- (1937 - 1950) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1937) Stage Play: Virginia. Musical/romance. Book by Laurence Stallings and Owen Davis. Music by Arthur Schwartz. Lyrics by Al Stillman. Music orchestrated by Ardon Cornwell, Hans Spialek, Phil Wall, Will Vodery and Maurice Baron. Vocal arrangements by Lee Montgomery and Ken Christie. Book directed by Edward C. Lilley. Choreographed by Florence Rogge. Scenic Design by Lee Simonson. Directed by Leon Leonidoff. Center Theatre: 2 Sep 1937- 23 Oct 1937 (60 performances). Cast: Martha Adamson, Ajax, James Allison, Nelson Ames, Viola Anderson, Avis Andrews, Elizabeth Andrews, Gene Archer, Bruce Barclay, Milton Barnette, Mona Barrie, John Barry, George Beach, Clarence Beasley, Bertha Belmore, Max Benson, Margaret Benton, Alice Berwald, Anne Booth, Geraldine Bork, Patricia Bowman, Virginia Browning, Nigel Bruce (as "His Excellency, Governor of the Colony"), John W. Bubbles, Ford L. Buck, Boris Butleroff, Jack Carr, Helen Carroll, Tania Clell, G. Congreve, Don Cortez, Henry Davis, John Diggs, Mable Downs, Janice Dremann, Laura Duncan, Ranolds Dupler, John Eldon, Maurice Ellis, Sally Ellis, Esta Elman, James Evans & Co., Gordon Felts, Doris Fischer, Leon Fokine, Marie Fox, Ed. Galloway, Herbert Garstin, Margo Gavin, Ray Giles, Herbert Goff, Ronald Graham, Gail Grant, Marie Grimaldi, Val Gueral, Katie Hall, Lansing Hatfield, Gladys Haverty, Hermoine Hawkins, Lola Hayes, Margaret Hayness, Dennis Hoey (as "Sir Guy Carleton"), Bruce Howard, Louisa Howard, Mabel Howard, Polly Iuen, Lo Iven, Norman Jackson, Eleanor James, Charlotte Junius, Nora Kaye, George Kiddon, Karl Kohrs, Leona Krauss, Robert Landine, Anna Lazarevich, Bubblesette Leacock, Linn Ledford, James Lillard, Gene Lockhart (as "Fortesque of Drury Lane"), Thalia Mara, Anthony Marvin, Joseph Meyer, Margaret Miller, Doris Moore, Charlotte Mount, Mae Muth, Fyodor Nazinoff, Doris Newcomb, Eunice Northup, Martha Pacina, Muriel Pack, George Prentice, David Preston, Marion Raber, Robert Raines, John Ravold, Billy Redfield, Gordon Richards, Bruce Rogers, Margaret Rogers, Peggy Romano, Rosa Rubenstein, Nina Sabatini, Joseph Scandur, Tom Scott, Winton Sears, Zelda Shelton, Morrie Siegel, Maude Simmons, Gus Simons, Ed Smith, Irene Soussanin, Sylvia Stone, Tatyanna, Harold Taub, Tom Tempest, Charles Timpson, Adrienne Toner, Valia Valentinoff, Gladys Vincent, Grace Walsh, Howard Warriner, Charles Welch, Alma Wertley, Lewis White, W.W. Whitfield, Katherine Wilson, David Worth, Irene Zambelli. Produced by The Center Theatre (John Kenneth Hyatt, Managing Director).
- (1940) Stage Play: Earl Carroll's Vanities. Musical revue. Music by Charles Rosoff. Lyrics by Dorcas Cochran. Conceived by Earl Carroll. Additional music by Peter De Rose, Nacio Herb Brown, Jararaca Paiva and Vicente Paiva. Additional lyrics by Mitchell Parish. Musical Director: Lionel Newman. Featuring songs with lyrics by Al Stillman. Dances by Eddie Prinz. Directed by Earl Carroll. St. James Theatre: 13 Jan 1940- 3 Feb 1940 (25 performances). Cast: Ann Adams, Herbert Adams, Janet Atwater, Kathleen Barclay, Joy Barlow, Muriel Barr, Dorothy Barrett, Harriet Bennett, Mary Lou Bennett, Anne Callahan, Jean Carroll, Cass-Owen, Carolyn Crumley, Florence Cubitt, Mary Daniels, Yolande Donlan, Madeline Elliott, Jeanne Francis, Lillian Girard, Lorraine Gresh, Katherine Grey, Rose Heitner, Susanne Jeanne, Bonnie Kildare, Michael Lamberti, Norman Lawrence, Patricia Lee, Roberta Lee, Jerry Lester, Clarence Loe, Dolores Loesch, Ann Lynne, Virginia Maples, Don Milheim, Susan Miller, Lela Moore, Mildred Morris, Diana Mumby, Mira Nirska, Walter Norris, Gwynne Norys, Lola Patten, Kay Pines, Bebe Porter, Rosemary Randall, Dorothe Small, Lanita Smith, Puddy Smith, Marna Stansell, Marylyn Stewart, Gary Stone, Betty Stuart, The Four Hot Shots, The Three Nonchalants, Topsy, Beryl Wallace, Barbara Walters, Meriam Weller, Dale Wells, Dale Wentworth, Babe Westerlund, Louise Wohl, Johnny Woods, Ygor and Tanya. Produced by Earl Carroll.
