[1] The American premiere of La Tosca was performed on the theatre's opening night, March 3, 1888, featuring Fanny Davenport.
[2] The first successful run was Little Lord Fauntleroy, with the title role alternately played by Elsie Leslie and Tommy Russell, which hit 100 showings on March 21, 1889.
El Capitan, John Philip Sousa's most enduring operetta, opened here in 1896 before tours, revivals and a successful London run.
[1] Mrs. Leslie Carter, who later obtained fame with The Heart of Maryland, made her stage debut at the Broadway Theatre in 1890 in The Ugly Duckling.
The last performance was a vaudeville show called Broadway Fever in January 1929, and the theatre was soon after demolished.