- (1926 - 1984) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1926) Stage Play: Sweetheart Time. Musical comedy. Music by Walter Donaldson and Joseph Meyer. Book by Harry B. Smith. Lyrics by Ballard MacDonald and Irving Caesar. Based on "Never Say Die" by William H. Post and William Collier Sr.. Music orchestrated by Stephen Jones, Maurice De Packh and Hans Spialek [earliest Broadway credit]. Musical Director: John L. McManus. Costume Design by Charles LeMaire. Scenic Design by Karl O. Amend and Nicholas Yellenti. Choreographed by Larry Ceballos. Directed by William Collier. Imperial Theatre: 19 Jan 1926- 22 May 1926 (143 performances). Cast: Wilmer Bentley (as "Griggs"), Laine Blaire (as "Nina"), Bobbie Breslaw (as "Bobbie/Ensemble"), Dorothy Brown (as "Dorothy/Ensemble"), Edward Buzzell (as "Dion Woodbury"), Bob Callahan (as "Waiter"), Rita Del Marga (as "Carita"), Dorothy Fitzgibbon (as "Ensemble"), Bb Gordon (as "Dance Specialty"), Ann Hardman (as "Ensemble"), Adele Hart (as "Ensemble"), Bessie Kademova (as "Bessie/Ensemble"), Harry Kelly (as "Detective James "), Harry King (as "Dance Specialty"), George LeMaire (as "Dr. Ralph Galesby"), Fred Leslie (as "Lord Hector Raybrook"), Nick Lucas (as "Dance Specialty"), Beverly Maude (as "Ensemble"), Nellie McCarthy (as "Ensemble"), Dorothy McNulty (as "Dance Specialty"), Mary Milburn (as "Violet Stevenson"), Alice Monroe (as "Ensemble"), Marie Nordstrom (as "Mrs. Stevenson"), Millicent Olson (as "Ensemble"), Starke Patterson (as "Jeffries"), Loretta Rehm (as "Ensemble"), Marcel Rousseau (as "Alphonse"), Marion Saki (as "Marian Stevenson"), Al Sexton (as "Roy Henderson"), Neida Snow (as "Ensemble"), Peggy Thayer (as "Ensemble"), Dorothy Van Alst (as "Dorothy/Ensemble"), Aida Winston (as "Ensemble"), Alice Wood (as "Alice/Ensemble"), Betty Wright (as "Betty/Ensemble"). Produced by Rufus LeMaire.
- (1928) Stage Play: Rosalie. Musical. Music by George Gershwin and Sigmund Romberg. Material by William Anthony McGuire and Guy Bolton. Lyrics by P.G. Wodehouse and Ira Gershwin. Vocal arrangements by Arthur Johnston. Music orchestrated by Emil Gerstenberger, William Daly, Maurice De Packh, Hans Spialek, Max Steiner and Hilding Andersson. Choreographed by Seymour Felix. Directed by William Anthony McGuire. New Amsterdam Theatre: 10 Jan 1928- 27 Oct 1928 (335 performances). Cast: Joan Adaire, Bobbe Arnst, Frank Atwell, Jeanne Audree, Colette Ayers, Mabel Baade, Berkman Bauer, Jack Bauer, Elsie Behrens, Marion Benda, Joey Benton, Caryl Bergman, Claudia Dell, Harry Donaghy, Jack Donahue, Lewis Dower, George Eising, Walter Fairmont, Anne Fallon, Hazel Forbes, Betty Garst, Mary Gassman, Gladys Glad, Carlos Gomez, Charles Gotthold, Dolores Grant, Yvonne Grey, Bernard Hazzert, Henri Jackin, A.P. Kaye, Ethel Kriston, David Labris, Antonina Lalaew, Leon Leshay, Preston Lewis, Phyllis Loft, Martha Mackay, Virginia Magee, Edith Martin, Doris Maye, John McCahill, Oliver McLennan, Gene McVey, William McVey, Marilyn Miller, Frank Morgan, Wilma Novak, Patsy O'Day, Clarence Oliver, Lucille Osborne, Lillian Ostrom, Howard Phillips, Ethel Raye, Gladys Redmond, Fielden Reed, Addie Rolfe, Beatrice Shaw, Rose Shaw, Mark Shull, Beatrice Smith, Leslie Storey, Frank Subers, Ruth Tara, Gladys Turner, Edgar Welch, Diana White, Paulette Winston, Star Woodman, Halfred Young, Marion Young. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
- (1928) Stage Play: Hello, Daddy. Musical comedy. Book by Herbert Fields. Lyrics by Dorothy Fields. Music by Jimmy McHugh. Based on a farce adapted from the German by Frank Mandel. Principal Dance Routines arranged by Buddy Bradley. Harmony arrangements of the Giersdorf Sisters' songs by Arthur Johnston. Music orchestrated by Maurice De Packh, Stephen Jones, Fod Livingston and Hans Spialek. Musical Numbers Directed by Busby Berkeley. Costume Design by Charles Le Maire. Scenic Design by Hermann Rosse. Entire Production Under the Supervision of John Murray Anderson. Book Directed by Alexander Leftwich. Lew Fields' Mansfield Theatre (moved to George M. Cohan's Theatre from 21 Jan 1929- May 1929, then moved to Erlanger's Theatre 6 May 1929- 15 Jun 1929): 26 Dec 1928- 15 Jun 1929 (198 performances). Cast: Lew Fields (as "Henry Block"), Ethel Allen (as "Eloise, Student at Cedarhurst"), Annette Atherton (as "Girl of the Chorus"), James Bradleigh (as "Boy of the Chorus"), Bobby Brodsley (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Donald Brown (as "Boy of the Chorus"), Shirley Buford (as "Singer"), Bob Burk (as "Singer"), Harriet Carling (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Donn Carney (as "Singer"), Wilfred Clark (as "Anthony Bennett"), Elizabeth Crandall (as "Ellen, Student at Cedarhurst/Singer"), Dorothy Croyle (as "Edna, Student at Cedarhurst"), Florence Earle (as "Miss Prichard, Principal at Cedarhurst"), Jean Egan (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Alice Fischer (as "Emma Block"), Helen Fried (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Wanda Gall (as "Helen"), Elvira Giersdorf (as "Gertrude"), Irene Giersdorf (as "Helene"), Rae Giersdorf (as "Marguerite"), Carroll Glucas (as "Godfrey Burnham"), Madeline Grey (as "Mathilde Burnham"), Edward Hackett (as "Boy of the Chorus"), George Hassell (as "Edward Hauser"), Albert Hewitt (as "Singer"), Doris Jay (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Henrietta Kay (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Allen Kearns (as "Lawrence Tucker"), Mary Lawlor (as "Mary Block"), George C. Lehrian (as "Singer"), Betty Lockwood (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Marjorie-May Martin (as "Grace, Student at Cedarhurst"), Jerome Maxwell (as "Boy of the Chorus"), David Morton (as "Boy of the Chorus"), Mae Muth (as "Singer"), Frances Norton (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Emmy Lou Petri (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Valerie Petri (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Larry Regan (as "Boy of the Chorus"), Patricia Ross (as "Singer"), Dorothy Roy (as "Dot, Student at Cedarhurst"), Paula Sands (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Charles Scott (as "Boy of the Chorus"), Jane Sherman (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Betty Starbuck (as "Betty Hauser, Student at Cedarhurst"), Billy Taylor (as "Noel Burnham"), Peggy Tebbs (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Inez Tremble (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Jae Voll (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Jack Waldron (as "Boy of the Chorus"). Produced by Lew M. Fields.
- (1929) Stage Play: Lady Fingers. Musical comedy. Music by Joseph Meyer. Book by Edward Buzzell, from the comedy "Easy Come, Easy Go", by Owen Davis. Lyrics by Edward Eliscu. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek and Roy Webb. Musical Director: Roy Webb. Featuring songs by Richard Rodgers. Featuring songs with lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Directed by Edgar J. MacGregor. Vanderbilt Theatre (moved to The Liberty Theatre from 1 Apr 1929- close): 31 Jan 1929- 25 May 1929 (132 performances). Cast: Marcia Bell, Joey Benton, Al Berl, John Bragg, Louise Brown, Edward Buzzell (as "Jim Bailey"), Grace Connelly, Alan Crane, Cleo Cullen, James Curran, Violet Dell, Martin Dennis, Jim Diamond, Jack Dugan, Enes Early, Mildred Espy (as "Ensemble"), Robert Fleming (as "Masters"), Louise Garnett, Ruth Gordon (as "Ruth/Ensemble"), Aline Green, William Griffith, Degnan Harnden, Red Harnden, John Price Jones, Sidney Kane, Harry Lake, Gertrude MacDonald, Dorothy McCarthy, Margaret McCarthy, Margaret Miller, Lucille Moore, Jack Morton, Esther Muir, Anna Mycue, Billy Neely, Frances Nevins, Charlotte Otis, Anna Rex, Al Sexton, Charles Troy, Velma Valentine, Lew Walker, Edwin Walter, Herbert Waterous, Marjorie White. Produced by Lyle D. Andrews.
- (1930) Stage Play: Mystery Moon. Musical comedy. Music by Monte Carlo and Alma M. Sanders. Book by Frederik Herendeen. Lyrics by Monte Carlo and Alma M. Sanders. Musical Director: Ernie Valle. Music orchestrated by Hilding Andersson, Maurice De Packh, Hans Spialek and Joe Weiss. Choreographed by Bunny Weldon. Juliana's routines devised and staged by Bert Angeles. Production Supervised by Paul M. Trebitsch. Directed by Victor Morley.
- (1930) Stage Play: Nina Rosa. Musical comedy.
