- (1926 - 1952) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1926) Stage Play: The Straw Hat. Comedy.
- (1946) Stage Play: John Gabriel Borkman.
- (1951) Stage Play: The Small Hours. Comedy.
- (1943) Stage Play: Manhattan Nocturne.
- (1932) Stage Play: Alice in Wonderland. Musical fantasy. Written by Eva Le Gallienne and Florida Friebus. Based on "Alice in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll. Stage Manager: Thelma Chandler and Emery Battis. Assistant Stage Mgr: Donald Keyes and Cavada Humphrey. Choreographed by Ruth Wilton. Scenic Design by Irene Sharaff. Puppet Design by Remo Bufano. Directed by Eva Le Gallienne. Civic Repertory Theatre: 12 Dec 1932- Dec 1933 (closing date unknown/127 performances). Cast: Walter Beck (as "Humpty Dumpty/Lory"), Whit Bissell (as "Seven of Spades") [Broadway debut], Donald Cameron, Sayre Crawley, Howard Da Silva (as "Cook" and "White Knight"), Charles Ellis, Adelaide Finch, Florida Friebus (as "Cheshire Cat" and "Beetle Voice"), Robert H. Gordon, Landon Herrick, Josephine Hutchinson, Joseph A. Kramm (as "Dodo"), Eva Le Gallienne (as "White Queen"), Margaret Love, David Marks, Agnes McCarthy, Burgess Meredith (as "Duck/Doormouse/Tweedledee"), Harold Moulton, William S. Phillips, Leona Roberts, Robert F. Ross, Mary Sarton, Lester Scharff, Joseph Schildkraut, Tonio Selwart, Arthur Swenson, David Turk, Richard Waring, Nelson Welch, Ruth Wilton. Produced by Civic Repertory Company. Note: Filmed by Paramount as Alice in Wonderland (1933).
- (1944) Stage Play: Our Town. Drama (revival). Book by Thornton Wilder. Directed by Wesley McKee and Jed Harris. City Center: 10 Jan 1944- 29 Jan 1944 (24 performances). Cast: Arthur Allen (as "Professor Willard"), Montgomery Clift (as "George Gibbs"), Owen Coll (as "Constable Warren"), Marc Connelly (as "Stage Manager"), Curtis Cooksey (as "Dr. Gibbs"), Richard Dalton (as "Joe Crowell"), Parker Fennelly (as "Mr. Webb"), Frederica Going (as "Lady in the Box"), Alice Hill (as "Woman in the Balcony"), Walter O. Hill (as "Mr. Carter"), Carolyn Hummel (as "Rebecca Gibbs"), Donald Keyes (as "Howie Newsome"), Doro Merande (as "Mrs. Soames"), John Paul (as "Man in The Auditorium"), John Ravold (as "Joe Stoddard"), Ethel Remey (as "Mr. Webb"), Roy Robson (as "Si Crowell"), Teddy Rose (as "Wally Webb"), Martha Scott (as "Emily Webb"), William Swetland (as "Simon Stimson"), Evelyn Varden (as "Mrs. Gibbs"), Jay Velie (as "Sam Craig"). Produced by Jed Harris. Note: Previously filmed by Sol Lesser Productions [distributed by United Artists] as Our Town (1940) with Ms. Scott and Ms. Merande appearing in the film.
- (1944) Stage Play: Thank You, Svoboda. Written by H.S. Kraft. Based on the novel by John Pen. Directed by H.S. Kraft and Moe Hack. Mansfield Theatre: 1 Mar 1944- 4 Mar 1944 (6 performances). Cast: Dehl Berti, Francis Compton, Francis Conlan, Louis Fabien, Adrienne Gessner, Sam Jaffe (as "Svoboda"), Whitford Kane (as "Hugo"), Donald Keyes (as "Mr. Novotny"), Arnold Korff (as "Colonel Fiala"), William Malten, John McGovern (as "Doctor Burian"), Len Mence, John Ravold (as "The Padre"), Michael Strong, Ronald Telfer. Produced by Milton Baron.
- (1945) Stage Play: Rebecca. Drama.
