- (1894 - 1936) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1894) Stage Play: On the Bowery.
- (1928) Stage Play: Congai. Written by Harry Hervey [only Broadway credit] and Carleton Hildreth, based on the novel by Harry Hervey. Directed by Rouben Mamoulian. Sam H. Harris Theatre: 27 Nov 1928- Mar 1929 (closing date unknown/135 performances). Cast: M. Aki, Valerie Bergere, William Boren, Maurice Burke, Alan Campbell, Blanche Collins, Frank De Silva, J. Marshall De Silva, John T. Dwyer (as "Father Mehry"), Ara Gerald, H. Dudley Hawley (as "Maj. de Brissac"), Theodore Hecht, Vera G. Hurst, Helen Kim, Felix Krembs (as "Col. Urban Chauvet"), Camille Lanier, James Pall, Korena Rove, Helen Menken (as "Thi-Linh"), Harry Nelson, James Pall, W.W. Singh, Catherine Taylor, Robert Toms, Charles Trowbridge (as "Justin Batteur"), Josephine Wehn (as "Annamite Woman"), Harold Woolf. Produced by Sam Harris.
- (1929) Stage Play: Inspector Kennedy. Drama. Written by Milton Herbert Gropper and Edna Sherry. Directed by William Hodge. Bijou Theatre: 20 Dec 1929- Jan 1930 (closing date unknown/43 performances). Cast: Abbott Adams (as "Detective Reilly"), Carroll Ashburn (as "Charlie Dunn"), Maurice Barrett (as "Byrne"), Valerie Bergere (as "Mrs. Wemble"), Maurice Burke' (as "Tony Carroll"), Goo Chong (as "Wong"), William Cullen (as "Detective Rorke"), Felix Figman (as "Officer Smith"), Henry Herbert (as "Dwight Mortover"), William Hodge (as "Inspector Kennedy"), Eve Kohl (as "Ada"), Don Merrifield (as "Matthew Carroll"), Margaret Mullen (as "Barbara Dean"), Lawrence O'Sullivan (as "Officer Thomas"), C. Russell Sage (as "Dr. Gray"), Walter Watson (as "Gilbert Mortover").
- (1930) Stage Play: Penny Arcade. Drama. Written by Marie Baumer. Directed by William Keighley. Fulton Theatre: 10 Mar 1930- Mar 1930 (closing date unknown/24 performances). Cast: Eleanor Andrus (as "Anna"), Harry Balcom (as "Johnston"), George Barbier (as "Sikes"), Don Beddoe (as "George"), Valerie Bergere (as "Mrs. Delano"), Joan Blondell (as "Myrtle"), James Cagney, John J. Cameron (as "Jim"), Jules Cern (as "Fred"), Eric Dressler (as "Angel"), Lucile Gillespie (as "Rose"), Harry Gresham (as "Dick"), Paul Guilfoyle (as "Joe Delano"), Marshall Hale (as "Bob"), Desiree Harris (as "Mabel"), Annie Laurie (as "Jaques Vivian"), Lenita Lane (as "Jenny Delano"), Martin Malloy (as "Nolan"), Millard Mitchell [credited as Millard F. Mitchell] (as "Happy"), Edmund Norris (as "Mr. James"), Ackland Powell (as "Bum Rogers"), Ben Probst (as "Dugan") [final Broadway role], Frank Rowan (as "Mitch McKane"), William Whitehead (as "Jack"). Produced by William Keighley and W.P. Tanner. Note: Perhaps the most significant Broadway flop in relation to Hollywood history. Al Jolson would buy the rights to the play cheaply and sell them to Warner Brothers with the proviso that Cagney and Blondell be cast in the Warner Bros. film version, Sinners' Holiday (1930). It is unknown why Jolson, never known as a benefactor to anyone, chose to include this requirement and, oddly, he and Cagney would never meet. Keighley would also follow to Hollywood and find long-time employment at Warner Brothers, directing Cagney in 5 films there from 1935- 41.
