- (1918) Stage Play: Sometime. Musical. Written by Rida Johnson Young and Rudolf Friml. Additional lyrics by Ed Wynn. Musical Director: Herbert Stothart. Musical Staging by Allan K. Foster. Directed by Oscar Eagle. Shubert Theatre: 4 Oct 1918- Jun 1919 (closing date unknown/283 performances). Cast: Marie Astor (as "A Girl"), Nan Bainford (as "A Girl"), Harrison Brockbank (as "Henry Vaughn"), Frances Cameron (as "Sylvia DeForrest"), Charles DeHaven, William Dorrian, George Gatson, Mildred La Gue, Francine Larrimore (as "Enid Vaughn"), Virginia Lee, John Merkyl (as "Richard Carter"), Francis Murphy, Fred Nice, Albert Sackett, Betty Stivers, Beatrice Summers, Mae West, Harold Williams, Ed Wynn (as "Loney Bright"). Produced by Arthur Hammerstein.
- (1913 - 1923) Active on Broadway [credited as Wilmuth Merkyl early in career] in the following productions:
- (1913) Stage Play: Lieber Augustin. Musical/operetta. Translated by Edgar Smith. Music by Leo Fall. Lyrics by Edgar Smith. Based on the German original by Rudolf Bernauer and Ernest Welisch. Musical Director: John Lund. Additional lyrics by Harry Beswick. Choreographed by Julian Alfred. Directed by J.C. Huffman and Al Holbrook. Casino Theatre: 3 Sep 1913- 4 Oct 1913 (37 performances). Cast: Muroff Allo (as "Chorus"), Bessie Barclay (as "Chorus"), Rose Bennett (as "Chorus"), Lorraine Bright (as "Chorus"), Mr. Bryant (as "Chorus"), Peggy Caudrey (as "Gretchen/Chorus"), Mr. Centor (as "Chorus"), Ester Channon (as "Chorus"), Maude Crockett (as "Chorus"), Arthur Cunningham (as "Jasomir"), Gertrude Davenport (as "Chorus"), Florence Davidson (as "Chorus"), May De Sousa (as "Princess Helen"), Nellie DeGrossart (as "Chorus"), Mr. Dolan (as "Chorus"), Rozsika Dolly (as "Clementine"), Vera Dunn (as "Marguerita/Chorus"), Jack Evans (as "Colonel Burko/Chorus"), Frank Farrington (as "Juro"), Grace Field (as "Anna"), Viola Gillette (as "Captain Pips"), Mr. Harvey (as "Chorus"), Bessie Hollar (as "Chorus"), Edith Hollar (as "Chorus"), DeWolf Hopper Sr. (as "Bogumil"), Catherine Humphrey (as "Chorus"), Mr. Hyman (as "Chorus"), Mildred Jackson (as "Chorus"), Doris Jeffrey (as "Chorus"), Fred Leslie (as "Prince Nikola"), Helen Longfellow (as "Chorus"), George MacFarlane (as "Augustin Hoffer"), Lawrence Mack (as "Chorus"), Helen Marche (as "Chorus"), Mr. Mason (as "Chorus"), Emma McGrath (as "Chorus"), John Merkyl [credited as Wilmuth Merkyl] (as "Mattoeus/Sigilioff") [Broadway debut], Lucille Monroe (as "Chorus"), Dixie O'Neil (as "Chorus"), Peggy O'Neil (as "Chorus"), Claire Pearl (as "Chorus"), Mr. Phillips (as "Chorus"), Corinne Pickard (as "Chorus"), May Pickard (as "Chorus"), Mr. Reyborn (as "Chorus"), Harry Rose (as "Chorus"), M. Rose (as "Chorus"), Mona Sartoris (as "Ursula/Chorus"), Dorothy Scherer (as "Chorus"), Mr. Shannon (as "Chorus"), Edna Stillwell (as "Lisbeth/Chorus"), Mr. Sullivan (as "Chorus"), May Tomey (as "Chorus"), Blanche Toole (as "Chorus"), Mr. Townsend (as "Chorus"), Marjory Ward (as "Chorus"), Mr. Williamson (as "Chorus"), Alta Young (as "Chorus"). Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1913) Stage Play: Her Little Highness. Musical.
- (1914) Stage Play: Sari. Musical/operetta.
