- She played the role of Chiquita Hart in the original Broadway production of Cole Porter's "Something for the Boys".
- She played Roxanne's Duenna in the 1946 Broadway revival of "Cyrano de Bergerac". This was the first production in which José Ferrer played Cyrano.
- (1946) Stage Play: Cyrano de Bergerac. Comedy (revival). Written by Edmond Rostand. Book adapted by Brian Hooker. Directed by Mel Ferrer. Alvin Theatre: (moved to The Ethel Barrymore Theatre (18 Nov 1946 - close): 8 Oct 1946- 22 Mar 1947 (193 performances). Cast: José Ferrer (as "Cyrano de Bergerac Gascon"), Leopold Badia, Lee Baxter, Toni Brown, Robert Carroll (as "Lignière, the poet/Ensemble"), Leonardo Cimino, Ralph Clanton, Marion Clements, Francis Compton (as "Carbon de Castel Jaloux, Captain of the Gascony Cadets"), Nick Dennis (as "A Cut Purse/Ensemble"), Vincent Donahue, Ernest Graves, Phyllis Hill, Anthony Jordan, Walter Kelly, Mary Jane Kersey, Samuel N. Kirkham, Paula Laurence, Francis Letton, Stewart Long, Nan McFarland (as "Lise, Ragueneau's wife/Mother Marguerite"), Benedict McQuarrie, Ralph Meeker (as "Another Lackey/Ensemble"), John O'Connor, George B. Oliver, Frances Reid (as "Roxane, Cyrano's cousin"), Hiram Sherman (as "Ragueneau, a pastry cook"), Jacqueline Soans, Robinson Stone, Charles Summers, Patricia Wheel, Bert Whitley, Wallace Widdecombe, Howard Wierum, Paul Wilson, William Woodson. Produced by José Ferrer. Notes: (1) One of the most revived works on Broadway (originally produced in 1898); this was it's 8th revival). Jose Ferrer won the 1947 Tony Award for Best Actor in Play. (2) Filmed by Stanley Kramer Productions (distributed by United Artists) as Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) with Mr. Ferrer recreating his stage role.
- (1948) Stage Play: The Insect Comedy. Comedy. Written by Josef Capek and Karel Capek. Book adapted by Owen Davis [final Broadway credit]. Choreographed by Hanya Holm. Scenic Design by Herbert Brodkin. Costume Design by Emeline Roche. Directed by José Ferrer. City Center: 3 Jun 1948- 12 Jun 1948 (14 performances). Cast: Ted Allegretti (as "Another Ant"), Tom Avera (as "Victor/Journalist"), Bobby Busch (as "Another Male Beetle/1st Snail"), Mack Busch (as "Another Messenger/2nd Snail"), Stanley Carlson (as "Male Beetle"), Robert Carroll (as "Ichneumon Fly/2nd Engineer"), Leonardo Cimino (as "Blind Ant"), Chevi Colton (as "Ichneumon Fly's Larva/Bond Salesman"), George Coulouris (as "The Vagrant"), José Ferrer (as "Felix/Yellow Commander"), Rita Gam (as "Clythia"), Claire Hale (as "Young Butterfly/3rd Moth"), George Hall (as "A Traitor"), Joyce Hill (as "War Worker"), Phyllis Hill (as "Iris"), Paula Laurence (as "Female Beetle"), Betty Low (as "Young Butterfly/2nd Moth"), Annabelle Lyon (as "Young Butterfly/Female Cricket/4th Moth"), Nan McFarland (as "Woman"), Arthur Newman (as "Wood Cutter"), Tom Poston [credited as Thomas Poston] (as "Otakar/Quartermaster") [Broadway debut], Alexander Scourby (as "1st Engineer"), Mildred Joanne Smith (as "Chrysalis"), Robinson Stone (as "The Professor/Inventor"), Ray Walston (as "Male Cricket/Telegrapher"), Sidney Walters (as "An Ant"), Jane White (as "Young Butterfly/1st Moth"), Bert Whitley (as "Parasite/Wounded Man"). Produced by New York City Theatre Company.
- (1/26/1944 - 2/10/1945) One Touch Of Venus [Musical, Comedy, Original], Performer: Paula Laurence [Molly Grant], Oct 07, 1943 - Feb 10, 1945, Imperial Theatre, (10/07/1943 - 1/24/1944), 46th Street Theatre, Opening Date: Oct 07, 1943, Closing Date: Feb 10, 1945 Total Performances: 567, Category: Musical, Comedy, Original, Broadway, Music by Kurt Weill; Book by S. J. Perelman and Ogden Nash; Lyrics by Ogden Nash; Suggested by "The Tinted Venus" by F. Anstey; Music orchestrated by Kurt Weill; Music arranged by Kurt Weill; Musical Director: Maurice Abravanel, Description: A musical in two acts, Setting: New York City, (IBDB)
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