- (1921 - 1961) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1921) Stage Play: The White Peacock. Melodrama. Written by Olga Petrova. Directed by Leon Gordon. Comedy Theatre: 26 Dec 1921- Mar 1922 (closing date unknown/102 performances). Cast: Charles Brokaw, Doris Carpenter, Malcolm Fassett, E.L. Fernandez, Leon Gordon, Judson Langill, Olga Petrova, George C. Thorpe, Ludmila Toretzka (as "Anna") [Broadway debut], Letha Walters.
- (1923) Stage Play: The Lady. Melodrama. Written by Martin Brown. Empire Theatre: 4 Dec 1923- Feb 1924 (closing date unknown/85 performances). Cast: Nera Badaloni, Rudolpho Badaloni, Hugh Brooke, Stephane De Leger, Junior Durkin, Austin Fairman (as "Leonard St. Aubyns"), Edward Fetbroth, John Fulco, Ethelbert Hales, Herbert Heywood, Frank Horton, Teddy King, Edward La Roche (as "The Loafer/Josef") [Broadway debut], Virginia Langdon, Marcel Le Mans, Sylvia Little, Irby Marshall (as "Lady Dido Huntington"), Marcel Morelli, Victor Morley, Mary Nash, Clement O'Loghlen, Brandon Peters (as "A Young Man"), Cecelia Radcliffe, Elisabeth Risdon (as "Fanny Le Clare"), Ludmila Toretzka (as "Madame Blanche"), Leonard Willey, Betty Williams, Adelaide Wilson. Produced by A.H. Woods.
- (1926) Stage Play: Nirvana.
- (1929) Stage Play: Uncle Vanya. Drama.
- (1929) Stage Play: Diana. Drama. Written by Irving Kaye Davis. Directed by Hugh Ford. Longacre Theatre: 9 Dec 1929- Dec 1929 (closing date unknown/8 performances). Produced by L. Lawrence Weber. Produced in association with Hugh Ford.
- (1932) Stage Play: Clear All Wires. Comedy. Written by Bella Spewack and Sam Spewack. Scenic Design by Aline Bernstein. Directed by Herman Shumlin. Times Square Theatre: 14 Sep 1932- Dec 1932 (closing date unknown/93 performances). Cast: Pauline Achmatova, Serge Antonoff, John Melvin Bleifer, Egon Brecher (as "Renke"), Nicholas Busanovsky, Alla Cutlerova, Alexander Danaroff, Nina Dolgova, George Ermoloff, John Hamsa, John Hoyt (credited as John Hoysradt) (as "Menzies"), Ari Kutai Alexander Lapteff, Peter Lopoukin, Alexander Markoff, Dorothy Mathews, Thomas Mitchell (as "Buckley Joyce Thomas"), Tamara Kirillin, Jacques Neradoff, Anna Ouzoroff, Aaron Pett, Charles Romano, Eugene Sigaloff, Philip Tonge, Ludmila Toretzka, Dorothy Tree, Harry Tyler. Produced by Herman Shumlin.
- (1934) Stage Play: Jayhawker. Comedy. Written by Sinclair Lewis and Lloyd Lewis. Directed by Joseph Losey. Cort Theatre: 5 Nov 1934- Nov 1934 closing date unknown/24 performances). Cast: Eddie Acuff (as "Matt Carson"), David Andrada, Walter Baldwin (as "Vic Rousseau"), Tom Fadden, Paul Guilfoyle (as "Will Starling"), Clifford Heckinger, Martin Howe, Walter C. Kelly, Nancy Levering, Douglas McMullen, Edward McNamara (as "Luke Kildare"), Lawrence C. O'Brien, Margaret O'Donnell, Hayes Pryor, Katherine Rolin, Donald Smith, Carol Stone, Fred Stone, Milburn Stone (as "Confederate Soldier") [Broadway debut], George Oliver Taylor, Ralph Theodore, Ludmila Toretzka (as "Mrs. Ridley"), O.Z. Whitehead (as "Fresh Fish"), Gretchen Winkler, Harry Worth. Produced by Henry Hammond Inc.
