- (1922 - 1972) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1922) Stage Play: The Bootleggers. Comedy. Written by William A. Page. Directed by Frank McCormack. 39th Street Theatre: 27 Nov 1922- Dec 1922 (closing date unknown/32 performances). Produced by Madison Corey and Charles Capehart.
- (1923) Stage Play: Cyrano de Bergerac. Comedy (revival). Written by Edmond Rostand. Incidental music from the opera "Cyrano" by Walter Damrosch. Adapted in verse by Brian Hooker. Entire Production Designed and Supervised by Claude Bragdon. Directed by Walter Hampden. National Theatre: 1 Nov 1923- Jun 1924 (closing date unknown/232 performances). Cast: Walter Hampden (as "Cyrano de Bergerac, a Gascon"), John Alexander, Margaret Barnstead, Nina Bruning, Kenneth Burchfield, Ray T. Busch, Ruth Chorpenning (as "Roxane's Duenna"), Lawrence Chrow, Frank Colletti, Hope Coxhead, Miriam Cutler, Marcel Dill, Reynolds Evans (as "Le Vicomte de Valvert/Cadet of Gascoyne"), Jay Fassett (as "A Light Horseman/Cadet of Gascoyne"), Ethel Fisher, Henry Fitzgerald, Charles Francis, Isabel Garland, Henry Goff, William Goodrich, Paul Guilfoyle, Mary Hall, C. Norman Hammond (as "Montfleury, a tragic actor/A Capuchin"), H.E. Humphrey, Anthony Jochim, Stan Jones, Elsie Herndon Kearns, P.J. Kelly, Joseph Latham, Paul Leyssac (as "Le Comte de Guiche"), Margaret Low, Alfred Mack, Bernard Max, Carroll McComas (as "Roxane, Cyrano's cousin"), Fred McGuick, Mabel Moore (as "An Orange Girl/Sister Marthe"), Valentine Newmark, LeRoi Operti (as "Jodelet, the comedian/Poet"), Lou Polan (as "D'Artagnan/Cadet of Gascoyne"), James R. Pray, Ernest Rowan, William Russell, Antonio Salerno, Franklin Salisbury, William Sauter, Bernard Savage, Helena Simkhovitch, William H. Stevens, Allen Thomas, Anne Tonetti, Thomas F. Tracey (as "A Marquis"), John Trevor, Fred Verdi, Earl Weatherford, Cedric Weller, Albert G. West, Edith Barrett Williams, John Wilson, Cecil Yapp (as "Ragueneau, a pastry cook"), Frank Young. Produced by Claude Bragdon.
- (1925) Stage Play: Othello. Tragedy/drama (revival). Written by William Shakespeare. Directed by Walter Hampden. Shubert Theatre: 10 Jan 1925- Feb 1925 (closing date unknown/57 performances). Cast: Walter Hampden (as "Othello"), Frank Coletti, Murray Darcy, Marcel Dill, Reynolds Evans (as "Roderigo"), Jay Fassett (as "Messenger/Herald"), Charles Francis, Paul Guilfoyle (as "Sailor/Gentleman of Cyprus"), Mary Hall, Baliol Holloway, Elsie Herndon Kearns, P.J. Kelly, Joseph Latham, Mabel Moore (as "Desdemona"), Lou Polan (as "a Gentleman of Cyprus"), Ernest Rowan, William Sauter, Jeannette Sherwin, Robert Thorne, Thomas F. Tracey.
- (1925) Stage Play: Hamlet. Tragedy (revival). Written by William Shakespeare. Directed by Walter Hampden. Hampden's Theatre (moved to The National Theatre from Nov 1925 to close): 10 Oct 1925- Dec 1925 (closing date unknown/68 performances). Cast: Walter Hampden (as "Hamlet, son to the late, and nephew to the present King"), Ethel Barrymore (as "Ophelia, daughter to Polonius"), Albert Bruning (as "Polonius, Lord Chamberlain"), Mary Hall (as "Gertrude, Queen of Denmark and mother to Hamlet"), Kenneth Hunter, Ernest Rowan (as "Laertes, son to Polonius"), Edith Barrett, Marcel Dill, Reynolds Evans (as "Bernardo/Officer/Player King"), Thomas Gomez (as "Reynaldo, a Sailor"), Gordon Hart, Hart Jenks, P.J. Kelly, Max Montor (as "Ghost"), Mabel Moore (as "Player Queen"), LeRoi Operti (as "Osric, a Courtier"), Lou Polan (as "Captain"), William Sauter (as "Horatio, friend to Hamlet"), Thomas F. Tracey (as "Rosencrantz/Courtier/Priest"), J. Plumpton Wilson, Philip Wood, Cecil Yapp (as "First Gravedigger"). Produced by Walter Hampden.
