- (1912 - 1933) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1912) Stage Play: Ziegfeld Follies of 1912. Musical revue/extravaganza. Music by Raymond Hubbell. Lyrics by Harry B. Smith. Music orchestrated by Frank Saddler. Musical Direction by Frank Darling. Additional music by William Jerome, James Monaco, A. Seymour Brown, Bert Grant, John E. Hazzard, Blanche Merrill, Leo Edwards and Bert Williams. Directed by Julian Mitchell. Moulin Rouge: 21 Oct 1912- 4 Jan 1913 (88 performances). Cast: Ida Adams, Beatrice Allen, Marie Baxter, Evelyn Carlton, Eleanore Christy, Zaina Curzon, Natalie Dagwell, The Dolly Sisters, Grace DuBoise, Leon Errol, Bessie Fennell, Charles Gilmore, Dorothy Godfrey, Bernard Granville, Marion Hale, Elise Hamilton, Flo Hart, Olga Hempstone, Lola Hilton, Madeline Howard, Charles Judels, Adele La Pierre, William LeBrun, Frances Leslie, May Leslie, Hazel Lewis, Jessie Lewis, Ruby Lewis, Lillian Lorraine, Harry Luck, Vivian MacDonald, Vera Maxwell, Margaret Morris, Catheryn Peters, Murray Queen, Josie Sadler, Ray Samuels, Clifford Saum, Max Scheck, John G. Schrode, Charles Scribner, Katheryn Smyth, Eleanor St. Claire, Peter Swift, Daisy Virginia, Ella Warner, Jane Warrington, Harry Watson, Bert Williams, Fred Woodward. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
- The Whirl of the World (1914). Musical revue.
- The Passing Show of 1914 (1914). Musical revue. Music by Harry Carroll and Sigmund Romberg. Book by Harold Atteridge. Lyrics by Harold Atteridge. Additional music by Gus Edwards and Louis Silvers. Additional lyrics by Jean C. Havez. Music arranged by Melville Ellis. Musical Director: Oscar Radin. Costume Design by Melville Ellis.Scenic Design by Young Brothers & Boss Co., H. Robert Law and William Rising. Lighting Design by Nick Kronyack. Directed by J.C. Huffman. Winter Garden Theatre: 1 Jun 1914- 3 Sep 1914 (133 performances). Cast: Thomas Allen, Florence Averell, Ivan Bankoff, T. Roy Barnes, Betty Berry, Hazel Black, Lew Brice, Dorothy Cameron, Margaret Carmen, Helen Carrington, Cecile Carter, Adele Christy, Estelle Christy, Barbara Clark, Jose Collins, Bessie Crawford, James Curran, Jeanne Dare, Frances Demarest, Ethel DuBois, William Dunham, Frank Durand, June Eldridge, Jack Evans, Harry Fisher, Gertrude Foy, Lottie Franklyn, John Freeman, Joseph P. (J.P.) Galton, Edward Gardon, Vivian Gardon, Robert Gilbert, Julian Gilman, Nellie Gilman, Winifred Gilraine, Lauretta Grant, Bernard Granville, Dolly Gray, Marie Gray, William Green, Frank L. Gregory, Rupert Gregory, Carrie Hahn, Eunice Hamilton, Elfreda Hanswarth, Bob Hastings, Thelma Hoeffle, Fred Hudler, Irene Hutchins, Virginia June, Robert Emmett Keane, Ethel Amorita Kelly, Ida Kramer, Nita Lamabrid, Dorothy Landers, Parker Lesard, Fife Lissier, Daisy Lovell, Gertrude Mackey, Rena Markey, Blanche Marr, Mae Marrell, Dave Marshall, Lucy Maurelli, Miriam McDonald, Emma McGrath, Emily Miles, Marilynn Miller, Irene Mitchell, George W. Monroe, Emily Monte, Marion Mooney, Georgia Moore, Erman Nazarro, J. Edward Nazarro, Nat Nazarro, Jr., Ann Pauley, Stafford Pemberton, Carrine Pickard, Elsie Pilcer, Alice Randolph, Josephine Ray, Bobbie Roberts, Grace Robinson, Ida Scaife, Rae Shirley, Walter Smith, Mae Tarmey, Charles Turner, Marguerite Ward, Frank Warnick, Anna Waywood, Edna Wentworth, Helen West, Arthur Whitman, Winona Wilkins, Muriel Window, Bob Wynne, William Young. Produced by The Winter Garden Company.
