- (1907) Stage Play: The Lancers. Musical. Music by Cecilia Loftus and George Spink. Lyrics by Cecilia Loftus and George Spink. Written by Rida Johnson Young and J. Hartley Manners. From the German of Homer Von Moser and Fritz Von Schoenthan. Featuring "Any Little Girl" by Milton Lusk and H.A. Evans. Featuring "Twinkling Star" by C.P. McDonald and Arthur Gumble. Musical Direction by George Martens. Directed by Frank Smithson. Daly's Theatre: 5 Dec 1907- 14 Dec 1907 (12 performances). Cast: Eileen Anglin, Henry Coote, Phoebe Coyne, Lawrence D'Orsay (as "Captain Cecil Fitzherbert"), Ben Field, Grace Fisher, Cecilia Loftus (as "Marcia Tremaine"), A.H. Van Buren (as "Lieutenant Gordon Willoughby of the 17th Lancers"), Bertram Allen, Leon Bailey, Jane Brown, Theresa Bryant, Doris Cameron, Cyril Chadwick, Margaret Cobb, Violet Curtis, H.B. Eirick, William J. Ellis, J.F. Fitzgerald, Mollie Hall, Hubert Harben, George Hollis, Evelyn Honohan, Harold Kehoe, Stapleton Kent [Broadway debut], Arthur R. Lawrence, Edna Merrill, Anna Millward, Percival Norton, Ethel Peyton, Maud Rowland, Suzanne Rusholme, Cyril Sully, Roma Thorne, Fred Tyler, Stella Warner, Lillias Wilde. Produced by Lee Shubert and Sam Shubert). Produced by arrangement with The Augustin Daly Estate.
- (1910) Stage Play: The Scandal. Written by Henri Bataille. Garrick Theatre: 17 Oct 1910- Oct 1910 (closing date unknown/16 performances). Cast: Trixie Allen, Cosmo Kyrle Bellew, G. Harrison Carter, Virginia Chauvenot, Frank Connor, Viola Dale, Carlotta Doty, Bernard Fairfax, Edgar Franklin, Gladys Hanson, Stapleton Kent, W. Logan, Ffolliott Paget, Vincent Serrano, Ernest Stallard, Frank Westerton. Produced by Charles Frohman.
- (1914) Stage Play: Kitty Mackay. Written by Catherine Chisholm Cushing. Directed by William Elliott. Comedy Theatre: Comedy Theatre: 7 Jan 1914- Sep 1914 (closing date unknown/278 performances). Cast: Stapleton Kent, Clarice Laurence, Eleanor Scott L'Estelle, Carl Lyle, Molly McIntyre (as "Kitty McNab"), Margaret Nybloc (as "Mag"), Eugene O'Brien (as "Lt. Davis Graham"), Roland Rushton, Ernest Stallard (as "Sandy McNab'), Henry Stephenson, Carrie Lee Stoyle (as "Mrs. McNab"), John Thompson, Kate Wingfield. Produced by William Elliott. Notes: (1) Considered a smash hit by contemporary standards. (2) Filmed by The Vitagraph Company of America [distributed by Greater Vitagraph (V-L-S-E)] as Kitty MacKay (1917).
- (1914) Stage Play: Evidence. Written by J. duRocher MacPherson and L. du Rocher MacPherson. Lyric Theatre: 7 Oct 1914- Oct 1914 (closing date unknown/21 performances).
- (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: Danger. Drama. Book by Cosmo Hamilton. Directed by Carle E. Carleton [earliest Broadway credit]. 39th Street Theatre: 22 Dec 1921- Feb 1922 (closing date unknown/79 performances). Cast: Marie Goff (as "Mrs. Scorrier"), Ruth Hammond (as "Elizabeth"), Leslie Howard (as "Percy Sturgess"), Stapleton Kent (as "Albert"), Gilda Leary (as "Mrs. Sturgess"), Kathlene MacDonell (as "Mary Hubbard"), Knox Orde (as "Hon. Algernon Meakin, M. P."), H.B. Warner (as "John Fitzroy Scorrier"). Produced by Carle Carleton.
