- (1928 - 1941) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1928) Stage Play: Say When. Musical comedy. Material by Calvin Brown. Based on a play by Amelie Rives and Gilbert Emery. Music by Ray Perkins, Kay Swift, W. Franke Harling, Jesse Greer, Daisy deSegonzak and Irma Hopper. Featuring songs by Arthur Sheekman [earliest Broadway credit]. Lyrics by Max Lief, Nathaniel Lief, Paul James, W. Franke Harling, Mayor James J. Walker, Raymond Klages and Irma Hopper. Featuring songs with lyrics by Helen Wallace. Directed by Bertram Harrison. Morosco Theatre: 26 Jun 1928- Jul 1928 (closing date unknown/24 performances). Cast: Josephine Adair (as "Miss Stuart"), Jane Alden, Ruth Altman, Sally Anderson, Joyce Arling, Bradley Cass, William J. Cleary, Warren Crosby, Ruth Fallows, Peggy Fish, Dorothy Fitzgibbon, Ann Freshman, Roger Gray, Gene Raymond (as "Michael Graham") [credited as Raymond Guion], Kathryn Hamill, Kathryn Hereford, Dorothy Jones, Helen Kaiser, Genevieve Kent, Harry Kirk, Cora La Redd, Joseph Lertora, Mabel Martin, Beverly Maude, Patricia McGrath, Duquesne Miller, Robert Moody, J. Gibbs Penrose, Mildred Quigley, Alan Ray, Anna Rex, Bartlett Simmons, Alison Skipworth (as "Comtessa Scaracchi"), Archie Thompson, Doris Vinton, Donald Wells, Harold Williams. Produced by Elisabeth Marbury and Carl Reed.
- (1930) Stage Play: Three's a Crowd. Musical revue. Music by Arthur Schwartz. Material by Howard Dietz. Lyrics by Howard Dietz. Choreographed by Albertina Rasch. Lighting Design by Hassard Short. With sketches by Groucho Marx Fred Allen, William B. Miles, Laurence Schwab, Corey Ford, Arthur Sheekman and Hazel Flynn. Directed by Hassard Short. Selwyn Theatre: 15 Oct 1930- Jun 1931 (closing date unknown/272 performances). Cast: Fred Allen, Joan Clement, Marybeth Conoly, Wally Coyle, Rene Du Plessis, Tamara Geva, Portland Hoffa, Libby Holman, Alan Jones, Parcy Launders, Margaret Lee, Fred MacMurray (as one of 'The California Collegians"), Harold Moffet, Herb Montei, Earl Oxford, Amy Revere, Clifton Webb, Lou Wood. Produced by Max Gordon. Note: Show was one of the biggest hits of the dismal 1930-31 season, closing after 272 performances in June, 1931. Historically significant as introducing balcony spotlighting instead of footlights, a technique soon adopted universally on Broadway.
- (1941) Stage Play: Crazy With the Heat. Musical revue. Music by Irvin Graham. Additional music by Rudi Revil and Dana Suesse. Book by Sam E. Werris, Arthur Sheekman, Mack Davis, Max Liebman and Don Herold. Additional lyrics by Dana Suesse. Music arranged by Jacques Dallin. Music orchestrated by Jacques Dallin. Vocal arrangements by Pete King. Some production ideas by Luther Davis, John Cleveland and Kay Kenney. Lyrics by Irvin Graham. Featuring songs by Elsie Thompson, William Provost and Walter Nones. Featuring songs with lyrics by Walter Nones, Pete Kite Smith, Richard Kollmar, Carl Kent, Kurt Kasznar and Maurice Vandair. Sketches Directed by Arthur Sheekman and Edward Clarke Lilley. Choreographed by Catherine Littlefield. Sketches for Willie Howard under supervision of Eugene Howard. Directed by Kurt Kasznar. 44th Street Theatre: 14 Jan 1941- 18 Jan 1941 (7 performances). Cast: Hal Anthony, Marion Bailey, Gracie Barrie, Paul Bartels, Barbara Bernard, Matthew Bocchino, Evelyn Bonfine, Raymond Burr, Bobby Busch, Doris Call, Harriet Clark, Pamela Clifford, Frank Cucksey, Don Cummings, Eleanor Dawn, Vera Deane, Billie Dee, Eddie Eddy, Robert Evans, Harold Gary, Ted Gary, Luella Gear, Lois Gerard, Phillip Gordon, Harry Hale, Hildegarde Halliday, Wilma Horner, Willie Howard, William Howell, Helene Hudson, Betty Kean, Stapleton Kent, Philip King, Richard Kollmar, Bobby Lane, Kathryn Lazell, Rae MacGregor, Remi Martel, Ray McDonald, Thomas Mitchell, Marie Nash, Ruth Neslie, Frances O'Day, Roberta Ogg, Dale Priest, Carl Randall, Aileen Read, Irene Reilly, Helenita Riordan, David Rollins, Luba Rostova, Susan Scott, Jean Stanton, The Coronets, Edna Ward, Marion Warnes, Frances Williams, Kay York. Produced by Kurt Kasznar. Note: When this production met with unfavorable reviews the investors revolted and Mr. Kasznar was quickly replaced with newspaperman Ed Sullivan who reworked the show's production numbers and replaced several cast members.