- Dancing Around (1914). Musical revue. Music by Sigmund Romberg and Harry Carroll. Book by Harold Atteridge. Lyrics by Harold Atteridge. Musical Director: Oscar Radin. Music orchestrated by Oscar Radin and Frank Saddler. Music arranged by Melville Ellis. Additional music by Jack Judge and Jean Gilbert. Additional lyrics by Harry Williams. Costume Design by Melville Ellis. Lighting Design by Nick Kronyack. Scenic Design by P. Dodd Ackerman, H. Robert Law, George Williams and James Surridge. Train effect by Lincoln J. Carter and Thomas A. Morris. Choreographed by Jack Mason. Directed by J.C. Huffman. Winter Garden Theatre: 10 Oct 1914- 13 Feb 1915 (145 performances). Cast: Fred Bates, Rita Bates, Phil Branson, Eleanor Brown, Berti Burwell, Marie Caldwell, Dorothy Cameron, Hazel Cameron, Jack Carlton, Frank Carter, Jean Crane, Cecil Cunningham, Olive Dale, Aimee Dalmores, Jeanne Dare, Harry Davis, Mae Dealy, Ethel Dennison, Harland Dixon (as "Lieutenant Tommy"), Kitty Doner, Ted Doner, James Doyle, Bert Dunlap, Doris Easton, Melville Ellis, Verne Fitzpatrick, Earl Fox, Joy Gardner, Effie Graham, Bernard Granville (as "Lieutenant Hartley"), Bessie Gray, Mabel Grete, Estelle Hadden, Agnes Hall, Grace Hall, Irwin Hardy, Ruth Heil, Olga Hempstone, Caroline Hennessy, Rita Hernbrook, Katherine Hill, Mabel Hill, Natalie Holt, Howard Johnson, Katherine Johnson, Al Jolson (as "Monsieur Jean/Gus"), Ethel Kinley, Margie Kivel, Gladys Lang, Fred Leslie, Lester Lewis, Helen Lorraine, Mildred Manning, Helen Marche, Ruth Maybee, Marion McDonald, Mary McDonald, Eileen Molyneux, Marion Mooney, Dorothy Moran, Lotta Morse, Dorothy Nita, Helen O'Day, Peter O'Neill, Georgia O'Ramey, Marjorie Palmer, Catherine Perry, Lee Phelps, Mai Poth, Queene Queenen, Dorothy Quinn, Harold A. Robe, Mary Robson, Violet Rochlitz, Clint Russell, James Simpson, Gladys Smith, Raymond Smith, Alice Van Ryker, La Vina, Al Walton, Clifton Webb (as "Clarence"), Lucy Weston, Peggy Whitney, Harry Wilcox, Genevieve Wilmont, Charles Wilson. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- Ziegfeld Follies of 1915 (1915). Musical extravaganza. Music by Louis A. Hirsch and Dave Stamper. Based on material by Channing Pollock, Rennold Wolf and Gene Buck. Lyrics by Rennold Wolf, Channing Pollock and Gene Buck. Musical Director: Frank Darling. Featuring songs by Charles Elbert, Irving Berlin, Seymour Furth and Bert Williams. Featuring songs with lyrics by Ward Wesley, Irving Berlin and Will Vodery. Directed by Julian Mitchell and Leon Errol. New Amsterdam Theatre: 21 Jun 1915- 18 Sep 1915 (104 performances). Cast: Helen Barnes, Lucille Cavanaugh, Ina Claire, Peggy Dana, Ethel Davies, Emil Dwyer, Phil Dwyer, Marcelle Earle, Leon Errol, Gladys Feldman, W.C. Fields, Dorothy Godfrey, Bernard Granville, Flo Hart, May Hennessy, Justine Johnstone, Evelyn Kerner, Kay Laurell, Gladys Loftus, Muriel Martin, Mae Murray, Oakland Sisters, May Paul, Ann Pennington, Carl Randall, Helen Rook, John Ryan, Dorothy St. Clair, Margaret St. Clair, Melville Stewart, Olive Thomas, Miss Touraine, Lottie Vernon, Nancy Wallace, Dottie Wang, Bunny Wendell, Rose Werts, Will West, George White, Edith Whitney, Bert Williams, Miss Wilson, Ed Wynn. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