- (1935) Stage Play: Bitter Oleander. Drama. Written by Frederico Garcia Lorca. Translated by José A. Weissman. Scenic Design by Cleon Throckmorton. Directed by Irene Lewisohn. Lyceum Theatre: 11 Feb 1935- Mar 1935 (closing date unknown/24 performances). Cast: Alice Ann Baker (as "Neighbor"), Marian Barnes (as "Spinning Girl"), Edgar Barrier (as "Novio, The Bridegroom"), Genevieve Belasco (as "Leonardo's Wife's Mother"), Grace Carey (as "Spinning Girl"), Thomas Coffin Cooke (as "Novio's Father"), Louise Glover (as "Leonardo's Wife"), Jane Haverhill (as "Second Girl"), Eric Kelton (as "Woodcutter"), William Lawson (as "Leonardo"), Eugenie Leontovich (as "Novia, The Bride"), Yisrol Libman (as "Woodcutter"), Rose Lieder (as "Girl"), Paul Mann (as "Second Man"), Sana Martin (as "Fifth Girl"), Dazma Minty (as "First Girl"), Nance O'Neil (as "Mother"), Effie Shannon (as "Servant"), Arthur Singer (as "Woodcutter"), Dora Southern Third Girl"), Beatrice St. Ives (as "Spinning Girl"), Gertrude Stone (as "Fourth Girl"), Jerome Thor (as "First Man"), Ludmila Toretzka [credited as Ludmilla Toretzka] (as "Woman"). Produced by The Neighborhood Playhouse.
- (1938) Stage Play: Sunup to Sundown. Written by Francis Edward Faragoh [final Broadway credit]. Directed by Joseph Losey. Hudson Theatre: 1 Feb 1938- Feb 1938 (closing date unknown/7 performances). Cast: Leslie Barrett (as "Pogriski"), Henry Bashein (as "Ensemble"), Nancy Bashein (as "Ensemble"), Harris Berger (as "Ensemble"), Earl J. Brisgal (as "Slim"), Margery Britton (as "Ensemble"), Mills Brooke (as "Ensemble"), Frances Dworkin (as "Rosa"), Nonnie Edwards (as "Karen"), Thomas Fisher (as "Feher"), Lester Florant (as "Ensemble"), Sylvia Florant (as "Tessie"), Eugene Gericke (as "Andy Turner"), Walter Greaza (as "Alden Turner"), Eula Guy (as "Mrs. Hopkins"), Jack Jordan (as "Buddy Turner"), Percy Kilbride (as "Sam Fitch"), Sidney Lumet [credited as Sydney Lumet] (as "Stanley"), Jimmy Lydon (as "Jakey"), Ormond Lydon (as "Ensemble"), Anthony Maggi (as "Ensemble"), Jasper Mangione (as "Gonzales"), Frank Mannino (as "Cesare"), Florence McGee (as "Marta"), Billy Mintz (as "Ensemble"), Nt Mintz (as "Ramon"), Margaret Moore (as "Ensemble"), Gordon W. Pollock (as "Ensemble"), Stanley Povitch (as "Ensemble"), Charles Proctor (as "Ensemble"), Carl Benton (as "Reid Brockwell"), Joseph Singer (as "Di Marco"), Maxine Stuart (as "Pearl"), Mary Tarcai (as "Mrs. Gonzales") [final Broadway role], Ruth Tobin (as "Ensemble"), James Todd (as "Dr. Toliver"), Ludmila Toretzka [credited as Ludmilla Toretzka] (as "Mrs. Di Marco"). Produced by D.A. Doran.
- (1938) Stage Play: The Merry Wives of Windsor. Comedy (revival). Written by William Shakespeare. Directed by Robert Henderson. Empire Theatre: 14 Apr 1938- Apr 1938 (closing date unknown/4 performances). Cast: Judith Alden (as "Ensemble"), Ainsworth Arnold (as "Mine Host of the Garter"), J.W. Austin (as "Master George Page"), Lex Barker (as "Ensemble"), Ruth Belmore (as "Ensemble"), Carrie Bridewell (as "Ensemble"), Peter Brocco (as "Dr. Cains"), Buddy Buehler (as "Robin"), Edith Campbell (as "Ensemble"), Albert Carroll (as "Slender"), Clara Cubitt (as "Ensemble"), Philip Dakin (as "Bardolph"), Jessie Graham (as "Ensemble"), Solon Harger (as "A Young Man"), Edward Harvey (as "Sir Hugh Evans"), Clifford Heckinger (as "Rugby"), Charles Henry (as "Simple"), Ada Humphries (as "Ensemble"), Henry Kline (as "Ensemble"), Polly Klock (as "Ensemble"), Louis Lytton (as "Sir John Falstaff"), Charlotte Maye (as "A Young Woman"), Henry Mowray (as "Master Frank Ford"), Mae Noble (as "Ensemble"), LeRoi Operti (as "Pistol"), Frank Parish (as "A Servant"), Ann Pendleton (as "Anne Page"), William Post Jr. (as "Master Fenton"), Effie Shannon (as "Dame Quickly"), Horace Sinclair (as "Shallow"), Joan Storm (as "Mistress Alice Ford"), Marguerite Tebeau (as "Ensemble"), Ludmila Toretzka (as "Ensemble"), Maury Tuckerman (as "Nym"), Estelle Winwood (as "Mistress Margaret Page"). Produced by Robert Henderson and Estelle Winwood.
