- (1913 - 1951) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1913) Stage Play: The Honeymoon Express. Musical/farce. Book by Joseph Herbert. Music by Jean Schwartz. Lyrics by Harold Atteridge. Musical Director: Oscar Radin. Music orchestrated by Frank Saddler. Additional music by Al Jolson, Al W. Brown and Alexander Borodin. Directed by Ned Wayburn. Winter Garden Theatre: 6 Feb 1913- 14 Jun 1913 (156 performances). Cast: Lou Anger (as "Gardonne, hotel keeper at Arignon"), Dorothy Armstrong (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Jane Arrol (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Lillian Baker (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Owen Baxter (as "Maurice, A poster painter"), Alma Braham (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Gladys Breston (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Fanny Brice (as "Marcelle, A domestic"), Stella Brindley (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Helen Broderick (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Bessie Burch (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Jack Carelton (as "Constant, Bachelor friend of Henri"), Sadie Carr (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Florence Coleman (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Mabel d'Elmar (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Babe Dakin (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Vera DeFord (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Gaby Deslys (as "Yvonne, Wife of Henri"), Harland Dixon (as "Alphonse, Expressman") [Broadway debut], Yansci Dolly (as "Marguerite, Gardonne's daughter"), Noelie Dolores (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), James Doyle (as "Gaston, Expressman"), Henry Dyer (as "Paul, Bachelor friend of Henri"), Melville Ellis (as "Doctor D'Zuvay"), Sven Erick (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Grace Falk (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Harry Fox (as "Pierre, Henri's friend"), Madeline Frain (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Nan Fredericks (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Laura Gaynelle (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Ernest Glendinning (as "Henri Dubonet"), Laura Hastings (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Robert Hastings (as "Eduard, Bachelor friend of Henri"), Grace Henry (as "Personnel of the Chorus") [Broadway debut], Bessie Holbrook (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Frank Holmes (as "Achille, bachelor friend of Henri"), Olive Horner (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Tao Howard (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Catherine Hurst (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Al Jolson (as "Gus, Butler at Dubonet's"), Florence Kern (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), John Kusky (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Marjorie Lane (as "Noelie, A maid"), Frankie Lee (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Marie Leonard (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Adah Lewis (as "Mme. de Bressie, Yvonne's Aunt"), Toby Lyons (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), David Marshall (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Gerald McDonald (as "Gautier, Bachelor friend of Henri"), Lois Moncrief (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Helen Mooney (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Paul Moore (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Jeanette Murray (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Louise Owen (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Dorothy Page (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Harry Pilcer (as "Baudry, A lawyer"), Agnes Richter (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Bobbie Roberts (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Mignon Rozelle (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Madelein Russe (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Clint Russell (as "Guillaume, bachelor friend of Henri"), Bessie Shannon (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Heloise Sheppard (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Kelcey Staunton (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Howard Stevens (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Geraldine Taylor (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Louis Van Blake (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Ella Vincent (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Minerva Walton (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Harry Wardell (as "Felix, A gateman"), Gilbert Watson (as "Marcus, A waiter"), Lillian West (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Ethel Wheeler (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Clara Whiteford (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Peggy Whitney (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Harry Wilcox (as "Personnel of the Chorus"), Gilbert Wilson (Personnel of the Chorus"), Maudie Worden (as "Personnel of the Chorus"). Produced by The Winter Garden Company.
