Other works

(1918 - 1937) Active on Broadway in the following productions:

(1918) Stage Play: Ladies First. Musical. Music by A. Baldwin Sloane. Book and lyrics by Harry B. Smith. Additional music by Nora Bayes, Seymour Simons, George Gershwin [earliest Broadway credit], Harry Clarke, and Harry Akst. Directed by Frank Smithson. Broadhurst Theatre (moved to The Nora Bayes Theatre from 30 Dec 1918- close): 24 Oct 1918 - 15 Mar 1919 (164 performances). Cast: Nora Bayes (as "Betty Burt"), May Brooks (as "Hattie"), Paul E. Burns (as "Lefty McGuirk"), Jane Conrad (as "Belle"), Lew Cooper (as "D.C. Washington"), Martha Dean (as "Martha"), Elma Decker (as "Stella"), Jane Elliott (as "Mrs. Ebbsmith"), Irving Fisher (as "Benton Holmes"), Stanley Forde (as "Brighton Betts"), William Kent (as "Uncle Tody"), Florence Lee (as "Edith"), Florence Morrison (as "Aunt Jim"), Clarence Nordstrom (as "Little Jack"), Charles Olcott (as "Larry Burt"), Elsie Shaw (as "Jane"), Doris Sheerin (as "Kate"), A. Twitchell, Lottie Tyler (as "Ada"), Henriette Wilson (as "Laura"). Produced by H.H. Frazee.

(1919) Stage Play: Good Morning, Judge. Musical. Music by Lionel Monckton[final Broadway credit] and Howard Talbot. Book by Fred Thompson. Based on the farce "The Magistrate" by Arthur Wing Pinero. Lyrics by Adrian Ross and Percy Greenbank. Musical Director: Frank P. Paret. Additional music by Bert Grant, George Gershwin and Louis Silvers. Additional lyrics by Buddy G. DeSylva, Irving Caesar, Al Bryan, Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young. Shubert Theatre: 6 Feb 1919- 6 Jun 1919 (140 performances). Cast: Katharine Alexander [credited as Katherine Alexander] (as "Rose Ingleby"), Frederick Annerley (as "Inspector Eason") [final Broadway credit], Georgine Baker (as "Margaret Hayes"), Claire Benedict (as "Chorus"), May Borden (as "Chorus"), Mary Brittain (as "Chorus"), Shep Camp (as "Mr. Burridge"), Cecil Clovelly (as "Cuthbert Sutten"), Yvonne Clovelly, Eileen Cotty (as "Turner"), Harold Crane (as "Albany Pope"), Cunningham and Clements (as "Artists"), Margaret Dale (as "Millicent Meebles"), Norma Dale (as "Chorus"), Grace Daniels (as "Diana Fairlie"), Gladys Davis (as "Chorus"), Jean De La Valle (as "Juniori Fratti"), Peggy Dempsey (as "Chorus"), Aleth Dore (as "Dance Specialty"), Sadye Everett (as "Chorus"), Dorothy Flamm (as "Chorus"), Gene Fleming (as "Chorus"), Nellie Graham-Dent (as "An Elderly Lady"), Harriet Gustin (as "Chorus"), Harriete Gustine (as "Chorus"), Elma Gylden (as "Chorus"), Peggy Hansel (as "Chorus"), Ellyn Harcourt (as "Attendant"), S. Harvey (as "Chorus"), George Hassell (as "Horatio Meebles"), Alfred Hesse (as "Napoleon"), Charles M. Hinton (as "Sergeant Dix"), Constance Huntington (as "Chorus"), Robert Hurst (as "Chorus"), Lola Joyce (as "Chorus"), Charles King (as "Hughie Cavanaugh"), Mollie King (as "Joy Chatterton"), Nellie King (as "Winnie Sweet"), Emilie Lea (as "Jene"), Betty Marshall (as "Chorus"), Edward Martindel (as "Colonel Bagot"), Robert McClellan (as "Constable Styles"), L.R. Nelson (as "Chorus"), Raymond Oakes (as "Lyall Heeson-Gallway"), Hal Peel (as "Chorus"), Jesse Phillip (as "Chorus"), Betty Pierce (as "Katie Muirhead"), Edith Pollack (as "Chorus"), Peggy Radford (as "Chorus"), Josephine Ray (as "Chorus"), William Raymond (as "Chorus"), Eva Rutherford (as "Chorus"), Helene Shaw (as "Elsie Erskine"), Laila Stanley (as "Chorus"), H. Ashton Tonge [credited as Ashton Tonge] (as "Mr. Honeyball"), Helen Trainer (as "Chorus"), Helen Trainor (as "Chorus"), Robert Vivian (as "Cash"). Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.

(1919) Stage Play: The Lady in Red. Musical comedy. Music by Robert Winterberg. Book by Anne Caldwell. Lyrics by Anne Caldwell. Adapted from the German of Julius Brammer and Alfred Grunwald. Musical Director: J. Albert Brown. Featuring songs by Walter Donaldson [earliest Broadway credit] and George Gershwin. Featuring songs with lyrics by Irving Caesar and Lou Paley. Directed by Frank Smithson. Lyric Theatre: 12 May 1919- 21 Jun 1919 (48 performances). Cast: Franklyn Ardell, Bertee Beaumont, Audrey Burton, Robert Casey, Louis Christy, Helen Coles, Irene Corlett, Walter Croft, Francesca Devens, Dora Duby, George Elsing, The Glorias, Dorothy Godfrey, Alice Gordon, Jean Hamilton, Lucie Inge, John Kenyon, Donald MacDonald, Ruth MacTammany, Edmund Makalif, Vonda Marine, Dana Mayo, Gladys Miller, Ruth Mitchell, Neil Moore, Tom Richards, Donald Roberts, Adele Rowland, May Sheldon, Selwa Sheldon, Lillian Stewart, Marcella Swanson, Harry Turpin, William Warren, Harry Williams. Produced by John P. Slocum.

(1919) Stage Play: La, La, Lucille. Musical/farce.

(1919) Stage Play: Morris Gest's "Midnight Whirl." Musical revue.

(1920) Stage Play: George White's Scandals. Musical revue. Music by George Gershwin. Book by Andy Rice and George White. Lyrics by Arthur Jackson. Musical Director: Alfred Newman. Music orchestrated by Frank Saddler. Staged by George White. Directed by William Collier Sr.. Globe Theatre: 7 Jul 1920- 2 Oct 1920 (134 performances). Cast: Lester Allen, Frances Arms, Sascha Beaumont, George Bickel, Jacqueline Bond, Dorothy Buckley, Marie Cattell, Adele Christy, Vera Colburn, Lucille Cook, Myra Cullen, Eleanor Dana, Ethel Delmar, Peggy Dolan, Winnie Dunn, Peggy First, Al Fox, Lloyd Garrett, Anna Green, Ruth Grey, Ona Hamilton, Lou Holtz, Flo Howard, Sophie Howard, La Sylphe, Kathryn Mannion, Betty Marshall, Lou Martell, Louise Mayorga, Gertrude McGushion, James Miller, G. Moore, Frances Ney, Lester O'Keefe, Ann Pennington, Grace Reade, George Rockwell, Jack Rose, Ruth Savoy, Anna Spelton, James Steiger, Marion Ward, Christine Welford, Darry Welford, George White. Produced by George White.

