- (1924 - 1942) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1924) Stage Play: Man and the Masses. Tragedy. Written by Ernst Toller. Translated by Louis H. Untermeyer. Cast: Jacob Ben-Ami (as "The Nameless One/The Spirit of the Masses"), Marling Chilton (as "Third Working Man"), Sidney Dexter (as "Messenger Boy"), William Franklin (as "Second Banker"), Ullrich Haupt (as "The Man/The Woman's Husband"), Arthur Hughes (as "The Companion/A Dream Figure"), Mariette Hyde (as "Second Woman Prisoner"), Zita Johann (as "First Woman Prisoner") [Broadway debut], Barry Jones (as "Fifth Banker/An Officer"), Allyn Joslyn [credited as Allyn Morgan Joslyn] (as "Second Working Man"), A.P. Kaye (as "First Banker"), Leonard Lean (as "Fourth Banker"), John McGovern (as "The Condemned One"), Maurice McRae (as "First Working Man"), Pauline Moore (as "A Working Woman"), Samuel Rosen (as "Fourth Working Man"), Erskine Sanford (as "Third Banker/A Priest"), Charles Tazewell (as "Sixth Banker"), Blanche Yurka (as "The Woman"). Produced by The Theatre Guild.
- (1924) Stage Play: Dawn. Drama. Written by Tom Barry. Sam H. Harris Theatre: 24 Nov 1924- Jan 1925 (closing date unknown/56 performances). Cast: Elizabeth Allen (as "Ann Perkins"), Perce R. Benton (as "Mr. Marvin"), Camelia Campbell (as "Lulu Maynard"), Richard Carlyle (as "David"), Emma Dunn (as "Mary Slayton"), Zita Johann (as "Judith"), Howard Lang (as "Matthew Slayton"), Day Manson (as "Speed Farnum"), Robert Montgomery (as "Louis Rhodes"), William Morgan (as "Ely Robbins"), Florence Peterson (as "Jane Marvin"), Hartley Power (as "Robert Carter"), Lee Smith (as "Squeak Maynard"), Helen Strickland (as "Margaret Slayton"), Dorothy Tierney (as "Cora Adams"), Raymond Van Sickle (as "Rabbitt Trundell"), William Williams (as "Billy Randolph"). Produced by Walter Vincent and Sidney Wilmer.
- (1925) Stage Play: Grand Street Follies. Musical revue. Music by Lily Hyland. Book by Agnes Morgan. Lyrics by Agnes Morgan. Featuring songs with lyrics by Marc Loebell and Dan Walker. Featuring songs by Dan Walker. Choreographed by Albert Carroll. Neighborhood Playhouse: 18 Jun 1925- 29 Nov 1925 (148 performances). Cast: Vera Allen, Helen Arthur, Michel Barroy, William Beyer, George Bratt, Albert Carroll, Edla Frankau, George Heller, George Hoag, Otto Hulett [credited as Otto Hulicius], Zita Johann, Whitford Kane, Edgar Kent, Irene Lewisohn, Marc Loebell, Lily Lubell, Helen Mack, Ian Maclaren, Philip Mann, Junius Matthews, Lewis McMichael, Harold Minjir, Esther Mitchell, Mae Noble, Madeline Ross, Dorothy Sands, Ann Schmidt, J. Blake Scott, Lois Shore, Sadie Sussman, Blanche Talmud, Thomas Tilton, Paula Trueman, Allen Vincent, Dan Walker, Polaire Weissmann. Produced by The Neighborhood Playhouse.
- (1926) Stage Play: The Goat Song. Written by Franz Werfel, as translated by Ruth Langner. Directed by Jacob Ben-Ami. Guild Theatre: 25 Jan 1926- Mar 1926 (closing date unknown/58 performances). Cast: Anthony Andre (as "Elder of Medegya/An Old Man"), Bela Blau (as "Messenger"), Albert Bruning (as "Physician"), Harold Clurman (as "Clerk"), Lynn Fontanne (as "Stanja"), Dwight Frye (as "Mirko"), George Gaul (as "Gospodar Stevan Milie"), William Ingersoll (as "Gospodar Jevrem Vesilie/Scavenger"), House Jameson [credited as House Baker Jameson] (as "Bashi Bazook"), Zita Johann (as "Kruna"), Philip Loeb, Judith Lowry, Alfred Lunt, Frank Reicher (as "Bogoboj"), Edward G. Robinson, Erskine Sanford (as "Starsina/Priest"), Helen Westley (as "Babka"), Martin Wolfson (as "Innkeeper"), Stanley G. Wood, Herbert Yost, Blanche Yurka. Produced by The Theatre Guild.