- (1930) Stage Play: Fine and Dandy. Musical comedy. Music by Kay Swift. Book by Donald Ogden Stewart. Lyrics by Paul James. Uncredited book by Joe Cook. Orchestra directed by Gene Salzer. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek. Scenic Design by Henry Dreyfuss. Costume Design by Charles Le Maire. Dialogue directed by Frank McCoy. Choreographed by Tom Nip and Dave Gould. Routines of Abbot Dancers arranged by Merriel Abbott. Dance for Mechanical Ballet arranged by Eugene Van Grona. Directed by Morris Green. Erlanger's Theatre: 23 Sep 1930- 2 May 1931 (255 performances). Cast: Joe Cook (as "Joe Squibb"), Edna Abbey, Jeanne Adams, James Babbitt, Marjorie Bailey, Ben Bernard, Bonnie Blackwood, Alice Boulden, Paul Brack, Joan Burgess, Jack Burley, Phyllis Cameron, Violet Casey, Dave Chasen (as "Wiffington"), Laura Clairon (as "Aunt Lucy"), Joseph Clayton, Hal Clyne, Peaches Dahl, Frances DeFoe, Alda Deery, Tom Denton, Fritzie Deuss, Margaret Dixon, Bert Doughty, John W. Ehrle, Herman Ergotti, Dick Erskine, Eleanor Etheridge, Murray Evans (as "The Four Horsemen"), Walter Fehl, Jack Flaherty, Frank Gagen, Cara Gould, Adele Goulding, Jimmy Hadreas, John Hall (as "First Workman"), May Hass, Marion Herson, Gypsy Hollis, Frank Innis, Genevieve Irwin, Scott Jensen, Dick Kirby, Rose Kirsner, Muriel Lawlor, Eva Lewis, Bob Long, Joe Lyons, Jimmy Mahr, Dora Maughan, Jack McClusky, Pearl McKnight, Glen Meyers, Carmen Morales, David D. Morris, Frank Naldi, Fred Nay, George Neville, Chet O'Brien, Mortimer O'Brien, Nell O'Day, Eleanor Powell (as "Miss Hunter"), Victor Pullman, Gus Quinlan, Billy Randall, Joe Reilly, Catherine Reynolds, Jack Richardson, Joe Riley, Elene Ross, Jack Ross, J. Rousseaux, Patsy Schenck, George A. Schiller, Mildred Schroder, Claribel Skinner, Nette Solomon Merriel Abbot, Rheta Stone, Odette Swan, Peggy Timmons, Kathleen VanNoy, Mary Grace Van Noy, Joe Wagstaff, Pat Walshe, Flo Ward, Amy Weber, Teddy West, Florence Wilson, Wanda Wood. Replacement actors: Florence Earle (as "Aunt Lucy"), Eleanor Etheridge (as "Foreman"), John Hall (as "P. Giersdorf"), William Powers (as "Insurance Agent"). Produced by Morris Green and Lewis E. Gensler.
- (1930) Stage Play: The New Yorkers. Music by Cole Porter. Material by Herbert Fields. Based on a Story by E. Ray Goetz and Peter Arno. Lyrics by Cole Porter. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek. Musical Director: Al Goodman. Choreographed by George Hale. Directed by Monty Woolley. B.S. Moss's Broadway Theatre: 8 Dec 1930- 2 May 1931 (168 performances). Cast: Iris Adrian (as "Dancing Girl"), Charles Angelo, Marjorie Arnold, Al Atkins, Scott F. Bates, Betty Bowen, Chester Bree, Meta Brewster, Donald Bryan, Fred C. Buck Jr., Lillian Burke, Marie Cahill, Helene Cambridge, Fred C. Campbell, Marian Carew, Josephine Carroll, Martha Carroll, Mary Carroll, Alvina Carson, Stuart Churchill, Lew Clayton, Elton C. Cockerill, Charles Conkling, Melva Cornell, Kathryn Crawford, George A. Culley, Billy Culloo, Vincent Curran, Inez de Plessis, Harry Donnelly, Bill Drewes, Herman Drewes, Jimmy Durante (as "Jimmie Deegan"), Frank Ericson, Mildred Espey, Harriet Fink, Francis Foster, Stella Friend, James J. Gilliland, Ralph Glover, Eileen Gorlet, Clare Hanlon, Stanley Harrison, Larry Hart Clayton, Charles E. Henderson, Arthur Horn, Frank W. Hower, Paul Huber, Eddie Jackson, Adele Kay, Nelson A. Keller, Charles King, Betty Knight, Hilda Knight, Don Knoblock, Maurice Lapue (as "Alfredo Gomez;" role eliminated after opening night), Larry Larkin, Evelyn Laurie, Ethel Lawrence, James Libbey, Nat London, Mickey MacKillop, Pansy Manness, Janet Marion, James R. McClintock, Donald McGinnis, Lou Ann Meredith, Marcelle Miller, Norman Moran, Will Morgan, Marion Nevans, Barrie Oliver, Ida Pearson, Ann Pennington, Blanche Poston, Oscar Ragland (as "Mildew"), Muriel Reed, Joseph Rogers, Jack Roth, Evelyn Saether, Blanche Satchell, D. Wade Schlegel, June Shafer, Irving Sherman, Barbara Smith, Paul Sterrett, Norma Taylor, Will I. Townsend, Jack Tucker, Eileen Wenzel, Frances Williams, Hope Williams, Buddy York, Tammany Young (as "Feet McGeehan"). Replacement actors: Richard Carle (as "Dr. Windham Wentworth"), Owen Coll (as "An Interne/Dr. Cortlandt Jenks") [Broadway debut], Elisabeth Welch. Produced by E. Ray Goetz.
- (1931) Stage Play: The Gang's All Here. Musical revue. Music by Lewis E. Gensler. Book by Russel Crouse, Oscar Hammerstein II and Morrie Ryskind. Lyrics by Owen Murphy and Robert A. Simon. Musical Director: Gene Salzer. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek. Directed by Frank McCoy. Choreographed by Dave Gould. Assistant Choreographer: Boots McKenna. Ballet staged by Tilly Losch. Directed by Frank McCoy. Imperial Theatre: 18 Feb 1931- 9 Mar 1931 (23 performances). Cast: Jeanne Adams (as "Ensemble"), Bonnie Alvin (as "Dancer"), Harry Anderson (as "Another Man/Lyric Quartet"), Anita Avila (as "A Woman/Tilly Losch Ballet"), Jack Barker (as "Andy Lennox"), Ethel Britton (as "Another Man's Wife/Ensemble"), Jack Bruns (as "A Man/Lyric Quartet/Hotel Manager"), Phyllis Cameron (as "A Girl/Ensemble"), Gene Carpenter (as "Dancer"), Johnnie Dale (as "On the Aisle"), Margaret Dixon (as "Ensemble"), Robert L. Duenweg (as "Lyric Quartet"), Elsie Duffy (as "Another Woman/Ensemble"), Russel Duncan (as "Ensemble"), Monsieur DuPont (as "Le Jongleur de Notre Dame"), Frank Edmonds (as "Ensemble"), Helen Edwards (as "Ensemble"), Joan English (as "Tilly Losch Ballet"), Dr. Faust (as "Swiss Bell Ringer"), Bert Fay (as "A Sailor"), Dorothy Foster (as "Dancer"), John Gallaudet (as "Hector Winterbottom"), Katherine Gallimore (as "Tilly Losch Ballet"), Paul Garner (as "Stooge"), Earl Gilbert (as "Chief of Police"), Gomez & Winona (as "Dancers"), Julia Gorman (as "Dancer"), Loretta Goss (as "Ensemble"), Marie Grimaldi (as "Tilly Losch Ballet"), Dick Hackins (as "Stooge"), Evelyn Hannons (as "Dancer"), Albert Hawthorne (as "Hotel Proprietor"), Ted Healy (as "Doctor Indian Ike Kelly"), Beth Holt (as "Ensemble"), Tom Howard (as "Mr. Horace Winterbottom"), Gus Hyland (as "Ensemble"), Arline Ingram (as "Dancer"), Tom Jordan (as "Ensemble"), Louise Joyce (as "Ensemble"), Jack Kay (as "Ensemble"), Alice Kellerman (as "Tilly Losch Ballet"), Henry King (as "Ensemble"), Irene King (as "Ensemble"), Catherine Laughlin (as "Tilly Losch Ballet"), Elsie Lauritsen (as "Dancer"), Jeanie Lavera (as "Tilly Losch Ballet"), Hal Le Roy (as "Hal Le Roy"), Sam Lee (as "Whittier"), Joseph Lennon (as "Ensemble"), Gina Malo (as "Julie Winterbottom"), Ruth Martin (as "Dancer"), Lois Maye (as "Dancer"), Jack McCauley (as "Baby Face Martini"), Joe McKeon (as "Little Casino"), Gertrude McPherson (as "Dancer"), Jack Montgomery (as "Ensemble"), Bunny Moore (as "Dancer"), Eddie Moran (as "Professor Cavanaugh"), Hal Morton (as "A Young Man/Ensemble"), Zelma O'Neal (as "Willy Wilson"), Irma Philbin (as "Ensemble"), Estelle Phillips (as "Dancer"), Gloria Pierre (as "Ensemble"), Ruth Raidt (as "Dancer"), Jack Raymond (as "Ensemble"), Agnes Reilly (as "Dancer"), Carol Renwick (as "Dancer"), Frank Reynolds (as "Ensemble"), Mary Alice Rice (as "Dancer"), Jimmy Ryan (as "Ensemble"), Phyllis Saule (as "Dancer"), Al Shaw (as "Longfellow"), Madgieo Smylle (as "Ensemble"), Gertrude Stanton (as "Ballet Soloist"), Senta Stephany (as "Tilly Losch Ballet"), Rheta Stone (as "On the Aisle/Ensemble"), Wynn Terry (as "Ensemble"), Ruth Tester (as "Peggy"), Beau Tilden (as "Ensemble"), Thomas F. Tracey (as "Dr. T. Slocum Swink"), Joe Verdi (as "Street Vendor"), Joseph Vitale (as "Lyric Quartet"), Jack Voeth (as "Ensemble"), Jack Wall (as "Stooge"), Dorothy Waller (as "Dancer"), George Weeden (as "Ensemble"), Kenneth Williams (as "Ensemble"), Ben Wise (as "Big Casino"). Produced by Morris Green and Lewis E. Gensler.
- (1931) Stage Play: East Wind. Musical comedy.
- (1931) Stage Play: The Laugh Parade. Musical revue.
- (1932) Stage Play: Ballyhoo of 1932. Musical comedy/revue. Material by Norman B. Anthony. Additional dialogue by Sig Herzig. Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. Music by Lewis E. Gensler. Musical Director: Max Meth. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek. Directed by Norman B. Anthony, Lewis E. Gensler, Bobby Connolly and Russell Patterson. 44th Street Theatre: 6 Sep 1932- 26 Nov 1932 (95 performances). Cast: Albertina Rasch Dancers, Leon Alton, Inga Anderson, Jeanne Aubert (as "She"), Marjorie Baglin, Firley Banks, Al Bloom, Mildred Borst, Lucille Brodin, P. Brookes, Mary Brooks, Hugh Cameron (as "Mr. Throckmorton/Big Business/Senator from Texas"), Joe Carey, Alice Carleton, Helene Carson, Barbara Coswell, Jack Douglas, Margaret Durande, Florence Earle, Ruth Fischer, Marion Forbes, Gloria Gilbert, Gloria Glennon, Rosalind Golden, P. Gurney, Ray Halberg, Grace Hartman, Paul Hartman, Tom Harty, Bob Hope (as "Minsky" and "chorus"), Eugene Howard, Willie Howard, Milton LeRoy, Vera Marshe, Billy Marvil, Lulu McConnell, Nina Mae McKinney, Vida McLain, Paul Murdock, Dorissa Nelova, Sunnie O'Dea, Lucille Clay Osborne, Edna Pence, John Peters, Ruth Reiter, Josephine Robert, Bernice Roberts, Jack Ross, Sid Salzer, Ralph Sanford, Marguerite Slattery, Donald Stewart, J. Stillman, Dorothy Van Hest. Produced by Ballyhoo Productions Inc.
