- (1921 - 1931) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1921) Stage Play: The Mimic World [1921]. Musical revue. Book by Harold Atteridge, Jimmy Hussey [credited as James Hussey] and Owen Murphy. Lyrics by Harold Atteridge, James Hussey and Owen Murphy. Music by Jean Schwartz, Lew Pollack and Owen Murphy. Musical Direction by Alfred Goodman. Additional lyrics by Sidney Clare and Howard Johnson. Additional music by Archie Gottler. Scenic Design by Watson Barratt. Directed by Allan K. Foster. Century Promenade: 17 Aug 1921- 10 Sep 1921 (26 performances). Cast: Helen Armstrong, Bert Best, Gladys Blair, May Blair, Virginia Blair, El Brendel, Jane Brown, Peggy Brown, Flo Burt, Alice Burton, Marjorie Carville, Elaine Courtney, Jeanne Danjou, Gene Delmont, Ginnette Dorval, Cliff Edwards, Lou Edwards, Clarence Harvey, Ruth Hazelton, C.L. Henderson, Ed Hickey, Lebanon Hoffa, Portland Hoffa [Broadway debut], Marjorie Hope, Frank Hurst, Jimmy Hussey, Gladys James, Thelma Johns, Jimmy Kirk, Estelle Lang, Zella Lenney, Mae LeRoux, Evelyn Martin, Frank Masters, Dorothy McCarthy, Margaret McCarthy, Miriam Miller, Anita Miramar, Gladys Montgomery, William Moran, Elizabeth Morgan, Helen Nelidova, Betty Palmer, Lucille Pryor, Hazel Rix, Madeline Smith, Beth Stanley, May Sullivan, Anna Toddings, Mae West, Vivien West, Albert Wiser, Margaret Wood. Produced by The Shuberts.
- (1922) Stage Play: Make It Snappy. Musical revue. Material by Harold Atteridge and Eddie Cantor. Lyrics by Harold Atteridge. Music by Jean Schwartz. Additional lyrics by Alfred Bryan and William B. Friedlander; Additional music by William B. Friedlander. Musical Direction by Louis Gress. Music orchestrated by Dell Lampe. Musical Numbers directed by Allan K. Foster. Production Supervised by J.J. Shubert. Directed by James C. Huffman. Winter Garden Theatre: 13 Apr 1922- 1 Jul 1922 (96 performances). Cast: Eddie Cantor, Nan Halperin, Salayman Ali, M.T. Bohannon, Cleveland Bronner, Lew Browne, Marie Burke, John Byam, Evelyn Campbell, Carlos and Inez, Nell Carrington, Helen Christie, Molly Christie, Harry Cressey, Betty Dair, Muriel De Forest, Alfred DeLoraine, Rose Devere, Mae Devereaux, The Eight Blue Devils, Flo Evers, Betty Fitch, Lillian Fitzgerald, Elsie Frank, Eva Fuller, Dolly Hackett, Georgie Hale, Lew Hearn, Lebanon Hoffa, Portland Hoffa, Hermose Jose, Marian Joy, Grace Langdon, Mildred Lee, Madeline Levine, Sally Long, Polly Lux, Betty Marshall, Evelyn Martin, Elsie May, Polly Mayer, Dorothy McCarthy, Margaret McCarthy, Peggy Mermont, Gladys Montgomery, J. Harold Murray, Vivien Nolty, Bonna O'Dear, May O'Brien, Joe Opp, Betty Palmer, Cardinal Peaires, Elsa Peterson, Nan Phillips, Chonchita Piquer, Lucille Pryor, Tot Qualters, Queene Queenen, Charlotte Schuette, Ingrid Solfeng, May Sullivan, Margaret Toomay, Marjorie Toomay, Alice Van Ryker, Alice Weaver, Teddy Webb, Vivien West, Margaret Wilson, Vera Zimeleva. Produced by The Winter Garden Company.
