- (1913 - 1986) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1913) Stage Play: High Jinks. Musical comedy. Music by Rudolf Friml. Lyrics by Otto Hauerbach. Material adapted for the stage by Leo Ditrichstein and Otto A. Harbach. Based on a farce by Leo Ditrichstein. Adapted from a French farce by Maurice Hennequin and Paul Bilhaud. Musical Direction by Paul Schindler. Featuring songs by George L. Cobb. Featuring songs with lyrics by Jack Yellen [earliest Broadway credit]. Directed by Frank Smithson. Lyric Theatre (moved to The Casino Theatre from 12 Jan 1914 to close): 10 Dec 1913- 13 Jun 1914 (213 performances). Cast: Violette Armstrong, Burrell Barbaretto, Billy Blane, Bessie Brown, Marion Brown, Mr. Cantry, Mr. Clifford, Mr. Cooper, Naomi Dale, Valla Dares, Mr. Davis, Alberta DeVere, Marie DeVoe, May Dougherty, Lola Edwards, Snitz Edwards, Gladys Feldman, Blanche Field, Yewell Fields, Mr. Forbes, Edith Gardner, Eileen Gerald, Elsie Gergley, Greta Gleason, Elaine Hammerstein, Frank G. Harley, Mazie Hartford, Grace Hoey, Henrietta Hosford, Fern Kenney, Emilie Lea, Florence Lee, M. Levine, Tom Lewis, Ignatti Martinetti, Anna McConville, Ada Meade, Miss Melville, Maggie Melvin, Miss Morgan, Hulda Morton, Elizabeth Murray, Siegrid Oleson, Mr. Page, Robert Pitkin, Ethel Powell, Mr. Protas, Augustus Schultz, Mr. Sharp, Helen Sinclair, Bessie Skeet, Edna St. Claire, Mr. Vessey, Mr. Watson, Mr. Wise, Mana Zucca. Produced by Arthur Hammerstein.
- (1918) Stage Play: Sinbad. Musical. Book by Harold Atteridge. Music by Sigmund Romberg. Lyrics by Harold Atteridge. Musical Numbers Arranged by: Jack Mason. Additional music by Al Jolson, Jean Schwartz, Harry Tierney, J. Turner Layton and Albert Gumble. Additional lyrics by Buddy G. DeSylva, Gus Kahn, Al Bryan, Jack Yellen, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young, Henry Creamer and Irving Caesar. Orchestra under the direction of Oscar Radin. Scenic Design by Watson Barratt, P. Dodd Ackerman, John H. Young and Ernest Gros. Costume Design by Cora MacCreachy, Homer Conant and Samuel Zalud. Ballets Arranged by: Alexis Kosloff. Directed by James C. Huffman and Jacob J. Shubert. Winter Garden Theatre (moved to The Century Theatre (2 Sep 1918- Oct 1918, then moved to The Casino Theatre from 14 Oct 1918- Nov 1918, then moved to The Winter Garden Theatre from 11 Nov 1918 to Feb 1919, then moved to The 44th Street Theatre from 10 Feb 1919 to close): 14 Feb 1918- 29 Mar 1919 (404 performances). Cast: Al Jolson (as "Gus"), Roshanara, Jane Adams, Franklyn Baite, George Baker, May Belle, Doris Benham, John Berkes (as "Tapem/Johnny"), Molly Boulais, Rose Boulais, Virginia Fox Brooks, Dorothy Bruce, Dot Bryant, Milus Carpenter, Viola Clarens, Beatrice Cloak, Mabel Cloud, Hazel Cox, Kitty Doner, Lawrence D'Orsay (as "Stephen Gilwater/The King of Serendib"), Gertrude Doyle, Florence Elmore, Edgar Atchinson, Constance Farber, Irene Farber, Margaret Ferguson, Flo Flandreaux, Ella Foster, Inez Francis, Eleanore Franke, Pearl Germond, Mattie Gormley, Frank Grace, Ona Hamilton, Rae Hartley, Van Buren Hartman, Frank Holmes, Kitty Holton, Forrest Huff, Mildred Kaye, Harry Kearley, John Kearney, Grace Keeshon, Alexis Kosloff (as "Veritas/El Orient"), Mildred La Gue, Elsie LaMont, Grace Langdon, Jack Laughlin, Eleanor Leigh, Lois Leigh, Henry LeVoy, Marie Lorillard, Charlotte Marmont, Billy Marr, Bob McClellan, Barbara McCree, Vera Mercer, Irene Mitchell, Marion Mooney, Jean Morgan, Evangeline Murray, Edith Pierce, Lorrelda Poppanny, Peggy Purtell, Trixie Raymond, Yvette Reals, Jessie Reed, Gertrude Reynolds, Wade Riesemy, Beatrice Seymour, Billie Sheridan, Rheba Stewart, Marian Stokes, Mae Terresfield, Jean Thomas, George Thornton, Betty Touraine, Jean Troupman, Jean Troutman, Fay Tunis, Thelma Turnball, Alice Van Ryker, Fritzi Von Busing, Chandler Waldo, Richard Warner, Grace Washburn. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1920) Stage Play: Frivolities of 1920. Musical revue.
