Other works

(1916 - 1951) Active on Broadway in the following productions:

(1916) Stage Play: The Happy Ending. Music by Eugen Hale. Written by J. duRocher MacPherson [pen name for Jeanie Macpherson] and L. duRocher MacPherson. Shubert Theatre: 21 Aug 1916- Sep 1916 (closing date unknown/16 performances). Cast: Frank Andrews, Mrs. Ernest Cove, Margaret Fareleigh, Charity Finney, Arthur Fitzgerald, Leonard Grey, Winifred Hanley, Judith Ives, Florence Le Clercq, Noel Leslie, William H. Lynn [Broadway debut], Mayne Lynton, Beatrice Maude [Broadway debut], Margaret Mower, Fred W. Permain, Flora Sheffield. Produced by Arthur Hopkins.

(1930) Stage Play: Stepping Sisters. Farce.

(1931) Stage Play: Sing High, Sing Low. Comedy. Written by Murdock Pemberton and David Boehm. Directed by Clarence Derwent. Sam H. Harris Theatre: 12 Nov 1931- Jan 1932 (closing date unknown/68 performances). Cast: Frank Andrews (as "Pop"), Don Beddoe (as "Arthur Warren"), S.K. Binyon (as "Stagehand"), Josephine Deffrey (as "Madame Elsa"), Lorna Elliott (as "Antoinette Ranconi"), Katherine Eyles (as "Principal of Corps de Ballet"), Richard Galli (as "Thompson"), Herbert Goode (as "Julius Speiger"), Rudolph Gratz (as "Another Stagehand"), George Higginbottom (as "Another Scene Painter"), Fred House (as "Craig"), Vernon Howard (as "Harry"), Elinor James (as "Principal of Corps de Ballet"), Jean Kayson (as "Principal of Corps de Ballet"), Spenser Kimbell (as "Wallace"), Ina Korsch (as "Principal of Corps de Ballet"), Hilda Kutsukian (as "Adelina Drebelli"), Ben Lackland (as "Willie Norworth"), Ralph Locke (as "Hugo Winthrop Adams"), Grace Lydon (as "Principal of Corps de Ballet"), William H. Lynn (as "Gregory Townsend"), Con MacSunday (as "Wiener"), J.S. McLaughlin Weaver"), Lynn Root (as "Adolph"), James Seymour (as "Stein"), Mary D. Smith (as "Principal of Corps de Ballet"), Giuseppe Sterni (as "Emilio Amalfi"), John Taylor (as "Rudolph Krauskopf"), Ifor Thomas (as "Roberts"), Albert Vees (as "Corbett West"), Frank Verigun (as "Doaks"), Cornelius Vezin (as "Scene Painter"), Vera Volkenau (as "Principal of Corps de Ballet"), Jean Walton (as "Principal of Corps de Ballet"), Barbara Willison (as "Magnolia Jackson Wainwright"). Produced by Walker Towne Inc.

(1933) Stage Play: Little Ol' Boy. Drama. Written by Albert Bein. Directed by Joseph Losey. Playhouse Theatre: 24 Apr 1933- May 1933 (closing date unknown/12 performances). Cast: Lew Amster, Warren Bryan, John Drew Colt (as "Roy Wells"), Edward Craven, Leo Curley (as "Mr. Leach"), Henry De Koven, Muni Diamond, Randolph Echols, Tom Fadden, Jimmy Fallon, Alex Ferency, Thomas Fischer, Otto Frederick, Saul Gellis, Ara Gerald, Harold Grau (as "Carrol"), Jack Howard, Garson Kanin (as "Tommy Deal"), Fred Kaufman, Josef Lazarovici, Roy Le May, George Leland, William H. Lynn (as "Mr. Sanger"), Joseph McGarrity, Burgess Meredith (as "Red Barry"), Coleman Norton, Edwin Philips, Charles Powers, Richard Segal, Lionel Stander (as "Chock"), Frank M. Thomas, Jr., Boris Vodeski, Crane Whitley (as "Monitor") [credited as Clem WIlenchick[, Joe Zito (as "Boy"). Produced by Henry Hammond Inc.

(1933) Stage Play: Amourette. Comedy. Written by Clare Kummer. Directed by Leo Bulgakov. Henry Miller's Theatre: 27 Sep 1933- Oct 1933 (closing date unknown/22 performances). Cast: Arthur Aylesworth (as "Amsey Tucker"), Francesca Bruning, Charles Coleman, Frances Halliday, James P. Houston, Frederick Kaufman, William H. Lynn (as "Amos Todd"), Clara Mahr, Byron McGrath, Tom Morrison, Mildred Natwick (as "Drusilla Thorpe"), Marie Pettes, Fred Sumner. Produced by Leo Peters and Leslie J. Spiller.