(1920) Stage Play: The Sweetheart Shop. Musical comedy. Music by Hugo Felix. Book by Anne Caldwell. Lyrics by Anne Caldwell. Musical Director: Hilding Andersson [credited as Hilding Anderson]. Featuring songs by George Gershwin. Featuring songs with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Musical Staging by Julian Alfred. Directed by Edgar J. MacGregor. Knickerbocker Theatre: 31 Aug 1920- 16 Oct 1920 (55 performances). Cast: Jane Arrol (as "Clarinda/Chorus"), Marie Brady (as "Mary/Chorus"), Wilma Busey (as "Chorus"), Frankie Dawn (as "Chorus"), Ralph Derst (as "Tom"), Kathryn Fallon (as "Chorus"), Una Fleming (as "Peggy"), Helen Ford (as "Natalie Blythe"), Roy Gordon (as "Gideon Blount"), Mary Harper (as "Mildred Blount"), Daniel Healy (as "Freddie"), Clay Hill (as Mr. Hylo/Jack"), Esther Howard (as "Minerva Butts"), Teddy Hudson (as "Teddy/Chorus"), Doris Irving (as "Chorus"), Dorothy Irving (as "Iona/Chorus"), Irma Irving (as "Grace/Chorus"), Al Knight (as "Chorus"), Joseph Lertora (as "Julian Lorimer"), Thomas Malaney (as "Jerry"), Eugene Martinet (as "Chorus"), Harry K. Morton (as "Peter Potter"), Rhea Norton (as "Chorus"), Mary O'Brien (as "Timandra/Chorus"), Alfred Opler (as "Harry"), Martha Parsons (as "Chorus"), Lucille Poirier (as "Chorus"), Bobby Renys (as Chorus"), Zella Russell (as "Daphne"), Jack Scheidel (as "Bill"), Charlotte Starbuck (as "Chorus"), William Strahlman (as "Pete"), Charlotte Taylor (as "Amaranth/Chorus"), Virginia Taylor (as "Chorus"), Dot Tosbelle (as "Chorus"). Produced by Edgar J. MacGregor and William Moore Patach.

(1920) Stage Play: Broadway Brevities of 1920. Musical revue. Lyrics by Blair Treynor. Music by Archie Gottler. Sketches by George LeMaire. Additional numbers by Arthur Jackson, George Gershwin, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Irving Caesar and Irving Berlin; Musical Director: Louis Gress. Music orchestrated by Stephen Jones and Will Vodery. Winter Garden Theatre: 29 Sep 1920- 18 Dec 1920 (105 performances). Cast: Marcelle Barnes, Kitty Berg, Phyllis Blair, Wilma Bruce, Edward Buzzell, Ethel Callahan, Eddie Cantor, Delphine Deery, Mercedes Demordant, Jay Dillon, Virginia Dixon, Alma Drange, Alva Fenton, Catharine Flynn, Vera Grosset, Emlee Haddone, Dorothy Hall, Edith Hallor, Ona Hamilton, Alice Haynes, Genevieve Houghton, Renee Hughes, Jan Jarvis, Flora Keene, Florence Kern, Dorothy King, Natalie Kingston, Alexis Kosloff, George LeMaire, Helen LeVon, Carol Miller, Peggy Mitchell, Teck Murdock, Patricia Parker, Peggy Parker, Anna Paulson, Estelle Penning, Edith Pollack, Virginia Roche, Ula Sharon, Dorothy Stokes, William Sully, Paul Van Dyke, Hal Van Renssalaer, Norma Waterman, Elsie Westcott, Bert Williams, Beverly Worth, Hilda Wright. Produced by George LeMaire.

(1921) Stage Play: Blue Eyes. Musical comedy.

(1921) Stage Play: Snapshots of 1921. Musical revue. Music by Con Conrad, José Padilla, George W. Meyer, Malvin M. Franklin, Harry Ruby, James Monaco, Leopold Godowski and George Gershwin. Lyrics by Con Conrad, E. Ray Goetz, Frances Nordstrom, Alex Gerber, Bert Kalmar, Sidney D Mitchell and Grant Clarke. Musical Director: Herbert Stothart. Featuring songs by Harry Brooks and Seymour Simons. Directed by Leon Errol. Selwyn Theatre: 2 Jun 1921- 6 Aug 1921 (60 performances). Cast: Delyle Alda, Lucille Arden, Eunice Barrington, Nora Bayes, Barbara Brislaw, Florence Challenger, Florence Courtney, Inez Courtney, Lilyan Dawn, Maurice Diamond, Virginia Dixon, Berta Donn, Alma Drange, Alan Edwards, Alice Fessenden, Lew M. Fields, Anita Furman, Gilda Gray, Grace Hall, Leo Henning, DeWolf Hopper Sr., Ernest Lambert, Bill Little, Ursula Mack, George MacKay, Lulu McConnell, Gertrude McDonald, Belle McEwan, Helen McMahon, Dolores Mendez, Gypsy Mooney, Marie Otto, Mildred Quinn, Grant Simpson, Lauretta Stanley, Frances Stone, Tommy Suyematsu, Symplane, Ruth Thomas, Joseph Torpey, Violet Vale, Phil White, Ruth White. Produced by The Selwyns and Lew Fields.

(1921) Stage Play: The Broadway Whirl. Musical revue. Music by Harry Tierney and George Gershwin. Lyrics by Buddy G. DeSylva, Joseph McCarthy, Richard Carle and John Henry Mears. Sketches by Thomas J. Gray. Musical Director: William Lorraine. Additional music by Henry Burr, Ray Perkins, E.S. Hutchinson, F. Henri and Wyman. Additional lyrics by Jack Frost, J. Hershkowitz. Directed by Bert French. Times Square Theatre (moved to The Selwyn Theatre from 8 Aug 1921- close): 8 Jun 1921- 20 Aug 1921 (85 performances). Cast: Abbott Adams, Dorothy Addison, Thelma Addison, Lucille Ballentine, Jean Barrett, Jean Benton, Virginia Birmingham, Joan Broadhurst, Mildred Brown, Leslie Burnett, Edith May Capes, Richard Carle, Dolly Casner, Grace Cronin, Norma Dale, Marjorie Finley, Warner Gault, Jay Gould, Sylvia Highton, Janet Sisters, Florence Kraemer, Hallie Manning, Maxon & Brown, Eppa Mona, Agnes Morrisey, Eleanor Reedy, Blanche Ring, Marguerite Ross, Carol Seidler, Mabel Stanford, Charles Winninger, Winona Winter. Produced by Artists' Producers Corporation.

(1921) Stage Play: George White's Scandals. Musical revue. Book by "Bugs" Baer and George White. Music by George Gershwin. Lyrics by Arthur Jackson. Musical Director: Alfred Newman. Directed by George White. Liberty Theatre: 11 Jul 1921- 1 Oct 1921 (97 performances). Cast: Geraldine Alexander (as "Performer"), Lester Allen (as "Performer"), Marcelle Barnes (as "Ensemble"), George Bickel (as "Performer"), Vera Colburn (as "Ensemble"), Lucille Cook (as "Ensemble"), Helen Cox (as "Ensemble"), Myra Cullen (as "Performer"), Yvette Currier (as "Ensemble"), Eleanor Dana (as "Ensemble"), Hazel Dare (as "Ensemble"), Winnie Dunn (as "Ensemble"), Gene Ford (as "Performer"), Lloyd Garrett (as "Performer"), Bert Gordon (as "Performer"), Ona Hamilton (as "Ensemble"), Victoria Herbert (as "Performer"), Lou Holtz (as "Performer"), Aunt Jemima (as "Performer"), Charles King (as "Performer"), Helen Knight (as "Ensemble"), Helen La Vonne (as "Ensemble"), George LeMaire (as "Performer"), Phoebe Lee (as "Performer"), Lou Martell (as "Ensemble"), Gertrude McGushion (as "Ensemble"), Miss Michell (as "Ensemble"), James Miller (as "Performer"), May Morris (as "Ensemble"), Frances Ney (as "Ensemble"), Ann Pennington (as "Performer"), Harry Rose (as "Performer"), Ruth Savoy (as "Ensemble"), Peggy Smith (as "Ensemble"), Dorothy Stokes (as "Ensemble"), Sybil Stokes (as "Ensemble"), Olive Vaughan (as "Performer"), Christine Welford (as "Performer"), Darry Welford (as "Performer"), George White (as "Performer"). Produced by George White.

