- (1925 - 1963) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1927) Stage Play: Padlocks of 1927. Musical revue. Music by Lee David, Jesse Greer and Henry H. Tobias. Book by Paul Gerard Smith and Ballard MacDonald. Lyrics by Billy Rose. Musical Director: Carlton Kelsey. Music arranged by Joseph Nussbaum. Featuring songs with lyrics by Ballard MacDonald and Jack Yellen. Featuring songs by Billy Rose and Milton Ager. Choreographed by John Boyle. Directed by W.J. Wilson. Shubert Theatre: 5 Jul 1927- 24 Sep 1927 (95 performances). Cast: Drina Beach, Vera Berg, Billie Blake, Edna Burford, Mae Burke, Walter Burke, A.S. 'Pop' Byron, Vivian Carmody, Vee Carroll, Betty Clark, Nora Cliff, Jackie Corrtez, Peggy Daubert, Doris Dellairs, Irene Faery, Don Fiser, Jay C. Flippen, Carl D. Francis, Edna French, Laurette Gilman, Gloria Glennon, Ruth Grady, Dolores Grant, Texas Guinan, Florence Healy, Harry Jans, Carol Kingsbury, Helenya Koski, Hedwig Langer, Val Lester, Edna Locke, Dave Mallen, Raymond Marlowe, Marcelle Miller, Jola Moreno, Ojeda and Inbert, Sugar O'Neill, Alice Outlaw, George Raft [final Broadway role], Wilma Roeloff, The Romancers Quartet, Lillian Roth, Catherine Ryder, Rosemary Ryder, Helen Shipman, Eleanor Smith, Virginia Smith, Snowball, The Four Diamonds, The Little Tappers, Mary Titus, The Phelps Twins, Eileen Wenzel, Harold Whalen, Laura Wilkinson, Rosalie Williams. Produced by Duo Art Productions Inc.
- (1943) Stage Play: Carmen Jones. Musical. Music by Georges Bizet. Book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Based on "Carmen" by 'Prosper Merimee', adapted from his "Carmen" by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. New orchestral arrangements by Robert Russell Bennett. Libretto directed by Charles Friedman. Choreographed by Eugene Loring. Directed by Hassard Short. Broadway Theatre: 2 Dec 1943-10 Feb 1945 (503 performances). Cast: Lee Allen, Viola Anderson, William Archer, Albert Bailey, Robert Bailey, Valerie Black, Al Bledger, Willie May Bourne, Raymond Brooks, Carmine Brown, Glenn Bryant, Miriam Burton, Oliver Busch, Sibol Cain, Jack Carr, Howard Carter, Edward Christopher, Robert Clarke, Cosy Cole, Clarice Crawford, Ruth Crumpton, William Davis, Richard DeVaultier, William Dillard, Hubert Dilworth, Edwina Divers, Anne Dixon, George Dosher, E. Drayton, L. Drayton, Marguerite Duncan, Melvin Duncan, Tony Fleming Jr., Posie Flowers, Carlota Franzell, Awilda Frasier, Audrey Graham, Mary Graham, Richard Granady, J. Prioreau Gray, Frank Green, Joe Green, Oliver Hamilton, Erona Harris, Mabel Hart, June Hawkins, Elijah Hodges, James Holman, Sheldon B. Hoskins, Melvin Howard, Gilbert Irvis, Richard James, Rhoda Johnson, Clarence Jones, William Jones, Elsie Kennedy, David Lee, Urylee Leonardos, Daniel Lloyd, Fredye Marshall, Maithe Marshall, Inez Matthews, Dorothy McNichols, Vera McNichols, Theresa Merritte, Dick Montgomery, Vivienne Mussenden, Frank Neal, Betty Nichols, Joseph A. Noble, Bill O'Neil, Alford Pierre, Evelyn Pilcher, Bertha Powell, Muriel Rahn, Arthur Rames, Fred Randall, Napoleon Reed, Chauncey Reynolds, John Richards, J. Flashe Riley, Edward Roche, Carmencita Romero, Edith Ross, Jessica Russell, Mildred Saffold, Randolph Sawyer, Luther Saxon, James Scott, Randolph Scott, P. Jay Sidney, Muriel Smith, Robert Smith, Randall Steplight, Andrew Taylor, Harold Taylor, Edward Lee Tyler, Carlos Van Puten, Audrey Vanterpool, Delano Vanterpool, Royce Wallace, Elton J. Warren, Mattie Washington, LeRoy Westfall, Ethel White, Dorothy Williams, George Willis, Robert Woodland, William Woolfolk. Produced by Billy Rose.
