- (1930 - 1967) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1948) Stage Play: A Temporary Island.
- (1948) Stage Play: Six O'Clock Theatre.
- (1930) Stage Play: Stepdaughters of War. Drama.
- (1931) Stage Play: The Bellamy Trial. Drama.
- (1939) Stage Play: Stop Press. Drama.
- (1941) Stage Play: Ah, Wilderness! Comedy (revival). Written by Eugene O'Neill. Scenic Design by Watson Barratt. Directed by Eva Le Gallienne. Guild Theatre: 2 Oct 1941- 25 Oct 1941 (29 performances). Produced by The Theatre Guild.
- (1943) Stage Play: Harriet.
- (1944) Stage Play: Harriet (Revival).
- (1945) Stage Play: Dream Girl. Comedy.
- (1948) Stage Play: Harvest of Years. Written by DeWitt Bodeen. Scenic Design by Raymond Sovey. Directed by Arthur J. Beckhard. Hudson Theatre: 12 Jan- 24 Jan 1948 (16 performances). Cast: Philip Abbott (as "Jules Bromark"), Philippa Bevans (as "Bertha Bromark"), Robert Crawley (as "Bernhard Jonson"), Esther Dale (as "Anna Bromark") [final Broadway role], Russell Hardie (as "Chris Bromark"), Leona Maricle (as "Margareta Bromark"), Emily Noble (as "Mellie Bromark"), Lenka Peterson (as "Jenny Nelson"), Virginia Robinson (as "Astrid Bromark"). Produced by Arthur J. Beckhard.
- (1950) Stage Play: The Relapse. Comedy (revival).
- (1951) Stage Play: Buy Me Blue Ribbons. Comedy.
- (1952) Stage Play: Mr. Pickwick. Comedy (revival). Written by Stanley Young [final Broadway credit]. Based on incidents from "The Pickwick Papers" by Charles Dickens. Production Design by Kathleen Ankers. Directed by John Burrell. Plymouth Theatre (moved to The John Golden Theatre from 27 Oct 1952- close): 17 Sep 1952- 8 Nov 1952 (61 performances). Cast: Wallace Acton (as "Wilberforce"), C.K. Alexander (as "Joe/Twinkey"), Jacques Aubuchon (as "Mr. Buzfuz"), Philippa Bevans (as "Mrs. Weller"), Richard Case (as "Tommy"), Jane Cooke (as "Miss Emily Wardle"), Neil Fitzgerald (as "Mr. Wardle"), Nigel Green (as "Mr. Jingle"), Louis Hector (as "Mr. Weller"), Nora Howard (as "Mrs. Bardell"), George Howe (as "Mr. Pickwick"), Basil Howes (as "Mr. Stiggins"), Anthony Kemble-Cooper (as "Mr. Snodgrass"), Lucie Lancaster (as "Mrs. Cluppins"), Sarah Marshall (as "Mary"), Earl Montgomery (as "Mr. Tupman"), Dolores Pigott (as "Miss Isabella Wardle"), William Podmore (as "Justice"), Clive Revill (as "Sam Weller"), Kurt Richards (as "Mr. Perker"), Derek Tansley (as "Mr. Winkle"), Nydia Westman (as "Miss Rachel Wardle"), Estelle Winwood (as "Mrs. Leo Hunter"). Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson, S.N. Behrman, Elmer Rice, Robert E. Sherwood, Sidney Howard).
- (1954) Stage Play: The Starcross Story. Written by Diana Morgan. Scenic Design by Watson Barratt. Directed by John C. Wilson. Royale Theatre: 13 Jan 1954 (1 performance). Cast: Mary Astor (as "Anne Meredith"), Lynn Bailey (as "Christine Starcross"), Margaret Bannerman (as "Alice Venning"), Philippa Bevans (as "Laura Shipman"), Eva Le Gallienne (as "Lady Starcross"), Marta Linden (as "Chloe Gwynn"), Una O'Connor (as "Ellen"), Doris Patston (as "Jean Benson Halliday"), Christopher Plummer (as "George Phillips") [Broadway debut], Anthony Ross (as "James Trenchard"). Produced by John C. Wilson, Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert, and Sherman S. Krellberg.