- (1920) Stage Play: What's in a Name?. Musical revue. Music by Milton Ager. Book by John Murray Anderson. Lyrics by John Murray Anderson. Written in collaboration with Anna Wynne O'Ryan and Jack Yellen. Music orchestrated by Maurice De Packh and Arthur Lange. Musical Director: Augustus Barratt. Choreographed by Michio Ito and Jack Manning. Costume Design by Robert Locher and Kay Turner. Scenic Design by James Reynolds. Directed by John Murray Anderson. Maxine Elliott's Theatre (moved to The Lyric Theatre from 19 Apr 1920 to close): 19 Mar 1920- 26 Jun 1920 (115 performances). Cast: Gertrude Alces, John Alexander, Arjamond, Constance Barnes, Christine Bernsman, Olive Brower, Joe Burroughs, Juliet Compton, Vivian Connors, Sheila Courtney, Sara Crewe, Rex Dantzler, Grace De Carlton, Charles Derickson, Dorothy DeVinna, Richard Dolliver, Willard Eldridge, Ed E. Ford, Gloria Foy, Rosalind Fuller, Glenn Gamble, Marie Gaspar, A.M. Gowing, Emilie Haddone, Alice Hegeman, Beatrice Herford, Hildred, Olin Howard, Yasu Katayama, Honey Kay, Flora Keane, Allyn Kearns, June Korle, Mary Lane, Olive LaVaine, Virginia Lee, Jessie Lorraine, Dorothy Loveclark, Mildred Mann, Muriel Manners, Robert Manning, Lane McLeod, Carol Miller, Beatrice Milner, Loretta Morgan, Thomas Morgan, Vera Myers, Joseph Palkowitch, Frank Parker, Corone Paynter, Margaret Petit, Ethel Sinclair, Dorothy Smoller, Zola Terryl, Dorothy Utley, Phil White, Herbert Williams, Hilda Wolfus, Helen Lee Worthing, Sallie Yarrow, Mimi Youde. Produced by John Murray Anderson.
- (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.
- (1928) Stage Play: Rain or Shine. Musical. Music by Milton Ager and Owen Murphy. Book by James Gleason and Maurice Marks. Lyrics by Jack Yellen. Music orchestrated by William Still and Arthur Schutt. Orchestra under the direction of Don Voorhees. Dances directed by Russell Markert. Dances Directed by Tom Nip. Scenic Design by Clark Robinson. Costume Design by Charles Le Maire. George M. Cohan's Theatre: 9 Feb 1928- 15 Dec 1928 (356 performances). Cast: Paul Brack, Walter Bremer, Dave Chasen (as "Simley's Protege/The Head Waiter"), Joe Cook (as "Smiley Johnson"), Ben Cutler, Vance Elliott, Rita Garcia, Edgar Gardner, James Gregory, Marion Herson, Tom Howard, Warren Hull, Vernon Jacobson, Ernest Lambart, Helen Lynd, Joe Lyons, Alex McKee, Rosie Moran, Ethel Norris, Walter Pharr, William V. Powers, Dimples Riede, Janet Velie, Nancy Welford, Devah Worrell. Produced by A.L. Jones and Morris Green.
- (1929) Stage Play: Murray Anderson's Almanac. Revue. Music by Milton Ager and Henry Sullivan. Book by Noël Coward, Rube Goldberg, Ronald Jeans, Paul Gerard Smith, Harry Ruskin, John McGowan, Peter Arno and Anna Wynne. Lyrics by Jack Yellen. Directed by John Murray Anderson, William Holbrook and Harry Ruskin. Erlanger's Theatre: 14 Aug 1929- 12 Oct 1929 (69 performances). Produced by Almanack Theatrical Corporation.
