- (1919 - 1939) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1919) Stage Play: Please Get Married. Written by James F. Cullen and Lewis Allen Browne. Little Theatre (moved to The Fulton Theatre from 17 Mar 1919 to close): 10 Feb 1919- unknown (160 performances). Cast: Martin Alsop, Elise Bartlett, Perce Benton, Elmer Brown, Ida Darling, Thomas E. Jackson, Margaret Johnston, Francis Pierlot, William Sampson, Edward See, Edith Taliaferro, Ernest Truex, J.D. Walsh. Produced by Oliver Morosco. Note: Purchased by Metro Pictures and released as Please Get Married (1919), released in October, 1919.
- (1924) Stage Play: The Show Off. Comedy/drama. Written by George Kelly. Playhouse Theatre: 5 Feb 1924- Jun 1925 (closing date unknown/571 performances). Cast: John Bartels, Joseph Clayton, Juliette Crosby, Guy D'Ennery (as "Frank Hyland"), Charles Goodrich (as "Mr. Fisher"), Helen Lowell, Francis Pierlot (as "Mr. Gill"), Lee Tracy (as "Joe") [Broadway debut], Regina Wallace (as "Amy"). Produced by Stewart & French Inc. Note: This Broadway hit proved quite durable on film. First, by Famous Players-Lasky Corporation (Paramount) as a Louise Brooks vehicle as The Show-Off (1926), then by Paramount as Men Are Like That (1930), and by MGM as The Show-Off (1934), starring Spencer Tracy.
- (1926) Stage Play: Fanny. Comedy/melodrama. Written by Willard Mack and David Belasco. Directed by David Belasco. Lyceum Theatre: 21 Sep 1926- Nov 1926 (closing date unknown/63 performances). Cast: Fanny Brice (as "Fanny Fiebaum"), Spencer Charters (as "Humpty Riggs"), John Cromwell (as "Gyp Gradyear"), Ruth Dayton, Jane Ellison, Samuel S. Lee, Louis Mason, Francis Pierlot (as "Doggie Davis"), George Sherwood, Warren William (as "Joe White"). Produced by David Belasco.
- (1927) Stage Play: Merry-Go-Round. Musical comedy. Music by Henry Souvaine and Jay Gorney. Directed by Alan Dinehart. Klaw Theatre (moved to The Sam H. Harris Theatre from 12 Sep 1927 to close): 31 May 1927- Sep 1927 (closing date unknown/136 performances). Cast: Don Barclay, Evelyn Bennett, Joyce Booth, Marie Cahill, William Collier, Maryon Dale, Blanche Fleming, Etienne Girardot, Daniel Higgins, Libby Holman, James Jolly, William Leibling, Philip Loeb, Louise Richardson, Leonard Sillman, Mary Stills, Clifford Walker. Produced by Richard Herndon.
- (1927) Stage Play: Women Go On Forever. Written by Daniel Nathan Rubin. Directed and produced in association with John Cromwell. Forrest Theatre: 7 Sep 1927- Dec 1927 (closing date unknown/117 performances). Cast: Mary Boland, James Cagney, Willard Foster, Edwin Kasper, David Landau, Mary Law, Constance McKay, Douglass Montgomery, Myron Paulson, Osgood Perkins, Francis Pierlot Hans Sandquist, Elizabeth Taylor, Edna Thrower, Morgan Wallace (as "Jake"), Sam Wren. Co-produced by William A. Brady and Dwight Wiman.
- (1928) Stage Play: Gentlemen of the Press. Written by Ward Morehouse. Directed by George Abbott. Henry Miller's Theatre: 27 Aug 1928 - Dec 1928 (closing date unknown/128 performances). Cast: Granville Bates (as "Braddock"), Paul Clare, Elmer Cornell, John Cromwell (as "Wick Snell"), Harry Cronk, Russel Crouse (as "Bellflower"), J. Hammond Dailey, Helen Flint, Harold Grau (as "Haley"), Louis Halprin (as "Western Union Messenger"), A.O. Huhn, George Humbert, Carlotta Irwin, Betty Lancaster, Lawrence Leslie, Harry Levian, Thos. A. Linker, Millard Mitchell (as "McBee"), Allan Nagle, Hugh O'Connell (as "Charlie Haven"), John Paschall, William Pawley, Duncan Penwarden (as "Abner Pennyfather"), Francis Pierlot (as "McManahan"), Billy Quinn, George Spelvin Jr., J.H. Stoddart, Cornelius Vezin, Philip Wood. Produced by Thomas E. Jackson and H.S. Kraft.
- (1929) Stage Play: Whirlpool. Drama.
