- (1939) Stage: Appeared in (as "Principal"; Broadwau debut) / directed "Sing for Your Supper" on Broadway. Musical revue. Music by Lee Wainer and Ned Lehac. Book by Harold Hecht, David Lesan, Turner Bullock, Charlotte Kent and John La Touche. Lyrics by Robert Sour. Scenic Design by Herbert Andrews. Costume Design by Mary Merrill. Lighting Design by Feder. Directed by H. Gordon Graham, Harold Hecht and Robert H. Gordon. Adelphi Theatre: 24 Apr 1939-30 Jun 1939 (44 performances). Cast: Theresa Alvarez (as "Principal"), Spencer Barnes (as "Ensemble"), J. Mae Batie (as "Negro Tapper"), Joseph Belsky (as "Modern Dancer"), John Berry (as "Negro Tapper"), Bidda Blakeley (as "Principal"), Naomi Bodine (as "Modern Dancer"), Virginia Bolen (as "Principal"), Willis Bradley (as "Ensemble"), Doris Bramble (as "Negro Tapper"), William Britten (as "Principal"), Mann Brown (as "Modern Dancer"), William Brown (as "Negro Tapper"), John Campbell (as "Principal"), Carl Chapin (as "Principal"), Marjorie Church (as "Modern Dancer"), Bonnie Clarke (as "Ensemble"), Gordon Clarke (as "Principal"), William Clayton (as "Ensemble"), Lenore Cobb (as "Negro Tapper"), Eva Connell (as "Ensemble"), John Connolly (as "Modern Dancer"), Edwin Cooper (as "Principal"), Peggy Coudray (as "Principal"), Carol Coult (as "Principal"), George DeFour (as "Negro Tapper"), Muni Diamond (as "Principal"), Leon Diggs (as "Ensemble"), Arthur Donaldson (as "Principal"), St. Clair Dotson (as "Negro Tapper"), Ethel Drayton (as "Ensemble"), James Eakins (as "Ensemble"), Estelle Ehrlich (as "Ensemble"), William Elliott (as "Modern Dancer"), Genora English (as "Principal" / "Ensemble"), Richard Finlayson (as "Principal"), Rufus Finlayson (as "Principal"), Walter Franklyn (as "Ensemble"), Hilaria Friend (as "Negro Tapper"), Edward Fuller (as "Principal"), William Garrett (as "Modern Dancer"), Dorothy Gee (as "Negro Tapper"), Trudy Goodrich (as "Ensemble"), Iris Griffith (as "Negro Tapper"), Edith Groome (as "Principal"), Edward Gutter (as "Ensemble"), Joseph Hall (as "Ensemble"), Lena Halsey (as "Ensemble"), Harry Hart (as "Ensemble"), Roslyn Harvey (as "Ensemble"), Edward Hemmer (as "Ensemble"), Roy Holland (as "Ensemble"), Vivian Holt (as "Ensemble"), Minnie Hylton (as "Ensemble"), Paul Jachia (as "Principal"), Theresa Jentry (as "Negro Tapper"), Augustina Josephs (as "Ensemble"), Louise Kelly (as "Principal" / "Ensemble"), Ruth LaMarr (as "Negro Tapper"), Julia Lane (as "Modern Dancer"), Israel Lansky (as "Modern Dancer"), Paula Laurence (as "Principal"), Edward Le Due (as "Principal"), Walter Le Roy (as "Ensemble"), Adele Leo (as "Ensemble"), Ray Lieb (as "Modern Dancer"), Ruth Lindsay (as "Negro Tapper"), Eve Lord (as "Modern Dancer"), Alec Lovejoy (as "Ensemble"), Virginia Mansfield (as "Modern Dancer"), Anne Marcus (as "Modern Dancer"), Blue McAllister (as "Negro Tapper"), Muriel McCrory (as "Ensemble"), Ruby Meyers (as "Ensemble"), Martin Michel (as "Modern Dancer"), James Mordecai (as "Principal/Negro Tapper"), William Myron (as "Principal"), Frank Newton (as "Principal"), Samuel