- (1923 - 1951) Active on Broadway [usually as Olsen and Johnson] in the following productions:
- (1923) Stage Play: Ziegfeld Follies of 1923 [Summer Edition] (1923). Musical revue. Sketches by Ralph Spence and Eddie Cantor. Music by Victor Herbert, Louis A. Hirsch and Dave Stamper. Lyrics by Gene Buck. Musical Direction by Oscar Radin. Additional music by Charles Tobias, Eddie Cantor, Jean Schwartz, Ernest Breuer, Walter Donaldson and J. Turner Layton. Additional lyrics by Charles Tobias, Eddie Cantor, Chic Johnson [earliest Broadway credit], Ole Olsen [earliest Broadway credit], Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young, Henry Creamer and Buddy G. DeSylva. Scenes by Joseph Urban. Directed by Ned Wayburn. New Amsterdam Theatre: 25 Jun 1923- 15 Sep 1923 (96 performances). Cast: Babs Aitlen, Leonora Baron, Michael Barroy, Clara Beresbach, Emma Beresbach, Nina Byron, Erla Calame, Eddie Cantor, Betty Carsdale, Dorothy Clarkson, Thelma Connor, Velma Connor, Dolly Daggars, Ethel Dale, Helena D'Algy, Eleanor Dana, Audrey Darrell, Mae Daw, Alma Drange, Marcelle Earle, Mary Eaton, Pearl Eaton, Dolly Evans, Victoria Gale, Ed Gallagher, Joan Gardner, Alexander Gray, Gilda Gray, Ivy Halstead, Netta Hill, May Howard, Ada Hughes, Sonia Ivanoff, Beatrice Jackson, Hazel Jennings, Brooke Johns, Naomi Johnson, Simeon Karavaeff, Kello Brothers, Lily Kimari, Virginia King, Julia Kingsley, Sylvia Kingsley, Teddy Knox, Frank Lambert, Evelyn Law, Mary Lewis, Kitty Littlefield, Jean Lloyd, Martha Lorber, Pansy Maness, Hallie Manning, Irene Marcellus, Ilsa Marvenga, Pauline Mason, Beulah McFarland, Constance McLaughlin, Janet Megrew, Madge Merritt, Hilda Moreno, Polly Nally, Cora Neary, Jimmy Nervo, Al Ochs, Joe Opp, Olive Osborne, Elaine Palmer, Annie Patron, Ann Pennington, Serge Pernikoff, Elsa Peterson, Pearl Prosser, Jesse Reed, Anastasia Reilly, Frances Reveaux, Marion Rich, Addie Rolfe, Nellie Savage, Jack Scott, Gertrude Selden, J.J. Shannon, Al Shean, Marie Shelton, Grant Simpson, Beatrice Singleton, Nellie Smith, Kathryn Stoneburn, Muriel Stryker, The Follies Four, Tiller Girls, Irene Todd, Andrew Tombes, Brandon Tynan, Ruth Urban, Vangie Valentine, Miriam Vandergriff, Shirley Vernon, Vivian Vernon, Blossom Vreeland, Irene Wales, Marie Wallace, Betty Webb, Hazel Webb, Madlyn Wells, Fay West, West and McGinty, Edna Wheaton, Margie Whittington, Lois Wilde, Betty Williams, Willy, Elsie Woodall. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr..
- (1938) Stage Play: Hellzapoppin' (The Screamlined Revue [Designed for Laughing]). Musical revue. Music by Sammy Fain and Charles Tobias. Book by Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson. Directed by Eddie Dowling. 46th Street Theatre (moved to The Winter Garden Theatre from 26 Nov 1938- 23 Nov 1941 then to The Majestic Theatre on 25 Nov 1941- close): 22 Sep 1938- 17 Dec 1941 (1404 performances). Cast: Chic Johnson, Ole Olsen, Billy Adams, The Aloha Maids, Barto & Mann, Berg and Moore, The Charioteers, Bettymae Crane, Beverly Crane, Syd Dean, Ray Kinney, Walter Nilsson, J.C. Olsen, The Radio Rogues, Bonnie Reed, Mel Reed, Roberta & Ray, Hal Sherman, The Starlings, Dorothy Thomas, Shirley Wayne, Whitey's Steppers, June Winters. Replacement actors included: Mary Boland (as "Ensemle"), Jay C. Flippen, Renee Havel, Anne Middleton, Dolly Spence, Milton Stern. Produced by Olsen & Johnson and Lee & Shubert and J.J. Shubert. Note: (1) It's doubtful if audiences ever saw the same outrageous show exactly the same way twice, which became part of its appeal. It was the most popular show produced on pre-war Broadway. (2) Filmed by Mayfair Productions [distributed by Universal Pictures] as Hellzapoppin' (1941).