- (1932) Stage Play: Gay Divorce. Musical comedy. Music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Book by Dwight Taylor. Based on an unproduced play by J. Hartley Manners. Musical Director: Gene Salzer. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek and Robert Russell Bennett. Material adapted by Kenneth S. Webb and Samuel Hoffenstein. Choreographed by Carl Randall and Barbara Newberry. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Costumes under the supervision of Raymond Sovey. Directed by Howard Lindsay. Ethel Barrymore Theatre (moved to The Shubert Theatre from 16 Jan 1933 to close): 29 Nov 1932- 1 Jul 1933 (248 performances). Cast: Fred Astaire, Luella Gear, Claire Luce, Edna Abbey, Helen Allen, Eric Blore, Roland Bottomley, Joan Burgess, Martin Cravath, Eleanor Etheridge, Sonia B. Fitch, Jean Frontai, Mitzi Garner, Taylor Gordon, Billie Green, Ethel Hampton, G.P. Huntley, Mary Jo Mathews, Grace Moore, Pat Palmer, Erik Rhodes (formerly credited as Ernest Sharpe), Bobbie Sheehan, Jacquie Simmons, Betty Starbuck (as "Barbara"), Dorothy Waller. Produced by Dwight Wiman and Tom Weatherly.
- (1933) Stage Play: Murder at the Vanities. Drama/mystery. Book by Earl Carroll and Rufus King. Additional dialogue by Eugene Conrad. Lyrics by Edward Heyman. Additional lyrics by Ned Washington, Paul Francis Webster and Herman Hupfeld. Music by Richard Meyers. Additional music by Victor Young, John J. Loeb, Herman Hupfeld and John W. Green. Musical Direction by Ray Kavanaugh. Music orchestrated by Edward Powell and Hans Spialek. Dialogue staged by Burk Symon. Dances by Chester Hale. Additional dance arrangements by Ned McGurn. Directed by Earl Carroll. New Amsterdam Theatre: (moved to The Majestic Theatre from 10 Mar 1934 to close): 12 Sep 1933- 10 Mar 1934 (207 performances). Cast: James Rennie, Sybil Aarons, Janet Abbott, Ednamay Adair, Jean Adair (as "Madame Tanqueray, Wardrobe Mistress"), Wiley Adams, Ernestine Anderson, Renee Armour, Charles Ashley, Olga Baklanova, William Balfour (as "Noomhouse, Night Watchman"), DeDon Blumier, Mickey Braatz, Eileen Burns, Marion Callahan, Earl Carroll (as Cameo appearance; his only time on stage as an actor), Eunice Coleman, Amby Costello, James Coughlin, Robert Cummings (as "Jack Purdy, Carpenter") [final Broadway role], Sylvia Curry, Dorothy Dawes, Nancy Dolan, Patsy Drew, Lew Eckles (as "Mr. Kerrick, Assistant District Attorney"), Caja Eric, Muriel Evans (as "[one of]The Most Beautiful Girls in the World"), William Fay, Betty French, Paul Gerrish, Dolores Grant, Flo Harris, Patricia Hayward, Ruth Hillard, Billy House (as "Walter Buck, Assistant Stage Manager"), Charles G. Johnson, Joyce Johnson, Constance Jordan, Elise Joyce, Marie Kahrkahn, Evelyn Kelly, Irene Kelly, Alice Kerwin, Frank Kingdon (as "Mr. Martin, the General Manager"), Evalyn Knapp (as "[one of] The Most Beautiful Girls in the World"), Ben Lackland (as "Billy Slade"), Al Lee, Sari Leone, Ben Lewis, Lewis & Van, Bela Lugosi (as "Siebenkase"), Mackie & Lavallie, Helen Madison, Francis X. Mahoney, June Mahr, Ruth Mann, Adeline Martin, Ruth Miller, Woods Miller, Villi Milli, Pauline Moore (as "Liane Ware, a Vanities Girl"), Kay Murphy, Martha Murray, Alice Nelson, Hazel Nevin, Gay Orlova, Anita Patterson, Dorothy Plant, Martha Pryor, Helena Rapport, Naomi Ray, F. Raymond, June Raymond, Lorna Rode, Elsie Rossi, Ann Rothey, Alma Saunders, Leone Sedalle, Marion Semler, Samuel Shaw, Phil Sheridan (as "Winchester"), Laurie Shevlin, Lisa Silbert, Francine Sinclaire, Anya Taranda, Walker Thornton, Edwin Vickery, Una Vilon, Emily Von Hoven, Beryl Wallace (as "Hope Carol, a Vanities Girl"), Ferne Ward, Marie Warren, Al Webster, Joan Webster, Barbara Winchester, Evelyn Witt. Produced by Earl Carroll. Note: Produced by Paramount as Murder at the Vanities (1934).
- (1934) Stage Play: All the King's Horses. Musical/romantic comedy. Book by Frederik Herendeen. Lyrics by Frederik Herendeen. Based on the play "Carlo Rocco" by Lawrence Clarke and Max Giersberg. Music by Edward A. Horan. Musical Director: Oscar Bradley. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett and Hans Spialek. Choreographed by Theodore Adolphus. Directed by José Ruben. Shubert Theatre (moved to The Imperial Theatre from 19 Feb 1934 to close): 30 Jan 1934- 12 May 1934 (120 performances). Cast: Doris Anderson, Frank Augustyn, Virginia Davies, Winnie Duncan, Jack Edwards, Harold Freeman, Frank Greene, Russell Hicks (as "Count Ergard Regitard Batthy"), Gertrude Hogan, Einar Holt, Manart Kippen (as "A Patron"), Dorothy Koster, Blanche Lytell, Nancy McCord, Howard Morgan, Louis Morrell, Robert O'Conner, Joan Orner, Arthur F. Otto, Naida Pahl, Doris Patston, Guy Robertson, Leonard Rogall, Etna Ross, Helen Ryan, Betty Starbuck (as "Countess Putkammer") [final Broadway role], June Tempest, Frances Thress, Andrew Tombes, Mora Vordkin, Edna West. Produced by Harry L. Cort and Charles H. Abramson. Produced by arrangement with E. Steuart-Tavant. Note: Produced on film as All the King's Horses (1935) by Paramount as a Carl Brisson vehicle.
- (1934) Stage Play: Caviar. Musical/romantic comedy. Book by Leo Randole. Lyrics by Edward Heyman. Music by Harden Church. Musical Director: Ivan Rudisill [final Broadway credit]. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek, Edward Powell and Don Walker [earliest Broadway credit]. Choreographed by John Lonergan. Scenic Design by Steele Savage. Costume Design by Steele Savage. Directed by Clifford Brooke. Forrest Theatre: 7 Jun 1934- 23 Jun 1934 (20 performances). Cast: Walter Armin (as "Count Chipolita/Organ Grinder"), Gene Ashley (as "A Masseuse/An American Sailor/Ensemble"), Hugh Cameron (as "Wallace"), Violet Carlson (as "Jeannine"), Maxine Carter (as "Ensemble"), Dudley Clements (as "Pavel"), Jack Cole (as "Sailor"), Frank Coletti (as "A Reporter"), Don Connolly (as "Jack"), Nonie Dale (as "A Hairdresser/Ensemble"), Paula Denning (as "Ensemble"), Alice Dudley (as "Maid"), Franklyn Fox (as "Carol"), Mitzi Garner (as "A Manicurist/Ensemble"), George Gordon (as "Messenger/Ensemble"), Nanette Guilford (as "Elena"), Kai Hansen (as "A Pedicure/Ensemble"), Drina Hill (as "Midinette/Lenotcha"), Rita Horgan (as "Ensemble"), George Houston (as "Dimitri"), George Hunter (as "Another Facialist/A French Sailor/Ensemble"), Amalie Ideal (as "Another Manicurist/Amelie Ideal (as "Ensemble"), Richard Langdon (as "Ensemble"), Billie Leonard (as "Helen"), Joseph Long (as "Moofty"), Ed Loud (as "A Turkish Detective/Ensemble"), Betty Lyon (as "Ensemble"), Mary Mascher (as "Facialist/Ensemble"), Ray Miller (as "Ray"), Tully Millet (as "Another Masseuse/An English Sailor/Ensemble"), Tesore Mio (as "Herself"), Edward Murray (as "Ensemble"), Joseph Olney (as "Carabinieri/Ensemble"), John J. Walsh (as "Wassili"). Produced by Patrick A. Leonard.
- (1934) Stage Play: Life Begins at 8:40. Musical revue. Music by Harold Arlen. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin and E.Y. Harburg. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek. Choreographed by Robert Alton. Comedy scenes directed by Philip Loeb. Principal director: John Murray Anderson. Winter Garden Theatre: 27 Aug 1934- 16 Mar 1935 (237 performances). Cast: Ray Bolger, Luella Gear, Bert Lahr, Frances Williams, Eugene Ashley, Jack Barrett, Mary Bay, Regina Beck, Vicki Belling, Helen Bennett, George Bockman, Hazel Boffinger, Edward Browne, Sally Bynum, Mary Ann Carr, Noreen Carr, Jean Carson, Geri Chopin, Frances Comstock, Aida Conkey, Hope Dare, Maxine Darrell, Aline Davis, Brian Donlevy, Tom Draper, Dixie Dunbar, Helene Ecklund, William Ehlers, Marjorie Ezequelle, Charles Fowler, Darley Fuller, Peggy Gallimore, Williem Gerard, Sally Gibbs, Ilse Gronau, Kai Hansen, Pearl Harris, Winifred Harros, Josephine Houston, Mary Howard, Julie Jenner, Esther Junger, Jane Lane, Michael Logan, Arthur Manning, Adrienne Matzenauer, James McColl, Ethel Medsker, Jane Moxon, Ofelia & Pimento, Emmett Oldfield, Earl Oxford, Jessica Pepper, Gloria Pierre, Sid Salzer, Betty Schlaffer, Josephine Schwarz, Bartlett Simmons, Grena Sloan, Jack Starr, Donald Stewart, Sherry Stuart, Anya Taranda, Peggy Thomas, Ethel Thorsen, Walter Wahl, Mildred Webb, The Charles Weidman Dancers, Grover Whalen, Robert Wildhack. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1934) Stage Play: Anything Goes. Musical comedy. Music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Based on material by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse. Material revisions by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Music arranged by Robert Russell Bennett and Hans Spialek. Choral arrangements by Ray Johnson. Directed by Howard Lindsay. Alvin Theatre (moved to The 46th Street Theatre from 30 Sep 1935 to close): 21 Nov 1934- 16 Nov 1935 (420 performances). Cast included: William Gaxton (as "Billy Crocker"), Ethel Merman (as "Reno Sweeney"), Victor Moore, Bettina Hall, May Abbey, Kay Adams, Leslie Barrie, William Barry, Ruth Bond, Chet Bree, Norma Butler, Billy Curtis, Ed Delbridge, Lola Dexter, Vera Dunn (as "Bonnie Letour"), Florence Earle, Enez Early, Maurice Elliott, Neal Evans, Paul Everton (as "Elisha J. Whitney"), Charlie Fang, Marjorie Fisher, Helen Folsom, Stuart Fraser, David Glidden, Ruth Gormley, Irene Hamlin, Maurine Holmes, Ray Johnson, Renee Johnson, Evelyn Kelly, Irene Kelly, John C. King, Leoda Knapp, George E. Mack, Doris Maye, Richard Nealy, Marquita Nicholai, Lillian Ostrom, Jackie Paige, Mary Philips, Irvin Pincus, Del Porter, Helen Raymond, Houston Richards, Pacie Ripple, Cornelia Rogers, Ruth Shaw, Eleanore Sheridan, Marshall Smith, Dwight Snyder, Ethel Sommerville, William Stamm, Frances Stewart, Drucilla Strain, The Stylists, Vivian Vance (as "Babe"), Val Vestoff, Finette Walker, John Walsh, Richard Wang, Harry Wilson. Produced by Vinton Freedley. Note: Historically significant production (and a monster hit) given it launched Ms. Merman as a major star. Production often cited as an example of the quintessential 1930s musical comedy.
