- (1937 - 1978) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1937) Stage Play: The Trial of Dr. Beck. Written by Hughes Allison. Scenic Design by Rollo Wayne. Directed by Louis M. Simon. Maxine Elliott's Theatre: 9 Aug 1937- Aug 1937 (closing date unknown/24 performances). Cast: Carrie Adams (as "Lulu Doolittle"), William Bendix (as "George B. Shaw") [Broadway debut], Clifford Dempsey (as "Judge Archer") [final Broadway role], Frank Ferguson (as "Court Clerk"), Jane Ferrell (as "Ella Gordon"), Virginia Girvin (as "Carrie Jones"), Frank Harrington (as "District Attorney Madison"), Harriet Harris (as "Ruth Ellen"), Lulu King (as "Hilda Redd"), Aurelius Lawrence (as "Oscar Brooks"), Norman Lewis (as "Herman Phillips"), Elvis Mason (as "George Doolittle"), Joseph McCallion (as "Ralph Judd"), Thomas McKenna (as "Inspector Timothy O'Malley"), LaVerne Pine (as "Mary Hudson"), Kenneth Renwick (as "Dr. John Beck"), Earl Sydnor (as "Defense Attorney Collings") [Broadway debut], Stewart Ward (as "Dr. Julius Sims"), Dorothy Washington (as "Elenore Hopkins"), Jethro Webb (as "Patrolman James"), Kenneth Woodruff (as "Assistant District Attorney"). Produced by Federal Theatre Project of The WPA.
- (1940) Stage Play: Two On An Island. Comedy. Written by Elmer Rice. Incidental music by Kurt Weill. Scenic Design and Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Elmer Rice. Broadhurst Theatre: 22 Jan 1940- 13 Apr 1940 (22 performances). Cast: Luther Adler (as "Lawrence Ormont"), Roberta Bellinger, Herschel Bentley, Whit Bissell (as "Frederic Winthorp"), Alvin Childress, John Craven, Howard Da Silva (as "The Sightseeing Guide"), Dorothy Darling, Evelyn Davis, Edward Downes, Betty Field (as "Mary Ward"), Virginia Girvin, Frederica Going, Norma Green, Terry Harris, Martha Hodge, Charles La Torre, Eva Langbord, Larri Lauria, Adele Longmire, Harriet E. MacGibbon (as "Helen Ormont"), Assotta Marshall, Roderick Maybee, Earl McDonald, Mary Michael, Sellwyn Myers, Robert O'Brien, Sara Peyton, John Philliber, Hilary Phillips, Charles Polacheck, Helen Renee, Martin Ritt (as "Samuel Brodsky"), Arthur L. Sachs, Lucille Sears, Don Shelton, Aage Steenshorne, Earl Sydnor (as "A Red-Cap"), Ann Thomas, John Triggs, Rudolph Weiss, Dora Weissman, Joan Wetmore, Robert Williams. Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson, S.N. Behrman, Elmer Rice, Robert E. Sherwood, Sidney Howard).
- (1940) Stage Play: Cabin in the Sky. Musical/fantasy. Music by Vernon Duke. Based on a story "Little Joe" by Lynn Root. Lyrics by John La Touche. Vocal arrangements by Hugh Martin. Musical Director: Max Meth. Music orchestrated by Domenico Savino, Charles Cook, Fod Livingston and Nathan Van Cleve. Choreography by George Balanchine. Directed by Albert Lewis. Martin Beck Theatre: 25 Oct 1940- 8 Mar 1941 (156 performances). Cast: Talley Beattey, Wilson Bradley, Claude Brown, Georgia Burke, Dick Campbell, Rebecca Champion, Rita Christiana, Helen Dowdy, Todd Duncan, Katherine Dunham, Earl Edwards, Lucille Ellis, Maurice Ellis, Jiene Moxzer Harris, Rex Ingram (as "Lucifer, Jr."), Clarence Jacobs, J. Louis Johnson, J. Rosamond Johnson, Lawaune Kennard, Ella MacLashley, Fradye Marshall, Alexander McDonald, Roberta McLaurin, Arthur McLean, Al Moore, Jieno Moxzer, Rajah Ohardieno, Evelyn Pilcher, Eulabel Riley, Carmencita Romero, Edith Ross, Archie Savage, Louis Sharp, Al Stokes, Earl Sydnor (as "First Henchman"), J. Emanuel Vanderhans, Laura Vaughns, Candido Vicenti, Ethel Waters (as "Petunia Jackson"), Lavinia Williams, Milton Williams, Dooley Wilson (as "Little Joe Jackson"), Thomas Woosley. Produced by Albert Lewis and Vinton Freedley.
