- (1932 - 1948) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1932) Stage Play: Carry Nation. Written by Frank McGrath [only Broadway credit]. Directed by Blanche Yurka. Biltmore Theatre: 29 Oct 1932- Nov 1932 (closing date unknown/30 performances). Cast: Leslie Adams, Minna Adams, Robert Allen, Frieda Altman [Broadway debut], Charles Arnt (as "O.L. Day"), Bela Axman, Harry Bellaver (as "Landlord"), Daisy Belmore (as "Mrs. Cain"), Kenneth Berry, Esther Dale (as "Carry Nation"), Alfred Dalrymple, Fannie Belle De Knight, Buddy De Loach, Katherine Emery, Walter Eviston, Donald Foster, Gertrude Garstin, Roberta Hoskins, Helen Huberth, Miss Sheriff Leslie Hunt, Mary Jeffery, Frederick Kemp, Joshua Logan (as "Mart Strong") [Broadway debut], Myron McCormick, Byron McGrath, Arthur C. Morris, John F. Morrissey, Mildred Natwick (as "Mrs. Noble")[Broadway debut], Lillian Okun, Barbara O'Neil, John Parrish, Rufus Peabody, Ernest Pollock, Clarence E. Smith, James Stewart (as "Constable Gano"), Karl Swenson, Frank Thomas Jr., Nina Varesi, Luther Williams. Produced by Arthur J. Beckhard.
- (1933) Stage Play: Another Language. Comedy (revival). Written by Rose Franken. Waldorf Theatre: 8 May 1933- Jul 1933 (closing date unknown/89 performances). Cast: Maud Allan (as "Etta Hallam"), Glenn Anders (as "Victor Hallam"), John Beal, Wyrley Birch (as "Mr. Hallam"), Patricia Collinge (as "Stella Hallam"), Esther Dale (as "Helen Hallam"), Hal K. Dawson (as "Walter Hallam"), Herbert Duffy (as "Paul Hallam"), Genevieve Frizzel (as "Grace Hallam"), William Pike, Dorothy Stickney (as "Stella Hallam"), Margaret Wycherly (as "Mrs. Hallam"). Produced by Arthur J. Beckhard. Note: Filmed as Another Language (1933) (Ms. Hamilton would reprise her role as Helen Hallam in the film version).
- (1933) Stage Play: Spring in Autumn. Comedy.
- (1934) Stage Play: By Your Leave. Comedy. Written by Gladys Hurlbut and Emma B.C. Wells [credited as Emma Wells]. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Alfred De Liagre Jr. Morosco Theatre: 24 Jan 1934- Feb 1934 (closing date unknown/37 performances). Cast: Elizabeth Bruce (as "Miss Whiffen"), Esther Dale (as "Winifred"), Henry Fox (as "1st Bell Boy"), Dorothy Gish (as "Ellen Smith"), Ernest Glendinning (as "Freddy"), Thomas Hayes (as "2nd Bell Boy"), Josephine Hull (as "Mrs. Gretchell"), Howard Lindsay (as "Henry Smith"), Elizabeth Love, Kenneth MacKenna (as "David Mackenzie"), Cynthia Rogers (as "Frances Gretchell"). Produced by Richard Aldrich and Alfred De Liagre Jr. Note: Filmed by RKO Radio Pictures as By Your Leave (1934).
- (1934) Stage Play: Picnic. Written by Gretchen Damrosch. Scenic Design by P. Dodd Ackerman. Directed by Kaye Lowe. National Theatre: 2 May 1934- 3 May 1934 (2 performances). Cast: Jean Adair (as "Helene"), Frieda Altman (as "Mademoiselle"), Olive Corn (as "Mona"), Esther Dale (as "Lois"), Marvin Kline (as "Philip"), Fred Leslie (as "Wallace"), Millard Mitchell (as "Guba"), Hugh Rennie (as "Mr. Mooney"), Joanna Roos (as "Vera"), Jan Ullrich (as "Larson"), Percy Waram (as "Robert"). Produced by Arthur J. Beckhard.
- (1934) Stage Play: Spring Freshet. Written by Owen Davis. Scenic Design by Rollo Wayne. Directed by Owen Davis. Plymouth Theatre: 4 Oct 1934- Oct 1934 (closing date unknown/12 performances). Cast: Lionel Adams (as "Rev. Dr Brewster"), Lynn Beranger (as "Myrtle Hodge"), Francesca Bruning (as "Sylvia Merrill"), Margaret Callahan (as "Sue Colby"), Alexander Clark Jr. (as "Wade Hamlin"), Esther Dale (as "Isabel Levenseller"), Owen Davis Jr. (as "Wesley Levenseller"), Viola Frayne (as "Betty Eldridge"), Thurston Hall (as "Judge Ira Levenseller"), Leona Hogarth (as "Miss Ella"), Julia MacMahon (as "Miss Abbie"), Elizabeth Patterson (as "Clementina Lynch"), Eleanor Powers (as "Lydia Mundy"), Sidney Shields (as "Miss Minnie"), Richard Whorf (as "Ned Levenseller"). Produced by Lee Shubert.
- (1945) Stage Play: And Be My Love. Comedy. Written by Edward Caulfield. Scenic Design by Raymond Sovey. Directed by Arthur J. Beckhard. National Theatre: 21 Feb 1945- 3 Mar 1945 (14 performances). Cast: Charles Colby, Esther Dale (as "Martha Webster"), Viola Dean, Sydney Grant, Walter Hampden (as "Henry"), Violet Heming, Ruth Homond, Edmonia Nolley (as "Mrs. Spence") [final Broadway role], Jed Prouty, Lotus Robb, Graham Velsey. Produced by Arthur J. Beckhard. Produced in association with Victor Hugo-Vidal.
- (1948) Stage Play: Harvest of Years. Written by DeWitt Bodeen. Scenic Design by Raymond Sovey. Directed by Arthur J. Beckhard. Hudson Theatre: 12 Jan- 24 Jan 1948 (16 performances). Cast: Philip Abbott (as "Jules Bromark"), Philippa Bevans (as "Bertha Bromark"), Robert Crawley (as "Bernhard Jonson"), Esther Dale (as "Anna Bromark") [final Broadway role], Russell Hardie (as "Chris Bromark"), Leona Maricle (as "Margareta Bromark"), Emily Noble (as "Mellie Bromark"), Lenka Peterson (as "Jenny Nelson"), Virginia Robinson (as "Astrid Bromark"). Produced by Arthur J. Beckhard.
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