- (1926) Stage Play: Cyrano de Bergerac. Comedy (revival). Written by Edmond Rostand. English version in verse by Brian Hooker. Directed by Walter Hampden. Hampden's Theatre: 18 Feb 1926- May 1926 (closing date unknown/96 performances). Cast: Walter Hampden (as "Cyrano de Bergerac, a Gascon"), Marie Adels, Charles Francis, John Alexander, Edith Barrett, Nancy Bevill, Ruth Chorpenning (as "Roxane's Duenna"), Maurice Colbourne, Frank Coletti, Edwin Cushman, Murray Darcy, Marcel Dill, Brice Disque Jr., Reynolds Evans (as "Le Vicomte de Valvert"), Howard Galt, Gordon Hart, Hart Jenks, P.J. Kelly, Mary Law, Parker Mills, Mabel Moore (as "An Orange Girl/Sister Marthe"), Grania O'Malley, LeRoi Operti (as "Jodelet, the comedian"), Lou Polan (as "D'Artagnan"), Ernest Rowan, Antonio Salerno, William Sauter, Bernard Savage, Ruth Seward, Thomas F. Tracey (as "A Marquis"), Cedric Weller, Albert West, Dot Willens, J. Plumpton Wilson, Philip Wood, Cecil Yapp (as "Ragueneau, a pastry cook").
- (1926) Stage Play: The Immortal Thief. Drama.
- (1926) Stage Play: Caponsacchi. Drama. Written by Arthur Goodrich and Rose A. Palmer. Based on the poem "The Ring and the Book" by Robert Browning. Hampden's Theatre: 26 Oct 1926- Jun 1927 (closing date unknown/269 performances). Cast: Marie Adels, Dallas Anderson (as "Gherardi"), Anthony Andre, Edith Barrett (as "Pompilia"), Howard Claney, Edwin Cushman, Marcel Dill, Robert Paton Gibbs (as "Scalchi"), Tom Gomez, C. Norman Hammond (as "Governor of Arezzo"), Walter Hampden (as "Caponsacchi"), Gordon Hart, Stanley Howlett (as "Pope Innocent XII"), Eudora Hunner, Suzanne Jackson, Hart Jenks, P.J. Kelly, Grania O'Malley, Lou Polan (as "Montini"), Ernest Rowan, William H. Sams, Albert West, J.P. Wilson, Cecil Yapp (as "Canon Conti"). Produced by Walter Hampden.
- (1928) Stage Play: King Henry V. Historical drama (revival). Written by William Shakespeare.
- (1928) Stage Play: The Light of Asia. Written by Georgina Jones Walton. Choreographed by Ruth St. Denis. Directed by Walter Hampden. Hampden's Theatre: 9 Oct 1928- Oct 1928 (closing date unknown/23 performances). Cast: Dallas Anderson (as "Kondanna"), Gage Bennett (as "King of Koli"), Norbert Cameron (as "Noble"), George Cotton (as "Merchant"), M. D'Arcy (as "A Hillman"), Francis Dears (as "Soldiers"), Forrest Gains (as "Noble"), Thomas Gomez (as "An Old Leper/Assaji"), Evelyn Goodrich (as "Radha/Purna"), C. Norman Hammond (as "Shivamangala"), Walter Hampden (as "Siddartha, Prince of the Sakyas"), Gordon Hart (as "Another Astrologer/Vappa"), Isabel S. Hill (as "Nautch Girl"), Harriet Ingersoll (as "Nautch Girl"), Stephen Irving (as "Water Bearer"), Philip Jones (as "Soldiers"), Richard Lawrence (as "Water Bearer"), Omar Le Gant (as "A Page"), Jan Lindermann (as "A Hermit"), Judith Lowry (as "Prajapati"), Anna Lubow (as "Kisogatami"), Beatrice Maude (as "Gunga"), Kate Mayhew (as "An Outcaste Woman"), Caroline Meade (as "Draupadi"), Joseph Milton (as "Merchant/A Monk"), Eleanor Mish (as "Chitra"), Anne Mitchell (as "Nautch Girl"), Mabel Moore (as "Queen Maya/Sujata"), LeRoi Operti (as "Ormuzd"), Lou Polan (as "Devadatta, Prince of Koli"), Eugene Powers King of the Sakyas"), Charles Quigley (as "Ananda"), Sri Ragini (as "Nautch Girl"), Edwin Ross Jr. (as "A Citizen"), Ernest Rowan (as "Channa"), Franklin Salisbury (as "Bhadya"), William Sauter (as "Asita/Mohanna"), Robert C. Schnitzer (as "Merchant"), Freddie Stange (as "Rahula"), William Thornton An Attendant"), Ingeborg Torrup (as "Yashodara"), Cecil Yapp (as "Visvamitra "). Produced by Walter Hampden.
