- (1923 - 1962) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1923) Stage Play: The Passing Show of 1923. Musical revue. Music by Sigmund Romberg and Jean Schwartz. Book by Harold Atteridge. Lyrics by Harold Atteridge. Musical Director: Alfred Goodman. Additional lyrics by Cyrus Wood. Additional music by Jay Gorney [earliest Broadway credit]. Scenic Design by Watson Barratt. Costume Design by Paul Arlington. Directed by J.C. Huffman, under the supervision of Jacob J. Shubert. Choreographed by Allan K. Foster. Winter Garden Theatre: 14 Jun 1923- 15 Sep 1923 (118 performances). Cast: Martha Albert, Olive Ann Alcorn, Phil Baker, Betty Benton, Frank Bernard, William Birdie, Dorothy Bruce, Lloyd Byron, Nancy Carroll, Theresa Carroll, Neil Courtney, Roy Cummings, Roy Cunningham, Louise Dose, Doris Downes, Josephine Drake, Loretta Duffy, Christine Ecklund, Dolores Edwards, Flanagan & Morrison, George Ford, Elsie Frank, Perle Germonde, Bob Gilbert, Jeannette Gilmore, Cassie Godfrey, Paula Greenlee, Harriet Gustin, Jack Hall, James Hamilton, Ruth Hamilton, George Hassell, Joan Hay, Helen Herendeen, George Jessel, Andy Jochim, Ethel Kenyon, Olive King, Vera King, Rose Lee, Bobby Lester, Libby & Sparrow, Peggy Lockwood, Ann Lowenworth, Francis X. Mahoney, Gladys Marston, Rose Mary Marston, Elsie May, Ladas May, Bobbie McCree, Belle McLaughlin, Nat Nazarro Jr., Bob Nelson, Sidney Nelson, Tom Nip, Barnett Parker, Edith Pierce, William Pringle, Fay Reed, Jack E. Rice, Vera Ross, Norma Rossiter, Rose Sarro, Muriel Seely, Billie Shaw, Helen Shipman, Orilla Smith, Mildred Soper, Jean Steele, Virginia Sullivan, Marja Talwyn, The Trado Twins, Hal Van Renssalaer, Dorothy Vance, Alice Velour, Viola Votrouba, Billy Wagner, Joseph Wagstaff, James Watts, Dolly Wegman, Alice Wheeler, James White, Florence Wilde, Walter Woolf King [credited as Walter Woolf]. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1924) Stage Play: Top-Hole. Musical comedy. Music by Jay Gorney and Robert Braine. Book by Eugene Conrad and George Dill. Revised by Gladys Unger. Lyrics by Owen Murphy and Eugene Conrad. Musical Director: Hilding Andersson. Additional numbers by Harry Richman. Choreographed by David Bennett and Seymour Felix. Scenic Design by Rollo Wayne. Directed by William Caryl. Fulton Theatre (moved to The Knickerbocker Theatre from 10 Oct 1924- 2 Nov 1924, then moved to The Liberty Theatre from 3 Nov 1924- 29 Nov 1924, then moved to The New Colonial Theatre from 22 Nov 1924 to close): 1 Sep 1924- 3 Jan 1925 (120 performances). Cast: Charles Brown, Madeline Calkins, Lillian Carmody, Sylvia Carol, Teddy Dauer, Frieda Dixon, Lila Dixon, Ernest Glendinning (as "Robert Corcoran"), Mary Grace, Nellie Graham-Dent, Eva Marie Gray, Billy Kelly, Ann Milburn, Mildred Morgan, John Daly Murphy (as "Aloysious Blunt"), Mabel Olsen, John Park, Nina Penn, Brandon Peters, Earl Redding, Clare Stratton, Richard Temple, Walter Walker, Jean Watson, Leah Winslow, Betty Wright. Produced by William Caryl.
- (1924) Stage Play: Artists and Models.
- (1925) Stage Play: Earl Carroll's Vanities.
- (1927) Stage Play: Judy. Musical comedy.
