Other works

(1943 - 1983) Active on Broadway in the following productions:

(1943) Stage Play: Oklahoma! Musical. Music by Richard Rodgers. Book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Based on the play "Green Grow The Lilacs" by Lynn Riggs. Musical Director: Jacob Schwartzdorf. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett. Theatre Guild Administrative Assistant: Armina Marshall. Choreography by Agnes de Mille. Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers. Costume Design by Miles White. Directed by Rouben Mamoulian. St. James Theatre: 31 Mar 1943- 29 May 1948 (2212 performances). Cast: Alfred Drake (as "Curly"), Joan Roberts, Joseph Buloff, Howard Da Silva (as "Jud Fry"), Lee Dixon, Betty Garde, Celeste Holm (as "Ado Annie Carnes"), Diana Adams, Remo Arlotta, Elsie Arnold, Bobby Barrentine, John Baum, Harvey Brown, Kenneth Buffett, George Church, Edwin Clay, Joseph Cunneff, Margit De Kova, Jack Dunphy, Nona Feid, Gary Fleming, Kate Friedlich, Hayes Gordon, June Graham, Ray Harrison, Maria Harriton, Jack Harwood, Rhoda Hoffman, Edmund Howland, George S. Irving (as "Joe/Singing Ensemble"), Barry Kelley, Eric Kristen, Jane Lawrence, Bambi Linn, Suzanne Lloyd, Ellen Love, Owen Martin (as "Cord Elam"), Joan McCracken, Dorothea McFarland, Pat Meany, May Muth, Carl Nelson, Virginia Oswald, Robert Penn, Marc Platt, Ralph Riggs (as "Andrew Carnes"), Herbert Rissman, Rosemary Schaefer, Katharine Sergava, Paul Shiers, Vivienne Simon, Faye Smith, Gary Smith Jr., Vivian Smith, Arthur Ulisse, Billie Zay. Note: There were numerous replacement actors during the show's remarkable production run; these included: Florenz Ames (as "Andrew/Carnes") [from 31 Mar 1943], Howard Keel (as "Curly") [from 31 Mar 1943], Paul Crabtree (as "Will Parker") [from 31 Mar 1943], Shelley Winters (as "Ado Annie Carnes") [from 31 Mar 1943]. Produced by The Theatre Guild (Theresa Helburn, Lawrence Langner: Administrative Directors). Note: Historically remarkable as the longest-running Broadway production to that time. Filmed as Oklahoma! (1955).

(1945) Stage Play: Carousel. Musical drama. Based on "Lilliom" by Ferenc Molnar. Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Choreographed by Agnes de Mille. Scenic design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Rouben Mamoulian. Majestic Theatre: 19 Apr 1945- 24 May 1947 (890 performances). Cast: David Ahdar, Connie Baxter, Peter Birch (as "Boatswain"), Robert Byrn (as "1st Policeman/Singer"), Anne Calvert, Martha Carver, Jean Casto (as "Mrs. Mullin"), Diane Chadwick, Neil Chirico, Jan Clayton, Josephine Collins, Russell Collins, Kathleen Comegys, Margaret Cuddy, Jean Darling (as "Carrie Pipperidge"), Margaretta De Valera, Andrea Downing, Tom Duffey, Larry Evers, Lew Foldes, Franklyn Fox (as "David Bascombe"), Louis Freed, Lester Freedman, Richard H. Gordon, John Harrold, Lynn Joelson, Christine Johnson, Sonia Joroff, Joan Keenan, Pearl Lang, Lee Lauterbur, Kenneth LeRoy, Charles Leighton, Bambi Linn (as "Louise"), Ralph Linn, William Lundi, Annabelle Lyon, Frank Marasco, Eric Mattson, Tom McDuffie, Marilyn Merkt, Beatrice Miller, Ruth Miller, Ginna Moise, Robert Pagent, John Raitt (as "Billy Bigelow"), Ernest Richman, Blake Ritter, Elena Salamatova, Jimsey Somers, Mimi Strongin, Marjory Svetlik, Suzanne Tafel, Gordon Taylor, Ralph Tucker, Jay Velie (as "1st Heavenly Friend/Brother Joshua"), Murvyn Vye (as "Jigger Craigin"), Verlyn Webb, Polly Welch, Fern Whitney, Glory Wills, Iva Withers. Produced by The Theatre Guild.

