- (1921 - 1930) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1921) Stage Play: March Hares. Satire. Written by Harry Wagstaff Gribble. Directed by W.H. Gilmore. Bijou Theatre: 11 Aug 1921- Nov 1921 (60 performances). Cast: Frank Dekum (as "Mr. Brown"), Nellie Griffen (as "The Cook"), Norma Mitchell (as "Claudia Kitts"), Adrienne Morrison (as "Janet Rodney"), Alexander Onslow (as "Geoffrey Wareham"), Brandon Peters (as "Edgar Fuller"), Gertrude Purcell (as "Ethel") [Broadway debut], Charles Warburton (as "Oliver"), Lucile Watson (as "Mrs. Janet Rodney"). Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1922) Stage Play: Voltaire. Comedy/romance. Written by Leila Taylor and Gertrude Purcell. Plymouth Theatre: 21 Mar 1922- Mar 1922 (closing date unknown/16 performances). Cast: Leslie Austen (as "Marquis de Villette"), Horace Braham (as "Le Duc de Navailles Howard Claney (as "Wagniere"), Arnold Daly (as "Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire"), Marguerite Forrest (as "Marie Corneille"), Lionel Hogarth (as "Jean Le Rond d'Alembert"), George Le Guerre (as "Moisnel"), Carlotta Monterey (as "Mlle. Clairon"), John S. O'Brien (as "Father Adam"), Marcel Rousseau (as "Janvier"), Frederick Truesdell (as "Aristide Freron"), Jane Wheatley (as "Mme. Denis"). Produced by Arthur Hopkins.
- (1927) Stage Play: Just Fancy. Musical romance. Music by Joseph Meyer and Philip Charig. Book by Joseph Santley and Gertrude Purcell. From the work of A.E. Thomas. Lyrics by Leo Robin. Music orchestrated by Maurice De Packh. Musical Director: Milton Schwarzwald [final Broadway credit]. Choreographed by Johnny Ford and Chester Hale. Directed by Joseph Santley. Casino Theatre: 11 Oct 1927- 17 Dec 1927 (79 performances). Cast: Bernice Ackerman, Alice Akers, Lenore Allan, Charles Barron, Jack Bauer, Eric Blore (as "Sir Calverton Shipley"), Ted Bradshaw, Kathryne Burnside, Erma Chase, Rachel Chester, Evelyn Chilla, Edward Cutler, Kaye deFranza, Doris Dodge, Dorothy Durland, Robert Easton, Thelma Edwards, Clara Fay, George Ford, Willard Fry, George Harcourt (as "Griggs/Honorable Philander J. Wood"), Mildred Hiller, Mary Hiscox, Raymond Hitchcock (as "Charlie Van Bibber"), Claire Hooper. John Hundley, Harry Kendall (as "Harvey Warren") [final Broadway role], Fraun Koski, Jeane Kroll, Kathryn Lambly, Charles LaValle, Melba Lee, Gertrude Lemmon, Helene LeSoir, Val Lester, Mlle. Marguerite, Trude Marr, Dorothy Martin, Etta Moore, Frances Nevins, Ruby Nevins, Lester Niles, Dolores Nito, Ellen O'Brien, William O'Donnell, Peggy O'Neill, Pavla Pavlick, Ernest Preach, Joseph Santley (as "His Royal Highness/Edward Chester"), Ivy Sawyer (as "Linda Lee Stafford") [final Broadway role], Lillie Short, Frank Sills, H. Reeves-Smith, Archie Thomson (as "Jimmy/Ensemble"), Jean Watson (as "Ensemble"), Gertrude Westling (as "Ensemble"), Peggy Whiffen (as "Mrs. Kingley Stafford"), Mrs. Thomas Whiffen (as "Aunt Linda Lee") [final Broadway role]. Produced by Joseph Santley.