- (1929) Stage Play: Top Speed. Musical comedy. Book by Guy Bolton. Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby. Lyrics by Bert Kalmar. Music by Harry Ruby. Musical Direction by Ivan Rudisill. Choreographed by John Boyle and Leroy Prinz. Directed by John Harwood. Chanin's 46th Street Theatre (moved to The Royale Theatre from 10 Mar 1930- close): 25 Dec 1929- 22 Mar 1930 (104 performances). Cast: Flo Allen, Lester Allen, Ray Apgar, Theodore Babcock, Tom Barrett, Laine Blaire, Billie Blake, Norine Bogan, Irene Carroll, Martha Carroll, Samuel Critcherson, Sunny Dale, George Del Drigo, Irene Delroy, Alan DeSylva, Adele Dickson, Harland Dixon, Valerie Dolaro Ensemble, Peggy Driscoll, John T. Dwyer, Enes Early, Olga Fox, Louise Francis, Mildred Franke, Paul Frawley, Fred Furman, William Hale, Lon Hascall, Mildred Hosee, Carolyn James, Gene Johnson, Marie Keve, George King, Jerry Kirkland, Hilda Knight, Willis Lawrence, Irving Lesser, Dixie Lester, Arthur May, Beth Meredith, Hal Morton, Kendall Northrop, Hermes Pan (as "Ensemble"), Lloyd Pedrick, Lorraine Power, John Quinn, Helen Rauth, Kay Reilly, Shirley Richards, Ginger Rogers (as "Babs Green") [Broadway debut], Mildred Rye, Paula Sands, Charlotte Silton, Frances Thress, Elinor Walent, Nondas Wayne, Ken Williams, Dodo Wyatt, Daniel Wyler. Produced by Bolton, Kalmar & Ruby Ltd. Note: Filmed by First National Pictures [dstributed by Warner Bros.] as Top Speed (1930) as a Joe E. Brown vehicle.
- Rainbow (1928). Musical/romance.
- (1927) Stage Play: Manhattan Mary. Musical comedy. Music by Ray Henderson. Book by Billy K. Wells and George White. Lyrics by Buddy G. DeSylva and Lew Brown. Music orchestrated by Maurice De Packh. Musical Director: William Daly. Costume Design by Max Weldy. Scenic Design by William Oden Waller. Additional Costumes by Schneider-Anderson Company and Juliette. Directed by George White. Apollo Theatre: 26 Sep 1927- 12 May 1928 (264 performances). Cast: Ed Wynn (as "Crickets"), Ona Munson (as "Mary Brennan"), George White (as "Himself"), Vada Alexander, Mae Clark (as "Viola Fay"), Harland Dixon (as "Bob Sterling, Stage Manager of Scandals"), Sue Elliott, Mary Farley, Suzanne Fleming, Paul Frawley (as "Jimmy Moore, Mary's Sweetheart"), Messrs. Goff, Kerr and Barth (as "Embassy Boys"), Lou Holtz (as "Sam Platz, a Bond Salesman"), Ray Hunt, Sam Ledner, Doree Leslie, The McCarthy Sisters, Victor Munro (as "Micky, A Hudson Duster"), Harry Oldridge (as "Police Sergeant/His Honor, the Mayor of New York City"), Amy Revere (as "Helen King, Premiere Danseuse of Scandals"), Marcel Rousseau (as "M. Max Duval, of the Folies Bergere, Paris"), The Scott Sisters, James Scott, Adele Smith, Paul Stanton (as "R.C. "Arcy" Black, a Bond Broker"), Dorothy Walters. Produced by George White.
- (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 (as "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.