- (1930) Stage Play: Midnight. Drama. Written by Claire Sifton and Paul Sifton. Directed by Philip Moeller. Guild Theatre: 29 Dec 1930- Feb 1931 (closing date unknown/48 performances). Cast: Maud Allan, Glenn Anders (as "Bob Nolan"), Harold Bolton, Zena Colaer, Josephine Hull (as "Mrs. Weldon"), William R. Kane, Jack La Rue (as "Gar Boni"), Tom H.A. Lewis, Harriet E. MacGibbon (as "Ada Biggers"), Clifford Odets (as "Arthur Weldon"), James Parker, Frederick Perry, Francis Pierlot (as "Richard McGrath"), Charles Powers, Samuel Rosen, Neal Stone, Robert Strange, Fred Sullivan, Royal Dana Tracey, Louis Veda (as "Photographer"), Harold Vermilyea (as "Joe Biggers"), Linda Watkins. Produced by The Theatre Guild.
- (1931) Stage Play: The Band Wagon. Musical revue.
- (1933) Stage Play: Her Master's Voice. Comedy. Written by Clare Kummer. Lyrics and lyrics to "Only With You" by Clare Kummer. Directed by Worthington Miner. Plymouth Theatre: 23 Oct 1933- May 1934 (closing date unknown/224 performances). Cast: Laura Hope Crews (as "Aunt Min"), Roland Young (as "Ned Farrar"), Frances Fuller, Elizabeth Patterson, Frederick Perry (as "Mr. Twilling"), Francis Pierlot (as "Craddock"), Josephine Williams. Produced by Max Gordon.
- (1934) Stage Play: The Bride of Torozko. Comedy. Written by 'Otto Indig'. Book adapted by Ruth Langner. Directed by Herman Shumlin. Henry Miller's Theatre: 13 Sep 1934- Sep 1934 (closing date unknown/12 performances). Cast: Jean Arthur (as "Klari"), Genevieve Belasco, Harry M. Cooke, Don Costello, Van Heflin (as "Andreas") [disputed Broadway debut], Sam Jaffe (as "Herschkowitz"), Rose Keane, Victor Kilian (as "Mate"), Francis Pierlot (as "Comsa"), Lionel Stander (as "Stephan"), Frank Verigun. Produced by Gilbert Miller and Herman Shumlin.
- (1934) Stage Play: The Farmer Takes a Wife. Comedy. Written by Frank B. Elser and Marc Connelly, from the novel "Rome Haul" by Walter D. Edmonds. Directed by Marc Connelly. 46th Street Theatre: 30 Oct 1934- Jan 1935 (closing date unknown/104 performances). As "Sol Tinker."
- (1935) Stage Play: A Journey By Night. Drama.
- (1936) Stage Play: Ethan Frome. Written by Owen Davis and Donald Davis. Based on the novel by Edith Wharton. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Guthrie McClintic. National Theatre: 21 Jan 1936- 5 May 1936 (120 performances). Cast: Ruth Gordon (as "Mattie Silver"), Pauline Lord (as "Zenobia Frome"), Raymond Massey (as "Ethan Frome"), Oliver Barbour (as "A Young Man"), Catherine Careyas (as "Citizen of Starkfield"), Virginia Chew (as "Citizen of Starkfield"), Tom Ewell (as "Dennis Eady"), Marie Falls, Virginia Frank (as "Citizen of Starkfield"), Beatrice Graham (as "Citizen of Starkfield"), W. Dana Hardwick (as "Ned Hale"), Charles Henderson (as "Ed Varnum"), Eddie James (as "Citizen of Starkfield"), Pam Lawrence (as "Citizen of Starkfield"), Evelyn Monte (as "Citizen of Starkfield"), Ella Morrice (as "Citizen of Starkfield"), William Morris (as "Citizen of Starkfield"), George Parkes, Francis Pierlot (as "Jotham"), Arthur Rosen (as "Citizen of Starkfield"), Almira Sessions, Tom Tempest (as "Citizen of Starkfield"), Sylvia Ward (as "Ruth Varnum"), Jessie Wilson (as "Citizen of Starkfield"), John Winthrop (as "Ruth Varnum"). Produced by Max Gordon.
- (1936) Stage Play: St. Helena. Drama. Written by R.C. Sherriff and Jeanne De Casalis. Scenic Design and Costume Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Robert B. Sinclair. Lyceum Theatre: 6 Oct 1936- Nov 1936 (closing date unknown/63 performances). Cast: Paul Adams, Robert Ansteth, Stephen Ker Appleby, Harry Bellaver (as "The Abbe Vignali"), Stephen Courtleigh, Samuel Danzig, Lewis Dayton, Joseph De Santis, Jules Epailly (as "Cipriani"), Maurice Evans (as "Napoleon"), Edward Fielding, Whitford Kane (as "Dr. O'Meara"), Jack Kelly, Marc Loebell, Joseph Macaulay, Reginald Mason (as "General Count Betrand"), Charles F. O'Connor, Francis Pierlot (as "The Abbe Buonovita"), Rosamond Pinchot, Paul Porter, Edward Ryan, Jr., Kay Strozzi (as "Countess Montholon") [final Broadway role], Barry Sullivan (as "St. Denis"), Joyce Walsh, Percy Waram (as "Sir Hudson Lowe"), Alan Wheatley. Produced by Max Gordon.
