- (1917 - 1949) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1917) Stage Play: The Love Drive. Written by Sydney Rosenfeld. Directed by Edward MacGregor. Criterion Theatre: 30 Oct 1917- Nov 1917 (closing date unknown/15 performances). Cast: Beth Franklyn, Albert Gran, Violet Heming, Arthur Laceby, Fred Niblo, Douglas Patterson, Lea Penman, Hilda Spong, Zeffie Tilbury, Cy Weaver, Eileen Wilson. Produced by Klaw & Erlanger.
- (1918) Stage Play: Under Pressure. Written and produced by Sydney Rosenfeld. Norworth Theatre: 21 Feb 1918- May 1918 (closing date unknown/28 performances).
- (1926) Stage Play: Just Life. Drama. Written by John Bowie. Directed by Oscar Eagle. Henry Miller's Theatre: 14 Sep 1926- Nov 1926 (closing date unknown/79 performances). Cast: James A. Boshell (as "Forbes"), Jane Burby, Clyde Fillmore (as "Gordon Chase"), Norman Foster (as "Dick Fellows") [Broadway debut], Elaine Ivans (as "Florence Silsby"), Boyd Marshall (as "Robert Henning"), Franklin Parker (as "Philip Post"), Lea Penman (as "Eileen Hier"), Marjorie Rambeau (as "Madame Bernice Chase") [final Broadway role], Vivian Tobin (as "Meg Chase"), Mary Wall, Ethel Wilson. Produced by Jacob Oppenheimer.
- (1928) Stage Play: Mirrors. Written by Milton Herbert Gropper. Directed by Albert Lewis. Forrest Theatre: 18 Jan 1928- Jan 1928 (closing date unknown/13 performances). Cast: Patricia Barclay, Joan Brown, Dorothea Chard (as "Phyllis Langdon"), Bruce Evans, Franklyn Fox (as "Donald Dean"), Gene Raymond (as "Calvin Trask") [credited as Raymond Guion], Albert Hackett (as "Roger King"), Hale Hamilton (as "Gilbert Norton"), Jack MacLennan, Marie Nordstrom, Lea Penman (as "Mrs. Trask"), Gerald Phillips, Alan Purling, Sylvia Sidney (as "Mary Norton"), Richard Sterling. Produced by Albert Lewis.
- (1928) Stage Play: Her Unborn Child. Written by Howard McKent Barnes and Grace Hayward. Directed by Melville Burke. Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre: 5 Mar 1928- Apr 1928 (closing date unknown/47 performances). Cast: Margaret Byers, Elisha Cook Jr., William Corbett, Pauline Drake, Theodore Hecht, Ivy Mertons, Lea Penman (as "Miss Conover"), Effie Shannon. Produced by Majestic Productions. Inc.
- (1929) Stage Play: The House of Fear. Mystery/farce. Written by Wall Spence. Directed by Elmer H. Brown. Theatre Republic: 7 Oct 1929- Nov 1929 (closing date unknown/48 performances). Cast: Clay Clement (as "Morton"), Barbara Gray, James McLaughlin, Lea Penman (as "Paula Knox"), Effie Shannon (as "Madame Zita"), Cecil Spooner, Frank Thomas, Maury Tuckerman, Gordon Westcott (as "Craig Kendall"), Harry Worth. Produced by Ray Productions, Inc.
- (1929) Stage Play: Headquarters. Melodrama. Written by Hugh Stanislaus Stange. Directed by Jo Graham. Forrest Theatre: 4 Dec 1929- Dec 1929 (closing date unknown/15 performances). Cast included: William Gargan, Harry Hanlon, Sam Levene, Lea Penman (as "As "Mimi Sharon"), Royal Thayer, Robert Toms, Jay Wilson. Produced by Sidney Wilmer, Walter Vincent and Alfred E. Aarons.
- (1931) Stage Play: The Venetian. Drama. Written by Clifford Bax. Theatre Masque: 31 Oct 1931- Nov 1931 (closing date unknown/9 performances). As "Giovanna of Austria."
