- (1934) Stage: Appeared in "Ziegfeld Follies of 1934. Musical revue. Music by Vernon Duke, Samuel Pokrass [only Broadway credit], Billy Hill, H. I. Phillips, Fred Allen, Harry Tugend and Ballard MacDonald. Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. Musical Director: John McManus. Sketches by: H.I. Philips, Fred Allen and David Freedman. Written by Harry Turgend. Featuring songs with lyrics by Ballard MacDonald, Billy Rose, Billy Hill and Edward Heyman. Featuring songs by Joseph Meyer, Richard Myers, Dana Suesse, Peter DeRose, Billy Hill and James F. Hanley. Additional numbers stage by John Murray Anderson. Directed by Bobby Connolly. Winter Garden Theatre: 4 Jan 1934- 9 Jun 1934 (182 performances). Cast: John Adair, Joanna Allen, Virginia Allen, Louene Ambrosius, Peggy Ann, Eve Arden [Broadway debut], Margorie Baglin, Judith Barron, Leon Barte, Mary Bay, Betzi Beaton, Anna Bell, Herman Belmonte, Helen Bennett, Al Bloom, Hazel Boffinger, Mary Bolles, Mildred Borst, Patricia Bowman, Fanny Brice, Mary Ellen Brown, Dorothy Buckley, Joanne Cannon, Joseph Carey, Jean Carson, Jacques Cartier, Jack Coogan, Gloria Cook, Dorothy Daly, Hope Dare, Hope Dare, Maxine Darrell, Loretta Dennison, Eva Desca, Buddy Ebsen, Vilma Ebsen, Frank Ericson, Lonita Foster, Helene Frederic, Jane Froman, Marjorie Gayle, Gloria Glennon, Julia Gorman, Irene Hamlin, Helen Hannon, Pearl Harris, Eugene Howard, Willie Howard, Brice Hutchins, Vivian Janis, Julie Jenner, Ruth Kane, Gladyse Keating, James Kitson, Evelyn Laurie, Naomi Leaf, Clark Leston, Rose Lipton, Dorothy MacKinnon, Florence Mallee, Florence Malley, Carlotta Mann, Charlotte Mann, Lillian Mann, Fred Mannat, Everett Marshall, Camilla Masters, Sara Mazo, Pam McAvoy, Frances McHugh, Vicki Michak, Bobbie Miller, Dinty Moore, Victor Morely, Jane Moxon, Evelyn Nichols, Evelyn Nielson, Cherry Preisser [Broadway debut], June Preisser [Broadway debut], Ina Ray, Ruth Reiter, Susanne Remos, Edith Roark, Thora Roberts, Don Ross, Caroline Ryan, Ruth Saks, Sid Salzer, Marion Santre, Sunya Shurman, Leone Sousa, Edwina Steele, Maria Steele, Marie Stevens, Jean Stuart, Lucile Stuart, Adlynn Swan, Gladine Sweetser, Ethel Thorsen, The Vikings, Oliver Wakefield, Mildred Webb, Gil White, Marguerite White, Betty Worth. Produced by Mrs. Florenz Ziegfeld (Billie Burke).