- (1940) Stage Play: The Unconquered. Drama. Written by Ayn Rand. Adapted from "We the Living" by Ayn Rand. Scenic Design by Boris Aronson. Directed by George Abbott. Biltmore Theatre: 13 Feb 1940- 17 Feb 1940 (6 performances). Cast: Paul Ballantyne (as "A Student"), William Blees (as "Boy Clerk"), Marshall Bradford (as "G.P.U. Chief"), Georgiana Brand (as "Comrade Sonia"), Horace Cooper (as "Comrade Voronov"), George Cotton (as "Stephan Timoshenko"), Helen Craig (as "Kira Argounova"), Virginia Dunning (as "Girl Clerk"), Cliff Dunstan (as "Upravdom"), John Emery (as "Leo Kovalensky"), Howard Freeman (as "Karp Morozov"), Ellen Hall (as "Comrade Bitiuk"), Dean Jagger (as "Andrei Taganov"), Frank O'Connor (as "Assistant G.P.U. Chief"), John Parrish (as "A Soldier"), Lea Penman (as "Antonina Pavlovna"), Edwin Phillips [credited as Edwin Philips] (as "Malashkin"), Arthur Pierson (as "Pavel Syerov") [final Broadway role], George Smith (as "Party Club Attendant"), J. Ascher Smith (as "Older Examiner"), 'Ludmila Toretzka' (1940). Stage Play: The Unconquered. Drama. Written by Ayn Rand. Adapted from "We the Living" by Ayn Rand. Scenic Design by Boris Aronson. Directed by George Abbott. Biltmore Theatre: 13 Feb 1940- 17 Feb 1940 (6 performances). Cast: Paul Ballantyne (as "A Student"), William Blees (as "Boy Clerk"), Marshall Bradford (as "G.P.U. Chief"), Georgiana Brand (as "Comrade Sonia"), Horace Cooper (as "Comrade Voronov"), George Cotton (as "Stephan Timoshenko"), Helen Craig (as "Kira Argounova"), Virginia Dunning (as "Girl Clerk"), Cliff Dunstan (as "Upravdom"), John Emery (as "Leo Kovalensky"), Howard Freeman (as "Karp Morozov"), Ellen Hall (as "Comrade Bitiuk"), Dean Jagger (as "Andrei Taganov"), Frank O'Connor (as "Assistant G.P.U. Chief"), John Parrish (as "A Soldier"), Lea Penman (as "Antonina Pavlovna"), Edwin Phillips (as "Malashkin"), Arthur Pierson (as "Pavel Syerov"), George Smith (as "Party Club Attendant"), J. Ascher Smith (as "Older Examiner"), Ludmila Toretzka [credited as Ludmilla Toretzka] (as "Neighbor"). Produced by George Abbott.
- (1943) Stage Play: Dark Eyes. Comedy.
- (1951) Stage Play: The Rose Tattoo. Drama. Written by Tennessee Williams. Incidental music by David Diamond. Scenic Design by Boris Aronson. Costume Design by Rose Bogdanoff. Lighting Design by Charles Elson. Directed by Daniel Mann. Martin Beck Theatre: 3 Feb 1951- 27 Oct 1951 (306 performances). Cast: Maureen Stapleton (as "Serafina Delle Rose"), Eli Wallach (as "Alvaro Mangiacavallo"), Martin Balsam (as "Man"), Daisy Belmore (as "The Strega"), Robert Carricart (as "Father De Leo") [final Broadway role], Andrew Duggan (as "Doctor") [Broadway debut], Nancy Franklin (as "Teresa"), Jane Hoffman (as "Flora"), Eddie Hyans (as "Salesman'), Dorrit Kelton' (as "Miss Yorke"), Phyllis Love (as "Rosa Delle Rose"), Augusta Merighi (as "Peppina"), Sal Mineo [credited as Savatore Mineo] (as "Salvatore") [Broadway debut], Don Murray (as "Jack Hunter") [Broadway debut], Vivian Nathan (as "Violetta"), Judy Ratner (as "Vivi"), Rossana San Marco (as "Giuseppina"), Penny Santon (as "Mariella"), Sonia Sorel (as "Estelle Hohengarten"), David Stewart (as "Man"), Florence Sundstrom (as "Bessie"), Salvatore Taormina (as "Bruno"), Ludmila Toretzka (as "Assunta"). Note: Filmed as The Rose Tattoo (1955).