- (1932) Stage Play: Absent Father. Written by Francis DeWitt. Directed by Lionel Bevans. Vanderbilt Theatre: 17 Oct 1932- Jan 1933 (closing date unknown/88 performances). As "Gloria." Cast included: Joseph Cotten, Clyde Fillmore, Alexander Frank, Kathryn Givney, Barbara Weeks. Produced by James E. Kenney and Joseph Levitt.
- (1933) Stage Play: The Comic Artist. Written by Susan Glaspell and Norman Matson. Directed by Arthur J. Beckhard. Morosco Theatre: 19 Apr 1933- May 1933 (closing date unknown/21 performances). Cast: Robert Allen, Lora Baxter, Richard Hale (as "Stephen Rolf"), Lea Penman (as "Luella McClure"), Blanche Yurka (as "Eleanor Rolf"). Produced by The Comic Artist, Inc.
- (1934) Stage Play: After Such Pleasures. Comedy. Written and directed by Edward F. Gardner, from the book by Dorothy Parker. Bijou Theatre: 7 Feb 1934- Feb 1934 (closing date unknown/23 performances). Cast included: Vernon Biddle, Shirley Booth, Enid Markey, Lea Penman, Al Reiser, Lee Reiser, Don Shelton, Felicia Sorel. Produced by A.L. Jones.
- (1934) Stage Play: So Many Paths. Drama. Written by Irving Kaye Davis. Directed by Priestly Morrison. Ritz Theatre: 6 Dec 1934- Dec 1934 (closing date unknown/28 performances). Cast: Mary Barker (as "Beulah"), George Blackwood (as "Walter Henderson"), Matt Briggs (as "Howard Brown"), Blanche Fleming (as "Miss Pearson"), Hermann Lieb (as "Henry J. Stewart"), Lea Penman (as "Madame Fuselli"), Sara Perry (as "Mrs. Kenny"), Natalie Schafer (as "Margaret Kenny Brown"), Nancy Sheridan (as "Ruth Kenny"), Norma Terris. Produced by Cohn and Scanlon.
- (1935) Stage Play: Life's Too Short. Comedy. Written by John Whedon and Arthur Caplan. Directed by Jed Harris. Broadhurst Theatre: 20 Sep 1935- Sep 1935 (closing date/10 performances).
- (1935) Stage Play: Boy Meets Girl. Comedy. Written by Bella Spewack and Sam Spewack. Directed by George Abbott. Cort Theatre: 27 Nov 1935- Jul 1937 (closing date unknown/669 performances). Cast: Joyce Arling, Royal Beal, John Clarke, Jerome Cowan (as "J. Carlyle Benson"), Philip Faversham, Robert Foulk, Helen Gardner, Peggy Hart (as "Peggy"), Perry Ivins (as "Doctor"), Allyn Joslyn (as "Robert Law"), Garson Kanin (as "Green"), Marjorie Lytell, James MacColl, Charles McClelland, Lea Penman (as "Miss Crews"), Edison Rice, Everett H. Sloane, George W. Smith, Maurice Sommers. Produced by George Abbott.
- (1937) Stage Play: Angel Island. Comedy/mystery. Written by Bernie Angus. Directed by George Abbott. National Theatre: 20 Oct 1937- Nov 1937 (closing date unknown/21 performances). Cast: Joyce Arling (as "Gail Marsh"), Carroll Ashburn, Nigel Blake, Clayton Collyer, Morgan Conway, Alma Dickson, Betty Field (as "Eunice"), Clyde Fillmore (as "John Kavanaugh"), Arlene Francis (as "Sylvia Jordan"), Thomas Graham, David Hoffman, Louise Larabee, Doro Merande (as "Bessie"), Lea Penman (as "Carma Grainger"), Maidel Turner (as "Aimee Lattimer"), Edith Van Cleve (as "Lucy Powell"), Eric Wollencott (as "Garth"). Produced by George Abbott.
- (1938) Stage Play: What a Life. Comedy. Written by Clifford Goldsmith. Directed and produced by George Abbott. Biltmore Theatre: 13 Apr 1938- 8 Jul 1939 (538 performances). As "Mrs. Aldrich." Cast: Joyce Arling, Ralph Bell, Eddie Bracken, Jack Byrne, James Corner, 'Betty Field' 9qv), Blaine Fillmore, Vaughn Glaser, Teresa Keane, Marguerite Lodge, Kay Loring, Ruth Matteson, Butterfly McQueen, William Mendrek, Mitzi Miller, Daniel Ocko, Arthur Pierson, Elena Salvatore, Ezra Stone, Maidel Turner, Isla Vaile, Edith Van Cleve.