(1922) Stage Play: The French Doll. Comedy. From the French of M. Armont and Mr. Gerbidon. Book adapted by A.E. Thomas. Music by George Gershwin and Gus Edwards. Lyrics by Buddy G. DeSylva and Will D. Cobb [final Broadway credit during lifetime]. Directed by William H. Gilmore. Lyceum Theatre: 20 Feb 1922- 3 Jun 1922 (120 performances). Cast: Eugene Borden, 'Irene Bordoni', Don Burroughs, Adrienne D'Ambricourt, Will Deming, Edouard Durand, Thurston Hall, Edna Hibbard, James Hunter, Laura Lussier, William Williams. Produced by E. Ray Goetz.

(1922) Stage Play: For Goodness Sake. Musical comedy. Material by Fred Jackson. Lyrics by Arthur Jackson. Music by William Daly and Paul Lannin. Musical Director: William Daly. Additional music by George Gershwin. Additional lyrics by Ira Gershwin [credited as Arthur Francis]. Musical Staging by Allan K. Foster. Additional Staging by Julian Alfred. Directed by Priestly Morrison. Lyric Theatre: 21 Feb 1922- 20 May 1922 (103 performances). Cast: Harry R. Allen, Adele Astaire, Fred Astaire, Roger Buckley, Helen Ford, Vinton Freedley, Marjorie Gateson, Jack Goeirs, Kitty Gray, Jack E. Hazzard, James Herold, Doris Hyde, Sylvia Jocelyn, Charles Judels, Bebe LaVelle, Muriel Lodge, Lenore Lukens, Dana Mayo, Peggy Mitchell, Fred Packard, Helen Paine, Ann Poulson, Phyllis Reynolds, Lorraine Sherwood, Russell Swann, Violet Vale. Produced by Alex A. Aarons.

(1922) Stage Play: George White's Scandals. Musical revue. Globe Theatre: 28 Aug 1922- 11 Nov 1922 (89 performances). Produced by 'George White

(1922) Stage Play: Our Nell. Musical melodrama. Music by George Gershwin and William Daly. Choreographed by Julian Mitchell. Scenic Design by H Robert Law Studios. Directed by William H. Gilmore and Edgar J. MacGregor. Nora Bayes Theatre: 4 Dec 1922- 6 Jan 1923 (40 performances). Cast: Mrs. Jimmie Barry (as "Malvina Holcombe"), Jimmy Barry (as "Peleg Doolittle"), Ralph Bond (as "Chorus"), Eva Clarke (as "Helen Ford"), Thomas Conkey (as "Frank Hart"), Lucille Darling (as "Chorus"), Donat Gauthier (as "Chorus"), George Griffin (as "Chorus"), Emma Haig (as "Angeline Weems"), J. Donald Heebner (as "Chorus"), Olin Howland (as "Chris Deming"), Shirley Lewis (as "Chorus"), Mary Maxwell (as "Chorus"), Frank Mayne (as "Joshua Holcombe"), John McCulloch (as "Chorus"), Kathleen McLaughlin (as "Chorus"), John Merkyl (as "Mortimer Bayne") [final Broadway role], Blanche Morton (as "Chorus"), Molly Murphy (as "Chorus"), Guy Nichols (as "Deacon Calvin Sheldrake"), Lora Sonderson (as "Mrs. Rogers"), Emmy Tattersall (as "Chorus"), Honor Tattersall (as "Chorus"), Elenore Tierney (as "Chorus"), Winthrop Wayne (as "Chorus"), Ted Wheeler (as "Chorus"), Alice Wood (as "Chorus"). Produced by Hayseed Productions Inc.

(1923) Stage Play: The Dancing Girl. Musical. Book by Harold Atteridge. Lyrics by Harold Atteridge. Music by Sigmund Romberg. Additional music by George Gershwin, A.J. Carey and Alfred Goodman. Musical Director: Alfred Goodman. Directed by J.C. Huffman. Winter Garden Theatre: 24 Jan 1923- 12 May 1923 (142 performances). Cast: Ben Bard (as "Chief Inspector/Ben/The Dope Fiend") [Broadway debut], Margaret Brill (as "Ensemble"), Dorothy Bruce (as "First Lady/Geraldine"), Rodger Buckley (as "Ensemble"), Tom Burke (as "Rudolpho/The Old Man"), Frank Byron (as "The Count/Joe/First Inspector/Perry/The Doctor"), Virginia Calmer (as "Melisande/Ensemble"), Lota Cheeck (as "Ensemble"), Florence Darling (as "Ensemble"), Marian Davis (as "Ensemble"), Kitty Doner (as "Mr. Clark/Mame/Pinkie"), Rose Doner (as "Miss Grayson/A Vamp Shop Girl/The Minuet"), Ted Doner (as "Mack/The Minuet/Pete/Mr. Brown"), Lys Doree (as "Ensemble"), Marie Dressler (as "A Lady Passenger/A Lady Patron/Marie Dressler/Sadie Thompson"), Elsie Dunn (as "Ensemble"), Dolores Edwards (as "Ensemble"), Jeanne Elise (as "Ensemble"), George Ellison (as "Ensemble"), Sally Fields (as "Eliza/Pauo Pauo"), Jack Forrester (as "Mr. Campbell/Second Stage Hand/Ensemble"), Helen Fox (as "Lilly"), Elsie Frank (as "Ensemble"), Perle Germonde (as "Francine"), Nancy Gibbs, Frank Greene (as "Mr. Robinson/The Guide/King Louis/Joe Horne/The Referee"), Harriet Gustin (as "Amy"), Margaret Hansel (as "Ensemble"), Marie Harcourt (as "The Violin Girl"), Hope Herendeen (as "Hope"), Llora Hoffman (as "Dellisho/The Singer/Mrs. Sheldon/Mrs. Meyers"), Lou Holtz (as "Another Victim/Lou"), Gilda Leary (as "Gloria Seabright"), Bennie Leonard (as "Benny Leonard"), Charles Mac (as "The Steward/The Butler/A Gentleman/First Stage Hand/Steve"), Kay Mahoney (as "Ensemble"), Arthur Margetson (as "Bruce Chattfield/The Young Man/Sergeant O'Hara"), Michael Markoff (as "A Czechoslovak"), Martha Mason (as "The Dancer"), Elsie May (as "Mrs. Davidson/Ensemble"), Dona Mayo (as "Ensemble"), Bobbie McCree (as "Ensemble"), Carol Miller (as "Ensemble"), Renee Miller (as "Ensemble"), Poppy Morton (as "Ensemble"), Bobbie Muir (as "Helene"), Allie Nack (as "Young Sullivan"), Nat Nazarro Jr., William Neeley (as "Ensemble"), Sydney Nelson (as "Ensemble"), Jack Pearl (as "Gustave/Chief Inspector's Assistant/Jack"), Edith Pierce (as "Ensemble"), Lucille Pryor (as "Ensemble"), Fay Reed (as "Ensemble"), Roy Remo (as "Mr. Jones/The Singer"), Helen Rodgers (as "Ensemble"), Buela Rubens (as "Ensemble"), Cyril Scott (as "John Mercer/The Reverend Davidson"), Gladys Smith (as "Ensemble"), Orilla Smith (as "Ensemble/Water Girl"), Charlotte Sprague (as "Camille"), Edna Starck (as "Ensemble"), Louise Starck (as "Ensemble"), Henry Stremel (as "Mr. Smith/Constable/Second Inspector/Doorman"), May Sullivan (as "Ensemble"), Marja Talwyn (as "Clarice"), Jean Thomas (as "Ensemble"), Jean Travers (as "Ensemble"), Trini (as "Anna/The Dancer"), Michael Voljanin (as "A Russian Immigrant"), Billy Wagner (as "Ensemble"), Dolly Wegman (as "Ensemble"), Irvin Wesley (as "Ensemble"), Jack Wesley (as "Father Time"), Florence Wilde (as "Ensemble"). Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.

