- (1906 - 1955) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1906) Stage Play: Caesar and Cleopatra. Comedy. Written by George Bernard Shaw. New Amsterdam Theatre: 30 Oct 1906- Dec 1906 (closing date unknown/49 performances). Cast: A. Hylton Allen, Herbert Beaumont, Charles Bibby, Frank Bickley, Adeline Bourne, Sidney Carlisle, Gertrude Elliott, Johnston Forbes-Robertson, Halliwell Hobbes [Broadway debut], Esme Hubbard, Charles Langley, Dorothy Paget, S.T. Pearce, W. Pilling, Percy Rhodes, Frank Ridley, Walter Ringham, Ian Robertson, Vernon Steele, Charles Vaughn. Produced by Klaw & Erlanger.
- (1923) Stage Play: The Swan. Comedy. Written by Ferenc Molnár. Translated from the Hungarian by Melville Baker. Directed by David Burton. Cort Theatre: 23 Oct 1923- Jun 1924 (closing date unknown/255 performances). Cast: Geraldine Beckwith, Jack Cobb, Tom Collins, Boswell Davenport, Margaret Farr, Stanley Grand, Carl Hartberg, Halliwell Hobbes (as "Father Hyacinth"), Alice John, Stanley Kalkhurst, Eva Le Gallienne (as "Alexandra"), Richie Ling (as "Caesar"), Nancie B. Marsland, Philip Merivale (as "Prince Albert"), Basil Rathbone (as "Dr. Nicholas Agi"), Jane Shaw, Alison Skipworth (as "Princess Maria Dominica"), Hilda Spong (as "Princess Beatrice"), George Walcott, Henry Warwick, Alan Willey. Produced by Charles Frohman Inc. Note: Filmed by MGM as The Swan (1956).
- (1925) Stage Play: Easy Virtue. Written by Noël Coward. Directed by Basil Dean. Empire Theatre: 7 Dec 1925- Apr 1926 (closing date unknown/147 performances). Cast: Constance Best, Joyce Carey, Peter Carpenter, Joan Clement Scott, Jane Cowl (as "Larita"), Marion Evenson, Grace Hampton, Robert Harris, C. Bailey Hick, Halliwell Hobbes (as "Colonel Whittaker"), Lionel Hogarth, Vernon Kelso (as "Charles Burleigh"), Mabel Terry Lewis, Nancie B. Marsland, Peter McFarlane, Gypsy O'Brien (as "Nina Vansittart"), William Podmore, Marda Vanne, Wallace Wood. Jane Cowl appears by arrangement with Archibald Selwyn. Produced by Charles Frohman, Inc. Produced in association with Joseph P. Bickerton Jr. and Basil Dean.
- (1926) Stage Play: Slaves All. Written by Edward Percy. Directed by Lumsden Hare. Bijou Theatre: 6 Dec 1926- Dec 1926 (closing date unknown/8 performances). Cast: Marion Abbott (as "Julia Rigordan"), Vera Allen (as "Ann Rigordan"), Herbert Ashton (as "Captain Sheamus Blagdon"), Lionel Atwill (as "John Rigordan"), Stanley Drewitt (as "Squitch"), Halliwell Hobbes (as "Rev. Matthew Holdsworth"), Nancie Halliwell Hobbes (as "Charlotte Holdsworth"), Marguerite Mosier (as "Jenny Venn"), Thomas Wigney Percyval (as "Dr. Felix Burn"), Reginald Sheffield (as "George Squitch"). Produced by William A. Brady.
- (1927) Stage Play: The Adventurous Age. Comedy.
- (1927) Stage Play: Caste. Written by Cosmo Hamilton. Directed by Campbell Gullan. Mansfield Theatre: 23 Dec 1927- Dec 1927 (closing date unknown/11 performances). Cast: John Astley, Philip Bamshaw, Horace Braham (as "Max Lorbenstein"), Albert Bruning (as "Jacob J. Lorbenstein"), Michel De Polo, Halliwell Hobbes (as "Lord Warminster"), Winifred Kingston, Anderson Lawyer, Nancie B. Marsland, Vivian Martin, Reginald Mason (as "Col. Erskine Dalbeatie Farquhar, of the Late Canadian Highlanders"), Vera Neilson, Thomas Wigney Percyval (as "Reginald Walter Willett"), Gordon Richards, Jean Shelby, Hilda Spong (as "La Duchess De Bercy"). Produced by Joe Weber.
