- (1907) Stage: Wrote "The Spell", produced on Broadway (earliest Broadway credit). Majestic Theatre: 16 Sep 1907-29 Sep 1907 (16 performances). Cast: David Kessler, Benjamin Miller, H.M. Bailey, Ida Conquest, Charles Dickson, E. Freeman, Walter D. Greene, Muriel Hope, George Leonard, Ralph J. Locke, Emily Rigl, George Staley. Produced by Theise & Leiber.
- (1908) Stage: Wrote "The Spell", produced on Broadway (return engagement). Thalia Theatre: 11 May 1908-16 May 1908 (8 performances). Cast: Unknown. Produced by Theise & Leiber.
- (1912) Stage: Wrote (w/Clara Lipman) "Elevating a Husband", produced on Broadway. Liberty Theatre (moved to The Criterion Theatre from 12 Feb 1912-?, then moved to the Garrick Theatre from 26 Feb 1912-?, then returned to The Criterion Theatre from 11 Mar 1912-close): 22 Jan 1912-May 1912 (closing date unknown/120 performances). Cast: Louis Mann (as "Charlie Sample"), Beatrice Bentley [Broadway debut], Jessie Carter, Sterling H. Cheseldine, Mathilde Cottrelly, Clara DeWitt, Charles Halton, Marion Holcombe, Edward Everett Horton, J. Homer Hunt, Lester Kenyon, Howard Scott, Conway Tearle (as "Herbert Duncan"), Emily Ann Wellman (as "Letty"). Produced by Louis F. Werba and Mark A. Luescher.
- (1913) Stage: Wrote (w/Clara Lipman) "Children of Today", produced on Broadway. Harris Theatre: 1 Dec 1913-Dec 1913 (closing date unknown/24 performances). Cast: Charles Balsar, Adoni Fovieri, Maude Turner Gordon, Louis Mann, Lorin Raker, Robert Strange, Margaret Templeton [only Broadway role], Ann Wellman.
- (1918) Stage: Wrote (w/Aaron Hoffman) "Friendly Enemies", produced on Brodway. Cast: Richard Barbee (as "William Pfeifer"), Sam Bernard (as "Henry Block"), Mathilde Cottrelly (as "Marie Pfeifer"), Felix Krembs (as "Walter Stuart"), Louis Mann (as "Karl Pfeifer"), Natalie Manning (as "Nora"), Regina Wallace (as "June Block"). Produced by A.H. Woods. NOTE: Filmed as Friendly Enemies (1925), Friendly Enemies (1942).
- (1918) Stage: Wrote (w/John B. Hymer) "East is West", produced on Brodway. Astor Theatre: 25 Dec 1918-Aug 1920 (closing date unknown/680 performances). Cast: Fay Bainter (as "Ming Toy"), Arthur Ginson (as "Servant"), Walter Hart (as "Mr. Davis"), Harry Huguenot (as "Hop Toy"), Ethel Intropidi (as "Mildred Benson"), Frank Kemble-Cooper (as "Andrew Benson"), William J. Kline (as "Love-Boat Attendant"), Lester Lonergan, Martha Mayo (as "Mrs. Benson"), Charles Mussett (as "Chang Lee"), George Nash (as "Charlie Yang"), Louise Seymour (as "Miss Claybrook"), Hassard Short (as "James Potter"), William Tennyson, Martin Wells, Forrest Winant (as "Billy Benson"). Produced by William Harris Jr. NOTE: Filmed as East Is West (1922), Oriente es Occidente (1930).
- (1919) Stage: Wrote (w/Max Marcin) "The Woman in Room 13", produced on Broadway. Booth Theatre: 14 Jan 1919-Jun 1919 (closing date unknown/175 performances). Cast: Janet Beecher, Willis Claire, Will Deming, William S. Ely, Adele Freeman, Kenneth Hill, DeWitt Jennings, Gail Kane, Charles Mather, Dorothy Parker, C.C. Quinby, David Rogers, Dore Rogers, Lowell Sherman, Catherine Tower, Charles Waldron, Fay Wallace. Produced by A.H. Woods. NOTE: Filmed as The Woman in Room 13 (1920), The Woman in Room 13 (1932).