(1923) Stage Play: George White's Scandals. Musical revue. Book by George White and William K. Wells. Lyrics by Buddy G. DeSylva. Additional lyrics by E. Ray Goetz, Ballard MacDonald and Lew Brown. Music by George Gershwin. Musical Director: Charles Drury. Additional music by Jack Green, Carl Schraubstader, James F. Hanley, Abner Silver, Sidney D Mitchell and Lew Pollack. Directed by George White. Globe Theatre (moved to The Fulton Theatre from 5 Nov 1923- close): 18 Jun 1923- 10 Nov 1923 (168 performances). Cast: Delyle Alda, Newton Alexander, Lester Allen, Beulah Berson, Richard Bold, Margaret Breen, The Breens, Anna Buckley, Alice Burton, Norma Cloos, Vera Colburn, Marion Courtney, Patricia Cross, Evelyn Crowell, Myra Cullen, Hazel Donnelly, Johnny Dooley, Charles Dornberger, Dorothy Fenron, Margaret Gollis, Lloyd Halicey, Helen Hudson, Peggy Jones, Mildred Klaw, Harry Lang, Georgia Lerch, Thea Lightner, Winnie Lightner, Vera Marsh, Constance Meredith, James Miller, Marie Nerval, "Olivette", Tom Patricola, Edna May Reed, Catherine Ringquist, Bee Savage, Dorothy Smith, Cleone Stamm, Tip Top Four, Olive Vaughn, Mischa Vol Janin, Marga Waldron, Frank Webster, Alice White. Produced by George White.

(1923) Stage Play: Little Miss Bluebeard. Musical comedy. Written by Avery Hopwood. Adapated from the play by 'Gabor Dregely'. Featuring songs by E. Ray Goetz, Jose Padilla, Paul A. Rubens and George Gershwin. Featuring songs with lyrics by E. Ray Goetz, Buddy G. DeSylva, Arthur Francis and Percy Graham Paul. Directed by W.H. Gilmore. Lyceum Theatre: 28 Aug 1923- 26 Jan 1924 (175 performances). Cast: Arthur Barry (as "Sir John Barstow'), Eric Blore' (as "The Hon. Bertie Bird") [Broadway debut], Irene Bordoni (as "Colette"), Burton Brown (as "Paul Rondel"), William Evill (as "Smithers"), Eva Leonard Boyne (as "Lulu"), Margaret Linden (qv (as "Eva Winthrop"), Stanley Logan (as "Bob Talmadge") [Broadway debut], Bruce McRae (as "Larry Charters"), Jeannette Sherwin (as "Gloria Talmadge"). Produced by Charles Frohman Inc. Produced in association with E. Ray Goetz. Note: Filmed by Famous Players-Lasky Corporation as Miss Bluebeard (1925).

(1924) Stage Play: Sweet Little Devil. Musical comedy.

(1924) Stage Play: George White's Scandals. Musical revue.

(1924) Stage Play: Lady, Be Good. Musical comedy. Music by George Gershwin. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Based on material by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson. Musical Director: Paul Lannin. Music orchestrated by Paul Lannin, Robert Russell Bennett, Charles Grant, Stephen Jones, Max Steiner and William Daly. Musical direction by Sammy Lee. Directed by Felix Edwardes. Liberty Theatre: 1 Dec 1924-12 Sep 1925 (330 performances). Cast: Victor Arden, Ward Arnold, Adele Astaire, Fred Astaire, Jayne Auburn, Charles Bannister, James Bradbury, Walter Catlett, Patricia Clarke, Hal Crusins, Richard Devonshire, Dorothy Donovan, Alan Edwards, 'Cliff Edwards' (as "Jeff"), Edna Farrell, Jack Fraley, Alfred Hale, Peggy Hart, Maxine Henry, Dorothy Hollis, Harry Howell, Dorothy Hughes, Mary Hutchinson, Madeline Janis, Edward Jephson, Jeanearl Johnson, Grace Jones, Elmira Lahmann, Charles LaValle, Ethel Lind, Frances Lindell, Gertrude Livingstone, Bryan Lycan, 'Lionel Maclyn' (as "Ensemble"), Kathlene Martyn, Lillian Mitchell, Esther Morris, Francis Murphy, Phil Ohman, Tony Otto, Jessie Payne, Peggy Pitou, Peggy Quinn, Richard Renaud, Sylvia Shawn, Gerald Oliver Smith, Daniel Sparks, Mildred Stevens, Doris Waldron, Irene Wiley, Paulette Winston. Produced by Vinton Freedley and Alex Aarons.

(1925) Stage Play: Tell Me More. Musical comedy. Lyrics by Buddy G. DeSylva and Ira Gershwin. Directed by John Harwood. Gaiety Theatre: 13 Apr 1925- 11 Jul 1925 (100 performances). Produced by Alex. A. Aarons.

(1925) Stage Play: Tip-Toes. Musical comedy. Music by George Gershwin. Book by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Musical Director: William Daly. On Piano: Victor Arden and Phil Ohman. Dances and Ensembles staged by Sammy Lee. Additional dances directed by Earl Lindsay. Book directed by John Harwood. Liberty Theatre: 28 Dec 1925- 12 Jun 1926 (192 performances). Cast: Barney Adams (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Marjorie Bailey (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Winifred Beck (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Marcia Bell (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Seldon Bennett (as "Detective Kane"), Mildred Brower (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Dorothy Cola (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Arthur Craig (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Lyn Dauer (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Paul Dessey (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Ann Ecklund (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Al Fischer (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Sam Fischer (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Bob Gebhardt (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Anita Gordon (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Robert Halliday (as "Rollo Metcalf"), Peggy Hart (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Maxine Henry (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Edwin Hodge (as "Steward"), Harry Howell (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), George Hughes (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Diana Hunt (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Grace Jones (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Jack Jordan (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Allen Kearns (as "Steve Burton"), Harry Lake (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Lovey Lee (as "Denise Marshall"), Jeanette MacDonald (as "Sylvia Metcalf"), Marie Marceline (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Edith Martin (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Ethel Maye (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Gertrude McDonald (as "Binnie Oakland"), Tom McLaughlin (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Lillian Mitchell (as "Telephone Operator/Lady of the Ensemble"), Elsie Neal (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Alice O'Brien (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Blanche O'Donohue (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Marie Otto (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Peggy Quinn (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), George Rand (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Amy Revere (as "Peggy Schuyler"), Queenie Smith (as "Tip-Toes" Kaye"), Jacques Stone (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Andrew Tombes (as "Al Kaye"), Flora Watson (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Harry Watson (as "Hen Kaye"), Betty Waxton (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Ted White (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Paulette Winston (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Betty Wright (as "Lady of the Ensemble"). Produced by Alex Aarons and Vinton Freedley.

