- (1904 - 1941) Stage actor. Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1904) Stage Play: Girls Will Be Girls. Musical comedy. Book by R. Melville Baker. Music by Joseph Hart. Lyrics by Joseph Hart. Musical Director: H. Harris Ware. Directed by Joseph Hart. Haverly's 14th Street Theatre: 27 Aug 1904- 3 Sep 1904 (9 performances). Cast: Clara Barnes (as "Chorus"), Lillian Bayer (as "Madeline Scribner"), William Bradley (as "Chorus"), Frank Braid (as "Chorus"), Art Brock (as "Abner Sankey"), Edith Brockley (as "Chorus"), William Brockley (as "Chorus"), Gladys Claire (as "Esther Sprouts"), Gwendoline Coate (as "Chorus"), Christine Cook (as "Brussell Sprouts"), Herbert Corthell (as "Sheriff Ketchem") [Broadway debut], Myra Crayne (as "Chorus"), Ethel Croley (as "Chorus"), Helen Daniels (as "Chorus"), Harry Davies (as "Marvin Brown"), Estelle Franklin (as "Chorus"), Margaret Hastings (as "Chorus"), William Herman (as "Chorus"), Anna Hoey (as "Chorus"), Mary Karr (as "Martha Young"), Al Leech (as "Professor Ebeneezer Hezekiah Dodge"), Harry Linkey (as "Chorus"), John McVeigh (as "Tom Sparrow"), Ed Mora (as "Ned Raymond/Chorus"), Annabel Nivens (as "Chorus"), Mabel Nivens (as "Chorus"), Mabel Perotty (as "Chorus"), Arthur Rice (as "Chorus"), Charles Schell (as "Chorus"), Edward Schulze (as "Police Officer Holdhim"), D.C. Smith (as "Chorus"), Edna Snyder (as "Chorus"), Pearl Snyder (as "Chorus"), Roma Snyder (as "Lonely Sprouts"), Louise Striblen (as "Chorus"), Jean Ward (as "Chorus"), Oscar Watson (as "Henry Sniffens"), Harry Wilson (as "Police Officer Chase"), Dorothy Wood (as "Chorus"), Winfred Young (as "Nathan Hanley"). Produced by William A. Brady.
- (1905) Stage Play: Strongheart. Comedy/drama. Written by 'William C. De Mille'. Directed by William Harris and Taylor Holmes. Hudson Theatre: 30 Jan 1905- 20 Feb 1905 (66 performances). Cast: Sidney Ainsworth, Francis Bonn, Clay Boyd, Edmund Breese (as "Black Eagle"), Louise Compton, Herbert Corthell, Robert Edeson (as "Soangataha/Strongheart"), Harrison Ford, Macy Harlam, Taylor Holmes, Henry Kolker, Jeanne Madeira, Jane Rivers, Lawrence Sheehan, B.F. Small, Madison Smith, Richard Sterling, Charles Sturgis, F.A. Turner, Percita West, Marjorie Wood. Produced by Henry B. Harris.
- (1905) Stage Play: The White Cat. Musical. Music by Ludwig Englander. Original English book by J. Hickory Wood and Arthur Collins. Written by Arthur Collins. Book adapted by Harry B. Smith. Lyrics by Harry B. Smith. Additional lyrics by William Jerome and Jean Schwartz. Additional music by William Jerome and Jean Schwartz. Musical Director: Frederic Solomon. Featuring songs by John Kemble. Costume Design by F. Richard Anderson and Comelli. Scenic Design by R.C. McCleery, R. Caney, Henry Emden, Bruce Smith and Matt Armbuster. Choreographed by Ernest D'Auban. Directed by Herbert Gresham and Ned Wayburn. New Amsterdam Theatre: 2 Nov 1905- 9 Dec 1905 (46 performances). Cast: Seymour Brown (as "Migonet"), Herbert Corthell (as "Prince Plump"), Henriette Cropper (as "The Fairy Queen"), Patrick Dawe (as "Knocko"), Monte Elmo (as "Popula"), Edgar Atchinson Ely (as "Prince Paragon"), Robert Harold (as "Court Herald"), William T. Hodge (as "Jonah the Thirteenth"), Sarah Hollister (as "First Nurse"), Maude Lambert (as "Prince Peerless"), Helen Lathrop (as "Aristo"), William Macart (as "Methuselina"), Harry Seymour (as "Jocko"), Inez Shannon (as "The Mother"), Maida Snyder (as "Cupid"), Edith St. Clair (as "Princess Chiffon"), Hugh J. Ward (as "Simeon"), Harriet Worthington (as "Hecate"). Produced by Klaw & Erlanger.
