- (1909 - 1935) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1909) Stage Play: Don. Written by Rudolph Besier [earliest Broadway credit]. New Theatre: 30 Dec 1909- unknown (unknown performances). Cast: Leah Bateman-Hunter, 'Harriet Otis Dellenbaugh', Margaret Fareleigh, E.M. Holland, Matheson Lang, Thais Lawton, William McVay, Beverly Sitgreaves. Produced by Lee Shubert. and J.J. Shubert.
- (1910) Stage Play: Olive Latimer's Husband. Written by Rudolph Besier. Hackett Theatre: 7 Jan 1910 (1 performance). Cast: Verner Clarges (credited as Vernon Clarges) [final Broadway role], Roberta Droste, Charles N. Greene, Katherine Keppell, May Lawton, Sheldon Lewis, Amelia Mayborn, Hattie Russell, Harry Scarborough, Grant Stewart, Basil West.
- (1910) Stage Play: The Foolish Virgin. Written by Henry Bataille. Translated by Rudolph Besier. Knickerbocker Theatre: 19 Dec 1910- Jan 1911 (24 performances). Cast: Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Robert Drouet, Annie Esmond, John Flood, Campbell Gullan, Edgar Hill, Shelly Hull, J. Homer Hunt, Ethel Morrey, Adelaide Nowak, Francis Verdi. Produced by Charles Frohman.
- (1912) Stage Play: Lady Patricia. Comedy. Written by Rudolph Besier. Empire Theatre: 26 Feb 1912- Mar 1912 (closing date unknown/32 performances). Cast: Leslie Faber (as "Michael Cosway"), Mrs. Fiske (as "Lady Patricia Cosway"), Emily Fitzroy (as "Mrs. O'Farrell"), Maude Gilbert (as "Clare Lesley"), Lewis Howard (as "Ellis"), Shelly Hull (as "Bill O'Farrell"), Frederick Rolland (as "Robert"), Ernest Stallard (as "Baldwin"), Henry Stephenson, Cyril Young (as "John"). Produced by Charles Frohman.
- (1918) Stage Play: Her Country. Written by Rudolph Besier and Sybil Spottiswoode. Punch and Judy Theatre (moved to The Harris Theatre from 1 Apr 1918- close): 21 Feb 1918- Apr 1918 (closing date unknown/76 performances). Cast: Anthony Blair, James Bream, Winnona Bridges, Bertha Broad, Edward Broadley, Mary Broome, Redfield Clarke, Charles Fleming, Charles Haines, George Hallett, Adele Klaer, Rosa Lynd, Maud Milton, Alexander Onslow, Edward Reece, Margaret Vaune, William Williams. Produced by Walter Knight.
- (1922) Stage Play: Secrets. Comedy/drama. Written by Rudolph Besier and May Edginton. Directed by Sam Forrest. Fulton Theatre: 25 Dec 1922- May 1923 (closing date unknown/168 performances). Cast: Barbara Allen (as "Lady Lessington"), Lillian Brennard (as "Elizabeth Channing"), Horace Cooper (as "Robert Carlton"), Frazer Coulter (as "Dr. Arbuthnot"), Orlando Daly (as "William Marlowe"), Elmer Grandin (as "Dr. McGovern"), Mrs. Edmund Gurney (as "Mrs. Marlowe"), Norman Houston (as "Bob"), Cynthia Hyde (as "Audrey"), Allen Jenkins (as "Briggs"), Beatrice Kay (as "Blanche"), Clay Kennedy (as "Robert"), Margaret Lawrence (as "Lady Carlton/Mary Marlowe"), Tom Nesbitt (as "John Carlton"), Mignon O'Doherty (as "Audrey Carlton"), Diantha Pattison (as "Mrs. Eustace Mainwaring"), Shirley B. Pink (as "John Carlton"), Nora Ryan (as "Nurse Martin"), Mary Scott Seton. Produced by Sam Harris. Note: Filmed as Secrets (1933), Secrets (1924).
- (1923) Stage Play: A Lesson in Love. Comedy. Written by Rudolph Besier and May Edginton. 39th Street Theatre: 24 Sep 1923- Nov 1923 (closing date unknown/72 performances). Cast: Hugh Buckler (as "Sir Nevil Moreton"), Edward Emery (as "Dean Carey"), William Faversham (as "Captain Andre Briquette"), Grace Henderson (as "Mrs. Carey"), Marion Hutchins (as "Masters"), Gilda Leary (as "Laura Westerly"), Frank Merlin (as "Waiter"), Emily Stevens. Produced by Lee Shubert.