- (1927) Stage Play: Merry-Go-Round. Musical comedy. Music by Henry Souvaine and Jay Gorney. Directed by Alan Dinehart [credited as Allan Dinehart]. Klaw Theatre (moved to The Sam H. Harris Theatre from 12 Sep 1927- close): 31 May 1927- Sep 1927 (closing date unknown/136 performances). Cast: Don Barclay, Evelyn Bennett, Joyce Booth, Marie Cahill, William Collier, Maryon Dale, Blanche Fleming, Etienne Girardot, Daniel Higgins, Libby Holman, James Jolly, William Leibling, Arthur Lipson, Philip Loeb, Louise Richardson, Leonard Sillman, Mary Stills, Doris Vinton, Clifford Walker, Rose Wenzel, Al Wilde, Renee Wilde, Woodey Lee Wilson, Devah Worrell. Produced by Richard Herndon.
- (1929) Stage Play: Earl Carroll's Sketch Book. Musical comedy. Music by E.Y. Harburg and Jay Gorney. Book by Earl Carroll, Sidney Skolsky and Eddie Cantor. Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg and Jay Gorney. Conceived by Earl Carroll. Additional text by Eddie Welch. Additional numbers by Billy Rose, Vincent Rose, Harry Tobias, Charles Tobias, Benny Davis, Ted Snyder, Renee Russell, Charles L. Sansone, Irving Kahal, Arnold Johnson, Jean Hubert, Irving Actman and Abner Silver. Music orchestration by Domenico Savino. Production Supervised by Earl Carroll. Choreography by LeRoy Prinz. Directed by Edgar J. MacGregor. Earl Carroll Theatre (moved to The 44th Street Theatre from 30 Sep 1929 to Mar 1930, then moved to The 46th Street Theatre from 10 Mar 1930 to close): 1 Jul 1929- 7 Jun 1930 (392 performances). Cast: Irene Ahlberg, Eleanor Ahren, Violet Arnold, Faith Bacon, Harry Blue, Dorothy Britton, Marian Carew, Dorothy Carroll, Slim Cavanaugh, Catherine Clark, Elsie Connor, Evelyn Crowell, Janet Currie, Nancy Decker, Frances Delacy, William Demarest (in "Ensemble"), Grace Du Faye, Sammy Duncan, Carlton Emmy, Maryjo Engers, Ann Faye, Collette Francis, Dorothea Frank, Estelle Fratus, Louise Garnett, Bob Geraghty, George Givot, Marion Harcke, Angeline Hassel, Eileen Healy, Don Howard, Bert Jason, Renee Johnson, Frances Joyce, Margaret Joyce, Henrietta Kay, Patsy Kelly, Nelda Kincaid, Will Mahoney, Mary Masher, Vera Milton, Odessa Morgan, Marion O'Day, Omar, Catherine O'Neil, Irma Philbin, Peggy Purcell, Blanche Reeves, Bob Robson, Etna Ross, Winifred Starr, Rita Stone, Three Sailors, Phelps Twins, Beryl Wallace, Flo Ward, Eileen Wenzel, Diana White, Vivian Wilson, Coly Worth, Gracie Worth. Produced by Earl Carroll.
- (1930) Stage Play: Earl Carroll's Vanities. Musical comedy/revue. Music by Jay Gorney and Harold Arlen. Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg and Ted Keohler. Music orchestrated by Domenico Savino. Dialogue (sketches) by Eddie Welch and Eugene Conrad. Musical Direction by Ray Kavanaugh. Choreographed by Leroy J. Prinz. Directed by Priestly Morrison and Earl Carroll. New Amsterdam Theatre: 1 Jul 1930- 3 Jan 1931 (215 performances). Cast: Irene Ahlberg, Myrtle Allen, Helen Arlen, Violet Arnold, Faith Bacon, Betty Bassett, Jack Benny, Murray Bernie, Renee Bonnie, June Brewster, Dorothy Britton, Claiborne Bryson, Marian Carew, Kae Carroll, The Collette Sisters, Frank Condos, Harry Condos, Diane Cullen, Martha Devine, Vivian Fay, Ronald Fielder, Rosa Fronson, Genie Fursa, Harriet Hagman, John Hale, Edward Harrison, Louis Harrison, Angeline Hassel, Renee Havel, Julie Jenner, Frances Joyce, Patsy Kelly, Alice Kerwin, Rita Kerwin, Nelda Kincaid, Dorothy Lamb, Nondas Metcalf, Ida Michaels, Vera Milton, Mabel Nordman, Marion O'Day, Mary Pleasants, Edith Pragan, Geraldine Pratt, Naomi Ray, Blanche Reeves, Billy Rolls, Paula Sands, Jimmy Savo, Rose Shaw, Pearl Shepherd, Harry Stockwell, Elizabeth Sundmark, Constance Trevor, Sunny Trowbridge, Betty Veronica, Beryl Wallace, Eileen Wenzel, Thelma White, Herb Williams. Produced by Earl Carroll.
