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Active on Broadway in the following productions:

Foreign Affairs (1932). Romantic comedy. Written by Paul Hervey Fox and George Tilton. Directed by Lester Fuller. Avon Theatre: 13 Apr 1932- May 1932 (closing date unknown/22 performances). Cast: Jean Arthur (as "As "Anna") [Broadway debut], Dorothy Gish, Henry Hull, Edouard La Rouche, J. Edward Bromberg, Carl Benton Reid. Produced by B. Franklin Kamsler and Lester Fuller.

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1932). Drama. Written by Jean Bart. Directed by Herbert J. Biberman. Broadhurst Theatre: 8 Sep 1932- Oct 1932 (closing date unknown/28 performances). Cast: Rita Agostini, Jean Arthur (as "Adele Verin"), Richard Barrows, William Boren, Richard Bowler (as "French Soldier"), Lionel Braham (as "Baron de Montford"), Romaine Callender (as "Fernand Demoncey"), Stuart Casey, Edward T. Colebrook, James J. Coyle, Roger Paul Craig, Alexander Cross, Marjorie Dalton, Evelyn Eaton, Julien Garfield, Marshall Hale, Daniel Hamilton, Ray Harper, Hester Holm, David Hughes, Marie Hunt, Ray Lawrence, Lucille Lortel (as "Maid"), Emily Lowry, Burton Mallory (as "Spectator"), Tucker McGuire, Kay Miller, Dennie Moore (as "Chonchon"), Mona Moray, Robert Neff, Allen Nourse (as "Jack/Waiter Picard") [Broadway debut], Milton Owen (as "Spectator"), Claude Rains (as "Paul Verin"), Janet Rathbun, C. Ellsworth Smith, Paul Wilson, Carleton Young (as "Curly"). Produced by Arthur Hammerstein and L. Lawrence Weber. Note: Filmed as The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934).

Twenty-five Dollars an Hour (1933). Comedy. Written by Gladys Unger and Leyla Georgie. From an outline by Erno Balogh. Directed by Thomas Mitchell. Theatre Masque: 10 May 1933- May 1933 (closing date unknown/22 performances). Cast: Jean Arthur (as "Lucy"), Olga Baclanova (as "Germaine Granville"), William Bowers, Natalie Browning, Catherine Field, Stanley Harrison (as "William"), Paul Huber (as "Mr. Barton"), Georges Metaxa (as "Claude de Rozay"), Helena Rapport, Ralph Sanford, Cyrena Smith. Produced by Alfred E. Aarons and Thomas Mitchell.

The Curtain Rises (1933). Comedy.

The Bride of Torozko (1934). Comedy. Written by 'Otto Indig'. Material adapted by 'Ruth Langner'. Directed by Herman Shumlin. Henry Miller's Theatre: 13 Sep 1934- Sep 1934 (closing date unknown/12 performances). Cast: Jean Arthur, (as "Klari"), Genevieve Belasco, Harry M. Cooke, Don Costello, Van Heflin (as "Andreas") [disputed Broadway debut], Sam Jaffe (as "Herschkowitz"), Rose Keane, Victor Kilian (as "Mate"), Francis Pierlot (as "Comsa"), Lionel Stander (as "Stephan"), Frank Verigun. Produced by Gilbert Miller and Herman Shumlin.

Count Me In (1942). Musical revue. Music by Ann Ronell. Based on material by Walter Kerr and Leo Brady. Lyrics by Ann Ronell. Music orchestration by Russell Bennett. Special orchestral arrangements by 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: Jean Arthur (as "Jean" and "Dancing Girl"), Charles Butterworth (as "Papa"), Luella Gear (as "Mama"), Leonard Adriance, Carolyn Ayers, Jim Barron, Robert Bay, Mary Alice Bigham, Whit Bissell (as "First Draftee"), 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 "F.B.I. Man"), Charles Julian, Agnes Kane, Cornelia Kilbourn, June Kim, Cookey Kley, Jack Lambert, Alfred Latell, Hal Le Roy (as "Alvin York Brandywine" and "Dancer"), Kay Lewis, Claire Loring, Bubbles Mandl, Joe E. Marks, Melissa Mason, John McCauley, Dolores Milan, Janie New, Olga Novosel, William O'Shay, Jeanette Owens, Gibbs Penrose, June Preisser, (as "Tommy" and "Dancer"), Don Richards, Jack Riley, 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.

Peter Pan (1950). (Revival). Written by J.M. Barrie. Music and lyrics by Leonard Bernstein. Music arranged by Trude Rittman. Music orchestrated by Hershy Kay. Music and Lyrics by Leonard Bernstein. Scenic Design by Ralph Alswang. Lighting Design by Ralph Alswang. Costume Design by Motley. Flying Supervisor: Peter Foy. Associate Director: Wendy Toye. Directed by John Burrell. Imperial Theatre (moved to The St. James Theatre from 2 Oct 1950- close): 24 Apr 1950- 27 Jan 1951 (321 performances). Cast: Jean Arthur (as "Peter Pan") [final Broadway role], Boris Karloff (as "Captain Hook/Mr. Darling"), Marcia Henderson (as "Wendy Moira/Angela Darling"), Peg Hillias (as "Mrs. Darling"), Joe E. Marks (as "Smee"), Harry Allen (as "Mullins"), Stephanie Augustine (as "Mermaid"), Ronnie Aul (as "Big Chief Panther"), Lee Barnett (as "Tootles"), Vincent Beck (as "Whibbles"), Edward Benjamin (as "Second Twin"), Charles Brill (as "First Twin"), Kenneth Davis (as "Indian/Alf Mason, a pirate"), Norman de Joie (as "Indian"), John Dennis (as "Noodles") [also credited as "Noodler" during run], Jack Dimond (as "John Napoleon Darling"), Philip Hepburn (as "Curly"), Richard Knox (as "Slightly"), David Kurlan (as "Gentleman Starkey"), William Marshall (as "Cookson"), Buzzy Martin (as "Nibs"), Fred Neal (as "Indian"), Gloria Patrice (as "Liza/Tiger Lilly"), Nehemiah Persoff (as "Cecco"), Jay Riley (as "Indian/Flash McCready, a pirate"), Will Scholz (as "Jukes"), Norman Shelley (as "Nana/The Crocodile"), William Sumner (as "Indian/Canary Robb, a Pirate"), Charles Taylor (as "Michael Nicolas Darling"), Eleanor Winter (as "Mermaid"). Produced by Peter Lawrence, R.L. Stevens and The Shubert Organization. Produced by arrangement with The Hospital for Sick Children, London ("Peter Pan's Hospital"). Note: Ms. Arthur would be cast in a 1967 Broadway play that closed during previews and never officially opened.

The Freaking Out of Stephanie Blake (1967). [Play never officially opened]. Written by Richard Chandler. Featuring songs by Jeff Barry. Featuring songs with lyrics by Jeff Barry. Directed by Michael Kahn. Eugene O'Neill Theatre: 30 Oct 1967 [production closed during preview]. Cast: Jean Arthur, Franklin Cover, Steve Curry, David P. Dawson, Sidney Lanier, Jan Miner. Produced by Cheryl Crawford.

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