- Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- The Biggest Thief in Town (1949). Comedy. Written by Dalton Trumbo. Scenic Design by Leo Kerz. Costume Design by Eleanore Goldsmith. Lighting Design by Leo Kerz. Directed by Herman Shumlin. Mansfield Theatre: 30 Mar 1949- 9 Apr 1949 (13 performances). Cast: Walter Abel (as "Dr. Jay Stewart"), Russ Brown, Charity Grace (as "Miss Tipton"), William J. Kelly, Alexander Lockwood, Ben Metz, Thomas Mitchell (as "Bert Hutchins"), Lois Nettleton (as "Laurie Hutchins"), Robert Readick, Fay Roope (as "Col. Jared Rumley"), Brent Sargent, Rhys Williams (as "Sam Wilkins"). Produced by Lee Sabinson [final Broadway credit].
- The Matchmaker (1955). Comedy. Written by Thornton Wilder. Based on "Einen Jux Will Sich Machen" by Johann Nestroy. Nestroy's play based on "A Day Well Spent" by John Oxenford. Scenic Design and Costume Design by Tanya Moiseiwitsch. Production Supervised by David Merrick. Directed by Tyrone Guthrie. Royale Theatre (moved to The Booth Theatre from 12 Nov 1956 to close): 5 Dec 1955- 2 Feb 1957 (486 performances). Cast: Ruth Gordon (as "Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi, a Friend of Vandergelder's Late Wife"), Eileen Herlie, Loring Smith (as "Horace Vandergelder, a Merchant of Yonkers"), Peter Bayliss (as "A Cabman"), Esme Church (as "Miss Flora Van Husen"), Rosamund Greenwood, Arthur Hill (as "Cornelius Hackl, Clerk in Vandergelder's Store"), Patrick McAlinney, Alexander Davion, Charity Grace (as "Gertrude"), William Lanteau (as "Rudolf/Waiter"), Phil Leeds (as "Joe Scanlon, a Barber/A Musician"), John Milligan, Robert Morse (as "Barnaby Tucker, Apprentice in Vandergelder's Store"), Prunella Scales, Christine Thomas. Produced by The Theatre Guild and David Merrick. Note: Reworked from 1938's "The Merchant of Yonkers." Later adapted and reworked on film as Hello, Dolly! (1969).
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