- (1920 - 1942) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1920) Stage Play: Cinderella on Broadway. Musical/fantasy.
- (1921) Stage Play: The Whirl of New York. Musical comedy (revival). Music by Gustav Kerker, Al Goodman and Lew Pollack. Based on material by C.M.S. McLellan [credited as Hugh Morton] and Edgar Smith. Musical Staging by Allan K. Foster. Featuring songs with lyrics by Cyrus Wood and Cliff Friend. Musical Director: Al Goodman. Scenic Design by Watson Barratt. Directed by Lew Morton. Winter Garden Theatre: 13 Jun 1921- 17 Sep 1921 (124 performances). Cast: Mary Adelaide, Miriam Batista, Anna Berry, Julia Berry, Dorothy Bruce, Ethel Bryant, Anna Buckley, Henry Chew, Olive Clark, J. Colligan, Pauline Dakla, Charles Dale, Mae Dealy, Florence Elmore, Georgia Empey, Helen Fox, Nancy Gibbs, Shaun Glenville, Rosie Green, Grace Hamilton, Claire Hooper, Nellie Hor, Ruby Howard, Johnny Hughes, Beatrice Jackson, Emma James, Hermosa Jose, Carl Judd, Grace Keeshon, Kitty Kelly, Joe Keno, Nina Klau, Kyra, Grace Langdon, Catherine Lee, Doris Lee, Evelyn Lee, Edward Low, Margaret Low, Louis Mann (as "Karl Von Pumpernick"), Al Martin, Belle Mazelle, Bobbie McCree, Johnny McCree, Maxa McCree, Irene McGovern, Louise L. McGovern, Lucila Mendez, Margaret Menges, Florence Moore, Poppy Morton, J. Harold Murray (as "Harry Bronson"), John T. Murray, Sidney Nelson, Gypsy Norman, Helen O'Brien, Benna Odear, Edith Pierce, Irene Pierre, Mary Preston, Frank Purcella, Raymond Purcella, Rath Brothers, Florence Rayfield, Beatrice Reiss, Elizabeth Reynolds, Edna Richmond, Virginia Richmond, Dolores Russelle, Maude Satterfield, Florence Schubert, Mariam Seeley, Joe Smith, Madeline Smith, Orilla Smith, Mildred Soper, Charlotte Sprague, Edna E. Stark, Louise Stark, Juliet Strahl, Master Junior Tiernan, Viola Vortruba, Dorothy Ward, Fay Wayne, Dorothy Wegman, Louise White, Florence Wilde, Virginia Wilson, Alice Wong, Flo Worth, Marlyn Yates. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1922) Stage Play: Queen O' Hearts. Musical comedy. Music by Lewis E. Gensler and Dudley Wilkinson. Book by Frank Mandel and Oscar Hammerstein II. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Additional lyrics by Sydney Mitchell, Nora Bayes, Morrie Ryskind, Harry Richman, Cliff Friend, Bill Dugan and Lou Davis. Additional music by Harry Richman, Cliff Friend, Bill Dugan and Lou Davis. Musical Director: Gene Salzer. Scenic Design by H Robert Law Studios and Herbert Ward. Costume Design by Cora MacGeachy and Schneider-Anderson Company. Choreographed by David Bennett. Directed by Ira Hards. George M. Cohan's Theatre: 10 Oct 1922- 11 Nov 1922 (40 performances). Cast: Laura Alberta, Nora Bayes (as "Elizabeth Bennett"), Bernice & Emily, Thomas Bradley, Sidney Brook, Georgie Brown, Gladys Dore, Irene Enright, Consuelo Flowerton, Muriel Harrison, Edna Hibbard, Betty Hill, Max Hoffman (as "Tom"), Lillian McKenzie, Janet Megrew, Loretta Morgan, Florence Morrison, Elza Petersen, Lorin Raker, Harry Richman (as "Henry Rivers"), Cecille Ann Stevens, Eva Taylor, Norma Terris, Arthur Uttry, Dudley Wilkinson (as "Dudley"), Franker Woods (as "Ferdinand Budd"). Produced by Max Spiegel.