- (1928) Stage Play: The Silver Box. Comedy (revival). Written by John Galsworthy. Directed by Laurence Hanray. Morosco Theatre: 17 Jan 1929- Feb 1928 (closing date unknown/23 performances). Cast: Lance Burritt (as "Livens"), Charles Cardom, James Dale (as "Jones"), J. Malcolm Dunn (as "Roper"), Isobel Elsom (as "Mrs. Jones"), Mary Forbes (as "Wheeler"), Florence Guise, Charles Hampden, Sheelagh Hayes (as "An Unknown Lady"), Halliwell Hobbes (as "John Barthwick, M.P."), Louise MacKintosh, Isidore Marcid, Gerald Rogers, Arthur Stenning, Martin Walker, Eddie Wragge, Elizabeth Wrangle [credited as Elizabeth Wragge] (as "Little Girl"). Produced by Henry Baron.
- (1928) Stage Play: When Crummles Played. Satire. Written by Nigel Playfair. Directed by Halliwell Hobbes. Garrick Theatre: 1 Oct 1928- Dec 1928 (closing date unknown/40 performances). Cast: Nancy Bevill, Nell Carter, Margaret De Mille, Lee Elmore, Geoffrey Harwood, Harry Hilliard, Halliwell Hobbes (as "Vincent Crummles"), Nancie B. Marsland, Mylor Merriman, Hugh Miller, Parker Mills, Maureen O'Moore, Hilda Plowright, Byron Russell (as "Mr. Snittle Timberry"), John Troughton, J.P. Wilson. Produced by Charles L. Wagner.
- (1929) Stage Play: Be Your Age. Written by Thomas P. Robinson and Esther Willard Bates. Directed by Ira Hards. Belmont Theatre: 4 Feb 1929- Mar 1929 (closing date unknown/32 performances). Cast: Romney Brent (as "Dr. Gage"), Edward Broadley (as "Forbes"), Spring Byington (as "Mrs. Merriam"), John Miltern (as "Philip Latimer"), Mary Stills. Produced by Richard Herndon.
- (1940) Stage Play: Romeo and Juliet. Tragedy (revival). Written by William Shakespeare. Production Design by Laurence Olivier. Scenic Design by Motley. Costume Design by Motley. Lighting Design by Robert Edmond Jones. Incidental music by Alexander Steinert and Laurence Olivier. Directed by Laurence Olivier. 51st Street Theatre: 9 May 1940- 8 Jun 1940 (36 performances). Cast: Virginia Burchfield, Mary Kane, Patricia Knight, Vivien Leigh (as "Juliet, daughter to Capulet"), Nancie B. Marsland (as "A Cook"), Laurence Olivier (as "Romeo, son of Montague), Charles Prescott, Howard Stark, Wesley Addy (as "Benvolio, nephew to Montague and friend to Romeo"), William Barrows, Ralph Brooke, Walter Brooke, Hazel Brown, Robert Busch, Oliver Cliff, Frank Downing, H. Robert Edwards, Brant Gorman, Wilton Graff, Ralph Grayson, Earle Grey, Halliwell Hobbes (as "Capulet"), Barbara Horder, Ted Huish, Raymond Johnson, Alexander Knox (as "Friar Laurence, a Franciscan), Charles Martin, Jack Merivale, Nan Merriman, Edmond O'Brien (as "Mercutio, kinsman to the prince and friend to Romeo), Tileston Perry, Joan Shepard, Clara Speer, Morton Stevens (as "Watchman/Old Capulet/Friar John, a Franciscan"), John Straub, Joseph Tomes, Katherine Warren, Ben Webster, May Whitty (as "Nurse to Juliet"), Cornel Wilde (as "Tybalt, nephew to Lady Capulet"). Produced by Laurence Olivier.