- (1942) Stage Play: The Skin of Our Teeth. Comedy. Written by Thornton Wilder. Press Representative: Richard Maney and John L. Toohey. Stage Manager: B.D. Kranz. Assistant Stage Mgr: Stanley Prager. Directed by Elia Kazan. Plymouth Theatre: 18 Nov 1942- 25 Sep 1943 (359 performances). Cast: Tallulah Bankhead (as "Sabina"), Florence Eldridge (as "Mrs. Antrobus"), Fredric March (as "Mr. Antrobus"), Remo Bufano (as "Dinosaur"), Carroll Clark, Harry Clark, Montgomery Clift (as "Henry"), Stephan Cole, Ralph Cullinan (as "Homer"), Morton Da Costa, Viola Dean (as "Ivy"), Aubrey Fassett, Edith Faversham, Seumas Flynn, Arthur Griffin, Frances Heflin (as "Gladys"), Ralph Kellard (as "Professor/Mr. Tremayne") [final Broadway role], Emily Lorraine, E.G. Marshall (as "Mr. Fitzpatrick"), Eulabelle Moore, Eva Mudge Nelson (as "Miss M. Muse"), Stanley Prager (as "Usher/Conveener/Fred Bailey"), Andrew Ratousheff, Florence Reed, Patricia Riordan, Elizabeth Scott, Joseph Smiley, Earl Sydnor (as "Chair Pusher"), Dick Van Patten (as "Telegraph Boy") [credited as Dickie Van Patten], Stanley Weede. Produced by Michael Myerberg.
- (1948) Stage Play: A Long Way From Home. Written by Randolph Goodman and Walter Carroll. From the work by Maxim Gorky. Directed by Alan Schneider. Maxine Elliott's Theatre: 8 Feb 1948- Feb 1948 (closing date unknown/6 performances). Produced by The Experimental Theatre, Inc., ANTA (Alfred de Liagre Jr: executive producer. Jean Dalrymple: executive director) and Nat Karson.
- (1948) Stage Play: Set My People Free. Written by Dorothy Heyward. Directed by Martin Ritt. Hudson Theatre: 3 Nov 1948- 27 Nov 1948 (29 performances). Cast: Somar Alberg (as "Trader Henri"), Thomas Anderson (as "Jesse Blackwood"), Edith Atuka-Reid (as "Tina"), Harry Bolden (as "Belleisle"), Alonzo Bosan (as "Pompey"), John Bouie (as "Perault Prioleau"), Samuel Brown (as "1st Drummer"), Eric Burroughs (as "Mingo Harth"), Tyler Carpenter (as "Patrolman"), Blaine Cordner (as "Captain Wilson"), Harold Des Verney (as "Blind Philip"), George Dosher (as "Jemmy"), Gail Gladstone (as "Eliza Juano Hernandez (as "Denmark"), Theodore Hines (as "Cuppy"), Earl Jones (as "Ned Bennett"), Wanza L. King (as "Benbow"), Canada Lee (as "George/Head Slave"), Urylee Leonardos (as "Blanche"), Fredye Marshall (as "Rachel"), William Marshall (as "Rolla Bennett"), William McDaniel (as "Pharaoh"), Charles McRae (as "Monday Gell"), Moses Mianns (as "2nd Drummer"), Bertha T. Powell (as "The Mauma"), Marion Scanlon (as "Phyllis"), Louis Sharp (as "Lot"), Richard Silver (as "Frank Ferguson"), Merritt Smith (as "Adam"), Mildred Joanne Smith (as "Rose"), Earl Sydnor (as "Peter"), Poyas"), William Warfield (as "Aneas"), Leigh Whipper (as "Gullah Jack"), Musa Williams (as "Sinah"), Frank Wilson (as "Morris Brown"). Produced by The Theatre Guild (Theresa Helburn, Lawrence Langner: Administrative Directors). Associate Producer: Allyn Rice.
- (1949) Stage Play: Detective Story. Drama/melodrama. Written by Sidney S. Kingsley. Scenic Design by Boris Aronson. Directed by Sidney Kingsley. Hudson Theatre (moved to The Broadhurst Theatre from 3 Jul 1950- close): 23 Mar 1949- 12 Aug 1950 (581 performances). Cast: Ralph Bellamy (as "Detective McLeod"), Meg Mundy (as "Mary McLeod"), Jean Adair (as "Mrs. Farragut"), John Alberts (as "Gentleman"), Joseph Ancona (as "Mr. Bagatelle"), Archie Benson (as "Crumb-Bum"), Edward Binns (as "Detective Gallagher"), John Boyd (as "Detective O'Brien"), Michelette Burani (as "Mrs. Bagatelle"), Joan Copeland (as "Susan Carmichael"), Jim Flynn (as "Mr. Feeney"), Lou Gilbert (as "Joe Feinson"), Sarah Grable (as "Mrs. Feeney"), Lee Grant (as "Shoplifter"), Carl Griscom (as "Willy"), Byron C. Halstead (as "Patrolman Keough"), Michael Lewin (as "Photographer"), James Maloney (as "Mr. Pritchett"), Horace McMahon (as "Lieut. Monoghan"), Patrick McVey (as "Detective Callahan"), Jacqueline Paige (as "Indignant citizen"), Joe Roberts (as "Patrolman Baker"), Alexander Scourby (as "Tami Giacoppetti"), Maureen Stapleton (as "Miss Hatch"), Warren Stevens (as "Arthur Kindred"), Ruth Storm (as "Lady"), Robert Strauss (as "Detective Dakis"), Michael Strong (as "2nd burglar, Lewis"), Earl Sydnor (as "Patrolman Barnes"), Les Tremayne (as "Mr. Sims"), James Westerfield (as "Detective Brody"), Garney Wilson (as "Mr. Gallantz"), Joseph Wiseman (as "1st burglar, Charlie"), Harry Worth (as "Dr. Schneider"). Replacement actors during Hudson Theatre run: Anne Burr (as "Mary McLeod"), Lydia Clarke. Replacement actors during Broadhurst Theatre run: None known. Produced by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Associate Producer: May Kirshner. Note: Filmed as Detective Story (1951), "Au théâtre ce soir: Histoire d'un détective" (1972).