- (1931) Stage Play: Ziegfeld Follies of 1931. Musical revue. Sketches by Mark Hellinger, J.P. Murray and Gene Buck. Lyrics by Gene Buck, Joseph McCarthy, Charles Farrell, Mack Gordon, J.P. Murray, Barry Trivers, E.Y. Harburg, Jack Norworth and Noël Coward. Dialogue staged by Edward C. Lilley. Dances directed by Bobby Connolly and Albertina Rasch. Music by Harry Revel, Ben Oakland, Dave Stamper, Dimitri Tiomkin, Noël Coward, Nora Bayes, James Monaco, Chick Endor, Walter Donaldson, Jay Gorney and Hugo Riesenfeld. Music for "Pink Lady Waltz" by Ivan Caryll. Music for "(Shine On) Harvest Moon" by Jack Norworth. Music for "(Who Paid the Rent for Mrs.) Rip Van Winkle" by Alfred Bryan. Lyrics for "(Who Paid the Rent for Mrs.) Rip Van Winkle" by Fred Fisher. Music for "You Made Me Love You" Dance by Mack Gordon. Lyrics for "I'm With You" by Walter Donaldson. Musical Director: Oscar Bradley. Music orchestrated by Maurice De Packh, Will Vodery, Howard Jackson and Joe Jordan. Featuring songs by Powell and Stevens. Assembled by Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. Directed by Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. and Gene Buck. Ziegfeld Theatre: 1 Jul 1931- 21 Nov 1931 (165 performances). Cast: Iris Adrian, The Albertina Rasch Dancers, Thomas Arace, Jack Arthur, Jean Audree, Faith Bacon, Robert Baldwin, Virginia Bethel, Virginia Biddle, Ethel Borden, Mildred Borst, Frank Britton, Milt Britton, Jack Bruns, John Bubbles, Buck & Bubbles, Joan Burgess, Katherine Burke, Alice Burrage, Arthur Campbell, Tito Carol, Gordon Carper, Albert Carroll, Helen Carson, Emmita Casanova, Catherine Clark, The Collette Sisters, Dorothy Dell, Netta Deuschateau, Dorothy Dodge, David Drollet, Betty Dumbris, Marguerite Durand, Marguerite Eisele, Georgia Ellis, Kay English (as "Hazel Dawn" and "Pink lady Waltz" performer) [final Broadway role], Caja Eric, Clayton Estes, Ruth Etting (as "Nora Bayes"), Dorothy Flood, Rosa Fromson, Rose Gale, Gladys Glad, Gene Gory, Yvonne Grey, John Gurney, Paul Gursdorff, Cliff Hall, Cassie Hanley, Helen Hannan, Pearl Harris, Eunice Holmes, Jean Howard, Billy Hughes, Russell Johns, Tom Kendall, George Lamar, Frank Lang, Hal Le Roy (as "Alphonso Smith"), Milton Le Roy, Marjorie Levoe, Boots Mallory, Christine Maple, Herschel Martin, Mitzi Mayfair, Lorelle McCarver, Ernest McChesney, Frank McCormack, Dennis McCurtin, Marjorie McLaughlin, Olive McLay, Frieda Mierse, Vera Milton, Grace Moore, Jim Moore, Helen Morgan, John Daly Murphy, Dorissa Nelova, Pat O'Day, Pearl Osgood, Earl Oxford, Anne Lee Patterson, Ruth Patterson, Jack Pearl, Vivian Porter, Betty Real, Mary Alice Rice, Harry Richman, Bernice Roberts, William Royal, A. Samish, Blanche Satchell, Billie Seward, Barbara Smith, Conrad Sparin, Marie Stevens, Leonard Stokes, Lena Thomas, Joseph Toner, Synny Trowbridge, Robert Walker, Helen Walsh, Eileen Wenzel, Robert White. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr..
