- (1924 - 1951) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1924) Stage Play: Nerves. Written by John Farrar and Stephen Vincent Benet. Directed by William A. Brady. Comedy Theatre: 1 Sep 1924- Sep 1924 (closing date unknown/16 performances). Cast: Kyra Alanova (as "Jean"), Walter Baldwin (as "Rook"), Humphrey Bogart (as "Bob Thatch"), Reed Brown Jr. (as "Paul Overman") [Broadway debut], Marie Curtis (as Mrs. Hill"), T.C. Durham Jr. (as "Orderly"), John Gray (as "Carter"), Cynthia Hyde (as "Janet"), Paul Kelly (as "Ted Hill"), Barbara Kitson (as "Mary"), Winifred Lenihan (as "Peggy Thatch"), Kenneth MacKenna (as "Jack Coates"), John McCauley (as "Arthur Green") [Broadway debut], Mary Phillips, Edward H. Wever (as "Mathew Anderson"), Henry Whittemore (as "Frank Smith"). Produced by William A. Brady.
- (1927) Stage Play: Hit the Deck. Musical comedy. Music by Vincent Youmans. Book by Herbert Fields. Lyrics by Clifford Grey and Leo Robin. Based on a play by Hubert Osborne. Musical Director: Paul Lannin. Music orchestrated by Paul Lannin and Stephen Jones. Choreographed by Seymour Felix. Directed by Lew Fields and Alexander Leftwich. Belasco Theatre: 25 Apr 1927- 25 Feb 1928 (352 performances). Cast: Edward Allen, Lila Anderson, Anne Austin, Harriet Britton, Arnold Brown, Murray Browne, Jack Bruns, Madeline Cameron, Mary Carney, Ben Carswell, Rachel Chester, Ah Chong, Margaret Collins, Fan Conway, Peggy Conway (as "Rita"), Nancy Corrigan, Mars Craft, Jimmie Cushman, Jerome Daley, Brian Donlevy (as "Donkey"), Robert Duenwihe, Roger Gray, Louise Groody, May Hunter, Jane Hurd, Charles King, John Kneley, Anthony Knilling, Elsie Lawritson, The Locust Sisters, The Lyric Quartette, Stella Mayhew, Jack McCauley [credited as John McCauley] (as "Lieut. Alan Clark"), Charles McClelland, William McGurn, Jack Mead, Celie Neska, Leo Nierle, Kendall Northrop, Gladys Pender, Bobbie Perkins, John Perkins, Olive Pierson, Florence Price, Sid Salzberg, Cecil Shires, Billy Sobel, Daniel Sparks, Jeanne Sutro, Jeanne West, Cliff Whitcombe, Beatrice Wilson, Ruth Witmer, Franker Woods (as "Battling Smith"), Victor Young. Produced by Lew M. Fields and Vincent Youmans.
- (1929) Stage Play: The Little Show. Musical revue. Music by Arthur Schwartz. Lyrics by Howard Dietz. Choreographed by Daniel Dare. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Ruth Brenner. Orchestra directed by: Jacques Rabiroff. Music Box Theatre: 30 Apr 1929- Feb 1930 (closing date unknown/321 performances). Cast: Fred Allen, Paul Bissinger, Romney Brent, Adam Carroll, Joan Carter-Waddell, Peggy Conklin, Bettina Hall, Portland Hoffa, Libby Holman, Dorothy Humphreys, Kay Lazell, Helen Lynd, Jack McCauley (as "John McCauley"), Harold Moffat, Erik Rhodes (credited as Ernest Sharpe), Clifton Webb. Produced by William A. Brady and Dwight Wiman.
- (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.
