- (1917 - 1950) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1917) Stage Play: L'Elevation. Written by Henri Bernstein. Playhouse Theatre: 14 Nov 1917- Dec 1917 (closing date unknown/38 performances). Cast: Lionel Atwill, Kate Blancke, Holbrook Blinn, Florence Flynn, Vinton Freedley, Grace George, Esther Howard, John Kennedy, Mabel Knowles, Howard Kyle, Norah Lamison, Charles Pitt, Alison Skipworth, Florence Wollerson. Produced by Grace George.
- (1919) Stage Play: Miss Millions. Comedy. Music by Raymond Hubbell. Written by R.H. Burnside. Lyrics by R.H. Burnside. Musical Director: Victor Baravalle. Music orchestrated by Frank Sadler. Directed by R.H. Burnside. Punch and Judy Theatre: 9 Dec 1919- 21 Jan 1920 (47 performances). Cast: Nan Ashe, Elsie Ashforth, Dorothy Barkman, Sophie Brenner, Joan Broadhurst, William Burress, Marie Clifford, Walter Coupe, W. Douglas, Stewart Duane, William Duane, Gertrude Early, Frank Farrington, Edna Fenton, Vinton Freedley (as "Jack Honeydew"), Bobby Galvin, Harold Goulden, Otto Graf (as "Ensemble"), Frances Halliday, John Hendricks, Harry Hermsen, Rapley Holmes (as "Horace Honeydew"), Georgie Kay, Thelma Keough, Louise MacKintosh, Eleanor Masters, Grady Miller, LeRoy Montesanto, Marie Moore, Bonnie Murray, Mrs. William Pruette, William Quimby, Carrie Reynolds, Ione Richie, Vera Rosander, Amy Scott, Cissie Sewell, Marie Sewell, Alfred Siegler, Frank Slater, Lewis Sloden, Harry Smith (as "Tobias Wilkins"), Jessie Standish, George Stuart, B.J. Tieman, Genevieve Tucker, Vallie Valli (as "Mary Hope"), Belle Waters, Clayton White, Gladys White, Kathryn Yates. Produced by R.H. Burnside.
- (1922) Stage Play: For Goodness Sake. Musical comedy. Book by Fred Jackson. Lyrics by Arthur Jackson. Music by William Daly and Paul Lannin. Musical Director: William Daly. Additional music by George Gershwin. Additional lyrics by Arthur Francis. Musical Staging by Allan K. Foster. Additional Staging by Julian Alfred. Directed by Priestly Morrison. Lyric Theatre: 21 Feb 1922- 20 May 1922 (103 performances). Cast: Harry R. Allen, Adele Astaire, Fred Astaire, Roger Buckley, Helen Ford, Marjorie Gateson, Jack Goeirs, Kitty Gray, John E. Hazzard, James Herold, Doris Hyde, Sylvia Jocelyn, Charles Judels, Bebe LaVelle, Muriel Lodge, Lenore Lukens, Dana Mayo, Peggy Mitchell, Fred Packard, Helen Paine, Ann Poulson, Phyllis Reynolds, Lorraine Sherwood, Russell Swann, Violet Vale. Produced by Alex Aarons.
- (1922) Stage Play: The World We Live In. Comedy. Written by Josef Capek and Karel Capek. Book adapted by Owen Davis. Directed by John Cromwell. Jolson's 59th Street Theatre: 31 Oct 1922- Feb 1923 (closing date unknown/111 performances). Cast: Lola Adler, Seldon Bennett, Mary Blair, Orrin Burke [Broadway debut], Scott Cooper, Jane Corcoran, Vinton Freedley, Robert Edeson, Jasper Deeter, Etienne Girardot (as " As "Otakar"), N. St. Clair Hales, May Hopkins, Grace Dougherty, John Ward, Harold McGee, Beatrice Maude (as "Apatura Iris"), Logan Paul [Broadway debut], Susan Steele, Mabel Withee. Produced by William A. Brady.
- (1923) Stage Play: Elsie. Musical comedy. Music by Eubie Blake and Alma M. Sanders. Book by Charles W. Bell. Lyrics by Noble Sissle and Monte Carlo. Additional music by Gene Salzer. Musical Director: Gene Salzer. Choreographed by Walter Brooks and Bert French. Directed by Edgar J. MacGregor. Vanderbilt Theatre: 2 Apr 1923- 5 May 1923 (40 performances). Produced by John Jay Scholl.
- (1924) Stage Play: The New Poor. Comedy. Written by Cosmo Hamilton. Playhouse Theatre: 7 Jan 1924- Feb 1924 (closing date unknown/32 performances). Cast: Anita Booth, Lillian Kemble-Cooper, Beth Franklin, Myra Franklyn, Lyn Harding, Norma Mitchell, Irene Purcell, Ralph Sipperly, Morton Stevens, George Thorpe, William Williams, Barry O'Moore. Produced by Alex Aarons and Vinton Freedley.
