- (1915 - 1962) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1915) Stage Play: Taking Chances. Written by Paul Frank and Siegfried Geyer. Translated by J.H. Benrimo and Morgan. 39th Street Theatre: 17 Mar 1915- May 1915 (closing date unknown/85 performances). Cast: Harry J. Ashford, Lionel Bevans, Lucile Blair, Mariela Bornefeld, Louise Conti, Elwyn Eaton, Carl Freybe, John Hamilton, Winifred Harris, Alexander Herbert, Carlotta Monterey, Barnett Parker, Viola Roache [Broadway debut], Wilton Ross, Lou Tellegen, Ivy Troutman. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1915) Stage Play: Hobson's Choice.
- (1926) Stage Play: The Woman Disputed. Melodrama.
- (1928) Stage Play: The Bachelor Father. Comedy. Written by Edward Childs Carpenter. Directed by David Belasco. Belasco Theatre: 28 Feb 1928- Oct 1928 closing date unknown/263 performances). Cast: Howard Bouton (as "Dick Berney"), Adriana Dori (as "Maria Credaro"), David Glassford (as "Francis Keating, M.D."), Kitty Gray (as "Hortense"), Maryland Jarbeau (as "Jennie"), Geoffrey Kerr (as "John Ashley"), Harriett Lorraine (as "Bianca Credaro"), Rex O'Malley (as "Geoffrey Trent"), Thomas Reynolds (as "Roberts"), George Riddell (as "Larkin"), Viola Roache (as "Kate Trent"), C. Aubrey Smith (as "Sir Basil Winterton, V.C., K.C.B., K.C.G.M., K.W."), June Walker (as "Antoinette "Tony" Flagg"). Produced by David Belasco.
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- The Simpleton of the Unexpected Isles (1935). Fantasy. Written by George Bernard Shaw. Directed by Harry Wagstaff Gribble. Guild Theatre: 18 Feb 1935- Mar 1935 (closing date unknown/40 performances). Cast: Romney Brent (as "The Clergyman"), Patricia Calvert, Franklin Gray, Lawrence Grossmith (as "Sir Charles Fairwaters"), Louis Hector, Leon Janney, Alma Lloyd, Reginald Malcolm, McKay Morris, Alla Nazimova, Rex O'Malley (as "The Emigration Officer"), Lionel Pape (as "Wilks") [final Broadway role], Viola Roache (as "The Lady Tourist"), Rita Vale. Produced by The Theatre Guild.
- I Am My Youth (1938). Drama.
- (1935) Stage Play: Pride and Prejudice. Comedy. Dramatized by Helen Jerome. Based on the novel by: Jane Austen. Music arranged by Alexander Haas. Musical Direction by Alexander Haas. Stage Manager: Eddie Sobol. Assistant Stage Mgr: Jock Munro. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Robert B. Sinclair. Plymouth Theatre: 5 Nov 1935- May 1936 (closing date unknown/219 performances). Cast: Adrianne Allen, Stephen Appleby, Gail Bolger, Frances Brandt, Helen Chandler (as "Jane Bennet"), Jeannette Chinley, Chouteau Dyer, Brenda Forbes, John Halloran, Nancy Hamilton, Ferdi B. Hoffman (as "A Second Young Man"), James Jolley, Colin Keith-Johnston (as "Mr. Darcy"), Alma Kruger (as "Lady Catherine de Bourgh") [final Broadway role], Kathleen Moran, Hugh Nevill, Viola Roache (as "Mrs. Gardiner"), Dorothy Scott, Harold Scott, John Davenport Seymour, Harold Thomas, Joan Tompkins, Percy Waram (as "Mr. Bennet"), Lucile Watson, Edwina Wise, Dare Wright. Produced by Max Gordon.
- Madame Bovary (1937).
