- (1901 - 1941) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1901) Stage Play: A Message from Mars. Drama. Written by Richard Ganthony. Garrick Theatre: 7 Oct 1901- Mar 1902 (closing date unknown/184 performances). Cast: Charles Hawtrey (as "Horace Parker") [Broadway debut], W. Ashton (as "Watchman"), Edward Barrow (as "Mr. Carruthers"), Jessie Bateman (as "Minnie Templer"), Arthur Burne (as "Dr. Chapman"), Adie Burt (as "Polly"), H. Colman (as "Muggeridge"), Master Harold De Becker (as "The Emperor") [Broadway debut], Marie De Becker (as "Guest"), Nesta De Becker (as "Girl"), Eric Dudley (as "Mr. Shillingford"), Ethel Hollingshead (as "Bella"), W. Hulbert (as "Guest"), Thomas Kelly (as "Boy"), Lillian Morgan (as "Guest"), Miss Park (as "Guest"), B.W. Parmenter (as "Servant, At Mrs. Clarence's"), Bella Pateman (as "Miss Parker"), Robert Pateman (as "A Tramp"), Edgar Payne (as "Mr. Ferguson"), R.G. Pegg (as "Jim"), E. Phillips (as "Paper Boy"), George Pickett (as "Joe the Coster"), Arthur Playfair (as "Policeman"), Lydia Rachel (as "A Poor Woman"), Faith Reynolds (as "A Flower Girl"), Mr. Richards (as "Guest"), Florence Sinclair (as "Mrs. Clarence"), Henry Stephenson (as "The Messenger from Mars") [Broadway debut], E.W. Tarver (as "Arthur Dicey"), F. Walters (as "Sir Edward Vivian"), Wallace Widdicombe [credited as Wallace Widdecombe] (as "Sir Roland Wright"). Produced by Charles Frohman.
- (1903) Stage Play: A Message from Mars. Drama (revival). Written by Richard Ganthony. Criterion Theatre: 30 Mar 1903- May 1903 (closing date unknown/56 performances). Cast: Charles Hawtrey (as "Horace Parker"), W. Ashton, Hetta Bartlett, Frances Belmont, Adie Burt, Nannette Comstock, Master Harold De Becker, Marie De Becker, Nesta De Becker, Gilbert Douglas, Eric Dudley, W. Hulbert, Emmet Lennon, Lillian Morgan, Master Thomas Morris, B.W. Parmenter, Edgar Payne, R.G. Pegg, E. Phillips, George Pickett, Arthur Playfair, Lydia Rachel, Henry Stephenson, E.W. Tarver, Fred Thorne, F. Walters, Wallace Widdicombe. Produced by Charles Frohman. Note: Filmed twice as A Message from Mars (1913), and A Message from Mars (1921).
- (1904) Stage Play: The Serio-Comic Governess. Written by Israel Zangwill. Lyceum Theatre: 13 Sep 1904- Oct 1904 (closing date unknown/41 performances). Cast: Rose A. Anthon, Jane Boag, Charles Bowser, Kathleen Brown, Nellie Butler, W.J. Butler, Nellie Campbell, Harold De Becker, Nesta De Becker, Julia Dean, Paula Gloy, Ethel Greybrooke, Gilman Haskell, Rose Hubbard, Jean Hubbell, T. Hayes Hunter, Margaret Kensington, Katharine Keppell, George LeSoir, Cecilia Loftus, Fania Marinoff [credited as Fanny Marinoff], Kate Pattison Selton, H. Reeves-Smith, Frederick Reynolds, Earl Ryder, Emmett Shackelford, Herbert Standing, Eva Vincent. Produced by Daniel Frohman.
- (1905) Stage Play: The Toast of the Town.
- (1907) Stage Play: The Lilac Room. Written by Beulah Marie Dix and Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland. Directed by Amelia G. Bingham. Weber's Music Hall: 3 Apr 1907- Apr 1907 (closing date unknown/4 performances). Cast: Gertrude Augarde, Amelia G. Bingham, Charles Butler, Harold De Becker, Rosalie Dupre, Jessie F. Glendinning, Charles P. Hammond, Joseph Mann, Herbert McKenzie, Frederick Powell, Madelaine Powell, L.E. Weed. Produced by Amelia G. Bingham.
