- (1913 - 1964) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1913) Stage Play: The Passing of the Idle Rich.
- (1921) Stage Play: The Champion. Comedy/farce.
- (1922) Stage Play: Secrets. Comedy/drama. Written by Rudolph Besier and May Edginton. Directed by Sam Forrest. Fulton Theatre: 25 Dec 1922- May 1923 (closing date unknown/168 performances). Cast: Barbara Allen (as "Lady Lessington"), Lillian Brennard (as "Elizabeth Channing"), Horace Cooper (as "Robert Carlton"), Frazer Coulter (as "Dr. Arbuthnot"), Orlando Daly (as "William Marlowe"), Elmer Grandin (as "Dr. McGovern"), Mrs. Edmund Gurney (as "Mrs. Marlowe"), Norman Houston (as "Bob"), Cynthia Hyde (as "Audrey"), Allen Jenkins (as "Briggs"), Beatrice Kay (as "Blanche"), Clay Kennedy (as "Robert"), Margaret Lawrence (as "Lady Carlton/Mary Marlowe"), Tom Nesbitt (as "John Carlton"), Mignon O'Doherty (as "Audrey Carlton"), Diantha Pattison (as "Mrs. Eustace Mainwaring"), Shirley B. Pink (as "John Carlton"), Nora Ryan (as "Nurse Martin"), Mary Scott Seton. Produced by Sam Harris. Note: Filmed as Secrets (1924), and as Secrets (1933).
- (1924) Stage Play: Old English. Written by John Galsworthy. Directed by Edward L. Swete. Ritz Theatre: 23 Dec 1924- Jun 1925 (closing date unknown/183 performances). Cast: George Arliss (as "Sylvanus Heythorp, Chairman of "The Island Navigation Company"), Norman Cannon (as "Mr. Brownbee, a Creditor of old Heythorp") [Broadway debut], Horace Cooper (as "Mr. Westgate, Shareholder of the Company"), Stafford Dickens (as "Charles Ventnor, a Solicitor"), Cecile Dixon (as "Phyllis, Larne's Child"), Thomas Donnelly (as "Mr. Appleby, Shareholder of the Company"), Frederick Earle (as "Gilbert Farney, Secretary of the same"), Edmund George (as "Clerk, of "The Island Navigation Company"), Henrietta Goodwin (as "Letty, the Larne's Maid-of-all-work"), Ethel Griffies (as "Adela Heythorp, Daughter of old Heythorp"), Langford Hayes (as "A Director"), James Hughes (as "Mr. Batterson, Shareholder of the Company"), Mollie Johnson (as "Molly, his Daughter's House-maid"), Irby Marshall (as "Rosamund Larne. a connection of Old Heythorp"), Henry Morrell (as "Meller, old Heythorp's Body-servant"), Ivan F. Simpson (as "Joseph Pillin, Senior Partner of Pillin & Son"), Murray Stephens (as "Mr. Winkley, Shareholder of the Company"), Arthur Villars (as "Mr. Budgeon, Shareholder of the Company"), Deering Wells (as "Bob Pillin, of Pillan & Son, shipowners"), Victor Weston (as "Clerk, of "The Island Navigation Company"), George Wolcott (as "Jock, Larne's Child"), Eustace Wyatt (as "Clergyman, another Creditor"). Produced by Winthrop Ames and Edward L. Swete.
