Opened on January 1, 1850. Closed October 7, 1850 after 100 performances — 9 months. 👑 Broadway's longest-running show from January 1, 1850 until January 1, 1853. The Drunkard; or, The Fallen Saved is an American temperance play first performed on February 12, 1844. A drama in five acts, it was perhaps the most popular play produced in the United States until the dramatization of Uncle Tom's Cabin premiered in 1853. Wiki link