- (1921 - 1946) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1921) Stage Play: Diff'rent. Drama. Written by Eugene O'Neill. Princess Theatre: 4 Feb 1921- May 1921 (closing date unknown/100 performances). Cast: Mary Blair (as "Emma Crosby"), Elizabeth Brown (as "Harriet Williams"), Charles Ellis (as "Benny Rogers"), James Light (as "Captain Caleb Williams") [Broadway debut], Eugene Lincoln (as "Jack Crosby"), Alan MacAteer (as "Captain John Crosby"), Alice Rostetter (as "Mrs. Crosby"), Iden Thompson (as "Alfred Rogers"). Produced by The Provincetown Players.
- (1923) Stage Play: The Spook Sonata. Fantasy.
- (1924) Stage Play: All God's Chillun Got Wings. Drama.
- (1925) Stage Play: Ruint.
- (1925) Stage Play: Hamlet. Tragedy (revival).
- (1926) Stage Play: The Dream Play.
- (1926) Stage Play: The Great God Brown.
- (1926) Stage Play: The Emperor Jones (Revival).
- (1926) Stage Play: East Lynne (Revival).
- (1927) Stage Play: Rapid Transit. Comedy/satire.
- (1927) Stage Play: Jacob Slovak.
- (1927) Stage Play: The Stairs. Drama.
- (1927) Stage Play: The Prisoner. Written by Emil Bernhard. Translated by Alexander Berkman. Directed by James Light. Provincetown Playhouse: 28 Dec 1927- Jan 1928 (closing date unknnown/37 performances). Cast: Cynthia Blake (as "The Maid"), Reginald Carrington (as "General Kamishansky"), William Challee (as "Popov"), Reginald Goode (as "Michael Abrastov"), Harold Johnsrud (as "Boris Tverskoy"), Pauline Moore (as "Anna Petrovna"), Goldwin Patten (as "The Doctor"), Jacob Sandler (as "A Jew"), Hilda Vaughn (as "Irene Polosova"). Produced by The Provincetown Players.
- (1928) Stage Play: Hot Pan.
- (1928) Stage Play: Him.
- (1929) Stage Play: The Earth Between.
- (1929) Stage Play: Fiesta. Drama.
- (1929) Stage Play: Winter Bound. Drama.
- (1931) Stage Play: Rock Me, Julie. Drama. Written by Kenneth Raisbeck. Directed by James Light. Royale Theatre: 3 Feb 1931- Feb 1931 (7 performances). Cast: 'Jean Adair (I)' (as "Janet Satterlee"), 'Thomas Coffin Cooke' (as "Joseph Satterlee"), Betty Hanna (as "Stella Satterlee Purss"), Otto Hulett (as "Guy Dexter"), Wanda Lyon (as "Mrs. Archer Satterlee"), Helen Menken (as "Charlotte Satterlee"), Paul Muni (as "Steven Moorhead"), Dorothy Sands (as "Winifred Satterlee Dexter"), James Spottswood (as "Archer Satterlee"), Barry O'Moore (as "Raymond Purss"). Produced by Morris Green and Lewis E. Gensler.
- (1932) Stage Play: Lost Boy. Drama. Written by T.C. Upham. Directed by James Light. Mansfield Theatre: 5 Jan 1932- Jan 1932 (closing date unknown/15 performances). Cast: William Balfour (as "Mr. Gilkey"), Edgar Barrier (as "Joe Hebert"), Charles Berre (as "Dick"), Ralph W. Chambers (as "Gould") [Broadway debut], Ruth Chorpenning (as "Mrs. Demarco"), George Colan (as "Mr. Demarco"), Elisha Cook Jr. (as "Francis Demarco"), Mooney Diamond (as "Toivo"), Joseph Eggenton (as "Mr. Bullock"), Clyde Franklin (as "Dr. Stewart"), John Garfield [credited as Jules Garfield] (as "Bill") [Broadway debut], George Price (as "Judge Donnelly"), George Rogers (as "Mr. Felch"), Richard Ross (as "Albert"), Alexander Smith (as "Policeman"), Gilbert Squarey (as "Jimmy"), Ann Thomas (as "Aggie Demarco"), Carrie Weller (as "Mrs. Hazelton"), Peter Xantho (as "Court Stenographer"). Produced by Burton Harfod.
- (1932) Stage Play: Black Souls.
- (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.
- (1935) Stage Play: This Our House. Drama. Written by Joel W. Schenker and Allan Fleming. Directed by James Light. Cort's 58th Street Theatre: 10 Dec 1935- Dec 1935 (closing date unknown/2 performances). Cast: Richard Allen (as "Judge"), Edith Atwater (as "Beatrice Cenci"), Hallam Bosworth (as "Father Simon"), Henry Buckler (as "Salvaore"), Elvin Field (as "Giovanni"), Helen Holmes (as "Lucrezia Cenci"), Richard Huett (as "Pedro"), Harry Irvine (as "Judge"), Edward Jephson (as "Cardinal Silvestri"), Franklin Klein (as "Warder"), Fred Leslie (as "Prince Colonna"), Ian Maclaren (as "Francesco Cenci"), Agnes Marc (as "Portzia"), Harold McGee (as "Sbirro"), Benedict McQuarrie (as "Giorgio"), Margherite Norris (as "Putana"), Sherling Oliver (as "Olimpio Margio"), John Osborne (as "Judge"), Ben Starkie (as "Bernardo Cenci"), Courtney White (as "Judge"). Produced by Christopher Noel.
