- (1887 - 1915) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1887) Stage Play: The Begum. Musical comedy/opera. Libretto by Harry B. Smith. Music by Reginald De Koven [earliest Broadway credit]. Lyrics by Harry B. Smith. Musical Director: Adolph Nowak. Scenic Design by Joseph Clare. Costume Design by Mathilde Cottrelly. Fifth Avenue Theatre: 21 Sep 1887- 10 Dec 1887 (22 performances). Cast: Digby Bell (as "Myhnt-Jhuleep") [Broadway debut], Laura Joyce Bell, Nina Bertini, Mathilde Cottrelly (as "The Begum of Oude"), Jefferson De Angelis (as "Jhust-Naut") [Broadway debut], Paula Franko, Edwin Hoff, DeWolf Hopper Sr. (as "Howja-Dhu"), Josephine Knapp, Harry MacDonough, Marion Manola, Annie Meyers, Grace Seavey, Hubert Wilke (as "Klam-Chowdee") [Broadway debut]. Produced by McCaull Opera Comique Company.
- (1898) Stage Play: The Hoosier Doctor. Melodrama. Written by Augustus Thomas. Haverly's 14th Street Theatre: 18 Apr 1898- unknown (unknown performances). Cast: Digby Bell (as "Dr. Willow"), Emma Butler (as "Mrs. Bunce"), Ethel Vance (as "Little Rosie").
- (1903) Stage Play: Mr. Pickwick. Musical. Music by Manuel Klein. Book by Charles Klein. Based on the book by Charles Dickens. Lyrics by Grant Stewart. Featuring songs with lyrics by Hermann Klein. Featuring songs by George Spink. Directed by George F. Marion. Herald Square Theatre (moved to The Grand Opera House from 27 Apr 1903 to close): 19 Jan 1903- May 1903 (closing date unknown/73 performances). Cast: J.K. Adams, Guy H. Bartlett, Digby Bell (as "Sam Weller"), Laura Joyce Bell, George Chapman, Marguerite Clark, Augustus Coletti, Philip Connor, Mary Davis, Grace Fisher, Louise Gunning, Ruth Halbert, DeWolf Hopper Sr., Marion Lee, Henry Norman, Louis Payne, Alice Maude Poole, George Rolland, Grant Stewart (as "Alfred Jingle"), George Williams. Produced by The De Wolfe Hopper Opera Company.
- (1905) Stage Play: The Education of Mr. Pipp. Comedy. Written by Augustus Thomas. Based on a series of cartoons by Charles Dana Gibson [earliest Broadway credit]. Liberty Theatre: 20 Feb 1905- Apr 1905 (closing date unknown/78 performances). Cast: Bessie Baldwin, Janet Beecher (as "Ida Pip"), Digby Bell (as "J. Wesley Pipp"), Ellenore Carroll, Samuel Coit, Fred Courtenay, Marion Draughn (as "Julia Pipp"), Jennie Eustace (as "Lady Viola"), William Evans, Edith French, Harry L. Lang, Frank Powell, Frederick Reynolds, W.S. St. Clair, Robert Warwick, C. Jay Williams, Kate Denin Wilson (as "Mrs. Pipp"). Produced by Kirke La Shelle and Daniel V. Arthur. Note: Filmed by the All-Star Feature Film Corp. as The Education of Mr. Pipp (1914).
- (1909) Stage Play: An International Marriage. Written by George Broadhurst. Directed by George Broadhurst. Weber's Music Hall: 4 Jan 1909- Jan 1909 (closing date unknown/16 performances). Cast: Digby Bell, Gertrude Dalton, Charles N. Greene, Cuyler Hastings, Florence Huntington, Edward Jack, William J. Kelley, Amelia Mayborn, John Daly Murphy, Christine Norman, Albert Perry, Fred W. Peters, Florence Robertson, John Sainpolis. Produced by Currie and Gray. Note: Filmed as An International Marriage (1916).
- (1909) Stage Play: The Debtors. Written by Margaret Mayo. Based the German of Fritz Von Schoenthan [final Broadway adaptation credit]. Based on "Little Dorritt" by Charles Dickens. Bijou Theatre: 12 Oct 1909- Oct 1909 (closing date unknown/15 performances). Cast: Digby Bell (as "William Dorritt"), St. Clair Bayfield, W. George Bennett, Kathleen Clifford, Arthur De Breanski, Francis Fay, Courtenay Foote, Edward H. Kelly, Della Knight, Frederick Powell, Frances Ross, Willie Ross, Paul Scardon, F. Percival Stevens, Glen Thomas, Percy Waram. Produced by Allison-Ziegler Co.
- (1915) Stage Play: The Yeomen of the Guard [The Merryman and His Maid]. Musical/operetta (revival/played in repertory with The Mikado, The Sorcerer, Trial by Jury, H.M.S. Pinafore, Iolanthe). Written by W.S. Gilbert. Music by Arthur Sullivan. Musical Director: Clarence West. Directed by Herbert Cripps. 48th Street Theatre: 19 Apr 1915- 8 May 1915 (24 performances). Cast: George Abbott (as "Second Yeoman"), Arthur Aldridge (as "Colonel Fairfax"), Natalie Alt (as "Elsie Maynard"), May Arnold (as "Chorus"), Digby Bell (as "Chorus"), Alice Brady (as "Chorus"), Una Brooks (as "Chorus"), Gladys Caldwell (as "Phoebe Meryll"), Frank Clarke (as "First Yeoman"), William Danforth (as "Wilfred Shadbolt"), Hugh Dwyer (as "Leonard Meryll"), DeWolf Hopper Sr. (as "Jack Point"), Marie Horgan (as "Dame Carruthers"), James Hughes (as "The Headsman"), Alice McComb (as "Kate"), Maude Mordaunt (as "Chorus"), William Quimby (as "First Citizen"), Henry Smith (as "Second Citizen"), Richard Temple (as "Chorus"), Herbert Waterous (as "Sergeant Meryll"), John Willard (as "Sir Richard Cholmondeley"). Produced by William A. Brady and Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company.
- (1915) Stage Play: The Sorcerer. Musical comedy/operetta (revival/played in repertory with The Yeomen of the Guard, The Mikado, Trial by Jury, H.M.S. Pinafore, Iolanthe). Written by W.S. Gilbert. Music by Arthur Sullivan. Musical Director: Clarence West. Directed by Herbert Cripps. 48th Street Theatre: 24 May 1915- 5 Jun 1915 (16 performances). Cast: Arthur Aldridge (as "Alexis"), Natalie Alt (as "Aline"), May Arnold (as "Principals"), Digby Bell (as "Dr. Daly") [final Broadway role], Gladys Caldwell (as "Constance"), DeWolf Hopper Sr. (as "John Wellington Wells"), Alice McComb (as "Mrs. Parlett"), Henry Smith (as "Notary"), Herbert Waterous (as "Sir Marmaduke Pointdexter"). Produced by William A. Brady and Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company.
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