- (1896) Stage: Wrote [earliest Broadway credit; w/Lillian Lewis) "An Innocent Sinner", produced on Broadway. Drama. Star Theatre: 16 Nov 1896-unknown (unknown performances). Cast: Unknown.
- (1897) Stage: Wrote (w/Lillian Lewis) "The Widow Goldstein", produced on Broadway. Farce. Haverly's 14th Street Theatre: 17 May 1897-May 1897 (closing date unknown/unknown performances). Cast: Robert F. Cotton (as "Cyrus Russell"), Sarah McVicker (as "Judith Simpkins"), Jennie Reiffarth.
- (1897) Stage: Wrote (w/Albert B. Paine, Lillian Lewis) "For Liberty and Love", produced on Broadway. Melodrama. Grand Opera House: 11 Oct 1897-unknown (unknown performances). Cast: Lillian Lewis (as "Carlotta Cassanova").
- (1900) Stage: Directed "The Land of Heart's Desire" / "In a Balcony" on Broadway (joint production). "In a Balcony" written by Robert Browning. Incidental music by Julian Edwards. Wallack's Theatre: 26 Oct 1900 (1 performance). Cast: Sarah Cowell Le Moyne, Eleanor Robson, Otis Skinner. Produced by Liebler & Co.
- (1901) Stage: Appeared in "Unleavened Bread" on Broadway. Comedy. Written by Leo Ditrichstein (also director) and Robert Grant, based on Grant's novel "Unleavened Bread". Scenic Design by Frank E. Gates and E.A. Morange. Cast: Charles Barkus, Virginia Buchanan, George Fawcett, Alice Fischer, Margaret Fuller, Harry Hanlon, Genevra Ingersoll, E.J. Morgan, Florida Pier, Eleanor Robson, Alice Rogers, Morton Selton, Vivian Townsend, Elizabeth Tyree (as "Selma White"), Malcolm Williams, George Woodward.
- (1901) Stage Play: The Helmet of Navarre. Drama. Written by Bertha Runkle and Lawrence Marston. Criterion Theatre: 2 Dec 1901- Dec 1901 (unknown closing date/24 performances). Cast: B. Arthur, Helen Barker, Arthur Barry, Eleanor Barry [Broadway debut], Sheridan Block, Eleanore Browning, Gladys Bruce, Morgan Coman, Mary Condon, Frank H. Crane, Charles Dalton, Marion L. Dean, Eva Dormer, Grace Elliston, Roydon Erlynne, Rose Eytinge, Catherine Ferguson, Robert V. Ferguson, Stanley Fletcher, Elizabeth Frazer, Laurens Hascall, Edith Jordan, Mrs. E.F. Jordan, Frank C. Le Rendu, Louis E. Lewistown, Godfrey Nichols, Emile Odenthal, Charles E. Odlin, Byron Ongley, Charles Ongley, J. Paxton, H.M. Pray, E.A. Pyke, L. Raymond, E. Roydon, George Seybolt, Joseph Smiley, C.B. Swift, Lillian Thatcher, W.B. Thompson, George Wessels. Produced by Charles Frohman.
- (1902) Stage Play: The Penitent. Melodrama. Written by Lawrence Marston. Adapted from "The Son of Hagar" by Hall Caine. Star Theatre: 6 Jan 1902- unknown (unknown performances). Cast: Unknown.
- (1902) Stage Play: The Little Mother. Melodrama. Written by Lawrence Marston. American Theatre: 16 Oct 1902- unknown (unknown performances). Cast: Unknown.
- (1902) Stage Play: A Remarkable Case. Written by Lawrence Marston. American Theatre: 15 Dec 1902- unknown (unknown performances). Cast: Unknown.
- (1904) Stage Play: After Midnight. Melodrama. Written by Lawrence Marston. Star Theatre: 3 Oct 1904- unknown (unknown performances). Cast: Unknown.
- (1905) Stage Play: When the World Sleeps. Melodrama. Written by Langdon McCormick and Lawrence Marston. Star Theatre: 13 Nov 1905- unknown (unknown performances). Cast: Unknown.
- (1906) Stage Play: Jeanne D'arc. Tragedy. Written by Lawrence Marston and R.E.H. Greene. Fifth Avenue Theatre: 23 Apr 1906- unknown (unknown performances). Cast [as known]: Amelia Bingham.