- (1928) Stage Play: Machinal. Written by Sophie Treadwell. Directed by Arthur Hopkins. Plymouth Theatre: 7 Sep 1928- Nov 1928 (closing date unknown/91 performances). Cast: Jean Adair (as "A Mother"), Nancy Allen (as "A Nurse"), Grace Atwell (as "A Stenographer"), Leopold Badia (as "A Filing Clerk"), Monroe Childs, John Connery, Hal K. Dawson (as "A Young Man"/"Third Reporter"), Otto Frederick (as "A Bellboy/A Court Reporter"), Clark Gable (as "A Man") [Broadway debut], Millicent Green (as "A Telephone Girl"), John Hanley (as "A Waiter/A Bailiff/A Jailer"), Hugh M. Hite, Zita Johann (as "A Young Woman"), Charles Kennedy, James MacDonald, Jess Sidney, George Stillwell, Clyde Stork, Conway Washburne (as "An Adding Clerk"), Tom Waters, Mrs. Charles Willard, Zenaide Ziegfeld. Produced by Arthur Hopkins. Note: Work was adapted for UK TV during the first season (1960) of Armchair Mystery Theatre (hosted by Donald Pleasence).
- (1930) Stage Play: Troyka. Drama.
- (1930) Stage Play: Uncle Vanya. Drama (revival). Directed by Jed Harris. Booth Theatre (16 performances). Cast included Zita Johann as "Sofya Alexandrovna".
- (1931) Stage Play: Tomorrow and Tomorrow. Drama. Written by Philip Barry. Directed by Gilbert Miller. Henry Miller's Theatre: 13 Jan 1931-Jul 1931 (closing date unknown/206 performances). Cast: Marie Bruce, Eileen Byron (as "Mary"), John T. Doyle (as "Walter Burke"), Mary Elizabeth Forbes (as "Miss Frazer"), Zita Johann (as "Eve Redman"), Alice MacIntosh (as "Miss Blake"), Herbert Marshall (as "Nicholas Hay"), Osgood Perkins (as "Samuel Gillespie"), Drew Price (as "Christian Redman"), Adele Schuyler (as "Jane"), Harvey Stephens (as "Gail Redman"). Produced by Gilbert Miller. Note: Filmed by Paramount Pictures as Tomorrow and Tomorrow (1932).
- (1935) Stage Play: Panic. Drama. Written by Archibald Macleish. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by James Light. Imperial Theatre: 14 Mar 1935- 15 Mar 1935 (2 performances). Cast: Wesley Addy (as "Unemployed/Male Chorus"), Osceola Archer (as "Female Chorus"), Amelia Barleon, Elaine Basil, Robin Batcheller, Abner Biberman (as "Unemployed"), William Challee (as "Unemployed"), Russell Collins (as "A Man"), Walter Coy, Margaret Craven, Joseph Eggenton, Paul Genge, George Glass, Clifford Heckinger, Dierdre Hurst, Zita Johann (as "Ione"), Harold Johnsrud (as "Blind Man"), Tony Kraber (as "A Man") [credited as Gerrit Kraber], Eva Langbord (as "A Young Girl"), Albert Lewis, Yisrol Libman, Margot Loines, Edward Mann, Rose McClendon (as "An Old Woman"), Harold McGee, Elizabeth Morison, Gordon Nelson, John O'Shaughnessy, LaVerne Pine, Beatrice Pons, Joanna Roos, Arthur Singer, Lucille Strudwick, Karl Swenson (as "A Young Man"), Mary Tarcai, Jerome Thor, Paula Trueman, Eric Walz, Orson Welles (as "McGafferty"), Virginia Welles (as "Female Chorus") [Broadway debut], Richard Whorf (as "Griggs"), Dane Clark (as "A Young Man") [Broadway debut]. Produced by Phoenix Theatre Inc.
- (1942) Stage Play: Broken Journey. Drama. Written by Andrew Rosenthal. Directed by Arthur Hopkins. Henry Miller's Theatre: 23 Jun 1942- 11 Jul 1942 (23 performances). Cast: Warner Anderson (as "Dan Hardeen"), Edith Atwater (as "Christina Landers"), Helen Carew (as "Essie"), Zita Johann (as "Rachel Thatcher Arlen") [final Broadway role], Joan McSweeney (as "Trina"), Phyllis Povah (as "Belle Newell"), Tom Powers (as "Hale Thatcher"). Produced by Martin Burton.
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