- (1930) Stage Play: Sweet and Low. Musical revue. Based on material by David Freedman. Musical Director: William Daly. Featuring songs by Harry Archer, Oscar Levant, Charlotte Kent, Harry Warren, Vivian Ellis, William C.K. Irwin, Louis Alter, George M. Cohan, Dana Suesse, Phil Charig and Joseph Meyer, Featuring songs with lyrics by Edward Eliscu, Ira Gershwin, Billy Rose, Malcolm McComb and Ballard MacDonald. Additional dances by Busby Berkeley. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Alexander Leftwich. Chanin's 46th Street Theatre: 17 Nov 1930-Apr 1931 (closing date unknown/184 performances). Cast: James Barton, Fanny Brice, George Jessel, Borrah Minevitch, Peggy Andre, Gladys Aster, Kathleen Ayres, Arline Baber, Joe Barry, Jack Bauer, Marion Bonnell, Kitty Brady, Ethel Brice, Emily Burton, Betty Croke, Ruth Dana, Nancy Dolan, Harry Edwards, Loretta Flushing, Rita Jason, Cy Landry, James Lee, Muriel Markert, Charles Millang, Moss & Fontana, Edward Murray, Edwin Murray, Jerry Norris, Lucille Osborne, Viola Paulson, Jack Ray, Shirley Richards, Polly Rose, Ruth Sato, Pauline Schaefer, Charlotte Stoll, Ray Stuart, Baun Sturtz, Arthur Treacher, Paula Trueman, Mildred Tully, Dorothy Van Hess, Emily Van Hoven, Hanna Williams, Dan Wyler. Produced by Billy Rose.
- (1944) Stage Play: Seven Lively Arts. Musical revue. Music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Miss Lillie's sketches by Moss Hart. Book by George S. Kaufman and Ben Hecht. Ballet music by Igor Stravinsky. Music arranged by Robert Russell Bennett, Ted Royal. Scenic Design by Norman Bel Geddes [final Broadway credit]. Costume Design by Mary Grant. Modern gowns by Valentina. Lighting Design by Hassard Short (also Director). Associate Prod. Design: Albert A. Ostrander. Assistant to Hassard Short: William Strahlman. Sketches directed by Philip Loeb. Choreographed by Anton Dolin. Musical Staging by Jack Donohue. Ziegfeld Theatre: 7 Dec 1944- 12 May 1945 (183 performances). Cast: Anton Dolin (as "Pas de Deux" Dancer / Scene de Ballet" Dancer / "Mr. Manningham"), Benny Goodman (as "Billy Rose Buys the Metropolitan Opera House!" Performer), Bert Lahr (as "The Stagehand" / "Local Boy Makes Good" / "Fragonard in Pink" / "Only Another Boy and Girl" / "Drink" Singer / "The Patient" / "The Great Man Speaks" / "Mr. Clarence Day" / "Heaven on Angel Street"), Beatrice Lillie (as "Lady Agatha Pendleton" / "There'll Always Be An England" / "Fragonard in Pink, Only Another Boy and Girl" / The Customer, Ticket for the Ballet" / "When I Was a Little Cuckoo" Singer / "Dancin' to a Jungle Drum" Singer / Mrs. Manningham, Heaven on Angel Street"), Alicia Markova (as "Pas de Deux" Dancer / "Scene de Ballet" Dancer), Robert Austin, Franca Baldwin, Paula Bane, Truly Barbara, Virginia Barnes, Michael Barrett, Johnsie Bason, John Beggs, Susan Blanchard, Phyllis Brown, Charlotte Bruce, Angelina Buttignol, Albert Carroll, Irene Carroll, Sonny Cavell, Jean Colleran, Evangeline Collis, Margaretta De Valera, Nina Dean, Bettye Durrence, Paddy Ellerton, Rose Marie Elliott, Paul Fairleigh, Adriana Favaloro, Morey Feld, Louise Ferrand, Jerry Florio, Helen Gallagher, Arlene Garver, Mimi Gomber, Dolores Gray (as "Wow-ohh-wolf!" Singer / "Hence It Don't Make Sense" Singer / "Movie Actress" / 'Big Town" / "Is It The Girl?" Singer), Alan Grossman, Edward Hackett, Jean Harris, Vincent Henry, Robert Herring, Alma Holt, Raynor Howell, Stella Hughes, Ray Johnson, Jim Kane, Harriet Katzman, Thomas Kenny, Robert Kimberly, Savona King, Mary Ann Krejci, Barry Laffin, Lee Lauterbur, Constance Love, Ethel Madson, Richard Martin, John Mathews, Viki Maulsby, Jere McMahon, Gayle Mellott, Buddy Millard, Dickie Millard, Marty Miller, Helen Molveau, Dennie Moore (as "Lady Carleton" / There'll Always Be An England / Mrs. Day / Heaven on Angel Street"), Louise Newton, Red Norvo (as "Billy Rose Buys the Metropolitan Opera House!" Performer), Paul Olson, Richmond Page, Michael Pober, Mary Roche (as "The Girl in "Only Another Boy and Girl" "Wow-ohh-wolf!" Singer / "Hence It Don't Make Sense" Singer / "Stage Actress, Big Town"), Bettina Rosay, King Ross, Lester Russon, Allen Sharp, Gwen Shirey, Cissy Smith, Adrian Storms, Bill Tabbert, Gordon Taylor, Temple Texas, William Utely, Martha Emma Watson, Sid Weiss, Teddy Wilson, Billie Worth, Nan Wynn [Broadway debut]. Produced by Billy Rose.
