- (1927 - 1943) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1927) Stage Play: Patience [or Bunthorne's Bride]. Musical comedy. Theatre: Masque: 23 May 1927- 4 Jun 1927 (16 performances). Produced by Perke Hamberg Productions, Inc.
- (1929) Stage Play: Chippies. Comedy/drama. Written by Luther Yantis.
- Cabin in the Sky (1940). Musical fantasy. Music by Vernon Duke. Book by Lynn Root. Lyrics by John La Touche. Vocal arrangements by Hugh Martin. Musical Director: Max Meth. Music orchestrated by Domenico Savino, Charles Cook, Fod Livingston and Nathan Van Cleve. Based on a story "Little Joe" by Lynn Root. Scenic Design by Boris Aronson. Staged by George Balanchine. Choreographed by George Balanchine. Directed by Albert Lewis. Martin Beck Theatre: 25 Oct 1940- 8 Mar 1941 (156 performances). Cast: Talley Beattey (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Wilson Bradley (as "Messenger Boy/J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Claude Brown (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Georgia Burke (as "Lily"), Dick Campbell (as "Domino Johnson"), Rebecca Champion (as "J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Rita Christiana (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Helen Dowdy (as "J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Todd Duncan (as "The Lawd's General"), Katherine Dunham (as "Georgia Brown"), Earl Edwards (as "Second Henchman"), Lucille Ellis (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Maurice Ellis (as "Third Henchman"), Jiene Moxzer Harris (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer/Imp"), Rex Ingram (as "Lucifer, Jr."), Clarence Jacobs (as "J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), J. Louis Johnson (as "John Henry"), J. Rosamond Johnson (as "Brother Green"), Lawaune Kennard (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Ella MacLashley (as "J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Fradye Marshall (as "J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Alexander McDonald (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer/Imp"), Roberta McLaurin (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Arthur McLean (as "J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Al Moore (as "Dude"), Jieno Moxzer (as "Imp"), Rajah Ohardieno (as "Imp/Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Evelyn Pilcher (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Eulabel Riley (as "J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Carmencita Romero (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Edith Ross (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Archie Savage (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer/Imp"), Louis Sharp (as "Dr. Jones/J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Al Stokes (as "Devil's Messenger/J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Earl Sydnor (as "First Henchman"), J. Emanuel Vanderhans (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Laura Vaughns (as "J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Candido Vicenti (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Ethel Waters (as "Petunia Jackson"), Lavinia Williams (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Milton Williams (as "Fleetfoot"), Dooley Wilson (as "Little Joe Jackson"), Thomas Woosley. Produced by Albert Lewis and Vinton Freedley. Note: Filmed as Cabin in the Sky (1943).
- (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.
- (1932) Stage Play: Blessed Event. Comedy. Written by Manuel Seff and Forrest Wilson. Directed by Harlan Thompson. Longacre Theatre: 12 Feb 1932- May 1932 (closing date unknown/115 performances). Cast: Jean Adair, Robert Allen, Matt Briiggs, Charles D. Brown, Ollie Burgoyne, Kenneth Dana, Herbert Duffy, George Greenberg, Allen Jenkins (as "Frankie Wells"), Isabel Jewell, Herman Jones, Walter Kinsella, David Leonard, Ralph Locke (as "Louis Miller"), Eddie Lynch, Herman J. Mankiewicz (as "Waiter"), John Morrissey, Lee Patrick (as "Gladys Price"), Dorothea Petgen, Roger Pryor, John Robb, Lynn Root, Frank Rowan, Henry Shelvey, Thelma Tipson, Mildred Wall, Milton Wallace. Produced by Sidney Phillips and Harlan Thompson.
- (1934) Stage Play: The Milky Way. Comedy. Written by Lynn Root and Harry Clork. Directed by William W. Schorr. Cort Theatre: 8 May 1934- Jul 1934 (closing date unknown/63 performances). Cast: John Brown, Brian Donlevy (as "Speed McFarland"), Leo Donnelly (as "Gabby Sloan") [final Broadway role], Edward Emerson, William Foran, Gladys George (as "Anne Westey"), Emily Lowry, Hugh O'Connell (as "Burleigh Sullivan"), Bernard Pathe. Produced by Sidney Harmon and James R. Ullman. Note: Considering it did not recoup it's investment, this play proved surprising durable on film. It was purchased rather cheaply by Paramount-- recently out of receivership-- and produced as a Harold Lloyd vehicle as The Milky Way (1936) (a flop) and reworked a decade later by Samuel Goldwyn as The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) (a hit) with Danny Kaye in the starring role.
