He played Paris in William Shakespeare's play, "Romeo and Juliet," at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Laurence Olivier (Romeo); Vivien Leigh (Juliet); Dame May Whitty (Nurse); Wilton Graff (Prince Escalus); Cornel Wilde (Tybalt); Wesley Addy (Benvolio); Halliwell Hobbes (Capulet); Katharine Warren (Lady Capulet); Ben Webster (Montague); Barbara Horder (Lady Montague); Edmond O'Brien (Mercutio); Alexander Knox (Friar Laurence) and Morton L. Stevens (Old Capulet and Friar John) in the cast.