- (1923 - 1939) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1923) Stage Play: Music Box Review. Muscial revue. Music by Irving Berlin. Directed by Hassard Short. Music Box Theatre: 22 Sep 1923- May 1924 (closing date unknown/273 performances). Cast included: Phil Baker, Robert Benchley, Nellie King, Grace Moore, Joseph Santley, Ivy Sawyer, John Steel, Solly Ward [Broadway debut]. Produced by Sam Harris.
- (1929) Stage Play: Music in May. Musical/operetta. Based on material by Fanny Todd Mitchell. Directed by Lou Mortan and Stanley Logan. Casino Theatre: 1 Apr 1929- 8 Jun 1920 (80 performances). Cast included: Gladys Baxter, Charles Chesney, Greek Evans, Frazer McMahon, James Norris, Jean Spiro, George St. John, Frank Staley, Solly Ward (as "Rosenbach"). Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1929) Stage Play: A Wonderful Night. Musical. Music by Johann Strauss. Book by Fanny Todd Mitchell. Based on "Die Fledermaus" by Johann Strauss. Jr. From the story of "Le Reveillon" by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. Musical Direction by Robert A. Goetz. Choreographed by Chester Hale. Scenic Design by Watson Barratt. Costume Design by Orry-Kelly and Ernest Schrapps. Directed by José Ruben. Majestic Theatre: 31 Oct 1929- 15 Feb 1930 (125 performances). Cast: Marian Alden, Julia Barker, Gladys Baxter, Virginia Bethel, Eddie Bird, Sarah Brown, Edward Browne, Robert Burk, Ken J. Butler, Glib Chandro, Charles Chesney, Madeline Clancy, Jashe Crandall, Irene Day, Anna May Denehy, Dolores Distasio, Lula Dubagio, Evangeline Edwards, Frances Ellington, Mabel Ellis, Lawrence Elwin, Alice Everling, Hal Forde (as "Bochmeister"), John Fredericks, Truman Gaige (as "Third Flunkey/Ensemble") [Broadway debut], Donald Gale, Dorothy Gilbert, Marion Gillon, Catherine Gray, Roland Guerard, Georgia Gwynne, Bobby Hamilton, Thalie Hamilton, Harold Haskin, Robert Irving, Charlotte Joslin, Dorothy Kane, Zachary Karr, Kathryn Krech, Jeanne Kriston, Cary Grant (as "Max Grunewald") [credited as Archie Leach], Joseph Lertora, Jack London, Evelyn Lowman, Florence Mallee, Reed McClelland, Mary McCoy, Chula Morrow, Marnella Ney, Constant Nickoll, Garda Norheim, Ernest Pavano, Sally Ritz, Allan Rogers, Meekie Ruth, James Santry, Ann Scarborough, Norma Schutt, Val Sholar, Bartlett Simmons, George Smith, Robert E. Smith, William Jay Spencer, Florence Starr, Sallie Stembler, Betty Stratton, Charles Townshend, Robert Turner, Peggy Udell, Marie Valdez, Armand Vallerie, Ramy Varnell, M. Varrelle, Solly Ward (as "Blatz"), Alma Wertley, Chester J. Williams, Gwilym Williams, Gretchen Wilson, Rosalind Wishon, Arthur Wood, Evert Woodsman, Ray Wright. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1932) Stage Play: Marching By. Musical. Music by Jean Gilbert. Lyrics by Harry B. Smith. Book by Harry Clark and Harry B. Smith [final Broadway credit]. Based on a German operetta by Ernst Neubach. Based on the novel by Lajos Biró. Additional lyrics by Mark Gordon, George Waggner' [credited as George Waggoner] (earliest Broadway credit),, Harry Clarke, Guy Robertson, Edward Eliscu and George Hirst. Additional music by Harry Revel, Gus Edwards, Gus Arnheim, Neil Moret and Maurie Rubens. Musical Direction by George Hirst. Choreographed by Allan K. Foster. Directed by J.C. Huffman. Chanin's 46th Street Theatre: 3 Mar 1932- 12 Mar 1932 (12 performances). Cast: Sam Bunin (as "Ensemble"), Donald Burr (as "Sacha Sachalow"), Victor Casmore (as "Anton Androssy"), Leonard Ceeley (as "Colonel Petroff"), Cornelia Chason, Charles Christie, Marie Costello, Betty Dair, Betty Davis, Sonia De Calva, Wilbur Demarest, Joan Dudley, Kathleen Edwardes, Arthur Geary, Claude Goehring, Robert Grant, Frederick Grieve, William Hubert, Charles Kingsley, Samuel Krevoff, Carol Laski, Larry Lawrence, Jack Lee, Jack Leslie, Philip Lord, Earl Marvin, Earl Mason, Mary McDonald, Giles McIntyre, Walter Meek, Hugh Miller, Margaret Miller, Gerald Moore, Jerry Moore, Evelyn Muller, Walter Nagle, Ethel Norris, Kenneth Paige, Walter Palm, Owen Pauline, Guy Robertson, Eva Sawyer, James Shen, Arthur Singer, Katherine Skidmore, Ralph Slear, Donald Smith, Fred Stamm, Eleanora Standish, Desiree Tabor (as "Countess Anna Von Hatfield"), Elizabeth Taylor (as "Ensemble"), Marie Valday (as "Ensemble/Third Girl"), Roy Vitalis (as "Lieutenant Dorch/Ensemble"), John J. Walsh, Solly Ward (as "Elias Butterman"), Herbert Weber, Victor Young (as "Ensemble/Lieutenant Schantz"). Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1932) Stage Play: Keeping Expenses Down. Comedy. Written by Montague Glass and Dan Jarrett. Directed by Dan Jarrett. National Theatre: 20 Oct 1932- Oct 1932 (closing date unknown/12 performances). Cast: Alice Burrage, Bernard Gorcey, Dan Jarrett (as "Thornbusch"), William E. Morris, Patricia Quinn, Samuel Schneider, Louis Sorin, William Tannen, Solly Ward (as "Isaac Blintz"). Produced by Dimitri Tiomkin.