- (1937) Stage Play: Be So Kindly. Comedy. Written by Sara Sandberg. Directed by Kenneth MacKenna. Little Theatre: 8 Feb 1937- Feb 1937 (closing date unknown/8 performances). Cast: Judith Barry, John Call, Jane Dewey, Franklin Gray, Jeanne Greene, Albert Hayes, Angela Jacobs, Eva Langbord (as "Delia Kadan"), Francis Pierlot (as "Mr. Kadan"), Edith Tachna. Produced by Richard Skinner and Hope Lawder. Produced in association with Aldrich and Richardson Myers.
- (1938) Stage Play: Save Me the Waltz. Comedy. Written by Katharine Dayton. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Robert B. Sinclair. Martin Beck Theatre: 28 Feb 1938- Mar 1938 (closing date unknown/8 performances). Cast: Reginald Bach, Leslie Barrie, Leo G. Carroll (as "King Frederick IV"), Arthur Chatterdon (as "Von Bethmann"), Mady Christians, Laura Hope Crews (as "The Countess Zubowska"), John Emery, Derek Fairman, Brenda Forbes, Lauren Gilbert (as "Prince Paul"), Mary Howes, Arnold Korff (as "Stroock"), Fred Irving Lewis, George Macready (as "Dmitri"), Molly Pearson, Francis Pierlot (as "Chapek"), Mary Reeves, Hayden Rorke (as "Duca"), James Seeley, Martha Sleeper (as "Princess Helene of Slogatz"), Jane Wyatt (as "Princess Claudine"). Produced by Max Gordon. Produced in association with Sam Harris.
- (1937) Stage Play: Storm Over Patsy. Written by Bruno Frank. Book adapted by James Bridie. Directed by Philip Moeller. Guild Theatre: 8 Mar 1937- Apr 1937 (closing date unknown/48 performances). Cast: Sara Allgood, J.W. Austin, Carrie Bridewell, Jack Burley, Jack Byrne, Leo G. Carroll (as "The Judge"), Kendall Clark (as "Junior Counsel"), Valerie Cossart, Brenda Forbes, Seymour Gross, Louis Hector, Harry Hermsen, John Hoyt (as "Mr. Menzies, K.C.") [credited as John Hoysradt], Elizabeth A. Jones, Frances Kidner, Phyllis Langner, Roger Livesey, Ian McLean, Claudia Morgan, Clement O'Loghlen, Farrell Pelly, Francis Pierlot (as "Joseph McKellar"), Dan Rudsten, Herbert Standing Jr. Produced by The Theatre Guild.
- (1937) Stage Play: Too Many Heroes. Drama. Written by Dore Schary. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Garson Kanin. Hudson Theatre: 15 Nov 1937- Nov 1937 (closing date unknown/16 performances). Cast: Paul Ashley, Jim Backus (as "Cosgrove") [final Broadway role], Jean Barrere (as "Danny Parker"), James Bell (as "Jeb Williams"), Leslie Bingham (as "Mrs. Halsey"), Shirley Booth, Herschel Cropper (as "Third Deputy"), Lew Eckles, Elspeth Eric (as "Nora Williams"), Thomas Fisher (as "Tommy Potter"), Lawrence Forsythe (as "Hartman"), Clyde Franklin (as "Mr. McMillian"), John Huntington (as "Second Deputy"), Richard Keene (as "Harry Halsey"), Bjorn Koefoed (as "Nielson"), Jack Lee (as "Lassiter"), Charles McClelland (as "Burton"), Francis Pierlot, Robert Reed (as "Capt. Miller"), Anthony Ross (as "Stevenson"), Royal C. Stout (as "Fourth Deputy"), Joseph Sweeney (as "Sheriff Bailey"), Randolph Wade (as "Ranger"), Rex Williams (as "Andrews"), Marion Willis (as "First Deputy"), Ernest Woodward (as "Peters"). Produced by Carly Wharton.