- (1934) Stage Play: Calling All Stars. Musical revue. Sketches by Lew Brown, A. Dorian Otvos, Alan Baxter, Home Fickett, Billy K. Wells and H.I. Philips. Music by Harry Akst. Lyrics by Lew Brown. Musical Director: Al Goodman. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek and Conrad Salinger. Dances and ensembles directed by Maurice L. Kussel. Scenic Design by Nat Karson. Costume Design by Billi Livingston. Lighting Design by Abe Feder. Strauss dances directed by Sara Mildred Strauss. Entire production supervised by Lew Brown. Directed by by Thomas Mitchell and Lew Brown. Hollywood Theatre: 13 Dec 1934- 12 Jan 1935 (36 performances). Cast: Edna Abbey, Janet Abbott, Eunice Altea, Alice Anderson, Alice Anthon, Arthur Auerbach, Phil Baker, Alice Bankert, Al Bernie, Babette Bissinger, Alice Blair, Anthony Blair, Mary Bolles, Patricia Bowman, George Brady, Ann Budnik, Emma Burke, Olga Burke, Dolores Campbell, Anne Canova [Broadway debut], Judy Canova [Broadway debut], Pete Canova [credited as Peter Canova], Zeke Canova [Broadway debut], Gloria Claire, Catherine Clark, Marie Cole, Irene Coleman, Nathalie Crandall, Marguerite De Coursey, Rena Dell, Anita Ferne, Pat C. Flick, Gladys Glancy, George Gordon, Roxy Green, Revalie Haber, Billy Hale, Marion Heemsath, Orchid Henson, Lou Holtz, George Hunter, Estelle Jayne, Eddie Johnson, Sel Jos, Iris Kingsley, Viola Lenn, Clark Leston, Ella Logan, Eleanor Low, Helen Mack, Ned Maisel, Joan Manners, Everett Marshall, Camilla Masters, Gloria Mausier, Mitzi Mayfair, Sara Mazo, June McGraol, Harry McNaughton, June McNulty, William Meader, Ann Metzger, Gertrude Michael, Elsie Mindell, Ruth Morgan, June Murphy, Gertrude Niesen, Rose Palmer, Grace Patterson, Harry Patterson, Ellen Pratt, Grace Pearce, Jean Rauley, Martha Raye [Broadway debut], D. Raymond, Grace Rochester, Sara Mildred Strauss Dancers, Munice Sich, Frances Sinclair, Polly Sturgeon, Jack Tally, Peggy Taylor and Her Dancing Pirates, Lorraine Teatom, June Tempest, Bobby Theiss, Cynthia Thompson, Emily Von Hoven, Marguerite White, 'Jack Whiting' (qv, Joan Whitney. Produced by Lew Brown.
- (1934) Stage Play: Thumbs Up! Musical revue. Music by James F. Hanley and Henry Sullivan. Based on material by H.I. Phillips, Harold Atteridge and Alan Baxter. Lyrics by Ballard MacDonald and Earle Crooker. Musical Director: Gene Salzer. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek, Conrad Salinger and David Raksin. Vocal arrangements by Jane Pickens. Additional music by Vernon Duke, Gerald Marks and Steve Child. Additional lyrics by Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin, Karl Stark, Jean Herbert, James F. Hanley, John Murray Anderson and Irving Caesar. Choreographed by Robert Alton. Directed by Edward C. Lilley. St. James Theatre: 27 Dec 1934- 11 May 1935 (156 performances). Cast: Margaret Adams, Robert Alan, Louene Ambrosius, Adrian Anthony, Sheila Barrett, Helen Bent, Prescott Brown, Hugh Cameron, William Chandler, George Church, Bobby Clark, Jack Cole, The Delmars, The Demnati Troupe, Henry Dick, Ray Dooley, Eddie Dowling, Paul Draper, Alice Dudley, Althea Elder, Dolly Falla, Holly Falla, Dionne Farrelle, John Fearnley, Agnes Franey, Emerson Frone, Ruben Garcia, Eddie Garr, Sandra Gould, Dawn Greenwood, Eunice Healy, Rose King, Don Knobloch, Hal Le Roy, Phyllis Lind, Lucy Mann, Vida Manuel, Yvonne Marchand, Irene McBride, Paul McCullough, Howard Morgan, J. Harold Murray, Joan Nelson, Frances Nevins, Ruth Nicholson, Barnett Parker, Helen Pickens, Jane Pickens, Patti Pickens, Frances Rand, Stanley Rash, Marty Rhiele, Beth Roland, Al Sexton, Phil Shaw, Marion Vannemann, Billie Worth. Produced by Eddie Dowling.
- (1935) Stage Play: At Home Abroad. Musical revue. Music by Arthur Schwartz. Lyrics by Howard Dietz. Based on material by Howard Dietz. General Musical Direction by Al Goodman. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett, David Raksin, Hans Spialek, Don Walker, Phillip Walsh and Russell Wooding. Vocal arrangements by Charles Henderson. Choreographed by Gene Snyder and Harry Losee. Directed by Vincente Minnelli (also scenic design). Dialog directed by Thomas Mitchell. Winter Garden Theatre (moved to The Majestic Theatre from 20 Jan 1936- close): 19 Sep 1935- 7 Mar 1936 (198 performances). Cast: Beatrice Little, Eleanor Powell, Ethel Waters, Herb Williams, Joanna Allen, Vera Allen, Frank Baker, Mary Bay, Regina Beck, Helen Bennett, Cliff Billings, Hazel Boffinger, Theodor Bonn, Mildred Borst, Jane Burks, Mary Ann Carr, Jean Carson, Andre Charise, Geri Chopin, Douglas Daniels, Wilbur Daniels, Helene Ecklund, Eddie Foy Jr., Peggy Gallimore, Reginald Gardiner, Marjorie Gayle, Paul Haakon, Helen Hannen, Pearl Harris, Sue Hasting's Marionettes, Julie Jenner, Neville Landor, Jane Lane, Arnold Lenhart, Rose Lieder, Fred Locke, Gene Martel, James McColl, June McNulty, Joseph Meyers, Woods Miller, John Payne [Broadway debut], Polly Rose, Virgil Scoggins, Claire Scott, Anne St. George, Craig Stevens [Broadway debut], Sally Warren, Leo Watson, Mildred Webb (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Ruth White, Nina Whitney. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1936) Stage Play: Ziegfeld Follies of 1936. Musical revue. Music by Vernon Duke. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Based on material by David Freeman. Musical Director: John McManus. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek, Conrad Sallinger, Robert Russell Bennett and Don Walker. Additional Orchestrations by Conrad Sallinger, Russell Bennett, Don Walker and Will Vodery. Scenic Design and Costume Design by Vincente Minnelli. Sketches directed by Eddie Dowling. Ballets directed by George Balanchine. Directed by John Murray Anderson and Edward C. Lilley. Winter Garden Theatre: 30 Jan 1936- 9 May 1936 (115 performances). Cast: Fanny Brice, Bob Hope, Gertrude Niesen, Eve Arden, Gene Ashley, Josephine Baker, Milton Barnett, Vicki Belling, Herman Belmonte, Prescott Brown, Edward Browne, Florine Callahan, Judy Canova, George Church, Stella Clauson, Evelyn Dale, Dorothy Daly, Maxine Darrell, Roger Davis, Nancy Dolan, Tom Draper, Althea Elder, George Enz, Helene Fromson, Thomas Gleason, Vera Haal, Georgia Hiden, Harriet Hoctor, Gay Hoff, John Hoyt, Stan Kavanaugh, Irene Kelly, Lyn Leslie, Ula Love, Elena Marano, Helene Marchand, Duke McHale, Rodney McLennan, Betty McMahon, Mary Alice Moore, Jean Moorhead, Howard Morgan, Jane Moxon, Paul Nelson, The Nicholas Brothers, Gertrude Niesen, Hugh O'Connell, Eileen O'Driscoll, Jessica Pepper, Gloria Pierre, Cherry Preisser, June Preisser, Isabel Pulsford, William Quentmeyer, Peggy Quinn, J. Ramos, Erminie Randolph, Frances Rands, Cornelia Rogers, J. Sastere, Marion Semler, Thelma Shearon, Didi Skoug, Marlyn Stuart, Ricki Tanzi, Peggy Thomas, Ethel Thorsen, Williem Van Loon, Marie Vanneman, Everette West, Irving West, Ben Yost. Produced by Billie Burke Ziegfeld, Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1936) Stage Play: On Your Toes. Musical comedy. Music by Richard Rodgers. Book by Richard Rodgers, George Abbott and Lorenz Hart. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Irene Sharaff. Directed by Worthington Miner. Imperial Theatre (moved to The Majestic Theatre from 9 Nov 1936 to close): 11 Apr 1936- 23 Jan 1937 (315 performances). Cast: Ray Bolger (as "Phil Dolan III/Hoofer"/"Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" Ballet), Doris Carson, Luella Gear (as "Peggy Porterfield"), Tamara Geva (as "Vera Barnova/Princess Zenobia/Princess Zenobia Ballet/Strip Tease Girl/"Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" Ballet), Monty Woolley (as "Sergei Alexandrovitch"), William Baker, Libby Bennett, May Block, Edward Brinkman, William Broder, Jill Christie, George Church, Fred Danieli, Nick Dennis (as "Thug"), Dorothy Denton, Henry Dick, Enes Earley, Eleanor Fiata, Marjorie Fisher, Robert H. Forsythe, Gloria Franklin, Basil Galahoff, Dorothy Hall, Ethel Hampton, Harold Haskin, Harold Haskins, Dave Jones, Grace Kaye, Tyrone Kearney, Joan Keenan, Isabelle Kimpal, Betty Lee, Bob Long, Gertrude Magee, Russ Milton, Julian Mitchell, Marie Monnig, David Morris, Frances Nevins, Mae Noble, Harry Peterson, Jack Quinn, Carole Renwick, Patsy Schenck, Ursula Seiler, Robert Sidney, Betty Jane Smith, Guy Stanion, Drucilla Strain, Valery Streshnev, Dorothy Thomas, Beau Tilden (as "Call Boy/Thug/Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Demetrios Vilan, William Wadsworth, Davenie Watson, Amy Weber, Alma Wertley, George Young. Produced by Dwight Wiman. Note: Filmed as On Your Toes (1939).