- (1934) Stage Play: The Great Waltz. Musical/operetta. Book by Moss Hart. Directed by Hassard Short. Center Theatre: 22 Sep 1934- 8 Jun 1935 (298 performances). Cast included: Vivien Fay, Dorothy Forsythe, Fay Hope, David King, Leslie Kingdon, Richie Ling, Jane Overton, Solly Ward (as "Dommayer"). Produced by Max Gordon.
- (1934) Stage Play: The Great Waltz. Musical/operetta (return engagement).
- (1938) Stage Play: The Fabulous Invalid. Written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. Scenic Design by Donald Oenslager. Directed by George S. Kaufman. Broadhurst Theatre: 8 Oct 1938- 3 Dec 1938 (65 performances). Cast: Iris Adrian (as "Daisy LaHiff"), Albert Amato (as "Auctioneer's Assistant"), Jack Arnold (as "A Delivery Boy"), Bobbe Arnst (as "Prize Winner"), Donald Baker (as "Usher"), Walter Beck (as "The Valet"), Douglas Beddingfield (as "Ensemble"), Louise Blackburn (as "Ensemble"), William E. Blake (as "George Haskell"), Virginia Burke (as "Usherette"), Eileen Burns (as "Ensemble"), Ruth Clayton (as "Goldie), Ethel Colby (as "Ensemble"), Gladys Conrad (as "Ensemble"), Clancy Cooper (as "A Comedian"), Stephen Courtleigh (as "Laurence Brooks"), Alec Courtney (as "Newsboy"), Doris Dalton (as "Paula Kingsley"), William Dorbin (as "The Character Man"), Katherine Duncan (as "Ensemble"), Marian Edwards (as "A Girl"), Edward Elliott (as "An Office Boy"), Elsa Ersi (as "A Ticket Girl"), Edward Fisher (as "Usher"), Richard Gordon (as "John W. Carleton"), Brant Gorman (as "Bradley"), Sydney Grant (as "The Coroner"), Alan Handley (as "Ensemble"), Joy Hathaway (as "Usherette"), Percy Helton (as "Saunders"), Ferdi Hoffman (as "A Policeman"), Louis Howard (as "A Director"), Doris Jenkins, Roy Johnson, Gerry Jones (as "Ensemble"), Janice Joyce (as "Ensemble"), Curtis Karpe (as "Solinsky"), Charles King (s "Sheridan"), Ernest Lawford, David Leonard (as "A Motion Picture Man"), George Lloyd (as "An Author"), Richard Lloyd (as "Another Manager"), John Lorenz (as "Curtis"), James MacDonald (as "Mr. Jamison"), Norman MacKay (as "Ensemble"), Vera Fuller Mellish (as "The Maid"), John Moore (as "A Manager"), Mona Moray (as "An Actress"), Meg Mundy (as "Ensemble"), Eddie Nelson (as "The Stage Manager"), Jack Norworth (as "The Doorman"), Barna Ostertag, Melvin Parks (as "Ensemble"), Paul Payne (as "A Photographer"), Robert Regent (as "Ensemble"), Amy Revere )as "Usherette"), Robert Rhodes (as "A Vendor"), Bonnie Roberts (as "Ensemble"), Dora Sayers (as "Ethel Barrymore/Eva Le Galilienne"), Sydna Scott (as "Ensemble"), Ada Sinclair (as "Prize Winner"), Sid Stone (as "A Salesman"), Peggy Strickland (as "Ensemble"), Ruth Strome (as "Ensemble"), Jerome Thor (as "Newsboy"), Milano Tilden, Philip Truex (as "A Boy"), Grace Valentine (as "Annie"), Jay Velie (as "An Announcer"), Beth Waller (as "Ensemble"), Dorothy Waller (as "Ensemble"), Solly Ward (as "The Auctioneer"), Jeanne Wardley (as "Jessie"). Produced by Sam Harris.
- (1938) Stage Play: Window Shopping. Comedy. Written by Louis E. Schecter and Norman Clark. Directed by Arthur Sircom. Longacre Theatre: 23 Dec 1938- Jan 1939 (closing date unknown/11 performances). Cast: Marjorie Blair (as "Nurse"), Ruth Conley (as "Mrs. Snodgrass"), Alice Fleming (as "Miss Doolittle"), Franklyn George (as "Mr. Simpson"), W.J. Hackett (as "Inspector Kennedy"), Philip Huston (as "Jack Garfield"), Ruth Lee (as "Janet Dixon"), Edith Leslie (as "Penelope"), Tony Lord (as "McGinty"), Donald MacKenzie (as "Judge Polk"), Jean Mann (as "Miss Miller"), Patricia Rice (as "Secretary"), Gerta Rozan (as "Trudy Huber"), Phillip M. Sheridan (as "Walsh"), George Sidney (as "Herman Garfield") [final Broadway role], George Spaulding (as "Mr. Talbot"), George Spelvin (as "Photographer"), Ethel Strickland (as "Mrs. Stansbury"), Richard Taber (as "Ned Korn"), Ann Thomas (as "Molly Moran"), Solly Ward (as "Matson") [final Broadway role], Mortimer Weldon (as "Mr. Frisby") [final Broadway role]. Produced by Thomas Kilpatrick.
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