- Ten Little Indians (1944). Mystery. Written by Agatha Christie. Directed by 'Albert De Courville'. Broadhurst Theatre (moved to The Plymouth Theatre from 9 Jan 1945- close): 27 Jun 1944- 30 Jun 1945 (426 performances). Cast: Neil Fitzgerald (as "Rogers"), Georgia Harvey (as "Mrs. Rogers"), Halliwell Hobbes (as "Sir Lawrence Wargrave"), Nicholas Joy (as "General Mackenzie"), Anthony Kemble-Cooper (as "Anthony Marston"), Claudia Morgan (as "Vera Claythorne"), Patrick O'Connor (as "Fred Narracott"), J. Pat O'Malley (as "William Blore"), Michael Whalen (as "Philip Lombard"), Estelle Winwood (as "Emily Brent"), Harry Worth (as "Dr. Armstrong"). Replacement actor: Beverly Roberts (as "Vera Claythorne"). Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert and Albert De Courville. Produced by arrangement with Farndale Ltd. and B.A. Meyer. Note: Produced on film as And Then There Were None (1945).
- Hidden Horizon (1946). Drama/mystery. Written by Agatha Christie. Based on the book "Murder on the Nile" by Agatha Christie. Scenic Design by Charles Elson. Costume Design by Everett Staples. Directed by 'Albert De Courville'. Plymouth Theatre: 19 Sep 1946- 28 Sep 1946 (12 performances). Cast: Charles Alexander, David Andrews, Monty Banks Jr. (as "Bead Seller"), Diana Barrymore (as "Jacqueline De Severac"), Blair Davies (as "Simon Mostyn"), Leland Hamilton (as "Egyptian Policeman"), Halliwell Hobbes (as "Archdeacon Pennyfeather"), Barbara Joyce, Edith Kingdon, Eva Leonard Boyne (as "Miss Ffoliot-Ffoulkes"), David Manners, Damian Nimer, Joy Ann Page, Winston Ross, Peter Von Zerneck. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert. Produced in association with Albert De Courville.
- The Linden Tree (1948). Written by J.B. Priestley. Directed by George Schaefer. Music Box Theatre: 2 Mar 1948- 6 Mar 1948 (7 performances). Cast: Cathleen Cordell, Marilyn Erskine, Barbara Everest, Halliwell Hobbes (as "Rex Linden"), Boris Karloff (as "Professor Linden"), Viola Keats, Mary Kimber, Noel Leslie (as "Alfred Lockhart"), Una O'Connor (as "Mrs. Cotton"), Emmett Rogers. Produced by Maurice Evans Productions.
- The Male Animal (1952). Comedy (revival). Written by James Thurber and Elliott Nugent. Artistic Supervisor: George Schaefer. Scenic Design by Melvin Bourne. Costume Design by Noel Taylor. Directed by Michael Gordon. City Center: 30 Apr 1952- unknown (unknown performances). Cast: Elliott Nugent (as "Tommy Turner"), Robert Preston (as "Joe Ferguson"), Martha Scott (as "Ellen Turner"), Dorothy Blackburn (as "Myrtle Keller"), Charles Boaz (as "Wally Myers"), Matt Briggs (as "Ed Keller"), John Gerstad (as "Michael Barnes"), Peter Harris (as "Newspaper Reporter"), Halliwell Hobbes (as "Dean Frederick Damon"), Billy James (as "Nutsy Miller"), Eulabelle Moore (as "Cleota"), Nancy Nugent (as "Patricia Stanley"), Leora Thatcher (as "Mrs. Blanche Damon"). Produced by New York City Theatre Company.
