- (1932 - 1946) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1932) Stage Play: Music in the Air. Musical comedy.
- (1934) Stage Play: Revenge With Music. Musical. Book by Howard Dietz. Lyrics by Howard Dietz. Music by Arthur Schwartz. A variation on the old Spanish folk tale "El Sombrero de Tres Picos" by Pedro A. de Alarcon. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett. Musical Director: Victor Baravalle. Conducted by Max Meth. General Stage Manager: E.B. 'Zeke' Colvan. Dance ensembles by Michael Mordkin. Directed by Theodore Komisarjevsky'. New Amsterdam Theatre: 28 Nov 1934- 27 Apr 1935 (158 performances). Cast: Libby Holman, Georges Metaxa (as "Carlos, The Miller"), Charles Winninger, Joseph Macauley (as "Alonzo, Doorman at the Official Residence"), Helen Arden, Walter Armin (as "Salvador, A Bailiff"), Beatrice Berens, Gertrude Berggren, Marcus Blechman, Geraldine Bork, Andre Charise, Ilka Chase, Natalia Danesi, Margaret Daum, Frank Davenport, Marguerite De Anguera, Nunez de Polanco, Madeline de Souter, Bertha Donn (as "Juanita, Dona Isabella's Maid"), Tamara Doriva, John Dunbar, William Elliott, Frances Farnsworth, Raoul Fernandez, David Friedkin, Ernestine Henoch, Hernandez Brothers, Eleanor King, George Kirk, Ada Korvin, Marion Lawrence, Margaret Lee, Tom Long, Earle MacVeigh, Gene Martel, Paul Mathis, Rex O'Malley (as "Pablo"), Rosita Ortega, Harry Pick, Detmar Poppen (as "Miguel Rodriguez, The Mayor"), Frances Reid, Hyla Roberts, Charles Scanlon, Ivy Scott, Sidney Stark, George Thornton, Rowan Tudor, Omero Valencia, Bianca Volland, Eleanor Waldon, Herman Weiner, Cliff Whitcombe, Jay Wilson, Molly Wood, Paula Yasgour, Imogene Coca. Produced by Arch Selwyn and Harold B. Franklin.
- (1937) Stage Play: Three Waltzes. Musical romance. Book by Clare Kummer and Rowland Leigh. Based on the play by Paul Knepler and Armin Robinson. Scenic Design by Watson Barratt. Costume Design by Connie De Pinna. Dances Staged by 'Chester Hale' (qv. Directed by Hassard Short. Majestic Theatre: 25 Dec 1937- 9 Apr 1938 (122 performances). Cast: Michael Bartlett (as "Count Rudolph von Hohenbrunn/Count Otto von Hohenbrunn, Rudolph's Son/Count Max von Hohenbrunn, Rudolph's Grandson"), Gladys Baxter Marie Hiller [Alternate]/Charlotte Hiller, Marie Hiller's Daughter [Alternate]/Franzi Corot Hiller, Grand-daughter of Marie Hiller [Alternate]"), Kitty Carlisle (as "Marie Hiller/Charlotte Hiller, Marie Hiller's Daughter/Franzi Corot Hiller, Grand-daughter of Marie Hiller"), Glenn Anders (as "Karl Brenner"), Ann Andrews (as "Baroness Delaunay"), John Barker (as "Viscount Rene Duval"), Rosie Moran (as "Steffi Castelli, Lilli's Daughter"), Victor Morley (as "Baron Delaunay"), Marion Pierce (as "Marchesa del Campo"), Anita Arden (as "Scandal Girls/The Ladies"), Charles Arnt (as "Leopold von Hohenbrunn"), Phyllis Avery (as "The Ballet Girls/The Can-Can Girls"), Milton Barnett (as "The Ballet Boys"), George Baxter (as "Field Marshall Count Maximilian von Hohenbrunn/Dr. Cavaneau/Sackville, a Film Director"), Marion Broske The Ballet Girls/The Can-Can Girls"), Ralph Bunker (as "Herr Beltramini/Author"), Boris Butleroff (as "The Ballet Boys"), Wanda Cochran (as "The Ballet Girls/The Can-Can Girls"), Ted Daniels (as "Eight Men of Manhattan"), Richard D'Arcy (as "The Ballet Boys"), Dana Doran (as "Scandal Girls/The Ladies"), Wheeler Dryden (as "Herr Difflinger, a painter/Louis, a waiter at