- (1917 - 1932) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1917) Stage Play: Over the Top. Musical revue. Book by Philip Bartholomae and Harold Atteridge. Music by Sigmund Romberg. Additional numbers by Herman Timberg. Lyrics by Matthew C. Woodward and Charles Manning. Musical Direction by Frank Tours. Additional lyrics by Philip Bartholomae. Additional music by Frank Carter. Choreographed by Allan K. Foster. Directed by J.C. Huffman. Lew Fields' 44th Street Roof Garden: 28 Nov 1917- 2 Feb 1918 (78 performances). Cast: Miss Arnold, Adele Astaire [Broadway debut], Fred Astaire [Broadway debut], Anita Baldwin, Muriel Barnes, T. Roy Barnes, Anna Berg, Aleen Bronson, Bly Brown, Craig Campbell, Clara Carroll, Jean Carroll, Miss Cassidy, Florence Challenger, Kewpie Collier, Ray Conlin, Paul Cordes, Louise Dale, Harry Detlof, Mary Eaton, Miss Eden, Miss Edward, Miss Forbes, Aileen French, Ada Fuld, Justine Johnstone, Joe Laurie, Miss Levine, Beatrice Little, Martha Lorber, Ted Lorraine, Ma-Belle, Charles Mack, Molly Moore, Frank Murphy, Miss Murray, Dagmar Oakland, Vivien Oakland, Betty Pierce, Miss Powell, Phyllis Prince, Jean Rebera, Rose Rolanda, Miss Rook, F. Rowe, Edna Russell, Emma Sharrock, Harry Sharrock, Beatrice Sommers, Miss Sortelle, Flo Summerville, Hal Taggart, Miss Warwick, Nina Whittmore, Hilda Wright, Miss Youde. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1918) Stage Play: The Passing Show of 1918. Musical revue. Book by Harold Atteridge. Music by Sigmund Romberg and Jean Schwartz. Lyrics by Harold Atteridge. Musical Director: Charles Previn. Additional lyrics by Joe Young, J. Will Callahan and Harry DeCosta. Additional music by Harry DeCosta, Ray Perkins, Russell Tarbox, Augustus Barratt and Lee S. Roberts. Scenic Design by Watson Barratt. Choreographed by Jack Mason. Directed by J.C. Huffman. Winter Garden Theatre: 25 Jul 1918- 9 Nov 1918 (142 performances). Cast: Arthur Albro, Adele Astaire, Fred Astaire, Kitty Astra, George Barnum, Edward Basse, Lare Benson, May Booth, Virginia Fox Brooks, Trixie Brunette, Nell Carrington, Dorothy Clay, Lew Clayton, Louise Conti, Fawn Conway, Ruth Coster, Rose Coyle, Beatrice De Roe, Adrienne Dillon, Peggy Dixon, Dorsha, David Dreyer, Helen Edwards, Alice Elliott, Billie Elliott, Florence Elmore, Violet Englefield, Frank Fay, Betty Fitch, Ella Foster, Inez Francis, Weedie Furlong, Pearl Germond, Mary Gray, Frank Hall, Jack Hall, Channing Hare, Marion Harley, Loretta Harris, George Hassell, Irene Held, Harry Homan, Eugene Howard, Willie Howard, Frances Hudson, Grace Keeshon, Elsie LaMont, Grace Lee, Jay Lindsay, Mona Lorraine, Isabelle Lowe, Ann Mason, Barbara McCree, Dolores Mendez, Emily Miles, Peggy Mitchell, Gypsy Mooney, Marion Mooney, Mae Moore, Lotta Morse, Nita Naldi, Helen Neary, Arline Page, Betty Palmer, Peggy Pendleton, Edith Pierce, Dorothy Pond, Peggy Radford, Stanley Rayburn, Trixie Raymond, Jessie Reed, Mary Rinehart, Betty Ritch, Grace Rivers, Isabelle Rodrigues, Olga Roller, Aileen Rooney, Charles Ruggles, George Schiller, Orilla Smith, Marie Stafford, Marion Stafford, Teddy Stevens, Lillian Stone, Ralph Symington, Nan Valentine, Dolly Wallace, Ethel Walsh, Sam White, Edna Whitney, Florence Wilde, Elsie Young. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1919) Stage Play: Apple Blossoms.