- (1919) Stage: Wrote (w/Percival Wilde) "First is Last", produced on Broadway. Comedy. Maxine Elliott's Theatre: 17 Sep 1919-Nov 1919 (closing date unknown/62 performances). Cast: Franklyn Ardell (as "Lowell"), Elise Bartlett (as "Helen"), Kathleen Comegys (as "Ethel"), Richard Dix, Phoebe Foster (as "Madge"), James Kearney (as "Selby, A butler"), Mary Newcombe (as "Annabelle"), Edward G. Robinson (as "Steve"), Hassard Short (as "Doug"), Robert Strange. Produced by William Harris Jr..
- (1919) Stage: Wrote source material (play) for "The Rose of China", produced on Broadway. Musical comedy. Music by Armand Vecsey. Material adaption by Guy Bolton. Lyrics by P.G. Wodehouse. Featuring songs with lyrics by Oscar Shaw. Musical Direction by Frank Tours. Directed by Robert Milton and Julian Mitchell. Lyric Theatre: 25 Nov 1919-7 Jan 1920 (47 performances). Cast: Dolly Alwin, Marjorie Bailey, Jean Barnett, Gene Billington, Jane Brown, Louise Brownell, Blanche Christen, Cecil Cunningham, Marion Cushion, Percy Davenport, Nelly Day, Georgie Decker, Ed Dwyer, Leo Dwyer, Mabelle Elliott, Marie Hebold, Madeline Hurlock, Paul Irving, Billy Izzard, Thomas E. Jackson (as "Chung"), Perry Lindbloom, Larry Mack, Frank McIntyre, Bessie More, Robert Morey, Bessie Mulligan, Olive O'Brien, Edna May Oliver (as "Mrs. Hobson"), Cynthia Perot, Ed Pierce, William H. Pringle, Thelma Richards, Jane Richardson, Virginia Richmond, Gus Richton, Stanley Ridges (as "Ting-Fang-Lee"), Virginia Roche, Mona Sartoris, Eleanor Scott, Georgie Scott, Mary Scott, Oscar Shaw (as "Tommy Tilford"), Beatrice Singer, Grace West, Swan Wood. Produced by F. Ray Comstock and Morris Gest.
- (1920) Stage: Wrote (w/Percival Wilde) "Crooked Gamblers", produced on Broadway. Comedy/drama. Directed by Robert Milton. Hudson Theatre: 31 Jul 1920-Oct 1920 (closing date unknown/82 performances). Cast: Edmund Abbey, Martin Alsop (as "Mr. Lorimer"), Len Doyle (credited as Leonard Doyle; as "Jim O'Neill"), William S. Ely, Edward Fielding, Maude Hanaford, Taylor Holmes, Doris Kelly, Felix Krembs (as "Turner"), Helen Lackaye (as "Mrs. Robertson"), George Lyman, Louise MacIntosh, William B. Mack (as "Randall"), Charles Mather (as "Mr. Stone"), Robert McWade (as "Fred Robertson"), Tommie Meade, Don Merrifield, Purnell Pratt. Produced by A.H. Woods.
- (1920) Stage: Wrote (w/Victor Victor) "The Unwritten Chapter" on Broadway. Drama. \Directed by Robert Milton. Astor Theatre: 11 Oct 1920-Nov 1920 (closing date unknown/24 performances). Cast: Robert Barrat (as "Frank Salomon"), Alma Belwin, Clarence Derwent (as "Benjamin Jacobs"), Carl Dietz, Hubert Druce (as "Gen. Howe"), Mattie Ferguson, Leo Frankl (as "Samuel Judah"), Herman Gerold, Arleen Hackett, Louis Hector (as "Capt. Geoffrey Warren"), Paul Irving, Ryder Keane, Frank Kingdon (as "Robert M. Harrington Sr."), Howard Lang, Louis Mann (as "Haym Salomon"), Mortimer Martini, Harry C. Power, Bernard A. Reinold (as "Gen. De Heister"), Gerald Rogers, Al Sincoff, Alex Tenenholtz, Lucile Watson. Produced by A.H. Woods.