- (1935) Stage: Appeared in "Parade". Musical revue/satire. Sketches by Paul Peters, George Sklar, Frank Gabrielson and David Lesan. Additional Sketches by Kyle Crichton, Michael Blankfort, Alan Baxter, Harold Johnsrud and Turner Bullock. Lyrics by Paul Peters, George Sklar and Kyle Crichton. Featuring songs with lyrics by Marc Blitzstein, Emmanuel Eisenberg and Michael Blankfort. Featuring songs by Will Irwin and Marc Blitzstein. Orchestral under the direction of Max Meth. Music orchestrated by Conrad Salinger, Robert Russell Bennett and David Raksin. Scenic Design by Lee Simonson. Musical and dance numbers supervised and staged by Robert Alton. Dialogue staged by Philip Loeb. Guild Theatre: 20 May 1935- 22 Jun 1935 (40 performances). Cast: George Ali, Edgar Allen, Wanda Allen, Avis Andrews, Eve Arden (as "Mrs. Brown"), Ethel Axel, Ida Bildner, Charles D. Brown, Andre Charise, Stella Claussen, Miriam Curtis, Evelyn Dall, Mary Katherine Dougherty, Geoffrey Errett, Dorothy Fox, Robert Gray, Beverly Hosier, William Houston, Leon Janney (as "Ronald"), Esther Junger, Grace Kaye, David Lawrence, Lois Leng, Joe Lennon, J. Elliott Leonard, David Lesan, Yisrol Libman, Norman Lind, Roger Logan, Robert Long, Vera Marche, Vera Marshe, Evelyn Monte, Lillian Moore, Melton Moore, Lulu Morris, Doris Newcomb, Earl Oxford, Susanne Remos, Ralph Riggs, Bradley Louis Roberts, Polly Rose, Jack Ross, Ruth Ross, Stella Sanders, Jimmy Savo, Ethel Selwyn, Irwin Shurack, Harry Smith, Ezra Stone, Ernest Taylor, Eunice Thawl, Jerome Thor, Jean Travers, Norman Van Emburgh, Charles Walters, John Weidler, Marguerite White. Produced by The Theatre Guild.
- (1936) Stage: Appeared in "Ziegfeld Follies of 1936". Musical revue. Music by Vernon Duke. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Based on material by(David Freeman. Musical Director: John McManus. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek, Conrad Sallinger, Russell Bennett and Don Walker. Scenic Design and Costume Design by Vincente Minnelli. Sketches directed by Eddie Dowling. Ballets directed by George Balanchine. Directed by John Murray Anderson and Edward Clarke Lilley. Winter Garden Theatre: 30 Jan 1936- 9 May 1936 (115 performances). Cast: Fanny Brice, Bob Hope, Gertrude Niesen, Eve Arden, Gene Ashley, Josephine Baker, Milton Barnett, Vicki Belling, Herman Belmonte, Prescott Brown, Edward Browne, Florine Callahan, Judy Canova, George Church, Stella Clauson, Evelyn Dale, Dorothy Daly, Maxine Darrell, Roger Davis, Nancy Dolan, Tom Draper, Althea Elder, George Enz, Helene Fromson, Thomas Gleason, Vera Haal, Georgia Hiden, Harriet Hoctor, Gay Hoff, John Hoyt, Stan Kavanaugh, Irene Kelly, Lyn Leslie, Ula Love, Elena Marano, Helene Marchand, Duke McHale, Rodney McLennan, Betty McMahon, Mary Alice Moore, Jean Moorhead, Howard Morgan, Jane Moxon, Paul Nelson, The Nicholas Brothers, Gertrude Niesen, Hugh O'Connell, Eileen O'Driscoll, Jessica Pepper, Gloria Pierre, Cherry Preisser, June Preisser, Isabel Pulsford, William Quentmeyer, Peggy Quinn, J. Ramos, Erminie Randolph, Frances Rands, Cornelia Rogers, J. Sastere, Marion Semler, Thelma Shearon, Didi Skoug, Marlyn Stuart, Ricki Tanzi, Peggy Thomas, Ethel Thorsen, Williem Van Loon, Marie Vanneman, Everette West, Irving West, Ben Yost. Produced by 'Billie Burke Ziegfeld', Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1939) Stage: Appeared in " Very Warm for May" on Broadway. Musical comedy. Music by Jerome Kern. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Music arranged by Russell Bennett. Book by Oscar Hammerstein II. Music orchestrated by Russell Bennett. Musical Director: Robert Emmett Dolan. Choreographed by Albertina Rasch and Harry Losee. Scenic Design by Vincente Minnelli. Costume Design by Vincente Minnelli. Book directed by Oscar Hammerstein II. Directed by Vincente Minnelli. Alvin Theatre: 17 Nov 1939- 6 Jan 1940 (59 performances). Cast: June Allyson (as "June"), Dolores Anderson (as "Dolores"), Eve Arden (as "Winnie Spofford"), Maxine Barrat (as "Honey"), Seldon Bennett (as "Schlesinger"), Beulah Blake (as "Beulah"), Helen Bliss (as "Helen"), Donald Brian (as "William Graham"), Virginia Card (as "Miss Wasserman"), Peter Chambers (as "Mr. Magee"), Andre Charise (as "Andre"), William Collins (as "Bill"), Sally Craven (as "Sally"), Milton DeLugg (as "O'Cedar/Accordion"), Helen Donovan (as "Helen II"), Eleanor Eberle (as "Eleanor"), Frank Egan (as "Mr. Pratt"), Vera-Ellen (as "Susan"), Bruce Evans (as "Electrician"), Marshal Fisher (as "Marshal/Guitar"), Miriam Franklyn (as "Miriam"), Kate Friedlich (as "Sylvia"), Ralph Hansell (as "Ralph/Drums"), Claire Harvey (as "Claire"), Louis Hightower (as "Louis") [Broadway debut], Avon Long (as "Jackson"), Walter Long (as "Walter"), Don Loper (as "Smoothy Watson"), Ethel Lynn (as "Ethel"), Matt Malneck (as "Alvin/Violin"), Charles Marlowe (as "Homer/Trumpet"), Ray Mayer (as "Kenny"), Grace McDonald (as "May Graham"), Len Mence (as "Beamish"), Frances Mercer (as "Liz Spofford") [Broadway debut], Rudy Miller (as "Rudy"), Russ Morhoff (as "Russ/Bass"), Kay Picture (as "Miss Hyde"), Jean Plummer (as "Jean/Piano"), Marie Louise Quevli (as "Alice"), Richard Quine (as "Sonny Spofford"), Joseph Quintile (as "Joseph/Harp"), Pamela Randell (as "Pam"), Jack Seymour (as "Jack"), Robert Shackleton (as "Raymond Sibley"), Hollace Shaw (as "Carroll"), Hiram Sherman (as "Ogdon Quiler"), Max Showalter (as "Lowell Pennyfeather"), Ralph Stuart (as "Charles"), Evelyn Thawl (as "Jane"), Webb Tilton (as "Webb"), William Torpey (as "Jethro Hancock"), Jack Whiting (as "Johnny Graham"), Jack Wilson (as "Peter"), Billie Wirth (as "Billie"). Produced by Max Gordon.
- (1940) Stage: Appeared in "Two For The Show" on Broadway. Musical revue. Sketches and lyrics by Nancy Hamilton. Music by Morgan Lewis. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek and Don Walker. "The Age of Innocence" and "Cookery" written by Richard Haydn. Vocal arrangements by Harold Cooke. Directed by John Murray Anderson. Booth Theatre: 8 Feb 1940- 25 May 1940 (124 performances). Cast: William Archibald, Eve Arden, Virginia Bolen, Frances Comstock, Norton Dean, Brenda Forbes, Nadine Gae, Willard Gary, Richard Haydn, Eunice Healy, Betty Hutton, Kathryn Kimber, Dean Norton, Robert Smith, Tommy Wonder, Keenan Wynn. Produced by Gertrude Macy and Stanley Gilkey.