- (1921) Stage Play: Love Letter. Musical comedy.
- (1922) Stage Play: For Goodness Sake. Musical comedy. Material by Fred Jackson. Lyrics by Arthur Jackson. Music by William Daly and Paul Lannin. Musical Director: William Daly. Additional music by George Gershwin. Additional lyrics by Arthur Francis. Musical Staging by Allan K. Foster. Additional Staging by Julian Alfred. Directed by Priestly Morrison. Lyric Theatre: 21 Feb 1922- 20 May 1922 (103 performances). Cast: Harry R. Allen, Adele Astaire (as "Suzanne Hayden"), Fred Astaire, Roger Buckley, Helen Ford, Vinton Freedley, Marjorie Gateson, Jack Goeirs, Kitty Gray, John E. Hazzard, James Herold, Doris Hyde, Sylvia Jocelyn, Charles Judels, Bebe LaVelle, Muriel Lodge, Lenore Lukens, Dana Mayo, Peggy Mitchell, Fred Packard, Helen Paine, Ann Poulson, Phyllis Reynolds, Lorraine Sherwood, Russell Swann, Violet Vale. Produced by Alex Aarons.
- (1922) Stage Play: The Bunch and Judy. Musical comedy. Music by Jerome Kern. Book by Anne Caldwell and Hugh Ford. Lyrics by Anne Caldwell. Music orchestrated by Stephen Jones. Musical Director: Victor Baravalle. Scenic Design by Frank E. Gates and Edward A. Morange. Costume Design by Wanamaker, Paul Poiret and George Barbier. Directed by Fred G. Latham. Globe Theatre: 28 Nov 1922- 20 Jan 1923 (63 performances). Cast: Helen Allen, Adele Astaire (as "Judy Jordan/Paulina"), Fred Astaire (as "Gerald Lane/Antonio"), Roberta Beatty (as "Lady Janet"), Marie Brady, Maurice Chapman, Mabel Claire (as "Tessa"), Patrice Clark, Betty Cline, Lola Curtis, Ursula Dale, Clifford Daly, Roger Davis, Delano Dell, Hazel Donnelly, Johnny Dooley (as "Otto Steger/Rocco"), Ray Dooley (as "Evie Dallas/Lizetta"), Helyn Eby Rock, Louis Emery, Gertrude Feeley, Carol Flower, Margery Flynn, Marie Francis, Gladys Goldwin, Chester Grady, Edward Graham, Ona Hamilton, Grace Hayes, Bertha Holley, Jack Hughes, Eleanor Ladd, Doris Landy, Edna Locke, Madelyn Lombard, J.M. McKenzie, W. McLellan, Alida Middlecoat, Augustus Minton, Kathleen Mullane, Kenneth Munro, Elaine Palmer, Lee Patrick (as "Ensemble") [Broadway debut], Mary Pearce, Thomas Wigney Percyval (as "Foxhall Davidson"), Louise Powell, Eugene Revere (as "Kelly"), Charles Roberts, Adelaide Robinson, Rita Royce, Lydia Scott, Mildred Sinclair, Jet Stanley, Clifford Stone, George Tawde (as "Robin"), Philip Tonge (as "Lord Kinlock "), Al Watson, George Wharton, Lillian White (as "Marguerite de Belmont"), Ruth White (as "Estelle"), Billie Wilcox, R.H. Wilder. Produced by Charles B. Dillingham.