- (1931) Stage Play: Shoot the Works. Musical revue. Book by Heywood Broun, Peter Arno, Sig Herzig, Dorothy Parker, Nunnally Johnson, E.B. White, Milton Lazarus, Jack Hazzard, Edward J. McNamara and H.I. Phillips. Music by Michael H. Cleary, Philip Chagrig, Jay Gorney, Robert Stolz, Jimmy McHugh, Irving Berlin, Ann Ronell, Vernon Duke, Joseph Meyer, Alexander Williams, Herbert Goode and Muriel Pollock. Lyrics by Armin Robinson, Leo Robin, Dorothy Fields, Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, E.Y. Harburg, Max Lief, Nathaniel Lief, Walter Reisch, Alexander Williams, Muriel Pollock and Joe Young. Musical Director: Harry Archer. Music orchestrated by Frank E. Barry and King Ross. Scenic Design by Henry Dreyfuss. Lighting Design by Henry Dreyfuss. Costume Design by Charles LeMaire and Kiviette. Dances by John Boyle. Dialogue directed by Theodore Hammerstein. George M. Cohan's Theatre: 21 Jul 1931- 3 Oct 1931 (87 performances). Cast: Rose Armand, Alice Bankert, Johnny Boyle, Lee Brody, Heywood Broun (as "Opening"/In the Dressing Room/Man about Town/Turtle Bay Dover's and Breeder's Social Club/"I Want to Chisel in on Your Heart" (reprise)), Evelyn Carpenter, Cornelia Chason, Imogene Coca (as "(Let's Go) Out in the Open Air"), Fanille Davies, Frances Dewey, Margaret Doncaster, Frank Ericson, Mickie Forbs, Bobby Gillette, Al Gold, J. Gonzales, Taylor Gordon, Merena Grady, Francis Guinan, Frank Hauser, Jack Hazzard, Percy Helton (as "Cornelius Swaggerbilt"/Turtle Bay Dover's and Breeder's Social Club/Mr. Coe/Lo, the Poor Doctor/The Man/Another Triangle/The Patient/Death Says It Isn't So/Believe It or Not"), Jack Irwin, Julie Johnson, Albert Jordan, Tom Jordan, Joe Kaye, Irene Kelly, Don Lannon, James Libby, Constance Madison, Lila Manor, Vida Manuel, Dolly Martinez, Nellie Mayer, John McAvoy, Edward J. McNamara, Leslyn Miller, John Muccio, George Murphy (as "Slit-throat McGillicuddy"/Turtle Bay Dover's and Breeder's Social Club/"I Want to Chisel in on Your Heart"/"(Just) Begging for Love"/"Do As You Like"(Do What You Like), Edward Murray, Dick Neely, Edgar Nelson, Frances Nevins, James Notarro, William O'Neal, Lester Ostrander, Nora Puntin, Inez Purdy, Jack Ray, Jerry Reardon, Margot Riley, Virginia Smith, Dorothy Snowden, Marjorie Sohmer, Anne Stanley, Morris Tepper, Winnie Turner, Helen Tuttle, Florence Winkel. Produced by Heywood Broun. Produced in association with Milton Raison. Note: Heywood Broun [1888- 1939] was Heywood Hale Broun's father.
- (1932) Stage Play: Americana. Musical revue (revival).
