Other works

(1917 - 1955) Active on Broadway in the following productions:

(1917) Stage Play: Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford. (Revival). Written by George M. Cohan. George M. Cohan's Theatre: 17 May 1917- May 1917 (closing date unknown/16 performances). Cast: Carl Anderson, Edward Ellis, Eugenia Fursman, Grace Goodall, Harold Grau, Hale Hamilton, Joseph Jenks, Eugene Keith, Henry Matsumoto, John O'Hara, Purnell Pratt, Paula Sterling, Myrtle Tannehill, Harold Vermilyea [Broadway debut], Betty Wales, Mrs. Charles Willard. Produced by Hale Hamilton and Edward Ellis.

(1921) Stage Play: Pagans. Tragedy. Written by Charles Anthony. Princess Theatre: 4 Jan 1921- Jan 1921 (closing date unknown/15 performances). Cast: Frederick Burt (as "James Barlow"), Alice Fischer (as "Mrs. Judith Macknight"), David Glassford (as "Doctor Gregory"), Joseph Schildkraut (as "Richard Northcote") [Broadway debut], Harold Vermilyea (as "Bill Pratt"), Regina Wallace (as Elise Northcote"), 'Helen Ware (as "Mme. Morelli"). Produced by 'Max R. Wilner' and Sigmund Romberg.

(1921) Stage Play: Captain Applejack. Farce. Written and directed by Walter Hackett. Cort Theatre: 30 Dec 1921- Jun 1922 (closing date unknown/195 performances). Cast: Maud Andrew (as "Palmer"), Wallace Eddinger (as "Ambrose Applejohn"), Phoebe Foster (as "Poppy Faire"), Ferdinand Gottschalk (as "Horace Pengard"), Hamilton Revelle (as "Ivan Borolsky") [final Broadway role], Walter F. Scott (as "Dennett"), Harold Vermilyea [credited as Harold Vermilye] (as "Johnny Jason"), Marie Wainwright (as "Mrs. Agatha Whatcombe"). Produced by Sam Harris.

(1923) Stage Play: The Alarm Clock. Comedy. Written by Avery Hopwood. From "La Sonnette d'Alarme" by Maurice Hennequin and Romain Coolus. 39th Street Theatre: 24 Dec 1923- Jan 1924 (closing date unknown/32 performances). Cast: Charles S. Abbe (as "Theodore Boom"), George Alison, Marion Coakley, Helen Flint (as "Lulu Deane"), Gail Kane (as "Mrs. Dunmore"), Ernest Lambart, Bruce McRae, Blanche Ring (as "Mrs. Susie Kent"), Vincent Serrano, John Troughton, Harold Vermilyea (as "Homer Wickham"). Produced by A.H. Woods.

(1924) Stage Play: The Lady Killer. Farce.

(1924) Stage Play: The Youngest.

(1925) Stage Play: The Enemy. Written by Channing Pollock. Directed by Robert Milton. Times Square Theatre: 20 Oct 1925- Apr 1926 (closing date unknown/203 performances). Cast: Walter Abel (as "Carl Behrend"), Fay Bainter (as "Pauli Arndt"), Charles Dalton, Donald Hughes, Olive May, Jane Seymour, Harold Vermilyea (as "Jan"), Lyonel Watts (as "Bruce Gordon"), Russ Whytal (as "Dr. Arndt"), John Wray. Produced by Crosby Gaige.

Radio: On "Adventure In Reading", 5/29/39, NBC net. "The Moonstone" is dramatized. Harriet Sterling, Burford Hampden, Edmond O'Brien, Patricia Calvert, House Jameson, Ian Martin, Wilkie Collins (author), Helen Walpole (writer), Margaret Leaf (writer).

(1927) Stage Play: Los Angeles. Comedy. Written by Max Marcin and Donald Ogden Stewart. Directed by Sam Forrest. Hudson Theatre: 19 Dec 1927- Jan 1928 (closing date unknown/16 performances). Cast: Alan Brooks, G. Davidson Clark, Frances Dale, Frank Ford, Jack La Rue (as "Mr. Pirrano"), Martha Manners, Jane Oaker, Rosalie O'Reilly, Neil Pratt, Thelma Pritchard, Mary Robinson, Walter W. Shuttleworth, Alison Skipworth (as "Mrs. Jones"), Louis Sorin, Harold Vermilyea (as "Hobart Towne"), Helen Vinson (as "Miss Harrison"), Daniel Wolf. Produced by George M. Cohan.