- (1906) Stage Play: The Galloper. Farce. Written by Richard Harding Davis. Directed by George F. Marion. Garden Theatre: 22 Jan 1906- Mar 1906 (closing date unknown/76 performances). Cast: Maurice Black, May Buckley, Nannette Comstock (as "Grace Whitney"), Scott Cooper, Herbert Corthell, Edgar L. Davenport (as "Kirk Warren"), T. Daniel Frawley, May Helmuth, Raymond Hitchcock (as "Copeland Schuyler"), Alfred Hudson Jr., Fred Johnstone, L. Rogers Lytton, Edgar Potter, Harry Preston, M.W. Rale, Harry Stone, E.B. Tilton, Harold Vizard, H. White. Produced by Henry W. Savage.
- (1908) Stage Play: Father and Son. Written by Edgar Selwyn. Majestic Theatre: 24 Sep 1908- Oct 1908 (closing date unknown/12 performances). Cast: Marion Abbott, Nina Ainscoe, Dwight Allen, Edward Chapman, June Chapman, Herbert Corthell, George Derr, Alice Gale, Georgie Lawrence, Madeline Louis (as "Grace"), William Norris (as "Doc Filkins"), Charles Ogle [final Broadway role], Nat Royster, George C. Staley (as "Arthur Welby"), John Westley (as "Billy Filkins"). Produced by F. Ray Comstock.
- (1909) Stage Play: Going Some. Farce.
- (1909) Stage Play: Seven Days. Farce. Written by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood. Astor Theatre: 10 Nov 1909- Oct 1910 (closing date unknown/397 performances). Cast: F.C. Butler, Herbert Corthell (as "James Wilson"), Carl Eckstrom, William Eville (as "Burglar"), Lucille La Verne, Hope Latham (as "Bella"), Georgia O'Ramey, Alan Pollock, Florence Reed. Produced by Wagenhals and Collin Kemper.
- (1911) Stage Play: The Balkan Princess. Musical.
- (1913) Stage Play: The Passing Show of 1913. Musical revue. Music by Jean Schwartz and Al W. Brown. Book by Harold Atteridge. Lyrics by Harold Atteridge; Musical Director: Oscar Radin. Music orchestrated by Frank Saddler. Directed by Ned Wayburn. Winter Garden Theatre: 24 Jul 1913- Sep 1913 (closing date unknown/58 performances). Cast: Clara Aldwyn, Jeannette Alpine, Ed Begley [juvenile role], 'May Boley' (qv , Lew Brice, Marie Caldwell, Ed Campbell, Nell Carrington, Lucille Cavanaugh, Bessie Clayton, Frank Conroy, Kenneth Cooley, Herbert Corthell, Wellington Cross, Marjorie Dayton, Charles DeHaven, Mae Dealy, Daisy Delmar, Violet Delmar, Henry Detloff, Dick Dickinson, Nina DuBal, Grace DuBoise, Mary Ellison, Ethel Faber, Allen Fagan, Dudley Farnworth, George Ford, Corinne Frances, Elsie Froehlich, Beatrice Garland, Alex Gibson, Harry Gilfoil, Lillian Gonne, Nina Goulette, Fannie Grant, Sydney Grant, Bessie Gray, Charlotte Greenwood, Mabel Grete, Virginia Gunther, Agnes Hall, Carl Hall, Evelyn Hall, Laura Hamilton, George Hanlon, Andrew Harper, Ruth Heil, Mabel Hill, Nell Howard, Tony Hunting, Lois Josephine, Grace Kimball, Charlie King, Mollie King, Al Knight, John Kusky, George LeMaire, Gladys Leroy, Blanche Leslie, Helen Lloyd, Muriel Magill, Dotty Mantell, Irene Markey, Blanche Marr, Vinna Mason, Zounie Maury, Marion Mooney, Georgia Moore, Dorothy Moran, Nellie Moyse, Freddy Nice, Carel Orr, Mae Parker, Kathryn Perry, Evelyn Phillips, Edgar Pierce, Leslie Powers, Fay Pulsifer, Rose Quinn, Ethel Ray, Eve Ray, Miriam Sanford, Anna Sayce, Bessie Shannon, Gladys Smith, Irene Spencer, Clara Stanton, Georgica Storm, Ray Strath, Katherine Talbot, John Charles Thomas, Vera Tirrell, Alice Van Ryker, Rose Wertz, Arthur Whitman, Edith Whitney, Grace Williams, Ted Wing. Produced by The Winter Garden Company.