- (1932) Stage Play: Hey Nonny Nonny! Musical revue. Written by Florence Calkins ("Television") and Harry Ruskin ("Hollywood") and E.B. White ("Permanent Passion"). Lyrics by Max Lief, Nathaniel Lief, Malcolm McComb ("I'm Really Not That Way", "In Those Good Old Horsecar Days"), Ogden Nash ("Hey Nonny Nonny"), Herman Hupfeld ("Be A Little Lackadaisical", "Wouldn't That Be Wonderful", "Let's Go Lovin'") and Mann Holiner ("Lady in Waiting"). Book by Michael H. Cleary and Ogden Nash ("Easily Amused"). Music by Will Irwin ("Hey Nonny Nonny", "I'm Really Not That Way", "In Those Good Old Horsecar Days"), Michael H. Cleary, Herman Hupfeld ("Be A Little Lackadaisical", "Wouldn't That Be Wonderful", "Let's Go Lovin'") and Alberta Nichols ("Lady in Waiting"). Musical Director: Sherry Magee. Conceived by Florence Calkins ("Finale"). Written in collaboration with Richie Craig Jr. ("Majestic Hotel"), Jerry Norris ("Majestic Hotel"), Ernest Sharpe ("Majestic Hotel"), Ralph Sanford ("Majestic Hotel") and Mildred Tolle ("Majestic Hotel"). Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner and Raymond Sovey. Directed by Alexander Leftwich. Shubert Theatre: 6 Jun 1932- 2 Jul 1932 (32 performances). Cast: Gertrude Blake, Billie Burns, Joan Carter-Waddell, Wilma Cox, Richie Craig Jr., Edna Eustace, Mitzi Garner, Ruth Gordon, Gypsy Hollis, Tina Marie Jensen, Joann Larkin, Jack McCauley, Dorothy McNulty, Bunny Moore, Frank Morgan [final Broadway role], Jerry Norris, Jean O'Neill, Estelle Phillips, Rita Reese, Virginia Renaud, Ralph Sanford, Ann Seymour, Erik Rhodes (credited as Ernest Sharpe), Charlotte Stoll, Bee Sullivan, Mildred Tolle, Peggy Walsh, Deniston Wilson. Produced by Forrest C. Haring and John H. Del Bondio.
- (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, Jack McCauley, 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: 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.
- (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, 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 Edward Duryea Dowling. Scenic Design by Lawrence L. Goldwasser. Dances and Ensembles Staged by Robert Alton; Directed by Edward Duryea 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 Olsen & Johnson.
- (1941) Stage Play: Snookie.
- (1942) Stage Play: Johnny on a Spot.
- (1942) Stage Play: Count Me In. Musical revue. Music/lyrics by Ann Ronell. Based on material by Walter Kerr and Leo Brady. Music orchestration by Russell Bennett. Special orchestral arrangements by Hans Spialek and Don Walker. Vocal arrangements by Buck Warnick. Choreographed music by Will Irwin. Directed by Robert Ross. Ethel Barrymore Theatre: 8 Oct 1942- 21 Nov 1942 (61 performances). Cast: Charles Butterworth (as "Papa"), Luella Gear (as "Mama"), Leonard Adriance, Jean Arthur (as "Jean" and "Dancing Girl"), Carolyn Ayers, Jim Barron, Robert Bay, Mary Alice Bigham, Whit Bissell [credited as Whitner Bissell] (as "First Draftee/Australian Announcer/Lowell Cabot, U.S.N./On Leave For Love" Singer/Dancer), Richard Brasno, Vincent Carbone, Gower Champion (as "Teddy Roosevelt Brandywine"), Willis Claire, Julie Colt, Kay Coulter, Danny Daniels, Jean Darling, Alice Dudley, Lew Eckles (as "F.B.I. Man"), Luella Gear, Johanna Gillman, Dorothy Griffin, Victor Griffin, Mary Healy, Stanley Jessup (as "FBI Man"), Charles Julian, Agnes Kane, Cornelia Kilbourn, June Kim, Cookey Kley, Jack Lambert, Alfred Latell, Hal Le Roy (as "Alvin York Brandywine/Dancer"), Kay Lewis, Claire Loring, Bubbles Mandl, Joe E. Marks, Melissa Mason, Jack McCauley [credited as John McCauley], Dolores Milan, Janie New, Olga Novosel, William O'Shay, Jeanette Owens, Gibbs Penrose, 'June Preisser' (as "Tommy" / "Dancer"), Don Richards, Jack Riley, Dancing Boy Harry Rogue, Betsy Ross, Dixie Ross, Vicki Ross, Elizabeth Ryan, Margaret Ryan, William Sharon, Robert Shaw, Nina Starkey, Marian Sumetz, Alice Tyrell, Joe Viggiano, Milton Watson, Pat Weakley, Don Weissmuller, Marie Wilson, Willard Woolsey. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J.Shubert, Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Richard W. Krakauer and W. Horace Schmidlapp. Production supervised by Harry Kaufman.