- The Male Animal (1952). Comedy (revival). Written by James Thurber and Elliott Nugent. Artistic Supervisor: George Schaefer. Scenic Design by Melvin Bourne. Costume Design by Noel Taylor. Directed by Michael Gordon. Music Box Theatre: 15 May 1952- 31 Jan 1953 (317 performances). Cast: Elliott Nugent (as "Tommy Turner"), Robert Preston (as "Joe Ferguson"), Martha Scott (as "Ellen Turner"), Dorothy Blackburn (as "Myrtle Keller"), Charles Boaz (as "Wally Myers"), Matt Briggs (as "Ed Keller"), John Gerstad (as "Michael Barnes"), Peter Harris (as "Newspaper Reporter"), Halliwell Hobbes (as "Dean Frederick Damon"), Billy James (as "Nutsy Miller"), Eulabelle Moore (as "Cleota"), Nancy Nugent (as "Patricia Stanley"), Leora Thatcher (as "Mrs. Blanche Damon"). Produced by John Golden. Note: Previously produced on film as The Male Animal (1942). Theatre Owned and operated by Irving Berlin and Lee Shubert.
- (1954) Stage Play: Portrait of a Lady. Drama. Written by William Archibald. Based on the novel by Henry James. Scenic Design by William and Jean Eckart. Costume Design by Cecil Beaton. Lighting Design by William and Jean Eckart. Assistant to William and Jean Eckart: Klaus Holm. Directed by José Quintero. ANTA Playhouse: 21 Dec 1954- 25 Dec 1954 (7 performances). Cast: Jennifer Jones (as "Isabel Archer"), Robert Flemyng (as "Gilbert Osmond"), Cathleen Nesbitt, Douglas Watson, Kathleen Comegys (as "Mrs. Touchett"), Jan Farrand, Eric Fleming, Halliwell Hobbes (as "Mr. Touchett"), Marcia Morris, Barbara O'Neil, Peter Pagan. Produced by Lyn Austin, Thomas Noyes and The Producers Theatre.
- (1955) Stage Play: Tonight in Samarkand. Melodrama. Written by Jacques Deval and Lorenzo Semple Jr. Incidental music by Sol Kaplan. Music arranged by Sol Kaplan. Directed by Alan Schneider. Morosco Theatre: 16 Feb 1955- 12 Mar 1955 (29 performances). Cast: Theodore Bikel (as "Inspector Massoubre"), Jan Farrand, Michael Gorrin, Halliwell Hobbes (as "Perignolles"), Louis Jourdan (as "Sourab Kayam"), Sheppard Kerman, Joyce Lear, Rosemary Prinz, Marian Reardon, Pernell Roberts (as "Angelo Farinacci"), Alexander Scourby (as "Paul Tabourier"), Rita Grapel (as "Leontine Tabourier"). Produced by Bruce Becker and Robert Ellis Miller.
- (1955) Stage Play: A Day By The Sea. Drama. Written by N.C. Hunter. Directed by Cedric Hardwicke. ANTA Playhouse: 26 Sep 1955- 15 Oct 1955 (24 performances). Cast: John W. Austin (as "William Gregson") [final Broadway role], Leo Britt (as "Humphrey Caldwell"), Veronica Cole (as "Elinor Eddison"), Hume Cronyn (as "Julian Anson"), Halliwell Hobbes (as "David Anson") [final Broadway role], Barclay Hodges (as "Toby Eddison"), Megs Jenkins (as "Miss Mathieson"), Dennis King (as "Doctor Farley"), Aline MacMahon (as "Laura Anson"), Jessica Tandy (as "Frances Farrer"). Produced by Huntington Hartford and Stephen Mitchell.
- (April 18, 1940) He played Capulet in William Shakespeare's play, "Romeo and Juliet," at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Laurence Olivier (Romeo); Vivien Leigh (Juliet); Dame May Whitty (Nurse); Wilton Graff (Prince Escalus); Cornel Wilde (Tybalt); Wesley Addy (Benvolio); Katharine Warren (Lady Capulet); Ben Webster (Montague); Barbara Horder (Lady Montague); Emond O'Brien (Mercutio); Frank Downing (Paris); Alexander Knox (Friar Laurence) and Morton L. Stevens (Old Capulet and Friar John) in the cast.
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