- (1906) Stage Play: The Prince of India. Drama. Written by J.I.C. Clarke. Based on the novel by General Lew Wallace. Incidental music by Horatio Parker. Directed by Herbert Gresham and Lawrence Marston. Broadway Theatre: 24 Sep 1906- Dec 1906 (closing date unknown/73 performances). Cast: W. Abrams, George Ames, S. Anderson, Anthony Andre, Harrison Armstrong, William Breen, George Brooks, Jane Burdett, W.E. Butterfield, Florence Chase, Emmett Corrigan, Haswell Dague, Adele Davis, Lucille Fallon, Marshall Farnum, William Farnum, C. Norman Hammond, Averell Harris, Charles Harris, Sam S. Harris, Julie Herne, Richard Hillson, Adelaide Keim, Henry F. Koser, Chester Lee, W.H. Leyden, Agnes Marks, Lawrence Marston, Julius McVickar, J. O'Neil, William Osgood, S. Van Dusen Phillips, Boyd Putnam, Monroe Salisbury, Elsie Smith, George Walker, Henry Wilson. Produced by Klaw & Erlanger.
- (1907) Stage: Directed (w/Joseph Brooks, Herbert Gresham) "The Round Up" on Broadway. Written by Edmund Day. New Amsterdam Theatre, (moved to The Broadway Theatre from 21 Oct 1907 to close): 26 Aug 1907-Dec 1907 (closing date unknown/155 performances). Cast: Charles S. Abbe, Macklyn Arbuckle (as "Sheriff "Slim" Hoover"), Orme Caldara (as "Jack Payson"), "Texas" Cooper, Julia Dean, Elmer Grandin, Harold Hartsell, Wright Kramer (as "Dick Lane"), Joseph M. Lothian, Jacques Martin, H.S. Northrup, John J. Pierson, S.L. Richardson, Florence Rockwell, Fulton Russell, Marie Taylor. Produced by Klaw & Erlanger.
- (1909) Stage Play: The Sins of Society. Drama.
- (1910) Stage: Directed "Jim the Penman" on Broadway (revival). Written by Sir Charles Lawrence Young. Lyric Theatre: 10 May 1910-Jun 1910 (closing date unknown/31 performances). Cast: George Barnum, Thurlow Bergen, Marguerite Clark, J.H. Davies, Arthur Forrest, Ernest Glendinning, Wilton Lackaye, Jeffreys Lewis, John Mason, Louis Massen, Frederick Paulding, Grace Reals, Florence Roberts, Theodore Roberts. Produced by William A. Brady. NOTE: Filmed as Jim the Penman (1921), Jim the Penman (1915), Jim the Penman (1947).
- (1910) Stage Play: Drifting. Written by Preston Gibson [final Broadway credit]. Directed by Lawrence Marston and Preston Gibson. Nazimova's 39th Street Theatre: 21 Dec 1910- Dec 1910 (closing date unknown/10 performances). Cast: Ann Archer, Ernest Band, Grace Filkins, Frank Goldsmith (as "William Worthington"), Charles Hahn, Walter Hale (as "Henry Harrison"), Constance Kirkham, Edward Lee, Edith Luckett (as "Hortense Harrison"), James McNey, Grace Morrissey, Egbert Munroe, Mrs. Sam Sothern (as "Althea Anderson"). Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1911) Stage Play: Kismet. Written by Edward Knoblock. Directed by Harrison Grey Fiske and Lawrence Marston. Knickerbocker Theatre: 25 Dec 1911- Jun 1912 (closing date unknown/184 performances). Cast: Amelia Barleon (as "Kabirah"), Sheridan Block (as "The Sheik Jawan"), Harrison Carter (as "Zayd"), Del De Louis (as "The Imam Mahmund"), Fred Eric (as "The Caliph Abdullah"), Eleanor Gordon (as "Kut-al-Kulub"), Macey Harlam, Daniel Jarrett (as "Amru"), Rita Jolivet (as "Marsinah") [Broadway debut], Bennett Kilpack (as "Afife"), William Lorenz (as "Attendant of Mansur"), Merle Maddern (as "Miskah"), Sydney Mather (as "The Guide Nasir"), George Relph (as "Kafur"), Hamilton Revelle (as "The Wazir Mansur"), Violet Romer (as "The Almah"), Martin Sanders (as "The Gaoler Kistayt"), Otis Skinner, T. Tamamoto (as "The Muezzin"), John Webster (as "A Mufti"). Produced by Charles Frohman.