- (1914) Stage Play: The Debutante. Musical comedy/operetta. Book by Harry B. Smith and Robert B. Smith. Music by Victor Herbert. Lyrics by Robert B. Smith. Music orchestrated by Victor Herbert. Musical Direction by Carlo Edwards. Choreographed by Allan K. Foster. Costume Design by Cora MacCreachy and William Henry Matthews. Scenic Design by Edward G. Unitt and Joseph Wickes. Directed by George F. Marion. Knickerbocker Theatre: 7 Dec 1914- 16 Jan 1915 (48 performances). Cast: May Allen, Dolly Alwin, Stewart Baird (as "Armand, Marquis de Frontenac"), Zoe Barnett, Marie Baxter, Irma Bertrand, Bly Brown, Kitty Carmen, Marion Dale, William Danforth (as "Godfrey Frazer"), Hazel Dawn (as "Elaine"), Harriett DeNorma, Mae Doherty, Harriet Du Barry, E.G. Elliott, Florence Flandreaux, Anna George, William Gibney, James H. Hager, Adelaide Hall, Jack Hall, Helen Hardick, Lottie Harvey, Fanchon Haywood, Theodore Heinroth, Jack Heisler, Teresa Hendricks, May Hennessy, Irene Hopping, Anna Howard, Mary Howard, Fred Hudler, William Izzard, Sylvia Jason, Owen Jones, Carl C. Judd, Arthur Kugler, Dorothy Landers, Victor Le Roy, Gladys Macdonald, Isabel MacLeod, Eleanor Matthewson, Bert McCarthy, Beatrice McKay, Violet McKay, John Merkyl [credited as Wilmuth Merkyl] (as "Philip Frazer"), Adelaide Murray, Maude Odell, Peggy Parker, Hal Peel, Robert G. Pitkin, Frances Ramey, Thomas Reynolds, Evelyn Rosewood, Elsie Schneider, Cyril Smith, Fritzie Smith, Theodore Stein, Eva Stuart, May Thompson, Gertrude Thurston, Frank Travers, Robert Waite, Florence Walsh, Helen Walsh, Will West, Dorothy Whiting, J. Abbott Worthley. Produced by John C. Fisher.
- (1921) Stage Play: The Six-Fifty. Comedy/drama. Written by Kate L. McLaurin. Hudson Theatre: 24 Oct 1921- Nov 1921 (closing date unknown/24 performances). Cast: Lillian Albertson (as "Hester"), Reginald Barlow (as "Gramp"), Wilbur Cox (as "Walter"), William T. Hayes [credited as William T. Hays] (as "Gaston Hedges"), Harold Healy (as "Steward"), Harry Knapp (as "Bob Marshall") [Broadway debut], John Merkyl (as "Mark Rutherford"), Lolita Robertson (as "Christine Palmer"), Lillian Ross (as "Marie Louise Hall"), Maxwell Selser (as "Jim Armstrong"), Hazel Turney (as "Ann Seymour"), Leonard Willey (as "Dan Taylor"). Produced by Lee Kugel.
- (1922) Stage Play: Our Nell. Musical melodrama. Music by George Gershwin and William Daly. Choreographed by Julian Mitchell. Scenic Design by H Robert Law Studios. Directed by William H. Gilmore and Edgar J. MacGregor. Nora Bayes Theatre: 4 Dec 1922- 6 Jan 1923 (40 performances). Cast: Mrs. Jimmie Barry (as "Malvina Holcombe"), Jimmy Barry (as "Peleg Doolittle"), Ralph Bond (as "Chorus"), Eva Clarke (as "Helen Ford"), Thomas Conkey (as "Frank Hart"), Lucille Darling (as "Chorus"), Donat Gauthier (as "Chorus"), George Griffin (as "Chorus"), Emma Haig (as "Angeline Weems"), J. Donald Heebner (as "Chorus"), Olin Howland (as "Chris Deming"), Shirley Lewis (as "Chorus"), Mary Maxwell (as "Chorus"), Frank Mayne (as "Joshua Holcombe"), John McCulloch (as "Chorus"), Kathleen McLaughlin (as "Chorus"), John Merkyl (as "Mortimer Bayne") [final Broadway role], Blanche Morton (as "Chorus"), Molly Murphy (as "Chorus"), Guy Nichols (as "Deacon Calvin Sheldrake"), Lora Sonderson (as "Mrs. Rogers"), Emmy Tattersall (as "Chorus"), Honor Tattersall (as "Chorus"), Elenore Tierney (as "Chorus"), Winthrop Wayne (as "Chorus"), Ted Wheeler (as "Chorus"), Alice Wood (as "Chorus"). Produced by Hayseed Productions Inc.
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