- (1943) Stage Play: Ziegfeld Follies of 1943. Musical revue. Music by Ray Henderson. Additional music by Dan White. Sketches by Lester Lee, Jerry Seelen, Bud Pearson, Les White, Joseph Erens, Charles Sherman, Harry Young, Lester Lawrence, Baldwin Bergersen, Ray Golden, Sid Kuller, Billy K. Wells and Harold Rome. Additional lyrics by Buddy Burston. Lyrics by Jack Yellen. Music orchestrated by Don Walker. Orchestra under the direction of John McManus. Additional material by Joseph Erens. Choreographed by 'Robert Alton (I)'. Dialogue directed by Arthur Pierson and Frederick De Cordova. Production Supervised by Harry A. Kaufman. Entire production devised and directed by John Murray Anderson. Winter Garden Theatre (moved to The Imperial Theatre from 25 Jan 1944- close): 1 Apr 1943- 22 Jul 1944 (553 performances). Cast: Milton Berle (as "Cecil/The Micromaniac/Singer"), Ilona Massey (as "Thirty-Five Summers Ago" Singer/Love Songs are Made in the Night" Singer/Gertrude Olsen/Loves-A-Poppin'/Michala Carmen in Zoot/"Hindu Serenade" Singer / "Hold That Smile" Dancer), Arthur Treacher (as "Godfrey/Good God Godfrey/Crumpet/Loves-A-Poppin'/Don Jose/Carmen in Zoot/Himself/Once a Butler" / "Hold That Smile" Dancer), Jack Allen, Ray Arnett, Carolyn Ayres, Christine Ayres, Bea Bailey, Bil Baird, Cora Baird, Jim Barron, Robert Bay, Mary Alice Bigham, Oliver Boersma, Doris Brent, Veronica Byrnes, Josine Cagle, Imogen Carpenter, Skippy Cekan, Virginia Cheneval, Jack Cole, Ann Connolly, Ray Cook, Bob Copsy, Bruce Davison, Grace De Witt, Betty Douglas, Penny Edwards, Nadine Gae, Mary Ganley, Arthur Grahl, David Gray, Victor Griffin, Eleanor Hall, Patricia Hall, Edward Hayes, Manfred Hecht, Marilyn Hightower, Gretchen Houser, Howard Jackson, Jerry Jansley, Jerry Koban, Yvonne Kummer, Rebecca Lee, Kay Lewis, Ray Long, Howard Ludwig, Edmund Lyndeck, Bubbles Mandel, Jay Martin, Arthur Maxwell, Jack McCauley (as " The Hero/Mr. Tappen, Good God Godfrey/Mr. Andrews, Counter Attack/"Swing Your Lady, Mr. Hemingway" Singer/Dancer/Mr. Smith, Once a Butler/Hotel Manager, Mr Grant Goes To Washington"), Mary McDonnell, Earle McVeigh, Katherine Meskill, Virginia Miller, Dean Murphy, Janie New, Marianne O'Brien, Michael Pober, Renee Riley, Robert Rippy, Dixie Roberts, Ruth Rowan, Sue Ryan, Charles Senna, Robert Shaw, Rosaleen Simpson, Sgt. Tom Smith, Betty Stuart, Theodore Teddick, Rose Teed, The Jansleys, The Rhythmaires, Mimi Walthers, Don Weissmuller, Ila Marie Wilson, Tommy Wonder, Doris York. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert. Produced in association with Alfred Bloomingdale and Lou Walters. Produced by arrangement with Billie Burke Ziegfeld.