- (1939) Stage Play: Streets of Paris. Musical revue. Music by Jimmy McHugh. Lyrics by Al Dubin. Additional numbers by Harold Rome. Sketches by Charles Sherman, Tom McKnight, S. Jay Kaufman, Eddie Dowling (credited as Edward Duryea Dowling), James La Ver, Frank Eyton and Lee Brody. Music arranged by Hans Spialek. Vocal arrangements by Hugh Martin. Costume Design by Irene Sharaff. Lighting Design by Eddie Dowling. Scenic Design by 'Lawrence L. Goldwasser' (v). Dances and Ensembles Staged by 'Robert Alton (I)'. Directed by Eddie Dowling. Broadhurst Theatre: 19 Jun 1939- 10 Feb 1940 (274 performances). Cast: Bud Abbott (as "Customs" Performer/"On the Boulevard" Performer/Manager, "Rest Cure"/Capi, "That's Music"/"The French Have a Word for It" Featured Performer"), Bobby Clark (as "The Photographer"/"Is It Possible?" Singer/Marie's Father/The Convict's Return/Michael/The Convict's Return/Armand/The Convict's Return/Warden/The Convict's Return/Man/A Noel Coward Custom/"Robert the Roue" Performer/Mr. Migglesworth"/"The Spy"/"Mr. Prout"/"That's Music"/"The French Have a Word for It" Featured Performer), Lou Costello (as "Customs" Performer/"On the Boulevard" Performer/"Searcher"/"Rest Cure"/"Marcel"/"That's Music"/"The French Have a Word for It" Featured Performer"), Luella Gear, Carmen Miranda (as "South American Way" Featured Performer/"The French Have a Word for It" Featured Performer), Yvonne Bouvier, Billy Branch, Gower Champion, Ben Dova, Gloria Gilbert, Hylton Sisters, Margaret Irving, Magda Kari, Della Lind, Jack McCauley [credited as John McCauley], Jeanne Readinger, Jo Readinger, Buddy Roberts, Jeanne Tyler, Ward & Van, Milton Watson, Lincoln Wilmerton, Mary Ann, Alice Anthony, Bill Aubrey, Betty Bartley, Barbara Beech, Flora Boes, Trudy Burke, Lucy Chandler, Aina Constant, Richard D'Arcy. Shannon Dean, Enez Early, Hugh Ellsworth, Peggy Galimore, Jackie Gateley, Arthur Grahl, Lynda Grey, Margaret Hall, William Hawley, Mildred Hughes, Henning Irgens, Marguerite James, Charles La Torre, Edith Lambot, Nancy Lewis, Lillian Lillemy, Hugh Martin (as "Monsieur"/"The Ensemble Speaks"), Maxine Martin, Michael Moore, Frederic Nay, Olive Nicholson, Mary Ann O'Brien, Frances O'Day, Leona Olsen, Mischa Pompianov, Jean Sablon, Bernice Smith, Tony Stuart, Ramon Vinay, Edward Wells, Lincoln Wilderton. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert. Produced in association with Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson.
- (1950) Stage Play: Pardon Our French. Musical revue.
