- (1935 - 1944) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1935) Stage Play: Nowhere Bound. Melodrama. Written by Leo Birinsky. Directed by A.H. Van Buren. Imperial Theatre: 22 Jan 1935- Feb 1935 (closing date unknown/15 performances). Cas: John Alexander, Don Beddoe (as "Pat"), Nicholas Bela, Matt Briggs, C.H. Croker-King, Alexander Danaroff, Henry De Koven, Pierre De Ramey, Joseph Monneret De Villard, Patricia Deering (as "Maureen") [Broadway debut], G. Frederick, Frederick Giermann, Miriam Goldina, G. Swayne Gordon, Marshall Hale, Franklin Heller, Fred Kaufman, Allen Lee, Clara Mahr, Sherling Oliver, Helene Rapport, Edward Raquello, W.W. Shuttleworth, Herbert Treitel, Robert Williams, Oswald Yorke (as "State Sen. Dalton"), Naum Zemach. Produced by Birinski Inc.
- (1940) Stage Play: Boys and Girls Together. Musical revue.
- (1941) Stage Play: Lady in the Dark. Musical comedy. Book by Moss Hart. Music by Kurt Weill. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Musical Director: Maurice Abravanel. Music orchestrated by Kurt Weill. Vocal arrangements by Kurt Weill. Production Design by Hassard Short. Lighting Design by Hassard Short. Scenic Design by Harry Horner. Costume Design by Irene Sharaff. Gowns Designed by Hattie Carnegie. Assistant to Mr. Horner: Lester Polakov and Dick Bernstein. Assistant to Miss Sharaff: Brion. All musical sequences staged by Hassard Short. Choreographed by Albertina Rasch. Directed by Moss Hart. Alvin Theatre: 23 Jan 1941- 15 Jun 1941 (162 performances). Cast: Gertrude Lawrence (as "Liza Elliott"), Jerome Andrews, Nelson Barclift, Dorothy Bird, George Bockman, Anne Bracken, Macdonald Carey (as "Charley Johnson"), Kenneth Casey, Andre Charise, Catherine Conrad, Audrey Costello, Jean Cumming, Davis Cunningham, Margaret Dale, Patricia Deering, Carol Deis, Eleanor Eberle, Hazel Edwards, Max Edwards, Sally Ferguson, Len Frank, Gordon Gifford, Dan Harden, Fred Hearn, Manfred Hecht, Danny Kaye (as "Russell Paxton"), Yaroslav Kirov, Ellie Lawes, Joan Lawes, Ann Lee, Robert Lee, Bert Lytell (as "Kendall Nesbitt"), June MacLaren, Jacqueline MacMillan, William Marel, Victor Mature (as "Randy Curtis"), Robert Mills, Warren Mills, Beth Nichols, Virginia Peine, Gedda Petry, Donald Randolph, June Rutherford, Natalie Schafer (as "Alison Du Bois"), Jeanne Shelby, Larry Siegle, Harold Simmons, Ward Tallmon (as "Joe, an office boy"), Lois Volkman, George Ward, William Welch, Wana Wennerholm, Margaret Westberg, Parker Wilson, Evelyn Wyckoff (as "Miss Foster"), Florence Wyman. Produced by Sam Harris.
- (1941) Stage Play: Lady in the Dark. Musical comedy. [return engagement]. Book by Moss Hart. Music by Kurt Weill. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Musical Director: Maurice Abravanel. Music orchestrated by Kurt Weill. Vocal arrangements by Kurt Weill. Production Design by Hassard Short. Lighting Design by Hassard Short. Scenic Design by Harry Horner. Costume Design by Irene Sharaff. Gowns Designed by Hattie Carnegie. Assistant to Mr. Horner: Lester Polakov and Dick Bernstein. Assistant to Miss Sharaff: Brion. All musical sequences staged by Hassard Short. Choreographed by Albertina Rasch. Directed by Moss Hart. Alvin Theatre: 2 Sep 1941- 30 May 1942 (305 performances). Cast: Gertrude Lawrence (as "Liza Elliott"), Jerome Andrews, Nelson Barclift, Dorothy Bird, George Bockman, Anne Bracken, Kenneth Casey, Andre Charise, Catherine Conrad, Audrey Costello, Jean Cumming, Margaret Dale, Patricia Deering, Carol Deis, H. Robert Edwards, Sally Ferguson, Len Frank, Dan Harden, Fred Hearn, Ann Lee, June MacLaren, Jacqueline MacMillan, William Marel, Beth Nichols, Virginia Peine, Gedda Petry, Donald Randolph, June Rutherford, Natalie Schafer (as "Alison Du Bois"), Jeanne Shelby, Ward Tallmon (as "Joe, an office boy"), Lois Volkman, George Ward, William Welch, Wana Wennerholm, Margaret Westberg, Evelyn Wyckoff (as "Miss Foster"). Produced by Sam Harris.