- (1936) Stage Play: Chalk Dust. Drama. Written by Harold A. Clarke and Maxwell Nurnberg. Scenic Design by Howard Bay. Directed by Virgil Geddes and James Light. Experimental Theatre: 4 Mar 1936- Apr 1936 (closing date unknown/51 performances). Cast: John Adair (as "Mr. Dana"), Montague Ash (as "Pupil"), Faith Avery (as "Miss Kittredge"), Georgiana Brand (as "Miss Duffy"), Beth Cantreau (as "Pupil"), John Carr (as "The Elevator Man"), Herschel Cropper (as "Dr. Harriman"), Gordon Fitts (as "Teacher"), Roslyn Gilbert (as "Pupil"), Frederic Giuliano (as "Brown"), Trudy Goldrich (as "Pupil"), Mitchell Grayson (as "Mr. Allen Rogers"), William Hitch (as "Mr. Fuller"), Richard Huett (as "Pupil"), Phillip C. Jones (as "Teacher"), Louise Kirby (as "Pupil"), Minnie Lithgow (as "Teacher"), Alan MacAteer (as "Dr. Basingstoke"), Lida MacMillan (as "Miss Stange"), Violet McKinley (as "Miss Williams"), Maryn Myers (as "Pupil"), Dorothee Nolan (as "Teacher"), George Pembroke (as "Mr. Westbrook") [final Broadway role], Lisa Rembova (as "Miss Merriweather"), Amelia Romano (as "Pupil"), Shimen Ruskin (as "Kaplan"), Eleanor Scherr (as "Pupil"), Jerome Sheldon (as "Mr. Phipps"), Arthur Singer (as "Pupil"), George F. Smithfield (as "Mr. Madison"), Katherine Standing (as "Miss Sherwood"), Ymske Tyssen (as "Teacher"), Frances Victory (as "Pupil") [final Broadway role], Bertha Willsea (as "Miss Murtagh"), Eugenia Woods (as "Miss Bohn"), George Yesner (as "Doozek/Pupil"). Produced by Experimental Theatre of the Federal Theatre Project of the WPA.
- (1937) Stage Play: Native Ground.
- (1942) Stage Play: Nathan the Wise.
- (1945) Stage Play: Oedipus Rex.
- (1945) Stage Play: The Mayor of Zalemea.
- (1946) Stage Play: Lysistrata. Comedy (revival/all Black cast). Written by Aristophanes. Book adapted by Gilbert Seldes. Incidental music by Harry Brant. Choreographed by Felicia Sorel. Directed by James Light [final Broadway credit]. Belasco Theatre: 17 Oct 1946- 19 Oct 1946 (4 performances). Cast: Olive Ball (as "Old Women's Chorus"), Service Bell (as "Old Men's Chorus"), Valerie Black (as "Corinthian Woman"), Harry Bolden (as "Senator"), C.M. Bootsie Davis (as "Senator"), Theresa Brooks (as "Old Women's Chorus"), Geri Bryan (as "Young Women's Chorus"), George F. Carroll (as "Officer"), Marie Cooke (as "Young Women's Chorus"), John De Battle (as "Trygeus"), George Dozier (as "Old Men's Chorus"), James H. Dunmore (as "Old Men's Chorus"), Hanson W. Elkins (as "Senator"), Maurice Ellis (as "Spartan Delegate"), Louise E. Evans (as "Spartan Woman"), Geneva H. Fitch (as "Young Women's Chorus"), Pearl Gaines (as "Leader of Old Women"), Minnie Gentry (as "Young Women's Chorus"), Mercedes Gilbert (as "Lampito"), Frank Green (as "Dancer"), Jackie Greene (as "Young Women's Chorus"), Laphfawn Gumbs (as "Young Women's Chorus"), Gwyn Hale (as "Dancer"), Erona Harris (as "Dancer"), Marble Hart (as "Dancer"), Ann Henry (as "Dancer"), Rex Ingram (as "President of the Senate"), Tica Janine (as "Spartan Woman"), Larri Lauria (as "Old Men's Chorus"), Eunice Eleanora Miller (as "Theban Woman"), Etta Moten (as "Lysistrata"), Hilda Offley (as "Old Women's Chorus"), Courtenaye Olden (as "Young Women's Chorus"), Bill O'Neil (as "Dancer"), Lora Pierce (as "Young Women's Chorus"), Sidney Poitier (as "Probulos") [Broadway debut], Albert Popwell (as "Dancer"), Ethel Purnello (as "Old Women's Chorus"), Andrew Ratousheff (as "Old Men's Chorus"), Edyth Reid (as "Old Women's Chorus"), Emory S. Richardson (as "Lykon/Member of the Men's Chorus"), Jay Riley (as "Satyr"), Wardell Saunders (as "Old Men's Chorus"), Archie Savage (as "Satyr"), H Roderick Scott (as "Dancer"), Louis Sharp (as "Old Men's Chorus"), P. Jay Sidney (as "Senator"), Mildred Joanne Smith (as "Myrrhine"), Hettie Stephens (as "Dancer"), Jean Stovall (as "Young Women's Chorus"), Lou Sealia Swarz (as "Theban Woman"), George Thomas (as "Dancer"), Cherokee Thornton (as "Old Men's Chorus"), Margaret Tynes (as "Corinthian Woman"), Beatrice Wade (as "Old Women's Chorus"), Phyllis Walker (as "Old Women's Chorus"), Emett "Babe" Wallace (as "Kinesias"), Royce Wallace (as "Dancer"), Fredi Washington (as "Kalonike"), Leigh Whipper (as "Leader of Old Men's Chorus"), Larry Williams (as "Nikias"), Milton J. Williams (as "Senator"), Wilhelmina Williams (as "Old Women's Chorus"), Miles Winbush (as "Officer"), Wilson Woodbeck (as "Senator"). Produced by James Light [final Broadway credit] and Max J. Jelin.
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