- Sweet Charity (1942). Written by Irving Brecher and Manuel Seff. Directed by George Abbott. Mansfield Theatre: 28 Dec 1942- 2 Jan 1943 (8 performances). Cast: John Adair (as "Mr. Merritt"), Rollin Bauer, Whitner Bissell (as "Myron Mitchell"), Harlan Briggs (as "Jonathan Bates"), Dort Clark (as "Trumpet Wilson"), Augusta Dabney, John Kirk, John M. Kline, Liselotte Krumschmidt, Leslie Litomy, Philip Loeb (as "Harry Trott"), Enid Markey (as "Mrs. Brindle, Treasurer"), 'Viola Roache' (as "Mrs. Eva Ingersoll, President"), Hans F. Robert, Mary Sargent, Jane Seymour, Calvin Thomas, Mildred Todd, Clyde Waddell. Produced by Alfred Bloomingdale.
- Bird in Hand (1942).
- The Distaff Side (1934). Comedy. Written by John Van Druten. Scenic Design by Raymond Sovey. Directed by Auriol Lee. Booth Theatre: 25 Sep 1934- Feb 1935 (closing date unknown/177 performances). Cast: Charles Bryant (as "Christopher Venables"), Charles Campbell (as "Charles Hubbard"), Clifford Evans (as "Toby Chegwidden"), Austin Fairman (as "Gilbert Baize"), Doris Hall (as "Rose"), Viola Keats (as "Alex") [Broadway debut], Mildred Natwick (as "Mrs. Venables"), Hilda Plowright (as "Miss Spicer"), Viola Roache (as "Mrs. Fletcher"), Dame Sybil Thorndike (as "Mrs. Millward"), Lillian B. Tonge (as "Therese Venables"), Bretaigne Windust (as "Roland"), Estelle Winwood (as "Mrs. Frobisher"). Produced by Dwight Wiman and Auriol Lee.
- (1944) Stage Play: No Way Out. Written by Owen Davis. Directed by Robert Keith and Owen Davis. Cort Theatre: 30 Oct 1944- 4 Nov 1944 (8 performances). Cast: Maurice Burke (as "Jim Slade"), Jean Casto (as Hesther Darrow"), Donald Foster (as "Dr. Walter Levenseller"), Viola Frayne (as "Cora Hilliard"), Irene Hervey (as "Dr. Enid Karley"), Robert Keith (as Dr. Niles Hilliard"), Nancy Marquand (as "Barbara Trent"), John Marriott (as "Napoleon"), Viola Roache Cora Hilliard Jerome Thor (as "Bob Karley"). Produced by Robert Keith.
- (1956) Stage Play: My Fair Lady. Musical/Romantic comedy. Book by Alan Jay Lerner. Music by Frederick Loewe. Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. Adapted from "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw. Music arranged by Robert Russell Bennett and Philip J. Lang. Dance arrangements by Trude Rittman. Musical Director: Franz Allers. Choral arrangements by Gino Smart. Production Design by Oliver Smith. Costume Design by Cecil Beaton. Lighting Design by Feder. Hair Design by Ernest Adler. Wig Design by Ira Senz. Choreographed by Hanya Holm. Directed by Moss Hart. Mark Hellinger Theatre (moved to The Broadhurst Theatre from 28 Feb 1962- 14 Apr 1962, then moved to The Broadway Theatre from 18 Apr 1962- close): 15 Mar 1956- 29 Sep 1962 (2717 performances). Cast: Julie Andrews (as "Eliza Doolittle"), Rex Harrison (as "Henry Higgins") [from 15 Mar 1956- 23 Dec 1957; replaced by Edward Mulhare], Robert Coote (as "Colonel Pickering"), Stanley Holloway (as "Alfred P. Doolittle"), Cathleen Nesbitt (as "Mrs. Higgins"), Estelle Aza (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Philippa Bevans (as "Mrs. Pearce"), Paul Brown (as "Flunkey/Bartender/Singing Ensemble"), Thatcher Clarke (as "Dancing Ensemble [from ?