- (1952) Stage Play: Shuffle Along. Musical comedy (revival).
- (1959) Stage Play: Sweet Bird of Youth. Drama. Written by Tennessee Williams. Incidental music by Paul Bowles. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Anna Hill Johnstone. Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Costumes for Miss Page created by Theoni Vachlioti Aldredge. Assistant Scenic Design: Hugh Hardy. Associate Designer to Mr. Mielziner: John Harvey. Directed by Elia Kazan. Martin Beck Theatre: 10 Mar 1959- 30 Jan 1960 (375 performances). Cast: Sidney Blackmer (as "Boss Finley"), Paul Newman (as "Chance Wayne"), Geraldine Page (as "Princess Kosmonopolis"), Martine Bartlett, Kenneth Blake, Hilda Brawner, Bruce Dern (as "Stuff"), Duke Farley, Ron Harper, Diana Hyland (as "Heavenly Finney"), James Jeter, Monica May, Charles McDaniel, John Napier, Logan Ramsey, Patricia Ripley, Madeleine Sherwood, Glenn Stensel, Earl Sydnor (as "Charles"), Rip Torn (as "Tom Junior"), Charles Tyner, Milton J. Williams. Produced by Cheryl Crawford.
- (1968) Stage Play: I Never Sang for My Father. Drama. Written by Robert Anderson. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Theoni V. Aldredge. Assistant to Theoni Aldredge: Harry Curtis. Assistant to Mr. Mielziner: John T. Jensen Jr. and L.C. Warner. Directed by Alan Schneider. Longacre Theatre: 25 Jan 1968- 11 May 1968 (124 performances + 1 preview on 24 Jan 19698). Cast: Lillian Gish (as "Margaret Garrison"), Hal Holbrook (as "Gene Garrison"), Alan Webb (as "Tom Garrison"), Teresa Wright (as "Alice"), Laurinda Barrett, Matt Crowley (as "Marvin Scott"), Allan Frank, Daniel Keyes, Sloane Shelton (as "Mary"), James A. Spearman, Earl Sydnor (as "Porter"). Produced by Gilbert Cates. Produced in association with Doris Vidor. Note: Filmed as I Never Sang for My Father (1970).
- (1976) Stage Play: A Texas Trilogy: The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia.
- (1978) Stage Play: First Monday in October. Written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. Scenic Design by Oliver Smith. Costume Design by Ann Roth. Lighting Design by Roger Morgan. Directed by Edwin Sherin. Majestic Theatre (moved to The ANTA Playhouse 14 Nov 1978- close): 3 Oct 1978- 9 Dec 1978 (79 performances + 17 previews that began on 19 Sep 1978). Cast: Jane Alexander (as "Judge Ruth Loomis"), Henry Fonda (as "Associate Justice Daniel Snow") [final Broadway role], Larry Gates (as "Chief Justice James Jefferson Crawford"), Maurice Copeland (as "Associate Justice Waldo Thompson"), Ron Faber (as "Blake"), Carol Mayo Jenkins (as "Miss Birnbaum"), Patrick McCullough (as "Associate Justice Christopher Halloran"), John Newton (as "The Marshall"), Alexander Reed (as "Associate Justice Ambrose Quincy"), P.J. Sidney (as "Custodian"), Tom Stechschulte (as "Mason Woods"), John Stewart (as "Custodian/Photographer"), Eugene Stuckmann (as "Associate Justice Richard Carey"), Earl Sydnor (as "Associate Justice Josiah Clewes"), John Wardwell (as "Associate Justice Harold Webb"). Produced by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Plumstead Theatre Society Inc. (Martha Scott, Joel Spector, Bernard Wiesen). Note: Filmed as First Monday in October (1981).
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