(1934) Stage Play: Kill That Story. Comedy. Written by Harry Madden and Philip Dunning. Directed by George Abbott. Booth Theatre: 29 Aug 1934- Dec 1934 (closing date unknown/117 performances). Cast: Joyce Arling (as "Emily"), Buford Armitage (as "Frank Martin"), Eleanor Audley (as "Millicent"), Oliver Barbour (as "Joe Blake"), James Bell, Wyrley Birch (as "Joe McGuire"), Matt Briggs (as "Spike Taylor"), Claire Carleton, George M. Carleton (as "Detective"), William Foran (as "Sam Gersten"), Pedro Galván (as "Second Bell Boy"), Gloria Grafton, Fred Kaufman, James Lane, Emily Lowry, William H. Lynn (as "Bayard Colton"), Royal Dana Tracey (as "Paul Simpson"), Thomas F. Tracey (as "J. Goodington Cartwright"), Alfred Webster. Produced by Abbott-Dunning Inc.

(1935) Stage Play: Three Men on a Horse. Comedy. Written by George Abbott and John Cecil Holm. Directed by George Abbott. Playhouse Theatre (moved to Fulton Theatre in Nov 1936 to close): 30 Jan 1935- 9 Jan 1937 (835 performances). Cast: Joyce Arling (as "Audrey Trowbridge"), Shirley Booth (as "Mabel"), Frank Camp, Teddy Hart (as "Frankie"), Richard Huey (as "Moses"), Garson Kanin (as "Al"), James Lane, Sam Levene (as "Patsy"), William H. Lynn (as "Erwin Trowbridge"), Millard Mitchell (as "Charlie"), J. Ascher Smith, Susan Smithers, Edith Van Cleve (as "Gloria"), Fleming Ward (as "Clarence Dobbins"), Nick Wiger. Produced by Alex Yokel. Notes: (1) Filmed by First National Pictures (Warner Bros.) as Three Men on a Horse (1936). (2) Theatre Owned by Brady Enterprises Inc. (William A. Brady [who had no other involvement with production]). Note: Filmed by Warner Bros. as Three Men on a Horse (1936).

(1934) Stage Play: They Shall Not Die. Drama. Written by John Wexley. Scenic Design by Lee Simonson. Directed by Philip Moeller. Royale Theatre: 21 Feb 1934- Apr 1934 (closing date unknown/62 performances). Cast: Carroll Ashburn (as "Mr. Lawrence/Lowery"), St. Clair Bayfield, Irene Bevans (as "Ensemble"), Alfred Brown (as "Purcell"), Teddy Browne, Georgia Burke, Orrin Burke (as "Ensemble"), George A. Cameron (as "Ensemble"), George Carroll, George Christie (as "Doctor Thomas"), K. Browne Cooke (as "Mr. Parsons"), Leo Curley (as "Warden Jefferies"), Angus Duncan (as "Ensemble"), Carl Eckstrom (as "Circuit Solicitor Slade") [final Broadway role], Tom Ewell (as "Red/Young Man") [Broadway debut], Jack Flynn (as "Ensemble"), Ross Forrester (as "Sergeant Ogden"), Catherine Francis, Vallejo Gantner (as "Ensemble"), Ruth Gordon (as "Lucy Wells"), Anthony Douglas Gregory, Marshall Hale, Bryant Hall (as "Walters"), Thurston Hall (as "Judge"), George R. Hayes (as "Roberts"), Charles Henderson (as "Prinicpal Keeper"), Harry Hermsen (as "Seth Robbins"), Fred Herrick, Eddie Hodge (as "Killian/Ensemble"), Lawrence M. Hurdle, William Jackson, Dean Jagger (as "Russell Evans"), Alexander Jones, John L. Kearney, Louis John Latzer (as "Rokoff"), Robert J. Lawrence, William H. Lynn (as "Cooley"), William H. Malone, Edward Mann, George C. Mantell (as "Charley/Ensemble"), Phil S. Michaels (as "Ensemble"), Fred Miller (as "Rev. Wendell Jackson"), Grace Mills (as "Ensemble"), Hale Norcross (as "Luther Blakely"), William Norton, Betty Oakwood, Frederick Persson, Frank Phillips, Robert D. Phillips, Robert Porterfield, Claude Rains (as "Nathan G. Rubin"), Hugh Rennie (as "Smith/Johnny"), Bob Ross, Dorothy E. Ryan, Edward Ryan Jr., Erskine Sanford (as "Sheriff Nelson"), Ralph Sanford, Cecil Scott, Joseph Scott, Joseph Smalls, Ben Smith, C. Ellsworth Smith, Al Stokes, Jack Stone, Jerome Sylvon, Ralph Theodore (as "Sheriff Wren"), Robert Thomsen, Derek Trent, Grafton Trew (as "Warner"), Allan Vaughan, Ben Vivian (as "Ensemble"), Linda Watkins (as "Virginia Ross"), Charles Wellesley, Albert West, Helen Westley (as "Mrs. Wells"), John Wheeler, Frank H. Wilson (as "Moore/Mr. Harrison"), Frank Woodruff (as "Blackie"), James Young (as "Guard"). Produced by The Theatre Guild.

