- (1930 - 1946) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1930) Stage Play: The Last Mile. Tragedy. Written by John Wexley. Directed by Chester Erskine. Sam H. Harris Theatre: 13 Feb 1930- Oct 1930 (closing date unknown/289 performances). Produced by Herman Shumlin. Note: Filmed by K.B.S. Productions [distributed by Sono Art-World Wide Pictures in original 1932 theatrical release/re-released in 1947 by Astor Pictures] as The Last Mile (1932).
- (1930) Stage Play: The Twelfth Disciple.
- (1930) Stage Play: Five Star Final. Melodrama. Written by Louis Weitzenkorn. Cort Theatre: 30 Dec 1930- Jun 1931 (closing date unknown/175 performances). Cast: Sydney Booth (as "Mr. Arthur Loveland Weeks"), Lillian Bronson, Arthur Byron (as "Randall"), King Calder (as "Philip Weeks"), Berton Churchill, Frank Dae (as "Brannegan"), Ken Dana, Mike D'Arcy, Amy Dennis, Malcolm Duncan (as "Michael Townsend"), Frances Fuller (as "Jenny Townsend"), Georgette Harvey (as "Minerva"), Fred House, Richard Huey (as "Harold"), Laurie Jacobs, Allen Jenkins (as "Ziggie Feonstein"), P.J. Kelly, Alvin Kerr (as "Arthur"), Kathryn Keyes, Bruce MacFarlane, Merle Maddern (as "Nancy Voorhees Townsend"), Madeline Marshall (as "Miss Edwards"), Dorothy McElhone (as "Rooney"), Alexander Onslow, Henry Sherwood, Helene Sinnott (as "Miss Taylor"). Produced by A.H. Woods. Note: Filmed by Warner Bros. as Five Star Final (1931) and by Warner Bros. as Two Against the World (1936). Was also produced as a 1954 installment of Lux Video Theater (adaption telecast 11 Nov 1954).
- (1931) Stage Play: Wonder Boy. Comedy. Written by Edward Chodorov and Arthur Barton. Directed by Jed Harris. Alvin Theatre: 22 Oct 1931- Nov 1931 (closing date unknown/44 performances). Cast: Constance Almy, Max Beck, Jacob Bleifer, Matt Briggs, Barbara Bulgakova, David Burns, Frank Carter, Maurice Cass (as "Montague Levy"), William Challee (as "Peter Hinkle"), Eddie Craven, Hazel Dawn, Thomas Fisher, Eva Franklin, Bernard Gorcey (as "Commodore Cohen"), Jeanne Greene, D.J. Hamilton, Ross Hertz (as "Tony"), Donald Heywood, Cecil Holm (as "Mac"), Allen Jenkins (as "Joe Glick"), James Kearney, Robert Leonard, Sam Levene (as "Schwartz"), Bruce MacFarlane (as "Sol Griffith"), Hallie Manning, Horace McMahon (as "A Reporter") [Broadway debut], Margaret Meyers, Arnold Moss, (as "Page Boy"), Henry O'Neill (as "George Kelly"), Joseph Ploski, Arnold Preston, Gregory Ratoff (as "Phil Mashkin"), Estelle Scheer, Herman Shapiro, James R. Waters, Vincent York (as "Another Reporter"). Produced by Jed Harris.
- (1932) Stage Play: Wild Waves. Comedy. Written by William Ford Manley. Directed by Worthington Miner. Times Square Theatre: 19 Feb 1932- Mar 1932 (closing date unknown/25 performances). Cast: Wallace Acton (as "Chauffeur"), Violet Barney, St. Clair Bayfield, John Beal, Helen Blair, Stuart Brown, Maurice Cass (as "Dr. Hammerhoch"), Irene Cattell (as "Battle Sister"), Dan Charlier, Edward Craven, Gerald Davis, William Friend, George Graham, Jessie Graham, Edith Gravetta, Richard Huey, Larry Jason, Mary Kemble, Alvin Kerr, Joseph King, Bruce MacFarlane (as "Roy Denny"), Fred Malcolm, Bertram Marburgh, Neil McFee, Horace McMahon (as "Gus"), Charles O'Connor (as "Potter, Ward Heeler"), Osgood Perkins (as "Mitch Gratwick"), Paul Porter, Roger Ramsdell, Anne Revere, Jack Rigo, Mary Robinson, Robert Shayne, Frances Simon, Horace Sinclair (as "Mr. Thwacker"), Betty Starbuck, Charles Thompson, Virginia Tracy, Edith Van Cleve, Frank Verigun, Tallulah Wesley. Produced by Doran, Ray and Hewes.