- (1924) Stage Play: Lady, Be Good. Musical comedy. Music by George Gershwin. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Based on material by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson. Musical Director: Paul Lannin. Music orchestrated by Paul Lannin, Robert Russell Bennett, Charles Grant, Stephen Jones, Max Steiner and William Daly. Musical direction by Sammy Lee. Directed by Felix Edwardes. Liberty Theatre: 1 Dec 1924-12 Sep 1925 (330 performances). Cast: Victor Arden, Ward Arnold, Adele Astaire, Fred Astaire, Jayne Auburn, Charles Bannister, James Bradbury, Walter Catlett, Patricia Clarke, Hal Crusins, Richard Devonshire, Dorothy Donovan, Alan Edwards, 'Cliff Edwards' (as "Jeff"), Edna Farrell, Jack Fraley, Alfred Hale, Peggy Hart, Maxine Henry, Dorothy Hollis, Harry Howell, Dorothy Hughes, Mary Hutchinson, Madeline Janis, Edward Jephson, Jeanearl Johnson, Grace Jones, Elmira Lahmann, Charles LaValle, Ethel Lind, Frances Lindell, Gertrude Livingstone, Bryan Lycan, 'Lionel Maclyn' (as "Ensemble"), Kathlene Martyn, Lillian Mitchell, Esther Morris, Francis Murphy, Phil Ohman, Tony Otto, Jessie Payne, Peggy Pitou, Peggy Quinn, Richard Renaud, Sylvia Shawn, Gerald Oliver Smith, Daniel Sparks, Mildred Stevens, Doris Waldron, Irene Wiley, Paulette Winston. Produced by Vinton Freedley and Alex Aarons.
- (1925) Stage Play: Tip-Toes. Musical comedy. Music by George Gershwin. Book by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Musical Director: William Daly. Dances and Ensembles staged by Sammy Lee. Additional dances directed by Earl Lindsay. Book directed by John Harwood. Liberty Theatre: 28 Dec 1925- 12 Jun 1926 (192 performances). Cast: Barney Adams (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Marjorie Bailey (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Winifred Beck (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Marcia Bell (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Seldon Bennett (as "Detective Kane"), Mildred Brower (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Dorothy Cola (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Arthur Craig (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Lyn Dauer (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Paul Dessey (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Ann Ecklund (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Al Fischer (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Sam Fischer (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Bob Gebhardt (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Anita Gordon (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Robert Halliday (as "Rollo Metcalf"), Peggy Hart (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Maxine Henry (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Edwin Hodge (as "Steward"), Harry Howell (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), George Hughes (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Diana Hunt (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Grace Jones (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Jack Jordan (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Allen Kearns (as "Steve Burton"), Harry Lake (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Lovey Lee (as "Denise Marshall"), Jeanette MacDonald (as "Sylvia Metcalf"), Marie Marceline (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Edith Martin (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Ethel Maye (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Gertrude McDonald (as "Binnie Oakland"), Tom McLaughlin (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Lillian Mitchell (as "Telephone Operator/Lady of the Ensemble"), Elsie Neal (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Alice O'Brien (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Blanche O'Donohue (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Marie Otto (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Peggy Quinn (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), George Rand (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Amy Revere (as "Peggy Schuyler"), Queenie Smith (as "Tip-Toes" Kaye"), Jacques Stone (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Andrew Tombes (as "Al Kaye"), Flora Watson (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Harry Watson (as "Hen Kaye"), Betty Waxton (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Ted White (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Paulette Winston (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Betty Wright (as "Lady of the Ensemble"). Produced by Alex. A. Aarons and Vinton Freedley.
- (1926) Stage Play: Oh, Kay! Musical comedy. Book by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse. Music by George Gershwin. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Scenic Design by John Wenger. Directed by John Harwood. Imperial Theatre: 8 Nov 1926- Jun 1927 (closing date unknown/256 performances). Cast: Gertrude Lawrence (as "Kay"), Victor Moore (as "Shorty" McGee"), Oscar Shaw (as "Jimmy Winter"), Adrienne Armond (as "Ensemble"), Sascha Beaumont (as "Constance Appleton"), Marcia Bell (as "Ensemble"), Bonnie Blackwood (as "Ensemble"), Dowell Brown (as "Ensemble"), Constance Carpenter (as "Mae"), Grace Carroll (as "Ensemble"), Jean Carroll (as "Ensemble"), Melville Chapman (as "Ensemble"), Betty Compton (as "Molly Morse"), Ted Daniels (as "Ensemble"), Eugene Day (as "Ensemble"), Frances DeFoe (as "Ensemble"), Harland Dixon (as "Larry Potter"), Ann Ecklund (as "Ensemble"), Madeline Fairbanks (as "Dolly Ruxton"), Marion Fairbanks (as "Phil Ruxton"), Kappie Fay (as "Ensemble"), Al Fisher (as "Ensemble"), Jack Fraley (as "Ensemble"), Amy Frank (as "Ensemble"), Elsie Frank (as "Ensemble"), Frank Gardiner Judge Appleton"), Bob Gebhardt (as "Ensemble"), Janette Gilmore (as "Peggy"), Anita Gordon (as "Ensemble"), Sara Jane Heliker (as "Ensemble"), Peggy Johnstone (as "Ensemble"), Grace Jones (as "Ensemble"), Dot Justin (as "Ensemble"), 'Lionel Maclyn' (as "Ensemble"), Pansy Maness (as "Ensemble"), Maxine Marshall (as "Ensemble"), Tom Martin (as "Ensemble"), Burton McEvilly (as "Ensemble"), Gloria Murray (as "Ensemble"), Elsie Neal (as "Ensemble"), Blanche O'Donahue (as "Ensemble"), Marie Otto (as "Ensemble"), Caroline Phillips (as "Ensemble"), Peggy Quinn (as "Ensemble"), Dorothy Saunders (as "Ensemble"), Harry T. Shannon (as "Revenue Officer Jansen"), Gerald Oliver Smith (as "The Duke"), Alan Stevens (as "Ensemble"), Frances Stone (as "Ensemble"), Jacques Stone (as "Ensemble"), May Sullivan (as "Ensemble"), Betty Vane (as "Ensemble"), Betty Waxton (as "Ensemble"), Claire Wayne (as "Ensemble"), Jean Wayne (as "Ensemble"), Amy Weber (as "Ensemble"), Justine Welch (as "Ensemble"), Ted White (as "Ensemble"), Polly Williams (as "Ensemble"), Paulette Winston (as "Daisy"). Produced by Alex Aarons and Vinton Freedley.