(1925) Stage Play: Song of the Flame. Musical/opera/romance. Music by Herbert Stothart and George Gershwin. Book by Otto A. Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II. Lyrics by Otto A. Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II. Musical Director: Herbert P. Stothart. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett. Dances and Ensemble pictures arranged by Jack Haskell. Book directed by Frank Reicher. 44th Street Theatre: 30 Dec 1925- 10 Jul 1926 (219 performances). Cast: Vasily Andrewsky (as "Russian Art Singer"), Alice Ankers (as "American Ballet"), Miriam Avendale (as "American Ballet"), Chester Bennett (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Ima Berline (as "American Ballet"), Hal Bird (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Dorothy Booth (as "American Ballet "), Marion Booth (as "American Ballet"), Helen Bowers (as "American Ballet"), Phoebe Brune (as "Natasha"), Konstantin Buketoff (as "Russian Art Singer"), Hugh Cameron (as "Nicholas"), Adelaide Candee (as "American Ballet"), Terry Carroll (as "American Ballet"), Blanche Collins (as "Olga"), Ann Constance (as "American Ballet"), William Cooper (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Betty Credito (as "American Ballet"), Louise Dalberg (as "An Avenger"), Greek Evans (as "Konstantin"), Lotta Fanning (as "American Ballet"), Paul Florence (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Bernard Gorcey (as "Count Boris"), Mary Green (as "American Ballet"), Georgia Gwynne (as "American Ballet"), Buddie Haines (as "American Ballet"), Elvinne Hall (as "American Ballet"), James Herold (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Louise Hersey (as "American Ballet"), Edith Higgens (as "American Ballet"), Elizabeth Hill (as "American Ballet"), Margie Horton (as "American Ballet"), Gene Hylan (as "American Ballet"), Zina Ivanova (as "Russian Art Singer"), Carolyn Johnson-White (as "American Ballet"), Tessa Kosta (as "Aniuta/The Flame"), Dorothy Lee (as "American Ballet"), Bob LeRoy (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Harry Long (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Lillyan Lyndon (as "American Ballet"), Dorothy MacKaye (as "Grusha"), Elsie Marcus (as "American Ballet"), Miss Milli (as "American Ballet"), Christine Moray (as "American Ballet"), Frances Nevins (as "American Ballet"), Lylian Ojala (as "American Ballet"), Lucille Osborn (as "American Ballet"), Sylvia Pagano (as "American Ballet"), Adelaide Permin (as "American Ballet"), Anna Petrenko (as "Russian Art Singer"), Laurie Phillips (as "American Ballet"), Ruby Poe (as "American Ballet"), Troupe Reynolds (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Guy Robertson (as "Prince Volodya"), Elsa Roelofsma (as "American Ballet"), Ruth Sato (as "American Ballet"), Ula Sharon (as "Nadya"), Emily Sherman (as "American Ballet"), Jeannie St. John (as "American Ballet"), Leonard St. Leo (as "A Dancer"), Audrey Sturges (as "American Ballet"), Dorothy Thattell (as "American Ballet"), Frances Thress (as "American Ballet"), Philip Titman (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Willard Tyson (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Miss Verdi (as "American Ballet"), Donald Wells (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Eileen Wenzel (as "American Ballet"), Paul Wilson (as "Alexis"). Produced by Arthur Hammerstein.

(1926) Stage Play: George White's Scandals. Musical revue.

(1926) Stage Play: Americana. Musical revue.

(1926) Stage Play: Oh, Kay! Musical comedy. Book by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse. Music by George Gershwin. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Scenic Design by John Wenger. Directed by John Harwood. Imperial Theatre: 8 Nov 1926- Jun 1927 (closing date unknown/256 performances). Cast: Gertrude Lawrence (as "Kay"), Victor Moore (as "Shorty" McGee"), Oscar Shaw (as "Jimmy Winter"), Adrienne Armond (as "Ensemble"), Sascha Beaumont (as "Constance Appleton"), Marcia Bell (as "Ensemble"), Bonnie Blackwood (as "Ensemble"), Dowell Brown (as "Ensemble"), Constance Carpenter (as "Mae"), Grace Carroll (as "Ensemble"), Jean Carroll (as "Ensemble"), Melville Chapman (as "Ensemble"), Betty Compton (as "Molly Morse"), Ted Daniels (as "Ensemble"), Eugene Day (as "Ensemble"), Frances DeFoe (as "Ensemble"), Harland Dixon (as "Larry Potter"), Ann Ecklund (as "Ensemble"), Madeline Fairbanks (as "Dolly Ruxton"), Marion Fairbanks (as "Phil Ruxton"), Kappie Fay (as "Ensemble"), Al Fisher (as "Ensemble"), Jack Fraley (as "Ensemble"), Amy Frank (as "Ensemble"), Elsie Frank (as "Ensemble"), Frank Gardiner Judge Appleton"), Bob Gebhardt (as "Ensemble"), Janette Gilmore (as "Peggy"), Anita Gordon (as "Ensemble"), Sara Jane Heliker (as "Ensemble"), Peggy Johnstone (as "Ensemble"), Grace Jones (as "Ensemble"), Dot Justin (as "Ensemble"), 'Lionel Maclyn' (as "Ensemble"), Pansy Maness (as "Ensemble"), Maxine Marshall (as "Ensemble"), Tom Martin (as "Ensemble"), Burton McEvilly (as "Ensemble"), Gloria Murray (as "Ensemble"), Elsie Neal (as "Ensemble"), Blanche O'Donahue (as "Ensemble"), Marie Otto (as "Ensemble"), Caroline Phillips (as "Ensemble"), Peggy Quinn (as "Ensemble"), Dorothy Saunders (as "Ensemble"), Harry T. Shannon (as "Revenue Officer Jansen"), Gerald Oliver Smith (as "The Duke"), Alan Stevens (as "Ensemble"), Frances Stone (as "Ensemble"), Jacques Stone (as "Ensemble"), May Sullivan (as "Ensemble"), Betty Vane (as "Ensemble"), Betty Waxton (as "Ensemble"), Claire Wayne (as "Ensemble"), Jean Wayne (as "Ensemble"), Amy Weber (as "Ensemble"), Justine Welch (as "Ensemble"), Ted White (as "Ensemble"), Polly Williams (as "Ensemble"), Paulette Winston (as "Daisy"). Produced by Alex Aarons and Vinton Freedley.

(1927) Stage Play: Lucky. Musical comedy. Based on material by Otto A. Harbach. Additional scenes by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby. Music by Jerome Kern. Additional numbers by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby. Musical Direction by Gus Salzer. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett. Lyrics by Otto A. Harbach. Additional music by Fred Fisher, Nora Bayes, Jack Norworth, Gus Edwards and George Gershwin. Additional lyrics by Fred Fisher, Jack Norworth, Edward Madden and Anne Caldwell. Directed by Hassard Short. New Amsterdam Theatre: 22 Mar 1927- 21 May 1927 (71 performances). Starring Walter Catlett (as "Charlie Simpson"). Cast: Bessie Allison, Alfred Arnold, Walter Arnold, Charles Bannister, Julia Brashkova, Dorothy Bell, Dick Bennett, Dulce Bentley, Martin Berkeley, Albert Birk, Leonore Blair, Betty Block, Pearl Bradley, Mary Brady, Billie Cain, Virginia Clark, Joan Clement, Hal Clovis, Charles Conkling, Emily Cote, Peggy Cunningham, Hyacinth Curtis, Jack de Lys, Maxine Demmler, Marian Dickson, Alma Drange, Charles Eaton, Mary Eaton, Eleanor Elden, Paul Everton, Rosemary Farmer, Richard Farrell, George Ferguson, Jeanne Fonda, Ethel Forrest, Rose Gaillaird, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher (as "Teddy Travers"), Charles Gibney, Elvira Gomez, Bert Gould, Alfred Hall, Pauline Hall, Aili Halmenaa, Milton Halpern, Kathryn Hamill, Vivian Harris, Jack Hughes, Max Hugo, Ray Justus, Ruby Keeler (as "Mazie Maxwell"), Betty Keen, The Keller Sisters, Lily Kimari, Kathleen Krosby, Kathryn Lambly, Myrtle Lane, Donald Lee, Fred Lennox, Edna Locke, Al Lynch, Trude Marr, Olga Marye, Bob Maxwell, Stanley McClelland, Charles Mitchell, Lillian Morehouse, Bob Morris, Josephine Mostler, Henry Mowbray, Hugh Francis Murphy, Al Ochs (as "Long Ling"), Bill O'Donnell, Don Oltarsh, Cheri Pelham, Dorothy Phillips, Nickie Pittell, Patricia Preston, Anna Rex, Phyllis Reynolds, Nita Rosso, Elizabeth Ryder, Joseph Santley, Ivy Sawyer, Lenore Shearer, Kumara Singha, Emily Slater, Hugh Sorenson, Louise Starck, Jack Talbot, Ayres Tavitt, Archibald Thompson, Peaches Tortoni, Regina Tuahinska, George Vigouroux, Eda Vittollo, Teddy Ward, Elida Webb, Princess White Deer, Martha Wilbert, Fred Wilson, Albert Wyart, Dorothy Wyatt. Produced by Charles B. Dillingham.