Maxime's/Musical Director"), Lipman Duckat (as "Eight Men of Manhattan"), Joan Engel (as "The Ballet Girls/The Can-Can Girls"), Truman Gaige (as "Conductor/Leo, an Actor"), Roger Gerry (as "Eight Men of Manhattan"), Ellen Gibb (as "The Ballet Girls/The Can-Can Girls"), Gene Greenlaw (as "Eight Men of Manhattan"), Barry Gunn (as "The Ballet Boys"), Dorothy Hardy (as "The Ballet Girls/The Can-Can Girls"), Alfred Kappeler (as "Herbert von Hohenbrunn/Manager/Cameraman"), Paula Kaye (as "The Ballet Girls/The Can-Can Girls"), Walter Lewis (as "Eight Men of Manhattan"), Sylvia Liggett Scandal Girls/The Ladies"), Ruth MacDonald (as "Lilli Castelli"), Ralph Magelssen (as "Andre Corot, a Baritone at the Theatre"), Michael Mann (as "The Ballet Boys"), Jayne Manners (as "Scandal Girls/The Ladies"), Earl McDonald (as "Felix von Hohenbrunn/Reporter/Trevor"), Alice McWhorter (as "Scandal Girls/The Ladies"), Len Mence (as "Sebastian/Counterman, at the Commissary"), Harry Mestayer (as "Egon von Hohenbrunn"), Dolly Miller (as "Scandal Girls/The Ladies"), William Newgord (as "Orderly/Page Boy"), William Parker (as "Eight Men of Manhattan"), Jack Phillips (as "Eight Men of Manhattan"), Mischa Pompianov (as "The Ballet Boys"), David Preston (as "Gendarme/The Ballet Boys"), Frances Rands (as "Scandal Girls/The Ladies"), Fred Ratliffe (as "Eight Men of Manhattan"), Adele Rich (as "Barmaid/Miss Waring/Script Girl"), Lila Royce (as "Scandal Girls/The Ladies"), Diana Rutherford (as "Scandal Girls/The Ladies"), Ivy Scott (as "Kalliwoda"), Jean Sharp (as "The Ballet Girls/The Can-Can Girls"), June Sharpe (as "The Ballet Girls/The Can-Can Girls"), Fred Sherman (as "Freddie"), Louis Sorin (as "W. Wagstaff Wolf, of Hollywood"), Marguerita Sylva (as "Countess von Hohenbrunn"), Harold Taub (as "The Ballet Boys"), Kay York (as "Scandal Girls/The Ladies"). Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1939) Stage Play: Too Many Girls. Musical comedy. Material by George Marion Jr. Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Musical Staging by Robert Alton. Vocal arrangements by Hugh Martin. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Raoul Pene Du Bois. Directed by George Abbott. Imperial Theatre (moved to The Broadway Theatre from unknown date 1940- 18 Mar 1940): 18 Oct 1939- 18 May 1940 (249 performances). Cast: Desi Arnaz, Robert Arnold, Margorie Baglin, Sondra Barrett, Libby Bennett, John Beton, Betty Boyce, Eddie Bracken, Florine Callahan, Renee Cettel, Diosa Costello, Alice Craig, Betty De Elmo, Louise de Forrest, Romolo Di Spirito, Willis Duncan, Marge Ellis, Leila Ernst (as "Talullah Lou"), Vera Fern, Clyde Fillmore (as "Harvey Casey"), Vernon Hammer, Charlene Harkins, Bob Howard, Randolph Hughes, Harry Jackson, Clarence Jaeger, Van Johnson, Richard Kollmar (as "Clint Kelley"), Jeanette Lavis, Mildred Law, Lita Lede, Hal Le Roy (as "Al Terwillinger"), La Verne Lupton, Herb Lurie, James MacColl, William Mende, Russ Milton, Amarilla Morris, Mildred Patterson, Harry Pedersen, Dorothy Poplar, Edison Rice, Jack Riley, Hans Robert, Ivy Scott, Bob Shaw, Byron Shores, Diane Sinclair, Leonor Sola, Mildred Solly, Olga Suarez (as "Co-Ed"), Key Taylor, Anna Mae Tesslo, Mary Jane Walsh, Davenie Watson, Marcy Wescott, James Wilkinson, Claire Wolf, Harold Young. Produced by George Abbott. Note: Film version produced by RKO as Too Many Girls (1940) starring Lucille Ball and directed by George Abbott.