- (1941) Stage: Appeared in "Let's Face It!" on Broadway. 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: Danny Kaye (as "Jerry Walker"), Eve Arden (as "Maggie Watson"), Henry Watson, Benny Baker, Jane Ball, Sondra Barrett, Marguerite Benton, Helen Bliss, Lois Bolton, Sally Bond, Tony Cardi, Peggy Carroll, Pamela Clifford, Billy Daniel, Garry Davis, Billie Dee, George Deming, Helen Devlin, Margie Evans, Nanette Fabray (as "Jean Blanchard"), George Florence, Miriam Franklin, Joel Friend, Frank Ghegan, Tommy Gleason and His Royal Guards, Marion Harvey, Randolph Hughes, Kalita Humphreys, Janice Joyce, Fred Irving Lewis (as "Judge Henry Clay Pidgeon"), Pat Likely, William Lilling, Peggy Littlejohn, Joseph Macaulay, Edith Meiser, Mickey Moore, Betty Moran, Fred Nay, Sunnie O'Dea, Mary Parker, Mary Ann Parker, Dale Priest, Marilynn Randels, Houston Richards (as "Lt. Wiggins"), Jack Riley, Renee Russell, Lisa Rutherford, Jean Scott, Zynaid Spencer, James Todd, Jean Trybom, Edith Turgell, Vivian Vance (as "Nancy Collister"), Mary Jane Walsh, Beverly Whitney, Frances Williams, Jack Williams. Understudy: Carol Channing (as "Maggie Watson"). Note: Notable replacement actors appeared during show's exceptionally long run, including: Kay Buckley and José Ferrer. Produced by Vinton Freedley.
- (1983) Stage: Appeared in "Moose Murders" on Boadway. Directed by John Roach. Eugene O'Neill Theatre: 30 Jan 1983- 22 Feb 1983 (13 performances + 1 preview). NOTE: Ms. Arden appeared in preview only [final Broadway role]; replaced in production.
- (1961) Unsold pilot: Starred in the pilot for a proposed series called "The Colonel's Lady" in which she played a movie star who chucked her career to marry an army officer (played by real-life husband Brooks West).
- (1965) Unsold pilot: Starred in the pilot for a proposed comedy series, called "The Eve Arden Show", where she played a widow who disrupted the households of family and friends whenever she dropped in for a "short" visit. Also co-starred Steve Franken.
- (1983) Stage: Appeared in "Natural Ingredients," at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, MA, with Brooks West in the cast.
- (1965) Stage: Appeared in Samuel A. Taylor's "Beekman Place," at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, MA, with Brooks West in the cast.
- (10/30/57-1/17/59) Stae: Appeared (as "Auntie Mame") in Robert E. Lee and Jerome Lawrence play, "Auntie Mame," first at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, OJ, and closed at the Erlanger Theatre in Chicago, IL, with Benay Venuta, Brooks West, Dorothy Blackburn, David Lewis, Florence McMichael, Manning Ross, Elizabeth Talbot-Martin, Ray Fulmer, Jacqueline Holt, Yuki Shimoda, Dennis Joel, Suzanne Turner, Willard Waterman, and Constance Bennett in the cast. Oliver Smith was set designer. Michael Travis was costume designer. Travis Banton was gown designer. Morton DaCosta was director. Robert Fryer and Lawrence Carr were producers.
- (1960) Stage: Appeared in George Axelrod's "Goodbye, Charlie," at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ, with Brooks West in the cast. Michael Egan was director.
- (7/1965) Stage: Appeared in Samuel Taylor's "Beekman Place," at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Ogunquit, ME.
- (1971) Stage: Appeared in Lee Thuna's "Natural Ingredients," at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Ogunquit, me.
- (2/17-4/1/78) Stage: Appeared in Alan Ayckbourn's play, "Absent Person Singular," at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, C A,with Stockard Channing, Laurence Guitard, Roberta Maxwell, John McMartin and Lawrence Pressman in the cast. Stephen Porter was director.
- (6/7-7/30/78) Stage: Appeared (as "Phoebe") in Sue Ann Gunn's play, "The Most Marvelous News," in a Dallas Theater Center presentation at the Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre in Lincolnshire, IL, with Brooks West (Morton) and Lillian Garrett-Bonner (Sally) in the cast. Brooks West was also director. Jeffrey Harris was set designer. Pat Nesladek was lighting designer. Paul A. Ferris was stage manager. Susan Clare was costume coordinator. Terry Jenkins was property master.
- (1973-74) TV commercials: Imperial margarine.
- (Summer 1950) Stage: Appeared in Ruth Gordon's play, "Over 21," in a Kenley Players production at Lakewood Park Theatre in Barnesville, PA. John Kenley was artistic director.
- (1967) TV commercial: Scope mouthwash.
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