- (1938 - 1953) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1938) Stage Play: All That Glitters. Comedy. Written by John Baragwanath and Kenneth Simpson. Directed by George Abbott. Biltmore Theatre: 19 Jan 1938- Mar 1938 (closing date unknown/69 performances). Cast: Kenneth Bates (as "Edwards"), Royal Beal (as "Dave Hamlin"), Florence Britton, Jean Casto (as "Jackie") [Broadway debut], Colin Dawson (as "Saunders"), Arlene Francis (as "Elena"), Helen Gardner (as "Mrs. E. Mortimer Townsend"), Allyn Joslyn (as "Morgan 'Muggy' William"), Judson Laire (as "George Ten Eyck"), Edward Lester, David Orrick, Beverly Phalon (as "Honey"), Everett Sloane (as "Charlie"), Barry Sullivan (as "Atwood Post"), Edith Van Cleve (as Frances Fellowes"), Carmel White. Produced by George Abbott.
- (1939) Stage Play: I Must Love Someone. Written by Jack Kirkland and Leyla Georgie. Musical Direction and arrangements by David Mordecai. Choreographed by Ned McGurn. Directed by Frank Merlin. Longacre Theatre: 7 Feb 1939- 22 Jul 1939 (191 performances). Cast: Charles Ansley (as "Paul Strand"), Harry Bannister (as "Sam Graves"), Robert Bernard (as "Mark Blair"), Richard Burdette (as "Clerk"), Claire Carleton (as "Bess McClintock"), Vane Carlin (as "Clerk"), Jean Casto (as "Maude Schultze"), Scott Colton (as "Bob Goesling"), Theodore Corday (as "Bill Green"), Melba Deane (as "Marg Keston"), John Dilson (as " Ed Long"), Jack Douglas (as "Clerk"), Lew Eckles (as "Mike Flaherty"), Ethel Jackson (as "Mrs. Long"), Meredith Johnston (as "Clerk"), Harry Koler (as "Ira Pond"), Dorothy Libaire (as "Ann Gibson"), Frank McCormack (as "Joshua Quackendall"), Marion Pierce (as "Jennie Sneed"), James Rennie (as "Charles Sheldon"), John T. Ricks (as "Moses"), Jack Sheehan (as "Joe Kelly"), Martha Sleeper (as "Birdie Carr"), Jack Spinelly (as "Clerk"), Turnley Walker (as "Clerk"). Produced by Jack Kirkland.
- (1940) Stage Play: Pal Joey. Musical comedy. Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Material by John O'Hara. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek. Costume Design by John Koenig. Scenic Design and Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Choreographed by Robert Alton. Directed by George Abbott. Ethel Barrymore Theatre (moved to The Shubert Theatre from 1 Sep 1941 to 21 Oct 1941 then moved to The St. James Theatre from 21 Oct 1941 to close): 25 Dec 1940- 29 Nov 1941 (374 performances). Cast: Gene Kelly (as "Joey Evans") [final Broadway credit as an actor, subsequently replaced by George Tapps), Vivienne Segal (as "Vera Simpson"), Claire Anderson, Adrian Anthony, Sondra Barrett, John Benton, Jean Casto (as "Melba Snyder"), Milton Chisholm, John Clarke, Alice Craig, Louise de Forrest, Stanley Donen (as "Albert Doane/Dancer"), Clifford Dunstan, Jack Durant, Wnez Early, Leila Ernst, Jane Fraser, Tilda Getz, Charlene Harkins, Averell Harris, June Havoc (as "Gladys Bumps"), Henning Irgens, Van Johnson (as "Victor/Dancer"), Frances Krell, James Lane, Janet Lavis, Howard Ledig, June Leroy, Michael Moore, Amarilla Morris, Robert J. Mulligan, Olive Nicolson, Shirley Paige, Mildred Patterson, Dorothy Poplar, Nelson Rae, Edison Rice, Albert Ruiz, Diane Sinclair, Mildred Solly, Dummy Spelvin, Jeanne Trybom, Marie Vanneman, Jerry Whyte, Vincent York. Produced by George Abbott. Note: Filmed as Pal Joey (1957) by George Sidney Productions for Columbia Pictures.
- (1942) Stage Play: Three Men on a Horse. Comedy (revival). Written by George Abbott and John Cecil Holm. Directed by John Cecil Holm. Forrest Theatre: 9 Oct 1942- 31 Oct 1942 (28 performances). Cast: William Balfour (as "Mr. Carver"), Jean Casto (as "Mabel"), Don Darcy (as "Delivery Boy"), William Foran (as "Harry"), Iris Hall (as "Gloria"), Teddy Hart (as "Frankie"), Richard Huey (as "Moses"), Kay Loring (as "Audrey Trowbridge"), William Lynn (as "Erwin Trowbridge"), Horace McMahon (as "Charlie"), Gay Seabrook (as "Hotel Maid"), J. Ascher Smith (as "The Tailor"), Sid Stone (as "Patsy"), James Truex (as "Al"), Fleming Ward (as "Clarence Dobbins"). Produced by Alexander Yokel.
- (1944) Stage Play: Decision. Drama. Written by Edward Chodorov. Directed by Edward Chodorov. Belasco Theatre (moved to The Ambassador Theatre 28 Mar 1944- close): 2 Feb 1944- 17 Jun 1944 (160 performances). Cast: Gwen Anderson (as "Harriet Howard"), Georgia Burke (as "Virgie"), Jean Casto (as "Miss Baines"), Matt Crowley (as "Masters"), Paul Ford (as "Sergeant Carey") [Broadway debut], Raymond Greenleaf (as "Riggs"), Len D. Hollister (as "Anderson"), Paul Huber (as "Fitzgerald"), Laurence Hugo (as "Tommy Riggs"), Herbert Junior (as "Jim Morgan"), Rusty Lane (as "Bennett") [Broadway debut], Merle Maddern (as "Mrs. May Howard"), Homer Miles (as "Brown"), Grace Mills (as "Mrs. Bowen"), Lee Sanford (as "Peters"), Howard Smith (as "Allen"), Dick Van Patten (as "Felix") [credited as Dickie Van Patten]. Produced by Edward Choate.
- (1944) Stage Play: No Way Out. Written by Owen Davis. Directed by Robert Keith and Owen Davis. Cort Theatre: 30 Oct 1944- 4 Nov 1944 (8 performances). Cast: Maurice Burke (as "Jim Slade"), Jean Casto (as Hesther Darrow"), Donald Foster (as "Dr. Walter Levenseller"), Viola Frayne (as "Cora Hilliard") [final Broadway role], Irene Hervey (as "Dr. Enid Karley"), Robert Keith (as Dr. Niles Hilliard"), Nancy Marquand (as "Barbara Trent"), John Marriott (as "Napoleon"), Viola Roache (as "Cora Hilliard"), Jerome Thor (as "Bob Karley"). Produced by Robert Keith.
- (1944) Stage Play: War President. Written by Nat Sherman. Directed by Wendell K. Phillips. Shubert Theatre: 24 Apr 1944- 25 Apr 1944 (2 performances). Cast: Joel Ashley, Russell Collins (as "Senator Benjamin Franklin Wade"), Morton Da Costa, Kenneth Dana, Paul Ford (as "Senator Zachariah Chandler"), Peter Gregg, Bruce Halsey, Joseph Leon, William Marceau, Harvey Marlowe, Gregory Morton, Barbara Pond, Joanna Roos, Donald Rose, Teddy Rose, Philip Sand, Alexander Scourby (as "General George B. McClellan"), Graham Velsey. Produced by The Escholiers and The Experimental Theatre Inc.
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