- (1921) Stage: Wrote (w/Clara Lipman) "Nature's Nobleman", produced on Broadway. Farce. Directed by Louis Mann (also in cast, as "Carl Schnitzler"). Apollo Theatre: 14 Nov 1921-Jan 1922 (closing date unknown/74 performances). Cast: Louise Beaudet (as "Dora Schnitzler"), Mary Brandon (as "Rose Brand"), Len Doyle (credited as Leonard Doyle; as "Fred Tanner"), Allyn Gillyn (credited as Allyn Gillyn; as "Josephine Johnson"), Hans Hansen (as "Wilhelm Brand"), Frances Harland (as "Freda"), Kenneth Lee (as "Shag"), Helen Lowell (as "Belle Brand"), Sue McManamy (as "Effie Schnitzler"), John Roche (as "Dan Schnitzler"), Clarke Silvernail (as "Morgan Rockefeller Wells"), Morgan Wallace (as "Charles Johnson"). Produced by William A. Brady.
- (1922) Stage: Wrote "Lawful Larceny", produced on Broadway. Comedy. Directed by Bertram Harrison. Theatre Republic: 2 Jan 1922-Jun 1922 (closing date unknown/190 performances). Cast: Frazer Coulter (as "Mr. Davis"), Alan Dinehart (as "Andrew Dorsey"), Sara Haden, Gail Kane, Felix Krembs (as "Judge Perry"), Bijoute La Violette, Margaret Lawrence, Martha Mayo (as "Mrs. French"), John Sharkey, Lowell Sherman, John Stokes, Ida Waterman (as "Mrs. French"). Produced by A.H. Woods. NOTE: Filmed as Lawful Larceny (1923), Lawful Larceny (1930).
- (1923) Stage: Wrote (w/Alfred C. Kennedy) "The Crooked Square", produced on Broadway. Comedy/drama. Directed by Frederick Stanhope. Hudson Theatre: 10 Sep 1923-Nov 1923 (closing date unknown/88 performances). Cast: Grace Burgess, Patricia Calvert, Ruth Donnelly (as "Annie Jordan"), Leonore Harris, Wallie Howe (credited as Walter Howe; as "Smith"), Lida Kane (as "Matron"; Broadway debut), Claude King, Jack La Rue, Agnes Marc, Kenneth McKenna, John Park, Edward Power, Georges Renavent, T. Tamamoto, Rita Tomilly, Dorothy West. Produced by Mrs. Henry B. Harris.
- (1924) Stage: Wrote "Cheaper to Marry", produced on Broadway. 49th Street Theatre: 15 Apr 1924-Jun 1924 (closing date unknown/71 performances). Cast: Horace Braham, Berton Churchill, Alan Dinehart (as "Charles Tyler"), Ruth Donnelly, Florence Eldridge, Claiborne Foster, Olga Lee, Robert Warwick. Produced by Richard Herndon. NOTE: Filmed as Cheaper to Marry (1925).
- (1926) Stage: Wrote (w/Neil Twomey) "No More Women" on Broadway. Comedy. Ambassador Theatre: 3 Aug 1926-Aug 1926 (closing date unknown/6 performances). Produced by Laurence Schwab and Frank Mandel.