- (1940) Stage Play: Meet the People. Musical revue. Music by Jay Gorney. Book by Ben Barzman, Sol Barzman, Mortimer Offner, Edward Eliscu, Daniel Dare, Henry Blankfort, Bert Lawrence, Sid Kuller, Ray Golden, Milt Gross, Mike Quin and Arthur Ross. Lyrics by Henry Myers and Edward Eliscu. Revised by Edward Eliscu. Music orchestrated by Archey Bleyer, Charles F. Miller, George Bassman and David Raksin. Miss Colby's special arrangements by Arthur Wilson. Directed by Daniel Dare and Milton Offner. Mansfield Theatre: 25 Dec 1940- 10 May 1941 (160 performances). Cast: Jack Albertson (Broadway debut), Ted Arkin, Jack Boyle, Patricia Brilhante, Virginia Bryan, Beryl Carew, Marion Colby, Robert Davis, Marie DeForest, Josephine Del Mar, Michael Doyle, Rafe Eisenberg, Nanette Fabray [credited as Nanette Fabares] (Broadway debut), Jack Gilford (Broadway debut), Angus Hopkins, Eddie Johnson, Norman Lawrence, Fay McKenzie, Robert Nash, Kenneth Patterson, Lois Paul, Barney Phillips, Dorothy Roberts, Sue Robin, Peggy Ryan, Elizabeth Talbot-Martin, Beverly Weaver, Doodles Weaver (Broadway debut), Jack Williams. Produced by Hollywood Theatre Alliance and Danny Dare.
- (1948) Stage Play: Heaven on Earth. Musical comedy. Music by Jay Gorney. Music arranged by Robert Russell Bennett and Don Walker. Lyrics by Barry Trivers. Book by Barry Trivers. Vocal Arrangements and direction by Hugh Martin. Musical Director: Clay Warnick. Additional lyrics by Norman Zeno. Musical adaptation for dances by Alan Morand. Scenic Design and Costume Design by 'Raoul Pène Du Bois'. Production Supervised by Eddie Dowling. Directed by John Murray Anderson. New Century Theatre: 16 Sep 1948- 25 Sep 1948 (12 performances). Cast: Lisa Ayres (as "Dancer"), Dick Bernie (as "Magistrate Kennedy"), David Burns (as "H.H. Hutton"), Dean Campbell (as "Singer"), Angela Castle (as "Singer"), Steve Condos (as "Sailor with Trumpet"), Irwin Corey (as "Commissioner Frobisher"), Julie Curtis (as "Singer"), 'Richard D'Arcy' (as "The Lover"), Ernest Di Gennaro (as "Dancer"), Dante DiPaolo (as "Dancer") [Broadway debut], Robert Dixon (as "John Bowers"), Harold Drake (as "Dancer"), Danny Drayson (as "Punchy"), Cece Eames (as "Dancer"), Babette George (as "Dancer"), Betty George (as "Officer Blandings/Singer"), June Graham (as "The Lover"), John Gray (as "Singer"), Pearl Hacker (as "Singer"), Peter Lind Hayes (as "James Aloysius McCarthy"), Bill Hogue (as "Butch/Singer"), Gretchen Houser (as "Dancer"), Marguerite James (as "Dancer"), Dorothy Jarnac (as "Friday"), Ray Johnson (as "Dancer"), Dorothy Keller (as "Officer Jonesy"), Red Knight (as "Dancer"), Carol Lee (as "Dancer"), Dorothy Love (as "Dancer"), Douglas Luther (as "Singer"), Caren Marsh (as "Fannie Frobisher/Dancer"), Remi Martel (as "Slim/Dancer"), Jack Mattis (as "Dancer"), Ellen McCown (as "Singer"), Ruth Merman (as "Florabelle Frobisher/Dancer"), Wynn Murray (as "Lieut. Sullivan"), Barbara Nunn (as "Mary Brooks"), Jean Olds (as "Singer"), Billy Parsons (as "Sailor"), Donald Powell (as "Dancer"), Dottie Pyren (as "Singer"), Frank Reynolds (as "Dancer"), Jack Russell (as "Radio Engineer/Dippy/Singer"), Bert Sheldon (as "Officer O'Brien/Singer"), Gloria Sickling (as "Dancer"), Curt Stafford (as "Singer"), Claude Stroud (as "Officer Clabber"), Alice Swanson (as "Dancer"), Lucille Udovich [credited as Lucille Udovick] (as "Singer"), Vincent Van Lynn (as "Singer"), Nina Varela (as "Mrs. Frobisher"), Evelyn Ward (as "Dancer"), Jack Whitney (as "Dancer"), Jack Wilkins (as "Dancer"). Produced by Monte Proser. Produced in association with Ned C. Litwack.