- (1909) Stage Play: The New Lady Bantock. Written by Jerome K. Jerome. Directed by Charles Cartwright. Wallack's Theatre: 8 Feb 1909- Mar 1909 (closing date unknown/40 performances). Cast: Charles Cartwright, Harold De Becker, Terese Deagle , John W. Dean, Margaret Fuller, Mabel Earle Graham, Margaret Grey, Perdita Hudspeth, Frank Jackson, Stella Maltravers, T.J. McGrane, Robert McWade, Mabel Norton, Leila Repton, Fannie Ward. Produced by Joseph Brooks.
- (1911) Stage Play: The Balkan Princess. Musical.
- (1912) Stage Play: The Typhoon. Drama. Written by Emil Nyitray and Byron Ongley from a Hungarian work by Menyart Lengyel. Fulton Theatre (moved to The Hudson Theatre on 22 Apr 1912 to close): 11 Mar 1912- Jun 1912 (closing date unknown/96 performances). Cast: Harry Bennett, Henry Bergman, Andrew Buckley, Ernest Cossart, Kenneth S. Davidson, Harold De Becker, Christopher Losch, Frank Nelson, Florence Reed, Richard Sherman, Carl H. Vose, Walker Whiteside, Malcolm Williams, Joseph Woodburn, Stephen Wright. Produced by Walker Whiteside.
- (1914) Stage Play: Innocent. Written by George Broadhurst. Directed by Edward Elsner and George Broadhurst. Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre: 9 Sep 1914- Dec 1914 (closing date unknown/109 performances). Cast: Allen Atwell, Burt Castle, Claire Coste, Harold De Becker, Leo De Valery, Pauline Frederick, Kenneth Hunter, Hardee Kirkland, Julian L'Estrange, Arthur Lewis, John Miltern, Louis Morrell, George Probert, George Seybolt. Produced by A.H. Woods. Note: Filmed as Innocent (1918).
- (1915) Stage Play: Hobson's Choice. Written by Harold Brighouse. Princess Theatre (moved to The Comedy Theatre from 8 Nov 1915 to close): 2 Nov 1915- unknown (135 performances). Cast: A.G. Andrews, Harry J. Ashford, Olive Wilmot Davis, Harold De Becker, Agnes Dorntee, Robert Forsyth, Walter Fredericks, Marie Hudspeth, Whitford Kane, Barnett Parker, Molly Pearson, Viola Roache. Produced by F. Ray Comstock. Note: Filmed by Master Films [UK Production] as Hobson's Choice (1920) [no known US distribution], by British International Pictures [UK distribution by Wardour Films/no known US distribution] as Hobson's Choice (1931) [considered lost as of Jul 2014], by (most notably) London Film Productions [US distribution by United Artists/UK: British Lion Film Corp.] as Hobson's Choice (1954) (starring Charles Laughton). There have been several UK TV adaptations since 1960.
- (1917) Stage Play: The Willow Tree. Written by J.H. Benrimo and Harrison Garfield Rhodes. Cohan and Harris Theatre: 6 Mar 1917- Jun 1917 (closing date unknown/103 performances). Cast: Fay Bainter, Harold De Becker, S. Hatakenaka, Shelly Hull, Arvid Paulson, Richard Tabor, Darrel Vinton, Gayne Whitman [credited as Harold Vosgsburg], George W. Wilson, Mrs. Thomas A. Wise. Produced by Cohan & Harris.
- (1918) Stage Play: Mr. Barnum. Written by Harrison Rhodes and Thomas A. Wise. Criterion Theatre: 9 Sep 1918- Sep 1918 (closing date unknown/24 performances). Cast: Luray Butler, L. Melton Clodagh, Harold De Becker, George Ford, Gaston Glass, Richard Gordon, Charles Jackson, Leavitt James, Francis La Mont, Clyde North, Herbert Rice, Albert Sackett, William Seymour, Jay Wilson, Thomas A. Wise. Produced by Charles B. Dillingham.
- (1918) Stage Play: The Voice of McConnell. Comedy.
- (1919) Stage Play: Penny Wise. Written by Mary Stafford Smith and Leslie Vyner.
- (1919) Stage Play: Three's a Crowd. Comedy.