(1947) Stage Play: Alice in Wonderland. Fantasy (revival). Written by Eva Le Gallienne and Florida Friebus. Based on the Tenniel drawings from "Alice in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll. Music by Richard Addinsell. Musical Director: Tibor Kozma. International Theatre (moved to The Majestic Theatre from 28 May 1947 to close): 5 Apr 1947- 28 Jun 1947 (100 performances + 3 previews). Cast: Philip Bourneuf (as "White Knight"), Eva Le Gallienne (as "White Queen"), Bambi Linn (as "Alice"), Richard Waring, Margaret Webster, Don Allen, John C. Becher, John Behney, Angus Cairns, Robert Eric Carlson, Michel Corhan, Will Davis, Sgt. Thomas Grace, Raymond Greenleaf (as "Duchess"), Julie Harris (as "White Rabbit/Alternate"), Bart Henderson, Cavada Humphrey, Fred Hunter, Henry Jones (as "Mouse/Humpty Dumpty"), Arthur Keegan, Donald Keyes, Rae Len, Robert Leser, Jack Manning, Gerald McCormack, Mary Alice Moore, Walter Neal, Pvt. James Rafferty, Robert Rawlings, Eloise Roehm, Dan Scott, John Straub, Eugene Stuckmann, Theodore Tenley, Charles Townley, Eli Wallach (as "Duck/Two of Spades/Other Voice"), William Windom (as "White Rabbit/Man in White Paper"), Ed Woodhead. Produced by Rita Hassan and The American Repertory Theatre. Note: This revival was recorded (in an abridged version) by RCA Victor on an unusually long, one-hour, 6-record 78 RPM album set. However, like many old mono recordings, it has not been issued on compact disc, though copies of this album apparently still exist in excellent condition.

(1948) Stage Play: Sally. Musical comedy.

(1950) Stage Play: Great to Be Alive! Musical. Music by Abraham Ellstein and Robert Russell Bennett. Based on material by Walter Bullock and Sylvia Regan. Lyrics by Walter Bullock. Orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett and Donald J. Walker. Musical Direction by Max Meth. Arrangements for "Headin' for a Weddin'," "Dreams Ago" Waltz and "The Riddle" by Genevieve Pitot. Vocal arrangements by Crane Calder. Scenic Design and costume design by Stewart Chaney. Musical staging by Helen Tamiris. Directed by Mary Hunter. Winter Garden Theatre: 23 Mar 1950- 6 May 1950 (52 performances). Cast included: Rod Alexander, Valerie Bettis, Mark Dawson, Stuart Erwin (as "Woodrow Twig"), Bambi Linn. Produced by Vinton Freedley. Produced in association with Anderson Lawler and Russell Markert.

(1954) Stage Play: Carousel. Musical drama (revival).

(1957) Stage Play: Carousel. Musical drama (revival).

(1962) Stage Play: I Can Get It for You Wholesale. Musical comedy. Book by Jerome Weidman. Music by Harold Rome. Lyrics by Harold Rome. Based on the novel by Jerome Weidman. Musical Director: Lehman Engel. Vocal arrangements by Lehman Engel. Music orchestrated by Sid Ramin. Dance and incidental music arranged by Peter Howard. Musical Staging by Herbert Ross. Directed by Arthur Laurents. Shubert Theatre (moved to The Broadway Theatre from 1 Oct 1962- close): 22 Mar 1962- 8 Dec 1962 (300 performances + 2 previews). Cast: Lillian Roth (as "Mrs. Bogen"), Marilyn Cooper, Elliott Gould (as "Harry Bogen"), Jack Kruschen, Harold Lang, Ken Le Roy, Bambi Linn (as "Blanche Bushkin", Sheree North (as "Martha Mills"), Barbra Streisand (as "Miss Marmelstein"), Francine Bond, Kelly Brown, Ed Collins, Wilma Curley, Steve Curry, Marion Fels, Martha Gathright, Don Grilley, James Hickman, Luba Lisa, Barbara Monte, Jack Murray, William Reilly, Stanley Simmonds, William Sumner, Pat Turner, Edward Verso. Produced by David Merrick.