- (1932) Stage Play: Intimate Relations. Comedy. Written by Earle Crooker. Directed by Edward Hartford. Ambassador Theatre: 28 Mar 1932- Apr 1932 (closing date unknown/32 performances). Cast: Ruth Abbott (as "Edna Proctor"), Michael Barr (as "Theodore Elliot"), Marion Burns (as "Patricia Proctor"), Maxine Flood (as "Marie Marshall"), Renah Homer (as "Elizabeth Marshall"), Bruce MacFarlane (as "Hoyte Proctor"), Burton Mallory (as "Maroni"), Joseph McCallion (as "Robert Marshall"), Gertrude Quinlan (as "Remblence"), Hugh Rennie (as "Hall"), Blanche Ring (as "Jane Marshall"), Julie Ring (as "Mrs. Louise Elliot"), Robert Vivian (as "Philip Bradley"). Produced by Henry B. Forbes and Jules Lawren. Produced in association with George Martin.
- (1933) Stage Play: Far-Away Horses. Comedy. Written by Michael Birmingham and Gilbert Emery [final Broadway credit]. Directed by Michael Birmingham and Gilbert Emery. Martin Beck Theatre: 21 Mar 1933- Mar 1933 (closing date unknown/4 performances). Cast: Marion Barney (as "Mary") [final Broadway role], Thomas Chalmers (as "Seumas"), J.M. Clayton (as "Mr. Greene"), Eleanor Daniels (as "Nancy Duffy"), Jessie Graham (as "Mrs. Mooney"), Edna Hagan (as "Ellen"), Leona Hogarth (as "Celia"), Bruce MacFarlane (as "Patrick"), Barry Macollum (as "Tim"), Cele McLaughlin (as "Rosie Duffy"), Horace McMahon (as "Expressman") [final Broadway role], Bernie Neary (as "Tom"), Clarence Rock (as "Ed Whalen"), Lillian Savin (as "Cathleen"), Katharine Walsh (as "Sheila Donovan"), Josephine Williams (as "Nana"). Produced by Sidney Harmon and James R. Ullman.
- (1933) Stage Play: Sailor, Beware! Comedy. Written by Kenyon Nicholson and Charles Robinson. Directed by Kenyon Nicholson and Arthur Sircom. Lyceum Theatre: 28 Sep 1933- Dec 1934 (closing date unknown/500 performances). Cast: Murray Alper (as "Herb Marley"), John Bard, Audrey Christie, Ruth Conley, Edward Craven, Josephine Evans (as "Dode Bronson"), Larry Fletcher, Bradford Hatton (as "Luther Reed"), George Heller (as "Wop Wilchinski"), Ross Hertz (as "Spud Newton"), Harry Hornick (as "Señor Gomez"), Paul Huber (as "Lieut. Loomis, U.S.N."), Bruce MacFarlane (as "Chester Dynamite Jones"), Horace McMahon (as "Mattie Matthews"), Rod Maybee, Edgar Nelson, Don Rowen, Ann Thomas, Ann Winthrop. Replacement: Effie Afton (as "Ruby Keefer"). Produced by Courtney Burr. Note: Filmed by Paramount Pictures as Lady Be Careful (1936) and by Paramount Pictures as _Sailor Beware (1952) [as a Martin & Lewis vehicle].
- (1934) Stage Play: Geraniums in My Window. Comedy. Written by Samuel Ornitz and Vera Caspary. Directed by Sidney Salkowitz. Longacre Theatre: 26 Oct 1934- Nov 1934 (closing date unknown/27 performances). Cast: Cyril Chadwick (as "Randolph Starr"), Audrey Christie (as "Nellie Quinn"), Tom Ewell, Alan Goode (as "Michael Henry Cronin"), Eda Heinemann (as "Miss Windsor"), Ben Laughlin (as "Ryan"), Robert Leonard (as "Weinstein"), Bruce MacFarlane (as "Slater Jones/Toby Starr"), Ruth Matteson (as "Kathie Starr") [Broadway debut], Viola Richard (as "Rosabelle") [only Broadway role], Frank Shannon (as "Joe"), Beau Tilden [credited as Milano Tilden] (as "Policeman"), Harold Waldridge (as "Louie"), Crane Whitley [credited as Clem Wilenchick). Produced by Phil Baker and Laura D. Wilck.