- Sep 1956], Melisande Congdon (as "Singing Ensemble"), Cathy Conklin (as "Flower Girl/Dancing Ensemble"), Margaret Cuddy (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Imelda De Martin (as "Busker/Dancing Ensemble"), Pat Diamond (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Crandall Diehl (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Gordon Dilworth (as "Selsey Man/Harry/Lord Boxington"), Pat Drylie (as "Dancing Ensemble"), David Evans (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Gordon Ewing (as "Footman/Singing Ensemble"), Lola Fisher (as "Singing Ensemble"), Rosemary Gaines (as "Servant/Singing Ensemble"), Maribel Hammer (as "Queen of Transylvania/Singing Ensemble"), Barbara Heath (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Christopher Hewett (as "Bystander/Zoltan Karpathy"), Carl Jeffrey (as "Busker/Dancing Ensemble"), Glenn Kezer (as "Second Cockney/Servant/Singing Ensemble), John Michael King (as "Freddy Eynsford-Hill"), William Krach (as "Footman/Singing Ensemble"), Vera Lee (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Nancy Lynch (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Rod McLennan (as "Another Bystander/Jamie/Ambassador"), James Morris (as "Third Cockney/Singing Ensemble"), Barton Mumaw (as "Chauffeur/Constable/Dancing Ensemble"), Gene Nettles (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Colleen O'Connor (as "Servant/Singing Ensemble"), Paul Olson (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Olive Reeves-Smith (as "Mrs. Hopkins/Lady Boxington"), Viola Roache (as "Mrs. Eynsford-Hill"), Joe Rocco (as "Busker/Dancing Ensemble"), Fernando Schaffenburg (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Muriel Shaw (as "Servant/Singing Ensemble"), Reid Shelton (as "First Cockney/Butler/Singing Ensemble"), Patti Spangler (as "Singing Ensemble") [from ?- Sep 1956], Herb Surface (as "Fourth Cockney/Singing Ensemble"), David Thomas (as "Hoxton Man/Bartender/Singing Ensemble"), Gloria Van Dorpe (as "Servant/Singing Ensemble"), James White (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Judith Williams (as "Mrs. Higgins' Maid/Dancing Ensemble"). Understudies: Constance Brigham (as "Eliza Doolittle"), Paul Brown (as "Jamie'), Gordon Dilworth' (as "Alfred P. Doolittle"), Maribel Hammer (as "Mrs. Hopkins"), Christopher Hewett (as "Henry Higgins"), Glenn Kezer (as "Harry"), Rod McLennan (as "Colonel Pickering"), Olive Reeves-Smith (as "Mrs. Eynsford-Hill/Mrs. Pearce"), Viola Roache (as "Mrs. Higgins"), Reid Shelton (as "Freddy Eynsford-Hill"), David Thomas (as "Zoltan Karpathy"). Replacement cast: [during Mark Hellinger Theatre run]: Helen Ahola (as "Singing Ensemble"), Christian Alderson (as "Busker/Dancing Ensemble"), Michael Allinson (as "Henry Higgins") [from 10 Feb 1960- ?], Bill Atkinson (as "Busker/Dancing Ensemble"), Gretl Bauer (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Lindsey Bergen (as "First Cockney/Singing Ensemble"), Maxine Berke (as "Busker") [from circa 31 Dec 1957- ?]/Dancing Ensemble"), Mary Sue Berry (as "Servant/Singing Ensemble"), Leta Bonynge (as "Mrs. Pearce"), Leo Britt (as "Bystander") [from circa 14 May 1956- ?]/Zoltan Karpathy [from circa 14 May 1956- ?], Margaret Broderson (as "Servant/Singing Ensemble"), Paul Brown (as "Footman"), Betty Buday (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Regina Burger (as "Singing Ensemble") [from circa 12 Sep 1956- ?], Ann Casey (as "Singing Ensemble"), Pamela Charles (as "Eliza Doolittle") [from 2 Feb 1959- ?], Diana Chase (as "Singing Ensemble"), Hilda Clarke (as "Singing Ensemble"), Thatcher Clarke (as "Dancing Ensemble") [from circa Dec 1957- ?]/Busker [from circa 31 Dec 1957- ?], Melville Cooper (as "Colonel Pickering"), Robin Craven (as "Bystander [from 4 Jun 1956 - ?]