(1927) Stage Play: Funny Face. Musical comedy. Music by George Gershwin. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Book by Fred Thompson and Paul Gerard Smith. Musical Direction by Alfred Newman. Scenic Design by John Wenger. Costume Design by Kiviette. Dances and Ensembles by Bobby Connolly. Directed by Edgar J. MacGregor. Alvin Theatre: 22 Nov 1927- 23 Jun 1928 (244 performances). Cast: Adele Astaire (as "Frankie"), Fred Astaire (as "Jimmy Reeve"), Allen Kearns (as "Peter Thurston"), William Kent (as "Dugsie Gibbs"), Victor Moore (as "Herbert"), Kay Annis (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Winifred Beck (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Marcia Bell (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Vera Berg (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Edwin Bidwell (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Mildred Brower (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Dowell Brown (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Jean Carroll (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Helen Clare (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Austin Clark (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Betty Compton (as "Dora"), William Cooper (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Arthur Craig (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Norman Curtis (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Peggy Daubert (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Dorothy Dawn (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Eugene Day (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Ann Ecklund (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Adelyn Endore (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Jack Fraley (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Elsie Frank (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Sherry Gale (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Bob Gebhardt (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Gloria Glennon (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Ona Hamilton (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Earl Hampton (as "Chester"), Edwin Hodge (as "Hotel Clerk"), Thomas Hodges (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Alma Hookey (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Paul Jensen (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Dorothy Jordan (as "Bell Hop/Lady of the Ensemble"), Richard Keith (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Adrienne Lampel (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Helen Leslie (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), W.L. Mack (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Ted MacLean (as "Sergeant of Police"), 'Lionel Maclyn' (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Frances Markey (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Maxine Marshall (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Tom Martin (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Pauline Mason (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Ethel Maye (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Gertrude McDonald (as "June"), Estelle Mercier (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Gordon Merrick (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Lillian Michel (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Walter Munroe (as "Porter/Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Jo Navarro (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Elsie Neal (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Richard Neely (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Marie Otto (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Ruth Penery (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Boo Phelps (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Edwin Preble (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Peggy Quinn (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Fritz Reinhard (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Rita Romero (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Ruth Sato (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Marshall Scott (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Marjorie Seltzer (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Bobby Shutta (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Sam Simpson (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Ray Stilley (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Marion Tierney (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Billie Walker (as "Lady of the Ensemble"), Walter Wandell (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Polly Williams (as "Lady of the Ensemble"). Produced by Alex Aarons and Vinton Freedley. Note: Filmed by Paramount Pictures as Khuôn Mặt Hài Hước (1957).

(1928) Stage Play: Oh, Kay!. Musical comedy (revival). Based on material by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse. Music by George Gershwin. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Choreographed by Sammy Lee. Directed by Harry Howell. Century Theatre: 2 Jan 1928- 14 Jan 1927 (16 performances). Produced by Vinton Freedley and Alex Aarons. Produced in association with Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.

(2008 - 2009) George and Ira Gershwin's musical, "Crazy for You", was performed at the Theatre at the Center in Chicago, Illinois with Richard Strimer in the cast. Linda Fortunato was the choreographer.

(1928) Stage Play: Treasure Girl. Musical comedy. Book by Fred Thompson and Vincent Lawrence, Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Music by George Gershwin. Musical Director: Alfred Newman. Choreographed by Bobby Connolly. At the Pianos: Victor Arden and Phil Ohman. Alvin Theatre: 8 Nov 1928- 5 Jan 1929 (68 performances). Cast: Florence Allen, Nitza Andre, Sidney Ayres, Charles Barron, Marcia Bell, Edwin Bidwell, Frank G. Bond, Claire Carroll, Jean Carroll, Walter Catlett (as "Larry Hopkins"), Betty Clark, Peggy Conklin, Cleo Cullen, Constance Cummings, Norman Curtis, Eugene Day, Dotte DeSykva, John Dunsmure, Kathleen Edwardes, Evelyn Farrell, Stephen Francis, Virginia Franck, Paul Frawley, Sherry Gale, E.M. Gall, Victor Garland, Regis Geary, Bob Gebhardt, Ferris Hartman, Mary Hay, Thomas Hodges, Alma Hookey, Edward Humbert, Joyce Johnson, Dorothy Jordan, Richard Keith, Adrienne Lampel, Gertrude Lawrence, William L. Mack, Lionel Maclyn, Helen Mann, Vida Manuel, Frances Markey, Mabel Martin, Isobel Mason, Pauline Mason, Ethel Maye, John McAvoy, Billy McCarver, Gertrude McDonald, Anabel McMann, Maureen McNeil, Lillian Michel, Jack Morton, Alfonso Mullarkey, Elsie Neal, Wilma Novak, Daniel O'Brien, Peggy O'Neill, Tony Otto, Ruth Penery, Edwin Preble, Peggy Quinn, Alli Raddigan, Marvyne Ray, Fritz Reinhard, Wilma Roeloff, W. Kenneth Shepard, Helen Sills, Sam Simpson, Kay Smythe, Florence Spink, Jack Stevens, Jacques Stone, Gwendolyn Vernon, Betty Vine, Sims Walker, Beryl Wallace, Walter Wandell, Clifton Webb (as "'Nat' McNally"), Betty Wright. Produced by Alex Aarons and Vinton Freedley.

(1930) Stage Play: Strike Up the Band. Musical comedy. Music by George Gershwin. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Book by Morrie Ryskind. Based on a libretto by George S. Kaufman. Musical Director: Hilding Andersson. Scenic Design by Raymond Sovey. Costume Design by Charles Le Maire. Featuring the Orchestra of Red Nichols. Members of Red Nichols' Orchestra: Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Gene Krupa, Jimmy Dorsey and Jack Teagarden. Choreographed by George Hale. Directed by Alexander Leftwich. Times Square Theatre: 14 Jan 1930- 28 Jun 1930 (191 performances). Cast: Virginia Barnes (as "Soisette, in the dream/Chorus"), Robert Bentley (as "Richard K. Sloane"), Ethel Britton (as "Suzette, in the dream/Chorus"), Doris Carson (as "Anne Draper"), Bobby Clark (as "Man About Town/Colonel Holmes, in the dream"), Dudley Clements (as "Horace J. Fletcher"), Joyce Coles (as "Premiere Danseuse, in the dream") [Broadway debut], Walter Fairmont (as "Sergeant, in the dream/Chorus"), Jerry Goff (as "Jim Townsend"), Ethel Kenyon (as "Myra Meade"), Maurice Lapue (as "Doctor/Herr Konrad, in the dream"), Paul McCullough (as "Man About Town/Gideon, in the dream"), Marion Miller (as "Doris Dumme, in the dream/Chorus"), Blanche Ring (as "Mrs. Grace Draper"), Margaret Schilling (as "Joan Fletcher"), Gordon Smith (as "Timothy Harper"). Produced by Edgar Selwyn.