- (1923) Stage Play: Ziegfeld Follies of 1923. Musical revue. Music by Victor Herbert, Rudolf Friml and Dave Stamper. Lyrics by Gene Buck. Sketches by: Eddie Cantor and Gene Buck. Musical Director: Oscar Radin. Additional music by Joseph McCarthy, Harry Tierney, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Blanche Merrill, Leo Edwards, Gabriel Daray, Edgar Leslie, Benton Ley, Lee David and Ambrose Thomas. Directed by Ned Wayburn. New Amsterdam Theatre: 20 Oct 1923 - 10 May 1924 (233 performances). Cast: Bernice Ackerman, Ethel Allis, Ruth Andrae, Wilma Ansell, Mary Bancroft, Virginia Beardsley, Doris Bennett, Mildred Billert, Lois Blackburn, Fanny Brice, Dorothy Brown, Lilly Burgess, Catherine Burke, Marie Callahan, Cynthia Cambridge, Louise Carlton, Joan Carter Waddell, Gladys Coburn, Hettie Cooper, Roy Cropper, Margaret Cummings, Marie Dahm, Helena D'Algy, May Daw, Claire DeFitamiere, Ferral Dewees, Harland Dixon, Helen Dobbins, Andre Dumont, Paulette Duval, Dorothy Ellis, Gladys Ellison, Helen Ellsworth, Alberta Faust, Hilda Ferguson, Mme. Florianne, Harriet Fowler, Catherine Gallimore, Millie Glossop, Florentine Gosnova, Hetty Graham, Roberta Grant, Sarah Granzow, Nelle Greasley, Beryl Halley, Marion Hamilton, Helen Henderson, Jean Henderson, Lew Hearn, Norah Jackson, Brooke Johns, Mary Julian, Bob Karna, Elizabeth Kay, Winnie Keane, Dorothy Kelsall, Flo Kennedy, Emma Klige, Alice Knowlton, Florence Kolinsky, Margaret Langhorne, Edna Leedom, Marjorie Leet, Linda, Virginia Magee, Maud Mansfield, Harriet Marned, Phyllis Mawer, Irma McShane, Lily McWilliams, Janet Megrew, Goodie Montgomery, Inez Moreno, Rita Moriarty, Polly Nally, Alma Nash, Raymond O'Brian, Gladys Peterson, Martha Pierre, Robert Quinault, Violet Regal, Billy Revel, Addie Rolfe, William Roselle, Iris Rowe, Gertrude Selden, Peggy Shannon, Heloise Sheppard, Harry Short, Margaret Sloan, Dave Stamper, Olga Steck, Charlotte Suddath, Beatrice Thorburn, Billie Tichenor, Dorothy Van Alst, Feon Vanmar, Hazel Vergess, Vivian Vernon, Hap Ward, Betty Warrington, Nondas Wayne, Marjorie Weaver, Arthur West, Elsie Westcott, Bert Wheeler, Betty Wheeler, Paul Whiteman, Paul Whiteman's Orchestra, Lois Wilde, Doris Wilson, Dottie Wilson, Imogene Wilson, Lily Winton, Stella Wooten, Helen Lee Worthing, Alexander Yarkovleff, Ruth Zoakay. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
- (1923) Stage Play: Kid Boots. Musical comedy ["A Musical Comedy of Palm Beach and Golf"]. Music by Harry Tierney. Book by William Anthony McGuire and Otto A. Harbach. Lyrics by Joseph McCarthy. Musical Direction by Louis Gress. Music orchestrated by Frank E. Barry. Directed by Edward Royce. Earl Carroll Theatre (moved to The Selwyn Theatre from 1 Sep 1924 close): 31 Dec 1923- 21 Feb 1925 (489 performances). Cast: Eddie Cantor (as "Kid Boots, Caddy Master"), Mary Eaton, Jack Andrews, Dove Atkinson, Robert Barrat (as "Randolph Valentine"), Beth Beri, William Blett, Eugenie Brew, Violet Brown, Marie Callahan, Eleanor Dell, Doris Dixon, Harland Dixon, Elizabeth Dougher, Juanita Erickson, Rass Erickson, Paul Everton, Harry Fender, Joan Gardner, Mareta George, Pearl Germond, Thomas Green, Betty Grey, Eunice Hall, Carlos Hatvary, Jobyna Howland, Sonia Ivanoff, Gladys Keck, Lloyd Keyes, Lily Kimari, Sylvia Kingsley, Edna Locke, Jessie Madison, William Maguire, Alma Mamay, Muriel Manners, Morton McConnachie, Frances McHugh (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Madelyn Morrisey, Victor Munroe, Dennis Murray, Polly O'Claire, George Olsen, John Patterson, Jessie Payne, Elva Pomfret, Violet Regal, Waldo Roberts [Broadway debut], Jack Rutherford [credited as John Rutherford] (as "Harold Regan, champion of Everglades Golf Club"), Evelyn Sayers, Harry Short, Carolyn Smith, Robert Spencer, Diana Stegman, Katharine Stuart, Ayres Tavitt, Mrs. Taylor, Carola Taylor, Ethelind Terry, Blossom Vreeland, Dick Ware, Florence Ware, Rella Winn, Velma Ziegler, Frank Zolt. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. Notes: (1) This production was one of the biggest hits of the Roaring 20's and is considered by many to be the quintessential Jazz Age Broadway musical. (2) Filmed by Famous Players-Lasky Corporation [distributed by Paramount Pictures] as Kid Boots (1926).