- (1928) Stage Play: An Enemy of the People. Drama (revival). Written by Henrik Ibsen. Directed by Walter Hampden. Hampden's Theatre: 5 Nov 1928- Nov 1928 (closing date unknown/16 performances).
- (1928) Stage Play: Caponsacchi. Drama (revival).
- (1928) Stage Play: Cyrano de Bergerac. Drama (revival).
- (1929) Stage Play: The Bonds of Interest. Comedy.
- (1929) Stage Play: Caponsacchi. Drama (revival).
- (1929) Stage Play: Richelieu. Drama (revival).
- (1950) Stage Play: The Golden State.
- (1947) Stage Play: The Gentleman From Athens. Comedy. Written by Emmet Lavery. Scenic Design by Ralph Alswang. Lighting Design by Ralph Alswang. Directed by Sam Wanamaker. Mansfield Theatre: 9 Dec 1947- 13 Dec 1947 (7 performances). Cast: Edith Atwater (as "Lee Kilpatrick"), Leonard Auerbach (as "Radio and Newsreel Crew"), Leopold Badia (as "Congressman Andrews"), Ethel Browning (as "Miss Mary Kilpatrick"), Feodor Chaliapin (as "Igor Stepenov"), Oliver Crawford (as "Radio and Newsreel Crew"), Elsie May Gordon (as "Congressman Stringley"), Gavin Gordon (as "Big Ed Lawrence"), Alan Hewitt (as "Morgan Kilpatrick"), Arthur Jarrett (as "Congressman Harnell"), Lorance Kerr (as "News Reel Director"), Edward B. Latimer (as "Congressman Borgsen"), Lou Polan (as "Mike Rykowski"), Anthony Quinn (as "Hon. Stephen Socrates Christopher"), Franks Rowan (as "Radio and Newsreel Crew"), Creighton Thompson (as "Daniel") [final Broadway role], Watson White (as "Cousin Vincent Kilpatrick"). Produced by Martin Gosch and Eunice Healy.
- (1947) Stage Play: The Whole World Over. Comedy.
- (1942) Stage Play: Cafe Crown. Comedy. Written by Hy Kraft. Directed by Elia Kazan. Cort Theatre: 23 Jan 1942- 23 May 1942 (141 performances). Cast: Morris Carnovsky (as "David Cole"), Sam Jaffe (as "Hymie"), Jay Adler, Whit Bissell (as "Walter"), John Brone, Solen Burry, Jed Cogut, Eduard Franz, Michael Gorrin, Frank Gould, Mitzi Hajos, Tom Jordan, Robert Leonard, Mary Mason, Paula Miller, Daniel Ocko, George Petrie, Lou Polan (as "Looie"), Abraham J. Spelvin, Margaret Waller, Sam Wanamaker (as "Lester Freed"), Alfred White, Mervin Williams. Produced by Carly Wharton and Martin Gabel.
- (1941) Stage Play: Walk Into My Parlor.
- (1941) Stage Play: Liberty Jones. Musical.