- (1928) Stage Play: The Merry Wives of Windsor. Comedy (revival). Written by William Shakespeare. Directed by Harrison Grey Fiske. Knickerbocker Theatre: 19 Mar 1928- Apr 1928 (closing date unknown/24 performances). Cast: Rodolfo Badaloni (as "Dr. Cains"), Tracy Barrow (as "Bardolph"), France Bendtsen (as "Slender"), Lawrence H. Cecil (as "Francis Ford"), Hannam Clark (as "Sir Hugh Evans"), Horace Cooper (as "Nym"), Henrietta Crosman (as "Mistress Alice Ford"), Mrs. Fiske (as "Mistress Margaret Page"), Will Geer (as "Pistol") [Broadway debut], Eleanor Gordon (as "Dame Quickly"), Burford Hampden (as "Simple"), Ella Houghton (as "Bede"), George LeSoir (as "Rugby"), William C. Masson (as "Mine Host of the Garter"), Owen Meech (as "Shallow"), Henry Mowbray (as "Master George Page"), Rene Roberti (as "John"), Otis Skinner (as "Sir John Falstaff"), Virginia Smith (as "Robin"), Elaine Temple (as "Anne Page"), Mary Walsh (as "Cricket"), Geoffrey Wardwell (as "Master Fenton"), Boyd Zook (as "Robert"). Produced by Harrison Grey Fiske.
- (1929) Stage Play: See Naples and Die. Comedy. Written by Elmer Rice. Scenic Design by Robert Edmond Jones. Costume Design by Robert Edmond Jones. Directed by Elmer Rice. Vanderbilt Theatre: 24 Sep 1929- Nov 1929 (closing date unknown/62 performances). Cast: Margaret Arrow (as "Hjordis De'Medici"), Claudette Colbert (as "Nanette Dodge Kosoff"), Horace Cooper (as "Basil Rowlinson"), Pedro de Cordoba (as "Ivan Ivanovitch Kosoff"), Gregory Dniestroff (as "A Small Chess-Player"), Walter Dreher (as "Hugo von Klaus"), Beatrice Herford (as "Lucy Evans"), Marvin Kline (as "Stepan"), Ulisse Mattioli (as "Fascist Guard"), Edward Maurelli (as "Carriage Driver"), Joseph Pierantoni (as "Fascist Guard"), Roger Pryor (as "Charles Carroll"), Rose Rolanda (as "Luisa"), S. Sarmatoff (as "A Bearded Chess-Player"), Rinaldo Schenone (as "Angelo De'Medici"), Lucille Sears (as "Mary Elizabeth Dodge Norton"), Helen Shea (as "A Maid"), Margaret Knapp Waller (as "Kunegunde Wandl"), Albert West (as "General Jan Skulany"). Produced by Lewis E. Gensler. Note: Filmed by Warner Bros. as Oh, Sailor Behave! (1930).
- (1932) Stage Play: Whistling in the Dark. Melodrama/farce. Written by Laurence Gross and Edward Childs Carpenter. Directed by Frank Craven. Ethel Barrymore Theatre (moved to The Waldorf Theatre from 3 Nov 1932- close): 19 Jan 1932- Feb 1933 (closing date unknown/265 performances). Cast: Edward Arnold (as "Jacob Dillon"), Horace Cooper (as "Cap O'Rorke") Arthur Hebert, John S. Irwin, John Kane, John Kearney, Joseph Kleema, Martha Mayo, Charles McClelland, Helen Mehrmann, S. Henry Norell, Jack Stone, Ralph Theodore (as "Joe Salvatore"), Claire Trevor (as "Toby Van Buren"), Ernest Truex (as "Wallace Porter"), Arthur Vinton (as "Charlie Shaw"). Replacement actors [all effective 3 Nov 1932]: William Balfour (as "Cap O'Rorke"), Bernard Granville (as "Wallace Porter"), Curtis Karpe (as "Benny"), Leo A. Kennedy (as "Jacob Dillon"), Eleanor King (as "Toby Van Buren"), Charles McClelland (as "Charlie Shaw"), William Melville (as "Police Sergeant"), Edwin Redding (as "Slim Scanlon"), Gertrude Ritchie (as "Hilda"), Anthony Ross (as "Cossack"), Arthur S. Ross (as "Herman Lefkowitz"), Clyde Veaux (as "Joe Salvatore"). Produced by Alexander McKaig. Note: Filmed by MGM as Whistling in the Dark (1933) (starring Mr. Truex and Mr. Arnold, recreating their stage roles), and again by MGM as Whistling in the Dark (1941) starring Red Skelton (script was significantly re-written with character names changed).