- (1956) Stage Play: My Fair Lady. Musical/Romantic comedy. Book by Alan Jay Lerner. Music by Frederick Loewe. Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. Adapted from "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw. Music arranged by Robert Russell Bennett and Philip J. Lang. Dance arrangements by Trude Rittman. Musical Director: Franz Allers. Choral arrangements by Gino Smart. Production Design by Oliver Smith. Costume Design by Cecil Beaton. Lighting Design by Feder. Hair Design by Ernest Adler. Wig Design by Ira Senz. Choreographed by Hanya Holm. Directed by Moss Hart. Mark Hellinger Theatre (moved to The Broadhurst Theatre from 28 Feb 1962- 14 Apr 1962, then moved to The Broadway Theatre from 18 Apr 1962- close): 15 Mar 1956- 29 Sep 1962 (2717 performances). Cast: Julie Andrews (as "Eliza Doolittle"), Rex Harrison (as "Henry Higgins") [from 15 Mar 1956- 23 Dec 1957; replaced by Edward Mulhare], Robert Coote (as "Colonel Pickering"), Stanley Holloway (as "Alfred P. Doolittle"), Cathleen Nesbitt (as "Mrs. Higgins"). Replacement cast: [during Mark Hellinger Theatre run]: Helen Ahola (as "Singing Ensemble"), Christian Alderson (as "Busker/Dancing Ensemble"), Michael Allinson (as "Henry Higgins") [from 10 Feb 1960- ?], Bill Atkinson (as "Busker/Dancing Ensemble"), Gretl Bauer (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Lindsey Bergen (as "First Cockney/Singing Ensemble"), Maxine Berke (as "Busker/Dancing Ensemble") [from circa 31 Dec 1957- ?], Mary Sue Berry (as "Servant/Singing Ensemble"), Leta Bonynge (as "Mrs. Pearce"), Leo Britt (as "Bystander/Zoltan Karpathy") [from circa 14 May 1956- ?], Margaret Broderson (as "Servant/Singing Ensemble"), Paul Brown (as "Footman"), Betty Buday (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Regina Burger (as "Singing Ensemble") [from circa 12 Sep 1956- ?], Ann Casey (as "Singing Ensemble"), Pamela Charles (as "Eliza Doolittle") [from 2 Feb 1959- ?], Diana Chase (as "Singing Ensemble"), Hilda Clarke (as "Singing Ensemble"), Thatcher Clarke (as "Dancing Ensemble/Busker") [from circa Dec 1957- ?], Melville Cooper (as "Colonel Pickering"), Robin Craven (as "Bystander/Zoltan Karpathy") [from 4 Jun 1956- ?], Margaret Cuddy (as "Mrs. Higgins' Maid"), Joan Darby (as "Busker/Dancing Ensemble"), Reginald Denny (as "Colonel Pickering") [from circa 31 Dec 1957- ?], Bill Diehl (as "Singing Ensemble/Third Cockney"), Crandall Diehl (as "Bystander") [from circa 25 Jun 1956- ?], Joan Diehl (as "Busker/Dancing Ensemble"), Gordon Dilworth (as "Alfred P. Doolittle"), Lee Dougherty (as "Singing Ensemble"), Loren Driscoll (as "Freddy Eynsford-Hill"), Christopher Edwards (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Susan Fellows (as "Queen of Transylvania/Servant/Singing Ensemble"), Lola Fisher (as "Eliza Doolittle") [from 14 Aug 1956- ?], Bramwell Fletcher (as "Henry Higgins") [from 25 Aug 1958- ?], Janet Gaylord (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Katia Geleznova (as "Dancing Ensemble") [circa 25 Jun 1956- ?], Don Grilley (as "Singing Ensemble"), Maribel Hammer (as "Lady Boxington/Mrs. Hopkins"), Moss Hart (as "Escort of the Queen of Transylvania") [from 23 Dec 1957- 23 Dec 1957], Kim Hayward (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Tom Hellmore (as "Henry Higgins") [from 17 Aug 1956- ?], Tom Hestor (as "Busker"), Sally Ann Howes (as "Eliza Doolittle") [from 3 Feb 1958- ?], Ray Hyson (as "Third Cockney/Singing Ensemble"), John H. Jones (as "Bartender/Singing Ensemble"), Robert Karl (as "Busker/Dancing Ensemble"), Lawrence Keith (as "Footman/Singing Ensemble/Flunkey"), Kay Kendall (as "Queen of Transylvania") [from 23 Dec 1957- 23 Dec 1957], Glenn Kezer (as "Butler"), Dieter Klos (as "Dancing Ensemble"), William Krach (as "First Cockney") [circa 31 Dec 1957- ?], Ronnie Lee (as "Dancing Ensemble") [from 14 Aug 1961- 24 Feb 1962], David Lober (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Jean Maggio (as "Servant/Singing Ensemble"), Iva March (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Margery Maude (as "Mrs. Higgins"), Svetlana McLee (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Rod McLennan (as "Bartender"), Linda McNaughton (as "Servant/Singing Ensemble"), Kiki Minor (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Dale Moreda (as "Dancing Ensemble") [from circa 12 Sep 1956- ?], Margot Moser (as "Eliza Doolittle") [from 30 Jan 1961- ?], Edward Mulhare (as "Henry Higgins") [from 29 Nov 1957- ?], Barton Mumaw (as "Bystander"), Glenn Olson (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Robert Price (as "Singing Ensemble"), Ronald Radd (as "Alfred P. Doolittle") [from 23 Dec 1957- ?], Rosemary Rainer (as "Eliza Doolittle/Servant/Singing Ensemble"), Charlotte Ray (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Bill Reilly (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Viola Roache (as "Mrs. Higgins"), Ronald Rosanoff (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Bentley Roton (as "Busker/Dancing Ensemble"), Dorothy Scott (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Karen Shepard (as "Servant/Singing Ensemble"), Barbara Siman (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Robert St. Clair (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Herb Surface (as "Servant"), Regina Wallace (as "Mrs. Eynsford-Hill") [circa 31 Dec 1957- ?], Marc West (as "Dancing Ensemble") [circa 12 Sep 1956- ?], Harry Woolever (as "Dancing Ensemble"). Understudies: Helen Ahola (as "Mrs. Hopkins"), Leo Britt (as "Henry Higgins/Colonel Pickering"), Robin Craven (as "Henry Higgins"), Lola Fisher (as "Eliza Doolittle"), John H. Jones (as "Freddy Eynsford-Hill"), Lawrence Keith (as "Jamie"), Rosemary Rainer (as "Eliza Doolittle"), Karen Shepard (as "Eliza Doolittle"), Regina Wallace (as "Mrs. Higgins"). Replacement actors during Broadhurst Theatre run: Leta Bonynge (as "Mrs. Pearce"), Ronnie Lee (as "Dancing Ensemble") [from 28 Feb 1962- 28 Jul 1962]. Replacement actors during Broadway Theatre run: None noted. Produced by Herman Levin. Notes: (1) Filmed as My Fair Lady (1964) by Warner Brothers. (2) Moss Hart died during production on 20 Dec 1961 in Palm Springs, CA.
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