- (1944) Stage Play: Laffing Room Only. Musical comedy/revue. Music by Burton Lane. Lyrics by Burton Lane. Book by Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson and Eugene Conrad. Arranger for Glee Club: Pam Davenport, Roy Ringwald and Robert Shaw. General Director for Olsen and Johnson David Murray. Production Supervised by Harry A. Kaufman. Scenic Design by Stewart Chaney. Costume Design by Billy Livingston. Assistant to Mr. Livingston: Kasia Spilos. Assistant to Mr. Chaney: Peggy Clark. Company Manager: George Leffler. Stage Director: Dennis Murray. Stage Manager: Henning Irgens. Assistant Stage Mgr: Cliff Crist. Conducted by John McManus. Assistant to Robert Alton: Harry Pogue. Press Representative: C.P. Greneker, Joe Flynn and Stanley Seiden. Assistant to John Murray Anderson: Arny Saint Subber. Company Manager: George Leffler. Production staged by John Murray Anderson. Choreographed by Robert Alton. Comedy directed by Edward F. Cline [final Broadway credit]. Winter Garden Theatre: 23 Dec 1944- 14 Jul 1945 (232 performances). Cast: Jack Allen (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/British Soldier/Go Down To Boston Harbor/On Broadway/Stop That Dancing/Uncle/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'"), Tony Anzy (as "Guest/Tourist/City Hall/"The Ghost Train" Performer"), William Archibald (as "Go Down To Boston Harbor" Dancer/ The Sailor/Stop That Dancing/"Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'" Dancer McCoy Son/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'/The Hollywood Producer/ Sunny California"), Ray Arnett (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/In Harlem/Stop That Dancing/"This Is As Far As I Go" Singer"), Vicki Barrett (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer"), Virginia Barrett (as "An Apartment in 1980" Ensemble/"The Ghost Train" Performer/Neighbor/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'/In the box/Intermission/"In a Radio Station" Ensemble/"The Hellzapoppin Polka" Dancer"), George Beach (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Singer/British Soldier/Go Down To Boston Harbor/"The Ghost Train" Performer"), O'Donnell Blair (as "Guest/Tourist/City Hall/"The Piano Movers" Performer"), May Block (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/At El Morocco Stop That Dancing"), Gene Bone (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Singer/Firing Squad/The Russian Art Players"), Margaret Brander (as "Soprano/Moments Musicals"), Margot Brander (as "Guest/Tourist/City Hall/In the box Intermission"), Robert Breton (as "Count Dimitri Resluvsky/The Russian Art Players/Son/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'/Hollywood Announcer/In a Radio Station"), Kenny Buffett (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/At El Morocco Stop That Dancing/The Beau/Got That Good Time Feelin'/Juvenile Star/Sunny California"), Harry Burns (as "In the lobby/Before the Show/Guest/Tourist/City Hall/"An Apartment in 1980" Ensemble/ Son/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'"), Francis Cooke (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Singer/Firing Squad/The Russian Art Players/The Cameraman/Sunny California"), Cliff Crist (as "In a Radio Station" Ensemble"), Lillion Cross (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/Girl Patriot/Go Down To Boston Harbor/On Broadway/Stop That Dancing"), Ernie D'Amato (as "Guest/Tourist City Hall/"The Ghost Train" Performer/Son/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'"), Shannon Dean (as "Guest/Tourist/City Hall/"An Apartment in 1980" Ensemble "In a Radio Station" Ensemble/"The Hellzapoppin Polka" Dancer"), Dorothy Demolina (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/Girl Patriot/Go Down To Boston Harbor/At El Morocco/Stop That Dancing"), Dippy Diers (as "In the lobby/Before the Show/In the box/Intermission"), Norman Drew (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/British Soldier/ Go Down To Boston Harbor/"This Is As Far As I Go" Singer/Uncle/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'"), Penny Edwards (as "Guest/Tourist/City Hall/At El Morocco/Stop That Dancing/"The Ghost Train" Performer/The Hollywood Star/Sunny California"), Bruce Evans (as "Prince Vasiloff/The Russian Art Players/Guest/Tourist/City Hall/Colonel/The Russian Art Players/"An Apartment in 1980" Ensemble/Judge/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'/"In a Radio Station" Ensemble"), Tom Fletcher (as "The Ghost Train" Performer"), Betty Garrett (as "Go Down To Boston Harbor" Singer/"Stop That Dancing" Singer/"This Is As Far As I Go" Singer/"Sunny California" Singer/"The Steps of the Capitol" Singer"), Betty Gilpatrick (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Singer/"The Steps of the Capitol" Singer"), Dody Goodman [credited as Dolores Goodman] (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer"), Virginia Gorski (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer"), Frances Henderson (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/Guest/Tourist/City Hall/In Greenwich Village/Stop That Dancing/"The Ghost Train" Performer/"In a Radio Station" Ensemble/"The Hellzapoppin Polka" Dancer"), Gae Hess (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/Girl Patriot/Go Down To Boston Harbor/"An Apartment in 1980" Ensemble/In Greenwich Village/Stop That Dancing/"The Ghost Train" Performer"), Penny Holt (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/In Central Park/Stop That Dancing/"The Hellzapoppin Polka" Dancer"), Gretchen Houser (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/Guest/Tourist/City Hall/In Harlem/Stop That Dancing/"The Hellzapoppin Polka" Dancer"), Catherine Johnson (as "Anna/The Russian Art Players"), Chic Johnson (as "General Duquesne/Go Down To Boston Harbor/Mr. Tenant/An Apartment in 1980/"Pocatello, Idaho" Performer "The Ghost Train" Performer/Bride/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin' "The Piano Movers" Performer/The Sound Man/In a Radio Station"), Marjorie Johnstone (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/At El Morocco/Stop That Dancing"), Lee Joyce (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/Guest/Tourist/City Hall/In Harlem/Stop That Dancing"), Elana Keller (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/Conspirator/Go Down To Boston Harbor"), James Kovach (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Singer"), Sam Kramer (as "Cellist/Moments Musicals"), Mary La Roche (as "Sonya/The Russian Art Players/"Got That Good Time Feelin'" Singer/"In a Radio Station" Ensemble/"The Hellzapoppin Polka" Dancer"), Jean Lawrence (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Singer"), Eleanor Leaman (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/Girl Patriot/Go Down To Boston Harbor/On Broadway/Stop That Dancing/ "The Ghost Train" Performer/Mother Hatfield/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'/"The Hellzapoppin Polka" Dancer"), Kathryn Lee (as "Go Down To Boston Harbor" Dancer/"Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'" Dancer/Daughter/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'/The Ballerina/Got That Good Time Feelin'"), Patricia Lenn (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer"), Jennie Lewis (as "An Apartment in 1980" Ensemble/"The Ghost Train" Performer/Ma McCoy/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'/"In a Radio Station" Ensemble"), Frank Libuse (as "In the audience/Before the Show/The Conductor/Overture/Guest/Tourist/City Hall/Harpist/Moments Musicals/In the box/Intermission"), J.C. McCord (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/"Go Down To Boston Harbor" Dancer/Conspirator/Go Down To Boston Harbor/In Greenwich Village/Stop That Dancing/"This Is As Far As I Go" Singer"), Ted McGinty (as "Guest/Tourist/City Hall/"An Apartment in 1980" Ensemble"), Tom McKee (as "Flutist/Moments Musicals/"The Ghost Train" Performer/"In a Radio Station" Ensemble"), Lee Michel (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/In Greenwich Village/Stop That Dancing/"This Is As Far As I Go" Singer"), Jean Moorhead (as "Guest/Tourist/City Hall/Mrs. Tenant/An Apartment in 1980/"The Ghost Train" Performer/"Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'" Singer/Child/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'/"In a Radio Station" Ensemble"), Olive Nicolsen (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/In Greenwich Village/Stop That Dancing"), Mariane Oliphant (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/At El Morocco/Stop That Dancing"), Ole Olsen (as "Real Estate Agent/An Apartment in 1980/"Pocatello, Idaho" Performer/"The Ghost Train" Performer/Bridegroom/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'/"The Piano Movers" Performer/A Radio Announcer/In a Radio Station"), Olsen & Johnson (as "Guest/Tourist/City Hall"), Frederick Peters (as "Company Manager/overture/"Hooray for Anywhere" Singer/Conspirator/Go Down To Boston Harbor/"The Ghost Train" Performer/Neighbor/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'"), Kenneth Petersen (as "This Is As Far As I Go" Singer/British Soldier/Go Down To Boston Harbor/In Harlem/Stop That Dancing"/"Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer"), Jack Pierce (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/Guest/Tourist/City Hall/"An Apartment in 1980" Ensemble/In Central Park/Stop That Dancing/"This Is As Far As I Go" Singer"), Andrew Ratousheff (as "An Apartment in 1980" Ensemble/In the box/Intermission/"In a Radio Station" Ensemble"), Buddy Rogers (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/"An Apartment in 1980" Ensemble/"This Is As Far As I Go" Singer"), Herbert Ross (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/British Soldier/Go Down To Boston Harbor/On Broadway/Stop That Dancing/"This Is As Far As I Go" Singer/Father/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'/The Suitor/Got That Good Time Feelin'"), Roy Russell (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Singer"), Edward Sanders (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Singer"), Charles Senna (as "Stage Manager/Overture/Guest/Tourist/City Hall/"An Apartment in 1980" Ensemble/"The Ghost Train" Performer/Son/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'/"In a Radio Station" Ensemble"), Otto Simanek "Hooray for Anywhere" Singer"), Allen Stewart (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Singer"), Doris Sward (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Singer/"The Hellzapoppin Polka" Dancer"), Tommy Thompson (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Singer/Firing Squad/The Russian Art Players/Juvenile Star/Sunny California"), June Walker (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/Grandmother/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'/"The Hellzapoppin Polka" Dancer"), Billy West (as "In the lobby/Before the Show/"The Ghost Train" Performer"), Susan West (as "An Apartment in 1980" Ensemble/"The Hellzapoppin Polka" Dancer"), Lou Wills Jr. (as "Guest/Tourist/City Hall/"Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'" Singer"), Doris York (as "Hooray for Anywhere" Dancer/Guest/Tourist/City Hall/"The Hellzapoppin Polka" Dancer"), Bill Young (as "Guest/Tourist/City Hall/"An Apartment in 1980" Ensemble/ "The Ghost Train" Performer/Neighbor/Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin'/"In a Radio Station" Ensemble"), Joe Young (as "Guest/Tourist/City Hall/"An Apartment in 1980" Ensemble/"Pocatello, Idaho" Performer/"The Ghost Train" Performer/"In a Radio Station" Ensemble"). Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert, Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson.