(1938) Stage Play: There's Always a Breeze. Comedy. Written by Edward Caulfield. Directed by Harry Wagstaff Gribble. Windsor Theatre: 2 May 1938- Mar 1938 (closing date unknown/5 performances). Cast: Leslie Barrett, Anne Baxter (as "Lita Hammond"), Alexander Campbell, Curtis Cooksey (as "Oscar Jarvis"), Hume Cronyn (as "Abe Sherman"), Boris De Vadetzky, Herbert Duffy, Sara Floyd, Jeanne Hart, Otto Hulett (as "Harold O'Brien"), Cecilia Loftus (as "Mrs. Weatherby"), William H. Lynn (as "Ernest Hammond"), Rena Mitchell (as "Marie"), Gordon Nelson, Leona Powers, Blanche Sweet (as "Carrie Hammond"), George Volk. Produced by Joseph M. Hyman and Irving Cooper.

(1939) Stage Play: Ladies and Gentlemen. Written by Charles MacArthur and Ben Hecht. Directed by Charles MacArthur and Lewis Allen. Martin Beck Theatre: 17 Oct 1939- 13 Jan 1940 (105 performances). Produced by Gilbert Miller.

(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 H. 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.

(1942) Stage Play: Three Men on a Horse. Comedy (revival). Written by George Abbott and John Cecil Holm. Directed by John Cecil Holm. Forrest Theatre: 9 Oct 1942- 31 Oct 1942 (28 performances). Cast: William Balfour (as "Mr. Carver"), Jean Casto (as "Mabel"), Don Darcy (as "Delivery Boy"), William Foran (as "Harry"), Iris Hall (as "Gloria"), Teddy Hart (as "Frankie"), Richard Huey (as "Moses"), Kay Loring (as "Audrey Trowbridge"), William H. Lynn (as "Erwin Trowbridge"), Horace McMahon (as "Charlie"), Gay Seabrook (as "Hotel Maid"), J. Ascher Smith (as "The Tailor"), Sid Stone (as "Patsy"), James Truex (as "Al"), Fleming Ward (as "Clarence Dobbins"). Produced by Alexander Yokel. Note: Previously filmed by Warner Bros. as Three Men on a Horse (1936), Drei Mann auf einem Pferd (1957), Trois hommes sur un cheval (1969). Also see 1943 stage revival.