(1930) Stage Play: Girl Crazy. Musical comedy. Music by George Gershwin. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Book by Guy Bolton and John McGowan. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett. Musical Director: Earl Busby. Choreographed by George Hale. Costume Design by Kiviette. Scenic Design by Donald Oenslager. Conducted by George Gershwin. Directed by Alexander Leftwich. Alvin Theatre: 14 Oct 1930- 6 Jun 1931 (272 performances). Cast: Jack Barrett, Gloria Beaumont, Gene Brady, Olive Brady (as "Tess Parker"), Bob Burton, Norma Butler, Lillian Carson, Kathryn Cathcart, Chief Rivers, Jack Classon, Jack Closson, Arthur Craig, Norman Curtis, Bob Derden, Dorothy Donnelly (as "Ensemble"), Kay Downer, LaVern Evans, Jack Fago, Jacqueline Feeley, Mickie Forbs, Donald Foster, Bob Gebhardt, Dorothy Gordon, Faye Greene, Harry Griffin, Marion Harcke, Thomasine Haye, Eunice Healy, Willie Howard, Ray Johnson, Starr West Jones (as "Lariat Joe/Ensemble"), Virginia Kay, Allen Kearns, Vivian Keefer, William Kent, Muriel LaCount, Rena Landeau, Jane Lane, Leila Laney, Lillian Lorray, Gertrude Lowe, Carlton Macy (as "Lank Sanders"), Mary Mascher, Ethel Merman (as "Kate Fothergill"), Betty Morton, Elsie Neal, Dick Nealy, Hazzard Newberry, Kendall Northrop, James Notono, Peggy O'Connor, Margie O'Shea, Lillian Ostrom, Lew Parker, Julia Pirie, Del Porter, Vivian Porter, Marvyne Ray, Ginger Rogers (as "Molly Gray"), Kathy Schauer, John Sciortino, Marshall Smith, Dwight Snyder, Drucilla Strain, Ruth Timmons, Clyde Veaux, Nondas Wayne. Produced by Alex Aarons and Vinton Freedley.

(1931) Stage Play: Of Thee I Sing. Musical comedy. Based on material by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind. Music by George Gershwin. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Musical Director: Charles Previn. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett and William Daly. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Choreography by Chester Hale. Directed by George S. Kaufman. Music Box Theatre (moved to The 46th Street Theatre from 10 Oct 1932 to close): 26 Dec 1931- 14 Jan 1933 (441 performances). Cast: Ruth Adams, Dave Allman, Florenz Ames (as "The French Ambassador"), Kathleen Ayres, Bruce Barclay, Vivian Barry, Charles Bennett, Leslie Bingham (as "Nora"), Grace Brinkley, Bobbie Brodsley, Robert Burton, Martha Carroll, Mary Carroll, Ray Clarke, Dudley Clements (as "Matthew Arnold Fulton"), Charles Conklin, Tom Curley, Dorothy Donnelly (as "Ensemble"), Tom Draak, Leon Dunar, Ann Ecklund, Frank Erickson, Jack Fago, Michael Forbes, Olgene Foster, Virginia Franck, Frank Gagen, William Gaxton (as "John P. Wintergreen"), Dorothy Graves, Yvonne Gray, Peggy Greene, Sulo Hevonpaa, Walter Hinger, Milton Hollander, Georgette Lampsi, Terry Lawlor, David Lawrence, Martin Le Roy, Jack Linton, Lillian Lorray, George E. Mack (as "Senator Robert E. Lyons"), Martha Maggard, Sam Mann, Mary Mascher, John McCahill, Charles McClelland, Jake Vander Meulen, Frank Miller, Harold Moffet (as "Francis X. Gilhooley"), Victor Moore (as "Alexander Throttlebottom"), Lois Moran, George Murphy (as "Sam Jenkins"), Richard Neely, Hazzard Newberry, June O'Dea, Anita Pam, Jack Ray, Ralph Riggs, Edward H. Robins, Billie Seward, Pete Shance, Grenna Sloane, Adele Smith, Barbara Smith, Baun Sturtz, Peggy Thomas, Patricia Whitney, Jessica Worth. Produced by Sam Harris. Note: One of the few big hits of the dismal 1932 Broadway theatrical season.

(1933) Stage Play: George White's Music Hall Varieties [1932/Second Edition]. Musical revue [return engagement]. Book by George White and Billy K. Wells. Music by Irving Caesar and Harold Arlen. Lyrics by Irving Caesar. Musical Director: Al Goodman. Music orchestrated by Maurice De Packh. Featuring songs by Carmen Lombardo, Sam H. Stept, Herman Hupfeld, Cliff Friend, George Gershwin and George White. Featuring songs with lyrics by Herman Hupfeld, Herb Magidson, Ted Koehler and George White. Musical Staging by Russell Markert. Directed by George White. Casino Theatre: 2 Jan 1933- 21 Jan 1933 (24 performances). Cast: Connie Alderson, Betty Allen, Margorie Baglin, Pearl Bradley, Alice Carleton, Dorothy Daly, Helen Dell, Edna Eustace, Myra Gerald, Herr Al Gordon, Beverly Gordon, Helen Gordon, Julia Gorman, Marie Graham, Roger Gray, Pearl Harris, Florence Healy, Eugene Howard, James Howard, Willie Howard, Chic Jordan, Bert Lahr, Madeline Lawson, The Loomis Sisters, Rita Mackin, Lela Manor, Lila Manor, Joan Marsh, Melissa Mason, Lenora McDermott, Kay Michels, Jewel Morse, Nancy Nelson, Marion O'Day, Lucille Osborn, Tom Patricola, Edna Pence, Barbara Pepper, Dorothy Phillips, Thomas Phillips, Eleanor Powell, Harry Richman, Peggy Seal, Zynaid Spencer, Betty Sundmark, Gwen Tremble, Joseph Vitale, Amy Weber, Eleanor Witt. Produced by George White.

(1933) Stage Play: Pardon My English. Musical comedy. Music by George Gershwin. Book by Herbert Fields. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Musical Director: Earl Busby. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett, William Daly and Adolph Deutsch. Scenic Design by John Wenger. Costume Design by Robert Ten Eyck. Production staged by Vinton Freedley. Musical numbers staged by George Hale. Book directed by John McGowan. Majestic Theatre: 20 Jan 1933- 25 Feb 1933 (43 performances). Cast: Albert Amato, Eugene Ashley, Alex Atzenbeck, Peggy Bancroft, Jack Barrett, Rosil Benda, Tony Blair, Gene Brady, Lauretta Bruns, Thomas Burke, Clare Carter, Jack Carver, Marie Clyde, Don Cortez, John Cortez, Gordon Cross, Norman Curtis, Maxine Darrell, Jack Davis, Vance Elliott, Eva Farrell, Mildred Fenton, Dorothea Frank, Mack Gassl, Joe Gerhei, George Givot (as "Michael Bramleigh"), Irving Green, Harry Griffin, Cliff Hall, Betty Hamilton, Helen Hannan, Kal Hansen, Marion Harcke, Raymond Hitchkock, Meredith Howard, Virginia Howard, Josephine Huston, Joe Kaye, Irene Kelly, Hans Kiendl, Irene Kimmel, Meta Korbett, Tom Lannon, William Lilling, Ruth Marshal, Elsie Neal, Edith Nelson, Marion Nevins, Barbara Newberry, Marion Newberry, Jacqueline Paige, Myrtle Patterson, Jack Pearl, John Perkins, Gloria Pierre, Carl Randall, Lyda Roberti (as "Gita"), Wilma Roeloff, Kenneth Rogers, Eddie Ryan, Max Seidl, Billie Seward, Eleanor Shaler, Harry T. Shannon, George Shields, Barbara Smith, Gerald Oliver Smith (as "Dr. Richard Carter"), Robert Spencer, Harold Sternberg, Cynthia Thompson, Jimmy Thompson, Beau Tilden (as "Gentleman of the Ensemble"), Ruth Urban, Efin Vitis, Joe Wagner. Produced by Alex Aarons and Vinton Freedley.