- (1927) Stage Play: Funny Face. Musical comedy. Music by George Gershwin. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Book by Fred Thompson and Paul Gerard Smith. Musical Direction by Alfred Newman. Scenic Design by John Wenger. Costume Design by Kiviette. Dances and Ensembles by Bobby Connolly. Directed by Edgar J. MacGregor. Alvin Theatre: 22 Nov 1927- 23 Jun 1928 (244 performances). Cast: Adele Astaire (as "Frankie"), Fred Astaire (as "Jimmy Reeve"), Allen Kearns (as "Peter Thurston"), William Kent (as "Dugsie Gibbs"), Victor Moore (as "Herbert"), Kay Annis (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Winifred Beck (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Marcia Bell (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Vera Berg (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Edwin Bidwell (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Mildred Brower (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Dowell Brown (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Jean Carroll (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Helen Clare (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Austin Clark (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Betty Compton (as "Dora"), William Cooper (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Arthur Craig (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Norman Curtis (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Peggy Daubert (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Dorothy Dawn (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Eugene Day (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Ann Ecklund (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Adelyn Endore (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Jack Fraley (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Elsie Frank (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Sherry Gale (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Bob Gebhardt (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Gloria Glennon (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Ona Hamilton (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Earl Hampton (as "Chester"), Edwin Hodge (as "Hotel Clerk"), Thomas Hodges (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Alma Hookey (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Paul Jensen (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Dorothy Jordan (as "Bell Hop/Lady of the Ensemble"), Richard Keith (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Adrienne Lampel (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Helen Leslie (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), W.L. Mack (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Ted MacLean (as "Sergeant of Police"), 'Lionel Maclyn' (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Frances Markey (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Maxine Marshall (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Tom Martin (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Pauline Mason (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Ethel Maye (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Gertrude McDonald (as "June"), Estelle Mercier (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Gordon Merrick (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Lillian Michel (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Walter Munroe (as "Porter/Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Jo Navarro (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Elsie Neal (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Richard Neely (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Marie Otto (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Ruth Penery (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Boo Phelps (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Edwin Preble (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Peggy Quinn (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Fritz Reinhard (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Rita Romero (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Ruth Sato (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Marshall Scott (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Marjorie Seltzer (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Bobby Shutta (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Sam Simpson (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Ray Stilley (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Marion Tierney (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Billie Walker (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Walter Wandell (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Polly Williams (as "Lady of the Ensemble"). Produced by Alex Aarons and Vinton Freedley. Note: Filmed as Funny Face (1957).
- (1928) Stage Play: Oh, Kay! Musical comedy (revival). Book by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse. Music by George Gershwin. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Choreographed by Sammy Lee. Directed by Harry Howell. Century Theatre: 2 Jan 1928- 14 Jan 1927 (16 performances). Produced by Vinton Freedley and Alex Aarons. Produced in association with Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1928) Stage Play: Here's Howe. Musical comedy. Music by Roger Wolfe Kahn and Joseph Meyer. Book by Fred Thompson and Paul Gerard Smith. Lyrics by Irving Caesar. Musical Director: Paul Lannin. Choreographed by Sammy Lee. Broadhurst Theatre: 1 May 1928- 30 Jun 1928 (71 performances). Cast: Ingrid Aakesson, Florence Allen, Nitza Andre, Ben Bernie, Billie Blake, Eric Blore (as "Sir Basil Carraway"), Marion Bonnell, Gene Brady, Helen Carrington, Douglas R. Carter, Peggy Chamberlin, Ralph Chaterdon, Betty Clark, Elsie Connor, Alan Crane, Colette D'Arville, Irene Delroy, Evelyn Ellsmore, William Frawley (as "Toplis"), Alan Hale (as "Ensemble"), Ray Hall, Peggy Hart, Arthur Hartley, Edith Hayward, Ross Himes, Mary Horan, Madeline Janis, Allen Kearns, Evelyn Kirmin, Fuzzy Knight (as "Pelham"), Polly Luce, Charles McClelland, Nesha Medwin, Jack Miller, Elsie Neal, Kendall Northrop, Dillon Ober, June O'Dea, Adeline Ogilvie, Gladys Pender, Charles Scott, Sylvia Shawn, Helene Sheldon, Al Siegel, Kay Smythe, Cora Stephens, Jack Stevens, Lee Stockton, Jacques Stone, Howard Stuart [final Broadway role], Beryl Wallace (as "Ensemble"), Florence Ward. Produced by Vinton Freedley and Alex Aarons.
- (1928) Stage Play: Hold Everything. Musical comedy. Music by Ray Henderson. Lyrics by Lew Brown and Buddy G. DeSylva. Book by Jack McGowan and Buddy G. DeSylva. Musical Director: Oscar Radin [final Broadway credit]. Costume Design by Kiviette. Scenic Design by Henry Dreyfuss. Dances Staged by Jack Haskell and Sam Rose. Directed by Jack Haskell and Sam Rose. Broadhurst Theatre: 10 Oct 1928- 5 Oct 1929 (409 performances). Cast: Frank Allworth (as "Dan Larkin"), Jimmy Babbitts, Katherine Black, Alice Boulden, Gene Brady, Edna Burford, Mildred Clark, Betty Compton (as "Norine Lloyd"), Dorothy Deane, Rose Doll, Helen Doyle, Edmund Elton, Adele Fitzgerald, Wallie Gardner, May Rena Grady, Dorothy Graham, Raymond Gray, Buddy Harak, Raymond Hunt, Harry King, Diana La Shay, Bert Lahr (as "Gink Schiner"), Melba Lee, Anna Locke, Harry Locke, Emily Losen, Joe Mann, Andrew Marinko, Jolo Marino, Victor Moore (as "Nosey Bartlett"), Betty Morton, Ona Munson (as "Sue Burke"), Robert O'Brien, Lylian Ojala, Nina Olivette, Sugar O'Niell, Georgianna Orr, Sol Perla, Jack Raymond, Jerry Rogers, Polly Rose, Herbert Sampson, Ruth Sato, Gus Schilling, Claire Scott, Gene Scott, Harry Shannon, Phil Sheridan (as "The Kicker"), Robert Silva, Betty Wheeler, Elinor Wheeler, Jack Whiting, Francis Woodward. Produced by Alex. A. Aarons and Vinton Freedley.