- (1941) Stage Play: Liberty Jones. Musical. Music by Paul Bowles. Book by Philip Barry. Lyrics by Paul Bowles. Choreographed by Lew Christensen. Scenic Design and Costume Design by 'Raoul Pène Du Bois'. Directed by John Houseman. Shubert Theatre: 5 Feb 1941- 22 Feb 1941 (22 performances). Cast: Joseph Anthony (as "One of the Seven Friends"), John Beal (as "Commander Tom Smith"), Barbara Brown (as "One of the Eleven Friends"), Eva Burton (as "Singer [The Five]/One of the Eleven Friends"), Alyce Carter (as "Singer [The Five]/One of the Eleven Friends"), William Castle (as "Singer [The Five]/One of the Seven Friends"), Lew Christensen (as "One of the Seven Friends/Dancer [The Two]"), Nancy Coleman (as "Liberty Jones"), Crahan Denton (as "Reporter [The Two]"), Constance Dowling (as "One of the Eleven Friends"), Tom Ewell (as "Dick Brown"), Bedelia Falls (as "One of the Eleven Friends"), Allan Frank (as "Doctor, Committee Member, Policeman [The Four]"), Howard Freeman (as "Harry Robinson"), Vincent Gardner (as "One of the Seven Friends"), Ruth Gibbs (as "Singer [The Five]/One of the Eleven Friends"), Don Glenn (as "Reporter [The Two]"), Honora Harwood (as "One of the Eleven Friends"), Martha Hodge (as "Liberty's Aunt"), Roy Johnston (as "Singer [The Five]/One of the Seven Friends"), Helen Kramer (as "One of the Eleven Friends"), Norman Lloyd (as "Doctor, Committee Member, Policeman [The Four]"), William Lynn (as "Liberty's Uncle"), William Mende (as "Doctor, Committee Member, Policeman [The Four]"), Craig Mitchell (as "One of the Seven Friends"), Ellen Morgan (as "One of the Eleven Friends"), Murray O'Neill (as "Doctor, Committee Member, Policeman [The Four]"), Jack Parsons (as "One of the Seven Friends"), Louis Polan (as "A Shirt [The Three]"), Elise Reiman (as "One of the Eleven Friends/Dancer [The Two]"), Richard Sanders (as "A Shirt [The Three]"), Ivy Scott (as "Nurse Maggie"), Caryl Smith (as "One of the Eleven Friends"), Katherine Squire (as "Nurse Cotton"), Victor Thorley (as "A Shirt"). Produced by The Theatre Guild.