- (1942) Stage Play: Count Me In. Musical revue. Music/lyrics by Ann Ronell. Based on material by Walter Kerr and Leo Brady. Music orchestration by Russell Bennett. Special orchestral arrangements by Hans Spialek and Don Walker. Vocal arrangements by Buck Warnick. Choreographed music by Will Irwin. Directed by Robert Ross. Ethel Barrymore Theatre: 8 Oct 1942- 21 Nov 1942 (61 performances). Cast: Charles Butterworth (as "Papa"), Luella Gear (as "Mama"), Leonard Adriance, Jean Arthur (as "Jean" and "Dancing Girl"), Carolyn Ayers, Jim Barron, Robert Bay, Mary Alice Bigham, Whit Bissell [credited as Whitner Bissell] (as "First Draftee/Australian Announcer/Lowell Cabot, U.S.N./On Leave For Love" Singer/Dancer), Richard Brasno, Vincent Carbone, Gower Champion (as "Teddy Roosevelt Brandywine"), Willis Claire, Julie Colt, Kay Coulter, Danny Daniels, Jean Darling, Alice Dudley, Lew Eckles (as "F.B.I. Man"), Luella Gear, Johanna Gillman, Dorothy Griffin, Victor Griffin, Mary Healy, Stanley Jessup (as "FBI Man"), Charles Julian, Agnes Kane, Cornelia Kilbourn, June Kim, Cookey Kley, Jack Lambert, Alfred Latell, Hal Le Roy (as "Alvin York Brandywine/Dancer"), Kay Lewis, Claire Loring, Bubbles Mandl, Joe E. Marks, Melissa Mason, John McCauley, Dolores Milan, Janie New, Olga Novosel, William O'Shay, Jeanette Owens, Gibbs Penrose, June Preisser (as "Tommy/Dancer"), Don Richards, Jack Riley (as "Dancing Boy"), Harry Rogue, Betsy Ross, Dixie Ross, Vicki Ross, Elizabeth Ryan, Margaret Ryan, William Sharon, Robert Shaw, Nina Starkey, Marian Sumetz, Alice Tyrell, Joe Viggiano, Milton Watson, Pat Weakley, Don Weissmuller, Marie Wilson, Willard Woolsey. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J.Shubert, Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Richard W. Krakauer and W. Horace Schmidlapp. Production supervised by Harry Kaufman.
- (1941) Stage Play: Sons o' Fun. Musical comedy.
- (1941) Stage Play: Snookie. Written by Thomas A. Johnstone. Jingles by William B. Friedlander. Scenic Design by Frederick Fox. Directed by William B. Friedlander. John Golden Theatre: 3 Jun 1941-14 Jn 1941 (closing date unknown/15 performances). Cast: Florenz Ames (as "Old Bill"), William Harrigan (as "Quigley"), Jack Hartley (as "Sam Tucker"), John Hetherington (as "Quincy"), Roy Johnson (as "Jerry"), John Kirk (as "Gallup"), Lou Lubin (as "Ten Percent"), John McCauley (as "Balmy"), Edward J. Nugent (as "Tommy"), J.C. Nugent (as "Mr. West"), Daniele Porise (as "Home James"), Angi O. Poulos (as "El Galio"), Betty Jane Smith (as "Stupid Stella"), Julie Stevens (as "Sue"), Lawrence Weber (as "Jim Jones"). Produced by Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson.
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