- (1944) Stage Play: Sing Out, Sweet Land [A Salute to American Folk and Popular Music]. Book by Walter Kerr. Music arranged by Elie Siegmeister [erroneously credited as Elie Siegmaster]. Special music written by Elie Siegmaster [erroneously credited as Elie Siegmaster]. Conducted by Elie Siegmeister [erroneously credited as Elie Siegmaster]. Production staged by Leon Leonidoff. Choreographed by Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman. Scenic Design by Albert R. Johnson. Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard. Assistant to Lucinda Ballard: Johnnie Johnson. Book directed by Walter Kerr. International Theatre: 27 Dec 1944- 24 Mar 1945 (102 performances). Cast: Alfred Drake (as "Barnaby Goodchild"), Hercules Armstrong (as "Spiritual Ensemble"), Dorothy Baxter (as "Mrs. Jones' Daughters, Railroad Station, Texas/Vocal Ensemble/Verse Chorus"), Rhoda Boggs (as "Spiritual Ensemble"), Harry Bolden (as "Spiritual Ensemble"), Peggy Campbell (as "Mrs. Jones' Daughters, Railroad Station, Texas/Dancer"), Roberta Cassell (as "Dancer"), George Cassidy (as "Harry, Aircraft Carrier/Vocal Ensemble/Verse Chorus"), Cathleen Chambers (as "Vocal Ensemble"), Marjorie Chandler (as "Vocal Ensemble"), Jack Claus (as "Dancer"), Philip Coolidge (as "Parson Killjoy, Puritan New England/Mary Jane's Father, Illinois Wilderness/Sheriff, Mississippi Boat/Lieutenant, Civil War Campfire/Villian, City Park/Bluenose, Five O'Clock Whistle/Commander, Aircraft Carrier"), Kendrick Coy (as "Dancer"), Charles Ford (as "Vocal Ensemble"), Claretta Freeman (as "Spiritual Ensemble"), Joseph Gifford (as "Dancer/Verse Chorus"), Lawrence Gilbert (as "Dick, Aircraft Carrier/Vocal Ensemble"), Adrienne Gray (as "Farm Girl, Illinois Wilderness"), Sam Green (as "George, Aircraft Carrier/Vocal Ensemble/Verse Chorus"), Carol Hall (as "Vocal Ensemble/Verse Chorus"), Juanita Hall (as "Watermelon Woman, The South/Spiritual Ensemble"), Morty Halpern (as "Old Timer, Railroad Station, Texas/Verse Chorus"), Ann S. Halprin (as "Dancer"), Peter Hamilton (as "Specialty Dancer in "Mississippi Boat," Mississippi Boat/Bluejeans, Five O'Clock Whistle/Specialty Dancer in "Speakeasy Night Club," Speakeasy Night Club"), Charles Hart (as "2nd Man, The Oregon Trail/Captain, Mississippi Boat/Fat Tramp, Railroad Station, Texas/Bartender in "Speakeasy Night Club," Speakeasy Night Club"), Irene Hawthorne (as "Specialty Dancer in "Mississippi Boat," Mississippi Boat/Specialty Dancer in "Speakeasy Night Club," Speakeasy Night Club"), Burl Ives (as "Fiddler, Illinois Wilderness/Bonaforte, Mississippi Boat/1st Soldier, Civil War Campfire/Jolly Tramp, Railroad Station, Texas/Petty Officer, Aircraft Carrier"), Irene Jordan (as "Mary Jane, Illinois Wilderness/Vocal Ensemble/Verse Chorus"), Christine Karner (as "Nellie Bly, Mississippi Boat/Dancer/Verse Chorus"), Alma Kaye (as "Priscilla, Puritan New England/Patriot's Daughter, A New England Town/Mohee, Illinois Wilderness/Frankie, Mississippi Boat/Daisy, City Park/Baby, Speakeasy Night Club"), Fred Kohler (as "Vocal Ensemble"), Joe Landis (as "Dancer"), Ellen Love (as "Charity Wouldlove, Puritan New England/Tough Woman, The Oregon Trail/Frankie's Mother, Mississippi Boat/Verse Chorus"), Ethel Mann (as "Red Light Girl, Five O'Clock Whistle/Dancer/Verse Chorus"), Edwin Marsh (as "Vocal Ensemble"), Robert Mayo (as "Dancer/Verse Chorus"), Jack