- (1913) Stage Play: The Passing Show of 1913 (Revival).
- (1914) Stage Play: The Crinoline Girl.
- (1915) Stage Play: A Full House.
- (1916) Stage Play: The Road to Mandalay.
- (1917) Stage Play: Canary Cottage. Musical/farce. Music and lyrics by Earl Carroll. Based on material by Oliver Morosco and Elmer Harris. Musical Direction by Alfred Goodman. Directed by Oliver Morosco. Morosco Theatre: 5 Feb 1917- 12 May 1917 (112 performances). Cast: Nan Baker, Edward Bolles, Babette Busey, Hugh Cameron, Herbert Corthell, Deney Davidson, Reine Davies (as "Pauline Hugg"), Grace Ellsworth, The Ergotti Lilliputians, Trixie Friganza (as "Blanche Moss"), Elsie Gordon, Barbara Guillan, Helen Higgins, Edwin Loweree, Christine Malcolm, Olga Marwig, Carl McCullough, Louis Natheaux, Charles Newton, Jessie Pollard, Arthur Price, Hazel Purdy, Ruth Reavis (as "Chorus"), Jack Rogers, Charles Ruggles (as "Jerry Summerfield"), Virginia Tavares, William Taylor, Melissa Ten Eyck, Marion Thompson, Dorothy Webb, Max Weily, Roy Wissing. Produced by Oliver Morosco.
- (1919) Stage Play: Tumble In. Musical comedy.
- (1919) Stage Play: Fifty-Fifty, Ltd. Musical comedy. Music by Leon De Costa. Book by Margaret Michael and William Lennox. Lyrics by Leon De Costa. Based on a farce by William Gillette. Additional numbers by Arthur Swanstrom and Carey Morgan. Musical Director: George Hirst. Production Supervised by Anton Scibilia. Directed by Walter Brooks. Comedy Theatre: 27 Oct 1919- 29 Nov 1919 (40 performances). Cast: Doris Arden (as "Claire Crosby"), Frank Bernard (as "Poultney Steele"), Wilma Bruce, Alice Cavanaugh (as "Toodles Gray"), Herbert Corthell (as "Cornwallis Crosby"), Elsie Douglas, Fanny Driscoll (as "Polly Leeds"), Marian Driscoll (as "Cissie Merideth"), Barrett Greenwood (as "Kenneth Patterson"), Norma Hark, Rose King (as "Frederica Ashton"), Lillian Lee, Ann Lemeau, William Lennox (as "Monty"), Marguerite McNulty, Margaret Michael, Beatrice Moran, Jean Newcombe, Lynn Pratt (as "Judge Geoffrey Wyndham"), Dorothy Quintette, Kathryn Richards, John Slavin [final Broadway role], The Gosman Twins, Gertrude Vanderbilt, Frank Walsh, Elsie Young. Produced by Scibilia Theatrical Enterprises.
- (1922) Stage Play: Frank Fay's Fables. Musical revue.
