- (1920) Stage Play: Macushla (Revival).
- (1904 - 1921) Active on Broadway [usually credited as Ernest R. Ball] the following productions:
- (1905) Stage Play: Simple Simon Simple. Musical. Book by Otis F. Wood and Charles H. Brown. Music by Charles Puerner, Carlos Curti, Theodore Bendix, Rollin Bond, Henry J. Koenig, Bert Howard and Arndt Morris. Lyrics by Charles Puerner, Carlos Curti, Theodore Bendix, Rollin Bond, Henry J. Koenig, Bert Howard and Arndt Morris. Additional lyrics by Jack Norworth and David Reed Jr. Additional music by 'Ernest R. Ball (I)' [credited as Ernest R. Ball]. Dances arranged by Joseph Dawson. Directed by Lewis Morton. West End Theatre: 30 Oct 1905- 4 Nov 1905 (8 performances). Produced by Sam Nixon and J.F. Zimmerman's Opera Company.
- (1904) Stage Play: Mrs. Black Is Back. Farce. Written by George V. Hobart. Featuring songs by Harry Brown, Will Marion Cook, Gus Edwards, Al Johns, May Irwin, Hughie Cannon, John W. Bratton and George A. Nichols. Featuring songs with lyrics by Will D. Cobb and John Lee Clark. Lyrics by Paul West and R.C. MacPherson. Musical Director: 'Ernest R. Ball (I)' [credited as Ernest R. Ball]. Bijou Theatre (moved to The New York Theatre from 27 Mar1905- close): 7 Nov 1904- 1 Apr 1905 (79 performances). Cast: Madelaine Anderton (as "Caroline Patterson"), Edgar Atchison-Ely (as "Jack Dangerfield"), Dorothy Banes (as "Agnes Hamilton"), Jane Burby (as "Emily Mason"), Roland Carter (as "Hank"), Charles Church (as "Peter Patter"), May Donohue (as "Lizzie"), Frances Gordon (as "Priscilla Black"), Kate Gotthold (as "Amelia Brant"), May Irwin (as "Mrs. Black"), John Johnson (as "Bramley Bush"), Charles Lane (as "Tom Larkey"), Lillie Lawton (as "Elizabeth Morgan"), A.S. Lipman (as "Professor Black"), Nick Long (as "Don Pedro Degazebe"), Vira Rial (as "Sarah Dale"), Arthur Sanders (as "Major Thorne"), John G. Sparks (as "Larry McManus"), Maryland Tyson (as "Ellen Leighton"). Produced by May Irwin. Note: Filmed by Famous Players Film Co. [distributed by Paramount Pictures] as Mrs. Black Is Back (1914) [filmed largely at May Irwin's home, Thousand Islands along the St. Lawrence River, New York).
- (1905) Stage Play: The Rollicking Girl. Comedy. Music by William T. Francis. Book by Sydney Rosenfeld. Lyrics by Sydney Rosenfeld. Adapted from an earlier libretto for "A Dangerous Maid" by Sydney Rosenfeld. Musical Director: Gus Salzer. Additional lyrics by Ed Moran, Charles Noel Douglass, Paul West, Dave Reed Jr., Vernon Roy, Julius Steger, Clare Kummer and John W. Bratton. Additional music by Clare Kummer, W. Alletter, Edmund Eysler, Seymour Furth, 'Ernest R. Ball (I)' [credited as Ernest R. Ball] and John W. Bratton. Directed by Ben Teal. Herald Square Theatre (until 14 Oct 1905 then moved to The New York Theatre on 16 Apr 1906- close): 1 May 1905- May 1906 (closing date unknown/199 performances). Cast: Aimee Angeles, Belle Ashlyn, Sam Bernard, Armand Cortes (as "Henri"), Joseph Coyne, Sidney De Grey, Thelma Fair, Harry Fairleigh, A.W. Fleming, Edna Goodrich, Flossie Hope, George Howard, Marie Keller, Phyllis La Fond, Gertie Moyer, Eugene O'Brien, George Odell, Flora Prince, Harry Sammis, Virginia Staunton, Esther Tittell, Hattie Williams. Produced by Charles Frohman.
- (1910) Stage Play: Ragged Robin. Musical. Written by Rida Johnson Young and Rita Olcott. Music for the fairy scenes composed by Frederic K. Logan. Musical Director: Frederic K. Logan. Additional music by Chauncey Olcott, Daniel J. Sullivan, Ernest Ball [credited as Ernest R. Ball], Manuel Klein and George Spink. Additional lyrics by Chauncey Olcott, Richard LeGalliene, George Graff, Daniel J. Sullivan, Manuel Klein and George Spink. Directed by Augustus Pitou Sr. Academy of Music: 24 Jan 1910- 5 Feb 1910 (16 performances). Cast: Rose Curry (as "Margaret Grattan"), Gerome Edwards, Chauncey Olcott (as "Ragged Robin"), Mark Price, George Brennan, Josie Claflin, Florence Critchley, Alice Farrell, Magda Foy, John B. Gasparo, Marion Gasparo, Margaret Johnson, William Jones, May Morley, Charles Newton, Andrew O'Neill, Charlotte Smith, Lottie Smith. Produced by Augustus Pitou Sr.
