- (1923 - 1953) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1923) Stage Play: Connie Goes Home. Comedy. Written by Edward Childs Carpenter. Based on a story by Fanny Kilbourne [credited as Fannie Kilbourn]. Directed by Frederick Stanhope. 49th Street Theatre: 6 Sep 1923- Sep 1923 (closing date unknown/20 performances). Cast: Berton Churchill (as "George M. Barclay"), Florence Earle (as "Mrs. Gibbs"), Lorna Elliott (as "Mrs. Merrick"), Sylvia Field (as "Connie"), Donald Foster (as "Jim"), Audrey Hart (as "Josephine Pierce"), Fred Irving Lewis (as "Chester Barclay") [Broadway debut], Martha Madison (as "Hilda"), Harry E. McKee (as "Albert"), Arlina McMahon (as "Molly Latimer"), Ethel Remey (as "Isobel Wayne"), Valerie Valaire (as "Edna St. Cloud"). Produced by Kilbourn Gordon.
- (1923) Stage Play: Nobody's Business. Comedy.
- (1923) Stage Play: The Wild Westcotts. Comedy.
- (1943) Stage Play: Another Love Story. Comedy.
- (1932) Stage Play: I Loved You Wednesday.
- (1933) Stage Play: June Moon. Comedy (revival).
- (1924) Stage Play: Izzy. Comedy.
- (1925) Stage Play: O, Nightingale. Comedy.
- (1926) Stage Play: If I Was Rich.
- (1927) Stage Play: The Racket. Written by Bartlett Cormack. Ambassador Theatre: 22 Nov 1927- Mar 1928 (closing date unknown/119 performances). Cast: Ralph Adams (as "Sam Meyer"), Romaine Callender (as "Assistant State's Attorney Welch"), Jack Clifford (as "Clark"), Marion Coakley (as "Irene Hayes"), G. Pat Collins (as "Patrolman Johnson"), John Cromwell (as "Captain McQuigg"), Edward Eliscu (as "Joe"), Harry English (as "Lieutenant Gill"), Mike Flanagan (as "Another Patrolman"), Norman Foster (as "Dave Ames"), Louis Frohoff (as "Alderman Kublacek"), Mal Kelly (as "Sergeant Sullivan"), Fred Irving Lewis (as "Detective Sergeant Delaney"), Harry McCoy (as "Turck"), Hugh O'Connell (as "Miller"), Charles O'Connor (as "A Patrolman"), Charles Peyton (as "Glick"), Willard Robertson (as "Pratt"), Edward G. Robinson (as "An Unidentified Man"), C.E. Smith (as "Sergeant Schmidt"). Produced by Alexander McKaig. Note: Filmed as The Racket (1951).
- (1928) Stage Play: To-Morrow.
- (1931) Stage Play: A Modern Virgin. Comedy.
- (1932) Stage Play: The Inside Story. Written by George Bryant and Francis M. Verdi. Directed by A.H. Van Buren. National Theatre: 22 Feb 1932- Mar 1932 (closing date unknown/24. performances). Cast: John Burkell (as "Det. Haight"), Louis Calhern (as "Louis Corotto"), Frank Camp, Marguerite Churchill (as "Mamie Gillette"), Gage Clarke (as "Rod Guzman"), Jack Clifford, William Courtenay, Alexander Cross, Brian Donlevy (as "Nick Lipman"), Edward Ellis, Paul Everton (as "Capt. Dan Engle"), William Goode, Marie Hunt, Aphie James, Edward Jones, Edward Keane, Fred Irving Lewis, Harriet E. MacGibbon (as "Mrs. Beekman"), George Pembroke (as "Gus Bernstein"), Mary Redmond, Stanley Ridges (as "Frank Delaney"), Roy Roberts, W.W. Shuttleworth, Frances Tannehill (as "Evelyn Beekman"), Frank M. Thomas (as "Bert Teagle"), Harland Tucker (as "Fred Beekman"). Produced by A.H. Woods.
- (1938) Stage Play: Save Me the Waltz. Comedy. Written by Katharine Dayton. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Robert B. Sinclair. Martin Beck Theatre: 28 Feb 1938- Mar 1938 (closing date unknown/8 performances). Cast: Reginald Bach, Leslie Barrie, Leo G. Carroll (as "King Frederick IV"), Arthur Chatterton, Mady Christians, Laura Hope Crews (as "The Countess Zubowska"), John Emory, Derek Fairman, Brenda Forbes (as "Elfrida Von Zedlitz-Wetzel"), Lauren Gilbert, Mary Howes, Arnold Korff (as "Stroock"), Fred Irving Lewis (as "Elmer Wetzel"), George Macready (as "Dmitri"), Molly Pearson, Francis Pierlot (as "Chapek"), Mary Reeves, Hayden Rorke (as "Duca"), James Seeley, Martha Sleeper, Jane Wyatt (as "Princess Claudine"). Produced by Max Gordon. Produced in association with Sam Harris.