- (1920) Stage Play: Marry the Poor Girl. Comedy/farce. Written by Owen Davis. Directed by Priestly Morrison. Little Theatre: 25 Sep 1920- Oct 1920 (closing date unknown/18 performances). Cast: Frank Allworth (as "Tom Harrison"), Wilbur Braun (as "Morgan"), Ninita Bristow (as "Ann Winsted"), Halbert Brown (as "Wallace Paddington"), William David (as "Steve Ripley"), Harold De Becker (as "Bradley Littlefield"), Stapleton Kent (as "Rev. Carlton Gibbs"), Isabelle Lowe (as "Julia Paddington"), Gertrude Maitland (as "Mrs. Paddington"), Frances Mann (as "Kittie Porter"), Beatrice Noyes (as "Rose Gary"), Maude O'Connor (as "Sara Grogan"), William Roselle (as "Jack Tanner"). Produced by Oliver Morosco.
- (1921) Stage Play: In the Night Watch. Melodrama.
- (1923) Stage Play: The Blue Bird. Fantasy (revival).
- (1924) Stage Play: Simon Called Peter. Drama. Written by Jules Eckert Goodman and Edward Knoblock. Based on the novel by Robert Keable. Klaw Theatre: 10 Nov 1924- Jan 1925 (closing date unknown/88 performances). Cast: John Barry (as "Wilkins"), William Edwin Barry (as "Lieut. Donovan"), Herbert Bunston (as "Major Langton"), Henry Crosby (as "Capt. Mackaye"), Carson Davenport (as "George Lessing"), H. Tyrrell-Davis (as "Lieut. Bobby Jenks"), Harold De Becker (as "Private Sharp"), Riccardo De Sylva (as "Lieut. Pennel"), Josephine Evans (as ""Tommy" Raynard"), George Fuller (as "Lieut. Jones"), John Gray (as "Capt. Drayton"), Joseph Merryman (as "The Leader of the Band"), Lota Sanders (as "Louise"), Richard Simson (as "Capt. Curry"), Harry Ullock (as "Capt. Fraser"), June Webster (as "Madeleine"), Evelyn Wight (as "Hilda Lessing"), Catherine Willard (as "Julie Gamelyn"), Leonard Willey (as "Peter Graham"). Produced by William A. Brady.
- (1926) Stage Play: The Blonde Sinner. Farce.
- (1926) Stage Play: The Witch. Drama (revival).
- (1927) Stage Play: Savages Under the Skin. Written by Harry L. Foster and Wynn Proctor. Directed by John D. Williams.
- (1927) Stage Play: Blood Money. Melodrama.
- (1932) Stage Play: Maya.
- (1932) Stage Play: The Skull. Mystery.
- (1932) Stage Play: The Silent Witness. Drama.
- (1931) Stage Play: Miss Gulliver Travels.
- (1932) Stage Play: The Web. Written by Frederick Herendeen. Directed by Frank McCormack. Morosco Theatre: 27 Jun 1932- Jul 1932 (closing date unknown/24 performances). Cast: John Bohn (as "Kelly"), Elizabeth Day (as "Marian Warren"), Harold De Becker (as "Moto Ishada"), William Ingersoll (as "Professor Warren"), Curtis Karpe (as "Rocky Flint"), Edmund Mack (as "Robert Clark"), Joseph McCoy (as "Red Slade"), Sherling Oliver [credited as Sherling R. Oliver] (as "Lett Hollins"), Frank Shannon (as "Warden Sullivan"). Produced by Charles H. Abramson and Jess Smith.
- (1932) Stage Play: The Silent House. Melodrama (revival). Written by John G. Brandon and George Pickett. Directed by Carl Hunt. Ambassador Theatre: 8 Nov 1932- Nov 1932 (closing date unknown/16 performances). Cast: Stephen Appleby (as "Philip Barty"), Arthur Bowyer (as "Jacob Herrington"), Jane Bramley (as "T'mala"), Harold De Becker (as "Ho-Fang"), Howard Lang (as "Dr. Chan-Fu"), Frederic Leslie (as "Benson"), James MacDonald (as "Mateo"), Gavin Muir (as "George Winsford"), Raymond O'Brien (as "H'wang"), Louis Tanno (as "Señor Leon Peroda"). Produced by Lee Shubert.
