- (1887 - 1925) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1887) Stage Play: The Deacon's Daughter. Comedy/drama. Written by A.C. Gunter. Directed by M.C. Daly. Union Square Theatre: 25 Apr 1887- 4 Jun 1887 (43 performances). Cast: Irene Avenal (as "Mary O'Dougherty"), George Backus (as "Charley Lawton") [Broadway debut], Anna Barclay (as "Mrs. Dashington Browne"), M.C. Daly (as "Isaiah Jubal Homewebb"), Annie Douglass (as "Mrs. Rachel Homewebb"), Robert Fisher (as "Squire Hiram Slimbergast"), Annie Pixley (as "Ruth Homewebb "), P. Redmond (as "Amadie"), W.G. Reynier (as "Irving DeVere Chillington"), Ed. Temple (as "Signor Malatesta Tomkins"). Produced by Annie Pixley.
- (1900) Stage Play: The Weather Hen. Comedy. Written by Bente Thomas and Harley Granville-Barker. Manhattan Theatre: 13 Apr 1900 (1 performance). Cast: George Backus, Frank Bell, John Bunny, M. Converse, J.H. Davies, W.T. (William) Ellwanger, Felix Haney, Harold Hartsell, Sylvia Lyndon, George Probert, Mabel Strickland, Ella Hugh Wood. Produced by William A. Brady.
- (1900) Stage Play: Janice Meredith. Drama. Written by Edward Everett Rose and Paul Leicester Ford. Directed by R.A. Roberts. Wallack's Theatre: 10 Dec 1900- Feb 1901 (closing date unknown/92 performances). Cast: Carl Ahrendt (as "Col. Rahl"), George Backus (as "Lieut. Mowbray"), Aubrey Beattie (as "Joe Bagby"), Vivian Bernard (as "Sukey"), Martin J. Cody (as "Squire Meredith"), Charles M. Collins (as "Squire Meredith"), Robert Drouet (as "Chas. Fownes"), C.W. Haskins (as "Roscomb"), A.S. Lipman (as "Lord Clowes"), Mary Mannering (as "Janice Meredith"), Sydney Mansfield (as "Messenger"), Burr McIntosh (as "Philemon Hennion"), John W. Mitchell (as "Lieut. Bunthin"), R.R. Neill (as "Private Buger"), John D. O'Hara (as "Lieut. Piel"), Amy Ricard (as "Tabitha Drinker"), Helen Tracy (as "Mrs. Meredith"). Produced by Frank McKee.
- (1902) Stage Play: When Johnny Comes Marching Home. Musical/opera.
- (1903) Stage Play: John Henry. Farce.
- (1904) Stage Play: The Triumph of Love. Comedy.
- (1904) Stage Play: Business Is Business. Comedy/drama.
- (1906) Stage Play: Marrying Mary. Musical.
- (1909) Stage Play: The Dollar Mark. Drama. Written by George Broadhurst. Directed by George Broadhurst. Wallack's Theatre: 23 Aug 1909- Oct 1909 (closing date unknown/48 performances). Cast: George Backus, Alpha Byers, Henry Calkins, T.J. Carlyle, Burke Clarke, Clay Clement, J.H. Davis, Pauline Frederick, Robert T. Haines, T.H. Hartman, Cuyler Hastings (as "Carson Baylis"), Harold Howard, Selene Johnson, Allen Little, George O. Morris, Frances Ring (as "Alice Chandler"), Brinsley Shaw, Hassard Short, Ogden Stevens, D.J. Sullivan, Robert Warwick (as "James Gresham"), George Wright Jr. Produced by William A. Brady.
- (1910) Stage Play: A Matinee Idol. Musical comedy. Music by Silvio Hein. Book by Armand Barnard. Lyrics by Seymour Brown and E. Ray Goetz. Based on "Un Medecin malgre lui" by Molière. Musical Director: Albert Krausse. Scenic Design by Frank E. Gates and Edward A. Morange. Costume Design by Lord and Taylor. Directed by Daniel V. Arthur. Daly's Theatre (moved to The Lyric Theatre from 6 Jun 1910- 25 Jun 1910, then moved to The Manhattan Opera House from 1 May 1911- close). Cast: George Backus (as "Dr. Allen"), Meta BoMar (as "Polly Brown/Ensemble"), Bessie Cottrell (as "Ensemble"), Elda Curry (as "Mrs. Gray"), Louise Dresser (as "Mrs. Burton"), Anna Ford (as "Marie"), Ethel Green (as "Lucy Gray"), Matt Hanley (as "Mr. Layton"), DeWolf Hopper Sr. (as "Medford Griffin"), Edna Houck (as "Ensemble"), William Jackson (as "John"), Georgie Mack (as "Jimmie Grant"), Trixie Moore (as "Nellie Wendell"), Thomas Roberts (as "Cocher"), Katherine Sainpolis (as "Ensemble"), Joseph Santley (as "Dick Allen"), Helen Tiffany, George Wilson (as "Dr. Gray"). Produced by Daniel V. Arthur.
- (1910) Stage Play: The Gamblers. Drama. Written by Charles Klein. Maxine Elliott's Theatre: 31 Oct 1910- Apr 1911 (closing date unknown/192 performances). Cast: George Backus, Edith Barker, Marjele Bornefeld, Charles Burbidge, Jane Cowl, Grant Ervin, Julia Hay, DeWitt Jennings, Cecil Kingstone, William B. Mack, Egbert Munroe, George Nash, Nat Nazarro Jr., William Postance, Charles Stevenson, George Wright Jr. Produced by The Authors Producing Co.