Owens (as "Negro Tapper"), Andre Pampleton (as "Negro Tapper"), Ernest Pavano (as "Ensemble"), Theodora Peck (as "Principal"), Rose Poindexter (as "Negro Tapper"), Alice Ramsey (as "Ensemble"), Clarence Redd (as "Ensemble"), Libby Robinson (as "Negro Tapper"), Lou Rosen (as "Modern Dancer"), Attilio Salzano (as "Modern Dancer"), Georgette Schneer (as "Modern Dancer"), Emma Sealey (as "Ensemble"), Elsie Sealy (as "Negro Tapper"), Maurice Siegle (as "Ensemble"), Maurice Silvers (as "Modern Dancer"), Violet Smith (as "Ensemble"), Lee Speaks (as "Negro Tapper"), Sidney Stark (as "Modern Dancer"), Ruth Thompson (as "Ensemble"), Allen Tinney (as "Principal"), William Tinney (as "Principal"), Bowen Charleton Tufts III (as "Principal"), Dorothy Turner (as "Negro Tapper"), Virgil VanCleve (as "Ensemble"), Lily Verne (as "Modern Dancer"), Lee Wainer (as "Principal"), Muriel Watts (as "Ensemble"), Edwin Whitner (as "Principal"), George Whittington (as "Ensemble"), Allen Williams (as "Negro Tapper"), Hansford Wilson Principal"), Costello Woolridge (as "Negro Tapper"). Produced by Federal Theatre Project of The WPA.
- (1940) Stage: Appeared in "One Act Variety Theatre" on Broadway.
- (1941) Stage: Appeared in "The Man With Blond Hair" on Broadway. Written / directed by Norman Krasna. Scenic Design by Howard Bay. Belasco Theatre: 4 Nov 1941-8 Nov 1941 (7 performances). Produced by Frank Ross.
- (1942) Stage: Appeared in "The Great Big Doorstep" on Broadway. Comedy.
- (1942) Stage Play: Strip for Action. Written by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Scenic Design by Raymond Sovey. Directed by Bretaigne Windust. National Theatre: 30 Sep 1942- 2 Jan 1943 (110 performances). Cast: Jean Carter (as "Florida"), Joey Faye (as "Joey"), Billy Koud (as "Billy Miller"), Murray Leonard, Eleanor Lynn, Keenan Wynn (as "Nutsy") [final Broadway role], Harold Abbey (as "Jonesy"), Wylie Adams (as "Jeff"), Jack Albertson (as "Eddie"), Anita Arden (as "Gladys"), Harry Bannister (as "Chief of Staff"), Helen Barrie (as "Doris"), Leslie Barrie (as "Commissioner Ainley"), Marji Beeler (as "Maizie"), Howard Blaine, Eleanor Boleyn (as "Ruthie"), Olga Brace (as "Sally"), Milt Bronson (as "Sam"), Richard Clark, Wendell Corey (as "Farmer"), Toni Crane, Harry De Costa, John Deshay, Jeraldine Dvorak, Cpl. Tommy Farrell (as "Traps") [Broadway debut], Doris Faye (as "Shirley"), Pat Flynn, Kenneth Forbes (as "Buzz"), Bert Freed (as "Dan"), Joseph Haworth, Paul Huber (as "Gen. McPhelan"), Gloria Ingles (as "Judy"), Charlie Kaye (as "Clint"), Barry Kelley, David Kerman (as "Major Daniels") [final Broadway role], Don Kohler (as "Tex"), Boo La Von, Owen Martin (as "Mitch"), James McMahon (as "Gus"), Gary Myles, Gordon Nelson (as "Capt. Adams"), Betty Noonan (as "Dracula"), Jacqueline Paige (as "Virginia"), Cpl. Leonard A. Patrick (as "Lieut. Nelson"), Coby Ruskin (as "Brooklyn"), Evelyn Russell, Richard Sanders, Jerome Thor (as "Hollenbeck"), Kitty Voss (as "Kitty"), Will J. Ward (as "Mike"). Produced by Oscar Serlin, Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse.