- (1945) Stage Play: You Can't Take It With You. Comedy (revival). Written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. Scenic Design by Harry Gordon Bennett. Directed by Frank McCoy. City Center: 26 Mar 1945- 7 Apr 1945 (17 performances). Cast: Daisy Atherton (as "Penelope Sycamore"), Charles Benjamin (as "Donald"), Emma Bunting (as "Gay Wellington"), John Clubley (as "Mr. Kirby"), Charles Collins (as "Boris Kolenkhov"), Lance Cunard (as "Ed Carmichael"), Charles Foley (as "G-Man"), Ulla Kazanova (as "Olga"), Donald Keyes (as "Mr. DePinna"), Edward Kreisler (as "Wilbur C. Henderson"), Richard Maloy (as "Tony Kirby"), Lucille Marsh (as "Alice Sycamore"), George McLain (as "G-Man"), Eulabelle Moore (as "Rheba"), Spencer Sawyer (as "G-Man"), Dorothy Scott (as "Mrs. Kirby"), John Souther (as "Paul Sycamore"), Dorothy Stone (as "Essie"), Fred Stone (as "Martin Vanderhof, Grandpa") [final Broadway role]. Produced by Frank McCoy. Note: Previously filmed by Columbia Pictures Corporation as You Can't Take It with You (1938).
- (1946) Stage Play: King Henry VIII. Historical drama (revival/played in repertory with What Every Woman Knows, John Gabriel Borkman, A Pound on Demand/Androcles and the Lion). Written by William Shakespeare. Choreographed by Felicia Sorel. Scenic Design and Costume Design by David Ffolkes. Directed by Margaret Webster. International Theatre: 6 Nov 1946- 21 Feb 1947 (40 performances). Cast: Don Allen (as "Ensemble"), Emery Battis (as "Sir Thomas Lovell"), John Becher (as "Lord Sands"), John Behney (as "Ensemble"), Philip Bourneuf (as "The Prologue/First Chronicler"), Angus Cairns (as "Lord Chamberlain"), Michel Corhan (as "Ensemble"), Will Davis (as "Ensemble"), June Duprez (as "Ann Bullen"), Marion Evenson (as "Patience"), Thomas Grace (as "Ensemble"), Raymond Greenleaf (as "Duke of Norfolk"), Walter Hampden (as "Cardinal Wolsey"), Bart Henderson (as "Ensemble"), Cavada Humphrey (as "Ensemble"), Frederic Hunter (as "Ensemble"), Anne Jackson (as "Ensemble"), Victor Jory (as "Henry VIII"), Arthur Keegan (as "Sir Harry Guildford/Garter King of Arms"), Donald Keyes (as "Sir Nicholas Vaux/Griffith"), Eva Le Gallienne (as "Katherine of Aragon"), Robert Leser (as "Ensemble"), Gerald McCormack (as "Ensemble"), Mary Alice Moore (as "Duchess of Norfolk/Ensemble"), Ruth Neal (as "Lady in Waiting to Katherine/Ensemble"), Walter Neal (as "Ensemble"), James Rafferty (as "Ensemble"), Robert Rawlings (as "Lord Abergavenny/A Messenger"), John Straub (as "Cardinal Campeius"), Eugene Stuckmann (as "Second Chronicler/Capucius"), Theodore Tenley (as "Archbishop of Canterbury/Ensemble"), Eli Wallach (as "Cromwell"), Richard Waring (as "Duke of Buckingham"), Margaret Webster (as "An Old Lady"), William Windom (as "Sergeant of the Guard/Earl of Surrey"), Ed Woodhead (as "Surveyor/Ensemble"), Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (as "Duke of Suffolk"). Produced by The American Repertory Theatre.
- (1946) Stage Play: What Every Woman Knows. Comedy (revival).
- (1946) Stage Play: A Pound on Demand/Androcles and the Lion. Comedy (revival). Ethel Barrymore Theatre: 1 May 1947- 1 Nov 1947 (212 performances). Somposed of the following shows: The Telephone. Musical (revival). Book by Gian-Carlo Menotti. Lyrics by Gian-Carlo Menotti. Music by Gian-Carlo Menotti. Musical Director: Emanuel Balaban. Directed by Gian-Carlo Menotti. Cast: Marilyn Cotlow (as "Lucy"), Frank Rogier (as "Ben"). The Medium. Musical/tragedy (revival). Cast: Virginia Beeler (as "Mrs. Nolan"), Leo Coleman (as "Toby, a mute"), Beverly Dame (as "Mrs. Gobineau"), Mary Davenport (as "Madame Flora, Baba") [Alternate], Evelyn Keller (as "Monica"), Marie Powers (as "Madame Flora, Baba"), Frank Rogier (as "Mr. Gobineau"). Replacement actor: Catherine Mastice (as "Mrs. Nolan"). Produced by Chandler Cowles and Efrem Zimbalist Jr., in association with Edith Lutyens.