McCauley (as "The Patriot, A New England Town/Johnny, Mississippi Boat/Gentleman Tramp, Railroad Station, Texas/Tycoon, Speakeasy Night Club"), Pat Newman (as "Mrs. Jones' Daughters, Railroad Station, Texas"), Patricia Newman (as "Dancer, Verse Chorus"), Bibi Osterwald (as "Farm Woman/Illinois Wilderness"), Mrs. Casey Jones/Railroad Station, Texas/Maxie, Speakeasy Night Club"), Miriam Pandor (as "Dancer"), Robert Penn (as "Puritan, Puritan New England/1st Man, The Oregon Trail/Trasker, Mississippi Boat/Sad Tramp, Railroad Station, Texas/Murph, Aircraft Carrier"), Joseph Precker (as "Dancer"), Jules Racine (as "Bear, Illinois Wilderness/3rd Man, The Oregon Trail/Bluecoat, Five O'Clock Whistle/Drunk, Speakeasy Night Club"), Frances Rainer (as "Dancer/Verse Chorus"), Virtes Reese (as "Spiritual Ensemble"), Fred Rivetti (as "Vocal Ensemble/Verse Chorus"), Harriet Roeder (as "Dancer"), Selma Rogoff (as "Vocal Ensemble"), William Sharon (asd "Police Chief, Speakeasy Night Club"), William Sol (as "Spiritual Ensemble"), Ted Tiller (as "Bill, Illinois Wilderness/Bartender in "Mississippi Boat," Mississippi Boat/Corporal, Civil War Campfire/Jack, City Park/Tom, Aircraft Carrier"), Ruth Tyler (as "Blues Singer, Five O'Clock Whistle"), Bill Weaver (as "Dancer"), James Westerfield (as "Big Bear of a Man, The Oregon Trail/Yard Boss, Railroad Station, Texas/Trigger, Speakeasy Night Club"), Phyllis Wilcox (as "Vocal Ensemble"), Wilson Woodbeck (as "Spiritual Ensemble"). Produced by The Theatre Guild (Theresa Helburn, Lawrence Langner: Administrative Directors).
- (1947) Stage Play: High Button Shoes. Musical comedy. Book by Stephen Longstreet. Music by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn. Lyrics by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn. Based on "The Sisters Liked Them Handsome" by Stephen Longstreet. Dance arrangements by Genevieve Pitot. Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang. Vocal arrangements by Bob Martin. Musical Director: Milton Rosenstock. Choreographed by Jerome Robbins. Directed by George Abbott. New Century Theater (moved to The Shubert Theatre from 22 Dec 1947- 18 Oct 1948, then moved to The Broadway Theatre from 18 Oct 1948- close): 9 Oct 1947- 2 Jul 1949 (727 performances). Cast: Mark Dawson, Lois Lee, Jack McCauley, Nancy Babcock, Jean Marie Caples, Vincent Carbone, Gloria Casper, Raul Celada, Leonard Claret, Clay Clement (as "General Longstreet"), Edward Cole, Carole Coleman, Ray Cook, Erno Czako, William David, Evans Davis, Mark Dawson, John Dennis, Jacqueline Dodge, Nanette Fabray (as "Sara Longstreet"), Joey Faye (as "Mr. Pontdue"), Nathaniel Frey, Helen Gallagher (as "Nancy"), Estelle Gardner, Margaret Gavan, Evelyn Giles, Tom Glennon, Paul Godkin, Virginia Gorski, June Graham, Donald Harris, Ronnie Hartman, Neil Harwood, Edward Hayes, Fred Hearn, Betty Hyatt, Christine Karner, Dorothy Karrol, Ray Kirchner, Elena Lane, Lois Lee, Sondra Lee, Howard Lenters, Kay Lewis, Louisa Lewis, Fay Moore, Tommy Morton, Ben Murphy, Hannah O'Leary, Arthur Partington (as "A Boy at the Picnic/Corps de Ballet/A Boy at the Picnic/Corps de Ballet/Audrey Peters/William Pierson"), Phil Silvers (as "Harrison Floy"), Gloria Smith, Kenneth Spaulding, Johnny Stewart, Toni Stuart, William Sumner, Roy Tobias, Eleonore Treiber, Don Weissmuller, Helene Whitney. Produced by Monte Proser and Joseph Kipness.