- (1922) Stage Play: Abie's Irish Rose. Comedy. Written by Anne Nichols. Directed by Lawrence Marston. Fulton Theatre (moved to the Theatre Republic from Sep 1922- close): 23 May 1922- 1 Oct 1927 (2327 performances). Cast: Jack G. Bertin (as "Dr. Jacob Samuels"), Harry Bradley (as "Father Whalen"), Anne Bronaugh (as "Rosemary Murphy"), Marie Carroll (as "Rosemary Murphy"), John Cope (as "Patrick Murphy"), Helen Corbin (as "Bridesmaid"), Mathilde Cottrelly (as "Mrs. Isaac Cohen"), Bernard Gorcey (as "Isaac Cohen"), Dorothy Grau (as "Flower Girl/Bridesmaid"), David Herblin (as "Abraham Levy"), Ione Hull (as "Bridesmaid"), Ida Kramer (as "Mrs. Isaac Cohen"), Howard Lang (as "Dr. Jacob Samuels"), Andrew Mack (as "Patrick Murphy"), Nathalian Moorhead (as "Bridesmaid"), Evelyn Nicholas (as "Maid of Honor"), Dorothy Pitou (as "Flower Girl"), Milton Wallace (as "Isaac Cohen"), Alfred White (as "Solomon Levy"), Robert B. Williams (as "Abraham Levy"), Alfred Wiseman (as "Solomon"). Produced by Anne Nichols. Note (1): Produced on film as Abie's Irish Rose (1928) (released as both part talkie and silent versions) and Abie's Irish Rose (1946). (2) This production, which ran for five-and-a-half years, ranks as the most successful Broadway production of the 1920's. Anne Nichols (1891-1966) reportedly had written the play in 3 days with no prior experience as a playwright. Mr. Gorcey appeared in the 1928 film version, returning to the same role in a revival of the play in April, 1937.
- (1922) Stage Play: Up in the Clouds. Musical comedy. Book and Lyrics by Will B. Johnstone. Music by Tom Johnstone. Musical Direction and Orchestration by Hilding Anderson. Scenic Design by H Robert Law Studios. Directed by Lawrence Marston. Lyric Theatre (moved to the 44th Street Theatre from 23 Jan 1922- close): 9 Jan 1922- 18 Mar 1922 (89 performances). Cast: Roy Alexander, Tyra Babcock, William N. Bailey, Gladys Coburn, Arthur Corey, Inez Foster, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, Laura Gaynelle, Agnes Hall, Adrien Hayes, Florence Hedges, Thelma Holiday, Josephine Hurley, Ann Lemau, Val J. Melino, Beverly Millar, Phyllis Millar, Grace Moore (as "Jean Jones"), Gertrude O'Connor (as "Ruby Airedale"), June Roberts, Angelo Romeo, Mark Smith, Dorothy Smoller, Betty Soule, Page Spencer, Melissa Ten Eyck, Katherine Valentine, Hal Van Renssalaer, Walter Walker, Max Welly, John J. Weis, Mary Welsh, Elsie Westcott, Elsie Young. Produced by Joseph M. Gates.
- (1924) Stage Play: The Melody Man. Comedy. Written by Herbert Fields. Central Theatre (moved to The Ritz Theatre during production run; date unknown): 13 May 1924- Jun 1924 (closing date unknown/80 performances). Cast: Sara Chapelle (as "A Maid"), Jerry Devine (as "Sidney"), Lew Fields [credited as Lew M. Fields] (as "Franz Henkel"), Donald Gallaher (as "Al. Tyler"), Jules Jordan (as "Dave Loeb"), Jimmy Kapper (as "A Piano Player with the Company"), Louis Kelley (as "Ruth Davis"), Joe Lindwurm (as "The Cornet"), Fredric March (as "Donald Clemens") [Broadway debut], Renee Noel (as "Rita La Marr"), Eva Puck (as "Stella Mallory"), Eleanor Rowe (as "Jessie Sands"), Al Schenck (as "The Piano"), Fred Starwer (as "The Saxophone"), Dave Stryker (as "The Trombone"), Joseph Torpey A Chauffeur"), Bill Tucker (as "The Drums"), Betty Weston (as "Elsa Henkel"), Sam White (as "Bert Hackett"). Produced by Lawrence Marston and Alexander Leftwich.
- (1922) Stage Play: The Monster. Drama.