- (1941) Stage Play: Sunny River. Musical. Music by Sigmund Romberg. Book by Oscar Hammerstein II. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Conducted by Jay Blackton [credited as Jacob Schwartzdorf] (earliest Broadway credit). Scenic Design by Stewart Chaney. Costume Design by Irene Sharaff. Supervised by John Murray Anderson. Choreographed by Carl Randall. Directed by Oscar Hammerstein II. St. James Theatre: 4 Dec 1941- 3 Jan 1942 (36 performances). Cast: Peggy Alexander (as "Martha"), James Allison (as "Ensemble"), Jay Amiss (as "Ensemble"), Russ Anderson (as "Ensemble"), Muriel Angelus (as "Marie Sauvinet"), Ainsworth Arnold (as "Gabriel Gervais"), Barbara Barton (as "Ensemble"), Henni Brooks (as "Ensemble"), Vicki Charles (as "Emma"), Helen Claire (as "Cecilie Marshall"), Donald Clark (as "Jim"), Dudley Clements (as "George Marshall"), Alfredo Costello (as "Ensemble"), Gordon Dilworth (as "Emil"), Edward Dunbar (as "Ensemble"), Tom Ewell (as "Daniel Marshall"), Howard Freeman (as "The Drunk"), Betty Gilpatrick (as "Ensemble"), William Hearne (as "Ensemble"), William Hogue (as "Ensemble"), George Holmes (as "Harry"), Richard Huey (as "Old Henry"), Philip Jones (as "Ensemble"), Miriam LaVelle (as "Columbine"), Bob Lawrence (as "Jean Gervais"), Lodema Legg (as "Ensemble"), Ethel Levey (as "Lolita"), Gwen Mann (as "Ensemble"), Helen Marshall (as "Ensemble"), John Marshall (as "Ensemble"), Byron Milligan (as "Ensemble"), Edwin Bruce Moldow (as "Child"), Mariquita Moll (as "Ensemble"), Ann Morlowe (as "Ensemble"), May Muth (as "Ensemble"), William O'Neal (as "Achille Caresse"), Robert Ormiston (as "Ensemble"), Fred Perrone (as "Ensemble"), Frederic Persson (as "Judge Pope Martineau"), Oscar Polk (as "Aristide"), Carol Renee (as "Child"), Jack Riano (as "Harlequin"), Joan Roberts (as "Madeleine Caresse"), Ivy Scott (as "Mother Gervais"), Joan Shepard (as "Child"), Michael Sigel (as "Ensemble"), Ethel Taylor (as "Ensemble"), Kenneth Tobey (as "The Doctor"), Stephanie Turash (as "Ensemble"), Helen Wagner (as "Ensemble"), Roy Williams (as "Ensemble"), Buddy Worth (as "Enemble"). Produced by Max Gordon.
- (1944) Stage Play: Song of Norway. Musical/operetta. A New Operetta based on the Life and Music of Edvard Grieg. Musical Adaptation by Bob Wright [credited as Robert Wright] and Chet Forrest [credited as George Forrest]. Lyrics by Bob Wright [credited as Robert Wright] and Chet Forrest [credited as George Forrest]. Book by Milton Lazarus. Based on the play by Homer Curran. Musical Director: Arthur Kay; Additional lyrics by Arthur Kay. Orchestral and Choral Arrangements by Arthur Kay. Choreography and Singing Ensembles Staged by George Balanchine. Book Direction by Charles Freeman. Imperial Theatre (moved to The Broadway Theatre from 15 Apr 1946- close): 21 Aug 1944- 7 Sep 1946 (860 performances). Cast: Sylvia Allen (as "Child"), Ann Andre (as "Marghareta/Chorus"), Sig Arno (as "Count Peppi Le Loup"), Robert Bailes (as "Chorus"), Robert Bernard (as "Maestro Pisoni"), Robert Bernoff (as "Ensemble"), Helena Bliss (as "Nina Hagerup"), Elizabeth Bockoven (as "Hilda/Chorus"), Lewis Bolyard (as "Innkeeper/Chorus"), Barbara Boudwin (as "Signora Eleanora/Chorus"), Mary Bradley (as "Chorus"), Patti Brady (as "Grima"), Frank