- (1949) Stage Play: Touch and Go. Musical revue. Music by Jay Gorney. Sketches by Jean Kerr and Walter Kerr. Lyrics by Jean Kerr and Walter Kerr. Music orchestrated by Don Walker. Musical Director: Antonio Morelli. Ballet music by Genevieve Pitot. Vocal arrangements by Antonio Morelli. Choreographed by Helen Tamiris. Directed by Walter Kerr. Broadhurst Theatre: 13 Oct 1949- 18 Mar 1950 (176 performances). Cast: Nancy Andrews, Mary Anthony, Eleanor Boleyn, Art Carroll, Peggy Cass, Arlyne Frank, Lydia Fredericks, Nat Frey, Helen Gallagher, Pearl Hacker, George Hall, Pearl Lang, David Lober, Greg Lober, Jonathan Lucas, Kyle MacDonnell, Illona Murai, Daniel Nagrin, Carl Nicholas, Louis Nye, Muriel O'Malley, Ray Page, Beverly Purvin, Richard Reed, George Reich, Larry Robbins, Dorothy Scott, William Summer, Dick Sykes, Beverly Tassoni, Merritt Thompson, Parker Wilson. Presented by 'George Abbott (I)'. Produced by George Hall.
- (1961) Stage Play: The Happiest Girl in the World. Musical comedy. Book by Fred Saidy and Henry Mayers. Based on "Lysistrata" by Aristophanes. Based on stories of Greek mythology by Bullfinch. Story by E.Y. Harburg. Music by Jacques Offenbach. Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. Musical Director: Robert DeCormier. Vocal arrangements by Robert DeCormier. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett and Hershy Kay. Musical research by Jay Gorney [final Broadway credit]. Dance arrangements by Gerald Alters. Choreographed by Dania Krupska. Martin Beck Theatre: 3 Apr 1961- 24 Jun 1961 (96 performances). Cast: Cyril Ritchard (as "Chief of State/Pluto/A Heckler/A Gay Blade/A Wine Smuggler/The Pied Piper of Hamelin/A Playwright/An Ambassador"), Janice Rule, Dran Seitz, Bruce Yarnell, Bill Atkinson, Don Atkinson, Ellen Berse, Bonnie Brandon, Candace Caldwell, David Canary (as "Hector/Singer"), Joy Claussen [Broadway debut], Don Crabtree, Grant Delaney, Norma Donaldson, Victor Duntiere, Natasha Grishin, Judith Haskell, Lisa James, Gloria Kaye, Lainie Kazan (as "Theodora/Singer"), Michael Kermoyan, Jeff Killion, Louis Kosman, Leonora Lanzillotti, Lu Leonard, Susan May, Paul Merrill, Rita Metzger, Carmen Morales, Theodore Morill, John Napier, Janice Painchaud, Alton Ruff, Kenneth Scott, Ron Sequoio, Elaine Spaulding, Ron Stratton, Ted Thurston, Arthur Tookoyan, Mark Tully, Maura K. Wedge, John Wheeler, Nancy Windsor, Richard Winter. Produced by Lee Guber.
- (September 26 to October 20, 1974) He was composer for the musical revue, "I Got a Song," at the Studio Arena Theatre, 681 Main Street, Buffalo, New York with D'Jamin Bartlett, Alan Brasington, Norma Donaldson, Bonnie Franklin, Miguel Godreau and Gilbert Price in the cast. E.Y. Yarburg was original composer. Harold Stone was director. Geoffrey Holder was choreographer. E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy wrote the book. Marty Henne was music director and vocal arranger. Tony Ragusa was conductor. R.J. Graziano was set designer. Theoni V. Aldredge was costume designer. Tom Skelton was lighting designer. Paul Repetowski was associate producer. Jay Longacre was management and development director. Gintare Sileika was production director. Donald Walters was production stage manager. Neal Du Brock was executive producer. Joel Schenker and Claire Nichtern were producers. Harold Arlen, Vernon Duke, Sammy Fain, Burton Lane and Earl Robinson were also composers.
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