- (1896 - 1927) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1896) Stage Play: Secret Service. Melodrama. Written by William Gillette. Garrick Theatre: 5 Oct 1896- Mar 1897 (unknown performances). Cast: Martin Alsop, Joseph Brennan [Broadway debut], William Gillette, Amy Busby Roy [credited as Amy Busby], Campbell Gullan, H.D. James. Produced by Charles Frohman. Note: Filmed by Paramount Pictures as Secret Service (1919), and by Radio Pictures as Secret Service (1931) as a Richard Dix vehicle.
- (1899) Stage Play: The Only Way. Drama/romance. Written by Freeman Wills. Based on "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens. Directed by William Seymour. Herald Square Theatre (moved to The Garrick Theatre from 16 Oct 1899 to close): 16 Sep 1899- Nov 1899 (closing date unknown/74 performances). Cast: Margaret Anglin (as "Mimi"), Harrison Armstrong, G. Bernage, Mary Boylan, Joseph Brennan, Earle Brown, George S. Christie, Margaret Dale (as "Lucie Manette") [Broadway debut], Rienzi De Cordova, Joseph Delman, Byron Douglas, Daniel H. Harkins, George S. Irving, Douglas Lloyd, Henry Miller, Edward J. Morgan, Anson Rood, Westward Saunders, Harry Spear, James H. Stoddart, H.A. Weaver, Clara Wisdom. Produced by Charles Frohman. Note: Filmed by Herbert Wilcox Productions (UK) [UK distribution by First National-Pathé Pictures] as The Only Way (1925).
- (1921) Stage Play: The Return of Peter Grimm. Drama (revival). Written by David Belasco. Belasco Theatre: 21 Sep 1921- Nov 1921 (closing date unknown/78 performances). Cast: Marie Bates (as "Mrs. Batholommey") [final Broadway role], William Boag (as "Rev. Henry Batholommey"), Joseph Brennan (as "Andrew MacPherson'), Miriam Doyle (as "Kathrien"), Richard Dupont (as "Willem"), David Malcom (as "The Clown"), Marie Reichardt (as "Marta"), John Sainpolis (as "Frederik"), David Warfield (as "Peter Grimm"), John F. Webber (as "Colonel Tom Lawton"), George Wellington (as "James Hartman"). Produced by David Belasco. Notes: (1) Filmed by Radio Pictures [distributed by RKO Radio Pictures] as The Return of Peter Grimm (1935). (2) Lux Radio Theater broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on 13 Feb 1939 with Lionel Barrymore reprising his film role.
- (1916) Stage Play: Mister Antonio. Written by Booth Tarkington. Lyceum Theatre: 18 Sep 1916- Oct 1916 (closing date unknown/48 performances). Cast: Joseph Brennan (as "Milton Jorny"), Jessie Crommette (as "Mrs. Walpole"), Winona Dennison (as "Mrs. Cooder"), Ernest A. Elton (as "Rev. Jesse Walpole"), Robert Harrison (as "Joe"), Frances Landy (as "Avalonio Jorny"), William Lorenz (as "Mr. Cooder"), Agnes Marc (as "Pearl"), John McCabe (as "Tug"), Patterson McNutt (as "Earl") [Broadway debut], Walter F. Scott (as "George Riddle"), Otis Skinner (as "Antonio Camaradonio"), Louise Sydmeth (as "Mrs. Jorny"), Sue Ann Wilson (as "Minnie Riddle"), Eleanor Woodruff (as "June Ramsey"). Produced by Charles Frohman Inc. Note: Filmed by Tiffany-Stahl Productions [distributed by Tiffany Productions] as Mister Antonio (1929) [film partially lost as of Jul 2014].
- (1915) Stage Play: Sherlock Holmes [Being a hitherto unpublished episode in the career of the great detective and showing his connection with the STRANGE CASE OF MISS FAULKNER]. Drama (revival). Written by William Gillette. Based on the books by Arthur Conan Doyle. Directed by William Postance. Empire Theatre: 11 Oct 1915- Nov 1915 (closing date unknown/32 performances). Cast: H.G. Bates, Joseph Brennan, Edward Fielding, Stuart Fox, Helen Freeman, William Gillette (as "Sherlock Holmes"), Burford Hampden, Wade Hampton, Louis Hendricks, Edwin Mordant, H.A. Morey, Earl Redding, Stewart Robbins, Fulton Russell, Philip Sanford, Marshall Vincent. Produced by Charles Frohman Inc.