(1928) Stage Play: Killers. Written by Louis E. Bisch and Howard Merling. Directed by Howard Merling. 49th Street Theatre: 13 Mar 1928- Apr 1928 (closing date unknown/23 performances). Cast: Alan Allyn, Albert Bergh (as "Geoggory Palmer," and "Jim"), Cynthia Blake, Hallam Bosworth, Ethlynne Bradford, A.S. Byron, William B. Calhoun, H.R. Chase, Harry Clarens, George Clarkson, Charles Dingle, Harvey Hays, Ernest Howard, Frank A. Howson, Harry Johnson, Earle Mayne, Beatrice Nichols, Joseph Prosser, Paul Rek, Jerry Ryan, George Saunders, Charles Seel, Victor Shipley, Bernard Sobel, Donald Thompson, Mel Tyler, Harold Vermilyea (as "Pete"), Jethro Warner, Conway Washburne, George J. Williams, Pennington Young. Produced by Contemporary Theatre, Inc.

Radio: On "The Royal Gelatin Hour", 3/4/37, NBC net. Rudy Vallee, Judith Anderson, Walter Abel, Gerald Hendricks, Mary Jane Walsh, Milton Douglas, Edgar Bergen, The Swing Kids, Clemence Dane (writer), Sy Baker (trumpet).

(1928) Stage Play: A Man with Red Hair. Written by Benn W. Levy. Based on the novel by Hugh Walpole. Directed by John D. Williams. Garrick Theatre: 8 Nov 1928- Dec 1928 (closing date unknown/20 performances). Cast: Henry Carvill, Kirby Hawkes, Mary Kennedy, Meayon Yon Kim, William Kim, Morris Lee, Barry O'Neill, Edward G. Robinson (as "Mr. Crispin"), Harold Vermilyea (as "Charles Percy Harkness"). Produced by Charles L. Wagner and The Garrick Players.

(1930) Stage Play: Midnight. Drama. Written by Claire Sifton and Paul Sifton. Directed by Philip Moeller. Guild Theatre: 29 Dec 1930- Feb 1931 (closing date unknown/48 performances). Cast: Maud Allan, Glenn Anders (as "Bob Nolan"), Harold Bolton, Zena Colaer, Josephine Hull (as "Mrs. Weldon"), William R. Kane, Jack La Rue (as "Gar Boni"), Tom H.A. Lewis, Harriet E. MacGibbon (as "Ada Biggers"), Clifford Odets (as "Arthur Weldon"), James Parker, Frederick Perry, Francis Pierlot (as "Richard McGrath"), Charles Powers, Samuel Rosen, Neal Stone, Robert Strange, Fred Sullivan, Royal Dana Tracey, Louis Veda (as "Photographer"), Harold Vermilyea (as "Joe Biggers"), Linda Watkins. Produced by The Theatre Guild.

Deep Are the Roots (1945). Drama.

(1933) Stage Play: Bad Manners. Comedy. Written by Dana Burnet and William B. Jutte. Directed by William A. Brady and Dwight Wiman. Playhouse Theatre: 30 Jan 1933- Feb 1933 (closing date unknown/8 performances). Cast: William David, H.L. Donsu, Bert Lytell (as "Craig Baldwin"), Leona Maricle, Margaret Sullavan (as "Lois Aiken"), Harold Vermilyea (as "Jerry Dilworth"), Franklin West. Produced by William A. Brady.

(1934) Stage Play: Pure in Heart. Drama. Written by John Howard Lawson. Incidental music by Richard Myers. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Choreographed by Albertina Rasch. Directed by Edward Massey. Longacre Theatre: 20 Mar 1934- Mar 1934 (closing date unknown/7 performances). Cast: Joseph Allenton, James Bell, Larry Bolton, Ruth Bond (as "Albertina Rasch Girl"), C.H. Davis, Peggy Dell (as "Albertina Rasch Girl"), Peter Donald Jr., Ara Gerald, Michael Gray, Dorothy Hall, Patti Heaton (as "Albertina Rasch Girl"), Rita Horgan (as "Albertina Rasch Girl"), Charles S. Howard, Amalie Ideal (as "Albertina Rasch Girl"), Frances Langford (as "A Singer"), Charles C. Leatherbee, Owen Martin (as "Iceman/2nd Detective"), Mary Mascher (as "Albertina Rasch Girl"), Scott Moore, Mary Philips (as "Albertina Rasch Girl"), Tom Powers (as "Dr. Martin Goshen"), Joaquin Souther, Zelma Tiden, Harold Vermilyea (as "Matt Swann"), Janet Young. Produced by Richard Aldrich and Alfred De Liagre Jr.

(1937) Stage Play: Fulton of Oak Falls. Comedy.