- (1927) Stage: Wrote (w/John B. Hymer) "Crime", produced on Broadway. Melodrama. Directed by A.H. Van Buren. Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre: 22 Feb 1927-Aug 1927 (closing date unknown/186 performances). Cast: Carol Baldwin, Barbara Barondess, Elwood Fleet Bostwick (as "Insp. McGuinness"), William Boulias, Neil Bridges, Delancey Cleveland, Marie Cole, Claude Cooper, Josephine Deffry, Cleve Delland, Katharine Francis, Spurr K. Gould, Walter D. Greene, R.H. Irving, Kay Johnson, Eddie Kelly, Jack La Rue (as "Spud"), Michael Markham, Charles P. Mather, Earle Mayne, Douglass Montgomery, Chester Morris (as "Rocky Morse"), John O'Meara, Marvin Oreck, Walter Powers, Irving Rapper, James Rennie, Jess Romer, Clifton Self, Phillip M. Sheridan, Sylvia Sidney (as "Annabelle Porter"; Broadway debut), Mary Smith, Jack Thomson, John Ward, Gustav Yorke. Produced by A.H. Woods. NOTE: Filmed as The Pay-Off (1930), Law of the Underworld (1938).
- (1927) Stage: Wrote (w/Neil Twomey) "That French Lady", produced on Broadway. Comedy/drama. Directed by Louis Mann. Central Theatre: 15 Mar 1927-Apr 1927 (closing date unknown/47 performances). Produced by A.L. Jones and Morris Green.
- (1927) Stage: Wrote "Creoles", produced on Broadway. Comedy/drama.
- (1928) Stage: Wrote (w/Max Marcin, also director / producer) "Trapped", produced on Broadway. Melodrama. National Theatre: 11 Sep 1928-Sep 1928 (closing date unknown/15 performances). Cast: Florence Arden (as "Nellie"), Frank Collins, Harvey Helm, Alf Helton (as "James"), William Ingersoll (as "Vincent Lorrimore"), Felix Krembs (as "Alex"), George Larkin, Ralph Locke (as "Tony"), Janet McLeay, John Miltern (as "Insp. Manning"), James T. Morey, Clarence Risien, Mary Robinson, Louis Rosner, Natan Sack, John T. Samson, Calvin Thomas, Edward Woods.
- (1928) Stage: Wrote (w/John B. Hymer) "Fast Life", produced on Broadway. Melodrama. Directed / produced by A.H. Van Buren. Ambassador Theatre: 26 Sep 1928-Oct 1928 (closing date unknown/21 performances). Cast: C. Edwin Brandt, John Burch, Irene Cattell (as "Christina Johnson"), Goo Chong, Jean Clarendon, Claudette Colbert (as "Patricia Mason"), Donald Dillaway, Frederick Earle, Frank Graham, Vincent Gulliver, Frank Howson (as "Clyde Turner"), Thomas Irwin, Donald McClelland, Frank B. Miller, Adrian Morris, Chester Morris (as "Chester Palmer"), William Morris, Dorothy Payne, Frank Reyman, Wells Richardson, Muriel Robinson, Anne Tarnoff, Robert Toms, Walter Tyrrell, Crane Wilbur (as "Bradford Palmer"), Mabel Williams, Paul Wilson.
- (1929) Stage: Wrote (w/John B. Hymer) "Scarlet Pages" on Broadway. Drama. Morosco Theater: 9 Sep 1929-Nov 1929 (closing date unknown/72 performances). Cast: Jean Adair, Lee Baker, John Costello, Elsie Ferguson (as "Mary Bancroft"), Jack Fifer, Albert Hall. Produced by 'A.H. Woods. NOTE: Filmed as Scarlet Pages (1930).
- (1934) Stage: Wrote "Alley Cat", produced on Broadway. Comedy.
- (19??) Story: Wrote (w/John B. Hymer) "The Lost Game" (filmed as Law of the Underworld (1938)).
- (1937) Stage: Wrote (w/Beth Brown) "Behind Red Lights", produced on Broadway. Drama. 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: Wrote "A Lady Detained", produced on Broadway. Comedy.
- Playwright: "The Pay-Off" (filmed as The Pay-Off (1930)).
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