- (1924) Stage Play: The Grab Bag. Musical revue. Music by Ed Wynn. Book by Ed Wynn. Lyrics by Ed Wynn. Musical Director: Max Steiner. Additional lyrics by Harry Pease, Edward G. Nelson, Cliff Friend, Ned Wever, Alfred Nathan, Mel Stitzel and Art Kassel. Additional music by Harry Pease, Edward G. Nelson, Ned Wever, Alfred Nathan, Mel Stitzel, Art Kassel and Walter Donaldson. Costume Design by Alice O'Neil, Charles Le Maire and Mabel E. Johnston. Scenic Design by John Wenger. Directed by Julian Mitchell and Ed Wynn. Globe Theatre: 6 Oct 1924- 14 Mar 1925 (184 performances). Cast: Janet Adair, Kay Annis, Francis Bell, Jean Castleton, Virginia Clark, Delphine Deery, William Earl, Marion Fairbanks, Margaret Ferguson, Ed Fields, Betty Garson, Maerena Grady, Aileen Hamilton, Virginia Kelley, Fraun Koski, The Le Grohs, Samuel Lee, Harriet Marned, Frieda Marr, Marion Meuller, Alfred Nathan, Tom Nip, Bee O'Quinn, Ormond Sisters, Florence Parker, Gladys Pender, Virginia Ray, Phyllis Reynolds, Ralph Riggs, Joseph Schrode, Susanne Shard, Albert Shaw, Trixie Shevlin, Mildred Sinclair, Bee Singer, Sybil Stuart, Violet Vale, Janet Velie, Jay Velie, The Volga Boys, Gertrude Walker, Winthrop Wayne, Ned Wever, Katherine Witchie, Ed Wynn. Produced by Ed Wynn. Produced under the direction of Abraham L. Erlanger.
- (1927) Stage Play: Piggy [Production changed name to "I Told You So" in the middle of the run]. Musical comedy. Book by Daniel Kusell and Alfred Jackson. Based on "The Rich Mr. Hoggenheimer" by Harry B. Smith. Choreographed by John Boyle. Music by Cliff Friend. Lyrics by Lew Brown. Musical Director: Louis Gress. Directed by William B. Friedlander. Royale Theatre (moved to Chanin's 46th Street Theatre from 7 Feb 1927- close): 11 Jan 1927- 19 Mar 1927 (79 performances). Cast: Leon Alton (as "Ensemble"), Elizabeth Anderson (as "Ensemble"), Rodolfo Badaloni (as "Signor Chali-oppin"), Hester Bailey (as "Ensemble"), Louise Barrett (as "Ensemble"), Gladys Baxter (as "Lady Mildred Vane"), Rosalind Bernard (as "Maid"), Sam Bernard (as "Piggy Hoggenheimer"), Billie Blake (as "Ensemble"), Norine Bogan (as "Ensemble"), Louis Bradley (as "Ensemble"), Vera Braund (as "Ensemble"), Sydelle Bry (as "Ensemble"), Bobby Campbell (as "Ensemble"), Claire Carroll (as "Ensemble"), Joan Carter-Waddell (as "Edna"), Lillian Clark (as "Ensemble"), George Clifford (as "Totsie"), Eddie Conrad (as "Monsieur Hohuho"), Dan Corbett (as "Valet"), Guerida Crawford (as "Ensemble"), John Crone (as "Deck Steward"), John Cronin (as "Mr. Shapiro"), Edith Davis (as "Ensemble"), Jerry Dryden (as "Ensemble"), Dorothy Duncan (as "Ensemble"), Frank Flynn (as "Ensemble"), Jack Ford (as "Ensemble"), Paul Frawley (as "Guy Hoggenheimer"), George Freeman (as "Ensemble"), George Frierson (as "Ensemble"), Bee Goldyn (as "Ensemble"), Ruth Grady (as "Ensemble"), Ruth Grant (as "Ensemble"), William Hale (as "Ensemble"), Mabel Hill (as "Ensemble"), Brooke Johns (as "Bobby Hunter"), James Jolley (as "Butler/Inspector"), Karin Keith (as "Ensemble"), Ethelyna Koski (as "Ensemble"), Norman Lanning (as "Ensemble"), Lottie Linthicum (as "Mrs. Hoggenheimer"), Natalia Lord (as "Ensemble"), Beresford Lovett (as "Lord Tyrone"), Wanda Lyon (as "Suzanne Fair"), Marion Marchante (as "Betty Marshall"), Louise McCoy (as "Ensemble"), Constance McKenzie (as "Ensemble"), Harry McNaughton (as "Honorable Cecil Puffington"), Jack Mead (as "Ensemble"), John Meehan (as "Ensemble"), Marcelle Miller (as "Ensemble"), Goodee Montgomery (as "Hotsie"), Jack Newlon (as "Ensemble"), Wilma Novak (as "Ensemble"), Isabel O'Dell (as "Ensemble"), Jimmie Ormonde (as "Ensemble"), Anita Pam (as "Ensemble"), Polly Ray (as "Ensemble"), Tom Riley (as "Ensemble"), Wilma Roeloff (as "Ensemble"), Peggy Shannon (as "Ensemble"), William Stewart (as "Ensemble"), Ruth Stickney (as "Ensemble"), Helen Warner (as "Ensemble"), Al Wilde (as "Ensemble"), Paul Winkopp (as "Second Man"), Betty Wright (as "Ensemble"). Produced by William B. Friedlander.