/Zoltan Karpathy [from 4 Jun 1956- ?], Margaret Cuddy (as "Mrs. Higgins' Maid"), Joan Darby (as "Busker/Dancing Ensemble"), Reginald Denny (as "Colonel Pickering") [from circa 31 Dec 1957- ?], Bill Diehl (as "Singing Ensemble/Third Cockney"), Crandall Diehl (as "Bystander") [from circa 25 Jun 1956- ?], Joan Diehl (as "Busker/Dancing Ensemble"), Gordon Dilworth (as "Alfred P. Doolittle"), Lee Dougherty (as "Singing Ensemble"), Loren Driscoll (as "Freddy Eynsford-Hill"), Christopher Edwards (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Susan Fellows (as "Queen of Transylvania/Servant/Singing Ensemble"), Lola Fisher (as "Eliza Doolittle") [from 14 Aug 1956- ?], Bramwell Fletcher (as "Henry Higgins") [from 25 Aug 1958- ?], Janet Gaylord (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Katia Geleznova (as "Dancing Ensemble") [circa 25 Jun 1956- ?], Don Grilley (as "Singing Ensemble"), Maribel Hammer (as "Lady Boxington/Mrs. Hopkins"), Moss Hart (as "Escort of the Queen of Transylvania") [from 23 Dec 1957- 23 Dec 1957], Kim Hayward (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Tom Hellmore (as "Henry Higgins"), [from 17 Aug 1956- ?], Tom Hestor (as "Busker"), Sally Ann Howes (as "Eliza Doolittle") [from 3 Feb 1958- ?], Ray Hyson (as "Third Cockney/Singing Ensemble"), John H. Jones (as "Bartender/Singing Ensemble"), Robert Karl (as "Busker/Dancing Ensemble"), Lawrence Keith (as "Footman/Singing Ensemble/Flunkey"), Kay Kendall (as "Queen of Transylvania") [from 23 Dec 1957- 23 Dec 1957], Glenn Kezer (as "Butler"), Dieter Klos (as "Dancing Ensemble"), William Krach (as "First Cockney") [circa 31 Dec 1957- ?], Ronnie Lee (as "Dancing Ensemble") [from 14 Aug 1961- 24 Feb 1962], David Lober (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Jean Maggio (as "Servant/Singing Ensemble"), Iva March (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Margery Maude (as "Mrs. Higgins"), Svetlana McLee (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Rod McLennan (as "Bartender"), Linda McNaughton (as "Servant/Singing Ensemble"), Kiki Minor (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Dale Moreda (as "Dancing Ensemble") [from circa 12 Sep 1956- ?], Margot Moser (as "Eliza Doolittle") [from 30 Jan 1961- ?], Edward Mulhare (as "Henry Higgins") [from 29 Nov 1957- ?], Barton Mumaw (as "Bystander"), Glenn Olson (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Robert Price (as "Singing Ensemble"), Ronald Radd (as "Alfred P. Doolittle [from 23 Dec 1957- ?], Rosemary Rainer (as "Eliza Doolittle/Servant/Singing Ensemble"), Charlotte Ray (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Bill Reilly (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Viola Roache (as "Mrs. Higgins"), Ronald Rosanoff (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Bentley Roton (as "Busker/Dancing Ensemble"), Dorothy Scott (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Karen Shepard (as "Servant/Singing Ensemble"), Barbara Siman (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Robert St. Clair (as "Dancing Ensemble"), Herb Surface (as "Servant"), Regina Wallace (as "Mrs. Eynsford-Hill [circa 31 Dec 1957- ?], Marc West (as "Dancing Ensemble") [circa 12 Sep 1956- ?], Harry Woolever (as "Dancing Ensemble"). Understudies: Helen Ahola (as "Mrs. Hopkins"), Leo Britt (as "Henry Higgins/Colonel Pickering"), Robin Craven (as "Henry Higgins"), Lola Fisher (as "Eliza Doolittle"), John H. Jones (as "Freddy Eynsford-Hill"), Lawrence Keith (as "Jamie"), Rosemary Rainer (as "Eliza Doolittle"), Karen Shepard (as "Eliza Doolittle"), Regina Wallace (as "Mrs. Higgins"). [During Broadhurst Theatre run:] Leta Bonynge (as "Mrs. Pearce"), Ronnie Lee (as "Dancing Ensemble") [from 28 Feb 1962- 28 Jul 1962]. [During Broadway Theatre run:] None noted. Produced by Herman Levin. Note: Filmed as My Fair Lady (1964) by Warner Brothers.