(1933) Stage Play: Of Thee I Sing. Musical comedy (revival). Music by George Gershwin. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind. Musical Director: Eugene Fuerst. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Charles Le Maire. Singing and dancing ensembles staged by George Hale. Book Directed by George S. Kaufman. Imperial Theatre: 5 May 1933- 10 Jun 1933 (32 performances). Cast: Betty Allen, Dave Allman, Florenz Ames (as "The French Ambassador"), Kathleen Ayres, Bruce Barclay, Vivian Barry, Leslie Bingham, Bobbie Brodsley, Lillian Burke, Robert Burton, Pete Chance, Ray Clarke, Dudley Clements (as "Matthew Arnold Fulton"), Gus Cooper, John Creighton, Tom Curley, Nancy Dolan, Tom Draak, Leon Dunar, Ann Ecklund, Helen Erickson, Frank Ericson, Jack Fago, Michael Forbes, Olgene Foster, Florence Fouchia, Virginia Franck, Frank Gagen, William Gaxton (as "John P. Wintergreen"), Yvonne Gray, Peggy Greene, Barbara Hamilton, Sulo Hevonpaa, Walter Hinger, Milton Hollander, Tana Kamp, Terry Lawlor, David Lawrence, Martin Le Roy, Lillian Lorray, George E. Mack, Martha Maggard, Mary Mascher, Doris May, John McCahill, Jake Vander Meuelen, Frank Miller, Harold Moffet (as "Francis X. Gilhooley"), Victor Moore (as "Alexander Throttlebottom"), George Murphy (as "Sam Jenkins"), Richard Neely, Hazzard Newberry, June O'Dea, Lilyan O'Jela, Ronald Perry, Irma Philbin, Jack Ray, Abe Reynolds, Ralph Riggs, Edward H. Robins, Ann Sothern (as "Mary Turner") [credited as Harriette Lake], Baun Sturtz, Peggy Thomas, Patricia Whitney, Jessica Worth. Produced by Sam Harris.

(1933) Stage Play: Let 'Em Eat Cake. Musical comedy. Book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Music by George Gershwin. Music orchestrated by Edward Powell. Musical Director: William Daly. Dances and ensembles by Eugene Van Grona and Ned McGurn. Scenic Design by Albert R. Johnson. Directed by George S. Kaufman. Imperial Theatre: 21 Oct 1933- 6 Jan 1934 (90 performances). Cast: Kay Adams, Ruth Adams, Florenz Ames (as "Gen. Adam Snookfield, U.S.A."), Kathleen Ayres, Peggy Bancroft, Bruce Barclay, Vivian Barry, Paul Brachard, Alice Burrage (as "Mrs. Gilhooley"), Robert Burton, Gordon Clark, Ray Clarke, Dudley Clements (as "Matthew Arnold Fulton"), Charles Conklin (as "Secretary/Men's Ensemble"), Tom Curley, Nonie Dale, Gail Darling, Bryan Davis, Alyce Downey, Leon Dunar, Enes Early, Vance Elliott (as "Prison Guard/Men's Ensemble"), Louise Estes, Charles Flower, Consuelo Flowerton, Michael Forbes, Olgene Foster, Charles Fowler, Frank Gagen, William Gaxton (as "John P. Wintergreen"), Dorothy Graves, Yvonne Gray, Peggy Green, David Gross, Ethel Hampton, Evelyn Hannons, Tom Harris, Pat Hastings, Don Hudson, Viola Hunter, Amalie Ideal, Phil King, George Kirk (as "Lieutenant"), Terry Lawlor (as "Customer/Lady's Ensemble"), David Lawrence, Kay Lazell, Al LeFebevre, Betty Lee, Martin Leroy, Robert Lewis (as "Dignitary/Men's Ensemble"), Philip Loeb (as "Kruger"), Ed Loud, George E. Mack (as "Sen. Robert E. Lyons"), Mary Jo Matthews (as "Mrs. Fulton"), Harold Moffet (as "Francis X. Gilhooley"), Victor Moore (as "Alexander Throttlebottom"), Lois Moran (as "Mary Wintergreen"), Fred Nay, Richard Neely, Hazzard Newberry, Ruth Porter, Victor Pullman (as "Men's Ensemble"), Abe Reynolds (as "Louis Lippman"), Ralph Riggs (as "Chief Justice of the Supreme Court/President of the Union League Club"), W. Francis Robertson, Edward H. Robins, Martin Sheppard, Grenna Sloane, Steward Steppler, Harold Sternberg, Baun Sturtz, Richard Temple, Morris Tepper, Martha Tibbetts, Norman Van Emburgh, John Walsh, Elinor Witte, Wanda Wood, Grace Worth, Jessica Worth. Produced by Sam Harris.

Porgy and Bess (1935). Musical/opera.

The Show is On (1936). Additional music by Hoagy Carmichael, Arthur Schwartz, George Gershwin [final Broadway credit during lifetime], Harold Arlen, Herman Hupfeld, Will Irwin and Richard Rodgers. Directed by Vincente Minnelli. Winter Garden Theatre: 25 Dec 1936- 17 Jul 1937 (236 performances). Note: In production at the time of Mr. Gershwin's untimely death.

[Posthumous] The Show is On (1937). Musical revue (revival). Additional music by Hoagy Carmichael, Arthur Schwartz, George Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Herman Hupfeld, Will Irwin and Richard Rodgers. Directed by Vincente Minnelli. Winter Garden Theatre: 16 Sep 1937- 2 Oct 1937 (17 performances).

[Posthumous] Porgy and Bess (1942). Musical/opera (revival).

[Posthumous] Porgy and Bess (1944). Musical/opera (revival).

(May 26, 1925 - September 1925) Ira Gershwin and his musical, "Tell Me More", was performed at the Winter Garden Theatre in London, England with Heather Thatcher, Leslie Henson, Elsa MacFarlane, Arthur Margetson, Ada Palmer, Claude Hulbert, Vera Lennox, Sylvia Hawkes, Muriel Barnby, George De Warfaz, Guy Fane and Ernest A. Graham in the cast.

(April 14, 1926 - June 1926) Ira Gershwin and his musical, "Lady, Be Good!", was performed at the Empire Theatre in London, England with Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire, Cyril Stowell, George Vollaire, Buddy Lee, William Kent, Roy Emerton, Sylvia Leslie, Irene Russell, Glori Beaumont and Ewart Scott in the cast.

(September 11, 1924 - December 1924) Ira Gershwin, Guy Bolton, George Grossmith and his musical, "Primrose", was performed at the Winter Garden Theatre in London, England with Margaret Hicklin, Claude Hulbert, Vera Lennox, Leslie Henson, Percy Heming and Heather Thatcher in the cast.

(August 31, 1926 - November 1926) Ira Gershwin, Guy Bolton and his musical, "Tip-Toes", was performed at the Winter Garden Theatre in London, England with Laddie Cliff, Dorothy Dickson, John Kirkby, Vera Bryer, Evan Thomas, Allen Kearns, Peggy Beaty and Lovely Lee in the cast.