- Ziegfeld Follies of 1916 (1916). Musical extravaganza. Music by Louis A. Hirsch, Jerome Kern, Dave Stamper and Irving Berlin. Based on material by George V. Hobart and Gene Buck. Lyrics by George V. Hobart and Gene Buck. Featuring songs by Dave Stamper, Nat D. Ayer, Jerome Kern, Will Vodery, Harry Carroll, Louis A. Hirsch, Franz Lehár and Leo Edwards. Featuring songs with lyrics by Clifford Grey, Alex Rogers, Ballard MacDonald, George V. Hobart and Blanche Merrill. Sketches by George V. Hobart and Gene Buck. Musical Director: Frank Darling. Directed by Ned Wayburn. New Amsterdam Theatre: 12 Jun 1916- 16 Sep 1916 (112 performances). Cast: Don Barclay, Helen Barnes, Norman Blume, Fanny Brice, Ethel Callahan, May Carmen, Ina Claire, Evelyn Conway, Marion Davies, Gladys Feldman, W.C. Fields, Bernard Granville, Helene Gunther, Emma Haig, Sam Hardy, Flo Hart, Clay Hill, Justine Johnstone, Grace Jones, Allyn King, Hazel Lewis, Gladys Loftus, Bird Millman, May Paul, Ann Pennington, Tot Qualters, Carl Randall, William Rock, Gertrude Scott, Peter Swift, Lilyan Tashman, Frances White, Arthur Whitman, Bert Williams. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
- The Little Blue Devil (1919). Musical/farce.
- Morris Gest's "Midnight Whirl" (1919). Musical revue.
- Ziegfeld Follies of 1920 (1920). Musical revue/spectacle. Music by Irving Berlin, Dave Stamper, Gene Buck, Joseph J. McCarthy, Harry Tierney and Victor Herbert. Lyrics by Irving Berlin, Dave Stamper, Gene Buck, Joseph J. McCarthy, Harry Tierney and Victor Herbert. Musical Direction by Frank Tours. Music orchestrated by Maurice De Packh, Charles Grant, Stephen Jones and Frank Saddler. Featuring songs with lyrics by James Montgomery, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Gus Van, Joe Schenck, Eddie Cantor, Mac Emery, King Zany, George Fairman, Alex Gerber, Abner Silver, Jack Yellen, Abe Olman, Roger Lewis and Ernie Erdman. Tableaux by Ben Ali Haggin. Directed by Edward Royce. New Amsterdam Theatre: 22 Jun 1920- 16 Oct 1920 (123 performances). Cast: Delyle Alda, William Blanche, Fanny Brice, Lillian Broderick, Eddie Cantor, Jane Carroll, Juliet Compton, Olive Cornell, Eleanor Dell, Jack Donohue, Ray Dooley, Emily Drange, Doris Eaton, Mary Eaton, W.C. Fields, Edna French, Eva Grady, Bernard Granville, Ethel Hallor, Margaret Irving, Jerome & Herbert, Alta King, Phebe Lee, Gladys Loftus, Jack Mahan, Albertine Marlowe, Beatrice Milner, Moran and Mack, Margaret Morris, Betty Morton, Carl Randall, Jessie Reed, Helen Shea, John Steel, Avonne Taylor, Van and Schenck, Olive Vaughn, Charlotte Wakefield, Florence Ware, Charles Winninger, Addison Young. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr..