- (1936) Stage Play: New Faces of 1936. Musical revue. Music by Alexander Fogarty, Irvin Graham [earliest Broadway credit] and Joseph Meyer. Sketches by Mindret Lord, Everett Marcy and Edwin Gilbert. Lyrics by June Sillman, Edwin Gilbert, Bickley Reichner and Edward Heyman. Musical Director: Ray Cavanaugh. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek and David Raksin. Choreographed by Ned McGurn. Directed by Leonard Sillman. Vanderbilt Theatre: 19 May 1936- 7 Nov 1936 (193 performances). Cast: Imogene Coca, Charles Kemper, Cliff Allen [final Broadway credit], Robert Bard, Jean Bellows, Jack Blair, Ralph Blane, Robert Burton, William Chandler, Dorothy Chilton, Ray Clarke, Frank Gagen, Billie Haywood, Indus Hollingsworth, Stretch Johnson, Van Johnson (as "Performer") [Broadway debut], Winnie Johnson, Patricia Mallinson, Marian Martin, Katherine Mayfield, Grace Milliman, Irene Moore, Gerry Probst, Ione Reed, Edna Russell, Tom Rutherfurd, Bea Thrift, Mildred Todd, Nancy Weatherill, Elizabeth Wilde, Joyce Worth, Dorothy Young. Produced by Leonard Sillman.
- (1936) Stage Play: Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 [Return engagement]. Musical revue. Music by Vernon Duke. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Based on material by David Freeman. Musical Director: John McManus. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek, Conrad Sallinger, Robert Russell Bennett and Don Walker. Additional Orchestrations by Conrad Sallinger, Russell Bennett, Don Walker and Will Vodery. Scenic Design and Costume Design by Vincente Minnelli. Sketches directed by Eddie Dowling. Ballets directed by George Balanchine. Directed by John Murray Anderson. Winter Garden Theatre: 14 Sep 1936- 19 Dec 1936 (112 performances). Produced by Billie Burke Ziegfeld.
- (1936) Stage Play: White Horse Inn. Musical comedy. Music by Ralph Benatsky. Book by Hans Müller [final Broadway credit]. Suggested by Oskar Blumenthal and G. Kandelburg. Lyrics by Irving Caesar. Book adapted by David Freedman. Musical Director: Victor Baravalle. Additional music by Robert Stolz, Irving Caesar, Norman Zeno, Will Irwin, Richard Fall, Jara Benes, Vivian Ellis and Eric Coates. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek. Musical Advisor: Adam Gelbtrunk. Scenic Design by Ernst Stern. Modern Dress designs by Irene Sharaff. Costume Design by Ernst Stern. Lighting and Special Lighting Effects by Eugene Braun. Stage Manager: Charles Mather. Choreographed by Max Rivers. Directed by Erik Charell. Center Theatre: 1 Oct 1936- 10 Apr 1937 (223 performances). Cast: Kitty Carlisle (as "Katarina Vogelhuber, Proprietress of the White Horse Inn"), William Gaxton (as "Leopold, the Head Waiter"), Robert Halliday, John Albert, Marvin Atkin, James Babbitt, Penny Banks, Jack Barnes, John Barry, Eleanor Bauman, Evan Beatty, Betsy Berkeley, Thomas Blayney, Evelyn Bonefine, Geraldine Bork, Edward Brown, Joe Brown Jr., Klara Buestr, William Bull, Phyllis Cameron, Maurice Carr, Maude Carroll, Bill Chandler, Diana Chase, Charles Chavez, Nelson Clifford, Floyd Cornaby, Carol Crowell, Ruth Dawson, Arthur de Voss, Eleanor De Witte, Helene Dernelle, Alfred Drake (as "Singing Ensemble"), Valerie Eaton, Sonia Efron, Audrey Elliott, Walter Elliott, Esta Elman, Billy Entenmann, Margie Evans, Dionne Farrelle, Anne Francis (as "Singing Ensemble"), Leo Freedman, Edwin Gale, Gene Gally, Tommy Gavin, Tilda Getze, Milton Gill, Sidney Gordon, George Gorst, Frederick Graham, Myra Green, Wendy Greene, Edwin Hackett, Billy Hale, Ed Hall, Gertrude Hamilton, Lorraine Harris, Marion Harvey, Gladys Haverty, Frances Hayes, Buddy Hertelle, Billy House (as "William McGonigle"), Frances Hyatt, Mel Kacher, Gene Kavanaugh, Florence Keezel, Maurice Kelly, Arnold Korff (as "The Emperor"), Gratia Landley, Flora Laney, Lorraine Latham, Martin Le Roy, Clark Leston, Billy Lichtenberger, Willi Lichtenberger, Fred Locke, Dorothy Lodge, Marguerite Lodge, Virginia Lodge, Anton Lonek, Velma Lord, Charlotte Lorraine, Albert Mahler, Jules Mann, Marie Marion, Emily Marsh, Maxine Martin, Patricia Martin, Anthony Marvin, Melissa Mason, Luba Matiuk, Joseph McCarthy, June Meier, Florence Menges, Jack Millard, Mickey Moore, Paul Moore, Harry Murray (as "Boy in the Ensemble"), Mae Muth, Dorothy Palmer, Mildred Patterson, Bill Pillick, Betty Pope, Harry Quinn, Oscar Ragland (as "Head Forester"), Adelaide Raleigh, Mme. Reverelly, Dorothy Richel, Herbert Rissman, Ernst Robert, Ruth Roberts, Jack Rogers, Babs Rossiter, Ruth Rostyn, Evelyn Sather, Olga Schwenker, Winton Sears, Almira Sessions, Joseph Shaughnessy, Ruth Shaw, Paul Shobat, Morrie Siegel, Edwin Sims, Ed Smith, Sonia Sorel, Carol Stone, Lillian Sullivan, Mary Sutherland, Carl Trees, Norman Van Emburgh, Arthur Vann, Nina Verde, Hal Voeth, Harold Voeth (as "Honeymooner"), Jack Voeth (as "Boy in the Ensemble"), Howard Warriner, Kenneth Weaver, Buster West, Grover White, Gloria Whitney, Robert Williamson, Janice Winter, Joseph Wirag, Georgina Yaeger. Produced by Laurence Rivers Inc. and Erik Charell.
- (1936) Stage Play: The Show is On. Musical revue. Sketches by David Freedman; "Mr. Gielgud Passes By" by Moss Hart. Music mostly by Vernon Duke. Lyrics mostly by Ted Fetter. Additional music by Hoagy Carmichael, Arthur Schwartz, George Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Herman Hupfeld, Will Irwin and Richard Rodgers. Additional lyrics by Stanley Adams, Howard Dietz, Ira Gershwin, E.Y. Harburg, Herman Hupfeld, Norman Zeno and Lorenz Hart. Music orchestrated by Gordon Jenkins. Additional orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett and Hans Spialek. Production Design by Vincente Minnelli. Conceived by Vincente Minnelli. Sketches directed by Edward C. Lilley. Choreographed by Robert Alton. "Casanova" choreographed by Harry Losee. Directed by Vincente Minnelli. Winter Garden Theatre: 25 Dec 1936- 17 Jul 1937 (236 performances). Cast: Marion Allen, Vera Allen (as "Desdemona"), Gene Ashley, Gracie Barrie, Hazel Boffinger, Kenneth Bostock, Roy Campbell's Continentals, Mary Ann Carr, Marie Carroll, Andre Charise, Dorothy Daly, Doris Donaldson, Helen Ecklund, Hugh Ellsworth, Peggy Gallimore, Reginald Gardiner (as "Shakespeare"), Paul Haakon, Pearl Harris, Irene Kelly, Jerrie Koban, Bert Lahr (as "Ronald Taylor"), Jane Lane, Beatrice Lillie (as "Go Go Benuti"), Mitzi Mayfair, June McNulty, Gertrude Medwin, Jean Moorehead, Marion Murray, Gifford Nash, Fred Nay, Mortimer O'Brien, Paul Owen, Mary Phillips, Mischa Pompianov, Ralph Riggs, Harry Rogue, Polly Rose, Richard Satterfield, Robert Shafer, Sherry Stuart, Evelyn Thawl, Willem Van Loon, Charles Waters, Mildred Webb, Duke Williams. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1937) Stage Play: Babes in Arms. Musical comedy. Material by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek. Musical Director: Gene Salzer. Choreographed by George Balanchine. Directed by Robert B. Sinclair. Shubert Theatre (moved to The Majestic Theatre from 25 Oct 1937 to close): 14 Apr 1937- 18 Dec 1937 (289 performances). Cast: Roy Adler, Buddy Allen, Micky Alvarez, Jay Bee, Libby Bennett, Verna Ceders, Stella Clauson, Tania Clell, Alex Courtney, Mitzie Dahl, Dan Dailey (as "The Gang"), Clifton Darling, Aljan de Loville, Jere Delaney, Alfred Drake, Bronson Dudley, Eleanor Fiata, Bob Fishelson, Gloria Franklin, Ted Gary, James Gillis, Mitzi Green, Dana Hardwick, Claire Harvey, Ray Heatherton, Mickey Herson, Georgia Hiden, Ethel Intropidi (as "Mazie LaMar"), LeRoy James, Marjorie Jane, Alvin Kerr, Bobby Lane, Betty Lee, Connie Leslie, Don Liberto, George E. MacKay, Grace McDonald (as "Dolores Reynolds"), Ray McDonald, Duke McHale, Wynn Murray (as "Baby Rose, The Singer"), Fayard Nicholas (as "Irving DeQuincy"), Harold Nicholas (as "Ivor DeQuincy"), (credited as the Nicholas Brothers), Jean Owens, Audrey Palmer, Douglas Perry, Gedda Petry, Rolly Pickert, Aileen Poe, Robert Rounseville, Ursula Seiler, Jack Stanton, Eleanor Tennis, Davenie Watson, George Watts, Kenneth Wilkins. Production supervised and Produced by Dwight Wiman. Note: Produced on film by MGM as Babes in Arms (1939).
- (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. Costume Design by Irene Sharaff. 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 (as "A Patriot"), 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).