- (1928) Stage Play: Luckee Girl. Musical comedy. Music by Maurice Yvain. Lyrics by Max Lief and Nathaniel Lief. Book adapted by Gertrude Purcell. Based on a French operette by André Barde. Musical Director: Earl Busby. Featuring songs by Werner Janssen. Featuring songs with lyrics by Mann Holiner. Choreographed by Harry Puck and Marie Kelley. Scenic Design by Watson Barratt. Costume Design by Ernest Schrapps. Directed by Lew Morton. Casino Theatre (moved to The Sam H. Harris Theatre from 29 Oct 1928- close): 15 Sep 1928- 24 Nov 1928 (81 performances). Cast: Ayres (as "Specialty"), Charles A. Baker (as "Ensemble"), Dorothy Barber (as "Celina"), Julia Barker (as "Ensemble"), Dan Berrigan (as "Ensemble"), Malease Bisland (as "Ensemble"), Edward Brown (as "Ensemble"), Evelyn Carpenter (as "Ensemble"), Virginia Cartlich (as "Ensemble"), Ted Clarke (as "Ensemble"), Don Cortez (as "Ensemble"), Josephine Drake (as "Mme. Falloux"), Irene Dunne (as "Arlette") [final Broadway role], Thelma Dye (as "Ensemble"), Jinny Evans (as "Ensemble"), Johnny Ferrara (as "One of four Diplomats"), Irving Fisher (as "Lucien DeGravere"), Helen Hackbarth (as "Ensemble"), Andy Hamilton (as "One of four Diplomats"), Billy House (as "Hercules"), Dorothy Kirtley (as "Ensemble"), Frank Lalor (as "Pontaves"), Lucille Leverich (as "Ensemble"), Neva Lynn (as "Ensemble"), Malinoff (as "Specialty"), Dorothy McGushion (as "Lili"), Gertrude McGushion (as "Lulu"), Elena Meade (as "Ensemble"), Betty Montgomery (as "Ensemble"), Carmen Morales (as "Ensemble"), Lenny Nelson (as "One of four Diplomats"), Georgia O'Brien (as "Ensemble"), Roberta Parnell (as "Ensemble"), Viola Paulson (as "Ensemble"), Flo Perry (as "Colette"), Harry Phelps (as "Ensemble"), Lou Powers (as "Tampon"), Harry Puck (as "Paul Pechard"), Albertina Rasch [credited as Miss Rasche] (as "Specialty"), Albertina Rexroth (as "Ensemble"), Larry Rockwell (as "Ensemble"), Hal Saliers (as "One of four Diplomats"), Kay Simmons (as "Ensemble"), Billy Skinner (as "Ensemble"), Clifford Smith (as "Man/Jean"), Frances Stevens (as "Ensemble"), Doris Vinton (as "Camille"), Harold Vizard (as "DeGravere"), Lorraine Weimar (as "Mme. Pontaves"), Elizabeth Whitehead (as "Ensemble"). Produced by Lee Shubert and J. J. Shubert.
- (1930) Stage Play: Three Little Girls. Musical/romance. Music by Walter Kollo [final Broadway credit]. Book by Hermann Feiner and Bruno Hardt-Warden. Lyrics by Harry B. Smith. Book adapted by Marie Armstrong Hecht and Gertrude Purcell [final Broadway credit]. Musical Director: Louis Kroll. Directed by J.J. Shubert. Shubert Theatre: 14 Apr 1930- 19 Jul 1930 (104 performances). Cast: Margaret Adams, Ruth Adele, Patricia Allen, Mary Bell, Eric Birlenbach, Mary Bowman, Charles Brown, Sam Bunin, Jerry Cummings, George D'Andria, George Dobbs, Maurice Dobell, Diana Doering, Alice Douglas, John Edwards, Artemis Faque, John Goldsworthy, Thelma Goodwin, Rollin Grimes Jr., Bettina Hall (as "Marie/Madame Morrosini"), Natalie Hall, Charles Hedley, Isabel Henderson, Frances Hess, Tom Houston, Ralph Jameson, Caven Jones, Simeon Jurist, Harry Kornbluth, Lillian Lane, Edward Lester, Martha Lorber, Marion Mayon, Charles McClelland, Elaine Melchior, Stephen Mills, Raymond O'Brien, Norma Perrin, Buddy Proctor, Harry Puck, Mary Ray, Rosalind Rensing, Francis Riley, Peggy Rose, Frances Stevens, Margaret Stevenson, Lu Talbott, Helen Turner, Raymond Walburn (as "Baron von Biebitz-Biebitz"), Lorraine Weimar, Dorothy Wyndham. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1925) Stage Play: Tangletoes. Written by Gertrude Purcell (from the French, "Un bon Garcon"). Directed by Edwin Maxwell and Hubert Druce. 39th Street Theatre: 17 Feb 1925- Mar 1925 (closing date unknown/23 performances). Cast: Betty Alden (as "Maude Allaire"), Elizabeth Dunne (as "Mary"), Walker Ellis (as "Tony Kemp"), Morgan Farley (as "Arthur Griswold"), Lee Kohlmar (as "Julius Hart"), Mildred MacLeod (as "Francie"), Max Montesole (as "Freddie"), Beatrice Nichols (as "Elinor Blake"), Agnes Sanford (as "Stella LeRoy"), Joaquin Souther (as "Jean Baptiste"). Produced by Edmund Plohn.