- (1923) Stage Play: Out of the Seven Seas. Drama. Written by Arthur Caesar and Kilbourn Gordon. Frazee Theatre: 19 Nov 1923- Dec 1923 (closing date unknown/16 performances). Cast: Wallis Clark (as "An Englishman"), John Q. Dunn (as "A Sailor"), Audrey Hart (as "Phyllis Stanton"), Ray Hart (as "Another Sailor"), Norval Keedwell (as "Ted Mason"), Stapleton Kent (as "Leonard Mason"), Olga Lee (as "A Woman"), George F. Marion (as "Papa Dubois"), William A. Norton (as "Hanson"), Walter Plunkett (as "Li Sing"), Lotus Robb (as "Anne Stanton"), Joseph Selman (as "Chang"). Produced by Kilbourn Gordon.
- (1923) Stage Play: The Blue Bird. Fantasy (revival).
- (1927) Stage Play: The Garden of Eden. Comedy.
- (1928) Stage Play: The Behavior of Mrs. Crane. Written by Harry Segall. Directed by Bertram Harrison. Erlanger's Theatre: 20 Mar 1928- Apr 1928 (closing date unknown/23 performances). Cast: Walter Connolly (as "Luis Garcia"), Isobel Elsom (as "Myra Spaulding"), Kathryn Givney (as "Edith Hayes"), Phyllis Joyce (as "Cicely Prentiss"), Stapleton Kent (as "Harley"), Margaret Lawrence (as "Doris Crane"), John Marston (as "Bruce King"), William Millman [credited as L'Estrange Millman] (as "Victor Follansby"), George Thorpe (as "Lord Winchmore"), Charles Trowbridge (as "Elliott Crane"). Produced by Eugene W. Parsons.
- (1929) Stage Play: Scotland Yard. Drama. Written by Denison Clift. Sam H. Harris Theatre: 27 Sep 1929- Oct 1929 (closing date unknown/27 performances). Produced by A.H. Woods.
- (1930) Stage Play: Mayfair. Drama.
- (1930) Stage Play: Topaze. Comedy (revival). Written by Marcel Pagnol. Book adapted by Benn W. Levy. Directed by Stanley Logan. Ethel Barrymore Theatre: 18 Aug 1930- Sep 1930 (closing date unknown/16 performances). Produced by Lee Shubert.
- (1931) Stage Play: Melo. Drama. From the French of Henri Bernstein, adapted by Arthur Pollock. Directed by Marcel Varneli. Ethel Barrymore Theatre: 16 Apr 1931- Jun 1931 (closing date unknown/67 performances). Cas: Ruth Abbott (as "Christiane"), Francois Amiard (as "A Maitre D'Hôtel"), Edna Best (as "Romaine Belcroix"), Harry Davenport (as "Dr. Remy"), Henriette Douvier (as "A French Woman"), Stapleton Kent (as "François"), Earle Larimore (as "Pierre Belcroix"), Marie Maurier (as "Another French Woman"), Fuller Mellish (as "A Priest"), Robert Noble (as "A Man"), Basil Rathbone (as "Marcel Blanc"), Arthur Stenning (as "Another Man"), Pierre Vistaud (as "A Gigolo"), Marion Wells (as "Jeanne"), John Worthington (as "A Professional Dancer"). Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1931) Stage Play: Melo. Drama (revival).
- (1932) Stage Play: The Barrister.
- (1934) Stage Play: Whatever Possessed Her. Written by Hardwick Nevin. Directed by Arthur Sircom. Mansfield Theatre: 25 Jan 1934- Jan 1934 (closing date unknown/4 performances). Cast included: Stapleton Kent, Percy Kilbride, William Tobin, George Henry Trader, Robert Warfield, Pierre Watkin, Richard Whorf (as "Phoenix Greggs"). Produced by Raymond Moore.