- (1940) Stage Play: Cabin in the Sky (1940). Musical fantasy. Music by Vernon Duke. Book by Lynn Root. Lyrics by John La Touche. Vocal arrangements by Hugh Martin. Musical Director: Max Meth. Music orchestrated by Domenico Savino, Charles Cook, Fod Livingston and Nathan Van Cleve. Based on a story "Little Joe" by Lynn Root. Scenic Design by Boris Aronson. Staged by George Balanchine. Choreographed by George Balanchine. Directed by Albert Lewis. Martin Beck Theatre: 25 Oct 1940- 8 Mar 1941 (156 performances). Cast: Talley Beattey (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Wilson Bradley (as "Messenger Boy/J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Claude Brown (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Georgia Burke (as "Lily"), Dick Campbell (as "Domino Johnson"), Rebecca Champion (as "J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Rita Christiana (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Helen Dowdy (as "J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Todd Duncan (as "The Lawd's General"), Katherine Dunham (as "Georgia Brown"), Earl Edwards (as "Second Henchman"), Lucille Ellis (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Maurice Ellis (as "Third Henchman"), Jiene Moxzer Harris (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer/Imp"), Rex Ingram (as "Lucifer, Jr."), Clarence Jacobs (as "J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), J. Louis Johnson (as "John Henry"), J. Rosamond Johnson (as "Brother Green"), Lawaune Kennard (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Ella MacLashley (as "J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Fradye Marshall (as "J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Alexander McDonald (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer/Imp"), Roberta McLaurin (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Arthur McLean (as "J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Al Moore (as "Dude"), Jieno Moxzer (as "Imp"), Rajah Ohardieno (as "Imp/Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Evelyn Pilcher (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Eulabel Riley (as "J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Carmencita Romero (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Edith Ross (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Archie Savage (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer/Imp"), Louis Sharp (as "Dr. Jones/J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Al Stokes (as "Devil's Messenger/J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Earl Sydnor (as "First Henchman"), J. Emanuel Vanderhans (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Laura Vaughns (as "J. Rosamond Johnson Singer"), Candido Vicenti (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Ethel Waters (as "Petunia Jackson"), Lavinia Williams (as "Katherine Dunham Dancer"), Milton Williams (as "Fleetfoot"), Dooley Wilson (as "Little Joe Jackson"), Thomas Woosley. Produced by Albert Lewis and Vinton Freedley. Note: Filmed as Cabin in the Sky (1943).
- (1936) Stage Play: Stork Mad. Farce. Written by Lynn Root and Frank Fenton. Directed by William Schorr. Ambassador Theatre: 30 Sep 1936- Oct 1936 (closing date unknown/5 performances). Produced by James R. Ullman.
- (1943) Stage Play: The Milky Way. Comedy (revival). Written by Lynn Root and Harry Clork. Directed by Rodney Hale. Windsor Theatre: 9 Jun 1943- 20 Jun 1943 (16 performances). Cast: Lewis Charles, Joey Faye, Helen Gillette, Bert Jeter, Max Leavitt, Lila Lee, Stanley Phillips, Marshall Reid, Jerry Sylvon. Produced by Lucia Victor. Note: Considering it did not recoup it's investment, this play proved surprising durable on film. It was purchased rather cheaply by Paramount-- recently out of receivership-- and produced as a Harold Lloyd vehicle as The Milky Way (1936) (a flop) and reworked a decade later by Samuel Goldwyn as The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) (a hit) with Danny Kaye in the starring role.
- (November 1934) Harry Clork and his play, "The Milky Way," was performed at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio.
- (November 23 to December 4, 1950) He directed his play, "Heaven Help The Angels," at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California. Gilmor Brown was artistic director.
- (Summer 1972) Harry Cork and her play, "The Milky Way," was performed in a Cherry County Playhouse production under the Dome at the Park Palace Hotel in Traverse City, Michigan with George Lindsay in the cast. Ruth Bailey was founder and artistic director.
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