- (1927) Stage Play: Show Boat. Musical drama. Music by Jerome Kern. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Lyrics for "Bill" by P.G. Wodehouse. Music and lyrics for "Goodbye, My Lady Love" by Joseph E. Howard. Music and lyrics for "After the Ball" by Charles K. Harris. Material adaption by Oscar Hammerstein II. Based on "Show Boat" by Edna Ferber. Musical Direction by Victor Baravalle. Choral direction by Will Vodery. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett. Scenic Design by Joseph Urban. Directed by E.B. 'Zeke' Colvan and Oscar Hammerstein II. Ziegfeld Theatre: 27 Dec 1927- 4 May 1929 (572 performances). Cast: Jules Bledsoe (as "Joe"), Alan Campbell, Bert Chapman, Laura Clairon, Jack Daley, Ted Daniels, Dorothy Denese, Charles Ellis (as "Steve"), Robert Farley, Estelle Floyd, Tommy Gunn (as "Vallon"), Annette Harding, Annie Hart, Aunt Jemima, J. Louis Johnson, Tana Kamp, Francis X. Mahoney, Howard Marsh, Helen L. Morgan (as "Julie"), Dagmar Oakland (as "Dolly"), Edna May Oliver (as "Parthy Ann Hawks"), Eva Puck, Mildred Schewenke, Eleanor Shaw, Phil Sheridan (as "Gambler"), Norma Terris (as "Magnolia/Kim, as a child"), Sammy White, Charles Winninger (as "Cap'n Andy"), Jack Wynn. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. Note: Filmed by Universal Pictures as Show Boat (1929) and more notably again by Universal Pictures as Show Boat (1936), which while successful, suffered production delays and cost overruns that ultimately led to the downfall of Carl Laemmle's reign at Universal Pictures. Filmed later by MGM as Show Boat (1951).
- (1926) Stage Play: A Night in Paris. Musical revue. Music by J. Fred Coots and Maurice Ruebens [credited as Maurice Rubens]. Book by Harold Atteridge. Lyrics by Clifford Grey and McElbert Moore. Musical Director: Charles Drury. Additional music by Maurice Yvain and Xavier Leroux. Additional lyrics by Xavier Leroux. Choreographed by George Dobbs, Oyra and Gertrude Hoffman. Production Supervised by J.J. Shubert. Staged by J.C. Huffman. Directed by Alexander Leftwich. Casino de Paris: 5 Jan 1926- 10 Jul 1926 (208 performances). Cast: Lucille Arnold, Leo Bill, Carol Boyer, Jacqueline Brown, Dorothy Chadwick, Carlos Conte, Ralph Coram, Lola Cordoba, Sunny Dale [Broadway debut], Annette Davies, William Davis, Aileen DeMeyer, George Dobbs, David Drollet, Miss Evanthea, Rosemary Farmer, May Ferber, Lillian Ford, Helene Franz, Nadjy Gallier, Henri Garat, Bernice Gardener, Helen Gay, Yvonne Georges, Ruth Grace, Frances Hart, Loulou Hegoburu, Katherine Johnson, Maria Keiva, Naoe Konda, Miriam Lax, Joan Lee, Richard Lee, Madeline Luzon, Marion Luzon, Marguerite Marano, Olga Marye, Olive McClure, Margaret McGonigle, Mary McGonigle, Delmar Meyers, Marietta O'Brien, Harry O'Neal, Jack Osterman, Oyra, Barnett Parker, Jack Pearl, Vivienne Purcell, Betty Rappe, Ruth Rappe, Kathryn Ray, Gladys Rennick, Loretta Rhodes, Ann Rizzo, Catherine Sheeran, Ann Sween, Corinne Sylvae, Norma Terris, Edna Tobin, Vanessi, Myrtle Wagner, Ruth-Ann Watson, Virginia Watts, Edna Webster, Lillian Weisberg, Emily Woolley, Metta Wooster. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1932) Stage Play: Show Boat. Musical drama (revival). Music by Jerome Kern. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Lyrics for "Bill" by P.G. Wodehouse. Music and lyrics for "Goodbye, My Lady Love" by Joseph E. Howard. Music and lyrics for "After the Ball" by Charles Harris. Book adapted by Oscar Hammerstein II. Based on "Show Boat" by Edna Ferber. Musical Directors: Oscar Bradley and Sammy Lee. Directed by Oscar Hammerstein II. Casino Theatre: 19 May 1932- 22 Oct 1932 (180 performances). Cast: Bessie Allison, Bertha Fitzhugh Baker, Rachel Beech, J. Mardo Brown, A. Alan Campbell (as "Windy"), Billie Campbell, Mamie Cartier, Willy Lou Chalfant, Laura Clairon, Catherine Clark, Walter Costello, Jack Daley, Charles Davis, Henry Davis, Dorothy Denese, Leon Diggs, Evelyn Eaton, William Ehlers, Charles Ellis, Caja Eric, Robert Faricy, Estelle Floyd (as "Ethel"), Dell Fradenburg, John Fredrik, Tess Gardella, Ray Giles, Blanche Glenn, Thomas Gunn, Marion Hairston, Edgar Hall, Annie Hart, William Haskins, Mae Haygood, Mari Hellgren, Eunice Holmes, Maurine Holmes, Rhogenia Jamison, J. Louis Johnson, Charlotte Junius, Tana Kamp, V. Anne Kaye, Dennis King (as "Gaylord Ravenal"), Angeline Lawson, James Lillard, Henrietta Lovelace, Herbert Lyle, Francis X. Mahoney (as "Rubberface Smith") Pat Mann, Rose Mariella, Richard McAllister, Dolly McCormick, James McKay, John Mobley, Helen Morgan (as "Julie"), Ethel Moses, Lucia Moses, Edna May Oliver (as Parthy Ann Hawks), Joseph Olney, Ann Lee Patterson, Pauline Pennell, Inez Persand, Lancelot Pinard, Eva Puck (as "Ellie"), Hattie King Reavis, Wilburn Riviere, Paul Robeson (as "Joe"), Elsie Rossi, Jennie Salmons, Earle Sanborn, Mildred Schwenke, Phil Sheridan, Maude Simmons, Charles Spencer, James Swift, Wen. Talbert, Lucille Taylor, Norma Terris (as "Magnolia"), Wynn Terry, Tillie Thomas, Archie Thomson, Lee Timmans, Gladstone Waldrip, Gertrude Walker [final Broadway role], Billie Wallace, Elida Webb, Sammy White (as "Frank Schultz"), Charles Willis, Charles Winninger (as "Capt. Andy"). Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. Notes: (1) Mr. Ziegfeld would die during production on 22 Jul 1932 at age 65. (2) Previously filmed by Universal Pictures as Show Boat (1929) and more notably later as Show Boat (1936), which while successful, suffered production delays and cost overruns that ultimately led to the downfall of Carl Laemmle's reign at Universal Pictures. Filmed again as Show Boat (1951).
- (1930) Stage Play: The Well of Romance. Musical comedy.
