- Broadway: originated the title role in "Rio Rita" (1927). Also appeared in the original cast of "Honeydew" (1920), "Kid Boots" (1923) and "Nina Rosa" (1930).
- Rio Rita (1927). Musical comedy. Based on material by Guy Bolton and Frederick A. Thomson. Music by Harry Tierney. Lyrics by Joseph McCarthy. Musical Director: Oscar Bradley. Music orchestrated by Frank Parry. Directed by John Harwood. Ziegfeld Theatre (moved to The Lyric Theatre from 26 Dec 1927 to 11 Mar 1928 then moved to The Majestic Theatre from 12 Mar 1928 to close): 2 Feb 1927- 7 Apr 1928 (494 performances). Cast: Ada-May, Avis Adair, Mary Alter, Melba Alter, George Anez, Martha Ann, Alfred Arnold, Antonio Arreola, Mabel Baade, Margie Baily, Anita Banton, Pauline Bartlett, Elma Bayer, Elsie Behrens, Marion Benda, Carol Bergman, Jose Betancourt, Virginia Biddle, Peggy Blake, Victor Bragamonte, Alcides Briseno, Katherine Burke, George Butler, Camille, Al Clair, Helen C. Clive, Collette, Suzanne Conroy, Peggy Cornell, Jean Crittenden, Audrey Dale, Fred Dalton, Myrna Darby, Agatha DeBussy, Naomi deMusie, Helen Derby, Dorothy Dickerson, Jennie Dolova, Donald Douglas, Kay English, Rass Erickson, Carlos Estrada, Lucien Farland, Elaine Field, Janet Flynn, Noel Francis (as "Katie Bean"), Helene Gardner, Gladys Glad, Margaret Godsworthy, Portia Grafton, Ann Hardman, Mignon Hawkes, Josephine Hayes, Gabriel Herrera, Owen Hervey, Charles Holly (final Broadway credit), Harriet Hughes, Yvonne Hughes, Theresa Hyle, Alf James, Naomi Johnson, Ivanelle Ladd, Lavergne Lambert, Valerie Lennox, Mildred Lunnay, Cookie Lunsford, Lottie Marcy, Marjorie-May Martin, Earl Marvin, Robert Mathews, Dorothy May, Charles McClelland, Betty McHugh, Frances Mildern, Florence Miller, Alma Moore, Vivian Morgan, Franciska Mueller, Gladys Murphy, J. Harold Murray (as "Jim"), Vincente Murtado, Leo Nash, Henry Nelthropp, Bill Otero, Walter Palm, Dorothy Patterson, Molly Peck, Walter Petrie, Jack Phillips, Rita Pischel, Margaret Purple, Harry Ratcliffe, Louise Richardson, Joseph Rogers, Pedro Rubin, Rosemary Ryder, A. Safanow, Vincent Serrano, Madeline Sheldon, Lillian Shields, Al Small, Jack Spinelly, Douglas Stead, Marion Strasmick, Norma Taylor, Morris Tepper, Ethelind Terry (as "Rio Rita"), Edward Theopold, Jack Thompson, Raymond Toben, Francisco Torres, Peggy Udell, Manuel Valdespino, Bernice Varden, Richard Vernon, Juan Villasana, Rosemary Wallace, Florence Ware, Clarentine Wayne, Jean Wayne, Nondas Wayne, Dorothy Wegman, Maxine Wells, John Werner, Amy West, Bert Wheeler (as "Chick Bean"), Marion Wilson, Ann Woods, Robert Woolsey (as "Ed Lovett"), Philomena Yvsocka, M. Zaharia, Frank Zolt. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
- Kid Boots (1923). Musical comedy ("A Musical Comedy of Palm Beach and Golf"). Music by Harry Tierney. Material by William Anthony McGuire and Otto A. Harbach. Lyrics by Joseph McCarthy. Musical Direction by Louis Gress. Music orchestrated by Frank E. Barry. Directed by Edward Royce. Earl Carroll Theatre: (moved to The Selwyn Theatre from 1 Sep 1924 to close): 31 Dec 1923- 21 Feb 1925 (489 performances). Cast: Eddie Cantor (as "Kid Boots, Caddy Master"), Mary Eaton, Jack Andrews, Dove Atkinson, Robert Barrat (as "Randolph Valentine"), Beth Beri, William Blett, Eugenie Brew, Violet Brown, Marie Callahan, Eleanor Dell, Doris Dixon, Harland Dixon, Elizabeth Dougher, Juanita Erickson, Rass Erickson, Paul Everton, Harry Fender, Joan Gardner, Mareta George, Pearl Germond, Thomas Green, Betty Grey, Eunice Hall, Carlos Hatvary, Jobyna Howland, Sonia Ivanoff, Gladys Keck, Lloyd Keyes, Lily Kimari, Sylvia Kingsley, Edna Locke, Jessie Madison, William Maguire, Alma Mamay, Muriel Manners, Morton McConnachie, Frances McHugh (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Madelyn Morrisey, Victor Munroe, Dennis Murray, Polly O'Claire, George Olsen, John Patterson, Jessie Payne, Elva Pomfret, Violet Regal, Waldo Roberts, John Rutherford, Evelyn Sayers, Harry Short, Carolyn Smith, Robert Spencer, Diana Stegman, Katharine Stuart, Ayres Tavitt, Mrs. Taylor, Carola Taylor, Ethelind Terry, Blossom Vreeland, Dick Ware, Florence Ware, Rella Winn, Velma Ziegler, Frank Zolt. Replacement actor: Eddie Dowling (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble") [31 Dec 1923- 31 Aug 1924]. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. Note: This production was one of the biggest hits of the Roaring 20's and is considered by many critics to be the quintessential Jazz Age Broadway musical.
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