- (1928) Stage Play: Treasure Girl. Musical comedy. Book by Fred Thompson and Vincent Lawrence. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Music by George Gershwin. Musical Director: Alfred Newman. Choreographed by Bobby Connolly. At the Pianos: Victor Arden and Phil Ohman. Alvin Theatre: 8 Nov 1928- 5 Jan 1929 (68 performances). Cast: Florence Allen, Nitza Andre, Sidney Ayres, Charles Barron, Marcia Bell, Edwin Bidwell, Frank G. Bond, Claire Carroll, Jean Carroll, Walter Catlett (as "Larry Hopkins"), Betty Clark, Peggy Conklin, Cleo Cullen, Constance Cummings, Norman Curtis, Eugene Day, Dotte DeSykva, John Dunsmure, Kathleen Edwardes, Evelyn Farrell, Stephen Francis, Virginia Franck, Paul Frawley, Sherry Gale, E.M. Gall, Victor Garland, Regis Geary, Bob Gebhardt, Ferris Hartman, Mary Hay, Thomas Hodges, Alma Hookey, Edward Humbert, Joyce Johnson, Dorothy Jordan, Richard Keith, Adrienne Lampel, Gertrude Lawrence, William L. Mack, Lionel Maclyn, Helen Mann, Vida Manuel, Frances Markey, Mabel Martin, Isobel Mason, Pauline Mason, Ethel Maye, John McAvoy, Billy McCarver, Gertrude McDonald, Anabel McMann, Maureen McNeil, Lillian Michel, Jack Morton, Alfonso Mullarkey, Elsie Neal, Wilma Novak, Daniel O'Brien, Peggy O'Neill, Tony Otto, Ruth Penery, Edwin Preble, Peggy Quinn, Alli Raddigan, Marvyne Ray, Fritz Reinhard, Wilma Roeloff, W. Kenneth Shepard, Helen Sills, Sam Simpson, Kay Smythe, Florence Spink, Jack Stevens, Jacques Stone, Gwendolyn Vernon, Betty Vine, Sims Walker, Beryl Wallace, Walter Wandell, Clifton Webb (as "'Nat' McNally"), Betty Wright. Produced by Alex Aarons and Vinton Freedley.
- (1929) Stage Play: Spring is Here. Musical comedy. Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Book by Owen Davis. Musical Director: Alfred Newman. Choreographed by Bobby Connolly. Alvin Theatre: 11 Mar 1929- 8 Jun 1929 (104 performances). Cast: Victor Arden, Joyce Barbour (as "Rita Conway"), Inez Courtney (as "Mary Jane"), Frank Gagen, John Hundley, Glenn Hunter, Dick Keene, Cy Landry (as "Ebens"), Phil Ohman, Lew Parker [credited as Lewis Parker] (as "Jennings"), Charles Ruggles (as "Peter Braley"), Gil Squires, Lillian Taiz, Maidel Turner (as "Emily Braley"), Thelma White. Produced by Alex Aarons and Vinton Freedley. Note: Filmed by First National Pictures [distributed by Warner Bros.] as Spring Is Here (1930).
- (1929) Stage Play: Heads Up. Musical comedy. Music by Richard Rodgers. Book by Jack McGowan and Paul Gerard Smith. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Music arranged by Robert Russell Bennett. Pianist: Phil Ohman. Musical Director: Alfred Newman. Scenic Design by Donald Oenslager. Costume Design by Kiviette. Directed by George Hale. Alvin Theatre: 11 Nov 1929- 15 Mar 1930 (144 performances). Cast: Atlas & La Mar, Ray Bolger (as "Georgie"), Alice Boulden, Chester Bree, Louis Delgado, Robert Gleckler (as "Captain Denny"), John Hamilton, John Hundley, Richard Macaleese, Victor Moore (as "Skippy Dugan"), Barbara Newberry, Lew Parker [credited as Lewis Parker] (as "James Clarke/Ensemble"), Betty Starbuck (as "Betty Boyd"), Janet Velie, Jack Whiting. Produced by Alex. A. Aarons and Vinton Freedley.