- (1933) Stage Play: Hangman's Whip. Written by Norman Reilly Raine and Frank Butler [final Broadway credit]. Directed by Robert Bell. St. James Theatre: 24 Feb 1933- Mar 1933 (closing date unknown/11 performances). Cast: Hubert Brown (as "Basonga Chief"), Harold De Becker (as "Jakey"), Helen Flint (as "Judith"), Tom Jetter (as "Native Porter"), Ian Keith (as "Kurt von Eltz"), Montagu Love (as "Prin"), Barton MacLane (as "Ballister"), Malongo (as "M'Bala"), Masamba (as "Native Porter"), Clarence Redd (as "Baaswami Chief"), William Sharpe (as "Fenton"). Produced by George Kondolf and Merlin Taylor. Produced in association with William A. Brady. Note: Filmed as White Woman (1933).
- (1933) Stage Play: Her Man of Wax. Comedy.
- (1935) Stage Play: Rain. Drama (revival).
- (1935) Stage Play: Weather Permitting. Comedy.
- (1936) Stage Play: Among Those Sailing. Comedy.
- (1939) Stage Play: Foreigners. Comedy.
- (1939) Stage Play: The Woman Brown. Drama. Written by Dorothy Cumming. Scenic Design by Raymond Sovey. Directed by Dorothy Cumming. Biltmore Theatre: 8 Dec 1939- 16 Dec 1939 (11 performances). Cast: Daisy Belmore (as "Lizzie Piggott"), Jack Bishop (as "Solicitor"), Buddy Buehler (as "Johnnie Smith"), Ross Chetwynd (as "Sergeant"), Natalie Chilvers (as "Allen Child"), John Clarke (as "Chaplain"), James E. Corbett (as "Clerk"), Harold De Becker (as "Porter"), Hugh Fettis (as "Reporter"), Fransiska Gaal (as "Mary Brown"), Jack Gould (as "Reporter"), Avery Graves (as "Warden"), Jack Hasler (as "Reporter'), Frank Howson' (as "Alderman"), Cecil Humphreys (as "Sir Patrick"), Lionel Ince (as "Foreman of the Jury"), Colin Keith-Johnston (as "Ken Sutter"), Edward Lester (as "Deputy Clerk"), Oswald Marshall (as "Reverend Mr. Shell"), John McKee (as "Doctor Moore"), Lewis McMichael (as "Solicitor"), Len Mence (as "Judge"), Jessamine Newcombe (as "Mrs. Goodberry"), Claire Nolte (as "Mrs. Mitchmore"), David Powell (as "Reporter"), Ronald Reiss (as "Peter Brown") [Alternate], Richard Rider (as "Reporter"), William Short (as "Reporter"), Edmond Stevens (as "Usher of the Court"), Ralph Sumpter (as "Policeman Smith"), William Topham (as "Reporter"), Helen Trenholme (as "Nurse Turnbull"), Dick Van Patten [credited as Dickie Van Patten] (as "Peter Brown"), Eric Walz (as "Clerk of Court"), Charles Wellesley (as "Sheriff") [final Broadway role], Harold Young (as "Attorney General"). Produced by Margaret Hewes.
- (1940) Stage Play: Charley's Aunt. Comedy/farce (revival). Written by Brandon Thomas. Directed by Joshua Logan. Cort Theatre: 17 Oct 1940- 3 May 1941 (233 performances). Cast: Phyllis Avery (as "Amy Spettigue"), Richard Cowdrey [credited as Richard Cowdery] (as "Farmer"), Harold De Becker (as "Brassett") [final Broadway role], Reynolds Denniston (as "Stephen Spettigue"), José Ferrer (as "Lord Fancourt Babberley"), Nedda Harrigan (as "Donna Lucia d'Alvadorez"), Mary Frances Heflin (as "Maud"), J. Richard Jones (as "Charles Wykeham"), Arthur Margetson (as "Colonel Sir Francis Chesney"), Mary Mason (as "Kitty Verdun"), Thomas Speidel (as "Jack Chesney"), Katherine Wiman (as "Ela Delahay"). Produced by Day Tuttle and Richard Skinner. Note: One of the most successful pre-WW2 revivals on Broadway (original production debuted on 2 Oct 1893, this was the third revival).
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