- (1923) Stage Play: Topics of 1923. Musical revue. Music by Jean Schwartz and Alfred Goodman. Book by Harold Atteridge and Harry Wagstaff Gribble. Lyrics by Harold Atteridge. Musical Director: Alfred Goodman. Additional music by Bert Grant. Additional lyrics by Tot Seymour. Production Supervised by Jacob J. Shubert. Choreographed by Francis Weldon. Directed by J.C. Huffman. Broadhurst Theatre (moved to The Winter Garden Theatre from 14 Jan 1924- close): 20 Nov 1923- 22 Mar 1924 (154 performances). Cast: Ben Bard, Julia Barker, Cathleen Barrow, Dorothy Bruce, Martin Burton, Castleton & Mack, Cecil & Kaye, Herbert Corthell, Roy Cummings, Nellie Daly, Jeanette Dawley, Delano Dell, Alice Delysia, Christine Ecklund, Dolores Edwards, Elsie Frank, Ethel Fuller, Ann Garrison, Marie Gibson, Mildred Gordon, Jay Gould, Frank Green, Harriet Gustin, Stella Hadden, Rae Hartley, Helen Herendeen, Lora Hoffman, W. Clay Inman, Alexis Kosloff, Flo Lane, Flora Lea, Silance leontevetch, Fay Marbe, Gladys Marston, Edith McGovern, Harry McNaughton, Beverly Millar, Esta Mousey, Nat Nazarro Jr., Paisley Noon, Henrietta O'Brien, Marietta O'Brien, Peggy O'Day, Barnett Parker, Jack Pearl, Edith Pierce, Allan Prior, Fay Reed, Yvette Reels, Thelma Robinson, Norma Rossiter, Muriel Seely, Billie Shaw, Stella Shields, Helen Shipman, Elaine Sims, Orilla Smith, Eleanor Stack, Marie Stoddard, Juliet Strah, Marja Talwyn, Agnes Trask, Vera Trett, Dorothy Vance, Billy Wagner, Dorothy Wegman. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1925) Stage Play: Trelawny of the 'Wells'. Comedy (revival). Written by Sir Arthur Wing Pinero. Directed by William Seymour. Knickerbocker Theatre: 1 Jun 1925-7 Jun 1925 (8 performances). Cast: Edith Barrett (as "Miss Brewster"), Amelia G. Bingham (as "Mrs. Telfer/Miss Violet Sylvester"), Charles Coburn (as "Mr. James Telfer"), Theresa Maxwell Conover (as "Miss Trafalger Gower"), Herbert Corthell (as "Mr. Augustus Colpoys"), William Courtleigh (as "Mr. Ferdinand Gadd"), John Cumberland, John Drew, John Evans, Mary Elizabeth Forbes, Harry Forsman (as "Charles"), Gladys Hanson, O.P. Heggie (as "Mr. Ablett"), Violet Heming, Claude King (as "Mr. Tom Wrench"), Saxon Kling (as "Mr. Arthur Gower"), Ernest Lawford (as "Capt. De Foenix"), Patterson McNutt (as "Mr. Mortimer"), Catherine Dale Owen (as "Clara De Foenix"), Molly Pearson, John Davenport Seymour, Laurette Taylor (as "Miss Rose Trelawny"), Mrs. Thomas Whiffen (as "Mrs. Mossop"), Douglas Wood. Produced by The Players.
- (1925) Stage Play: The Vagabond King. Musical comedy. Music by Rudolf Friml. Book by Brian Hooker and William H. Post. Based on "If I Were King" by Justin Huntly McCarthy. Lyrics by Brian Hooker and William H. Post. Musical Director: Anton Heindl. Book adapted by R.H. Russell. Scenic Design by James Reynolds. Entire Production Under Personal Supervision of Russell Janney and Richard Boleslawski. Musical Staging by Julian Alfred. Directed by Max Figman. Casino Theatre (moved to The Century Theatre from 15 Nov 1936- close): 21 Sep 1925- 4 Dec 1926 (511 performances). Cast: Fern Adrian (as "Court Lady "), Marion Alta (as "First Court Lady"), Grace Angelau (as "Court Lady"), Ann Austin (as "Second Court Lady"), Francis Baldwin (as "Scotch Archer"), E.H. Barlab (as "Tavern Man"), Joseph Batistich (as "Scotch Archer"), Triny Broekman (as "Tavern Girl"), Caroline Cantlon (as "Tavern Girl"), Jane Carroll (as "Huguette du Hamel"), Charles Carver (as "Captain of Scotch Archers "), Betty Chapin (as "Page/Dancer"), Harry Clark (as "Scotch Archer"), Earl Clayton (as "Scotch Archer"), Alfred Cortez (as "Courtier"), Tamm Cortez (as "The Queen"), Herbert Corthell (as "Guy Tabarie"), Florence Courtney (as "Page/Dancer"), Robert Craik (as "Rene de Montigny"), Herbert Crane (as "Scotch Archer"), Walter Cross (as "First