- (1930) Stage Play: Girl Crazy. Musical comedy. Music by George Gershwin. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Book by Guy Bolton and John McGowan. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett. Musical Director: Earl Busby. Choreographed by George Hale. Costume Design by Kiviette. Scenic Design by Donald Oenslager. Conducted by George Gershwin. Directed by Alexander Leftwich. Alvin Theatre: 14 Oct 1930- 6 Jun 1931 (272 performances). Cast: Jack Barrett, Gloria Beaumont, Gene Brady, Olive Brady (as "Tess Parker"), Bob Burton, Norma Butler, Lillian Carson, Kathryn Cathcart, Chief Rivers, Jack Classon, Jack Closson, Arthur Craig, Norman Curtis, Bob Derden, Dorothy Donnelly (as "Ensemble"), Kay Downer, LaVern Evans, Jack Fago, Jacqueline Feeley, Mickie Forbs, Donald Foster, Bob Gebhardt, Dorothy Gordon, Faye Greene, Harry Griffin, Marion Harcke, Thomasine Haye, Eunice Healy, Willie Howard, Ray Johnson, Starr West Jones (as "Lariat Joe"/Ensemble), Virginia Kay, Allen Kearns, Vivian Keefer, William Kent, Muriel LaCount, Rena Landeau, Jane Lane, Leila Laney, Lillian Lorray, Gertrude Lowe, Carlton Macy (as "Lank Sanders"), Mary Mascher, Ethel Merman (as "Kate Fothergill"), Betty Morton, Elsie Neal, Dick Nealy, Hazzard Newberry, Kendall Northrop, James Notono, Peggy O'Connor, Margie O'Shea, Lillian Ostrom, Lew Parker, Julia Pirie, Del Porter, Vivian Porter, Marvyne Ray, Ginger Rogers (as "Molly Gray"), Kathy Schauer, John Sciortino, Marshall Smith, Dwight Snyder, Drucilla Strain, Ruth Timmons, Clyde Veaux, Nondas Wayne. Produced by Alex Aarons and Vinton Freedley. Note: Filmed by Radio Pictures as Girl Crazy (1932) [as a Wheeler and Woolsey vehicle], and by MGM as Girl Crazy (1943)
- (1931) Stage Play: Singin' the Blues. Musical drama. Written by John McGowan. Music by Jimmy McHugh and Burton Lane. Lyrics by Harold Adamson and Dorothy Fields. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett. Choreographed by Sammy Lee. Directed by Bertram Harrison. Liberty Theatre: 16 Sep 1931- 24 Oct 1931 (45 performances). Cast: Amy Bates, Estelle Bernier, Susaye Brown, Bruce Johnson's Washboard Serenaders, Joe Byrd, Jack Carter, Ashley Cooper, Hyacinth Curtis, Ethel Duke, Eubie Blake and His Orchestra, The Four Flash Devils, George and Betty, C.C. Gill, Theresa Jentry, Shirley Jordon, Jordon and Jordon, Ruby Kennedy, Irma Miles, Millard Mitchell (as "Whitey Henderson"), Mantan Moreland (as "Knuckles Lincoln"), Ethel Moses, Lucia Moses, Johnny Reid, Maud Russell, Selma Sales, Jeannie Sammons, Jennie Sammons, Selma Sammons, Shorty and Esalene, John Sims, James Stark, Ralph Theodore, Percy Verwayne, Percy Wade, Reta Walker, S.W. Warren, Fredi Washington, Isabell Washington, Delores Watson, Elida Webb, Wen Talbert's Choir, Susan Whaley, Dora White, Frank Wilson, James Young. Produced by Alex Aarons and Vinton Freedley.
- (1932) Stage Play: Adam Had Two Sons. Written by John McDermott. Directed by Melville Burke. Alvin Theatre: 20 Jan 1932- Jan 1932 (closing date unknown/5 performances). Cast: Jay Adair (as "Ed"), Pilar Arcos (as "The Fat Girl"), Lola Bazan, Herbert Belmore, Muriel Campbell, Alexander Cross (as "Joe") [Broadway debut], Aristides de Leoni, Harry DeKoven, Johanne Douglas, Evelyn Downing, Walter Farrell, Preston Foster (as "Leary"), Gilberti Fray, Genevieve Frizzell, Helen Glenn, Raymond Hackett (as "Kid"), Marshall Hale, Frank Horton, John Junior, Paul Kelly (as "Matt"), Constance Kerr, Harry Klint, Edward La Roche (as "Pablo"), Daniel Marenko, Franklin Munnell, Raquel Torres (as "Teresa"), Regine Valdy, James Young. Produced by Alex. A. Aarons and Vinton Freedley.
- (1933) Stage Play: Pardon My English. Musical comedy. Music by George Gershwin. Book by Herbert Fields. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Musical Director: Earl Busby. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett, William Daly and Adolph Deutsch. Scenic Design by John Wenger. Costume Design by Robert Ten Eyck. Production staged by Vinton Freedley. Musical numbers staged by George Hale. Book directed by John McGowan. Majestic Theatre: 20 Jan 1933- 25 Feb 1933 (43 performances). Cast: Albert Amato, Eugene Ashley, Alex Atzenbeck, Peggy Bancroft, Jack Barrett, Rosil Benda, Tony Blair, Gene Brady, Lauretta Bruns, Thomas Burke, Clare Carter, Jack Carver, Marie Clyde, Don Cortez, John Cortez, Gordon Cross, Norman Curtis, Maxine Darrell, Jack Davis, Vance Elliott, Eva Farrell, Mildred Fenton, Dorothea Frank, Mack Gassl, Joe Gerhei, George Givot (as "Michael Bramleigh"), Irving Green, Harry Griffin, Cliff Hall, Betty Hamilton, Helen Hannan, Kal Hansen, Marion Harcke, Raymond Hitchkock, Meredith Howard, Virginia Howard, Josephine Huston, Joe Kaye, Irene Kelly, Hans Kiendl, Irene Kimmel, Meta Korbett, Tom Lannon, William Lilling, Ruth Marshal, Elsie Neal, Edith Nelson, Marion Nevins, Barbara Newberry, Marion Newberry, Jacqueline Paige, Myrtle Patterson, Jack Pearl, John Perkins, Gloria Pierre, Carl Randall, Lyda Roberti (as "Gita"), Wilma Roeloff, Kenneth Rogers, Eddie Ryan, Max Seidl, Billie Seward, Eleanor Shaler, Harry T. Shannon, George Shields, Barbara Smith, Gerald Oliver Smith (as "Dr. Richard Carter"), Robert Spencer, Harold Sternberg, Cynthia Thompson, Jimmy Thompson, Beau Tilden (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Ruth Urban, Efin Vitis, Joe Wagner. Produced by Alex Aarons and Vinton Freedley.