- Good Morning Dearie (1921). Musical comedy.
- (1918) Stage Play: The Canary. Musical comedy. Music by Ivan Caryll and Irving Berlin. Based on the French by Georges Berr and Louis Verneuil. Book by Harry B. Smith. Based on a novel by Frederic Mauzens. Musical Director: Harold Vicars. Additional music by Jerome Kern, William Kernell and Harry Tierney. Additional lyrics by Harry Clarke, P.G. Wodehouse, Anne Caldwell, Richard Fechheimer, Benjamin Hapgood Burt and Clifton Crawford. Scenic Design by Joseph Urban. Costume Design by Schneider-Anderson Company, Brooks Costume Company, Dowling and Griffiths and Gladys Monkhouse. Directed by Frederick G. Latham and Edward Royce. Globe Theatre: 4 Nov 1918- 15 Mar 1919 (152 performances). Cast: Isabel Adams (as "Chorus"), Sidney Ayres (as "Chorus"), Edna Bates (as "Mrs. Beasley"), Kay Beach (as "Chorus"), Wilmer Bentley (as "Rico"), Florence Bruce (as "Chorus"), Martine Burnley (as "Chorus"), Joseph Cawthorn (as "Timothy"), Evelyn Conway (as "Chorus"), Sheila Courtney (as "Chorus"), Peggy Dana (as "Chorus"), Evelyn Des Roches (as "Chorus"), Harland Dixon (as "Fleece"), James Doyle (as "Dodge"), Dorothy Duncan (as "Chorus"), Maude Eburne (as "Mary Ellen"), George Egan (as "A Minister"), Peggy Eleanor (as "Chorus"), Doris Faithful (as "Chorus"), Elsie Gordon (as "Chorus"), Pauline Hall (as "Chorus"), Sam Hardy (as "Ned Randolph"), Dorothy Harrigan (as "Chorus"), Louis Harrison (as "Dr. Dippy"), Helen Lovett (as "Chorus"), George Mack (as "Mr. Trimmer"), Albertine Marlowe (as "Chorus"), Lorraine Nelson (as "Chorus"), Marietta O'Brien (as "Chorus"), Lester Ostrander (as "Chorus"), Mary Philips (as "Chorus"), Peg Raymond (as "Chorus"), Corinth Rice, Muriel Riley (as "Chorus"), Julia Sanderson (as "Julie"), Mona Sartoris (as "Chorus"), Mildred Sinclair (as "Chorus"), Peggy Smith (as "Chorus"), Frank Snyder (as "Chorus"), Elsa Thomas (as "Chorus"), Clare Vernon (as "Chorus"), Charlotte Wakefield (as "Chorus"), George Wharton (as "Chorus"), Gladys White (as "Chorus"), Jean White (as "Chorus"), Lillian White (as "Chorus"), Peggy Williams (as "Chorus"), Esther Worth (as "Chorus"). Produced by Charles B. Dillingham.