Brenneman (as "Chorus"), Lawrence Brooks (as "Edvard Grieg"), Betty Burge (as "Ensemble"), Grace Carroll (as "Child"), William Carroll (as "Eric"), Marjorie Castle (as "Ensemble"), John Chaloupka (as "Chorus"), Dudley Clements (as "Henrik Ibsen"), Shirley Conklin (as "Chorus"), Kaye Connor (as "Chorus"), Alexandra Danilova (as "Chorus"), Paul De Poyster (as "Member of the Faculty"), Audrey Dearden (as "Chorus"), Paul DePoyster (as "Chorus"), Kent Edwards (as "Einar"), Jean Faust (as "Ensemble"), Milton Feher (as "Ensemble"), Pauline Goddard (as "Chorus"), Cameron Grant (as "Butler/Chorus"), Audrey Guard (as "Member of the Faculty/Mother Grieg [Alternate]/Chorus"), Roland Guerard (as "The Minstrel/Ensemble"), Leone Hall (as "Chorus"), Janet Hamer (as "Sigrid"), Harold Haskin (as "Ensemble"), Larry Haynes (as "Chorus"), Hal Horton (as "Chorus"), Gwen Jones (as "Greta/Nina Hagerup [Alternate]/Chorus"), Jeanne Jones (as "Ensemble"), Raymond Keast (as "Rikard Nordraak [Alternate]/Chorus"), Francis Kiernan (as "Ensemble"), Walter Kingsford (as "Father Grieg"), Eric Kristen (as "Ensemble"), Jackie Lee (as "Helga"), Dorothie Littlefield (as "Adelina/Ensemble"), Karen Lund (as "Hedwig/Chorus"), Gerald Matthews (as "Gunnar"), Hal McMurrin (as "Chorus"), Ewing Mitchell (as "Member of the Faculty"), Pat O'Rourke (as "Child"), Sonya Orlova (as "Miss Anders/Ensemble"), Irra Petina (as "Louisa Giovanni"), Adda Pourmel (as "Waitress at Tito's/Ensemble"), Yura Radine (as "Ensemble"), Carlye Ramey (as "Ensemble"), Sharon Randall (as "Elvera/Chorus"), Shannon Randolph (as "Child"), Margaret Ritter (as "Chorus"), Ivy Scott (as "Mother Grieg") [final Broadway role], Rosine Sedova (as "Waitress at Tito's/Ensemble"), Robert Shafer (as "Rikard Nordraak"), James Starbuck (as "Freddy/Tito/Ensemble"), Gloria Stone (as "Ensemble"), Nat Stoudenmire (as "Ensemble"), Toni Stuart (as "Ensemble"), Olga Suarez (as "The Maiden Norway/Ensemble"), Sviatoslav Toumine (as "Ensemble"), Mary Walker (as "Chorus"), Arthur Waters (as "Chorus"), Nora White (as "Maid"), Philip White (as "Father Nordraak"), Doreen Wilson (as "Frau Professor Norden/Chorus"), Louisa Giovanni (as "Alternate"), Anna Wiman (as "Ensemble"), Maurice Winthrop (as "Chorus"), Stanley Wolfe (as "Chorus"), Walter Young (as "Chorus"). Replacement cast: Norvel Campbell (as "Chorus"), Grace Carroll (as "Grima"), Carl Cleighton (as "Ensemble"), Barbara Cole (as "Ensemble"), Kaye Connor (as "Marghareta"), Harry Day (as "Ensemble"), Paul Elmer (as "Chorus/Edvard Grieg"). Produced by Edwin Lester. Notes: (1) On 6 Sep 1946 (one day before the stage musical ended its Broadway run), Universal announced its purchase of the screen rights for $200,000 plus 25 percent of the film's profits. The studio planned for the movie adaptation to be produced in Technicolor by Sam Spiegel (then known as S.P. Eagle) and to star Deanna Durbin, with shooting to start in January, 1948. However, because of a projected high budget and a related tax problem which was holding back Hollywood film exports to Britain, Mr. Eagle revealed on 21 Aug 1947 that the picture was being postponed indefinitely. (2) Produced on film by ABC Pictures as Song of Norway (1970).
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