- (1934) Stage Play: Anything Goes. Musical comedy. Music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Based on material by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse. Material revisions by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Music arranged by Robert Russell Bennett and Hans Spialek. Choral arrangements by Ray Johnson. Directed by Howard Lindsay. Alvin Theatre (moved to The 46th Street Theatre from 30 Sep 1935 to close): 21 Nov 1934- 16 Nov 1935 (420 performances). Cast included: William Gaxton (as "Billy Crocker"), Ethel Merman (as "Reno Sweeney"), Victor Moore, Bettina Hall, May Abbey, Kay Adams, Leslie Barrie, William Barry, Ruth Bond, Chet Bree, Norma Butler, Billy Curtis, Ed Delbridge, Lola Dexter, Vera Dunn (as "Bonnie Letour"), Florence Earle, Enez Early, Maurice Elliott, Neal Evans, Paul Everton (as "Elisha J. Whitney"), Charlie Fang, Marjorie Fisher, Helen Folsom, Stuart Fraser, David Glidden, Ruth Gormley, Irene Hamlin, Maurine Holmes, Ray Johnson, Renee Johnson, Evelyn Kelly, Irene Kelly, John C. King, Leoda Knapp, George E. Mack, Doris Maye, Richard Nealy, Marquita Nicholai, Lillian Ostrom, Jackie Paige, Mary Philips, Irvin Pincus, Del Porter, Helen Raymond, Houston Richards, Pacie Ripple, Cornelia Rogers, Ruth Shaw, Eleanore Sheridan, Marshall Smith, Dwight Snyder, Ethel Sommerville, William Stamm, Frances Stewart, Drucilla Strain, The Stylists, Vivian Vance (as "Babe"), Val Vestoff, Finette Walker, John Walsh, Richard Wang, Harry Wilson. Produced by Vinton Freedley. Note: Historically significant production (and a monster hit) given it launched Ms. Merman as a major star. Production often cited as an example of the quintessential 1930s musical comedy.
- (1936) Stage Play: Red, Hot and Blue. Musical comedy. Based on material by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Music arranged by Robert Russell Bennett. Musical Direction by Frank Tours. Directed by Howard Lindsay. Alvin Theatre: 29 Oct 1936- 10 Apr 1937 (183 performances). Cast included: Jimmy Durante (as "Policy Pinkle"), Ethel Merman (as "Nails O'Reilly Duquesne"), Bob Hope (as "Bob Hale"), May Abbey, Betty Allen, Joanne Allen, Frank Archer, Stella Bailey, Bill Benner, Ruth Bond, Jeanette Bradley, Cecile Carey, Gloria Clare, Vivian Vance. Produced by Vinton Freedley.
- (1937) Stage Play: Miss Quis. Comedy. Written by Ward Morehouse. Directed by Bertram Harrison. Henry Miller's Theatre: 7 Apr 1937- May 1937 (closing date unknown/37 performances). Cast: Walter Baldwin (as "B.C. Calico"), Charles Dow Clark (as "Sam Whittle"), Peggy Converse (as "Crickett"), Edwin Cooper (as "Amos Yadkin"), William David (as "Hector McBee"), Tom Fadden (as "Ed Trett"), Mary Gildea (as "Opal Calico"), J. Norman Hammond (as "Cornwallis Moon"), Eda Heinemann (as "Zuella McBee"), Jessie Royce Landis (as "Christine Anning Lathrop"), James Lightfoot (as "Sheriff"), Paul Porter (as "Alf"), James Rennie (as "Buster Niles"), Howard Smith (as "Esau"), Calvin Thomas (as "Tom Anning"), John Vosburgh (as "Henderson Lathrop"), Emily Ann Wellman (as "Tavinia Windell"), Peggy Wood (as "Liz Quis"). Produced by Vinton Freedley.
- (1938) Stage Play: Leave It to Me! Musical comedy. Music by Cole Porter. Lyrics by Cole Porter. Material adaption by Bella Spewack and Sam Spewack. Based on the play "Clear All Wires" by Bella Spewack and Sam Spewack. Musical Director: Robert Emmett Dolan. Music orchestrated by Donald Walker. Directed by Sam Spewack. Imperial Theatre: 9 Nov 1938- 15 Jul 1939 (291 performances). Cast: William Gaxton (as "Buckley Joyce Thomas"), Victor Moore (as "Alonzo P. Goodhue"), Mary Martin (as "Dolly Winslow"), Tamara (as "Colette"), Sophie Tucker (as "Mrs. Goodhue," "April," and "Mrs. Goodhue's Daughter"), Walter Armin (as "French Conductor," "French Ambassador," and "Stalin"), Alexander Asro, Monica Bannister, Vicki Belling, Dorothy Benson, Stanton Bier, Alexis Bolan, Ruth Bond (as "First Secretary," "One of Les Girls"), Evelyn Bonefine, Chet Bree, Charles Campbell, Dean Carlton, James W. Carr, Mildred Chenaval, Don Cortez, Ruth Daye, J. Colville Dunn, John Eliot, Michael J. Forbes, Hans Hansen (as "German Ambassador") [final Broadway role], Pearl Harris, Eddie Heisler, Beverly Hosier, Ivan Izmailov, Dorothea Jackson, Thomas Jafollo, Adele Jergens (as "Guest"), Ruth Joseph, Joseph Kallini, Evelyn Kelly, Gene Kelly (as "Secretary to Mr. Goodhue"), Maurice Kelly, June Le Roy, Nancy Lee, William Lilling, Walter Long, Peter Lopoukin, George E. Mack, Walter Monroe, Evelyn Moser, Walter Munroe, Audrey Palmer, John Panter, Mary Ann Parker, Kay Picture, Barbara Pond, Edward H. Robins, Roy Ross, Jean Scott, Veva Selwood, Jack Seymour, Lawrie Shevlin, Eugene Sigaloff, Zynaid Spencer, Jack Stanton, Frances Tannehill, Marie Vanneman, Marie Vaughan, Matthew Vodnoy. Produced by Vinton Freedley.