(1937) Stage Play: Madame Bovary (Revival).

(1938) Stage Play: If I Were You. Farce. Written by Paul Hervey Fox and Benn W. Levy. Based on an idea in a novel by Thorne Smith. Scenic Design by Raymond Sovey. Directed by Benn W. Levy. Mansfield Theatre: 24 Jan 1938- Feb 1938 (closing date unknown/8 performances). Cast: Constance Cummings (as "Nellie Blunt"), Marie De Becker, J. Malcolm Dunn, Betty Field, Janet Hill, Bernard Lee, Mona Moray, Irving Morrow, John M. O'Connor, Harold Vermilyea (as "Kenneth Batty"). Produced by Paul Hervey Fox.

(1938) Stage Play: Gloriana. Comedy.

(1938) Stage Play: Outward Bound. Drama (revival).

(1941) Stage Play: Gabrielle. Written by Leonardo Bercovici. Based on "Tristan" by Thomas Mann. Directed by Randolph Carter. Maxine Elliott's Theatre: 25 Mar 1941- 26 Mar 1941 (2 performances). Cast: Charlotte Acheson, Frieda Altman (as "Frau Spatz"), Whit Bissell (as "Holm"), Grace Coppin, John Cromwell (as "Detlev Spinell"), Elaine Eldridge, Wilton Graff, Eleanor Lynn, Dwight Marfield, John McGovern, Byron McGrath, Frederic Tozere (as "Doctor Leander"), Harold Vermilyea (as "Anton Kloterjahn"), Martin Wolfson (as "General Hobein"). Produced by Rowland Leigh.

(1944) Stage Play: Jacobowsky and the Colonel. Comedy. Written by S.N. Behrman. Based on an original play by Franz Werfel. Incidental music by Paul Bowles. Assistant Stage Mgr: Bettina Cerf. General Stage Manager: Coby Ruskin. Directed by Elia Kazan. Martin Beck Theatre: 14 Mar 1944- 10 Mar 1945 (417 performances). Cast: Annabella (as "Marianne") [Broadway debut], Louis Calhern (as "Colonel Tadeusz Boleslav Stjerbinsky"), Oskar Karlweis (as "S.L. Jacobowsky"), Harold Vermilyea (as "Gestapo Official"), J. Edward Bromberg (as "Szabuniewicz"), Donald Cameron (as "Monsieur Serouille/Senator Brisson"), Philip Collier (as "Air Raid Warden"), Philip Coolidge (as "The Dice Player"), Harry Davis (as "Soloman/Papa Clarion"), Louise Dowdney (as "A Young Girl"), Joseph Kallini (as "Street Singer"), Peter Kass (as "Szycke"), Edward Kreisler (as "Sergeant De Ville/Second French Soldier"), Don Lee (as "Wilhelm/First German Soldier"), Jules Leni (as "Child"), Jane Marbury (as "Old Lady from Arras"), E.G. Marshall (as "Brigadier"), Kitty Mattern (as "Cosette"), Bob Merritt (as "Max/Second German Soldier"), Frank Overton (as "First Lieutenant"), Coby Ruskin (as "A Chauffeur"), William Sanders (as "The Commissaire"), Burton Tripp (as "Gendarme/First French Soldier"), Hilda Vaughn (as "Madame Bouffier"), Harrison Winter (as "Sleeping Shopkeeper"), Barry O'Moore (as "The Tragic Gentleman"). Replacement actors: Donald Arbury (as "Monsieur Serouille/Senator Brisson"), Oliver Cliff (as "The Dice Player"), Loney Lewis (as "Szabuniewicz"), Herbert Ratner (as "Air Raid Warden/Max/Second German Soldier"), Gwilym Williams (as "Street Singer"). Produced by The Theatre Guild (Theresa Helburn, Lawrence Langner: Administrative Directors). Produced in association with Jack H. Skirball. Note: Filmed as Me and the Colonel (1958).

(1945) Stage Play: Deep Are the Roots. Drama. Written by Arnaud D'Usseau and James Gow. Production Assistant: Coby Ruskin. Directed by Elia Kazan. Fulton Theatre: 26 Sep 1945- 16 Nov 1946 (477 performances). Cast: Barbara Bel Geddes (as "Genevra Langdon"), George Dice (as "Chuck Warren"), Evelyn Ellis (as "Bella Charles"), Carol Goodner (as "Alice Langdon"), Lloyd Gough (as "Howard Merrick"), Gordon Heath (as "Brett Charles"), Andrew Leigh (as "Sheriff Serkin"), Helen Martin (as "Honey Turner"), Douglas Rutherford (as "Bob Izay"), Harold Vermilyea (as "Roy Maxwell"), Charles Waldron (as "Senator Ellsworth") [final Broadway role]. Replacement actors during run: Edwin Jerome (as "Senator Ellsworth Langdon"), Donald MacDonald (as "Roy Maxwell"), Barbara O'Neil (as "Alice Langdon"). Produced by Kermit Bloomgarden and George Heller.