- (1943) Stage Play: Something for the Boys. Musical comedy. Music by Cole Porter. Book by Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields. Lyrics by Cole Porter. Choral arrangements by William Parson. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek, Robert Russell Bennett, Don Walker and Ted Royal. Scenic Design by Howard Bay. Costume Design by Billy Livingston. Assistant to Mr. Bay: Albert A. Ostrander. Assistant to Mr. Livingston: Grace Houston. Lighting Design by Hassard Short. Choreographed by Jack Cole. Book directed by Herbert Fields. Additional Numbers Staged by Lew Kessler. Directed by Hassard Short. Alvin Theatre: 7 Jan 1943- 8 Jan 1944 (422 performances). Cast: Ethel Merman (as "Blossom Hart"), Jimmy Allison (as "Singer"), Anita Alvarez (as "Micheala"), Alice Anthony (as "Dancer"), The Barnes Twins (as "Lois & Lucille"), Joseph Bell (as "Singer"), May Block (as "Dancer"), Betty Bruce (as "Betty-Jean"), William Callahan (as "Corp. Burns"), Stanley Catron (as "Dancer"), Madeleine Clive (as "Mrs. Grubbs"), Jean Coyne (as "Dancer"), Bob Davis (as "Dancer"), Betty Deane (as "Dancer"), Patricia Deering (as "Dancer") [final Broadway role], Benny DeSio (as "Dancer"), Alan Fleming (as "Singer"), Jerry Florio (as "Dancer"), Albert Gaeta (as "Dancer"), Betty Garrett (as "Mary-Frances"), Aaron Gobetz (as "Dancer"), Ruth Godfrey (as "Dancer"), Dolores Goodman (as "Dancer"), Ray Harrison (as "Dancer"), Jack Hartley (as "Lt. Col. S.D. Grubbs"), Richard Harvey (as "Singer"), Betty Heather (as "Dancer"), Buddy Irving (as "Singer"), Margie Jackson (as "Dancer"), Allen Jenkins (as "Harry Hart"), Bill Johnson (as "Staff Sgt. Rocky Fulton"), Jeanne Jones (as "Dancer"), Art Lambert (as "Singer"), Stuart Langley (as "Sgt. Laddie Green"), Paula Laurence (as "Chiquita Hart"), Bruce Lord (as "Singer"), William Lynn (as "Mr. Tobias Twitch"), David Mann (as "Dancer"), Paul Mario (as "Singer"), Remi Martell (as "Sgt. Carter/Dancer"), Paul Martin (as "Dancer"), John Mayo (as "Singer"), Frances Mercer (as "Melanie Walker"), Joseph Monte (as "Singer"), Duncan Noble (as "Dancer"), Jean Owens (as "Dancer"), Jed Prouty (as "Roger Calhoun"), Ricky Riccardi (as "Dancer"), Walter Rinner (as "Burke/Singer"), Leslie Shannon (as "Dancer"), Ethel Sherman (as "Dancer"), Puddy Smith (as "Dancer"), Nina Starkey (as "Dancer"), William Vaux (as "Dancer"), Joe Viggiano (as "Dancer"), Murvyn Vye (as "Singer"), William Weber (as "Dancer"), Patricia Welles (as "Dancer"), Helen Wenzel (as "Dancer"), June Wieting (as "Dancer"), Lou Wills Jr. (as "Dancer"), Parker Wilson (as "Dancer"). Understudy: Betty Garrett (as "Blossom Hart"). Replacement actors: Leon Anthony (as "Dancer"), Tom Barrigan (as "Singer"), Dick Beard (as "Dancer"), Forrest Bonshire (as "Dancer"), Gloria Brooks (as "Dancer"), Betty Bruce (as "Chiquita Hart"), Edward Cassell (as "Singer"), Clarissa (as "Micheala"), Muriel Cole (as "Dancer"), William Drew (as "Dancer"), Charles Flynn (as "Singer"), Jack Foley (as "Dancer"), Charles Howard (as "Mr. Tobias Twitch"), Frank Hyers (as "Harry Hart"), George Lambrose (as "Singer"), Roma Leigh (as "Dancer"), Brayton Lewis (as "Singer"), June MacLaren (as "Dancer"), Jack Malis (as "Dancer"), Jerry Meilan (as "Dancer"), Mavis Mims (as "Betty-Jean"), Willamae Montur (as "Maid"), Ben Murphy (as "M.P./Singer"), Mischa Pompianov (as "Dancer"), Nancy Porter (as "Mary-Frances"), Bobby Preist (as "Dancer"), Dale Preist (as "Dancer"), Jules Racine (as "Dancer"), Gordon Richards (as "Singer"), Bob Roland (as "Singer"), Herbert Ross (as "Dancer"), Ruth Ryder (as "Dancer"), George Sabo (as "Dancer"), Shirl Thomas (as "Melanie Walker"), Terry Towne (as "Dancer"), Milton Watson (as "Sgt. Laddie Green"). Produced by Mike Todd.
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