- (1922) Stage Play: Frank Fay's Fables. Musical revue. Book by Frank Fay. Lyrics by Frank Fay and Clarence Gaskill; Music by Clarence Gaskill. Musical Director: Gus Salzer. Conceived by Frank Fay. Choreographed by Kuy Kendall. Directed by Frank Fay. Park Theatre: 6 Feb 1922- 4 Mar 1922 (32 performances). Cast: Cecil Boylan, Arthur C. Budd, Eddie Carr, Louis Cassavant, Marie Cattell, Herbert Corthell (as "Performer"), Celene Craven, Robert Cummings (as "Performer"), Nellie Daly, Norman Earle, Frank Fay (as "Performer"), The Fifer Trio, Clarence Gaskill, Alice Gordon, Freckles Gordon, Bernard Granville (as "Performer"), Helen Groody, Georgiana Hewitt, Gertrude Lane, Kitty Leckie, Dorothy Lynch, Laura Lee MacLean, Fania Marinoff (as "Performer"), June Martin, Niobe Marwick, Elinor Matherson, William McGuire, Helen Montague, Leonard Moody, Venie Quincy, Walter Radtke, Donald Lee Roberts, Emily Russ, Billie Shilling, Elita Sinclair, Olga Steck, Jack Swayne, Thea Thompson, Florence Tilton, Marie Walsh, Greta Wartburg, Alfred Watson, Walter Westley, Ingrid Zanders. Produced by Harry Linsley Cort.
- (1923) Stage Play: Go-Go. Musical comedy.
- (1923) Stage Play: Earl Carroll's Vanities. Musical revue. Music by Earl Carroll. Lyrics by Earl Carroll. Musical Director: William Daly. Music orchestrated by Arthur Lange. Choreographed by Sammy Lee. Ballet by Frederick Renoff. Directed by William Collier. Earl Carroll Theatre: 5 Jul 1923- 29 Dec 1923 (204 performances). Cast: Joe Cook, Thelma Addison, Charles Alexander, Florence Ames, Abner Barnhart, Billy Blythe, Olga Borowska, Graham Brewer, Violet Bristow, Ethel Bryant, Harry Burns, Callahan Boys, Mary Carney, Jean Caswell, Sarah Cavais, Lota Cheeck, Al Clair, Albert Coleman, Alden Cooke, Alan Dale, Margaret Davies, Al Davis, Delmore and Lee, Thelma DeLorez, Carlena Diamond, Eddie Dowling (as "Chorus"), Jimmy Duffy, Bernice Elen, Claire Elgin, Vera Featherly, Betty Fitch, Amy Frank, Frances Frost, Florence Gillingham, Roy Giusti, Myrtle Glenn, Bernard Granville, Bennet Green, Brooks Hall, Ruth Hargraves, Dolla Harkins, Carlos Hatvary, Sam Hermann, Harry Howell, Jean Huntington, Gladys Jones, Peggy Hopkins Joyce, Dorothy Knapp, Mr. Lashly, Gertrude Lemmon, J. Frank Leslie, Emily Lorraine, Polly Lux, Muriel Manners, Russell Markert, Loretta Marks, George McCormick, Margaret McKay, Helen Menette, Marjorie Miller, Babette Mitchell, Mae Mitchell, Lucille Moore, Poppy Morton, Dennis Murray, Elsie Neal, Dorothy Neville, Alfred Oakley, Richard Oakley, William O'Rourke, Lester Ostrander, Edith Parker, Jack Patton, Cardinal Piearo, Charlotte Pleshette, Lucille Pryor, Pat Quinten, Rekoma, Renoff & Renova, Irene Ricardo, Amy Rivere, Sunny Saunders, Charles Senna, Daniel Sparks, Robert Spencer, Rose Stone, Lillian Sutherland, Florence Tempest, Al Thomas, Jean Watson, George West, Flo White, Hazel Wilder, Harry Williams, Tracy Wood, Betty Wright, Patricia Wright, Mr. Wyatt, Marion Youron. Produced by Earl Carroll.