(1943) Stage Play: Something for the Boys. Musical comedy. Music by Cole Porter. Book by Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields. Lyrics by Cole Porter. Choral arrangements by William Parson. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek, Robert Russell Bennett, Don Walker and Ted Royal. Scenic Design by Howard Bay. Costume Design by Billy Livingston. Assistant to Mr. Bay: Albert A. Ostrander. Assistant to Mr. Livingston: Grace Houston. Lighting Design by Hassard Short. Choreographed by Jack Cole. Book directed by Herbert Fields. Additional Numbers Staged by Lew Kessler. Directed by Hassard Short. Alvin Theatre: 7 Jan 1943- 8 Jan 1944 (422 performances). Cast: Ethel Merman (as "Blossom Hart"), Jimmy Allison (as "Singer"), Anita Alvarez (as "Micheala"), Alice Anthony (as "Dancer"), The Barnes Twins (as "Lois & Lucille"), Joseph Bell (as "Singer"), May Block (as "Dancer"), Betty Bruce (as "Betty-Jean"), William Callahan (as "Corp. Burns"), Stanley Catron (as "Dancer"), Madeleine Clive (as "Mrs. Grubbs"), Jean Coyne (as "Dancer"), Bob Davis (as "Dancer"), Betty Deane (as "Dancer"), Patricia Deering (as "Dancer"), Benny DeSio (as "Dancer"), Alan Fleming (as "Singer"), Jerry Florio (as "Dancer"), Albert Gaeta (as "Dancer"), Betty Garrett (as "Mary-Frances"), Aaron Gobetz (as "Dancer"), Ruth Godfrey (as "Dancer"), Dody Goodman [credited as Dolores Goodman] (as "Dancer"), Ray Harrison (as "Dancer"), Jack Hartley (as "Lt. Col. S.D. Grubbs"), Richard Harvey (as "Singer"), Betty Heather (as "Dancer"), Buddy Irving (as "Singer"), Margie Jackson (as "Dancer"), Allen Jenkins (as "Harry Hart") [final Broadway role], Bill Johnson (as "Staff Sgt. Rocky Fulton"), Jeanne Jones (as "Dancer"), Art Lambert (as "Singer"), Stuart Langley (as "Sgt. Laddie Green"), Paula Laurence (as "Chiquita Hart"), Bruce Lord (as "Singer"), William H. Lynn (as "Mr. Tobias Twitch"), David Mann (as "Dancer"), Paul Mario (as "Singer"), Remi Martell (as "Sgt. Carter/Dancer"), Paul Martin (as "Dancer"), John Mayo (as "Singer"), Frances Mercer (as "Melanie Walker"), Joseph Monte (as "Singer"), Duncan Noble (as "Dancer"), Jean Owens (as "Dancer"), Jed Prouty (as "Roger Calhoun"), Ricky Riccardi (as "Dancer"), Walter Rinner (as "Burke/Singer"), Leslie Shannon (as "Dancer"), Ethel Sherman (as "Dancer"), Puddy Smith (as "Dancer"), Nina Starkey (as "Dancer"), William Vaux (as "Dancer"), Joe Viggiano (as "Dancer"), Murvyn Vye (as "Singer"), William Weber (as "Dancer"), Patricia Welles (as "Dancer"), Helen Wenzel (as "Dancer"), June Wieting (as "Dancer"), Lou Wills Jr. (as "Dancer"), Parker Wilson (as "Dancer"). Understudy: Betty Garrett (as "Blossom Hart"). Replacement actors: Leon Anthony (as "Dancer"), Tom Barrigan (as "Singer"), Dick Beard (as "Dancer"), Forrest Bonshire (as "Dancer"), Gloria Brooks (as "Dancer"), Betty Bruce (as "Chiquita Hart"), Edward Cassell (as "Singer"), Clarissa (as "Micheala"), Muriel Cole (as "Dancer"), William Drew (as "Dancer"), Charles Flynn (as "Singer"), Jack Foley (as "Dancer"), Charles Howard (as "Mr. Tobias Twitch"), Frank Hyers (as "Harry Hart"), George Lambrose (as "Singer"), Roma Leigh (as "Dancer"), Brayton Lewis (as "Singer"), June MacLaren (as "Dancer"), Jack Malis (as "Dancer"), Jerry Meilan (as "Dancer"), Mavis Mims (as "Betty-Jean"), Willamae Montur (as "Maid"), Ben Murphy (as "M.P./Singer"), Mischa Pompianov (as "Dancer"), Nancy Porter (as "Mary-Frances"), Bobby Preist (as "Dancer"), Dale Preist (as "Dancer"), Jules Racine (as "Dancer"), Gordon Richards (as "Singer"), Bob Roland (as "Singer"), Herbert Ross (as "Dancer"), Ruth Ryder (as "Dancer"), George Sabo (as "Dancer"), Shirl Thomas (as "Melanie Walker"), Terry Towne (as "Dancer"), Milton Watson (as "Sgt. Laddie Green"). Replacement cast: Leon Anthony (as "Dancer "), Tom Barrigan (as "Singer"), Dick Beard (as "Dancer"), Forest Bonshire [credited as Forrest Bonshire] (as "Dancer") [Broadway debut], Gloria Brooks (as "Dancer"), Betty Bruce (as "Chiquita Hart"), Edward Cassell (as "Singer"), Clarissa (as "Micheala "), Muriel Cole (as "Dancer"), William Drew (as "Dancer"), Charles Flynn (as "Singer"), Jack Foley (as "Dancer"), Charles Howard (as "Mr. Tobias Twitch"), Frank Hyers (as "Harry Hart"), George Lambrose (as "Singer"), Roma Leigh (as "Dancer"), Brayton Lewis (as "Singer"), June MacLaren (as "Dancer"), Jack Malis (as "Dancer"), Jerry Meilan (as "Dancer"), Mavis Mims (as "Betty-Jean"), Willamae Montur (as "Maid"), Ben Murphy (as "M.P./Singer"), Mischa Pompianov (as "Dancer"), Nancy Porter (as "Mary-Frances"), Bobby Preist (as "Dancer"), Dale Preist (as "Dancer"), Jules Racine (as "Dancer"), Gordon Richards (as "Singer"), Bob Roland (as "Singer"), Herbert Ross (as "Dancer") [Broadway debut], Ruth Ryder (as "Dancer"), George Sabo (as "Dancer"), Shirl Thomas (as "Melanie Walker"),Terry Towne (as "Dancer"), Milton Watson (as "Sgt. Laddie Green"). Produced by Mike Todd. Note: Filmed by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation as Something for the Boys (1944).