- (1914) Stage Play: The Dummy. Written by Harvey J. O'Higgins and Harriet Ford. Hudson Theatre: 13 Apr 1914- Oct 1914 (closing date unknown/200 performances). Cast: Joseph Brennan, Frank Connor, Ada Dwyer, Edward Ellis, Joyce Fair, Arthur Hohl (as "Chal Fisher") [Broadway debut], Nicholas Judels, Charles Mylott, Edith Shayne [Broadway debut], Ernest Truex (as "Barney Cook"), Joseph Tuohy, John N. Wheeler. Understudy: Clare Boothe Luce (as "Little Girl"). Produced by Play-Producing Co. Note: Filmed by Famous Players Film Company [distributed by Paramount Pictures] as The Dummy (1917).
- (1914) Stage Play: Don't Weaken. Written by Walter C. Hackett. Maxine Elliott's Theatre: 14 Jan 1914- Jan 1914 (closing date unknown/5 performances). Cast: Hylton Allen [credited as A. Hylton Allen], Joseph Brennan, Earle Brown, Eleanor Hines, Renee Kelly, Robert Kelly, Charles Lane, Marion Lorne, Rose Lubonn, Wallace Worsley, Charles Wingate [credited as Charles Wyngate]. Produced by William A. Brady and George Broadhurst.
- (1911) Stage Play: The Return of Peter Grimm. Drama. Written by David Belasco. Notes: (1) Filmed by Radio Pictures [distributed by RKO Radio Pictures] as The Return of Peter Grimm (1935). (2) Lux Radio Theater broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on 13 Feb 1939 with Lionel Barrymore reprising his film role.
- (1910) Stage Play: The Call of the Cricket. Written by Edward Peple. Directed by Frederic Thompson. Belasco Theatre: 19 Apr 1910- Apr 1910 (closing date unknown/17 performances). Cast: Jack Brammall [credited as John Brammall], Joseph Brennan (as "Uncle Ben"), Everett Butterfield (as "Norman Marsh") [Broadway debut], Samuel Forrest, William Harrigan, Helen Lindroth, Emily Lytton, Norma Mitchell (as "Rena"), George Spelvin, Mabel Taliaferro (as "Rosalie"), Lillian Thatcher (as "Fannie Marsh") [final Broadway role], George Wright Jr. Produced by Frederic Thompson.
- (1909) Stage Play: Springtime. Written by Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson. Based on a short story by George Bronson Howard. Music by Harry Rowe Shelley. Directed by Frederic Thompson. Liberty Theatre: 19 Oct 1909- Dec 1909 (closing date unknown/79 performances). Cast: Joseph Brennan, Sallie Brent, Earle Browne, Charles Butler, Bijou Fernandez, Samuel Forrest, William Harrigan, Edwin Holland, Helen Lindroth, William B. Mack, Mabel Taliaferro, Alice Parke Warren. Produced by Frederic Thompson. Note: Frederic Thompson was husband of Mabel Taliaferro.
- (1907) Stage Play: Polly of the Circus. Written by Margaret Mayo. Scenic Design by Frederic Thompson. Liberty Theatre: 23 Dec 1907- May 1908 (closing date unknown/160 performances). Cast: Herbert Ayling, J.W. Benson, Joseph Brennan, James Cherry, The Famous St. Leon Family of European Acrobats, Mattie Ferguson, John Findlay, J.B. Hollis, W. Burton James, Desiree Lazard, Guy Nichols, Elsie St. Leon, Mabel Taliaferro (as "Polly"), Jennie Weathersby, Mathilde Weffing, Edith Wild, Malcolm Williams (as "Rev. John Douglass"). Produced by Frederic Thompson. Note: Filmed by Goldwyn Pictures Corporation [distributed by Goldwyn Distributing Company] as Polly of the Circus (1917), by MGM as Polly of the Circus (1932).
- (1907) Stage Play: Artie. Comedy. Written by George Ade. Garrick Theatre: 28 Oct- 1907- Nov 1907 (closing date unknown/22 performances). Cast: Joseph Brennan, George A. Cameron, Herbert Cole, Daniel Corse, Frank Craven, J.W. Cunningham, Louis R. Grisel, William Harrigan, Sidney Irving, James A. Leahy, Hale Norcross, Joseph M. Sparks, James Stewart, Frederick Wallace, Lawrence Wheat, Thomas H. Wilson. Produced by Charles B. Dillingham. Note: Filmed by The Vitagraph Company of America [distributed by V-L-S-E] as Artie, the Millionaire Kid (1916).