- Crazy With the Heat (1941). Musical revue (updated/restaged version). Music by Irvin Graham. Additional music by Rudi Revil. Material by Sam E. Werris, Arthur Sheekman, Mack Davis, Max Liebman and Don Herold. Lyrics by Irvin Graham. Additional dialogue by Arthur Stander and Sidney Zelinka. New sketches by Lew Brown. Music arranged by Jacques Dallin. Music orchestrated by Jacques Dallin. Some production ideas by Luther Davis, John Cleveland and Kay Kenney. Featuring songs by Jack Lawrence and William Provost. Featuring songs with lyrics by Jack Lawrence, Kurt Kasznar, Carl Kent and Pete Kite Smith. Choreographed by Catherine Littlefield. Staged by Arthur Sheekman. Sketches for Willie Howard under supervision of Eugene Howard. Directed by Lew Brown. 44th Street Theatre: 30 Jan 1941- 19 Apr 1941 (92 performances). Cast: Vivian Allen, Hal Anthony, Marion Bailey, Gracie Barrie, Matthew Bocchino, Evelyn Bonfine, Victor Borge, Diosa Costello, Don Cummings, Eleanor Dawn, Harold Gary, Ted Gary, Luella Gear, Phillip Gordon, Harry Hale, Wilma Horner, Willie Howard, Helen Hudson, Betty Kean, Al Kelly, Stapleton Kent, Philip King, Bobby Lane, Remi Martel, Naldi, Frances O'Day, Dale Priest, Carlos Ramiriz, Mary Raye, Irene Reilly, Helenita Riordan, David Rollins, Matthew Smith, Jean Stanton, Tip, Tap, and Toe, Edna Ward, Frances Williams. Produced by Ed Sullivan. Note: This production is the result of a major reworking when newspaperman Sullivan took over. New actors and songs were added/shuffled. Although Sullivan's reworking failed to completely recoup costs, it was considered a remarkable achievement given the time constraints involved.
- (1941) Stage Play: Mr. Big. Comedy. Written by Arthur Sheekman and Margaret Shane. Directed by George S. Kaufman. Lyceum Theatre: 30 Sep 1941- 4 Oct 1941 (7 performances). Cast: Florenz Ames (as "Charles G. Wakeshaw"), E.J. Ballantine (as "The Little Man"), Richard Barbee (as "Dr. Willoughby"), George Baxter, Harry M. Cooke, Hume Cronyn (as "Harley L. Miller"), David Crowell, Nina Doll, James Elliott, Ann Evers, Edward Fisher, Sarah Floyd, Betty Furness (as "Amy"), Harold Grau (as "The Man From Boston"), Harry Gribbon, Mitzi Hajos, Judson Laire, Peter Lawrence, William Layton, Jack Leslie, James MacDonald, Ray Mayer, Ruth Thane McDevitt, LeRoi Operti (as "Stanwood"), John Parrish, George Petrie, Eleanor Phelps, Oscar Polk (as "Rodney"), Robert Rhodes, Benson Springer, Rodney Stewart, Sidney Stone, Barry Sullivan (as "Eric Reynolds"), Robert Whitehead, Irwin Wilcox, Fay Wray (as "Paula Loring"). Produced by George S. Kaufman.
- (1929) Book, with Groucho Marx: "Beds."
- (1967) Book: "The Groucho Letters."
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