- (1940) Stage Play: Liliom (revival). Written by Ferenc Molnár. Material adapted by Benjamin Glazer. Incidental music by Deems Taylor. Musical Director: Max Weiser. Directed by Benno Schneider. 44th Street Theatre: 25 Mar 1940- 11 May 1940 (56 performances). Cast included: Ajax, Jane Amar, Kenneth Bates, Ingrid Bergman (as "Julie"), Lee Berkman, Chet Bree, John Cushman, Haldor DeBecker, Francis De Sales, Constance Dowling, Gail Drexel, Florence Earle, John Emory, Howard Freeman, Edwin George, Mary Gildia, Gigi Gilpin, R. Henry Handon, Patricia Harris, Joyce Haywood, Marilyn Jolie, Elia Kazan, Arnold Korff (as "The Magistrate"), Joseph A. Kramm, Joseph Macauley, Richard Mackay, Ann Mason, Burgess Meredith (as "Liliom"), Evelyn Moser, Eileen Murphy, Beatrice Pearson, Gibbs Penrose, Elaine Perry, Eleanor Prentiss, William Robertson, Peggy Romano, James Russo, Helen Shields, Joan Tetzel, Richard Vimtour, Frank Vincent, Sonny Wright, Margaret Wycherly (as "Mother Hollunder"). Produced by Vinton Freedley.
- (1940) Stage Play: Cabin in the Sky. Musical fantasy. Music by Vernon Duke. Book by Lynn Root. Lyrics by John La Touche. Vocal arrangements by Hugh Martin. Musical Director: Max Meth. Music orchestrated by Domenico Savino, Charles Cook, Fod Livingston and Nathan Van Cleve. Based on a story "Little Joe" by Lynn Root. Scenic Design by Boris Aronson. Staged by George Balanchine. Choreographed by George Balanchine. Directed by Albert Lewis. Martin Beck Theatre: 25 Oct 1940- 8 Mar 1941 (156 performances). Cast: Talley Beattey (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Wilson Bradley (as "Messenger Boy/J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Claude Brown (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Georgia Burke (as "Lily"), Dick Campbell (as "Domino Johnson"), Rebecca Champion (as "J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Rita Christiana (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Helen Dowdy (as "J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Todd Duncan (as "The Lawd's General"), Katherine Dunham (as "Georgia Brown"), Earl Edwards (as "Second Henchman"), Lucille Ellis (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Maurice Ellis (as "Third Henchman"), Jiene Moxzer Harris (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer/Imp"), Rex Ingram (as "Lucifer, Jr."), Clarence Jacobs (as "J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), J. Louis Johnson (as "John Henry"), J. Rosamond Johnson (as "Brother Green"), Lawaune Kennard (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Ella MacLashley (as "J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Fradye Marshall (as "J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Alexander McDonald (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer/Imp"), Roberta McLaurin (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Arthur McLean (as "J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Al Moore (as "Dude"), Jieno Moxzer (as "Imp"), Rajah Ohardieno (as "Imp/Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Evelyn Pilcher (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Eulabel Riley (as "J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Carmencita Romero (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Edith Ross (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Archie Savage (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer/Imp"), Louis Sharp (as "Dr. Jones/J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Al Stokes (as "Devil's Messenger/J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Earl Sydnor (as "First Henchman"), J. Emanuel Vanderhans (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Laura Vaughns (as "J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Candido Vicenti (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Ethel Waters (as "Petunia Jackson"), Lavinia Williams (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Milton Williams (as "Fleetfoot"), Dooley Wilson (as "Little Joe Jackson"), Thomas Woosley. Produced by Albert Lewis and Vinton Freedley.
- (1940) Stage Play: Delicate Story. Written by Ferenc Molnar. Translated by Gilbert Miller. Directed by Gilbert Miller. Henry Miller's Theatre: 4 Dec 1940- 28 Dec 1940 (29 performances). Cast: Edna Best, Thomas Brown, Jacqueline Clarke, Norma Clerc, John Craven, Haldor DeBecker, Alfred Etcheverry, Florence Fair, Jay Fassett, Katherine Grey, Harry Gribbon (as "Police Captain"), Harry Irvine, Leslie King, Arnold Korff, Milton Neil, Gordon Nelson, Carlotta Nillson, Patsy O'Shea, Howard Sherman, May Thomas, Natalie Thompson, Norman Tokar. Produced by Gilbert Miller and Vinton Freedley.
- (1941) Stage Play: Let's Face It. Musical comedy. Book by Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields. Music by Cole Porter. Lyrics by Cole Porter. Musical Director: Max Meth. Additional numbers by Sylvia Fine and Max Liebman. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek, Donald J. Walker and Ted Royal. Vocal arrangements by Lyn Murray, Carley Mills and Edna Fox. Choreographed by Charles Walters. Directed by Edgar J. MacGregor. Imperial Theatre: 29 Oct 1941- 20 Mar 1943 (547 performances). Produced by Vinton Freedley.
