unknown
Our American Cousin Play, Original Written by Tom Taylor	Oct 18, 1858 - Closing date unknown
Louis XI Play, Original Written by H. R. Maxwell	Sep 07, 1858 - Closing date unknown
The Lyons Mail Play, Original	Feb 06, 1858 - Closing date unknown
The Heir-at-Law Play, Original, Comedy Written by George Colman	Sep 1857 - Closing date unknown
Variety Musical, Original, Extravaganza	May 11, 1857 - Jun 27, 1857
The Elves Musical, Original Music by Thomas Baker	Mar 16, 1857 - May 06, 1857
Young Baccus Musical, Original, Burlesque, Extravaganza Music by Thomas Baker	Jan 05, 1857 - Jan 28, 1857