- (1935) Stage Play: Play, Genius, Play! Comedy. Written by Judith Kandel. Scenic Design by Cirker & Robbins. Directed by Jo Graham. St. James Theatre: 30 Oct 1935- Nov 1935 (closing date unknown/5 performances). Cast: Effie Afton (as "First Girl"), Hardie Albright (as "Paul Carey"), Walter Armin (as "Proprietor"), Barbara Brown (as "Cousin Doris"), Theresa Maxwell Conover (as "Mrs. Margaret Carey"), Clarence Derwent (as "Albert Sterne"), Len Doyle (as "Healey"), John T. Dwyer (as "Uncle Richard"), William Fay (as "Uncle Brian"), Walter Fenner (as "Doctor"), Maurice Freeman (as "Manufacturer"), Mercedes Gilbert (as "Ambrosia"), Charlotte Gloer (as "Eve"), Vaughn Godfrey (as "Pacci"), Ferdinand Gottschalk (as "Mr. Jay Carey") [final Broadway role], Butler Hixon (as "Mr. Morgan"), Vera Hurst (as "Cousin Annabelle"), Stapleton Kent (as "Holliday"), Linda Leeds (as "Leda Marshall"), William Morris (as "First Man"), Gertrude Mudge (as "Aunt Nancy"), Gavin Muir (as "Monty"), William Norton (as "Farmer"), Beverly Parker (as "Second Girl"), Sidney Riggs (as "Casazza"), Virginia Sale (as "Jenny"), Saranoff (as "Sascha Noodleman"), Mildred Schroeder (as "Third Girl"), W.W. Shuttleworth (as "Kelly"), Craig Williams (as "Second Man"), Judith Wood (as "Diana Saunders"), Sam Wren (as "Jorje Carey"). Produced by Lew Cantor.
- (1937) Stage Play: Damaged Goods [Les Avaries]. Drama (revival). Written by 'Eugene Brieux' [posthumous credit]. Directed by Henry Herbert. 48th Street Theatre: 17 May 1937- May 1937 (closing date unknown/8 performances). Cast: Jane Bancroft (as "The Girl"), Johnne Barrie (as "The Nurse"), Florence Barry (as "Henriette"), Staats Cotsworth (as "Georges Dupont"), Marie Curtis (as "Madame Dupont"), Rose Flynn (as "The Woman"), Henry Herbert (as "The Doctor"), Stapleton Kent (as "The Man"), Bruce Rogers (as "Justin"), Ann Sorel (as "Hospital Nurse"), Thomas F. Tracey (as "M. Loches"). Produced by Richard Highley. Note: Previously filmed as Damaged Lives (1933).
- (1941) Stage Play: Crazy With the Heat. Musical revue. Staged by Kurt Kasznar. Sketches Directed by Arthur Sheekman and Edward C. Lilley. Choreographed by Catherine Littlefield. Sketches for Willie Howard under supervision of Eugene Howard. 44th Street Theatre: 14 Jan 1941- 18 Jan 1941 (7 performances). Produced by Kurt Kasznar.
- (1941) Stage Play: Crazy With the Heat. 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 Sydney Zelinka. New sketches by Lew Brown. Music arranged / 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 & Toe, Edna Ward, Frances Williams. Produced by Ed Sullivan. Note: When the original show opened to disastrous reviews the investors demanded that Kurt Kasznar be replaced as producer/director in favor of Sullivan. The original production closed after 7 performances. Sullivan felt unqualified to act as director and hired Lew Brown, and the pair quickly hired 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: All Men Are Alike. Produced by Lee Ephraim.
- (1942) Stage Play: Plan M. Written by James Edward Grant. Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers. Directed by Marion Gering. Belasco Theatre: 20 Feb 1942- 23 Feb 1942 (6 performances). Cast: Anne Burr (as "Marjorie Barr"), Stuart Casey (as "Sir Ethan Foy"), Reynolds Denniston (as "Admiral Farnsworth"), Len Doyle (as "General Sir Hugh Winston"), Joanna Duncan (as "Mrs. Bodleigh"), Neil Fitzgerald (as "Brigadier Husted"), Charles Gerrard (as "Rear Admiral Spring"), Douglas Gilmore (as "Colonel Corliss"), Lumsden Hare (as "Dr. Hawes"), Ellies Irving (as "Wing Commander Rambeau"), A.P. Kaye (as "Orderly Horton"), Stapleton Kent (as "Colonel Clegg"), Edward LeComte (as "Private McCoy"), Margery Maude (as "Mrs. Barr"), Lathrop Mitchell (as "Private Thurston"), Guy Spaull (as "Private Stuart"), Thaddeus Suski (as "Private Russell"). Produced by Richard Aldrich and Richard Meyers.
- (1945) Stage Play: A Boy Who Lived Twice.
- (1947) Stage Play: Trial Honeymoon. Comedy.
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