- (1940) Stage Play: Night Music. Drama. Written by Clifford Odets. Incidental music by Hanns Eisler. Scenic Design by Mordecai Gorelik. Lighting Design by Michael Gordon. Directed by Harold Clurman. Broadhurst Theatre: 22 Feb 1940- 9 Mar 1940 (20 performances). Cast: Katherine Allen (as "Lily"), Roman Bohnen (as "Mr. George"), Harry Morgan [credited as Harry Bratsburg] (as "Sailor"), Phil Brown (as "Roy"), 'Morris Carnovsky' (as "A.L. Rosenberger"), 'Richard Conte' [credited as Nicholas Conte] (as "Ensemble"), Bert Conway (as "Attendant/Ensemble"), Harry Cooke (as "Stagehand/Mr. Nichols"), Clancy Cooper (as "Murph/Ensemble"), Walter Coy (as "Eddie Bellows"), Bette Grayson (as "Ensemble"), William Hansen Little Man"), Elia Kazan (as "Steve Takis"), Tony Kraber (as "Ensemble"), Will Lee (as "Waiter"), Philip Loeb (as "Al"), Sanford Meisner (as "Gus-the-Hurrying Salesman/Mr. Gilbert"), Charles Mendick (as "Marty"), Ruth Nelson (as "Dot"), Florence Odets (as "Ensemble"), David Opatoshu (as "Sleeping Man/Blind Man"), Lydia Perera (as "Ensemble"), Lou Polan (as "Teddy"), John Rustad (as "Policeman"), Art Smith (as "Mr. Tucker"), John Stearns (as "Arnold/Ensemble"), Virginia Stevens (as "Mrs. Scott"), Fred Stewart (as "Drunken Man/Ensemble"), Charles Thompson (as "Beggar/Ensemble"), Tom Tully (as "Lieutenant"), Jane Wyatt (as "Fay Tucker"). Produced by The Group Theatre.
- (1938) Stage Play: All the Living. Written by Hardie Albright. Adapted from the book "I Knew 3000 Lunatics" by Dr. Victor R. Small. Directed by Lee Strasberg. Fulton Theatre: 24 Mar 1938- May 1938 (closing date unknown/53 performances). Produced by Cheryl Crawford. Produced in association with John Stillman Jr.
- (1938) Stage Play: Haiti. Incidental music by Leonard De Paur. Written by William Du Bois. Scenic Design by Perry Watkins. Costume Design by James Cochran. Directed by Maurice Clark. Lafayette Theatre: 2 Mar 1938-24 Sep 1938 (168 performances). Cast: Alfredo Allegro (as "Phillipe"), Mary Barnes, Alvin Childress, William Clayton, David Enton, Frederic Gibson, Herbert Glynn, William Greene, Lena Halsey, Emile Hirsch (as "Boule"), Rex Ingram (as "Christophe"), J. Louis Johnson, J. Pope Jones, Elena Karam, Lulu King, Zola King (as "Daughter"), Byron Lane (as "Jean"), Catherine Lawrence, Canada Lee (as "Bertram"), Jacqueline Ghant Martin (as "First Woman"), Richard McCracken, Lester Palmer (as "Haitian Soldier"), Bernard Paté, Lou Polan (as "Roche"), Archie Savage (as "Haitian Soldier"), William Sharon, Louis Sharp, Louis Smith, Susie Sutton, Bennie Tattnall, Arnold Wiley, James Wright. Produced by James R. Ullman and Federal Theatre Project of The WPA.
- (1935) Stage Play: Sweet Mystery of Life (1935). Comedy. Written by Richard Maibaum, Michael Wallack and George Haight. Shubert Theatre: 11 Oct 1935- Oct 1935 (closing date unknown/11 performances). Cast included: Evelyn Allen, Edward Butler, Hobart Cavanaugh (as "Rosmer Peek"), Mady Correll, Broderick Crawford (as "Boop Oglethorpe") [Broadway debut], William David, Joseph Eggenton, Franklyn Fox, Curtis Karpe, Pass Le Noir (as "J.C. Nichol"), Gene Lockhart (as "Samuel L. Blauker"), Kathryn March, Lou Polan (as "Loretti"), Erskine Sanford, Virginia Shields, Thomas F. Tracey, Virginia Tracy, Herbert Warren. Produced by Herman Shumlin.
- (1933) Stage Play: Yoshe Kalb.
- (1932) Stage Play: Firebird.
- (1950) Stage Play: The Golden State. Comedy.
- (1929) Stage Play: Richelieu. Drama.
- (1955) Stage Play: Bus Stop. Comedy. Written by William Inge. Scenic Design by Boris Aronson. Directed by Harold Clurman. Music Box Theatre: 2 Mar 1955- 21 Apr 1956 (478 performances). Cast: Anthony Ross (as "Dr. Gerald Lyman"), Kim Stanley (as "Cherie"), Albert Salmi (as "Bo Decker"), Elaine Stritch (as "Grace Hoylard"), Crahan Denton (as "Virgil Blessing"), Phyllis Love (as "Elma Duckworth"), Patrick McVey (as "Carl"), Lou Polan (as "Will Masters"). Replacement actors: Barbara Baxley (as "Cherie"), Kent Smith (as "Dr. Gerald Lyman"), Dick York (as "Bo Decker"). Produced by Robert Whitehead and Roger L. Stevens. Note: Filmed by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation/Marilyn Monroe Productions as Bus Stop (1956).