(1955) Stage Play: Deadfall. Melodrama.

(1939) Radio: On "Adventure In Reading", 5/29/39, NBC net. "The Moonstone" is dramatized. Harriet Sterling, Burford Hampden, Edmond O'Brien, Patricia Calvert, House Jameson, Ian Martin, Wilkie Collins (author), Helen Walpole (writer), Margaret Leaf (writer).

(1944) Radio: On "The Radio Hall Of Fame", 4/2/44, Blue Network. "Yakabovsky and The Colonel" with the original cast. Reginald Gardiner imitates wallpaper. Smith and Dale visit the famous "Dr. Kronkeit." Deems Taylor (MC), Louis Calhern, Annabella, 'Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra', Joe Smith (of "Smith and Dale"), Charles Dale (of "Smith and Dale"), Ethel Smith, Glenn Riggs (announcer), J. Edward Bromberg, Dee Englebach (producer, director), Abel Green (editor of "Variety").

(1938) Radio: On "The Rudy Vallee Hour", 7/14/38, NBC net. With Ina Claire in "Cadenza" by Patricia Collinge.

(1933) Radio: On "The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour". 11/9/33. NBC net. Ring Lardner's "The Love Nest" is dramatized with Jean Dixon, Homer Barton,

(1951) Radio: On "Crime Does Not Pay", 3/7/51. "Operation Payroll". Bob Williams (announcer), Marx B. Loeb (director), Ira Marion (writer), Jon Gart (composer, conductor), Burton Turkus (technical advisor).

(1941) Radio: On "Listen To The People", 7/4/41, NBC net. An original verse drama by Stephen Vincent Benet. Henry Hull, Howard Lindsay (host), Joe De Santis, Otto Preminger, Stephen Vincent Benet (author).

(1935) Radio: On "The Lux Radio Theatre", 10/28/35. CBS net, WABC, New York. George S. Kaufman (author). Vermilyea, James Marr, Leslie Adams, Clifford Walker, Zasu Pitts, Gene Lockhart, Donald Foster, Douglas Garrick (host), Marc Connelly (author), Mary Mason, Mary Newton, Stuart Fox, Ben Grauer (announcer), Anthony Stanford (director), Robert Armbruster (music director), George Wells (adaptor), Betty Hanna (commercial spokesman).

(1940) Radio: On "Great Plays", 3/10/40, Blue Network. "Secret Service". Onslow Stevens, Helen Claire, Alice Frost, Ruth Gilbert, Robert Walker, Fred Irving Lewis, William Janney, Georgette Harvey, Wiley Adams, William Gillette (author), Lester O'Keefe (adaptor), Blevins Davis (arranger of the series), Lampart Hill, Kenneth Michael, Tom Gunn, Robert Dryden, John James, Joseph Hauntie (conductor).

(1938) Radio: On "The Rudy Vallee Hour", 5/5/38, NBC net. With Boris Karloff in the drama "Danse Macabre."

(1939) Radio: On "Adventure In Reading", 6/12/39, NBC net. "Louisa May Alcott", the story of the famous author and her happy, though impoverished, childhood. The drama tells how she took her family experiences and created her famous book, "Little Women." Helen Walpole (writer, performer), Mitzi Gould, Ellen Marr, Charles Webster, James Van Dyke, Mary Michael, Ray Wright.

(1950) Radio: On "The Theatre Guild On The Air", 1/22/50. NBC. "The Willow and I". Armina Marshall (executive producer), Beatrice Pearson, Butch Cavell, F. Mark Smith (editor), Harold Levey (composer, conductor), Homer Fickett (director), Jane Wyman, John Patrick (author), Lawrence Langner (supervisor), Mel Ferrer, Mercedes Gilbert, Norman Brokenshire (announcer), Roger Pryor, Theresa Helburn (supervisor), Tom McKee, Virginia Radcliffe (adaptor).

(1937) Radio: On "The Royal Gelatin Hour", 3/4/37, NBC net. Rudy Vallee, Judith Anderson, Walter Abel, Gerald Hendricks, Mary Jane Walsh, Milton Douglas, Edgar Bergen, The Swing Kids, Clemence Dane (writer), Sy Baker (trumpet).