(1946) Stage Play: The Front Page. Comedy (revival). Written by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. Directed by Charles MacArthur. Royale Theatre: 4 Sep 1946- 9 Nov 1946 (79 performances). Cast: Jack Arnold (as "Endicott, Post), Benny Baker, Rolly Beck, Fred Bemis, Isabel Bonner, Roger Clark, Joe De Santis, Olive Deering (as "Mollie Malloy"), Harold Grau (as "Mr. Pincus"), Pat Harrington Sr. (as "Kruger, Journal of Commerce"), Curtis Karpe (as "Woodenshoes Eichorn"), William H. Lynn (as "Sheriff Hartman"), George Lyons (as "Earl Williams"), Blanche Lytell (as "Jennie"), Bruce MacFarlane (as "Murphy, Journal") [final Broadway role], Arnold Moss (as "Walter Burns"), Lew Parker (as "Hildy Johnson, Herald Examiner"), Edward H. Robins, Ray Walston (as "Schwartz, Daily News"), Vic Whitlock, Cora Witherspoon (as "Mrs. Grant"), Leonard Yorr (as "Tony"). Produced by Hunt Stromberg Jr. and Thomas Spengler.

(1950) Stage Play: Twentieth Century. Comedy (revival). Written by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. Based on a play by Charles Bruce Millholland. Scenic Design and Lighting Design by Wolfgang Roth. Costume Design by Noel Taylor. Lily Garland's costumes conceived by Gloria Swanson. Directed by José Ferrer. ANTA Playhouse (moved to The Fulton Theatre from 9 Jan 1951- close): 24 Dec 1950- 30 Jun 1951 (233 performances). Cast: José Ferrer (as "Oscar Jaffe"), Gloria Swanson (as "Lily Garland"), Robert Carroll (as "George Smith"), Donald Foster (as "Oliver Webb"), Leon Askin (as "Second Beard/Judas"), Betty Bartley (as "Anita Highland"), Paula Bauersmith (as "Dr. Johnson"), Ralph Bunker (as "Grover Lockwood"), Vincent Donahue (as "Red Cap"), John Glendinning (as "Flannagan"), Werner Klemperer (as "First Beard/Cristus"), Eva Leonard Boyne (as "Sadie"), Paul Lilly (as "First Detective"), William H. Lynn (as "Matthew Clark") [final Broadway role], Burton Mallory (as "Conductor"), Edward Platt (as "Pullman Conductor/Red Cap"), Van Prince (as "Waiter"), Charles Salez (as "Second Detective"), Henry Sherwood (as "Max Jacobs"), P. Jay Sidney (as "Porter"), Robinson Stone (as "Train Secretary"), Robert Strauss (as "Owen O'Malley"). Replacement actors: Cliff Cothron (as "Flannagan"), John Glendinning (as "Owen O'Malley"), Leo Lucker (as "Red Cap/Second Detective"), Chase Soltez (as "Pullman Conductor/Red Cap/Second Detective"), Donald Stevens (as "Matthew Clark"), Ellsworth Wright (as "Waiter"). Produced by The American National Theatre and Academy. Associate Producer: Richard Condon. Note: Previously filmed by Columbia Pictures as Twentieth Century (1934).

(1948) Stage Play: The Silver Whistle. Comedy.

(1941) He directed Otto A. Harbach's play, "Firefly," at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey with Donald Gage and Dorothy Sandlin in the cast.