- (1937) Stage Play: The Show is On. Musical revue (return engagement). Sketches by David Freedman. "Mr. Gielgud Passes By" by Moss Hart. Music mostly by Vernon Duke. Lyrics mostly by Ted Fetter. Additional music by Hoagy Carmichael, Arthur Schwartz, George Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Herman Hupfeld, Will Irwin and Richard Rodgers. Additional lyrics by Stanley Adams, Howard Dietz, Ira Gershwin, E.Y. Harburg, Herman Hupfeld, Norman Zeno and Lorenz Hart. Music orchestrated by Gordon Jenkins. Additional orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett and Hans Spialek. Production Design by Vincente Minnelli. Conducted by Gordon Jenkins. Conceived by Vincente Minnelli. Sketches directed by Edward C. Lilley. Choreographed by Robert Alton. "Casanova" choreographed by Harry Losee. Directed by Vincente Minnelli. Winter Garden Theatre: 16 Sep 1937- 2 Oct 1937 (17 performances). Cast: Marion Allen, Gene Ashley, Mildred Baker, Muriel Baker, Jack Barrett, Hazel Boffinger, Kenneth Bostock, Charles Bowers, Letitia Bring, Edward Browne, Mary Ann Carr, Andre Charise, Roy Cropper (as "Now" Performer/By Strauss" Performer), John Edwards, Hugh Ellsworth, John Englert, Jack Good, Jack C. Grey, Pearl Harris, Robert Herring, Eugene Howard, Willie Howard, Vivian Howe, Barbara Hunter, Rose King, Jerrie Koban, Terry Lawlor (as "The Show is On" Performer/"Now" Performer/"Casanova" Performer/"Long As You've Got Your Health" Performer/Eliza/Cakewalk/"By Strauss" Performer), Lyda Sue Leeds (as "What Has He Got?" Performer/"Long as You've Got Your Health" Dancer/"By Strauss" Dancer/"Little Old Lady" Performer"), Arnold Lenhart, Dave Mallen, Jack McCauley, Gertrude Medwin, Evelyn Mills, Jean Moorehead, Della Muir, Marion Murray, Gifford Nash, Paul Owen, Mischa Pompianov, Harry Rogue, Polly Rose, Richard Satterfield, Ruth Scheim, Clare Scott, Laurie Shevlin, Marcella Swanson, Peggy Thomas, Demetrios Vilan, Mildred Webb (as "Ophelia/Prologue/"Now" Dancer/The Modern Girl/Casanova"), Duke Williams, Chic York. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1937) Stage Play: Between the Devil. Musical comedy.
- (1937) Stage Play: Right This Way. Musical comedy. Music by Brad Greene. Ballet music and interludes by Fabian Storey. Book by Marianne Brown Waters. Additional dialogue by Parke Levy and Alan Lipscott. Additional music by Sammy Fain. Additional lyrics by Irving Kahal. Lyrics by Marianne Brown Waters. Musical Director: Max Meth. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek, Maurice De Packh and Claude Austin. Choreographed by Marjery Fielding. Directed by Bertram Robinson. 46th Street Theatre: 5 Jan 1938- 15 Jan 1938 (15 performances). Cast: Henry Arthur (as "Phil Doane"), Nelson Barclift (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Christine Bromley (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Maude Carroll (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Violet Carson (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), William Cope (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Charles Curran (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), James Cushman (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Ginger Dixon (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Leonard Elliott (as "Bomboski"), Hugh Ellsworth (as "Leland/Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Jack Gilchrist (as "Rich Traveler/Butler"), Robert Gompers (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Virginia Grimes (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Frances Holmes (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Dorothea Jackson (as "Mimi's Assistant/Lady of the Ensemble"), Clark Leston (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Joe E. Lewis (as "Spaulding"), Dorothy Maris (as "Comptesse De Marco"), Catherine O'Neal (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Milton Parsons (as "James Withington"), Leona Powers (as "Flora Baldwin"), Joey Ray (as "Ship's Captain/Butler"), Jack Riley (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Blanche Ring (as "Josie Huggins"), Guy Robertson (as "Jeff Doane"), Dorothy Speicher (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Zynaid Spencer (as "The Girl/Lady of the Ensemble"), Leona Stephens (as "Lissa/Peasant Vendor"), Charlotte Stoll (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Edith Stromberg (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Tamara Mimi (as "Chester"), Florence Ward (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Thelma White (as "Judy March"), Jack Williams (as "An American, An American in Paris"), Harris Woodford (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"). Produced by Alice Alexander.
- (1938) Stage Play: I Married an Angel. Musical comedy. Music by Richard Rodgers. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek. Based on material by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, from a Hungarian play by János Vaszary [credited as Johann Vaszary]. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Musical Direction by Gene Salzer. Choreographed by George Balanchine. Stage Manager: Edward Mendelsohn. Assistant Stage Mgr: Edward Brinkman and Elwell Cobb [final Broadway credit]. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Joshua Logan. Cast: Dennis King, Vivienne Segal, Walter Slezak, Vera Zorina, Audrey Christie, Charles Walters, Milton Barnett, Edward Brinkmann, Boris Butleroff, Genevieve Cooke, Ronnie Cunningham, Hene Damur, Marion Davison, Janis Dremann, The Dunham Brothers, Althea Elder, Eleanor Fiata, Diana Gaylen, Petra Gray, Ruth Haidt, Harold Haskin, Marcella Howard, Bobby Howell, David Jones, Arthur Kent, Isabelle Kimpal, Nancy Knott, Evelyn Lafferty, Sonia Larina, Charles Laskey, Beatrice Lynn, Michael Mann, John Marshall, Marie Monnig, Gedda Petry (as "Lady of the Ballet"), Nicolai Popov, Marie Louise Quevli, Jack Quinn, Shirley F. Shaffer, Betty Jane Smith, Morton Stevens, Katherine Stewart, Sylvia Stone, Harold Taub, Barbara Towne, Ruth Urban, Nikolas Vasilieff, Alma Wertley, Virginia Williams. Produced by Dwight Wiman.
- (1938) Stage Play: You Never Know. Musical comedy. Music by Cole Porter. Lyrics by Cole Porter. Book by Rowland Leigh. Based on the play "By Candlelight" by Siegfried Geyer. Adapted from the Viennese operetta "Bei Kerzenleicht" by Robert Katscher and Karl Farkas. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek. Additional orchestrations by Don Walker, Maurice De Packh and Minati Salta. Additional lyrics by Rowland Leigh, Edwin Gilbert and Robert Katscher. Additional music by Alexander Fogarty and Dana Suesse. Musical Director: John McManus. Choreographed by Robert Alton. Uncredited script doctoring by George Abbott. Directed by Rowland Leigh. Winter Garden: 21 Sep 1938- 26 Nov 1938 (78 performances). Cast: Libby Holman, Rex O'Malley, Lupe Velez and Toby Wing. Replacement actor: June Havoc [replaced Toby Wing]. Note: Despite the seemingly sure-fire talent involved, the show was poorly reviewed and proved a test of wills between Holman (then a close personal friend of Webb) and Velez, who despised each other. Webb flatly refused to consider touring with the production after it closed on Broadway. Also notable as the play Cole Porter was working on when he suffered a severe leg injury (ultimately requiring amputation after numerous operations) while riding horseback.
- (1939) Stage Play: George White's Scandals. Musical revue. Music by Sammy Fain. Lyrics by Jack Yellen. Sketches by Matt Brooks, Eddie Davis and George White. Additional lyrics by Herb Magidson. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek, Don Walker, Lew Harris and Ted Royal. Dialogue directed by Billy K. Wells. Directed and Choreographed by George White. Alvin Theatre (moved to The Hollywood Theatre from 6 Nov 1939- close): 28 Aug 1939- 9 Dec 1939 (120 performances). Cast: Betty Allen, Lois Andrew, Victor Arden, Marji Beeler, Bonnie Bennett, Ben Blue, Marie Brady, Mae Britton, Kay Buckley [Broadway debut], Martha Burnett, Susan Carewe, Mary Carroll, Amy Collins, June Curtis, Phyllis Dawn, Jane Dixon, Florette DuElk, Cece Eames, Fran English, Christine Forsythe, Mary Francis, Miriam Franklin, James French, Amelia Gentry, Olga Gorey, Peggy Graham, Jane Hatfield, Prudence Hayes, Eugene Howard, Willie Howard, Georgia Jarvis, Ginger Johnson, Loretta Kane, Marie Kelly, Lois Kent, Mary King, Peggy Kirk, Dorothy Koster, Barbara Lenton, Ella Logan, Rhoda Long, Collette Lyons, Rose Marie Magrill, Frederick B. Manatt, Craig Mathues, Ray Middleton, Ann Miller, Frances Neal, Betty Nielson, Lois Palmer, Billy Rayes, Dorothy Reed, Fay Renault, Paula Rudolph, Gloria Scott, Constance Snow, Dorothy Stanton, Harry Stockwell, The Kim Loo Sisters, The Knight Sisters, The Three Stooges [Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard], Lillian Walsh, Myra Weldon, Harold Whalen, Jack Williams, Ella Windell, Helen Wishart, Ross Wyse Jr. Produced by George White.
- (1939) Stage Play: Du Barry Was a Lady. Musical comedy. Music by Cole Porter. Lyrics by Cole Porter. Book by Herbert Fields and Buddy G. DeSylva. Orchestra Arrangements by Hans Spialek. Additional Arrangements by Robert Russell Bennett and Ted Royal. Choral Arrangements by Hugh Martin. Assistant to Hugh Martin: Ralph Blanc. Scenic Design by Raoul Pène Du Bois. Costume Design by Raoul Pène Du Bois. Lighting Design by Albert A. Ostrander. Assistant to Robert Alton: Charles Millang. Choreographed by Robert Alton. Directed by Edgar J. MacGregor. 46th Street Theatre (moved to The Royale Theatre from 21 Oct 1940- close): 6 Dec 1939- 12 Dec 1940 (408 performances). Cast: Bert Lahr (as "Louis Blore, His Most Royal Majesty, The King of France"), Ethel Merman (as "May Daly/Mme. La Comtesse du Barry"), Benny Baker (as "Charley, His Royal Highness, The Dauphin of France"), Betty Grable (as "Alice Barton, Mme. La Marquisse Alisande de Vernay"), Betty Allen, Gloria Arden, Walter Armin (as "Bill Kelly/Docteur Michel"), Gene Ashley, Johnny Barnes, Helen Bennett, Marguerite Benton, Ruth Bond, Evelyn Bonefine, Boris Butleroff, Hugh Cameron, Janice Carter, Virginia Cheneval, Stella Clauson, Harold Cromer, Mary Daniels, Jacqueline Franc, Joel Friend, Ronda Gale, Russell Georgiev, Tilda Getze, Anne Graham, Ronald Graham, Stanley Grill, Marion Harvey, Douglas Hawkins, Peter Holliday, Beverly Hosier, Dorothea Jackson, Adele Jergens (as "Dancing Girl"), Mel Kacher, Patricia Knight, Nancy Knott, Frances Krell, Don Liberto, Gloria Martin, Jean Moorehead, Carl Nicholas, Audrey Palmer, Barbara Pond, Tito Renaldo, Roy Ross, David Shelly, Geraldine Spreckels, Jane Sproule, Jane Sprowl, Jack Stanton, Kay Sutton, Paul Thorne, Edith Turgell, Lewis Turner, Marie Vannemen, Arlyne Varden, William Vaux, Charles Walters (as "Harry Norton, Captain of King's Guard"), Nina Wayler. Produced by Buddy G. DeSylva.