- (1934) Stage Play: Page Miss Glory. Comedy. Written by Joseph Schrank and Philip Dunning. Scenic Design by Arne Lundborg. Directed by George Abbott. Mansfield Theatre: 27 Nov 1934- Mar 1935 (closing date unknown/63 performances). Cast: Royal Beal (as "Mr. Bates"), Harry Bellaver (as "Petey"), Carter Blake, Charles D. Brown, Chester Clute (as "Mr. Grace"), Edward Colebrook, Harry Dee, Joseph Downing, Betty Field (as "Telegram Reporter"), John Fleming, Pedro A. Galvan, Roy Gordon, Harold Grau (as "A Gentleman of the Press"), Douglas Gregory, Dorothy Hall (as "Loretta"), Peggy Hart (as "News Reporter"), H.S. Hopkins, J. Anthony Hughes, Bruce MacFarlane (as "Bingo Nelson"), Muriel Robert, Frank Sardo, Jane Seymour, Peggy Shannon (as "Gladys Russell"), Maud Sinclair (as "Mother"), Jerry Sloane, Ralph Sternard, James Stewart (as "Ed Olsen"), Charles Strong, Royal Dana Tracey (as "Prof. Noonan"), O.J. Vanasse, Joseph Vitale (as "Nick"), Frederic Voight. Produced by Laurence Schwab and Philip Dunning. Note: Filmed by Warner Bros. as Page Miss Glory (1935).
- (1935) Stage Play: Stick-in-the-Mud. Comedy. Written by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan. Scenic Design by P. Dodd Ackerman. Directed by Thomas Mitchell. 48th Street Theatre: 26 Nov 1935- Dec 1935 (closing date unknown/9 performances). Cast: Geoffrey Bryant (as "Lew Hamble"), Dudley Clements (as "Cap'n Dan Minor"), Doris Dudley (as "Judith Lacey"), José Ferrer (as "Chauffeur"), Sylvia Field (as "Lucy Hough"), Alice Fleming (as "Mrs. Austin Lacey"), Rex Ingram (as "Buttinhead Adams"), Geoffrey Lind (as "Musician"), Bruce MacFarlane (as "Adrian Reed"), Thomas Mitchell (as "Paw Merriwether"), Howard Newman (as "Musician"), Hale Norcross (as "Mr. Hoskins"), Maida Reade (as "Mrs. J.E.B. Drumwright"), Winton Sears (as "Musician"), Clare Woodbury (as "Mrs. Emma Hamble"). Produced by Jack Curtis and Carleton Hoagland. Produced by arrangement with Saul Burston.
- (1940) Stage Play: Quiet, Please! Guild Theatre: 8 Nov 1940- 21 Nov 1940 (16 performances).
- (1937) Stage Play: Behind Red Lights. Drama. Written by Samuel Shipman and Beth Brown. Based on "For Men Only" by Beth Brown. Directed by A.H. Van Buren. Mansfield Theatre: 13 Jan 1937- Nov 1937 (closing date unknown/177 performances). Cast: Hardie Albright (as "Samuel J. Armstrong"), Edward Andrews (as "Dan O'Connor"), Harry Antrim, George Baxter, Lucille Beaumont, Murray Bennet, Barbara Brown, Marion Crosson, Alan Dinehart (as "College Boy"), Wilma Drake, Earl Eby, Ruth Edell, Barbara Fulton, Blanche Gladstone, Katherine Grey, Dorothy Hall, Georgette Harvey, Mitzi Haynes, Arthur Hughes, Jane Johns, Beatrice Kaye, John Kearney, Betty Lee, George Lewis, Marjorie Lytell, Bruce MacFarlane (as "Joe Burke"), Edgar Mason, Jerrie Maxwell, Mary Morris, Jane Moxon, Don Ostrander, David Pelham, Randolph Preston, Maida Reade (as "Lily White"), Thelma Shaw, Richard Sterling, Richard Taber, George Volk, Eileen Wenzel, Stephen Wilson. Produced by Jack Curtis.
- (1935) Stage Play: Knock on Wood. Comedy. Written by Allen Rivkin. Directed by John Hayden. Cort Theatre: 28 May 1935- Jun 1935 (closing date unknown/11 performances).