- (1940) Stage Play: The Unconquered. Drama. Written by Ayn Rand. Adapted from "We the Living" by Ayn Rand. Scenic Design by Boris Aronson. Directed by George Abbott. Biltmore Theatre: 13 Feb 1940- 17 Feb 1940 (6 performances). Cast: Paul Ballantyne (as "A Student"), William Blees (as "Boy Clerk"), Marshall Bradford (as "G.P.U. Chief"), Georgiana Brand (as "Comrade Sonia"), Horace Cooper (as "Comrade Voronov"), George Cotton (as "Stephan Timoshenko"), Helen Craig (as "Kira Argounova"), Virginia Dunning (as "Girl Clerk"), Cliff Dunstan (as "Upravdom"), John Emery (as "Leo Kovalensky"), Howard Freeman (as "Karp Morozov"), Ellen Hall (as "Comrade Bitiuk"), Dean Jagger (as "Andrei Taganov"), Frank O'Connor (as "Assistant G.P.U. Chief"), John Parrish (as "A Soldier"), Lea Penman (as "Antonina Pavlovna"), Edwin Phillips [credited as Edwin Philips] (as "Malashkin"), Arthur Pierson (as "Pavel Syerov") [final Broadway role], George Smith (as "Party Club Attendant"), J. Ascher Smith (as "Older Examiner"), 'Ludmila Toretzka' (1940). Stage Play: The Unconquered. Drama. Written by Ayn Rand. Adapted from "We the Living" by Ayn Rand. Scenic Design by Boris Aronson. Directed by George Abbott. Biltmore Theatre: 13 Feb 1940- 17 Feb 1940 (6 performances). Cast: Paul Ballantyne (as "A Student"), William Blees (as "Boy Clerk"), Marshall Bradford (as "G.P.U. Chief"), Georgiana Brand (as "Comrade Sonia"), Horace Cooper (as "Comrade Voronov"), George Cotton (as "Stephan Timoshenko"), Helen Craig (as "Kira Argounova"), Virginia Dunning (as "Girl Clerk"), Cliff Dunstan (as "Upravdom"), John Emery (as "Leo Kovalensky"), Howard Freeman (as "Karp Morozov"), Ellen Hall (as "Comrade Bitiuk"), Dean Jagger (as "Andrei Taganov"), Frank O'Connor (as "Assistant G.P.U. Chief"), John Parrish (as "A Soldier"), Lea Penman (as "Antonina Pavlovna"), Edwin Phillips (as "Malashkin"), Arthur Pierson (as "Pavel Syerov"), George Smith (as "Party Club Attendant"), J. Ascher Smith (as "Older Examiner"), Ludmila Toretzka [credited as Ludmilla Toretzka] (as "Neighbor"). Produced by George Abbott.
- (1941) Stage Play: Mr. and Mrs. North. Belasco Theatre: 12 Jan 1941- 31 May 1941 (163 performances).
- (1944) Stage Play: The Duke in Darkness.
- (1944) Stage Play: Sheppey.
- (1944) Stage Play: Sleep No More. Farce.