- (1938) Stage Play: Great Lady.
- (1938) Stage Play: The Boys from Syracuse. Musical comedy. Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Book by George Abbott. Based on the play "The Comedy of Errors" by William Shakespeare. Vocal arrangements by Hugh Martin. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek. Musical Director: Harry S. Levant. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Irene Sharaff. Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Choreographed by George Balanchine. Directed by George Abbott. Alvin Theatre: 23 Nov 1938- 10 Jun 1939 (235 performances). Cast: Eddie Albert (as "Antipholus of Syracuse"), Grace Albert, Micky Alvarez, Dolores Anderson, Muriel Angelus, Carroll Ashburn (as "Duke of Ephesus"), Libby Bennett, Marguerite Benton, Ruth Brady, Betty Bruce, Florine Callahan, Renee Cettel, George Church, John Clarke, Stella Clauson, Alice Craig, Betty De Elmo, Buddy Douglas, Clifford Dunstan, Florence Fair, Bee Farnum, Sidney Gordon, Ruth Gormly, Ronald Graham, Joseph Granville, Joseph Harris, Teddy Hart (as "Dromio of Ephesus"), Claire Harvey, Robert Howard, Burl Ives (as "Tailor's Apprentice"), Dan Karry, Laura Kellogg, Bob Lawrence, Lita Lede, Connie Leslie, Tom Lynch, Jack Malis, Owen Martin, Edwin Mills, Vivien Moore, Wynn Murray, John O'Shaughnessy, Harry Peterson, Jimmy Savo, Joseph Scandur, Byron Shores, Robert Sidney, Mildred Solly, Lee Tannen, Anna Mae Tesslo, Beau Tilden (as "Dancer"), Heidi Vosseler, Margaret Walsh, Davenie Watson, Marcy Wescott, Armonce Wilkins, James Wilkinson, Claire Wolf, Herbert Wood. Produced by George Abbott. Note: Filmed by Universal Pictures as The Boys from Syracuse (1940).
- (1939) Stage Play: Set to Music. Musical revue.
- (1939) Stage Play: One For the Money. Musical revue. Conceived by John Murray Anderson. Musical Staging by Robert Alton. Music arranged by Hans Spialek. Sketches Staged by Edward C. Lilley. Scenic Design by Raoul Pene Du Bois. Costume Design by Raoul Pène Du Bois. Lighting Design by John Murray Anderson. Directed by John Murray Anderson. Booth Theatre: 4 Feb 1939- 27 May 1939 (132 performances). Cast: William Archibald, Maxine Barrat [Broadway debut] (as "Friend/Ensemble/Secretary/Lucy Timpkin/The Archduchess/A Client"), Philip Bourneuf (as "The Father/Mr. Marbury/Fifth King/Mr. Lippencott/Mr. Ernest Sprockett/Dick McQuade"), Frances Comstock, Alfred Drake (as "The Brother/Mr. Fuller/Singer/Orson Welles/The Groom/The Manager/Reporter"), Brenda Forbes (as "The Maid/Bebe Baiser/Elsie Whipple/Miss Bickleford/Ensemble"), Nadine Gae, Nancy Hamilton, Ray Kavanaugh and His Orchestra, Gene Kelly [Broadway debut] (as "Friend/Ensemble/Mr. Gordon/The Best Man/Reporter/Singer/Western Union Boy"), Don Loper (as "Friend/Ensemble/Bebe's Manager/Third King/The Archduke/Officer in charge of Bureaus of Missing Persons/Western Union Boy"), Ruth Matteson (as "Friend/Sylvia Turnbridge/Mrs. Jamison/Singer/Barbara McQuade/A Client"), Grace McDonald (as "Friend/Ensemble/Secretary/The Princess/Singer/Bridesmaid/A Client"), Nell O'Day, Robert Smith, Keenan Wynn (as "Friend/Ensemble/First King/W.P.A. Worker/Mike/Customs Inspector/The Emperor/Reporter/Western Union Boy"). Produced by Gertrude Macy and Stanley Gilkey. Produced by arrangement with Robert F. Cutler.
- (1939) Stage Play: Stars In Your Eyes. Musical comedy.
- (1939) Stage Play: Susanna, Don't You Cry. Musical.
- (1939) Stage Play: Streets of Paris. Musical revue. Music by Jimmy McHugh. Lyrics by Al Dubin. Additional numbers by Harold Rome. Sketches by Charles Sherman, Tom McKnight, S. Jay Kaufman, Eddie Dowling [credited as Edward Duryea Dowling], James La Ver, Frank Eyton and Lee Brody. Music arranged by Hans Spialek. Vocal arrangements by Hugh Martin. Costume Design by Irene Sharaff. Lighting Design by Eddie Dowling. Scenic Design by 'Lawrence L. Goldwasser' (v). Dances and Ensembles Staged by 'Robert Alton (I)'. Directed by Eddie Dowling. Broadhurst Theatre: 19 Jun 1939- 10 Feb 1940 (274 performances). Cast: Bud Abbott (as "Customs" Performer/"On the Boulevard" Performer/Manager, "Rest Cure"/Capi, "That's Music"/"The French Have a Word for It" Featured Performer"), Bobby Clark (as "The Photographer" / "Is It Possible?" Singer/Marie's Father/The Convict's Return/Michael/The Convict's Return/Armand/The Convict's Return/Warden/The Convict's Return/Man/A Noel Coward Custom/"Robert the Roue" Performer/Mr. Migglesworth" / "The Spy" / "Mr. Prout" / "That's Music" / "The French Have a Word for It" Featured Performer), Lou Costello (as "Customs" Performer / "On the Boulevard" Performer / "Searcher" / "Rest Cure" / "Marcel" / "That's Music" / "The French Have a Word for It" Featured Performer"), Luella Gear, Carmen Miranda (as "South American Way" Featured Performer / "The French Have a Word for It" Featured Performer), Yvonne Bouvier, Billy Branch, Gower Champion, Ben Dova, Gloria Gilbert, Hylton Sisters, Margaret Irving, Magda Kari, Della Lind, Jack McCauley[credited as John McCauley], Jeanne Readinger, Jo Readinger, Buddy Roberts, Jeanne Tyler, Ward & Van, Milton Watson, Lincoln Wilmerton, Mary Ann, Alice Anthony, Bill Aubrey, Betty Bartley, Barbara Beech, FLora Boes, Trudy Burke, Lucy Chandler, Aina Constant, Richard D'Arcy. Shannon Dean, Enez Early, Hugh Ellsworth, Peggy Galimore, Jackie Gateley, Arthur Grahl, Lynda Grey, Margaret Hall, William Hawley, Mildred Hughes, Henning Irgens, Marguerite James, Charles La Torre, Edith Lambot, Nancy Lewis, Lillian Lillemy, Hugh Martin (as "Monsieur" / "The Ensemble Speaks"), Maxine Martin, Michael Moore, Frederic Nay, Olive Nicholson, Mary Ann O'Brien, Frances O'Day, Leona Olsen, Mischa Pompianov, Jean Sablon, Bernice Smith, Tony Stuart, Ramon Vinay, Edward Wells, Lincoln Wilderton. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert. Produced in association with Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson.
- (1939) Stage Play: Too Many Girls. Musical comedy. Material by George Marion Jr. Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Musical Staging by Robert Alton. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Raoul Pene Du Bois. Directed by George Abbott. Imperial Theatre (moved to The Broadway Theatre from unknown date 1940- 18 Mar 1940): 18 Oct 1939- 18 May 1940 (249 performances). Cast: Desi Arnaz, Robert Arnold, Margorie Baglin, Sondra Barrett, Libby Bennett, John Beton, Betty Boyce, Eddie Bracken, Florine Callahan, Renee Cettel, Diosa Costello, Alice Craig, Betty De Elmo, Louise de Forrest, Romolo Di Spirito, Willis Duncan, Marge Ellis, Leila Ernst (as "Talullah Lou"), Vera Fern, Clyde Fillmore (as "Harvey Casey"), Vernon Hammer, Charlene Harkins, Bob Howard, Randolph Hughes, Harry Jackson, Clarence Jaeger, Van Johnson, Richard Kollmar (as "Clint Kelley"), Jeanette Lavis, Mildred Law, Lita Lede, Hal Le Roy (as "Al Terwillinger"), La Verne Lupton, Herb Lurie, James MacColl, William Mende, Russ Milton, Amarilla Morris, Mildred Patterson, Harry Pedersen, Dorothy Poplar, Edison Rice, Jack Riley, Hans Robert, Ivy Scott, Bob Shaw, Byron Shores, Diane Sinclair, Leonor Sola, Mildred Solly, Olga Suarez (as "Co-Ed"), Key Taylor, Anna Mae Tesslo, Mary Jane Walsh, Davenie Watson, Marcy Wescott, James Wilkinson, Claire Wolf, Harold Young. Produced by George Abbott. Note: Filmed by RKO Radio Pictures as Too Many Girls (1940).
- (1940) Stage Play: Two For The Show. Musical revue. Sketches and lyrics by Nancy Hamilton. Music by Morgan Lewis. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek and Don Walker. "The Age of Innocence" and "Cookery" written by Richard Haydn. Vocal arrangements by Harold Cooke. Directed by John Murray Anderson. Booth Theatre: 8 Feb 1940- 25 May 1940 (124 performances). Cast: William Archibald, Eve Arden, Virginia Bolen, Frances Comstock, Norton Dean, Brenda Forbes, Nadine Gae, Willard Gary, Richard Haydn, Eunice Healy, Betty Hutton, Kathryn Kimber, Dean Norton, Robert Smith, Tommy Wonder, Keenan Wynn. Produced by Gertrude Macy and Stanley Gilkey.
- (1940) Stage Play: John Henry. Musical/drama.