- (1931) Stage: Produced / directed / wrote material for "Billy Rose's Crazy Quilt" on Broadway. Musical revue. 44th Street Theatre: 19 May 1931-Jul 1931 (closing date unknown/79 performances). Cast: Phil Baker, Marion Bonnell, Fanny Brice, Lew Brice, Gomez & Winona, Ted Healy, Tom Monroe, Ethel Norris, Stewart and Vale, Tamara.
- (1935) Stage Play: Jumbo. Musical comedy/puppets. Music by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. Book by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. Lyrics by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. Choreographed by Allan K. Foster and Marjery Fielding. Directed by John Murray Anderson and George Abbott. Hippodrome Theatre: 16 Nov 1935- 18 Apr 1936 (233 performances). Cast: Dave Adams, Dave Ballard, Barbette, Jack Barnes, Big Rosie, Donald Black, Tom Breen, Helen Brooks, Willard Dashiell, Charles De Camo, Josie DeMotte, Dr. Ostermeier's "Doheos", Lipman Duckat, Lenze Duo, Jimmy Durante (as "Claudius B. Bowers"), Sybil Elaine, Lynn Eldredge, William J. Ferry, Roger Gerry, Gloria Grafton (as "Mickey Considine"), Gene Greenlaw, Grace Elizabeth Hanneford, Poodles Hanneford (as "Poodles"), Helen Harvey, Harry Jackson, Mary Jackson, Julius Johnson, Robert Johnson, A.P. Kaye (as "Mr. Jellico"), Tiny Kline, Karl Kosicsky, John Kuebler, Arthur La Fleur, Henry La Marr, Minnie LaPell, Bob Lawrence, Jack Leslie, Walter Lewis, Tom Lomas, Jim Mardy, W.J. McCarthy, Ray Miller, Victoria Miller, Donald Novis, William Parker, Jack Phillips, A. Robins, William Selig, Arthur Sherwood, Arthur Sinclair, Fred Spear, Takayama, The Kimris, The Nazfys, The Stonleys, Lomas Troupe, Olivette Tyana, Frances Van Ritter, George Watts, Solon West (as "Razorback"), Cliff Whitcombe, Philip Wood. Produced by Billy Rose. Note: Filmed as Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962).
- (1954) Stage Play: The Immoralist. Written by André Gide. Directed by Daniel Mann. Produced by Billy Rose.
- (1927) Stage Play: Harry Delmar's Revels. Musical revue. Music by Jimmy Monaco, Jesse Greer and Lester Lee. Book by Billy K. Wells. Lyrics by Billy Rose and Ballard MacDonald. Shubert Theatre: 28 Nov 1927- Mar 1928 (closing date unknown/112 performances). Cast: Hugh Cameron, Glen Dale, Helyn Eby Rock, Frank Fay, William Gaston, Janne Hackett, The Chester Hale Girls, Dorothea James, Patsy Kelly, Bert Lahr, Dick Lancaster, Artie Leeming, Winnie Lightner, E. Mercedes, Carolyn Nolte, The Patterson Sisters, The Trado Twins, Ivan Triesault. Produced by Samuel Baerwitz and Harry Delmar.
- (1941) Stage Play: Clash by Night. Drama. Written by Clifford Odets. Scenic Design by Boris Aronson. Directed by Lee Strasberg. Belasco Theatre: 27 Dec 1941- 7 Feb 1942 (49 performances). Cast: Seth Arnold (as "Vincent Kress"), Tallulah Bankhead (as "Mae Wilenski"), Ralph Chambers (as "Mr. Potter"), Lee J. Cobb (as "Jerry Wilenski"), Stephan Eugene Cole (as "Usher"), Harold Grau (as "Man"), John F. Hamilton (as "Jerry's Father"), Katherine Locke (as "Peggy Coffey"), William Nunn (as "Waiter"), Robert Ryan (as "Joe W. Doyle"), Joseph Schildkraut (as "Earl Pfeiffer"), Joseph Shattuck (as "Abe Horowitz"), Art Smith (as "Tom"). Produced by Billy Rose. Note: Filmed as Clash by Night (1952).