- (1944) Stage Play: Jacobowsky and the Colonel. Comedy. Written by S.N. Behrman. Based on an original play by Franz Werfel. Incidental music by Paul Bowles. Assistant Stage Mgr: Bettina Cerf. General Stage Manager: Coby Ruskin. Directed by Elia Kazan. Martin Beck Theatre: 14 Mar 1944- 10 Mar 1945 (417 performances). Cast: Annabella (as "Marianne") [Broadway debut], Louis Calhern (as "Colonel Tadeusz Boleslav Stjerbinsky"), Oskar Karlweis (as "S.L. Jacobowsky"), Harold Vermilyea (as "Gestapo Official"), J. Edward Bromberg (as "Szabuniewicz"), Donald Cameron (as "Monsieur Serouille/Senator Brisson"), Philip Collier (as "Air Raid Warden"), Philip Coolidge (as "The Dice Player"), Harry Davis (as "Soloman/Papa Clarion"), Louise Dowdney (as "A Young Girl"), Joseph Kallini (as "Street Singer"), Peter Kass (as "Szycke"), Edward Kreisler (as "Sergeant De Ville/Second French Soldier") [Broadway debut], Don Lee (as "Wilhelm/First German Soldier"), Jules Leni (as "Child"), Jane Marbury (as "Old Lady from Arras"), E.G. Marshall (as "Brigadier"), Kitty Mattern (as "Cosette"), Bob Merritt (as "Max/Second German Soldier"), Frank Overton (as "First Lieutenant"), Coby Ruskin (as "A Chauffeur"), William Sanders (as "The Commissaire"), Burton Tripp (as "Gendarme/First French Soldier"), Hilda Vaughn (as "Madame Bouffier"), Harrison Winter (as "Sleeping Shopkeeper"), Barry O'Moore (as "The Tragic Gentleman"). Replacement actors: Donald Arbury (as "Monsieur Serouille/Senator Brisson"), Oliver Cliff (as "The Dice Player"), Loney Lewis (as "Szabuniewicz"), Herbert Ratner (as "Air Raid Warden/Max/Second German Soldier"), Gwilym Williams (as "Street Singer"). Produced by The Theatre Guild (Theresa Helburn, Lawrence Langner: Administrative Directors). Produced in association with Jack H. Skirball. Note: Filmed by William Goetz Productions [distributed by Columbia Pictures] as Me and the Colonel (1958).
- (1945) Stage: Production Assistant on "Deep Are the Roots" on Broadway. Drama. Written by Arnaud d'Usseau and James Gow. Directed by Elia Kazan. Fulton Theatre: 26 Sep 1945-16 Nov 1946 (477 performances). Cast: Barbara Bel Geddes (as "Genevra Langdon"), George Dice (as "Chuck Warren"), Evelyn Ellis (as "Bella Charles"), Carol Goodner (as "Alice Langdon"), Lloyd Gough (as "Howard Merrick"), Gordon Heath (as "Brett Charles"), Andrew Leigh (as "Sheriff Serkin"), [error] (as "Honey Turner"), Douglas Rutherford (as "Bob Izay"), Harold Vermilyea (as "Roy Maxwell"), Charles Waldron (as "Sen. Ellsworth"; final Broadway role). Replacement actors during run: Edwin Jerome (as "Sen. Ellsworth Langdon"), Donald MacDonald (as "Roy Maxwell"), Barbara O'Neil (as "Alice Langdon"). Produced by Kermit Bloomgarden and George Heller.
- (1946) Stage: Directed "Woman Bites Dog" on Broadway. Comedy/satire. Written by Sam Spewack and Bella Spewack. Belasco Theatre: 17 Apr 1946-20 Apr 1946 (5 performances). Cast: Taylor Holmes, Frank Lovejoy (as "Tony Flynn"), Royal Beal (as "Maj. Southworth"), Sam Bonnell (as "Waiter"), Richard Clark, Kirk Douglas (as "Hopkins"), Betsy Lous Eric, Harold Grau (as "Wilson"), Eda Heinemann (as "Amanda Merkle"), Boris Kogan, Robert Le Seuer, E.G. Marshall (as "Sims"), Mercedes McCambridge (as "Betty Lord"), Russell Morrison, Edward Nannary, Roger Quinlan, Arthur Russell, Dudley Sadler, John Shellie, Ann Shoemaker, Maury Tuckerman. Produced by Kermit Bloomgarden.
- (1947) Stage: Directed "Open House" on Broadway.
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