- George White's Scandals (1929). Musical revue.
- Earl Carroll's Vanities (1931). Musical revue. Music by Burton Lane. Book by Ralph Spence and Eddie Welch. Lyrics by Harold Adamson. Musical Director: Ray Cavanaugh. Music orchestrated by Domenico Savino. Additional music by Cliff Friend, Raymond Klages, Jack Meskill, Vincent Rose, Maurice Ravel and Hyman Grossman. Featuring songs with lyrics by Cliff Friend, Raymond Klages, Jack Meskill, Vincent Rose, Nathaniel Lief and Max Lief. Featuring songs by Larry Besson. Staged by Edgar J. MacGregor. Choreographed by George Hale. Ballets by Gluck Sandor. Conceived and assembled by Earl Carroll. Scenic Design by Vincente Minnelli and Hugh Willoughby. Costume Design by Vincente Minnelli and Charles Le Maire. Special Effects by Professor Tax Teuber. Directed by Earl Carroll. Earl Carroll Theatre (moved to The 44th Street Theatre from 29 Feb 1932 to close): 27 Aug 1931- 9 Apr 1932 (300 performances). Cast: Lucille Adair, Irene Ahlberg, Louise Allen, Doris Andress, Helen Arlen, Audrey Arlington, Violet Arnold, George Bailey, Arthur Barry, William Barton, Charles Benjamin, Brooks Berkwich, Renee Bonnie, Ernest Brown, Samuel Brown, Fred Byer, Marian Carew, Claire Carter, Irving Carter, Dan Carthe, Peter Clark, Julius Corsack, Betty Dell, William Demarest, Mickey Devine, Jack Durant, William Dyas, Marcelle Edwards, Herbert Ellis, Maryjo Engers, Collette Francis, Genie Fursa, Howard Garvin, John George, Dolores Grant, Harriet Hagman, Marion Harcke, Albert Harris, William Hart, John Hilliman, Agatha Hoff, Edgar Hughes, Vivian Keefer, Alice Kerwin, Sunny Kest, Nelda Kincaid, Glenfield Knight, Dorothy Knowlton, Anderson Lewis, Helen Lynd, Martha Mackay, Will Mahoney, Irving Mangott, Lois Maye, Charles V. Maynard, Ferne McAllister, Theresa Meredith, Ida Michaels, Frank Miller, Woods Miller, Villi Milli, Frank Mitchell, Julia Mooney, Jane Moxon, Rosemary Murphy, Al Norman, Helen Oakes, Olive Olsen, Gay Orlova, Lucille Page, Edythe Paige, Shirley Parshall, Irma Philbin, Paul H. Phillips, Louise Porach, Lydia Resh, Lorna Rodionoff, The Rooney Ensemble, Lillian Roth, Norman C. Rucker, Enrique do los Ruelos, Frank Schegar, Betty Schleindl, Alie Sellier, The Slate Brothers, Betty Sundmark, Jacqueline Swift, James Tamm, The Thermein Ensemble, Jasper Thomas, Phil Thomas, George Turner, Beryl Wallace, Florence Ward, Milton Watson, Eileen Wenzel, Raymond Young. Produced by Earl Carroll.
- George White's Music Hall Varieties (1932). Musical revue.