- (October 7, 1958) Guested of the late night television program "The Ben Hecht Show".
- (1945) Stage Play: Concert Varieties. Musical/vaudeville. Featuring songs by Harl MacDonald and Paquita Anderson. Musical Director: Pembroke Davenport. [Act 2: Music by Morton Gould. Choreographed by Jerome Robbins.] Company Manager: John Tuerk. Ziegfeld Theatre: 1 Jun 1945- 28 Jun 1945 (36 performances). [Act 1] Cast: Albert Ammons, William Archibald, Talley Beatty, Sidney Catlett, Nestor Chayres, Imogene Coca, The Katherine Dunham Dancers, Peter Johnson, John Krise, Eddie Mayehoff, Zero Mostel, Janet Reed, Jerome Robbins, Rosario & Antonio, The Salici Puppets, Deems Taylor. [Act 2] Cast: Muriel Bentley, Michael Kidd, Eric Kristen, John Kriza [Broadway debut], Janet Reed, Jerome Robbins, Bettina Rosay, Roszika Sabo. Produced by Billy Rose.
- (1934) Stage Play: Ziegfeld Follies of 1934. Musical revue. Music by Vernon Duke, Samuel Pokrass [only Broadway credit], Billy Hill, H. I. Phillips, Fred Allen, Harry Tugend and Ballard MacDonald. Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. Musical Director: John McManus. Sketches by: H.I. Philips, Fred Allen and David Freedman. Written by Harry Turgend. Featuring songs with lyrics by Ballard MacDonald, Billy Rose, Billy Hill and Edward Heyman. Featuring songs by Joseph Meyer, Richard Myers, Dana Suesse, Peter DeRose, Billy Hill and James F. Hanley. Additional numbers stage by John Murray Anderson. Directed by Bobby Connolly. Winter Garden Theatre: 4 Jan 1934- 9 Jun 1934 (182 performances). Cast: John Adair, Joanna Allen, Virginia Allen, Louene Ambrosius, Peggy Ann, Eve Arden [Broadway debut], Margorie Baglin, Judith Barron, Leon Barte, Mary Bay, Betzi Beaton, Anna Bell, Herman Belmonte, Helen Bennett, Al Bloom, Hazel Boffinger, Mary Bolles, Mildred Borst, Patricia Bowman, Fanny Brice, Mary Ellen Brown, Dorothy Buckley, Joanne Cannon, Joseph Carey, Jean Carson, Jacques Cartier, Jack Coogan, Gloria Cook, Dorothy Daly, Hope Dare, Hope Dare, Maxine Darrell, Loretta Dennison, Eva Desca, Buddy Ebsen, Vilma Ebsen, Frank Ericson, Lonita Foster, Helene Frederic, Jane Froman, Marjorie Gayle, Gloria Glennon, Julia Gorman, Irene Hamlin, Helen Hannon, Pearl Harris, Eugene Howard, Willie Howard, Brice Hutchins, Vivian Janis, Julie Jenner, Ruth Kane, Gladyse Keating, James Kitson, Evelyn Laurie, Naomi Leaf, Clark Leston, Rose Lipton, Dorothy MacKinnon, Florence Mallee, Florence Malley, Carlotta Mann, Charlotte Mann, Lillian Mann, Fred Mannat, Everett Marshall, Camilla Masters, Sara Mazo, Pam McAvoy, Frances McHugh, Vicki Michak, Bobbie Miller, Dinty Moore, Victor Morely, Jane Moxon, Evelyn Nichols, Evelyn Nielson, Cherry Preisser [Broadway debut], June Preisser [Broadway debut], Ina Ray, Ruth Reiter, Susanne Remos, Edith Roark, Thora Roberts, Don Ross, Caroline Ryan, Ruth Saks, Sid Salzer, Marion Santre, Sunya Shurman, Leone Sousa, Edwina Steele, Maria Steele, Marie Stevens, Jean Stuart, Lucile Stuart, Adlynn Swan, Gladine Sweetser, Ethel Thorsen, The Vikings, Oliver Wakefield, Mildred Webb, Gil White, Marguerite White, Betty Worth. Produced by Mrs. Florenz Ziegfeld (Billie Burke).
- (April 24, 1932) His play, "Crazy Quilt," was performed at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Fanny Brice in the cast.
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