- (1911) Stage Play: Barry of Ballymore. Drama. Written by Rida Johnson Young. Music by Chauncey Olcott and 'Ernest R. Ball (I)' [credited as Ernest R. Ball]. Musical Director: Frederic K. Logan. Incidental music by Frederic K. Logan. Featuring songs with lyrics by George Graff, Louise Heald, Bartley C. Costello, Rida Johnson Young, Dave Reed Jr. and Josephine V. Rowe. Featuring songs by Dermot McMurrough. Directed by Augustus Pitou Sr. Academy of Music (noved to The Grand Opera House from 20 Feb 1911 to close): 30 Jan 1911- 25 Feb 1911 (24 performances). Cast: Edith Browning, Alice Farrell, Chauncey Olcott (as "Thomas Barry"), George Sydenham, Howard Chambers, Nesta De Becker, Marion Gasparo, Arthur Jarrett, Daniel Jarrett, Mary Johnstone, Alice Martin, Ned Reardon. Produced by Augustus Pitou Sr.
- (1912) Stage Play: Macushla. Romantic comedy.
- (1913) Stage Play: The Isle o' Dreams. Written by Rida Johnson Young. Music by 'Ernest R. Ball (I)' [credited as Ernest R. Ball]. Lyrics by Chauncey Olcott and George Graff. Musical Director: Edwin F. Kendall. Directed by Henry Miller. Grand Opera House: 27 Jan 1913- 22 Feb 1913 (32 performances). Produced by Henry Miller.
- (1914) Stage Play Shameen Dhu.
- (1914) Stage Play: The Heart of Paddy Whack. Musical/drama. Written by Rachel Crothers. Music by Ernest Ball [credited as Ernest R. Ball]. Lyrics by J. Keirn Brennan; Musical Director: George Lyding. Featuring songs with lyrics by J. Edward Killalea. Directed by Henry Miller. Grand Opera House: 23 Nov 1914- 5 Dec 1914 (17 performances). Cast: Stephen Davis (as "Michael"), Edith Luckett (as "Mona Cairn"), Chauncey Olcott (as "Dennis O'Malley"), Charles E. Verner (as "Squire Linnering"), Fleming Ward (as "Lawrie Linnering") [Broadway debut], Maud Hosford (as "Miss Margaret Flinn"), Walter Colligan (as "Mr. McGinnis"), Jessie Crommette (as "Granny"), Jennie Lamont (as "Bridget O'Riley"), Bessie Lea Lestina (as "Mrs. O'Dowd"), Richard Quilter (as "Mr. O'Dowd"), Nina Seville (as "Mrs. McGinniss"). Produced by Henry Miller.
- (1918) Stage Play: The Voice of McConnell. Comedy. Written by George M. Cohan. Music by George M. Cohan. Lyrics by George M. Cohan. Musical Director: George Lydwig. Additional music by Ernest Ball, Chauncey Olcott, Monte Carlo and Alma M. Sanders. Additional lyrics by Rida Johnson Young and Richard W. Pascoe. Directed by Sam Forrest and George M. Cohan. Manhattan Opera House: 25 Dec 1918- 18 Jan 1919 (30 performances). Cast: Constance Beaumar (as "Miss Collinsby"), Alice Chapin (as "Mrs. Dwight McNamara"), Roy Cochrane (as "Hendricks"), Harold De Becker (as "Douglas Graham"), Bert Dunlap (as "Mr. Smithers"), Edward Fielding (as "J. Austin Severard"), Agnes Gildea (as "Miss Hemingway"), Fletcher Harvey (as "Mr. Jackson"), Mae Jennings (as "Miss Drake/Guest"), Gilda Leary (as "Evelyn McNamara"), Edna Leslie (as "Miss Giles"), Elsie Lyding (as "Susan"), Wilda Maria Moore (as "Miss Embree"), Edward O'Connor (as "Barry"), Chauncey Olcott (as "Tom O'Connell"), Ruth Price (as "Guest/Miss Copeland"), Arthur Shields (as "Bell Boy/Guest"), Richard Tabor (as "Harry McNamara"), David V. Wall (as "Mr. Sullivan"), H.P. Woodley (as "Waiter"). Produced by Cohan & Harris.
- (1921) Stage Play: The Midnight Rounders of 1921. Musical revue.
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