- (1940) Stage Play: My Sister Eileen. Comedy. Written by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov, from stories by Ruth McKenney. Dance sequences staged by Paul Seymour. Scenic Design by Donald Oenslager. Lighting Design by Al Alloy. Technical Assistant to Mr. Oenslager: Isaac Benesch. Directed by George S. Kaufman. Biltmore Theatre (through 4 Aug 1942. Moved to The Martin Beck Theatre until 21 Nov 1942, then moved to The Ritz Theatre until 13 Dec 1942, then moved to The Broadway Theatre until close): 26 Dec 1940- 16 Jan 1943 (864 performances). Cast: Effie Afton (as "Violet Shelton"), Tod Andrews (credited as "Michael Ames"), Shirley Booth (as "Ruth Sherwood"), Alan Brixey, Morris Carnovsky (as "Mr. Appolpolous"), Peter Coe (as "Future Admiral"; credited as "Peter Knego"), George Cotton, Tom Dillon, Donald Foster, Eda Heinemann (as "A Prospective Tenant"), Gordon Jones, Joseph Kallini, Bruce MacFarlane (as "Chic Clark"), Paul Marion, Charles Martin, William Post Jr., Richard Quine [who would later direct a film version of the play, My Sister Eileen (1955)] (as "Frank Lippencott"), Helen Ray, Eric Roberts, Mel Roberts, Jo Ann Sayers, Paul Seymour, Benson Spring, Joan Tompkins, Robert White. Replacement actors during Biltmore Theatre run: Joe Bush (as "Future Admiral"), Henry Jones (as "Frank Lippencott"), Dave Macomber (as "Cossack"), Alva Milligan (as "A Drunk"), Priscilla Newton (as "Helen Wade"), Theodore Newton (as "Robert Baker"), Paul Porter Jr. (as "A Street Arab"), Roy Roberts (as "The Wreck"), Max Showalter (as "Frank Lippencott"), Arthur Tell (as "A Drunk"), Jerome Thor (as "Future Admiral"), Sheila Trent (as "Violet Shelton"), Ethel Wilson (as "A Prospective Tenant"). Replacement actors during Martin Beck Theatre run: Tony Bickley (as "Future Admiral"), Joseph Buloff (as "Mr. Appolpolous"), Victor Finney (as "Future Admiral"), Thomas Hume (as "The Wreck"), Peggy Knudsen (as "Eileen Sherwood"), David Macomber (as "Cossack"), Alva Milligan (as "A Drunk"), Theodore Newton (as "Robert Baker"), Paul Porter Jr. (as "A Street Arab"), Herbert Rissman (as "Jensen"), Max Showalter (as "Frank Lippencott"), Arthur Tell (as "A Drunk"), Sheila Trent (as "Violet Shelton"), Ethel Wilson (as "A Prospective Tenant"). Replacement actors during Ritz Theatre run: None noted. Replacement actors during Broadway Theatre run: None noted. Produced by Max Gordon. NOTE: (1) Rates as one of the most successful (and profitable) productions ever produced on Broadway. (2) Filmed by Columbia Pictures as My Sister Eileen (1942), and again by Columbia Pictures as My Sister Eileen (1955).
- (1944) Stage Play: The Odds on Mrs. Oakley. Farce. Written by Harry Segall. Directed by Arthur Sircom [final Broadway credit]. Cort Theatre: 2 Oct 1944- 21 Oct 1944 (24 performances). Cast: John Archer (as "Oliver Oakley"), Don Darcy, John Effrat (as "Louie"), Hildegarde Halliday (as "Dennie"), Sally Gabler, Joy Hedges, Allen Kearns, Ben Laughlin, Bruce MacFarlane (as "Howard Stickney"), Virginia Reed (as "Gladys"), Morton Stevens (as "The Professor"). Replacement actor: Jayne Cotter (as "Susan Oakley"). Produced by Robert Reud.
- (1944) Stage Play: A Bell for Adano. Drama. Written by Paul Osborn, from the novel by John Hersey. Directed by H.C. Potter. Cort Theatre: 6 Dec 1944- 27 Oct 1945 (296 performances). Produced by Leland Hayward [earliest Broadway credit]. Note: Filmed by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation as A Bell for Adano (1945).
- (1946) Stage Play: The Front Page. Comedy (revival). Written by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. Directed by Charles MacArthur. Royale Theatre: 4 Sep 1946- 9 Nov 1946 (79 performances). Cast: Jack Arnold (as "Endicott, Post), Benny Baker, Rolly Beck, Fred Bemis, Isabel Bonner, Roger Clark, Joe De Santis, Olive Deering (as "Mollie Malloy"), Harold Grau (as "Mr. Pincus"), Pat Harrington Sr. (as "Kruger, Journal of Commerce"), Curtis Karpe (as "Woodenshoes Eichorn"), William Lynn (as "Sheriff Hartman"), George Lyons (as "Earl Williams"), Blanche Lytell (as "Jennie"), Bruce MacFarlane (as "Murphy, Journal") [final Broadway role], Arnold Moss (as "Walter Burns"), Lew Parker (as "Hildy Johnson, Herald Examiner"), Edward H. Robins, Ray Walston (as "Schwartz, Daily News"), Vic Whitlock, Cora Witherspoon (as "Mrs. Grant"), Leonard Yorr (as "Tony"). Produced by Hunt Stromberg Jr. and Thomas Spengler.
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