Complex sentence: The resulting production of "Ben Hur" opened at the Broadway Theater in New York City on November 29,1899, and ran for 194 performances in its first season, before closing on May 10,1900.
Split into simpler sentences: The resulting production of "Ben Hur" opened at the Broadway Theater in New York City on November 29,1899. It ran for 194 performances in its first season, before closing on May 10,1900.