- The Century Girl (1916). Musical revue. Music by Victor Herbert and Irving Berlin (also lyrics) and Henry Blossom. Musical Direction by Louis F. Gottschalk [final Broadway production] and Max Hoffmann. Additional music by Helen Trix, L. Wolfe Gilbert, Carey Morgan and James Kendis. Additional lyrics by Helen Trix, Harry B. Smith, L. Wolfe Gilbert, Carey Morgan, James Kendis and Elsie Janis. Directed by Edward Royce and Leon Errol. Century Theatre: 6 Nov 1916- 28 Apr 1917 (200 performances). Cast: Dave Abrams, Geraldine Alexander, Annette Bade, Adelaide Bell, Sam Bernard, Helen Borden, May Borden, Clara Carroll, Marjorie Cassidy, Miss Chase, Mildred Colby, Evelyn Conway, Arthur Cunningham, Miss Curtis, Hazel Dawn, Miss DeBeers, Ethel Delmar, Miss Dewey, Semone D'Herlys, Harland Dixon, Ethel Donaldson, James Doyle, Miss Ellison, Francis Ellsworth, Martha Erlich, Eileen Errol, Leon Errol, Madeline Fairbanks, Marion Fairbanks, Miss Feltes, Miss Field, Irving Fisher, Mildred Fisher, Elizabeth Gardiner, Miss Greete, Flo Hart, Hilda Hirsch, Miss James, Elsie Janis, Agnes Jepson, Harry Kelloski, Evelyn Kerner, Katherine Kohler, Miss Le Grande, May Leslie, Hazel Lewis, Ruby Lewis, Miss Logan, Miss Loring, Miss Mack, Miss Mackenzie, Eva Magnus, Vera Maxwell, Gus Minton, Miss Montague, Margaret Morris, Kathryn Perry, Miss Reeves, Yvonne Shelton, John Slavin, Lilyan Tashman (as "Empress Josephine"), Miss Wallace, Miss Whitney. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. and Charles B. Dillingham.
- Stop! Look! Listen! (1915). Musical comedy.
- (1914) Stage Play: Dancing Around. Musical revue. Music by Sigmund Romberg and Harry Carroll. Book by Harold Atteridge. Lyrics by Harold Atteridge. Musical Director: Oscar Radin. Music orchestrated by Oscar Radin and Frank Saddler. Music arranged by Melville Ellis. Additional music by Jack Judge and Jean Gilbert. Additional lyrics by Harry Williams. Costume Design by Melville Ellis. Lighting Design by Nick Kronyack. Scenic Design by P. Dodd Ackerman, H. Robert Law, George Williams and James Surridge. Train effect by Lincoln J. Carter and Thomas A. Morris. Choreographed by Jack Mason. Directed by J.C. Huffman. Winter Garden Theatre: 10 Oct 1914- 13 Feb 1915 (145 performances). Cast: Fred Bates, Rita Bates, Phil Branson, Eleanor Brown, Berti Burwell, Marie Caldwell, Dorothy Cameron, Hazel Cameron, Jack Carlton, Frank Carter, Jean Crane, Cecil Cunningham, Olive Dale, Aimee Dalmores, Jeanne Dare, Harry Davis, Mae Dealy, Ethel Dennison, Harland Dixon (as "Lieutenant Tommy"), Kitty Doner, Ted Doner, James Doyle, Bert Dunlap, Doris Easton, Melville Ellis, Verne Fitzpatrick, Earl Fox, Joy Gardner, Effie Graham, Bernard Granville (as "Lieutenant Hartley"), Bessie Gray, Mabel Grete, Estelle Hadden, Agnes Hall, Grace Hall, Irwin Hardy, Ruth Heil, Olga Hempstone, Caroline Hennessy, Rita Hernbrook, Katherine Hill, Mabel Hill, Natalie Holt, Howard Johnson, Katherine Johnson, Al Jolson (as "Monsieur Jean/Gus"), Ethel Kinley, Margie Kivel, Gladys Lang, Fred Leslie, Lester Lewis, Helen Lorraine, Mildred Manning, Helen Marche, Ruth Maybee, Marion McDonald, Mary McDonald, Eileen Molyneux, Marion Mooney, Dorothy Moran, Lotta Morse, Dorothy Nita, Helen O'Day, Peter O'Neill, Georgia O'Ramey, Marjorie Palmer, Catherine Perry, Lee Phelps, Mai Poth, Queene Queenen, Dorothy Quinn, Harold A. Robe, Mary Robson, Violet Rochlitz, Clint Russell, James Simpson, Gladys Smith, Raymond Smith, Alice Van Ryker, La Vina, Al Walton, Clifton Webb (as "Clarence"), Lucy Weston, Peggy Whitney, Harry Wilcox, Genevieve Wilmont, Charles Wilson. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1951) Stage Play: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
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