The Bat

The Bat premiered as a Broadway play on August 23, 1920, at the Morosco Theatre in New York City. The melodrama mystery was produced by Lincoln Wagenhals and Collin Kemper, who also staged the show. The play closed in September 1922 after 867 performances.


Two Broadway revivals of The Bat followed. The first of these opened on May 31, 1937, at the Majestic Theatre, and closed that June after just 18 performances. The second of these opened on January 20, 1953, at the National Theatre, and closed on February 7, 1953, after 23 performances.