- (1931) Stage Play: Hobo. Drama. Written by Frank Merlin. Directed by Frank Merlin. Morosco Theatre: 11 Feb 1931- Feb 1931 (closing date unknown/5 performances). Cast: Tatiana Amazar (as "Organist"), George Averill (as "Clerk of the Court"), Richard Bengali (as "Frank"), Valerie Bergere (as "Miss Clara"), Clarence Chase (as "Dying Man"), Dudley Clements (as "Reverend Wilkins"), Josephine Evans (as "Alice"), Barney Flynn (as "K.C. Shorty"), Joan Harmon (as "Miss Dalton"), Charlotte Henry (as "Nellie"), William Hertz (as "A Waiter"), Alfred Jenkins (as "Mr. Jordan"), Paul Kelly (as "St. Louis Blackie"), Victor Kilian (as "Officer Hayes"), James C. Morton (as "Judge Halsey"), Harry North (as "Deacon Benner"), Al Rauh (as "Dan Williams"), Don Rodalito (as "Joe"), Gwyn Stratford (as "Nancy"), D.J. Sullivan, Joseph Sweeney, Martin Tarby, Charles P. Thompson, Maud Turner (as "Delia"), James Young. Produced by James Elliott.
- (1931) Stage Play: Lady Beyond the Moon. Comedy.
- (1931) Stage Play: The Honor Code. Comedy. Written and Directed by Mark Linder. Vanderbilt Theatre: 18 May 1931- Jun 1931 (closing date unknown/24 performances). Cast: Victor Adams (as "Tony"), Michael Alvin (as "Nick"), Nick Bakarich (as "Novelty Entertainer"), Sadie Banks (as "Theresa"), Miriam Battista (as "Angelina"), 'Valerie Bergere' qv) (as "Rosario Piccichanti"), William E. Blake (as "Farfarello"), Charles H. Doyle (as "Sam"), Gloria Eller (as "Cashier"), E.L. Fernandez (as "Pietro Piccichanti"), Antonio Filauri (as "Costello"), Gordon Hamilton (as "Tom"), Jack Harwood (as "Joe Morello"), Harry Jackson (as "Dopey Frank"), Betty Kashman (as "Lillian Piccichanti"), Sam Liebert (as "Abe Levine"), Antonio Maiori (as "Luigi Piccichanti"), Frank S. Marino (as "Ciro"), Beth Milton (as "Blondy"), Anthony Romaine (as "Wandering Musician"), Vincent Rondinone (as "Gasper"), Herbert Warren (as "Captain Curley"), Joe Webb (as "Wandering Musician"). Produced by Jack Linder and Charles Linder.
- (1932) Stage Play: Chamberlain Brown's Scrap Book. Musical revue. Sketched by Chamberlain Brown. Featuring songs by Andy Razaf ("If It Ain't Love"), Don Redman ("If It Ain't Love"), Fats Waller ("If It Ain't Love"), Walter Donaldson ("My Mom"), Rudolf Friml ("Song of the Vagabonds"), Ruggiero Leoncavallo ("Prologue from 'I Pagliacci'"), Georges Bizet ("End of Act IV from "Carmen'"), Eubie Blake ("(Lovin You) The Way I Do"), Richard Wagner ("Die Walküre"), Easthope Martin ("Come to the Fair"), Giuseppe Verdi ("Il Travatore"), Harry Warren ("You're My Everything"), Dana Suesse ("My Silent Love"), Bernice Petkere ("Lullaby of the Leaves") and Johnny Tucker ("Sleep Baby Sleep"), Featuring songs with lyrics by Andy Razaf ("If It Ain't Love"), Don Redman ("If It Ain't Love"), Fats Waller ("If It Ain't Love"), Walter Donaldson ("My Mom") [final Broadway credit during lifetime] , Brian Hooker ("Song of the Vagabonds"), Will Morrissey ("(Lovin You) The Way I Do"), Jack Scholl ("(Lovin You) The Way I Do"), Helen Taylor ("Come to the Fair"), Mort Dixon ("You're My Everything"), Joe Young ("You're My Everything," "Lullaby of the Leaves"), Edward Heyman ("My Silent Love") and Joe Schuster ("Sleep Baby Sleep"). Orchestra conducted by Smith Ballew. Assembled by Chamberlain Brown. Directed by Charles