- (1926) Stage Play: Castles in the Air. Musical comedy. Music by Percy Wenrich. Book by Raymond W. Peck. Lyrics by Raymond W. Peck. Musical Director: Max Bendix. Music orchestrated by Frank E. Barry. Featuring songs with lyrics by R. Locke. Choreographed by John Boyle and Julian Mitchell. Scenic Design by Hugh Willoughby and P. Dodd Ackerman. Production Supervised by James W. Elliott. Directed by Frank Merlin. Selwyn Theatre (moved to The Century Theatre from 6 Dec 1926- close): 6 Sep 1926- 22 Jan 1927 (160 performances). Cast: Clarice Anderson, Martha Ann, Beulah Baker, Rosalind Baker, Firley Banks, Carol Barbee, Virginia Beardsley, Walter Blair, Helen Bradley, Edna Burford, Maude Carleton, Betty Collette, Lenore Cornwell, Fred Cowhick, Marie Dana, Thomas Dendy, Don Donat, John Eagan, Edgar Eastman, Walter Edwin, Ruth Elaine, Miner Ellis, Richard Farrell, Stanley Forde (as "Philip Rodman") [final Broadway role], Edward Gorman, Bernard Granville (as "Monty Blair"), Evelyn Grayson, Muriel Greel, Viola Hailes, William Hale, William Hasson, Sophie Hauser, Jane Hurd, Mary Hutchinson, Catherine Huth, Jack James, Beatrice King, Sue Lake, John Lane, Hinsdale Latour, Lola Lavin, Thais Lawton (as "The Queen Regent"), Dale Leary, Tommy Mack, Claire Madjette, Alva McGill, Alice Mitchell, Mildred Morgan, J. Harold Murray (as "John Brown"), Jack Nellan, George O'Donnell, Tuxie Ondex, Ivia Perrine, Frances Philips, Nina Piozet, Cleona Quitt, Aili Radigan, Gregory Ratoff (as "The Chancellor"), Doreen Roberts, Archie Rote, Frank Rothwell, Alfred Rusuznyak, Vivienne Segal (as "Evelyn Devine"), Val Sholar, Stanley Simion, Edward P. Smithe, Vera Trett, Dwight Trucksess, Audree Van Lieu, Helen Warren, William Warren, Allen Waterous, Werner Wennerstrand, Joyce White, Robert Williamson, Woodey Lee Wilson, Edwin Young. Produced by James W. Elliott.
- (1932) Stage Play: Whistling in the Dark. Melodrama/farce. Written by Laurence Gross and Edward Childs Carpenter. Directed by Frank Craven. Ethel Barrymore Theatre (moved to The Waldorf Theatre from 3 Nov 1932- close): 19 Jan 1932- Feb 1933 (closing date unknown/265 performances). Cast: Edward Arnold (as "Jacob Dillon"), Horace Cooper, Arthur Hebert, John S. Irwin, John Kane, John Kearney, Joseph Kleema, Martha Mayo, Charles McClelland, Helen Mehrmann, S. Henry Norell, Jack Stone, Ralph Theodore (as "Joe Salvatore"), Claire Trevor (as "Toby Van Buren"), Ernest Truex (as "Wallace Porter"), Arthur Vinton (as "Charlie Shaw"). Replacement actors [all effective 3 Nov 1932]: William Balfour (as "Cap O'Rorke"), Bernard Granville (as "Wallace Porter") [final Broadway role], Curtis Karpe (as "Benny"), Leo A. Kennedy (as "Jacob Dillon"), Eleanor King (as "Toby Van Buren"), Charles McClelland (as "Charlie Shaw"), William Melville (as "Police Sergeant"), Edwin Redding (as "Slim Scanlon"), Gertrude Ritchie (as "Hilda"), Anthony Ross (as "Cossack"), Arthur S. Ross (as "Herman Lefkowitz"), Clyde Veaux (as "Joe Salvatore"). Produced by Alexander McKaig. Note: Filmed by MGM as Whistling in the Dark (1933) (starring Mr. Truex and Mr. Arnold, recreating their stage roles), and Whistling in the Dark (1941) starring Red Skelton (script was significantly re-written with character names changed).
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