- (1906) Stage Play: The Little Father of the Wilderness/The Mountain Climber. Drama. Written by Austin Strong and Lloyd Osbourne. Criterion Theatre: 23 Apr 1906- May 1906 (closing date unknown/24 performances). The Little Father of the Wilderness: Written by Austin Strong and Lloyd Osbourne. Cast: Harrison Armstrong (as "Captain Chevillon"), Edith Barker (as "Mademoiselle Henriette"), Joseph Brennan (as "Chevalier De Frontenac"), Augustin Duncan (as "Duc de St. Albret"), William Lewers (as "Louis XV"), Sidney Rice, George Soule Spencer (as "Frere Gregoire"), Francis Wilson (as "Pere Marlotte"). Written by C. Kraatz and M. Neal. Directed by Ben Teal. Cast: Edith Barker, Joseph Brennan, Augustin Duncan, William Lewers, Sidney Rice, May Robson, George Soule Spencer [final Broadway role], Francis Wilson. Produced by Charles Frohman.
- (1906) Stage Play: The Mountain Climber. Farce. Adapted from the German farce by C. Kraatz. Written by M. Neal. Directed by Ben Teal. Criterion Theatre: 5 Mar 1906- Apr 1906 (closing date unknown/55 performances). Cast: Joseph Allen, Harrison Armstrong, Edith Barker, Joseph Brennan, Walter Dickenson, Augustin Duncan, Elsa Garrett, Charles J. Greene, Angela Keir, William Lewers, Herbert Marion, Grant Mitchell, Ellen Mortimer, Sidney Rice, May Robson, George S. Spencer, Francis Wilson. Produced by Charles Frohman.
- (1902) Stage Play: The Crisis. Historical drama. Written by Winston Churchill. Based on the novel by Winston Churchill. Scenic Design by Arthur Voegtlin and William Camph. Directed by James K. Hackett. Wallack's Theatre: 17 Nov 1902- Dec 1902 (closing date unknown/50 performances). Cast: Grace Barber, Joseph Brennan, Florence Conron, Edward Donnelly, Alfonso D'Orta, Luigi D'Orta, Clyde Fogel, Gennaro Gibelli, Wayne Gray, James K. Hackett (as "Stephen Brice"), Thomas A. Hall, Charlotte Hicks, George LeSoir, John E. Mackin, Joaquin Madonna, Deronda Mayo, Harry R. Miller, Frederick Nichols, Frank Patton, Georgianna Pitcher, Isabel Richards, P. Charles Ringsdorf, Brigham Royce (as "Clarence Colfax"), James Sanford, Charlotte Walker (as "Virginia Carvel"). Produced by James K. Hackett.
- (1904) Stage Play: The Crown Prince. Fantasy/romance. Written by George Broadhurst. Madison Square Roof Garden: 30 Apr 1904- May 1904 (closing date unknown/17 performances). Cast: Carl Ahrendt, Grace Barber, Joseph Brennan, Morgan Coman, E.L. Duane, Irvin Foster, James K. Hackett (as "Robert, Crown Prince of Morantia"), Dorothy Hammock, Frederick Nichols, Albert Perry, Margaret Robinson, Brigham Royce, James Seeley, Isabel Waldron, Charlotte Walker (as "Queen Cecilia). Produced by James K. Hackett.
- (1905) Stage Play: A Doll's House. Drama (revival). Written by Henrik Ibsen. Lyceum Theatre: 2 Mar 1905- May 1905 (closing date unknown/15 performances) Cast: Ethel Barrymore (as "Nora Helmer"), Joseph Brennan, Bruce McRae (as "Torvald Helmer"), Sara Perry, Beryl Pullman, Chester Pullman, Helen Pullman, Edgar Selwyn, May Davenport Seymour, Eleanor Wilton. Produced by Charles Frohman.
- (1923) Stage Play: The Nervous Wreck. Comedy. Written by Owen Davis. Based a story by E.J. Rath. Comedy. Directed by Addison Pitt. Sam H. Harris Theatre: 9 Oct 1923- Jun 1924 (closing date unknown/279 performances). Cast: Edward Arnold, Joseph Brennan, Hobart Cavanaugh (as "Mort"), Albert Hackett, Riley Hatch, William Holden, Otto Kruger, J. Elmer Thomson, June Walker, Winifred Wellington, Jay Wilson. Produced by Lewis (Albert Lewis) & Gordon (Max Gordon [earliest Broadway credit]). Note: This served as the basis for the reworking of the 1928 Broadway production of "Whoopee" and the film, Whoopee! (1930).
- (1926) Stage Play: Sandalwood. Drama. Written by Owen Davis and Fulton Oursler. Directed by Robert Milton. Gaiety Theatre: 22 Sep 1926- Oct 1926 (closing date unknown/39 performances). Cast: Marion Ballou, Joseph Brennan, Eva Condon, William Harrigan, Stanley Jessup (as "Joe Spindell"), Gilda Leary, Pauline Lord, Mabel Montgomery (as "Minnie"), James Seeley, Robert Strange, Douglas Wood. Produced by Robert Milton.
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