- (1949) Stage Play: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Musical comedy. Book by Joseph Fields and Anita Loos. Music by Jule Styne. Lyrics by Leo Robin. Adapted from the novel by Anita Loos. Dance arrangements by Trude Rittman. Musical Direction by Milton Rosenstock. Music arranged by Don Walker. Vocal direction and arrangements by Hugh Martin. Assistant to Miss de Mille: Dania Krupska. Choreography by Agnes de Mille. Directed by John C. Wilson. Ziegfeld Theatre: 8 Dec 1949- 15 Sep 1951 (740 performances). Cast: Yvonne Adair (as "Dorothy Shaw"), Anita Alvarez (as "Gloria Stark"), Suzanne Ames (as "Dancer"), Cholly Atkins (as "Dance Team"), Charles Basile (as "Dancer"), Florence Baum (as "Dancer"), Peter Birch (as "Bill, a dancer"), Bill Bradley (as "Dancer"), Eric Brotherson (as "Henry Spofford"), Bob Burkhardt (as "Deck Steward/Singer"), Angela Castle (as "Singer"), Carol Channing (as "Lorelei Lee"), Joan Coburn (as "Singer"), Charles 'Honi' Coles (as "Dance Team"), Rex Cooper (as "Dancer"), Robert Cooper (as "Frank, The Olympic Team/Dancer"), Jerry Craig (as "A Steward/Singer"), Crandall Diehl (as "Maitre d'Hotel/Dancer"), William Diehl (as "Policeman/Singer"), Pat Donohue (as "Sun Bather/Show Girl"), Anna Rita Duffy (as "Show Girl"), Rex Evans (as "Sir Francis Beekman"), Nicole France (as "A Flower Girl/Dancer"), Aristide J. Ginoulias (as "Dancer"), Pauline Goddard (as "Dancer"), Peter Holmes (as "Leon, a Valet/Dancer"), George S. Irving (as "Josephus Gage"), Patty Ann Jackson (as "Dancer"), Fran Keegan (as "Deck Walker/Show Girl"), Annette Kohl (as "Girl"), Kazimir Kokic (as "Taxi Driver/Headwaiter"), William Krach (as "The Tenor/Singer"), Alicia Krug (as "Dancer"), John Laverty (as "Dancer"), Shelton Lewis (as "Deck Steward/Singer"), Mort Marshall (as "Robert Lemanteur"), Mary Martinet (as "Dancer"), Jack McCauley (as "Gus Esmond") [final Broadway role], Ellen McCown (as "Singer"), Irving Mitchell (as "Mr. Esmond Sr."), Candy Montgomery (as "Singer"), Howard Morris (as "Louis Lemanteur"), Bob Neukum (as "Pierre, a Steward/Singer"), Alice Pearce (as "Mrs. Ella Spofford"), Caren Preiss (as "Dancer"), Reta Shaw(as "Lady Phyllis Beekman"), Judy Sinclair (as "Zizi/Singer"), Curt Stafford (as "An Olympic/Singer"), Junior Standish (as "Deck Walker/Show Girl"), Evelyn Taylor (as "Dancer"), Norma Thornton (as "Dancer"), Lucille Udovick (as "Singer"), David Vogel (as "Singer"), Polly Ward (as "Dancer"), Prue Ward (as "Dancer"), Beverly Jane Weston (as "Singer"), Eddie Weston (as "George, The Olympic Team/Dancer"), Marjorie Winters (as "Sun Bather/Show Girl"), Helen Wood (as "Dancer"), Hope Zee (as "Fifi/Singer"). Understudies: Bill Bradley (as "Taxi Driver"), Joan Coburn (as "Dorothy Shaw"), Crandall Diehl (as "Mr. Esmond Sr."), William Diehl (as "Robert Lemanteur"), George S. Irving (as "Henry Spofford"), Alicia Krug (as "Mrs. Ella Spofford"), Bibi Osterwald (as "Lorelei Lee"), Curt Stafford (as "Josephus Gage"), Evelyn Taylor (as "Gloria Stark"), Lucille Udovick (as "Lady Phyllis Beekman"), Eddie Weston (as "Louis Lemanteur"). Replacement actors: Shirl Conway (as "Dorothy Shaw") [circa 1951- ?], Beth Douglas (as "Singer"), Jay Harnick (as "Deck Steward/Singer"). Produced by Herman Levin and Oliver Smith. Note: Filmed as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953).
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