- (1940) Stage Play: The Unconquered. Drama. Written by Ayn Rand. Adapted from "We the Living" by Ayn Rand. Scenic Design by Boris Aronson. Directed by George Abbott. Biltmore Theatre: 13 Feb 1940- 17 Feb 1940 (6 performances). Cast: Paul Ballantyne (as "A Student"), William Blees (as "Boy Clerk"), Marshall Bradford (as "G.P.U. Chief"), Georgiana Brand (as "Comrade Sonia"), Horace Cooper (as "Comrade Voronov"), George Cotton (as "Stephan Timoshenko"), Helen Craig (as "Kira Argounova"), Virginia Dunning (as "Girl Clerk"), Cliff Dunstan (as "Upravdom"), John Emery (as "Leo Kovalensky"), Howard Freeman (as "Karp Morozov"), Ellen Hall (as "Comrade Bitiuk"), Dean Jagger (as "Andrei Taganov"), Frank O'Connor (as "Assistant G.P.U. Chief"), John Parrish (as "A Soldier"), Lea Penman (as "Antonina Pavlovna"), Edwin Phillips [credited as Edwin Philips] (as "Malashkin"), Arthur Pierson (as "Pavel Syerov") [final Broadway role], George Smith (as "Party Club Attendant"), J. Ascher Smith (as "Older Examiner"), 'Ludmila Toretzka' (1940). Stage Play: The Unconquered. Drama. Written by Ayn Rand. Adapted from "We the Living" by Ayn Rand. Scenic Design by Boris Aronson. Directed by George Abbott. Biltmore Theatre: 13 Feb 1940- 17 Feb 1940 (6 performances). Cast: Paul Ballantyne (as "A Student"), William Blees (as "Boy Clerk"), Marshall Bradford (as "G.P.U. Chief"), Georgiana Brand (as "Comrade Sonia"), Horace Cooper (as "Comrade Voronov"), George Cotton (as "Stephan Timoshenko"), Helen Craig (as "Kira Argounova"), Virginia Dunning (as "Girl Clerk"), Cliff Dunstan (as "Upravdom"), John Emery (as "Leo Kovalensky"), Howard Freeman (as "Karp Morozov"), Ellen Hall (as "Comrade Bitiuk"), Dean Jagger (as "Andrei Taganov"), Frank O'Connor (as "Assistant G.P.U. Chief"), John Parrish (as "A Soldier"), Lea Penman (as "Antonina Pavlovna"), Edwin Phillips (as "Malashkin"), Arthur Pierson (as "Pavel Syerov"), George Smith (as "Party Club Attendant"), J. Ascher Smith (as "Older Examiner"), Ludmila Toretzka [credited as Ludmilla Toretzka] (as "Neighbor"). Produced by George Abbott.
- (1940) Stage Play: An International Incident. Comedy. Written by Vincent Sheean. Directed by Guthrie McClintic. Ethel Barrymore Theatre: 2 Apr 1940- 13 Apr 1940 (15 performances). Cast: Ethel Barrymore (as "Mrs. Charles Rochester"), Richard S. Bishop (as "Photographer"), John Gordon (as "Gage Photographer"), Eda Heinemann (as "Mrs. Thrush/Mrs. August Schultz"), Josephine Hull (as "Mrs. John Wurthering Blackett/Mrs. G. Hiram Tracy"), Cecil Humphreys (as "The Right Honorable Charles Albert Clarke-Bates"), Arthur Kennedy (as Smithers/Riley"), Ben Lackland (as "McClosky/Witherspoon"), Lea Penman (as "Miss Evadne Martine/Mrs. Burlingame"), Peter Scott (as "Photographer"), Kent Smith (as "Hank Rogers"), Sidney Stone (as "Reggiani/Jaeger"), Regine Valdy (as "Ninette"). Produced by Guthrie McClintic.