- Banjo Eyes (1941). Musical comedy. Music by Vernon Duke. Material by Joseph Quillan and Izzy Ellison. Lyrics by John La Touche. Additional lyrics by Harold Adamson. Based on "Three Men on a Horse" by John Cecil Holm and George Abbott. "We Did It Before" by Charles Tobias and Cliff Friend. Orchestrations supervised by Domenico Savino. Music arranged by Domenico Savino and Charles L. Cooke. Vocal arrangements by Buck Warnick. The De Marco's arrangements by Alan Moran. Featuring songs by George Sumner. Costume Design by Irene Sharaff. Direction and Lighting Design by Hassard Short. Hollywood Theatre: 25 Dec 1941-12 Apr 1942 (126 performances). Cast: Eddie Cantor (as "Erwin Trowbridge"), Ray Arnett, E.J. Blunkall, Betty Boyce, Norma Brown, Audrey Christie, June Clyde, Jimmy Corke, Kay Coulter, Ronnie Cunningham, Sally De Marco, Tony De Marco, Doris Dowling, Clark Eggleston, Carle Erbele, John Ervin, James Farrell, Florence Foster, Kate Friedlich, Chick Gagnon, Grace Gilren, Anne Graham, Arthur Grahl, Linda Griffeth, Miriam Gwinn, Ray Harrison, Doug Hawkins, Mitzi Haynes, Peggy Ann Holmes, Virginia Howe, Helene Hudson, Adele Jergens, Bill Johnson, Ray Johnson, Doris Kent, George Lovesee, Lynn, Royce, and Vanya, Lynn Malone, Rayford Malone, Joseph Malvin, Remi Martell, Ray Mayer, Morton Mayo (as "Banjo Eyes"), Virginia Mayo (as "Ginger, The Girl with "Banjo Eyes"), John McCord, Jack Nagle, Leona Olsen, George Richmond, Tina Rigat, Richard Rober, Sherry Shadburne, Phil Shafer, Billy Skipper Jr., Puddy Smith, Lionel Stander (as "Patsy"), Jacqueline Susann (as "Miss Clark"), Shirl Thomas, Marie Vanneman, Mimi Walthers, Ray Weamer, Evelyn Weiss, Audrey Westphal, Tommy Wonder, Margie Young. Produced by Albert Lewis.
- (1933) Stage Play: Murder at the Vanities. Drama/mystery. Book by Earl Carroll and Rufus King. Additional dialogue by Eugene Conrad. Lyrics by Edward Heyman. Additional lyrics by Ned Washington, Paul Francis Webster and Herman Hupfeld. Music by Richard Meyers. Additional music by Victor Young, John J. Loeb, Herman Hupfeld and John W. Green. Musical Direction by Ray Kavanaugh. Music orchestrated by Edward Powell and Hans Spialek. Dialogue staged by Burk Symon. Dances by Chester Hale. Additional dance arrangements by Ned McGurn. Directed by Earl Carroll. New Amsterdam Theatre: (moved to The Majestic Theatre from 10 Mar 1934 to close): 12 Sep 1933- 10 Mar 1934 (207 performances). Cast: James Rennie, Sybil Aarons, Janet Abbott, Ednamay Adair, Jean Adair (as "Madame Tanqueray, Wardrobe Mistress"), Wiley Adams, Ernestine Anderson, Renee Armour, Charles Ashley, Olga Baklanova, William Balfour (as "Noomhouse, Night Watchman"), DeDon Blumier, Mickey Braatz, Eileen Burns, Marion Callahan, Earl Carroll (as Cameo appearance; his only time on stage as an actor), Eunice Coleman, Amby Costello, James Coughlin, Robert Cummings, Sylvia Curry, Dorothy Dawes, Nancy Dolan, Patsy Drew, Lew Eckles (as "Mr. Kerrick, Assistant District Attorney"), Caja Eric, Muriel Evans (as "[one of]The Most Beautiful Girls in the World"), William Fay, Betty French, Paul Gerrish, Dolores Grant, Flo Harris, Patricia Hayward, Ruth Hillard, Billy House (as "Walter Buck, Assistant Stage Manager"), Charles G. Johnson, Joyce Johnson, Constance Jordan, Elise Joyce, Marie Kahrkahn, Evelyn Kelly, Irene Kelly, Alice Kerwin, Frank Kingdon (as "Mr. Martin, the General Manager"), Evalyn Knapp (as "[one of] The Most Beautiful Girls in the World"), Ben Lackland (as "Billy Slade"), Al Lee, Sari Leone, Ben Lewis, Lewis & Van, Bela Lugosi (as "Siebenkase"), Mackie & Lavallie, Helen Madison, Francis X. Mahoney, June Mahr, Ruth Mann, Adeline Martin, Ruth Miller, Woods Miller, Villi Milli, Pauline Moore (as "Liane Ware, a Vanities Girl"), Kay Murphy, Martha Murray, Alice Nelson, Hazel Nevin, Gay Orlova, Anita Patterson, Dorothy Plant, Martha Pryor, Helena Rapport, Naomi Ray, F. Raymond, June Raymond, Lorna Rode, Elsie Rossi, Ann Rothey, Alma Saunders, Leone Sedalle, Marion Semler, Samuel Shaw, Phil Sheridan (as "Winchester"), Laurie Shevlin, Lisa Silbert, Francine Sinclaire, Anya Taranda, Walker Thornton, Edwin Vickery, Una Vilon, Emily Von Hoven, Beryl Wallace (as "Hope Carol, a Vanities Girl"), Ferne Ward, Marie Warren, Al Webster, Joan Webster, Barbara Winchester, Evelyn Witt. Produced by Earl Carroll. Note: Produced by Paramount as Murder at the Vanities (1934).
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