- (1940) Stage Play: It Happens on Ice. Special. Music by Vernon Duke, Fred E. Ahlert and Peter De Rose. Lyrics by Al Stillman and Mitchell Parish. Musical Director: Erno Rapee. Choreographed by Catherine Littlefield. Assistant Choreographer: Robert Linden. Scenic Design by Norman Bel Geddes. Costume Design by Norman Bel Geddes. Lighting Design by Norman Bel Geddes. Conducted by David Mendoza. Directed by Leon Leonidoff. Center Theatre: 10 Oct 1940- 15 Jun 1941 (276 performances/on hiatus from 8 Mar 1941- 4 Apr 1941). Cast: Dorothy Allan, John Anderson, Donald Arthur, Betty Atkinson, Rawdon Barnes, Shirley Barney, Lloyd Baxter, Meryl Baxter, Gene Berg, Jeanne Berman, Howard Bissell, Edwina Blades, Eileen Brokaw, Audrey Butler, Gweneth Butler, Dorothy Caley, Hazel Caley, Angela Carson, Paul Castle, Charles Cavanaugh, Dorothy Chandler, Lynn Clare, Louise Clark, Lyle Clark, Joe Cook, Kay Corcoran, Jo Ann Dean, Bill Dewey, George Dewey, Fritz Dietl, John Dunaway, Marion Eddy, Joan Edwards, Scott Edwards, Arthur Erickson, Peggy Fahy, June Forrest, The Four Bruises, Gladys Gooding, Buster Grace, Ian Grey, Hertha Grossman, Charles Hain, William Hanston, Janet Hester, Theckla Horn, Pearl Joseph, May Judels, Jack Kilty, Felix Knight, Leon Kosofsky, Reszka Law, Le Verne, Tommy Lee, Bernice Loughborough, Tex Mangrum, Fred Marshall, Andy McBann, Albert McNulty, Margot Miller, Dr. A. Douglas Nelles, Arthur Nelles, Ruth Noland, Patsy O'Day, Lillian Oldham, Jack Reese, Rudy Richards, Ronnie Roberts, Florence Rohr, Neil Rose, Edmund Rudink, Trudy Schneider, Charles Senna, Clarence Senna, General Senna, Stan Skidmore, Charlie Slagle, Sidney Spaulding, Hedi Stenuf, Geoffe Stevens, Charles Storey, Montey Stott, Ethel Stout, Cliff Thael, Rona Thael, The Buccaneers, The Ice Age Quartet, Eileen Thompson, Helen Thompson, Freddie Trenkler, Georg Von Birgelen, Charlotte Weitzel, Kenny Williams, Gene Winchester, Nancy Mae Woodbury, James Wright, Mary Jane Yeo. Produced by Sonja Henie, Arthur M. Wirtz and Sonart Productions, Inc. (William H. Burke, Production Director. Arthur M. Wirtz, Executive Director).