- (1924) Stage Play: Lady, Be Good. Musical comedy. Music by George Gershwin. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Based on material by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson. Musical Director: Paul Lannin. Music orchestrated by Paul Lannin, Robert Russell Bennett, Charles Grant, Stephen Jones, Max Steiner and William Daly. Musical direction by Sammy Lee. Directed by Felix Edwardes. Liberty Theatre: 1 Dec 1924-12 Sep 1925 (330 performances). Cast: Victor Arden, Ward Arnold, Adele Astaire, Fred Astaire, Jayne Auburn, Charles Bannister, James Bradbury, Walter Catlett, Patricia Clarke, Hal Crusins, Richard Devonshire, Dorothy Donovan, Alan Edwards, 'Cliff Edwards' (as "Jeff"), Edna Farrell, Jack Fraley, Alfred Hale, Peggy Hart, Maxine Henry, Dorothy Hollis, Harry Howell, Dorothy Hughes, Mary Hutchinson, Madeline Janis, Edward Jephson, Jeanearl Johnson, Grace Jones, Elmira Lahmann, Charles LaValle, Ethel Lind, Frances Lindell, Gertrude Livingstone, Bryan Lycan, 'Lionel Maclyn' (as "Ensemble"), Kathlene Martyn, Lillian Mitchell, Esther Morris, Francis Murphy, Phil Ohman, Tony Otto, Jessie Payne, Peggy Pitou, Peggy Quinn, Richard Renaud, Sylvia Shawn, Gerald Oliver Smith, Daniel Sparks, Mildred Stevens, Doris Waldron, Irene Wiley, Paulette Winston. Produced by Vinton Freedley and Alex Aarons.
- (1927) Stage Play: Funny Face. Musical comedy. Music by George Gershwin. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Book by Fred Thompson and Paul Gerard Smith. Musical Direction by Alfred Newman. Scenic Design by John Wenger. Costume Design by Kiviette. Dances and Ensembles by Bobby Connolly. Directed by Edgar J. MacGregor. Alvin Theatre: 22 Nov 1927- 23 Jun 1928 (244 performances). Cast: Adele Astaire (as "Frankie"), Fred Astaire (as "Jimmy Reeve"), Allen Kearns (as "Peter Thurston"), William Kent (as "Dugsie Gibbs"), Victor Moore (as "Herbert"), Kay Annis (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Winifred Beck (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Marcia Bell (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Vera Berg (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Edwin Bidwell (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Mildred Brower (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Dowell Brown (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Jean Carroll (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Helen Clare (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Austin Clark (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Betty Compton (as "Dora"), William Cooper (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Arthur Craig (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Norman Curtis (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Peggy Daubert (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Dorothy Dawn (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Eugene Day (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Ann Ecklund (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Adelyn Endore (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Jack Fraley (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Elsie Frank (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Sherry Gale (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Bob Gebhardt (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Gloria Glennon (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Ona Hamilton (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Earl Hampton (as "Chester"), Edwin Hodge (as "Hotel Clerk"), Thomas Hodges (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Alma Hookey (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Paul Jensen (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Dorothy Jordan (as "Bell Hop/Lady of the Ensemble"), Richard Keith (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Adrienne Lampel (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Helen Leslie (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), W.L. Mack (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Ted MacLean (as "Sergeant of Police"), 'Lionel Maclyn' (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Frances Markey (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Maxine Marshall (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Tom Martin (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Pauline Mason (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Ethel Maye (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Gertrude McDonald (as "June"), Estelle Mercier (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Gordon Merrick (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Lillian Michel (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Walter Munroe (as "Porter/Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Jo Navarro (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Elsie Neal (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Richard Neely (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Marie Otto (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Ruth Penery (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Boo Phelps (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Edwin Preble (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Peggy Quinn (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Fritz Reinhard (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Rita Romero (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Ruth Sato (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Marshall Scott (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Marjorie Seltzer (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Bobby Shutta (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Sam Simpson (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Ray Stilley (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Marion Tierney (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Billie Walker (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Walter Wandell (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Polly Williams (as "Lady of the Ensemble"). Produced by Alex Aarons and Vinton Freedley. Note: Filmed by Paramount Pictures as Funny Face (1957).