- (1945) Stage Play: Billion Dollar Baby. Musical comedy. Music by Morton Gould. Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Musical Director: Max Goberman. Additional orchestrations: Philip J. Lang [earliest Broadway credit] and Allan Small. Music orchestrated by Morton Gould. Scenic Design by Oliver Smith. Costume Design by Irene Sharaff. Lighting Design by George Schaff. Choreographed by Jerome Robbins. Directed by George Abbott. Alvin Theatre: 21 Dec 1945- 29 Jun 1946 (22 performances). Cast: Lucas Aco (as "Dancer"), Jeri Archer (as "Cigarette Girl/Singer"), David Burns (as "Dapper Welch"), Tony Caffaro (as "Singer"), Robert Chisholm (as "M.M. Montague"), Horace Cooper (as "J.C. Creasy"), Danny Daniels (as "Champ Watson"), William David (as "Pa Jones"), Don De Leo (as "Jerry Bonanza"), Douglas Deane (as "Neighbor/Comic/Dancer"), Jacqueline Dodge (as "Dancer"), Robert Edwin (as "Watchman"), Althea Elder (as "Miss Texas"), Peggy Anne Ellis (as "Singer"), Future Fulton (as "Singer"), Helen Gallagher (as "Neighbor/Chorine/Dancer"), Lynne Gammon (as "Singer"), Anthony Gardell [credited as Tony Gardell] (as "Violin Player/Danny/Singer"), Alan Gilbert (as "Reporter/Marathon M.C."), Virginia Gorski (as "Chorine/Dancer"), Mitzi Green (as "Georgia Motley"), Maria Harriton (as "Neighbor/Chorine/Dancer"), Fred Hearne (as "Dancer"), Eddie Hodge (as "Neighbor/Art Leffenbush"), Doris Hollingsworth (as "Singer"), Beverly Hosier (as "Neighbor/Singer"), Ann Hutchinson (as "Dancer"), Douglas Jones (as "Newsboy"), Philip La Torre (as "Singer"), Joe Landis (as "Dancer"), Howard Lenters (as "Neighbor/Policeman"), Cecille Mann (as "Dancer"), Joan Mann (as "Chorine/Dancer"), Joan McCracken (as "Maribelle Jones"), James Mitchell (as "Rocky, who dances"), Ray Morrissey (as "Singer"), Arthur Partington (as "Dancer"), Virginia Poe (as "Chorine/Dancer"), Franklin Powell (as "Singer"), Anthony Reed (as "Photographer/Singer"), Emily Ross (as "Ma Jones"), Richard Sanford (as "Master of Ceremonies/Rodney Gender"), Betty Saunders (as "Singer"), Beth Shea (as "Singer"), Thelma Stevens (as "Singer"), Bill Summer (as "Dancer"), William Tabbert (as "Rocky Barton"), David Thomas (as "Waiter/Singer"), Richard Thomas (as "Newsboy"), Lorraine Todd (as "Chorine/Dancer"), Shirley Van (as "Esme"), Allen Waine (as "Dancer"), Sydney Wylie (as "Singer"). Replacement actors: Jacqueline Dodge (as "Miss Texas"), Tony Gardell (as "Jerry Bonanza"), Stefan Gierasch (as "Newsboy"), Thomas Hume (as "Master of Ceremonies/Rodney Gender"), Philip La Torre (as "Violin Player"), Joan Mann (as "Neighbor"), Rosemary Schaefer (as "Singer"), David Thomas (as "Master of Ceremonies"), Richard Thomas (as "Dancer"), Evelyn Ward (as "Dancer"). Produced by Paul Feigay and Oliver Smith.
- (1946) Stage Play: Land's End. Drama.
- (1948) Stage Play: Where's Charley? Musical comedy.
- (1951) Stage Play: Where's Charley? Musical comedy (revival).
- (1953) Stage Play: Room Service. Comedy (revival).
- (1956) Stage Play: The Hot Corner. Comedy. Written by Allen Boretz and 'Ruby Sully Boretz'. Scenic Design by Ralph Alswang. Costume Design by Virginia Volland. Lighting Design by Ralph Alswang. Stage Manager: Leonard Auerbach. Directed by Sam Levene. John Golden Theatre: 25 Jan 1956- 28 Jan 1956 (5 performances). Cast: Camila Ashland, Eric Brotherson, Horace Cooper, Vicki Cummings, Dortha Duckworth, Ned Glass (as "Felix Cassidy"), Daryl Grimes, Bern Hoffman, Harry Holcombe, Sam Levene (as "Fred Stanley"), Nan McFarland, Don Murray (as "Clarence "Lefty" McShane"), Dave Starr, Cliff Tatum. Produced by Eleanore Saidenberg.