- (1941) Stage Play: It Happens on Ice. Special [return engagement]. Music by Vernon Duke, Fred E. Ahlert and Peter De Rose. Lyrics by Al Stillman and Mitchell Parish. Musical Director: Erno Rapee. Choreographed by Catherine Littlefield and Gene Snyder. Scenic Design by Norman Bel Geddes. Costume Design by Norman Bel Geddes. Lighting Design by Norman Bel Geddes. Conducted by David Mendoza and Jack Pfeiffer. Directed by Leon Leonidoff. Center Theatre: 15 Jul 1941- 26 Apr 1942 (386 performances). Cast: Dorothy Allan, John Anderson, Donald Arthur, Betty Atkinson, Shirley Barney, Meryl Baxter, Skippy Baxter, Gene Berg, Raymond Berg, Jeanne Berman, Edwina Blades, Helga Brandt, Audrey Butler, Dorothy Caley, Paul Castle, Charles Cavanaugh, Dorothy Chandler, Corryne Church, Kay Corcoran, Jo Ann Dean, Thomas DePauw, Fritz Dietl, Marta Dietl, John Dunaway, Scott Edwards, Temme Ellis, Arthur Erickson, June Forrest, The Four Bruises, Iris Gordon, Hertha Grossman, Charles Hain, Jimmy Hawley, Janet Hester, Allex Herd, Pearl Joseph, May Judels, Jack Kilty, Leon Kosofsky, Le Verne, Tommy Lee, Bernice Loughborough, Tex Mangrum, Dr. A. Douglas Nelles, Ruth Noland, Lucille O'Day, Patsy O'Day, Daphne Poole, Rudy Richards, Florence Rohr, Neil Rose, Edmund Rudink, Trudy Schneider, Jimmy Sisk, Stan Skidmore, Charlie Slagle, Hedi Stenuf, Ethel Stout, Cliff Thael, Rona Thael, Helen Thompson, Freddie Trenkler, John Van Doren, Georg Von Birgelen, Charlotte Weitzel, Nancy Mae Woodbury, James Wright, Mary Jane Yeo. Produced by Sonja Henie, Arthur M. Wirtz and Sonart Productions Inc. (William H. Burke, Production Director. Arthur M. Wirtz, Executive Director).
- (1942) Stage Play: Star and Garter. Musical revue. "Star and Garter Girls," "For A Quarter" and "Turkish Oomph" music by Lester Lee. "Star and Garter Girls," "For A Quarter" and "Turkish Oomph" lyrics by Jerry Seelen. "The Bunny" music by Harold Rome. "The Bunny" lyrics by Harold J. Rome. "The Girl on the Police Gazette" and "Blues in the Night" music by Harold Arlen. "The Girl on the Police Gazette" lyrics by Harold Arlen. "Robert the Roue" music by Frank McCue. "Robert the Roue" lyrics by Al Dubin. "I Don't Get It" music by Doris Tauber. "I Don't Get It" lyrics by Sis Willner. "Brazilian Nuts" lyrics by Al Stillman. "Brazilian Nuts" music by Dorival Caymmi. Music orchestrated by Ray Sinatra and Lionel Rand. Vocal arrangements by Ray Sinatra. Scenic Design by Harry Horner. Costume Design by Irene Sharaff. Lighting Design by Hassard Short. Assistant to Miss Sharaff: Brion Gysin. Assistant to Mr. Horner: Karl Kent. Choreographed by Al White Jr. Directed by Hassard Short. Music Box Theatre: 24 Jun 1942- 4 Dec 1943 (609 performances). Cast: Gloria Anderson, Mimi Berry, Dorothy Bigby, Cynthia Cavanaugh, Bobby Clark (as "Andrew/That Merry Wife of Windsor/A Miner In The Malamute Saloon/The Candy Butcher/For A Quarter/Robert the Roue/Singer/Judge Gabby/Aired in Court/Patient/Crazy House"), Arty Conroy, Nina Dean, Carol Deis, Lipman Dukat, Carrie Finnell, Richard Finney, Jo Ann Flanagan, Kate Frederick, Kate Friedlich, Frances Hammond, Pat Harrington Sr. (as "Boff/The Sacred Gherkin/The "Ragtime" Kid/In The Malamute Saloon/The Candy Butcher/For A Quarter/William Abernathy/Aired in Court/Another Patient/Crazy House"), Elnora Hayes, Virginia Howe, Frank Hubert, Jean Hubert, Geraldine Hudson, Helene Hudson, Ray Hudson, Dave Jones, Ruth Josephs, Adele Jergens (as "Show Girl Lady of the Night/Blues in the Night"), Margaret Kayes, Marjorie Knapp, Michael Lamberti, Terry Lasky, Lorraine Latham, Mary Lawrence, Betty Lee, Gypsy Rose Lee (as "Star and Garter Girls" Singer/"Jennie Windsor "That Merry Wife of Windsor/The Lady that's known as "Lou "In The Malamute Saloon/The Girl on the Police Gazette/Crazy House/"I Can't Strip to Brahms" Performer/Gloria Pinkee/Aired in Court/Nurse/Crazy House"), Robert Lenn, Leticia, Charlotte Lorraine, La Verne Lupton, Lynn, Royce, and Vanya, Joe Lyons, June MacLaren, Gil Maison, Andrea Mann, William Marel, Marlin, Iris Marshall, Helen McCartney, Eppy Pearson, June Powers, Lynn Powers, Frank Price, Helen Price, Ruthe Reid, Ricky Riccardi, Norma Richter, Juanita Rios, Richard Rober, Victoria Schools, June Sitarr, Billy Skipper Jr., Estelle Sloan, Puddy Smith, Georgia Sothern, Georgia Southern, Janice Wallace, Wayne, Audrey Westphal, Sunny Wright. Produced by Mike Todd.