Courtier"), Leon Cunningham (as "Casin Cholet/An Astrologer"), Madeleine Dare (as "Page/Dancer"), Fanille Davies (as "Court Lady"), Muriel Dawn (as "Page/Dancer"), Florence DeBarde (as "Court Lady"), Herbert Delmore (as "Noel Le Jolys"), Helen Ely (as "Court Lady"), Ross Ericksen (as "Tavern Man"), Michael Evans (as "Scotch Archer"), Cynthia Farr (as "Court Lady"), Max Figman (as "Louis XIth"), Dorothy Fitzgibbon (as "Page/Dancer"), Dolores Frank (as "Page/Dancer"), Miriam Franken (as "Tavern Girl"), Ruth Gieber (as "Court Lady"), Helen Grenelle (as "The Dancer"), Margaret Grove (as "Court Lady"), Catherine Hayes (as "Margot"), Mimi Hayes (as "Jehanneton/Tavern Girl"), Walter Higgins (as "Tavern Man"), Arthur Hoyt (as "Scotch Archer"), Therese Hyle (as "Tavern Girl"), William Johnson (as "The Hangman"), Arthur Kellar (as "Tavern Man"), Virginia Kelley (as "Page/Dancer"), Vivian Kelley (as "Isabeau"), Dennis King (as "Francois Villon"), Margaret La Motte (as "Court Lady"), Lucy Lawlor (as "Tavern Girl"), Melba Lee (as "Page/Dancer"), Bryan Lycan (as "Thibaut D'Aussigny"), Glenn Macauley (as "Courtier"), Beatrice Marsh (as "Court Lady"), H.H. McCullum (as "Tristan L'Hermite"), John Mealey (as "Second Courtier/Scotch Archer"), Estelle Mercier (as "Page/Dancer"), Joseph Miller (as "Trois Echelles/Tavern Man"), Margot Miller (as "Page/Dancer"), George Mortimer (as "Tavern Man/The Bishop"), Eona Murillo (as "Tavern Girl"), Carlton Neville (as "Courtier, Colin de Cayeul"), Louise Olary (as "Courtier"), Nellie Paley (as "Page/Dancer"), Ethel Rea (as "Tavern Girl"), Kathryne Richmond (as "Tavern Girl"), Marius Rogati (as "Jehan Le Loup, Tavern Man"), Edwin Rogers (as "Courtier"), Jack Rose (as "Courtier"), Muriel Seaman (as "Court Lady"), Edward Sheldon (as "Tavern Man"), Merle Stevens (as "Blanche"), Evelyn Stockton, Carolyn Thomson (as "Katherine de Vaucelles"), Olga Treskoff (as "Lady Mary"), Theola Vincent (as "Court Lady"), Earl Waldo (as "Toison D'or, Burgundian Herald"), Julian Winter (as "Oliver Le Dain"), John York. Produced by Russell Janney.
- (1929) Stage Play: The Octoroon. Melodrama.
- (1929) Stage Play: Stepping Out. Farce.
- (1929) Stage Play: How's Your Health. Comedy.
- (1931) Stage Play: Papavert. Comedy. Written by Charles K. Gordon. Based on a suggestion by George Froeschel. Directed by Charles K. Gordon. Vanderbilt Theatre: 29 Dec 1931- Jan 1932 (closing date unknown/13 performances). Cast: Hugh Cameron (as "Warden Flanningan"), Herbert Corthell (as "Jules Bavache"), Willard Dashiell (as "Inspector Vieth"), Jules Epailly (as "Meussel"), Max Figman (as "Siegbert Moses"), D.J. Hamilton, Arthur Hebert, David Hughes, Jack Klendon, Charles La Torre, Edward Leiter, Lottie Linthicum, James Malaidy, Dorothy Miller, Eileen Myers, Alice Reinheart, Milton Roberts, William Roselle, Edgar Stehli (as "Willi Papavert"), Stella Unger (as "Mrs. Weinstein"), George Vinton, Bert Wittly. Produced by Joe Zelli.
- (1932) Stage Play: The Round Up. Melodrama (revival).
- (1941) Stage Play: Pie in the Sky. Comedy. Written by Bernadine Angus. Directed by Edgar J. MacGregor. Playhouse Theatre: 22 Dec 1941- 27 Dec 1941 (6 performances). Cast: Kirk Alyn (as "Pepino Rodrigo"), Barbara Arnold (as "Suzy Bransby"), Rafael Corio (as "Emile LeBeau"), Herbert Corthell (as "Homer Bassett") [final Broadway role], Ted Emery (as "Mr. Sterling"), Herbert Evers (as "Roger Montgomery Trenton, III"), Luella Gear (as "Vera Trenton"), Ben Laughlin (as "Dan Harmon"), Lyn Logan (as "Lily de Lacy"), Enid Markey (as "Corinne Bassett"), Bram Nossen (as "William Taylor"), Marjorie Peterson (as "Nellie"), Leona Powers (as "Sylvia Kent"), Lucien Self (as "Art Winton"), Oscar Shaw (as "Monte Trenton, Jr."). Produced by Edgar J. MacGregor and Lyn Logan.
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