- (1940) Stage Play: Beverly Hills. Written by Lynn Starling and Howard J. Green. Directed and co-produced by Otto Preminger. Fulton Theatre: 7 Nov 1940- 30 Nov 1940 (28 performances). As "Geraldine Smith." Cast included: Effie Afton, Ilka Chase, Frank Chew, Helen Claire, Fred De Cordova, Enid Markey, Doro Merande, William Talman. Co-produced by Lawrence Schwab.
- (1941) Stage Play: Ring Around Elizabeth. Written by Charlotte Armstrong. Directed and co-produced by William W. Schorr. Playhouse Theatre: 17 Nov 1941- 25 Nov 1941 (10 performances). As "Harriet Gilpin." Cast: Katharine Bard, Ruth Chorpenning, Edwin Cooper, Jane Cowl, Katherine Emmett, Marilyn Erskine, Gilbert O. Herman, McKay Morris, Diantha Pattison, Barry Sullivan, Barry O'Moore. Co-Produced by Allen Boretz, in association with Alfred Bloomingdale.
- (1942) Stage Play: The Cat Screams. Written by Basil Beyea, from the novel by Todd Downing. Directed by Arthur Pierson. Martin Beck Theatre: 16 Jun 1942- 20 Jun 1942 (7 performances).
- (1942) Stage Play: The Pirate. Comedy. Written by S.N. Behrman. Suggested by an idea in a play by Ludwig Fulda. Incidental music by Herbert Kingsley. Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers. Costume Design by Miles White. Assistant to Mr. White: Sylvia Saal. Choreographed by Felicia Sorel. Directed by Alfred Lunt and John C. Wilson. Martin Beck Theatre: 25 Nov 1942- 27 Apr 1943 (177 performances). Cast: Alfred Lunt (as "Serafin"), Lynn Fontanne (as "Manuela"), David Bethe, John Brown, Doc Cheatham [credited as Adolphus Cheatham] (as "Musician"), Herbert Cowens, Wilbur De Paris, Emilio Denti, Clarence Derwent (as "Viceroy"), John Dixon, Maurice Ellis, Robert Emhardt, Jeffery Etheridge, Peter Garey (as "Viceroy's Guard"), Eddie Gibbs, Ruby Greene, Juanita Hall (as "Mango Seller"), Bruce Howard, Anna Jackson, Jules Johnson, Martha Jones, Clare Keith, William LeMassena, Fredye Marshall, Emmet Matthews, Inez Matthews (as "Maid to Isabella"), Guy Moneypenny, Walter Mosby, James O'Neill, Lea Penman (as "Isabella"), Albert Popwell, Muriel Rahn, Alan Reed (as "Pedro Vargas"), Max Rich, Charles Swain, Eloise Uggams, Joseph Washington, Lavinia White (as "Maid to Manuela"), Carol Wilson, Estelle Winwood (as "Ines"). Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson, S.N. Behrman, Elmer Rice, Robert E. Sherwood, Sidney Howard) and The Theatre Guild.
- (1946) Stage Play: Annie Get Your Gun. Musical comedy (original production). Music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. Directed by Joshua Logan. Imperial Theatre: 16 May 1946- 12 Feb 1949 (1147 performances). Huge cast included: Ethel Merman, Ray Middleton, Franca Baldwin, Truly Barbara, Art Barnett, Jack Beaber, Harry Bellaver, Leon Bibb, Janice Bodenoff, Kenny Bowers, Bernice Brady, Marlene Cameron, Pete Civello, Victor Clarke, Marjorie Crossland, Camilla De Witt, Lea Penman (as "Dolly Tate"), Alma Ross, Rob Taylor, Clyde Turner, Ken Whelan, Mary Woodley, Helen Wysatt. Produced by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II.
- (September 21, 1942) She acted in S.N. Behrman's play, "The Pirate," in a Theatre Guild production at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontanne, Jack Smart, Estelle Winwood, James O'Neill, Albert Popwell, Maurice Ellis, Walter Mosby, Robert Emhardt, William La Massena, Muriel Rahn, Reynolds Denniston, Ruby Greene, Anna Jackson, Lavinia White, Inez Matthews, Juanita Hall, and Peter Garey in the cast. Based on an idea by Ludwig Fulda. Herbert Kingsley was composer. Lemuel Ayres was set designer. Miles White was costume designer. Alfred Lunt and John C. Wilson were also directors.
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