- (1953) Stage Play: Horses in Midstream. Written by Andrew Rosenthal. Directed by Cedric Hardwicke. Royale Theatre: 2 Apr 1953- 4 Apr 1954 (4 performances). Cast: Lili Darvas (as "Marie Louise"), Scott Forbes, Carol Goodner, Cedric Hardwicke (as "Charles Pine"), Diana Lynn (as "Trina"), Ludmila Toretzka (as "Ganna"). Produced by Gilbert Miller and Donald Oenslager.
- (1957) Stage Play: Four Winds. Written by Thomas Phipps [only Broadway credit]. Directed by Guthrie McClintic. Cort Theatre: 25 Sep 1957- 12 Oct 1957 (21 performances). Cast: Peter Cookson (as "Garrett Scott"), Carl Esmond [only Broadway credit], Luella Gear (as "Audrey Pender"), Bob Hardy (as "Jeremy Paget"), Harry Shaw Lowe, Harry Mehaffey, Conrad Nagel (as "Gage"), James Rennie, Ann Todd, Ludmila Toretzka (as "Mademoiselle"). Produced by Worthington Miner [final Broadway credit] and Kenneth Wagg.
- (1961) Stage Play: A Call on Kuprin. Written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. Based on the novel by Maurice Edelman. Directed by George Abbott. Broadhurst Theatre: 25 May 1961- 3 Jun 1961 (12 performances). Cast: John Allen (as "Arthur Harrington"), Marie Baratoff (as "Mrs. Kendall"), Lydia Bruce (as "Vera Kuprina"), Dabney Coleman (as "American Couple/Marine Sgt. Loomis/Guard/Second K.G.B. Guard/Guard at Yalta") [Broadway debut], John Garson (as "Col. I.L. Makarov"), Halyna Harcourt (as "Nina/Friend of Jazz Enthusiast/Singing Girl"), John Hirst (as "Russian Sailor"), Claude Horton (as "Holloway"), Lauri Ikonen (as "Chess Boy"), Leon Janney (as "Professor Trifonov"), Rita Karin (as "Head Intourist Clerk/Book Peddler"), Doreen Kay (as "Tourist Couple/Kvas Vendor"), Eugenie Leontovich (as "Madame Kuprina"), Jeffrey Lynne (as "Jonathan Smith"), Victor Merinow (as "Intourist Aide/Soviet Policeman/K.G.B. Interpretor"), Andre Pascal (as "Tourist Couple/Russian Sailor/K.G.B. Guard"), Gedda Petry (as "Woman Porter/Flower Peddler/Singing Girl"), Joe Ponazecki (as "Tourist/Drunk"), Nicholas Saunders (as "Mr. Kendall/Guard at Yalta"), Edmund Shaff (as "Tourist Guide/Friend of Jazz Enthusiast"), William Swetland (as "American Ambassador"), Ludmilla Tchor (as "Assistant Clerk"), Ludmila Toretzka (as "Old Woman/Woman Sweeping/Ted Vadim Tourist") [final Broadway role], Tania Velia (as "American Couple/Jazz Enthusiast/Singing Girl"), George Voskovec (as "Professor V.V. Kuprin"). Produced by Robert E. Griffith and Harold Prince.
- (December 29, 1950) She played Assunta in Tennessee Williams' play, "The Rose Tattoo," at the Erlanger Theater in Chicago, Illinois with Maureen Stapleton (Serafina Delle Rose); Eli Wallach (Alvarro Mangiacavallo); Phyliss Love (Rose Delle Rose); Don Murray (Jack Hunter); Sonia Sorel (Estelle Hohengarten); Eddie Hyans (salesman); Andrew Duggan (doctor); Theo Goetz (Father De Leo); Daisy Belmore (The Strega); Rossana San Marco (Giusepina); Jane Hoffman (Flora) and Florence Sundstrom (Bessie) in the cast. Boris Aronson was scenic designer. David Diamond was composer. Daniel Mann was director.
- (January 14, 1952) She acted in Tennessee Williams' play, "The Rose Tattoo," in a National Tour Production at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Maureen Stapleton, Eli Wallach, Alfonso Cancelmo, Dorothy Estler, Salvatore Taormina, Sally Hester, Lila Paris, Georgia Simmons, Rossina San Marco, Pearl Somner, Augusta Merighi, Sybil Levenson, Martin Balsam, William Major, Dorrit Kelton, Connie Davis, Camila Ashland, Don Murray, Claude Akins, William Krot, and Bill Froelich in the cast. Boris Aronson was set designer. Rose Bogdanoff was costume designer. Daniel Mann was director. Cheryl Crawford was producer. David Diamond was composer.
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