- (1944) Stage Play: Jackpot. Musical comedy. Music by Vernon Duke. Lyrics by Howard Dietz. Book by Guy Bolton, Sidney Sheldon and Ben Roberts. Musical Direction by Max Meth. Vocal arrangements by Clay Warnick. Music arranged by Hans Spialek, Robert Russell Bennett and Vernon Duke. Choreography by Lauretta Jefferson and Charles Weidman. Directed by Roy Hargrave. Alvin Theatre: 13 Jan 1944- 11 Mar 1944 (69 performances). Cast: Benny Baker (as "Winkie Cotter"), Robert Beam, Connie Constant, Wendell Corey (as "Sgt. Naylor"), Althea Elder, Nanette Fabray (as "Sally Madison"), Betty Garrett (as "Sgt. Maguire"), John Hamill, Flower Hujer, Allan Jones (as "Hank Trimble"), Bill Jones, Ben Lackland (as "Bill Bender"), Jerry Lester, Walter Monroe, Houston Richards (as "Dexter De Wolf"), Sherry Shadburne, Morton Stevens (as "Mr. Dill"), Drucilla Strain, Betty Stuart, Jacqueline Susann (as "Edna"), Edith Turgell, Mary Wickes (as "Nancy Parker"), Billie Worth. Produced by Vinton Freedley.
- (1945) Stage Play: Memphis Bound! Musical comedy. Music and lyrics by Don Walker and Clay Warnick. Based on material by Albert Wineman Barker and Sally Benson. Music orchestrated by Don Walker. Vocal arrangements by Clay Warnick. Orchestrations to dances by Ted Royal. Additional Vocal Arrangements by Rene DeKnight. Stage Manager: Paul Porter. Staging assisted by Eva Jessye. Choreographed by Al White Jr. Production Supervised by Vinton Freedley. Directed by Robert Ross. Broadway Theatre (moved to The Belasco Theatre from 11 Jun 1945 to close): 24 May 1945- 23 Jun 1945 (36 performances). Cast: William Archer, Ada Brown, Theodore Brown, Marion Bruce, Thelma Carpenter, Traverse Crawford, Billy Daniels, Rene deKnight, John Diggs, William Dillard, Lee Eberle, Lee Gaines, Timothy Grace, Leslie Gray, Sheila Guyse, Harriet Jackson, Ida James, Carl Jones, Mary Lewis, Avon Long, Joy Merrimore, David Perry, Kelsey Pharr, Nell Plante, Oscar Plante, Richard Reed, Eulabel Riley, Ann Robinson, Bill Robinson, William C. Smith, Marliene Strong, Georgia Ann Timmons, Rodester Timmons, Muriel Watkins, Charles Welch, Ethel White, Roy White, Lulling Williams, Edith Wilson, Frank Wilson. Produced by John J. Wildberg.
- Mister Roberts (1948).
- (1950) Stage Play: Great to Be Alive! Musical. Music by Abe Ellstein and Robert Russell Bennett. Based on material by Walter Bullock and Sylvia Regan. Lyrics by Walter Bullock. Orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett and Don Walker. Musical Direction by Max Meth. Arrangements for "Headin' for a Weddin'," "Dreams Ago" Waltz and "The Riddle" by Genevieve Pitot. Vocal arrangements by Crane Calder. Scenic Design and costume design by Stewart Chaney. Musical staging by Helen Tamiris. Directed by Mary Hunter. Winter Garden Theatre: 23 Mar 1950-6 May 1950 (52 performances). Cast: Rod Alexander, Valerie Bettis, Mark Dawson, Stuart Erwin (as "Woodrow Twig"), Bambi Linn, Vivienne Segal, Martha Wright, Leigh Allen, Jeanne Bal, Lulu Bates, Chuck Brunner, Fred Bryan, Aleen Buchanan, Ted Cappy, Ken Carroll, Virginia Curtis, Eleanor Fairchild, Roscoe French, Ed Gombos, Eleanore Gregory, Barbara Heath, Ann Hutchinson, John Juliano, Norma Kaiser, Don Kennedy, Betty Low, Jay Marshall, J.C. McCord, Ruth McVayne, Joyce Mitchell, David Nillo, ;Russell Nype', Earl Oxford, Marjorie Peterson, Paul Reed, Harry Lee Rogers, Janice Rule, Swen Swenson, Robert Wallace, Julia Williams. Produced by Vinton Freedley [final Broadway credit]. Produced in association with Anderson Lawler and Russell Markert.
- (1948) Stage Play: The Young and Fair. Written by N. Richard Nash. Directed by Harold Clurman. Fulton Theatre (moved to The International Theatre from 26 Dec 1948- close): 22 Nov 1948- 8 Jan 1949 (64 performances). Cast: Frieda Altman (as "Emmy Foster"), Doe Avedon (as "Drucilla Eldridge"), Patricia Bouchard (as "Mary Louise") [only Broadway role], Elaine Bradford (as "Mathilda"), Vicki Carlson (as "Helen"), Frances Freeman (as "Mil Cheaver"), Rita Gam (as "Gloria"), Julie Harris (as "Nancy Gear"), Patricia Kirkland (as "Patty Morritt"), Mercedes McCambridge (as "Frances Morritt"), Sally Moffet (as "Boots McGregor"), Betty Morrissey (as "Laura Cantry"), Ann Murphy (as "Sue"), Peggy O'Connor (as "Sylvia"), Lenka Peterson (as "Selma Keeney"), Mary Lou Phelan (as "Georgetta"), Ann Sorg (as "Sally") [Broadway debut], Bette Stanley (as "Carol"), Frances Starr (as "Sara Cantry"), Lee Truhill (as "Pauline"), Lois Wheeler (as "Lee Barron"). Replacement actor: Audra Lindley (as " Frances Morritt"). Produced by Vinton Freedley. Produced in association with Richard W. Krakauer.
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