- (1931) Stage Play: You Said It. Musical comedy. Music by Harold Arlen. Book by Jack Yellen and Sid Silvers. Lyrics by Jack Yellen. Musical Director: Louis Gress. Music orchestrated by Howard Jackson. Special music effects by Fred Waring. Vocal arrangements by Charles Henderson. Choreographed by Daniel Dare. Directed by John Harwood. Chanin's 46th Street Theatre: 19 Jan 1931- 4 Jul 1931 (192 performances). Cast: Benny Baker, Jack Barnes, Peggy Bernier, Clark Bremmer, William Broder, Kendall Capps, Alyce Chapelle, Patsy Clair, Hughie Clarke, Ray Clarke, Dorcas Cochran (as "Ensemble"), Yorke Coplen, Leslie Cornell, Bryan Davis, Martin Dennis, Allan D'Sylva, John T. Dwyer (as "Nicholas Holloway"), Ed Ellington, John Elliott, Ralph Erwin, Victor Etheridge, Marjorie Fisher, Archie Ford, Oscar Grogan, George Haggerty, Vernon Hammer, Jack Harcourt, Joan Harley, Lou Holtz (as "Pinkie Pincus"), Rita Horgan, Doris Jay, Agatha Johann, Florence Johnson, Mary Lawlor (as "Helen Holloway"), Eileen Leahy, Billie Leonard, Dixie Lester, Gertrude Lindle, Mary Joan Martin, Betty McNulty, Tommy Miller, Harry Moore, Victor Munro, Betty Nylander, Emmett O'Brien, Peggy O'Day, Walter Petrie, Virginia Renaud, Lyda Roberti (as "Fanny"), J. Francis Robertson, Mildred Rye, Paula Sands, Robert Shafer, Jules Shear, Henry Slate, Jack Slate, Syd Slate, Stanley Smith, Kay Smythe, Al Stafford, Steward Steppler, Dorothy Stewart, Betty Sundmark, Helen Travers, Renee Vilon, Jae Voll, John Walsh, Patricia Whitney. Produced by Jack Yellen and Mr. Holtz.
- (1939) Stage Play: George White's Scandals. Musical revue. Music by Sammy Fain. Lyrics by Jack Yellen. Sketches by Matt Brooks, Eddie Davis and George White. Additional lyrics by Herb Magidson. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek, Don Walker, Lew Harris and Ted Royal. Dialogue directed by Billy K. Wells. Directed and Choreographed by George White. Alvin Theatre (moved to The Hollywood Theatre from 6 Nov 1939- close): 28 Aug 1939- 9 Dec 1939 (120 performances). Cast: Betty Allen, Lois Andrew, Victor Arden, Marji Beeler, Bonnie Bennett, Ben Blue, Marie Brady, Mae Britton, Kay Buckley [Broadway debut], Martha Burnett, Susan Carewe, Mary Carroll, Amy Collins, June Curtis, Phyllis Dawn, Jane Dixon, Florette DuElk, Cece Eames, Fran English, Christine Forsythe, Mary Francis, Miriam Franklin, James French, Amelia Gentry, Olga Gorey, Peggy Graham, Jane Hatfield, Prudence Hayes, Eugene Howard, Willie Howard, Georgia Jarvis, Ginger Johnson, Loretta Kane, Marie Kelly, Lois Kent, Mary King, Peggy Kirk, Dorothy Koster, Barbara Lenton, Ella Logan, Rhoda Long, Collette Lyons, Rose Marie Magrill, Frederick B. Manatt, Craig Mathues, Ray Middleton, Ann Miller, Frances Neal, Betty Nielson, Lois Palmer, Billy Rayes, Dorothy Reed, Fay Renault, Paula Rudolph, Gloria Scott, Constance Snow, Dorothy Stanton, Harry Stockwell, The Kim Loo Sisters, The Knight Sisters, The Three Stooges [Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard], Lillian Walsh, Myra Weldon, Harold Whalen, Jack Williams, Ella Windell, Helen Wishart, Ross Wyse Jr. Produced by George White.