- (1930) Stage Play: Sweet Stranger. Comedy. Written by Frank Mitchell Dazey [final Broadway credit] and Agnes Christine Johnston. Directed by Worthington Miner. Cort Theatre: 21 Oct 1930- Nov 1930 (closing date unknown/24 performances). Cast: Frank H. Day (as "Charles"), Mel Efird (as "Miss Saunders"), Clyde Fillmore (as "J.W. Marvin"), Ralph Morgan (as "Albert Rustin"), Lloyd Nolan [credited as Lloyd B. Nolan] (as "Holloway"), Gertrude Coghlan Pitou (as "Betty Marvin"), Viola Roache (as "Mrs. Sturdevant'), J. Ascher Smith' (as "Preston"), Linda Watkins (as "Ann Norton"). Produced by Paul Streger.
- (1931) Stage Play: The Merchant of Venice. Comedy (revival). Written by William Shakespeare. Directed by George Vivian. Royale Theatre: 16 Nov 1931- Nov 1931 (closing date unknown/6 performances). Cast: France Bendtsen, John Bryan, Gordon Burby, John Burke, Pedro de Cordoba (as "Bassanio, friend of Antonio"), William Faversham (as "Antonio, a merchant of Venice"), John Forrest, Lionel Ince, Hart Jenks, Whitford Kane (as "Launcelot Gobbo, servant to Shylock"), Fritz Leiber, Dorothy Martin, Helen Menken (as "Portia"), Ralph Menzing, Claudius Mintz, Frank Peters, Tyrone Power Sr. (as "Duke of Venice"), Viola Roache (as "Nerissa"), Thayer Roberts, Virginia Stevens. Produced by Chicago Civic Shakespeare Society.
- (1947) Stage Play: Angel in the Wings. Musical revue. Music by Bob Hilliard and Carl Sigman. Lyrics by Bob Hilliard and Carl Sigman. Sketches by Hank Ladd, Ted Luce, Paul Hartman and Grace Hartman. Musical Director: Phil Ingalls. Music arranged by David Mann and Fred Barovick. Choreographed by Edward Noll. Directed by John Kennedy. Coronet Theatre: 11 Dec 1947- 4 Sep 1948 (308 performances). Cast: Grace Hartman, Paul Hartman, Hank Ladd, Eugenie Baird, Johnny Barnes, Nadine Gae (as "Dancer," and "Florence"), Janet Gaylord, Alan Green, Peter Hamilton, Bill McGraw, Viola Roache (as "Mrs. Tidworth," "Mrs. Schultz," and "Gone Cat"), Robert Stanton, Elaine Stritch (as "Little Nettie" and other roles). Produced by Marjorie Ewing and Sherman Ewing.