- (1930) Stage Play: Smiles. Musical comedy. Music by Vincent Youmans. Based on material by William Anthony McGuire. Lyrics by Clifford Grey [final Broadway credit during lifetime] and Harold Adamson. Additional lyrics by Ring Lardner. Music orchestrated by Paul Lannin [final Broadway credit]. Musical Director: Frank Tours. Choreographed by Ned Wayburn [final Broadway credit]. Directed by William Anthony McGuire. Ziegfeld Theatre: 18 Nov 1930- 10 Jan 1931 (63 performances). Cast: Arline Abers [credited as Arline Aber], Charlene Aber [credited as Charline Aber] (Broadway debut), Jean Ackerman, Larry Adler, Pirko Alquist, Adele Astaire (as "Dot Hastings"), Fred Astaire (as "Bob Hastings"), Mabel Baade, Elsie Behrens, Joey Benton, Virginia Biddle, Dorothy Bow, Bobby Broadsley, Virginia Bruce (as "Ensemble"), Pamela Bryant, Katherine Burke, Georgia Caine, Irving Carter, Gordon Clark, Frank Coletti, Betty Collette, Mary Collins, Walter Costello, Gertrude Dahl, Louis Delgado, Claire Dodd (as "Clara"), Marion Dodge, Betty Dumbris, Madeline Dunbar, Marcelle Edwards, Georgia Ellis, Caja Eric, Louise Estes, Dorothy Flood, Eddie Foy Jr. (as "Gilbert Stone"), Agnes Franey, Paul Gregory, Maxine Gross, Burnie Halloway, Kathryn Hereford, Maurine Holmes, Bob Hope (as "Ensemble"), Meredith Howard, Tom Howard, Ken Huntington, Jackie Hurlbut, Lorraine Jaillet, David Johns, Juliette Jordan, Bernard Jukes, Ann Sothern [credited as Harriette Lake] (Broadway debut), Marjorie LaVoe, Preston Lewis, Neva Lynn, Joe Lyons, Roy Mace, Martha Maggard, Pat Mann, Christine Maple, Rose Mariella, Doris May, Nellie Mayer, Constance McKenzie, Olive McLay, Marilyn Miller (as "Smiles"), Joseph Minitello, Hilda Moreno, Ruth Morgan, Patsy O'Day, Agnes O'Laughlin, Dorothy Patterson, Ruth Patterson, Peggy Peacock, Edward Raquello, Dolores Ray, Anna Rex, Adrian Rosely, Olga Royce, Charles Sager, Blanche Satchell, Phil Sheridan, Jack Spinello, Michael Stark, Ward Tallman, Ruth Tara, Norma Taylor, Harry Tighe, Lee Timmins, Helen Walsh, Jean Warren, Gil White. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
- (1931) Stage Play: The Band Wagon. Musical revue. Music by Arthur Schwartz. Lyrics by Howard Dietz. Book by George S. Kaufman and Howard Dietz. Lighting Design by Hassard Short. Scenic Design by Albert R. Johnson. Costume Design by Kiviette and Constance Ripley. Choreographed by Albertina Rasch. Directed by Hassard Short. New Amsterdam Theatre: 3 Jun 1931- 16 Jan 1932 (260 performances). Cast: Adele Astaire [final Broadway role], Fred Astaire (in "Sweet Music"/For Good Old Nectar/"Hoops" as "Simpson Cater/The Pride of Claghornes/"New Sun in the Sky"/"I Love Louisa"/"The Beggar Waltz"/Dance/"White Heat"/The Demonstrator/Pour La Bain), John Barker, Helen Broderick, Helen Carrington, Philip Loeb, Tillie Losch, Frank Morgan (as "Col. Jefferson Claghorne"), Francis Pierlot (as "Ely Cater"), Roberta Robinson, Jay Wilson. Produced by Max Gordon. Note: The play has no story line or musical connection to MGM's The Band Wagon (1953).
- (1920's- ). Productions known other than Broadway [list incomplete]:
- (1931) Stage Play: The Band Wagon.
- (19??). Stage: Appeared in "Stop Flirting" in London, England. Also in cast: Fred Astaire.
- (1932) Stage: Appeared in 'The Band Wagon" in London, England, 1932. Written by George Gershwin. Also in cast: Fred Astaire.
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