- (1899 - 1929) Active on Broadway [often credited as William Evill] in the following productions:
- (1899) Stage Play: The Manoeuvres of Jane. Comedy. Written by Henry Arthur Jones. Directed by Fred Williams. Daly's Theatre: 27 Nov 1899- 4 Feb 1900 (84 performances). Cast: Mary Mannering (as "Jane Nangle"), George C. Boniface, Jessie Busley, William F. Courtenay, Julia Devereux, William Eville [credited as William Evill] (Broadway debut), John Findlay, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Charles Harbury, Ethel Hornick, Mrs. Hart Jackson, Gertrude Lewis, Beatrice Burton Morgan, Ethel Sanborn, Alison Skipworth, H.S. Taber, Elizabeth Tyree, Charles Walcot, Mrs. Charles Walcot, John L. Weber, Mrs. Thomas Whiffen.
- (1900) Stage Play: The Ambassador. Comedy. Written by John Oliver Hobbs. Directed by Fred Williams. Daly's Theatre: 5 Feb 1900- 19 Mar 1900 (51 performances). Cast: Minnie Bowen, Rhoda Cameron, William Courtenay, Julia Devereux, Grace Elliston, William Eville, Charles Giblyn, Ethel Hornick, Albert S. Howson [Broadway debut], Mrs. Hart Jackson, Blanche Kelleher, J. Lester, Gertrude Lewis, Mary Mannering, John Mason, Beatrice Morgan, Edward Morgan, Alison Skipworth, Hilda Spong, H.S. Taber, Elizabeth Tyree, Eva Vincent, Charles Walcott, J.L. Weber, Eugenie White.
- The Eternal City (1902). Melodrama. Music by Pietro Mascagni. Written by Hall Caine. Music arranged by Pietro Mascagni. Victoria Theatre: 17 Nov 1902- Feb 1903 (closing date unknown/92 performances).
- The Prisoner of Zenda (1908). (Revival). Written by Edward Rose. based on the novel by Anthony Hope. Hackett Theatre: 21 Sep 1908- unknown (unknown performances).
- Seven Days (1909). Farce. Written by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood. Astor Theatre: 10 Nov 1909- Oct 1910 (closing date unknown/397 performances). Cast: F.C. Butler, Herbert Corthell (as "James Wilson"), Carl Eckstrom, William Eville (as "Burglar"), Lucille La Verne, Hope Latham (as "Bella"), Georgia O'Ramey, Alan Pollock, Florence Reed. Produced by Wagenhals and Collin Kemper.
- The Indiscretion of Truth (1912).
- Cheer Up (1912).
- Prunella (1913). Drama.
- Pom-pom (1916). Musical comedy. Book by Anne Caldwell. Music by Hugo Felix. Lyrics by Anne Caldwell. Based on the Hungarian operetta 'Csibeszkiraly' by Lajos Szell and Akos Buttykay. Featuring songs by Jean Schwartz. Featuring songs with lyrics by William Jerome. Musical Director: Max Bendix. Directed by George F. Marion. George M. Cohan's Theatre: 28 Feb 1916- 17 Jun 1916 (128 performances). Cast: Charles Angelo (as "The Author"), Miss Borden (as "Chorus"), George Brugger (as "Papa Chapelle/Count de Joie"), Miss Calame (as "Chorus"), Eric Campbell (as "Manager of the Olympia"), Harry Childs (as "Bidage"), Rita Dane (as "Therese"), Phyllis Davis (as "The Dummy"), Edith Day (as "Evelyn/Gina"), Mr. Dickson (as "Chorus"), William Eville [credited as William Evill] (as "Macache"), Flo Flandreaux (as "Chorus"), Miss Forbes (as "Chorus"), Miss Frances (as "Chorus"), Carl Gantvoort (as "Bertrand"), Ellis Graves (as "Chorus"), Rupert Greenlaw (as "A Detective/Chorus"), Mitzi Hajos (as "Paulette"), Frank Hale (as "Gigolo"), Amy Hamlin (as "Chorus"), Miss Harvey (as "Chorus"), Miss Heylman (as "Chorus"), Carl Judd (as "Flic/Chorus"), Simeon Jurist (as "Chorus"), Allan Kelly (as "Secretary to the Manager of the Olympia"), Cleo La Moyne (as "Chorus"), Victor Le Roy (as "A Policeman/Chorus"), Ben Lewin (as "A Critic"), Miss Livingston (as "Chorus"), Lillian Mathewson (as "Chorus"), Beulah McFarland (as "Chorus"), Tom McNaughton (as "Policeman No. 13"), Paul McShane (as "Chorus"), Rosalie Mellette (as "Chorus"), Mr. Murphy (as "Chorus"), Marion Owen (as "Lucie/Chorus"), Miss Page (as "Chorus"), Signe Paterson (as "Crevette"), Detmar Poppen (as "Big Biassou"), Miss Quiller (as "Chorus"), Mr. Ritter (as "Chorus"), Miss Robinson (as "Chorus"), Miss Temple (as "Chorus"), Blanche Terrill (as "Rosa/Chorus"), Miss Thaler (as "Chorus"), Thomas Walsh (as "Grolmus"), Eleanor Williams (as "Gabriella/Chorus"), Thomas Wood (as "Stage Carpenter of the Olympic/Jean"). Produced by Henry W. Savage.
- Humpty Dumpty (1918). Written by Horace Annesley Vachell. Lyceum Theatre: 16 Sep 1918- Oct 1918 (closing date unknown/40 performances). Cast: Clara T. Bracy, Ernest Elton, Robert Entwistle, William Eville, Robert Harrison, Beryl Mercer, Maud Milton, Elisabeth Risdon, John Rogers, Ruth Rose, Walter Scott, Morton Selton, Otis Skinner, Fleming Ward. Produced by Charles Frohman, Inc.
- The Checkerboard (1920).
- The Beggar's Opera (1920). Musical/drama/operetta.
- My Aunt From Ypsilanti (1923).
- Little Miss Bluebeard (1923).
- Before You're 25 (1929). Comedy.
- (1928) Stage Play: Lady Dedlock. Melodrama.
- Dearest Enemy (1925). Musical comedy. Book by Herbert Fields. Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Music orchestrated by Emil Gerstenberger. Dances and Ensembles Directed by Carl Hemmer. Orchestra under the direction of Richard Rodgers. Libretto Directed by Charles Sinclair and Harry Ford. Scenic Design by Clark Robinson. Costume Design by Mark Mooring (Costumes for Act One), Hubert Davis (Costumes for Act One) and James Reynolds (Costumes for Acts Two and Three). Knickerbocker Theatre: 18 Sep 1925- 22 May 1926 (286 performances). Cast: Flavia Arcaro (as "Ms. Robert Murray"), Peggy Bancroft, Charles Bennington, Arthur Brown, Walter Burke, Rachel Chester, Harold Crane, Roberta Curry, James Cushman, Marian Dabney, Marita Dennis, H.E. Eldridge, William Eville (as "General Henry Clinton"), Gloria Faye, Helen Ford, Percy French, Alden Gay, Louis Gomez, Conrad Gordon, George Harold, Don Knobloch, Frank Lambert, Edward Larkin, Andrew Lawlor Jr. (as "Jimmy Burke"), Joy Leitch, Betty Linn, Mildred Mann, Burton McEvilly, Elizabeth North, Jane Overton, Josephine Payne, Detmar Poppen (as "General John Tryon"), Geneva Price, Charles Purcell (as "Captain Sir John Copeland"), Eugenia Renon, John Seymour, Jack Shannon, Lucille Smyser, Helen Spring, Mark Truscott, John Valentine, Marian Williams, Polly Williams, Percy Woodley, Devah Worrell, Mabel Zoeckler. Produced by George Ford.
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