Schofield and Robert Lively. Ambassador Theatre: 1 Aug 1932- 8 Aug 1932 (10 performances). Cast: 3 Flashes of Lightning (as "Specialty Dancers"), Laurette Adams, William Andrews, John Armstrong, Florence Auer (as "Mother, Taken from Life"), Valerie Bergere, Helen Bertam, Barbara Blair, Dwight Butcher, Carl Carmen, Terry Carroll, Frazer Coleman, Ruth Conley, Stella De Mette, Mae Dix, Robert Gordon, Betty Hanna, Vinton Haworth, Ina Hayward, Ray Hedge (as "Myrt and Marge" Performer/"Ray"/"In a Radio Station"), Charles Hedley, Barre Hill, Marjorie Hoffman, Jonathan Hole (as "Station Announcer"/"In a Radio Station"/"Francis Cameron"/"Skit Skat"), Frank Huyler, Paul Jachia (as "Kenneth"/"Picking a Play"), Harold Kennedy, Priscilla Knowles, Salvatore Lo Curto, Leda Lombard, Francis Lyman, Dorothy MacDonald, Edwin MacKenna, Nancy McCord, David Morris, Ethel Norris, John Patrick, Lillian Ridley, Cecile Sherman, Danny Simmons, Autumn Simms, Peter Smallwood, Louis Tanno, Paul Taubman, Leslie Urbach, Valerie Valaire, Percy Verwayne, Herbert Warren, Pierre Watkin, Pierre Watkins, Ernest Whitman, Robert Williamson, Edwin Wilson, Kate Woods Fiske. Produced by Chamberlain Brown.
- (1933) Stage Play: Melody. Musical/romance.
- (1933) Stage Play: The Locked Room. Melodrama. Written by Herbert Ashton. Directed by William B. Friedlander. Ambassador Theatre: 25 Dec 1933- Jan 1934 (closing date unknown/8 performances). Cast: Valerie Bergere, Morton Flamm, Walter Gilbert, Robert Gleckler (as "Ryan"), Jonathan Hole (as "John Burgess, Jr."), Lawrence Keating (as "Charles Burgess") [Broadway debut], Harold Kennedy, Jane Kim, Harmon MacGregor, Sam J. Park, Ruth Sheppard, Nena Sinclair, Robert Sloane (as "Ralph Burgess"). Produced by M.S. Schlesinger and William B. Friedlander.
- (1934) Stage Play: Tomorrow's Harvest. Written by Hans Rastede. Directed by Frank Merlin. 49th Street Theatre: 5 Dec 1934- Dec 1934. Cast: Valerie Bergere (as "Augusta Goerlich"), Greta Granstedt (as "Alma Goerlich"), Robert Henderson (as "Emil Goerlich"), Helen Salinger (as "Frieda"), William F. Schoeller (as "John Goerlich"), Howard St. John (as "Anton Hieber"), Chester Stratton (as "Fred Westlake"), Kay Strozzi (as "Paula Goerlich"), Sheila Trent (as "Gretchen Goerlich"), Lester Vail (as "Dr. Jerry Warder"). Produced by Douglas G. Hertz.
- (1935) Stage Play: Grand Guignol Horror Plays [production was composed of the following shows: E & O E, The Old Women, Something More Important]. Directed by George K. Arthur. Chanin Auditorium: 11 Jul 1935- Jul 1935 (closing date unknown/12 performances). Produced by George K. Arthur. Presented by The International Players.
- (1935) Stage Play: Moon Over Mulberry Street. Comedy. Written by Nicholas Cosentino. Directed by William Muir. Lyceum Theatre (moved to The Mansfield Theatre from 4 Sep 1935- May 1936 (closing date unknown/Production closed from 4 Jan 1935- 12 Jan 1935 (303 performances). Cast: Valerie Bergere (as "Lucia Morello") [final Broadway role], Olga Druce (as "Nina Baccolini"), William Edmunds, Misha Ferenzo, Betty Kashman, Edward Marr, James Metcalf, Adelina Roattino, Phebe Root, Gladys Shelley, Cornel Wilde (as "Fillipo Morello"). Produced by Standish O'Neill and Paul De Maria.
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