- (1926) Stage Play: Money Business. Comedy. Written by Oscar M. Carter. Directed by Lawrence Marston. National Theatre: 20 Jan 1926- Feb 1926 (closing date unknown/14 performances). Cast: Luther Adler (as "Sam Madorsky"), Pola Carter (as "Sara Berman"), Emily Earle (as "Dora Berman"), Lew Fields (as "Jacob Berman"), Alois France (as "Ryan"), A.J. Herbert (as "George Braun"), Harry Lyons (as "Louis Berman"), William Ricciardi (as "Igor"), Arthur Wood (as "Grady"). Produced by Carter-Arkatov Productions, Inc.
- (1917) Stage Play: Eyes of Youth. Comedy/drama. Written by Charles Guernon and Max Marcin. Directed by Lawrence Marston. Maxine Elliott's Theatre (moved to The 39th Street Theatre from 22 Jul 1918- close): 22 Aug 1917- Aug 1918 (closing date unknown/414 performances). Cast: Marjorie Rambeau (as "Gina Ashling"), Charles S. Abbe (as "Asa Ashling, Father of Gina"), Joseph Adelman (as "Alfred Brooks") [final Broadway role], Walter Armin (as "Picquard"), Robert Barker, Billie Blaisdell, Conrad Cantzen, John H. Elliott, J. Harold Foley, Donald Gallaher, Charles Hampden, Walter Horton, Leonard Ide (as "Louis Anthony, Suitor of Gina"), Ralph Kellard (as "Peter Judson, Suitor of Ashling"), Caroline Leonard, Ethel Mary Oakland, George L. Romain, Clarice Snyder, William Tousey, Frances Victory, Fay Wallace. Produced by A.H. Woods and Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1925) Stage Play: The Virgin of Bethelulia. Written by Gladys Unger. Adapted from "Judith" by Henri Bernstein. Directed by Lawrence Marston. Ambassador Theatre: 23 Feb 1925- Mar 1925 (closing date unknown/16 performances). Produced by Lee Shubert.
- (1925) Stage Play: Taps (Revival).
- (1925) Stage Play: Man or Devil.
- (1926) Stage Play: Money Business. Comedy. Written by Oscar M. Carter. Directed by Lawrence Marston. National Theatre: 20 Jan 1926- Feb 1926 (closing date unknown/14 performances). Cast: Luther Adler (as "Sam Madorsky"), Pola Carter (as "Sara Berman"), Emily Earle (as "Dora Berman"), Lew Fields (as "Jacob Berman"), Alois France (as "Ryan"), A.J. Herbert (as "George Braun"), Harry Lyons (as "Louis Berman"), William Ricciardi (as "Igor"), Arthur Wood (as "Grady"). Produced by Carter-Arkatov Productions Inc.
- (1927) Stage Play: Half a Widow.
- (1929) Stage Play: Death Takes a Holiday. Drama. Written by Alberto Casella. Book adapted by Walter Ferris. Directed by Lawrence Marston. Note: Filmed as Death Takes a Holiday (1934), Meet Joe Black (1998), Death Takes a Holiday (1971), Death Takes a Holiday (2011).
- (1926) Stage Play: The Jeweled Tree.
- (1932) Stage Play: Happy Landing. Written by John B. Hymer and William E. Barry. Directed by Lawrence Marston [final Broadway credit]. Chanin's 46th Street Theatre: 26 Mar 1932- Apr 1932 (closing date unknown/26 performances). Cast: Harold Bolton (as "Reporter"), John Butler (as "Hal Herndon"), William Carey (as "Charles Stevens"), Anne Carpenger (as "Miss Bond"), Lenore Chippendale (as "Mrs. Thomas W. Dumont"), Griffin Crafts (as "Caso"), Harry Davenport (as "George Stebbins"), William David (as "Russell Whiting"), Randolph Hale (as "Reporter"), Russell Hardie (as "Blin Gardner"), Harold Heaton (as "Robert Willis Granville"), Lady Justine Jordan (as "Reporter"), Nolan Leary (as "Radio Announcer/Mr. Knobb"), Pierre Mario (as "Carvello"), Boris Nicholai (as "Bellboy"), Catherine Dale Owen (as "Norma Landis") [final Broadway role], John Parrish (as "Ira Thompson"), Edwin Redding (as "Sam Taylor"), Thomas Reynolds (as "Major Green"), Charles A. Richards (as "Reporter"), Rene Roberti (as "Luigi Cerrino"), Margaret Sullavan (as "Phyllis Blair"), Banfield Taylor (as "News Cameraman/Mr. Platt"), Tom Tempest (as "Hennesey"), Marjorie Wood (as "Miss Crawford"). Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1927) ,. Stage Play: The Crown Prince. Romance.
- (1932) Stage Play: The Round Up. Melodrama.
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