- (1913) Stage Play: A Man's Friends. Drama. Written by Ernest Poole. Astor Theatre: 24 Mar 1913- Apr 1913 (closing date unknown/32 performances). Cast: George Fawcett (as "Tom Whalen"), George Backus, Frederick Burton, Lily Cahill, Le Roy Clemens, Robert Clugston, Roy Fairchild, Henry Gerard, Katherine Grey, Henry E. Jewett, Antonio Nash, Zita Rieth, Harold Russell, Vincent Serrano, P.S. Whithan. Produced by Liebler & Co.
- (1914) Stage Play: The Last Resort. Written by George Scarborough. Longacre Theatre: 2 Mar 1914- Mar 1914 (closing date unknown/16 performances). Cast: A.G. Andrews, George Backus, Richard Barbee, Julia Blanc, Arthur Edwards, George Fawcett, J.C. Fenton, Ruth Findlay, B.R. Graham, Charles N. Greene, Albert Hyde, Wilson Melrose, Alfred Moore, Mark Price, George Wilson, Olive Wyndham. Produced by George Scarborough.
- (1914) Stage Play: He Comes Up Smiling.
- (1916) Stage Play: Shirley Kaye. Written by Hulbert Footner. Hudson Theatre: 25 Dec 1916- Mar 1917 (closing date unknown/88 performances). Cast: George Backus, Lee Baker, Corinne Barker, Victor Benoit, Albert Brown, Kitty Brown, Helen Erskine, Elsie Ferguson, William Holden, William Lennox, Mrs. Jacques Martin, Douglas Patterson, Ethel Winthrop, Lawrence Wood. Produced by Klaw & Erlanger.
- (1917) Stage Play: The Lassoo. Written by Victor Mapes. Lyceum Theatre: 13 Aug 1917- Oct 1917 (closing date unknown/56 performances). Cast: Edward Abeles, Robert Adams, George Backus, Florence Beresford, Berton Churchill, Samuel Coit, Walter Colligan, Lillian Cooper, Phoebe Foster, Eleanor Gordon, Shelly Hull, Florence Johns, Guy Milham, Beatrice Noyes, Beatrice Warren.
- (1918) Stage Play: Another Man's Shoes. Written by Laura Hinkley and Mabel Ferris. 39th Street Theatre: 12 Sep 1918- Sep 1918 (closing date unknown/20 performances. Cast: Erville Alderson, Lionel Atwill, George Backus, Aubrey Beattie, Gilda Leary, Carol Lloyd, Elsie MacKay, Lucia Moore, Paul Porter, Cyril Raymond, Richard Tabor, Ethel Wilson. Produced by Frederic McKay.
- (1919) Stage Play: At 9:45. Melodrama. Written by Owen Davis. Directed by John Cromwell. Playhouse Theatre: 28 Jun 1919- Oct 1919 (closing date unknown/139 performances). Cast: George Backus (as "Judge Robert Clayton"), Idalene Cotton (as "Margaret Clancy"), Clifford Dempsey (as "Captain Dixon"), Marie Goff (as "Ruth Jordan"), Harry Green (as "Jack Grover"), Nedda Harrigan (as "Molly"), John Harrington (as "Tom Daly"), Frank Hatch (as "Doane"), Frank Hilton (as "Doyle"), Madeleine King (as "Mary Doane"), Peter Lang (as "Mack"), Leo Mielziner (as "Jim Everett"), Gustave Rolland (as "Gillaini"), Edith Shayne (as "Mrs. Clayton"), Noel Tearle (as "Howard"), Robert Thorne (as "Dr. Norton"). Produced by William A. Brady Ltd.
- (1920) Stage Play: Spanish Love. Drama. Written by Avery Hopwood and Mary Roberts Rinehart. Adapted from the work of Josep Feliú i Codina, Carlos de Battle and Antonin Lavergne. Music by H. Maurice Jacquet. Directed by Thomas Coffin Cooke. Maxine Elliott's Theatre: 17 Aug 1920- May 1921 (closing date unknown/308 performances). Cast: Luigi Alteri, Maria Ascarra, Kenyon Bishop, Ione Bright (as "Fuensantica"), Ofelia Calvo, Juanita Canos, Marguerite Carmen, Manuel Cato, Flores de Castanos, Frank de Nicolis, Telesfero Del Campo, Victor Hammond, Ben Hendricks, Wallace Hickman, Paul Huber (as "Andres"), Josef Lidestri, Jasper Mangione, Vincent Martinez, Richard Morrisey, Joaquin Ortega, Maria Palay, Josephine Perez, Frank Peters, William Powell (as "Javier"), James Rennie, Margaret Shelley, Henry Stephenson (as "Domingo"), Vincent Surez, Manolo Thestino, Gus C. Weinburg, Russ Whytal. Replacement actors: George Backus (as "Don Fulgencio"), Thomas Coffin Cooke (as "Migalo"), Jesse Cordasco (as "Senor"), Edwin Mordant (as "Domingo"). Produced by Wagenhals and Collin Kemper.
- (1925) Stage Play: The Complex. Drama. Written by Louis E. Bisch. Directed by Percy Haswell. Booth Theatre: 3 Mar 1925- Apr 1925 (closing date unknown/38 performances). Cast: George Backus (as "Terry Peters") [final Broadway role], William Balfour (as "Felix Whitteredge"), Dorothy Hall (as "Felicia Windle"), Robert Harrison (as "Dr. Hale"), Percy Haswell (as "Miss Septima Windle"), Mildred Lee (as "Miss Birch"), Robert Montgomery (as "Blink"), Pacie Ripple (as "Mr. John Weston"), William A. Williams (as "Roger Amory Weston"). Produced by The Reed Producers Inc.
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