- (1958) Stage Play: Drink to Me Only. Comedy. Written by Abram S. Ginnes and Ira Wallach. Directed by George Abbott. 54th Street Theatre: 8 Oct 1958- 13 Dec 1958 (77 performances). Cast: John Allen Bailiff Royal Beal (as "Gregory Wendell"), Sherry Britton (as "Princess Alexandria"), Frank Ford (as "Juror"), Undine Forrest (as "Joyce Porterman"), Jack Gilford (as "Dr. Peter Ullman"), Paul Hartmann (as "James Porterman"), Georgann Johnson (as "Vicky Remsen"), John McGiver (as "Stanley Farrington"), Diana Millay (as "Sandy Wendell"), Leona Noric (as "Juror"), Don Penny (as "Juror"), Lou Polan (as "Harvey L. Gruber"), Tom Poston (as "Miles Pringle"), Leona Powers (as "Mrs. George Havermeyer"), Cameron Prud'Homme (as "Clintock Wheelock"), Truman Smith (as "Judge"), Mary Stanton (as "Juror"). Understudies: John Allen (as "Gregory Wendell/James Porterman"), Frank Ford (as "Dr. Peter Ullman/Harvey L. Gruber"), Leona Noric (as "Princess Alexandria/Sandy Wendell"), Don Penny (as "Miles Pringle"), Truman Smith (as "Stanley Farrington") and Mary Stanton (as "Joyce Porterman/Vicky Remsen"). Produced by George Ross. Produced in association with John Robert Lloyd.
- (1959) Stage Play: The Legend of Lizzie. Drama. Written by Reginald Lawrence. Incidental music by Willard Straight. Directed by Hartney Arthur. 54th Street Theatre: 9 Feb 1959- 10 Feb 1959 (2 performances). Cast: Joyce Ballou (as "Bridget O'Hanlon"), Grant Code (as "Dr. Stone"), Rod Colbin (as "Officer Mead"), Lance Cunard (as "Court Clerk"), William Daniels (as "Assistant D. A. Cooper"), Danny De Pace (as "Child"), Richard Durham (as "Jury Foreman"), Brendan Fay (as "Officer Long"), Penny Grayam (as "Child"), Frances Hammond (as "Matron Keenan"), Alfred Hinckley (as "Defense Attorney Johnson"), Stephen Joyce (as "Henry Appleton"), Muriel Kirkland (as "Abby Borden"), Jody Lane (as "Child"), Barbara Lester (as "Townsperson"), Mary Mace (as "Emma Borden"), Jock MacGregor (as "Judge"), Ruth Marion (as "Townsperson"), Anne Meacham (as "Lizzie Borden"), Douglass Montgomery (as "District Attorney Sewell"), John Nutting (as "Child"), Miriam Phillips (as "Mrs. Steers"), Lou Polan (as "Marshal Haynes"), Ed Printz (as "Court Stenographer"), Elsa Raven (as "Minnie Jameson"), Geraldine Rehrig (as "Clara Buchanan"), Lee Richardson (as "Reverend Phipps"), Frank M. Thomas (as "Andrew Borden"), M. Throne (as "Stranger"), Frank Tweddell (as "Uncle Morse"). Understudies: Rod Colbin (as "Townsperson"), Richard Durham (as "Reverend Phipps"), Brendan Fay (as "Townsperson"), Barbara Lester (as "Bridget O'Hanlon/Lizzie Borden"), Alan MacAteer (as "Dr. Stone/Judge"), Jock MacGregor (as "Uncle Morse"), Ruth Marion (as "Matron Keenan/Minnie Jameson/Mrs. Steers"), Miriam Phillips (as "Abby Borden"), Ed Printz (as "Assistant D. A. Cooper/Henry Appleton"), Elsa Raven (as "Clara Buchanan/Emma Borden"), Lee Richardson (as "District Attorney Sewell") and M. Throne (Defense Attorney Johnson"). Produced by Hartney Arthur and Nat Stevens.
- (1972) Stage Play: The Creation of the World and Other Business.
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