- (1957) Stage Play: Hotel Paradiso. Comedy/farce. Henry Miller's Theatre: 11 Apr 1957- 13 Jul 1957 (108 performances).
- (1962) Stage Play: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Musical comedy/farce. Music by Stephen Sondheim. Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart. Based on the plays of Plautus. Musical and vocal direction by Milton Rosenstock. Music orchestrated by Irwin Kostal and Sid Ramin. Dance arrangements by Hal Schaefer. Choreographed by Jack Cole. Uncredited staging and choreography by Jerome Robbins. Directed by George Abbott. Alvin Theatre (moved to the Mark Hellinger Theatre on 9 Mar 1964- 9 May 1964 then moved to The Majestic Theatre on 11 May 1964- close): 1 May 1962- 29 Aug 1964 (964 performances + 8 previews). Cast: Zero Mostel, David Burns, John Carradine (as "Lycus, a buyer and seller of courtesans"), Brian Davies, Jack Gilford (as "Hysterium, slave to Senex and Domina"), Ron Holgate, Ruth Kobart, Preshy Marker (as "Philia, a virgin") [Broadway debut], Raymond Walburn (as "Erronius, a citizen of Rome"), Judy Alexander, Lucienne Bridou, David Evans, Lisa James, Roberta Keith, Gloria Kristy, Eddie Phillips, George Reeder, Myrna White (as "Vibrata, a courtesan"). Replacement cast [during Alvin Theatre run]: Lisa Ackerman (as "Geminae, a courtesan, one of a pair"), John Carradine (as "Lycus, a buyer and seller of courtesans"), [from 2 Sep 1963- ?], Horace Cooper (as "Erronius, a citizen of Rome") [final Broadway role], Danny Dayton (as "Lycus, a buyer and seller of courtesans) [from 19 Aug 1963- ?], Gloria Kristy (as "Gymnasia, a courtesan"), [from 14 Jan 1963- ?], Jerry Lester (as "Prologus, an actor [from 17 Dec 1962- ?]/Pseudolus, Slave to Hero [from 17 Dec 1962- ?]/Prologus, an actor [from 21 Oct 1963- ?]/Pseudolus, slave to Hero") [from 21 Oct 1963- ?], Barbara London (as "Panacea, a courtesan"), Ethel Martin (as "Tintinabula, a courtesan"), George Martin (as "Protean"), Frank McHugh (as "Senex, a citizen of Rome") [from 21 Oct 1963- ?] [final Broadway role], Denise McLaglen (as "Gymnasia, a courtesan"), Zero Mostel (as "Prologus, an actor [from 23 Dec 1962- ?]/Pseudolus, slave to Hero [from 23 Dec 1962- ?]/Prologus, an actor [from 4 Nov 1963 - ?]/Pseudolus, slave to Hero") [from 4 Nov 1963- ?], Sally Neal (as "Vibrata, a courtesan"), Erik Rhodes (as "Lycus, a buyer and seller of courtesans") [from 9 Sep 1963- ?], Ronald Ross (as "Protean"), Dick Shawn (as "Prologus, an actor [from 10 Feb 1964- ?]/Pseudolus, slave to Hero") [from 10 Feb 1964- ?], Harry Snow (as "Hero, son of Senex and Domina"). Understudies: Mary Burr (as "Courtesan"), Diane Coupé (as "Courtesan"), Danny Dayton (as "Prologus/Pseudolus"), Diana Eden, Eddie Phillips (as "Hysterium"), Julia Ross (as "Gymnasia"), Coley Worth (as "Lycus"). Produced by Harold Prince. Note: Filmed by Melvin Frank Productions [distributed by United Artists] as A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966).
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