- (1941) Stage Play: Let's Face It! Musical comedy. Book by Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields. Music by Cole Porter. Lyrics by Cole Porter. Musical Director: Max Meth. Additional numbers by Sylvia Fine and Max Liebman. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek, Donald J. Walker and Ted Royal. Vocal arrangements by Lyn Murray, Carley Mills and Edna Fox. Choreographed by Charles Walters. Scenic Design by Harry Horner. Directed by Edgar J. MacGregor. Imperial Theatre: 29 Oct 1941- 20 Mar 1943 (547 performances). Cast included: Danny Kaye, Eve Arden, Nanette Fabray, Fred Irving Lewis, Edith Meiser, Vivian Vance, Mary Jane Walsh. Understudy: Carol Channing. Note: Notable replacement actors appeared during show's exceptionally long run, including: José Ferrer. Produced by Vinton Freedley.
- (1944) Stage Play: Wallflower. Comedy. Written by Mary Orr and Reginald Denham. Scenic Design by Samuel Leve. Costume Design by Bianca Stroock. Directed by Reginald Denham. Cort Theatre: 26 Jan 1944- 8 Jul 1944 (192 performances). Cast: Ann Dere (as "Mrs. Hennicut"), Kathryn Givney (as "Jessamine Linnet"), Walter Greaza (as "Andrew Linnet"), Michael King (as "Chet"), Vilma Kurer, Charles Laffin, Fred Irving Lewis (as "Wardwell James"), Joel Marson, James McMahon, Frank McNellis (as "Larry Oakleaf"), Sunnie O'Dea, Mary Orr (as "Ruth Hennicutt"), Leona Powers (as "Dixie James"), Kurt Richards, Mary Rolfe. Produced by Meyer Davis.
- (1944) Stage Play: Harvey. Comedy. Written by Mary Chase. Scenic Design by John Root. Directed by Antoinette Perry. 48th Street Theatre: 1 Nov 1944- 15 Jan 1949 (1775 performances). Cast: Frank Fay (as "Elwood P. Dowd"), Josephine Hull, Dora Clement (as "Betty Chumley"), Robert Gist (as "E.J. Lofgren"), Frederica Going (as "Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet"), Lawrence Hayes (as "Mr. Peeples"), John Kirk (as "Judge Omar Gaffney"), Fred Irving Lewis (as "William R. Chumley, M.D."), Tom Seidel (as "Lyman Sanderson, M.D."), Eloise Sheldon (as "Miss Johnson"), Janet Tyler (as "Ruth Kelly, R.N"), Jane Van Duser (as "Myrtle Mae Simmons"), Jesse White (as "Duane Wilson"). Replacement actors: Wyrley Birch (as "Judge Omar Gaffney"), Ethel Britton (as "Betty Chumley"), Joe E. Brown (as "Elwood P. Dowd"), Jack Buchanan (as "Elwood P. Dowd"), Philip Carlyle (as "Lyman Sanderson, M.D."), Thomas Coley (as "Lyman Sanderson, M.D."), Mary Cooper (as "Ruth Kelly, R.N."), Mary Dallas (as "Myrtle Mae Simmons"), Russell Gold (as "E.J. Lofgren"), Lawrence Hayes (as "William R. Chumley, M.D."), Robert P. Lieb (as "Duane Wilson"), Marion Lorne (as "Veta Louise Simmons"), Helen Randall (as "Miss Johnson"), James Stewart (as "Elwood P. Dowd") [from 12 Jul 1947- ?], Allan Tower (as "William R. Chumley, M.D."), Anita Webb (as "Miss Johnson"). Produced by Brock Pemberton. Note: Filmed as Harvey (1950), Harvey (1972) (TV)).
- (1952) Stage Play: Collector's Item. Comedy. Written by Lillian Day and Alfred Golden. Scenic Design by Charles Elson. Costume Design by Michi Weglyn. Directed by Alfred L. Golden and Roger Clark. Booth Theatre: 8 Feb 1952- 9 Feb 1952 (3 performances). Cast: Florida Friebus (as "Helen McCarthy"), Harold Grau (as "Mr. Blanc"), James Gregory (as "Glenway Trent"), Don Grusso (as "Nick Galvani"), Judy Hall (as "Bobbysoxer"), Ralph Hertz (as "Photographer"), Gaye Jordan (as "Lydia Roberts"), Allyn Joslyn (as "Adrian Van Dyck"), Adelaide Klein (as "Fatima Birka"), Mitchell Kowall (as "Mr. Hochheimer"), Fred Irving Lewis (as "Bobbysoxer"), Mac McLeod U.S. Customs Examiner"), Jane Middleton (as "Doree Bennett"), Rene Paul (as "Lucien Dulac"), Erik Rhodes (as "Sir Cecil Pond"), Pamela Roberts (as "Mrs. Roger Blain"), Louis Sorin (as "Yousuff Birka") [final Broadway role]. Produced by Roger Clark. Produced in association with Lloyd Isler.
- (1952) Stage Play: The Brass Ring. Written by Irving Elman. Incidental music by John Barrows. Directed by Stanley Gould. Lyceum Theatre: 10 Apr 1952- 12 Apr 1952 (4 performances). Cast: Sidney Blackmer (as "George Westman"), Patricia Benoit, Carol Goodner, Conrad Janis (as "Charlie Butler"), Bethel Leslie (as "Joan Westman"), Douglas Watson, Helene Dumas, Paul Ford (as "George's Father"), Joseph Leberman, Fred Irving Lewis (as "Spence"), Margaretta Warwick. Produced by Donald Wolin. Produced in association with Donald Flamm.
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