- (1922 - 1938) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1926) Stage Play: A Night in Paris. Musical revue [return engagement]. Music by J. Fred Coots and Maurice Ruebens [credited as Maurice Rubens]. Book by Harold Atteridge. Lyrics by Clifford Grey and McElbert Moore. Musical Director: Charles Drury. Additional music by Maurice Yvain and Xavier Leroux. Additional lyrics by Xavier Leroux. Choreographed by George Dobbs, Oyra and Gertrude Hoffman. Production Supervised by J.J. Shubert. Staged by J.C. Huffman. Directed by Charles Judels. 44th Street Theatre (moved to Jolson's 59th Street Theatre from 18 Oct 1926- close): 26 Jul 1926- 30 Oct 1926 (113 performances). Cast: Isabelle Bennett, Ray Bolger, Carol Boyer, Ruth Brady, Jacqueline Brown, Patricia Caron, Dorothy Chadwick, Morine Clarke, Ralph Coram, Annette Davies, William Davis, Jane Dobbin, George Dobbs, Frances Ebert, Rosemary Farmer, Antonina Fechner, Misha Ferenzo, Margie Finley, Lillian Ford, Helene Franz, Catherine Gallimore, Helen Gay, Miss Gilberti, Eleneva Karola, Naoe Konda, Lucien La Riviere, Richard Lee, Madeline Luzon, Marion Luzon, Marguerite Marano, Olga Marye, Olive McClure, Margaret McGonigle, Mary McGonigle, Lucienne Moineau, Mia Muselle, Peggy Neil, Marietta O'Brien, Harry O'Neal, Jack Osterman, Oyra, Eleanor Painter, Barnett Parker, Jack Pearl, Nancy Phillips, Annie Pritchard, Betty Rappe, Ruth Rappe, Kathryn Ray, Gladys Rennick, Loretta Rhodes, Catherine Sheeran, Ivy St. Clair, Miss Swan, Corinne Sylvae, Norma Terris, Edna Tobin, Barbara Vernon, Myrtle Wagner, June Wall, Ruth-Ann Watson, Virginia Watts, Edna Webster, Emily Woolley. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1922) Stage Play: Queen O' Hearts. Musical comedy. Music by Lewis E. Gensler and Dudley Wilkinson. Book by Frank Mandel and Oscar Hammerstein II. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Additional lyrics by Sydney Mitchell, Nora Bayes, Morrie Ryskind, Harry Richman, Cliff Friend, Bill Dugan and Lou Davis. Additional music by Harry Richman, Cliff Friend, Bill Dugan and Lou Davis. Musical Director: Gene Salzer. Scenic Design by H Robert Law Studios and Herbert Ward. Costume Design by Cora MacGeachy and Schneider-Anderson Company. Choreographed by David Bennett. Directed by Ira Hards. George M. Cohan's Theatre: 10 Oct 1922- 11 Nov 1922 (40 performances). Cast: Laura Alberta, Nora Bayes (as "Elizabeth Bennett"), Bernice & Emily, Thomas Bradley, Sidney Brook, Georgie Brown, Gladys Dore, Irene Enright, Consuelo Flowerton, Muriel Harrison, Edna Hibbard, Betty Hill, Max Hoffman (as "Tom"), Lillian McKenzie, Janet Megrew, Loretta Morgan, Florence Morrison, Elza Petersen, Lorin Raker, Harry Richman (as "Henry Rivers"), Cecille Ann Stevens, Eva Taylor, Norma Terris (as "Grace") [Broadway debut], Arthur Uttry, Dudley Wilkinson (as "Dudley"), Franker Woods (as "Ferdinand Budd"). Produced by Max Spiegel.
- (1927) Stage Play: A Night in Spain. Musical revue. Music by Jean Schwartz. Book by Harold Atteridge. Lyrics by Alfred Bryan. Musical Director: Max Hoffmann. Additional music by Ted Healy, Phil Baker and Sid Silvers. Additional lyrics by Ted Healy, Phil Baker and Sid Silvers. Scenic Design by Watson Barratt. Costume Design by Ernest Schrapps. Scenic Design by Watson Barratt. Directed by Charles Judels. 