- (1940) Stage Play: Boys and Girls Together. Musical revue. Conceived by Ed Wynn and Pat C. Flick. Music by Sammy Fain. Lyrics by Jack Yellen and Irving Kahal. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek. Additional Arrangements by Robert Russell Bennett and Don Walker. Musical Director: John McManus. Choral numbers by Al Siegal. Choreographed by Albertina Rasch. Costume Design by Irene Sharaff. Choreography for the De Marcos by Tony De Marco. Directed by Ed Wynn. Broadhurst Theatre: 1 Oct 1940- 15 Mar 1915 (191 performances). Cast: Ed Wynn, Dave Apollon, Al Baron, Betty Bartley, Billie Bernice, Eleanor Brown, Trudy Burke, Maude Carroll, Phyllis Colt, Jack Connover, Jerry Cooper, Gloria Costa, Sally Craven, Renee De Marco, Tony De Marco, Patricia Deering, Helen Devlin, Adair Dollar, Florence Foster, Gloria Gaffey, Georgia Jarvis, Marjorie Knapp, Dorothy Koster, Frank La Varre, Paul La Varre, Lynn Lawrence, Walter Long, Lucienne and Ashour, Eleanore Marek, Iris Marshall, Mary Joan Martin, John McManus, Hazel Nevin, Dell Parker, Mary Ann Parker, Kay Paulsen, Jane Petri, Jane Pickens, Dick Remy, Dot Remy, Edna Sedgewick, The Six Willys, Ione Smith, Mira Stephans, Drucilla Strain, Davenie Watson, Ebe Willy, Ersilio Willy, Eugene Willy, Hermina Willy, Willie Willy. Produced by Ed Wynn.
- (1941) Stage Play: Sons o' Fun. Musical comedy/revue.
- (1943) Stage Play: Ziegfeld Follies of 1943. Musical revue. Music by Ray Henderson. Additional music by Dan White. Sketches by Lester Lee, Jerry Seelen, Bud Pearson, Les White, Joseph Erens, Charles Sherman, Harry Young, Lester Lawrence, Baldwin Bergersen, Ray Golden, Sid Kuller, Billy K. Wells and Harold Rome. Additional lyrics by Buddy Burston. Lyrics by Jack Yellen. Music orchestrated by Don Walker. Orchestra under the direction of John McManus. Additional material by Joseph Erens. Choreographed by Robert Alton. Dialogue directed by Arthur Pierson and Frederick De Cordova. Production Supervised by Harry A. Kaufman. Entire production devised and directed by John Murray Anderson. Winter Garden Theatre (moved to The Imperial Theatre from 25 Jan 1944 to close): 1 Apr 1943- 22 Jul 1944 (553 performances). Cast: Milton Berle (as "Cecil"/"The Micromaniac" Singer), Ilona Massey (as "Thirty-Five Summers Ago" Singer/"Love Songs are Made in the Night" Singer/Gertrude Olsen/Loves-A-Poppin'/Michala Carmen in Zoot/"Hindu Serenade" Singer/"Hold That Smile" Dancer), Arthur Treacher (as "Godfrey/Good God Godfrey/Crumpet/Loves-A-Poppin'/Don Jose/Carmen in Zoot/Himself/Once a Butler/"Hold That Smile" Dancer), Jack Allen, Ray Arnett, Carolyn Ayres, Christine Ayres, Bea Bailey, Bil Baird, Cora Baird, Jim Barron, Robert Bay, Mary Alice Bigham, Oliver Boersma, Doris Brent, Veronica Byrnes, Josine Cagle, Imogen Carpenter, Skippy Cekan, Virginia Cheneval, Jack Cole, Ann Connolly, Ray Cook, Bob Copsy, Bruce Davison, Grace De Witt, Betty Douglas, Penny Edwards, Nadine Gae, Mary Ganley, Arthur Grahl, David Gray, Victor Griffin, Eleanor Hall, Patricia Hall, Edward Hayes, Manfred Hecht, Marilyn Hightower, Gretchen Houser, Howard Jackson, Jerry Jansley, Jerry Koban, Yvonne Kummer, Rebecca Lee, Kay Lewis, Ray Long, Howard Ludwig, Edmund Lyndeck, Bubbles Mandel, Jay Martin, Arthur Maxwell, Jack McCauley, Mary McDonnell, Earle McVeigh, Katherine Meskill, Virginia Miller, Dean Murphy, Janie New, Marianne O'Brien, Michael Pober, Renee Riley, Robert Rippy, Dixie Roberts, Ruth Rowan, Sue Ryan, Charles Senna, Robert Shaw, Rosaleen Simpson, Sgt. Tom Smith, Betty Stuart, Theodore Teddick, Rose Teed, The Jansleys, The Rhythmaires, Mimi Walthers, Don Weissmuller, Ila Marie Wilson, Tommy Wonder, Doris York. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert. Produced in association with Alfred Bloomingdale and Lou Walters. Produced by arrangement with Billie Burke Ziegfeld.
- (1983) Stage Play: Peg.
- (1986) Stage Play: Big Deal. Musical.
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