- (1947) Stage Play: Yellow Jack. Historical drama (revival). Written by Sidney Howard. Written in collaboration with Paul De Kruif. Music arranged by Lehman Engel. Directed by Martin Ritt. International Theatre: 27 Feb 1947- 15 Mar 1947 (21 performances). Cast: Don Allen, Emery Battis, John C. Becher, John Behney, Philip Bourneuf (as "Dr. Carlos Finlay"), Angus Cairns, Michel Corhan, Will Davis, Thomas Grace, Raymond Greenleaf, Bart Henderson, Fred Hunter, Anne Jackson (as "Miss Blake, Special Nurse in Charge of the Yellow Fever Ward"), Victor Jory (as "James Carroll, Member of the American Yellow Fever Commission"), Arthur Keegan, Donald Keyes, Robert Leser, Gerald McCormack, Walter Neal, James Rafferty, Robert Rawlings, Alfred Ryder, John Straub, Eugene Stuckmann (as "William Crawford Gorgas"), Eli Wallach (as "Busch, Private, M.C., U.S.A"), William Windom (as "McClelland, Private, M.C., U.S.A"), Ed Woodhead, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (as "Aristides Agramonte"). Produced by The American Repertory Theatre.
- (1947) Stage Play: Alice in Wonderland. Fantasy (revival). Written by Eva Le Gallienne and Florida Friebus. Based on "Alice in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll. Technical Director: Paul Morrison. Stage Manager: Thelma Chandler and Emery Battis. Assistant Stage Mgr: Donald Keyes and Cavada Humphrey. Directed by Eva Le Gallienne. International Theatre (moved to The Majestic Theatre from 28 May 1947- close): 5 Apr 1947- 28 Jun 1947 (100 performances + 3 previews). Cast: Philip Bourneuf (as "White Knight"), Eva Le Gallienne (as "White Queen"), Bambi Linn (as "Alice"), Richard Waring (as "Mad Hatter"), Margaret Webster (as "Cheshire Cat/Red Queen"), Don Allen (as "Crab/Cook/Heart/Goat"), John C. Becher (as "Queen of Hearts"), John Behney (as "Three of Clubs"), Angus Cairns (as "Lory/Mock Turtle/Gentle Voice"), Robert Eric Carlson (as "Heart"), Michel Corhan (as "Heart/Marionette Operator"), Will Davis (as "Heart/Front of Horse"), Sgt. Thomas Grace (as "Nine of Clubs/Marionette Operator"), Raymond Greenleaf (as "Duchess"), Julie Harris (as "White Rabbit") [Alternate], Bart Henderson (as "Five of Clubs/Marionette Operator"), Cavada Humphrey (as "Gnat Voice/Marionette Operator"), Fred Hunter (as "Knave of Hearts"), Henry Jones (as "Mouse/Humpty Dumpty"), Arthur Keegan (as "Eaglet/March Hare"), Donald Keyes (as "Seven of Spades/Beetle Voice"), Rae Len (as "Singer"), Robert Leser (as "Heart/Marionette Operator"), Jack Manning (as "Gryphon/Tweedledee"), Gerald McCormack (as "Heart"), Mary Alice Moore (as "Other Voice/Marionette Operator"), Walter Neal (as "Heart/Marionette Operator"), Pvt. James Rafferty (as "Heart/Marionette Operator"), Robert Rawlings (as "Frog Footman/Five of Spades/Tweedledum"), Eloise Roehm (as "Singer"), Dan Scott (as "Heart"), John Straub (as "Dodo/Seven of Clubs/Train Guard"), Eugene Stuckmann (as "King of Hearts"), Theodore Tenley (as "Caterpillar/Dormouse/Sheep"), Charles Townley (as "Heart/Back of Horse/Marionette Operator"), Eli Wallach (as "Duck/Two of Spades/Other Voice"), William Windom (as "White Rabbit/Man in White Paper"), Ed Woodhead (as "Fish Footman"). Produced by Rita Hassan and The American Repertory Theatre. Note: This revival was recorded (in an abridged version) by RCA Victor on an unusually long, one-hour, six-record, 78-RPM album set. However, like many old mono recordings, it has not been issued on compact disc, though copies of this album apparently still exist in excellent condition.
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