44th Street Theatre (moved to The Winter Garden Theatre from 10 Oct 1927- close): 3 May 1927- 12 Nov 1927 (174 performances). Cast: Roslind Abbomonte, George Anderson, Andreini Trio, Phil Baker, Barbera, Julia Barker, Bee Basil, Frances Blythe, Grace Bowman, Sam Braun, Jay Brennan, Andrienne Brower, Peggy Burgess, Ann Cabot, Marie Caldwell, Gloria Christy, Morine Clarke, Tito Coral, Cortez and Peggy, Xavier Cugat, Amanda Daisey, Mildred Douglas, Dorothy Drum, J. Colville Dunn, Marion Fedro, Elsa Freed, Bernice Gardener, Bert Gardener, Helen Gesty, Bert Haines, Thaile Hamilton, Grace Hayes, Betty Healy, Ted Healy, Jean Henderson, Aini Hendricks, Shemp Howard, Helba Huara, Pearl Jentoft, Helen Kane, Carla King, Rhea Mason, Kay McHugh, Charlotte Middlemore, Loretta Minogue, Betty Montgomery, Mabel Pauley, Agatha Phillips, Bobby Pinkus, Florence Powell, Rae Powell, Georgie Price, Lola Raine, Evangeline Raleigh, Olive Rector, Dot Richman, Stanley Rogers, Ethel Seiberling, Emily Sherman, Peggy Sickle, Sid Silvers, Bartlett Simmons, Lillian Smith, Ellen Speeler, Ann Sutherland, Margaret Swanson, Norma Terris, Dolly Thain, Trainor Brothers, Dollie Trucksess, Gladys Turner, Barbara Vernon, Emilia Vidali, Lou Warren, Jeanette Wiate, Victoria Winter, Evelyn Wright. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1934) Stage Play: So Many Paths. Drama. Written by Irving Kaye Davis. Scenic Design by Watson Barratt. Directed by Priestly Morrison. Ritz Theatre: 6 Dec 1934- Dec 1934 (closing date unknown/28 performances). Cast: Mary Barker (as "Beulah"), George Blackwood (as "Walter Henderson"), Matt Briggs (as "Howard Brown"), Blanche Fleming (as "Miss Pearson"), Hermann Lieb (as "Henry J. Stewart"), Lea Penman (as "Madame Fuselli"), Sara Perry (as "Mrs. Kenny"), Natalie Schafer (as "Margaret Kenny Brown"), Nancy Sheridan (as "Ruth Kenny"), Norma Terris (as "Clara Kenny"). Produced by Cohn and Scanlon.
- (1938) Stage Play: Great Lady. Musical. Music by Frederick Loewe. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek. Book by Earle Crooker and Lowell Brentano. Lyrics by Earle Crooker and Lowell Brentano. Musical Director: John Fredhoven. Choreographed by William Dollar. Scenic Design by Albert R. Johnson. Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard and Scott Wilson. Directed by Bretaigne Windust. Majestic Theatre: 1 Dec 1938- 17 Dec 1938 (20 performances). Cast: Anthony Albert, Alicia Alonso, Fernando Alonso, Leda Anchutina, 'Irene Bordoni', Tullio Carminati, Wally Cassell [billed as Walter Cassel], William Chambers, Gage Clarke, Tania Clell, Edward Craven, Hermione Darrell, Dorothy Denton, André Eglevsky, Jeanne Elkins, Jules Epailly (as "Rene Lorraine"), William Fariss, Helen Ford, June Forrest, Arthur Frederix, Basil Galahoff, Isabel Girard, Paul Godkin, Muriel Gratton, Robert Greig, Edward Hedges, Holly Howard, Christine Johnson, Hortense Kahrklin, Edward Kane, Albia Kavan, Nora Kaye, Hortense Kharklin, Beverly Kirk, Dorothy Kirsten, Annabelle Lyon, Joseph Macaulay, Joan Mann, Jay Martinez, Katherine Mayfield, Mary McDonnell, William Mende, Doris Moore, Grace Panvini, Yvonne Patterson, Russel Protopoff, Richard Reed, Lillian Reilly, Newcombe Rice, Jerome Robbins (as "Ensemble") [Broadway debut], Frederick Schweppe, Robert Shanley, Doris Jane Solly, Libby Starks, Shepperd Strudwick (as "Pierre de Moreau"), Olga Suarez (as "Ensemble") [Broadway debut], Charlotte Sumner, Norma Terris (as "Eliza Bowen") [final Broadway role], Margaret Vasilieff, Vera Volkenau, John Young. Produced by Dwight Wiman and John H. Del Bondio. Produced by arrangement with Frank Crumit.
- (1933) Stage Play: The Climax. Comedy (revival). Written by Edward Locke. Directed by Ronald T. Hammond. Bijou Theatre: 13 Jun 1933- Jun 1933 (closing date unknown/15 performances). Cast: George Heller, Guy Bates Post (as "Luigi Golfanti"), Matthew Smith, Norma Terris (as "Adelina von Hagen"). Produced by Harold Hevia.
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