- (1953) Stage Play: Cyrano de Bergerac. Comedy (revival). Written by Edmond Rostand. Book adapted by Brian Hooker [posthumous credit]. Incidental music by Paul Bowles. Scenic Design by Richard Whorf. Directed by José Ferrer. City Center: 11 Nov 1953- 22 Nov 1953 (15 performances). Cast: Carl Albertson (as "A Musketeer"), Toby Allen (as "Cadet of Gascoyne"), Carmen Alvarez Block (as "A Flower Girl"), Jacques Aubuchon (as "Ragueneau, a pastry cook"), Leopold Badia (as "Montfleury, a tragic actor"), Betty Bartley (as "Lise, Ragueneau's wife"), Linda Berlin (as "Sister Claire"), Peter Brandon (as "A Cavalier"), Peter Buchan (as "A Cut Purse/Cook"), Bill Butler (as "A Meddler"), Sandy Campbell (as "Citizen's Son/Cook"), Stanley Carlson (as "Bellerose, leader of the acting company"), Dean Cetrulo (as "Vicomte de Valvert") [final Broadway role], Ann Chisholm (as "A Nun"), Ralph Clanton (as "Comte de Guiche"), Tamar Cooper (as "A Soubrette"), Richard Cowdery (as "A Lackey"), Garry Cowen (as "Cadet of Gascoyne"), Arlene Dahl (as "Roxane, Cyrano's cousin"), Lee Danna (as "Cadet of Gascoyne"), Jarmila Daubek (as "Sister Marthe"), Vincent Donahue (as "A Poet"), Muriel Dooley (as "Ensemble"), José Ferrer (as "Cyrano de Bergerac, a Gascon"), Jack Fletcher (as "A Marquis"), John Glennon (as "Another Poet"), Peter Harris (as "Cadet of Gascoyne"), Philip Huston (as "Le Bret"), Jill Kraft (as "A Comedienne"), Robert Lansing (as "Cadet of Gascoyne"), Paula Laurence (as "Roxane's Duenna"), Lily Lodge (as "Ensemble"), Roberta MacDonald (as "Ensemble"), Benedict MacQuarrie (as "A Porter/Another Poet"), Lori March (as "An Orange Girl"), Marijane Maricle A Nun"), Jill McAnney (as "Ensemble"), Gordon Nelson (as "Lignière, the poet"), Louise de la Parra (as "Ensemble"), Philip Prindle (as "Cook"), Viola Roache (as "Mother Marguerite"), Eva Rubinstein (as "Ensemble"), Robinson Stone (as "Jodelet, the comedian/A Capuchin"), Charles Summers (as "A Guardsman"), Tom Tryon (as "Another Lackey"), Honey Waldman (as "Ensemble"), Arthur Walsh (as "Cadet of Gascoyne"), Douglas Watson (as "Christian De Neuvillette"), Albert Whitley (as "Brisaille"), Wallace Widdicombe (as "A Citizen"), G. Wood (as "Carbon de Castel Jaloux, Captain of the Gascony Cadets"). Produced by New York City Theatre Company. Notes: (1) One of the most revived works on Broadway (originally produced in 1898); this was it's 9th revival). (2) Previously filmed by Stanley Kramer Productions [distributed by United Artists] as Cyrano de Bergerac (1950), by Columbia Pictures as Roxanne (1987), and by Caméra One, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) as Cyrano de Bergerac (1990).
- (1948) Stage Play: Make Way for Lucia. Comedy. Written by John Van Druten. Based on the novel by E.F. Benson. Scenic Design and Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard. Cort Theatre: 22 Dec 1948- 15 Jan 1949 (29 performances). Cast: Essex Dane (as "Mrs. Wyse"), Cherry Hardy (as "Grosvenor"), Isabel Jeans (as "Mrs. Emmeline Lucas/Lucia"), Kurt Kasznar (as "Signor Cortese"), Doreen Lang (as "Mrs. Bartlett"), Cyril Ritchard (as "Georgie Pillson"), Viola Roache (as "Godiva Plaistow"), Ivan F. Simpson (as "Mr. Wyse"), Guy Spaull (as "Rev. Kenneth Bartlett"), Philip Tonge (as "Maj. Benjamin Flint"), Catherine Willard. Produced by The Theatre Guild, Lawrence Langner, Theresa Helburn and Armina Marshall.
- (1954) She acted in Rosemary Casey's play, "Late Love," at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts with Mary Astor in the cast.
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