- (1943) Stage Play: Stars on Ice. Music by Paul McGrane and Paul Van Loan. Lyrics by Al Stillman. Musical Director: David Mendoza. Music arranged by Paul Van Loan. Skating Direction by May Judels. Choreographed by Catherine Littlefield. Scenic Design by Bruno Maine. Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard. Lighting Design by Eugene Braun. Center Theatre: 24 Jun 1943- 16 Apr 1944 (403 performances). Cast: James Caesar, Dorothy Caley, Hazel Caley, Paul Castle, Bille DePauw, Fritz Dietl, Paul Duke, Hertha Grossman, May Judels, Carol Lynne, Muriel Pack, Robert Payne, Audrey Peppe, Ragna Ray, Rudy Richards, Joe Shillen, Jimmy Sisk, Geoffe Stevens, Freddie Trenkler, Peggy Whight, Claire Wilkins, James Wright. Produced by Sonart Productions, Inc. (William H. Burke, Production Director. Arthur M. Wirtz, Executive Director).
- (1948) Stage Play: Howdy, Mr. Ice. Special production. Music by Al Stillman and Alan Moran. Lyrics by Albert Stillman and Alan Moran. Music arranged by Paul Van Loan. Choreographed by Catherine Littlefield. Assistant Choreographer: Dorothie Littlefield. Skating Director: May Judels. Directed by Catherine Littlefield. Center Theatre: 24 Jun 1948- 23 Apr 1949 (406 performances). Cast: Lloyd "Skippy" Baxter, The Bruises, Paul Castle, Jinx Clark, Buster Grace, John Kasper, Buck Pennington, Mickee Preston, Paul Preston, Rudy Richards, Eileen Seigh, Jim Sisk, Harrison Thomson, Cissy Trenholm, Tixie, John Walsh, Dick Craig, Bill Douglas, Arthur Erickson, Nola Fairbanks, Fred Martell, Eileen Thompson, Margaret Barry, Peggy Bauer, Josephine Belluccia, Dorothy Bergman, Eddie Berry, Evelyn Biderman, Grace Blackman, Ray Blow, Ann Boykin, Charles Caminiti, Nick Dantos, Bernice Deane, Gerry Decker, Helen Dutcher, Kurt Fischman, Louis Glessman, Walli Hackman, Pat Harrington, Gloria Haupt, Ray Hendrickson, Dan Hurley, Lynne Immes, Joan King, George Kramser, Gene Leff, Pat Lemaire, Kenneth Leslie, Robert Lewis, Ann Liff, Marjorie Mahne, Ernest Mann, Mickey Meehan, John Melendez, Marvette Mosic, Doris Nelson, Ken Parker, Gus Patrick, James Paul, Priscilla Paulson, The Prestons, Sandy Quitne, Ragna Ray, Gerri Richardson, Rusty Rodgers, Lela Rolontz, Theresa Rothacker, Betty Smith, Beth Stevens, Leonard Stofka, Stephen Stofka, William Taft, Eileen Thompson, James Toth, Wally Van Sickle, William Waldren, Catherine Webber, Harvey Weber. Produced by Sonja Henie, Arthur M. Wirtz and Sonart Productions, Inc. (William H. Burke: Production Director, Arthur M. Wirtz: Executive Director).
- (1949) Stage Play: Howdy, Mr. Ice of 1950. Special production. Music by Albert Stillman and Alan Moran. Lyrics by Al Stillman and Alan Moran. Directed by Catherine Littlefield. Center Theatre: 26 May 1949- 15 Apr 1950 (430 performances). Cast: Eddie Baxter, Skippy Baxter, The Bruises, Paul Castle, Jinx Clark, Dick Craig, Bill Douglas, Arthur Erickson, Nola Fairbanks, Buster Grace, John Kasper, Sid Krofft, Fred Martell, Buck Pennington, The Prestons, Eileen Seigh, Harrison Thomson, Cissy Trenholm, Freddie Trenkler, Trixie, John Walsh. Produced by Sonja Henie and Arthur M. Wirtz.
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