(December 30, 1937 - c.January 3, 1938) "Straw Hat," original comedy; written by Kurt Unkelbach; staged, produced, and directed by
Nat Burns; with
Frederick A. Bell (portraying Ossie);
Nat Burns (portraying Mac Bodeen); Frances Clay (portraying Tillie);
Barbara Billingsley (as Barbara Combes) (portraying Laureen Lee in her Broadway debut);
Melbourne Ford (portraying Anthony Marks);
Frank Gibney (portraying Leslie Arnold); Phyllis Goodwin (portraying Denny);
Esther 'Faity' Leeming-Tuttle (as Esther Leeming) (portraying Madame Karnoff); Sylvia Leigh (portraying Louise);
Ruth McDevitt (as Ruth Thane McDevitt) (portraying Mrs. Marks); Toni Merritt (portraying Mary);
Gordon Peters (portraying Lu Miller); Maxine Roscoe (portraying Betty);
Louis Schultz (portraying Johnny); and
William Terry (as William A. Terry) (portraying Joe) in the cast; on Broadway at the Nora Bayes Theatre (demolished 1945), Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (4 total performances, unknown previews).