- (1938) Stage Play: Save Me the Waltz (1938). Comedy. Written by Katharine Dayton. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Robert B. Sinclair. Martin Beck Theatre: 28 Feb 1938- Mar 1938 (closing date unknown/8 performances). Cast: Reginald Bach, Leslie Barrie, Leo G. Carroll (as "King Frederick IV"), Arthur Chatterton, Mady Christians, Laura Hope Crews (as "The Countess Zubowska"), John Emery, Derek Fairman, Brenda Forbes, Lauren Gilbert, Mary Howes, Arnold Korff (as "Stroock"), Fred Irving Lewis, George Macready (as "Dmitri"), Molly Pearson, Francis Pierlot (as "Chapek"), Mary Reeves, Hayden Rorke (as "Duca"), James Seeley, Martha Sleeper, Jane Wyatt (as "Princess Claudine"). Produced by Max Gordon. Produced in association with Sam Harris.
- (1938) Stage Play: Washington Jitters. Written by John Boruff and Walter Hart, from a novel by Dalton Trumbo. Directed by Walter Hart and Worthington Miner. Guild Theatre: 2 May 1938- May 1938 (closing date unknown/24 performances). Cast: Dorothy Brackett (as "Tourist/Jenny Bronson"), Norma Chambers (as "Secretary/Hostess"), Kendall Clark (as "Jerry/Photographer), David Clarke (as "Guide/2nd Senator/McGinty/Jed"), Edwin Cooper (as "1st Senator/A Sign-Painter"), Will Geer (as "Senator Briggs"), Charles Gordon (as "Footman"), Kathryn Grill (as "Mrs. Nelson"), John Huntington (as "Footman"), Rose Keane (as "Miss Preston"), Forrest Orr (as "Hamilton Dill"), John O'Shaughnessy (as "Clerk/Senator Ransom"), Douglas Parkhurst (as "Waiter/Waiter at Carleton"), Francis Pierlot (as "Senator Marple"), Robert Porterfield (as "Sam Dawson"), Anthony Ross (as "Harvey Upp"), Harry Shannon (as "Mehafferty"), Helen Shields (as "Eula Keefer"), Lesley Stafford (as "Mrs. Dwight"), Fred Stewart (as "Henry Hogg"), George Taylor (as "Coward"), Robert Thomsen (as "Perigord"), Bertram Thorn (as "Congressman Fusser"), Erik Walz (as "Radio Announcer/Manager"). Produced by The Theatre Guild. Produced in association with The Actors Repertory Company.
- (1938) Stage Play: Knickerbocker Holiday. Musical comedy. Written by Maxwell Anderson. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Music by Kurt Weill. Musical Director: Maurice de Abravanel. Music arranged by Kurt Weill. Music orchestrated by Kurt Weill. Inspired by "Knickerbocker History of New York" by Washington Irving. Directed by Joshua Logan. Ethel Barrymore Theatre (moved to The 46th Street Theatre from 13 Feb 1939- close): 19 Oct 1938- 11 Mar 1939 (168 performances). Cast: Walter Huston, Richard Kollmar (as "Brom Broeck"), Jeanne Madden, Ray Middleton (as "Washington Irving"), Mark Smith, Albert Allen, Matthias Ammann, Edith Angold, Robert Arnold, Charles Arnt, Donald Black, Jane Brotherton, Helen Carroll, Richard Cowdrey, Carol Dies (as "Citizen of New Amsterdam"), Dow Fonda (as "Soldier"), Howard Freeman (as "Schermerhorn"), Bruce Hamilton (as "Citizen of New Amsterdam"), Margaret MacLaren (as "Citizen of New Amsterdam"), Ruth Mamel (as "Citizen of New Amsterdam"), William Marel (as "Citizen of New Amsterdam"), Harry Meehan (as "Anthony Corlear"), Clarence Nordstrom (as "Tenpin"), Warde Peters (as "Soldier"), James Phillips (as "Van Rensselaer"), Francis Pierlot (as "Vanderbilt/Roosevelt"), Robert Rounseville, Rufus Smith (as "Citizen of New Amsterdam"), Margaret Stewart (as "Citizen of New Amsterdam"), William Wahlert (as "Citizen of New Amsterdam"), George Watts, John E. Young, Erika Zaranova (as "Citizen of New Amsterdam"). Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson, S.N. Behrman, Elmer Rice, Robert E. Sherwood, Sidney Howard).
- (January 15, 1933) He acted in the musical comedy, "Of Thee I Sing," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Oscar Shaw, Harriette Lake, Donald Meek, Cecil Lean, Abe Reynolds, William J. Pringle, Georgette Lampsi, Paul Everton, Gaile Darling, Al Sexton, Audrey Christie, Tommy Texas, Sergeant Reynolds, John Cherry, Jeannette Marion, Adrian Rosley and Tommy Thompson in the cast. Georgie Hale was choreographer. Jo Mielziner was set designer. Weld and Charles LeMaire were costume designers. George S. Kaufman was director. Sam H. Harris was producer. George Gershwin composed music. Ira Gershwin was lyricist. George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind wrote the book.
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