- (1943) Stage Play: Something for the Boys. Musical comedy. Music by Cole Porter. Book by Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields. Lyrics by Cole Porter. Choral arrangements by William Parson. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek, Robert Russell Bennett, Don Walker and Ted Royal. Scenic Design by Howard Bay. Costume Design by Billy Livingston. Assistant to Mr. Bay: Albert A. Ostrander. Assistant to Mr. Livingston: Grace Houston. Lighting Design by Hassard Short. Choreographed by Jack Cole. Book directed by Herbert Fields. Additional Numbers Staged by Lew Kessler. Directed by Hassard Short. Alvin Theatre: 7 Jan 1943- 8 Jan 1944 (422 performances). Cast: Ethel Merman (as "Blossom Hart"), Jimmy Allison (as "Singer"), Anita Alvarez (as "Micheala"), Alice Anthony (as "Dancer"), The Barnes Twins (as "Lois & Lucille"), Joseph Bell (as "Singer"), May Block (as "Dancer"), Betty Bruce (as "Betty-Jean"), William Callahan (as "Corp. Burns"), Stanley Catron (as "Dancer"), Madeleine Clive (as "Mrs. Grubbs"), Jean Coyne (as "Dancer"), Bob Davis (as "Dancer"), Betty Deane (as "Dancer"), Patricia Deering (as "Dancer"), Benny DeSio (as "Dancer"), Alan Fleming (as "Singer"), Jerry Florio (as "Dancer"), Albert Gaeta (as "Dancer"), Betty Garrett (as "Mary-Frances"), Aaron Gobetz (as "Dancer"), Ruth Godfrey (as "Dancer"), Dolores Goodman (as "Dancer"), Ray Harrison (as "Dancer"), Jack Hartley (as "Lt. Col. S.D. Grubbs"), Richard Harvey (as "Singer"), Betty Heather (as "Dancer"), Buddy Irving (as "Singer"), Margie Jackson (as "Dancer"), Allen Jenkins (as "Harry Hart"), Bill Johnson (as "Staff Sgt. Rocky Fulton"), Jeanne Jones (as "Dancer"), Art Lambert (as "Singer"), Stuart Langley (as "Sgt. Laddie Green"), Paula Laurence (as "Chiquita Hart"), Bruce Lord (as "Singer"), William Lynn (as "Mr. Tobias Twitch"), David Mann (as "Dancer"), Paul Mario (as "Singer"), Remi Martell (as "Sgt. Carter/Dancer"), Paul Martin (as "Dancer"), John Mayo (as "Singer"), Frances Mercer (as "Melanie Walker"), Joseph Monte (as "Singer"), Duncan Noble (as "Dancer"), Jean Owens (as "Dancer"), Jed Prouty (as "Roger Calhoun"), Ricky Riccardi (as "Dancer"), Walter Rinner (as "Burke/Singer"), Leslie Shannon (as "Dancer"), Ethel Sherman (as "Dancer"), Puddy Smith (as "Dancer"), Nina Starkey (as "Dancer"), William Vaux (as "Dancer"), Joe Viggiano (as "Dancer"), Murvyn Vye (as "Singer"), William Weber (as "Dancer"), Patricia Welles (as "Dancer"), Helen Wenzel (as "Dancer"), June Wieting (as "Dancer"), Lou Wills Jr. (as "Dancer"), Parker Wilson (as "Dancer"). Understudy: Betty Garrett (as "Blossom Hart"). Replacement actors: Leon Anthony (as "Dancer"), Tom Barrigan (as "Singer"), Dick Beard (as "Dancer"), Forrest Bonshire (as "Dancer"), Gloria Brooks (as "Dancer"), Betty Bruce (as "Chiquita Hart"), Edward Cassell (as "Singer"), Clarissa (as "Micheala"), Muriel Cole (as "Dancer"), William Drew (as "Dancer"), Charles Flynn (as "Singer"), Jack Foley (as "Dancer"), Charles Howard (as "Mr. Tobias Twitch"), Frank Hyers (as "Harry Hart"), George Lambrose (as "Singer"), Roma Leigh (as "Dancer"), Brayton Lewis (as "Singer"), June MacLaren (as "Dancer"), Jack Malis (as "Dancer"), Jerry Meilan (as "Dancer"), Mavis Mims (as "Betty-Jean"), Willamae Montur (as "Maid"), Ben Murphy (as "M.P./Singer"), Mischa Pompianov (as "Dancer"), Nancy Porter (as "Mary-Frances"), Bobby Preist (as "Dancer"), Dale Preist (as "Dancer"), Jules Racine (as "Dancer"), Gordon Richards (as "Singer"), Bob Roland (as "Singer"), Herbert Ross (as "Dancer"), Ruth Ryder (as "Dancer"), George Sabo (as "Dancer"), Shirl Thomas (as "Melanie Walker"), Terry Towne (as "Dancer"), Milton Watson (as "Sgt. Laddie Green"). Produced by Mike Todd.
- (1940) Stage Play. Keep Off the Grass. Musical comedy/revue. Music by Jimmy McHugh. Lyrics by Al Dubin and Howard Dietz. Sketches by Mort Lewis, Parke Levy, Alan Lipscott, S. Jay Kaufman and Norman Panama and Melvin Frank. Music orchestrated by Don Walker and Hans Spialek. Vocal arrangements by Anthony R. Morelli. Miss O'Brien's arrangements by Arthur Wilson. Scenic Design by Nat Karson. Costume Design by Nat Karson. Book directed by Eddie Dowling. Stage Director: Frederick De Cordova. Choreographed by George Balanchine. Broadhurst Theatre: 23 May 1940- 29 Jun 1940 (44 performances). Cast: Larry Adler (as "The Old Park Bench" Singer/"Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant"), Ray Arnett, Billie Bernice, Mimi Berry, Blondie (as "Dorothy Thompson/Misinformation, Please"), Peanuts Bohn, Ray Bolger (as "Crazy as a Loon" Singer/Dancer/Thirsty Man/The Fountain/"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You" Singer/"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You" Dancer/"Rhett, Scarlett & Ashley" Singer/"Old Jitterbug" Singer/"Old Jitterbug" Dancer/"Raffles" Dancer/The Tiger/Hormones/"This is Winter" Dancer"), Betty Bruce, Virginia Burke, Martha Burnett, Imogen Carpenter (as "Park Stroller, The Fountain/Bird Lover, Birds/The Morelli Singers") [Broadway debut], Ilka Chase (as "She/Romantique/Thirsty Woman/The Fountain/Juliet/Shakespeare's-A-Poppin/"Rhett, Scarlett & Ashley" Singer/Art Lover/Museum Piece"), Gloria Clare, Harriet Clarke, John Coy, Margie Dale, Maude Davis, Bela de Tuscan, Joanna de Tuscan, Fred Deming, Helen Devlin, Henry Dick, La Motte Dodson, Jimmy Durante (as "Dr. Kildare/The Tree Doctor/The Fugitive/A Fugitive From Esquire/Clifton Fadiman/Misinformation, Please/McSwindle/Shakespeare's-A-Poppin/"Rhett, Scarlett & Ashley" Singer/Guide/Museum Piece/"Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Conductor/Mulligan/Hormones"), Hugh Ellsworth, Esta Elman, Jane Froman, Gloria Gaffey, Peggy Gallimore, Jackie Gleason (as "The Cabby's Serenade" Singer/Dr. Christian/The Tree Doctor / The Cop / The Fountain/The Valet/A Fugitive From Esquire/"The Old Park Bench" Singer / Tybalt/Shakespeare's-A-Poppin/Art Lover/Museum Piece/"Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant/A Salesman/Hormones"), Jiggs (as "F.P.A. / Misinformation, Please"), Emmett Kelly (as "The Cabby's Serenade" Singer / "The Old Park Bench" Singer/Art Lover/Museum Piece/La Motte Dodson's Monkeys Performer"), Ann Lass, Lynn Lawrence, June Le Roy, 'Jose Limon' (as "Performer"), Peggy Littlejohn, Louie (as "Oscar Levant/Misinformation, Please"), Lois Martin, Mary Joan Martin, John McAuley, Margery Moore, Hal Neiman, Virginia O'Brien, Sunnie O'Dea, Patsy (as "Ann Sheridan / Misinformation, Please"), Percy (as "Gypsy Rose Lee"), Jane Gray Petri, Nan Rae, Jerome Robbins [credited as Jerry Robbins] (as "Dancing Young Man"), Robert Shackleton, Jerry Shepherd, Bob Sidney, Jane Starner, Aileen Stone, Sylvia Stone, Arnold Saint Subber (as "Bootblack/The Fountain/Art Lover"), Frances Tannehill (as "Park Stroller/The Fountain/Bird Lover/Birds/The Morelli Singers"), Lee Tannen, The Toreadors, Daphne Vane, Sid Walker, Mimi Walthers, Don Weissmuller. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1944) Stage Play: Dream With Music. Musical/fantasy. Music by Clay Warnick. Book by Sidney Sheldon, Dorothy Kilgallen and Ben Roberts. Lyrics by Edward Eager. Vocal arrangements by Clay Warnick. Orchestral Arrangements by Clay Warnick, Hans Spialek, Ted Royal and Robert Russell Bennett. Tap Routines Directed by Henry LeTang. Choreographed by George Balanchine. Directed by Richard Kollmar. Majestic Theatre: 18 May 1944- 10 Jun 1944 (28 performances). Cast: Betty Allen (as "Ella/Mrs. Sinbad"), Dorothy Babbs (as "The Little One/Lamb/Tap Specialist"), Dave Ballard (as "Genie"), Lois Barnes (as "A Twin/Rispah/Leopard/Singer"), Lucille Barnes (as "A Twin/Tispah/Ermine/Singer"), Robert Beam (as "Perfume Merchant/I.J./Singer"), Peter Birch (as "Lion/Day"), Robert Brink (as "Robert/Sultan"), Ralph Bunker (as "Sand Diviner/Mr. Panda"), Jacqueline Cezanne (as "Corps de Ballet"), Betty Clair (as "Corps de Ballet"), Ray Cook (as "Rug Merchant/Wolf/Singer"), Dorothy DeMolina (as "Corps de Ballet"), Donna Devel (as "Singer/Kispah/Rabbit"), Buddy Douglas (as "Mouse"), Leonard Elliott (as "Sinbad"), Larry Evers (as "Corps de Ballet/Guard"), Mae Francis (as "Caryatid"), Ronald Graham (as "Michael/Aladdin"), Beatrice Griffith (as "Caryatid"), Jane Hetherington (as "Fispah/Mrs. Fox/Singer"), Georgia Hiden (as "Corps de Ballet"), Joy Hodges (as "Marian/Jasmin"), Marcella Howard (as "Singer/Mispah/Mrs. Owl"), Janie Janvier (as "Hispah/Mrs. Lion/Singer"), Bill Jones (as "Unicorn/Singer/Candy Salesman"), Roseler Joynes (as "Caryatid"), Michael Kozak (as "Fakir/Singer/Tiger"), Carmelita Lanza (as "Corps de Ballet"), Dolores Milan (as "Tap Specialist/The Tall One"), Byron Milligan (as "Singer/Mr. Owl/Snake Charmer"), Mavis Mims (as "The Slender One/Tap Specialist") [final Broadway role], Rosemary Mitchell (as "Caryatid"), Margaret Murray (as "Corps de Ballet"), John Panter (as "Musical Instrument Merchant"), Gladys Pollard (as "Caryatid"), Bonita Purdue (as "Caryatid"), Sunny Rice (as "Tap Specialist/Night/First Hot One"), Dixie Roberts (as "Second Hot One/Tap Specialist/Mrs. Panda"), Jerry Ross (as "Guard/Monkey/Chinese Masseur/Corps de Ballet"), Alex Rotov (as "Western Union Boy/Wazier"), Toni Stuart (as "Corps de Ballet"), Dee Turnell (as "Corps de Ballet/The Blonde One"), Tari Vance (as "The One With the Pug Nose/Tap Specialist"), Bill Weber (as "Guard/Penguin/ Corps de Ballet/Aladdin's Aide"), Parker Wilson (as "Corps de Ballet/Guard"), Vera Zorina (as "Dinah/Scheherazade"). Produced by Richard Kollmar.
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