(1982) Stage Play: Alice in Wonderland. Fantasy (revival). Adapted for the stage by Eva Le Gallienne and Florida Friebus. From the novel "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll. Incidental music by Richard Addinsell. Music adapted by Jonathan Tunick. Musical Supervisor: Jonathan Tunick. Movement directed by Bambi Linn. Conducted by Les Scott. Music Contractor: Seymour "Red" Press. Assistant Conductor: James Stenborg. Conceived by Eva Le Gallienne. Directed by Eva Le Gallienne and John Strasberg. Virginia Theatre: 23 Dec 1982- 9 Jan 1983 (21 performances + 18 previews that began on 8 Dec 1982). Cast: Rebecca Armen (as "Eaglet/Two of Hearts"), Robert Ott Boyle (as "Five of Spades/Tweedledum"), Kate Burton (as "Alice"), Josh Clark (as "March Hare/Front of Horse"), Curt Dawson (as "White Rabbit/White Knight") [final Broadway role], MacIntyre Dixon (as "Mad Hatter"), Geoff Garland (as "Two of Spades"), Skip Harris (as "Three of Clubs"), John Heffernan (as "Caterpillar/Ten of Hearts/Sheep"), Edward Hibbert (as "Gryphon/Old Frog"), Nancy Killmer (as "Singer/Eight of Hearts"), Eva Le Gallienne (as "White Queen"), Nicholas Martin (as "Duck/Dormouse/Train Guard"), Steve Massa (as "Seven of Spades/Voice of Leg of Mutton"), Mary Stuart Masterson (as "Small White Rabbit/Four of Hearts"), John Miglietta (as "Lory/Seven of Hearts"), Marti Morris (as "Six of Hearts"), Cliff Rakerd (as "Seven of Clubs/Back of Horse"), Brian Reddy (as "Queen of Hearts"), John Remme Mouse/Three of Hearts/Tweedledee"), Claude-Albert Saucier (as "Frog Footman/Five of Hearts/Goat"), John Seidman (as "Knave of Hearts"), Geddeth Smith (as "Fish Footman/Voice of Cheshire Cat/Ace of Hearts/Man in White Paper"), Richard Sterne (as "Cook/Nine of Hearts "), James Valentine (as "Dodo/Mock Turtle"), Joan White (as "White Queen [Alternate]"), Mary Louise Wilson (as "Red Queen"), Richard Woods (as "King of Hearts/Voice of Humpty Dumpty"), Ed Zang [credited as Edward Zang] (as "Duchess"). Understudies: Rebecca Armen (as "Red Queen"), Robert Ott Boyle (as "Mad Hatter"), MacIntyre Dixon (as "Mouse/Three of Hearts/Tweedledee"), Skip Harris (as "Back of Horse/Five of Spades/Seven of Clubs/Tweedledum/Two of Spades"), Nancy Killmer (as "Cook/Eaglet/Nine of Hearts/Two of Hearts"), Nicholas Martin (as "King of Hearts/Voice of Humpty Dumpty"), Steve Massa (as "Dormouse/Duck/Train Guard"), Mary Stuart Masterson (as "Alice") [Broadway debut], John Miglietta (as "Five of Hearts/Frog Footman/Goat/Knave of Hearts"), Marti Morris (as "Four of Hearts/Small White Rabbit"), Cliff Rakerd (as "Ace of Hearts/Fish Footman/Front of Horse/Man in White Paper/March Hare/ Queen of Hearts/Voice of Cheshire Cat"), John Remme (as "Voice of Leg of Mutton"), Claude-Albert Saucier (as "Duchess"), John Seidman (as "Five of Spades/Tweedledum), Geddeth Smith (as "Caterpillar/Sheep/Ten of Hearts"), Richard Sterne (as "Dodo/King of Hearts/Lory/Mock Turtle/Seven of Hearts/Voice of Humpty Dumpty"), Joan White (as "White Queen"). Produced by Sabra Jones and Anthony D. Marshall. Produced in association with WNET 13.

(1951) Stage musical: Bloomer Girl - as Daisy; produced by Gene Mann; at the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park, Los Angeles