- (1928) Stage Play: The Madcap. Musical comedy. Music by Maurice Ruebens. Based on a French farce by Régis Gignoux and Jacques Théry. Lyrics by Clifford Grey. Book by Gertrude Purcell and Gladys Unger. Musical Director: Bernard Smith. Choreographed by Harry Puck. Directed by Duane Nelson. Royale Theatre (moved to The Casino Theatre from 20 Feb 1928- close): 31 Jan 1928- 28 Apr 1928 (103 performances). Cast: Betty Barclay (as "Chorus"), William Bartly (as "Chorus"), Genevieve Browne (as "Chorus"), Pat Clayton (as "James"), Marie Dayne (as "Petunia"), Peggy de la Plant (as "Chorus"), Eleanor DeViane (as "Chorus"), D. Edwards (as "Chorus"), Constance Ford (as "Chorus"), Thomas Graham (as "Chorus"), Olga Grannis (as "Chorus"), Sydney Greenstreet (as "Lord Clarence Steeple"), Marian Grozan (as "Chorus"), Mizzi Hajos [credited as Mitzi Hajos] (as "Chibi"), Ethel Intropidi (as "Claire Valmont"), Agnes Kiley (as "Chorus"), Lillian Lane (as "Helene"), George Mason (as "Chorus"), Gene McGee (as "Chorus"), Madeline Morley (as "Chorus"), Ethel Morrison (as "Lady Mary Steeple"), Helen Newton (as "Chorus"), Edna Paris (as "Chorus"), Maria Paris (as "Chorus"), Madeline Parker (as "Chorus"), Harry Phelps (as "Chorus"), Marie Price (as "Chorus"), Harry Puck (as "Honorable Harry Steeple"), Theresa Sadowska (as "Chorus"), Sally Saunders (as "Chorus"), Virginia Sharon (as "Chorus"), Clifford Smith (as "Footman/Chorus"), Marcella Swanson (as "Emmeline Hawley"), Charley Sylber (as "Cuthbert Custard"), Arthur Treacher (as "Sir Bertram Hawley"), Bert Winnek (as "Chorus"). Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1926) Stage Play: The Great Temptations. Musical revue. Music by Maurice Ruebens. Material by Harold Atteridge. Lyrics by Clifford Grey. Musical Direction by Alfred Goodman. Additional music by Milton Schwarzwald, Earl Lindsay and José Padilla. Choreographed by Earl Lindsay. Production Supervised by J.J. Shubert. Directed by J.C. Huffman. Winter Garden Theatre: 18 May 1926- 6 Nov 1926 (223 performances). Cast: Florenz Ames, Beatrice Anderson, Yvonne Bacon, Julia Barker, Jack Benny, Billy Bernard, Jane Blair, Pauline Bryceland, Sybil Bursk, Elsie Carroll, Cyrilla Casey, Gloria Christy, Lillian Clark, Charlotte Corday, Irene Cornell, Patsy Costello, Nikola Cunningham, Diane D'Arle, Hazel Dawn, Bobbe Decker, Doris Dodge, Mildred Douglas, Dorothy Drum, The Duell Sisters, Geneva Duker, Clarice Durham, Mildred Espy, Charlotte Fitzgibbons, Grace Fleming, Jay C. Flippen, The Allen Foster Girls, Helene Frederic, Ara Gerald, Florence Golden, Betty Gordon, Dorothy Griffith, The Guy Sisters, Thalie Hamilton, Marge Harlan, Cecelia Healy, Phyllis Heron, Marie Holden, Florence Horne, Mazie Hunt, The Kelo Brothers, Pat Kendall, Terry Kendall, Betty Knox, Billye Lambert, Naan Lane, Neva Lynn, Lottie Marcy, Paul Maul, Margaret Mayer, Ruth Mayon, Eleane Meade, Miller and Lyles, Georgette Moore, Leona Newell, Lillian Newell, Molly O'Doherty, Agatha Phillips, Dorothy Phillips, Gertrude Purcell, June Ray, Roderay & Capella, Julia Ryan, Agnes Schroeder, Wilfred Seagram, Penny Singleton [credited as Dorothy McNulty], Bernadette Spencer, Nina Suzov, Edna Thorp, Katrina Trask, Arthur Treacher, Beatrice Vercelle, Jack Waldron, Lazelle Webber, Margie Webber, Dorothy Weber, Mazie White, Roslind Wichon, Minerva Wilson, Charlotte Woodruff, Halfred Young. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
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