- (1931) Stage Play: The Barretts of Wimpole Street. Comedy. Written by Rudolph Besier. Scenic and Costume Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Guthrie McClintic. Empire Theatre: 9 Feb 1931- Dec 1931 (closing date unknown/370 performances). Cast: Katharine Cornell, Brian Aherne (as "Robert Browning") [Broadway debut], Margaret Barker (as "Henrietta Moulton-Barrett"), John Buckler (as "Captain Surtees Cook"), Joyce Carey (as "Arabel Moulton-Barrett"), Leslie Denison (as "George Moulton-Barrett"), Vernon Downing (as "Alfred Moulton-Barrett"), Flush (as "Flush"), Brenda Forbes (as "Wilson"), John Halloran (as "Octavius Moulton-Barrett"), Basil Harvey (as "Henry Moulton-Barrett"), Oswald Marshall (as "Doctor Ford-Waterlow"), Dorothy Mathews (as "Bella Hedley"), George Riddell (as "Doctor Chambers"), John D. Seymour (as "Henry Bevan"), Frederick Voight (as "Charles Moulton-Barrett"), Charles Waldron (as "Edward Moulton-Barrett"), William Whitehead (as "Septimus Moulton-Barrett"). Produced by Katharine Cornell. Note: Filmed by MGM as The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) starring Norma Shearer and again as The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957) starring Jennifer Jones in the role originated by Katharine Cornell. TV versions: The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1982), The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1956), The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1951).
- (1935) Stage Play: The Barretts of Wimpole Street. Comedy (revival). Written by Rudolph Besier [final Broadway credit during lifetime]. Scenic Design and Costume Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Guthrie McClintic. Martin Beck Theatre: 25 Feb 1935- Mar 1935 (closing date unknown/24 performances). Cast: Brian Aherne (as "Robert Browning"), Gilmore Bush, Joyce Carey, Robert Champlain, Katharine Cornell (as "Elizabeth Barrett Moulton-Barrett"), John Emery (as "Capt. Surtees Cook"), Reynolds Evans (as "Dr. Ford-Waterlow"), Flush, Benda Forbes, Margalo Gillmore (as "Henrietta Moulton-Barrett"), John Gordon-Gage, John Hoyt (as "Henry Bevan") [credited as John Hoysradt], Burgess Meredith (as "Octavius Moulton-Barrett"), Irving Morrow, Moroni Olsen (as "Dr. Chambers"), Margot Stevenson (as "Bella Hedley"), David Vivian, Charles Waldron (as "Edward Moulton-Barrett"). Produced by Katharine Cornell.
- (1945) Stage Play: The Barretts of Wimpole Street. Comedy (revival). Written by Rudolph Besier [posthumous credit]. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Guthrie McClintic. Ethel Barrymore Theatre: 26 Mar 1945- 9 Jun 1945 (88 performances). Cast: Brian Aherne (as "Robert Browning"), Katharine Cornell (as "Elizabeth Barrett Moulton-Barrett"), Brenda Forbes, McKay Morris (as "Edward Moulton-Barrett"), Betty Brewer, Patricia Calvert (as "Arabel Moulton-Barrett"), Flush, Russell Gaige, Emily Lawrence, Erik Martin, Howard Otway, Stanley Parlan, Ivan F. Simpson, Roger Stearns, Chester Stratton, Keinert Wolff. Produced by Katharine Cornell.
- [Not believed to have been produced on Broadway] Dangerous Virtue (19??). (filmed as Dangerous Virtue (1925))
- The following productions are known to have been produced on the London stage:
- (September 7, 1922 - February 1923) May Edginton and his play, "Secrets," was performed at the Comedy Theatre in London, England with Fay Compton, Henry Vibart, Dorothy Holmes-Gore, Margaret Scudamore, Louise Hampton, Leon Quartermaine, Tom Reynolds, and Helen Haye in the cast.
- (September 23, 1930 - December 1930) His play, "The Barretts of Wimpole Street," was performed at the Queen's Theatre in London, England with Cedric Hardwicke, Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, Scott Sunderland, Marjorie Mars, Eileen Beldon, Barry K. Barnes, and Joan Barry in the cast.
- (1970) His play, "The Barretts of Wimpole Street," was performed at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in Birmingham, West Midlands, England with Ronald Adam and Elizabeth Bell in the cast. Philip Dudley was director.
- (1947) His play, "The Barretts of Wimpole Street," was performed at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts with Martha Scott in the cast.
- (January 29, 1931) His play, "The Barretts of Wimpole Steet," had it's American premiere at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Katharine Cornell in the cast. Guthrie McClintic was director.
- (1933) Katherine Cornell performed in his play, "The Barretts of Wimpole Street;" William Shakespeare's play, "Romeo and Juliet" and George Bernard Shaw's play, "Candida" at the Olympic Theatre in Seattle, Washington. Brian Aherne played Robert Browning in "The Barretts of Wimpole Street;" Orson Welles played Tybalt in "Romeo and Juliet."
- (December 31, 1947 to January 11, 1948) His play, "Barretts of Wimpole Street," was performed at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California. Gilmor Brown was artistic director. Thomas Armistead was director.
- (Summer 1949) His play, "The Barretts of Wimpole Street," was performed in a Kenley Players production in Lakewood Park Theatre in Barnesville, Pennsylvania with Susan Peters in the cast. John Kenley was artistic director.
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