- (1930) Stage Play: Three's a Crowd. Musical revue. Music by Arthur Schwartz. Material by Howard Dietz. Lyrics by Howard Dietz. Choreographed by Albertina Rasch. Lighting Design by Hassard Short. Directed by Hassard Short. Selwyn Theatre: 15 Oct 1930- Jun 1931 (closing date unknown/272 performances). Cast: Fred Allen, Joan Clement, Marybeth Conoly, Wally Coyle, Rene Du Plessis, Tamara Geva, Portland Hoffa [final Broadway role], Libby Holman, Alan Jones, Parcy Launders, Margaret Lee, Fred MacMurray, Harold Moffet, Herb Montei, Earl Oxford, Amy Revere, Clifton Webb, Lou Wood. Produced by Max Gordon.
- (1929) Stage Play: The Little Show. Musical revue. Music by Arthur Schwartz. Lyrics by Howard Dietz. Choreographed by Daniel Dare. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Ruth Brenner. Orchestra directed by: Jacques Rabiroff. Music Box Theatre: 30 Apr 1929- Feb 1930 (closing date unknown/321 performances). Cast: Fred Allen, Paul Bissinger, Romney Brent, Adam Carroll, Joan Carter-Waddell, Peggy Conklin, Bettina Hall, Portland Hoffa, Libby Holman, Dorothy Humphreys, Kay Lazell, Helen Lynd, Jack McCauley [credited as John McCauley], Harold Moffat, Erik Rhodes (credited as Ernest Sharpe), Clifton Webb. Produced by William A. Brady and Dwight Wiman. Note: This was one of the biggest hits of the 1929 season and propelled Mr. Webb and Miss Holman into top-ranked Broadway stars.
- (1926) Stage Play: George White's Scandals [1926].
- (1925) Stage Play: Tell Me More. Musical comedy. Music by George Gershwin. Book by Fred Thompson and William K. Wells. Lyrics by Buddy G. DeSylva and Ira Gershwin. Musical Director: Max Steiner. Musical Staging by Sammy Lee. Costume Design by Charles LeMaire. Art Director: Walter Harvey. Directed by John Harwood. Gaiety Theatre: 13 Apr 1925- 11 Jul 1925 (100 performances). Cast: Maud Andrew, Florence Auer, Jane Brew, Mildred Brown, Cecil Bruner, Phyllis Cleveland, Willie Covan (as "Waiter/Specialty Dancer"), Frank Cullen, Eddie Dowling (as "Harry"), Charlotte Esmone, Robert Gebhardt, Vivian Glenn, Alexander Gray, Emma Haig, Dolla Harkins, Portland Hoffa (as "Ensemble"), Lou Holtz (as "Monty Sipkin"), Esther Howard, Sofia Howard, George Hughes, Nita Jacques, Mary Jane, Trudy Lake, Margaret Lee, Edna Locke, Polly Luce, Maxine Marshall, Morton McConnachie, Virginia McCune, Ruth Mosley, Marion Mueller, Richard Oakley, Daniel Oltash, Ruth Raymonde, Eugene Redding, Penelope Rowland, Leonard Ruffin, Robert Ryles, Robert Samuels, Willie Scholer, Kenneth Smith, Andrew Tombes, Blossom Vreeland, Betty Waxton, Betty Whitney, Dotty Wilson, Gay Worrell, Betty Wright. Produced by Alex Aarons.
- (1924) Stage Play: Marjorie.
- (1922) Stage Play: The Passing Show of 1922. Musical revue. Music by Alfred Goodman. Book by Harold Atteridge. Lyrics by Harold Atteridge. Musical Director: Alfred Goodman. Additional lyrics by Jack Stanley, Laddie Cliff and Gus Kahn. Additional music by Walter Donaldson and Ivy St. Helieu. Production Supervised by J.J. Shubert. Directed by James C. Huffman. Winter Garden Theatre: 20 Sep 1922- 2 Dec 1922 (85 performances). Cast: Alma Adair, Janet Adair, Mlle. Alborn, Fred Allen, George Anderson, Sam Ash, Gilbert Barr, Bert Best, M.T. Bohannon, Bobby Boles, Peggy Bond, Monica Boulais, William Brand, Mary Breau, Nellie Breen, Olive Brown, Dorothy Bruce, Helen Christie, Molly Christie, Louise Cross, Pauline Dakla, Dorothy Daniels, Florence Darling, Wilbur De Rouge, Dolores Edwards, Betty Fitch, The Fooshee Sisters, Helen Fox, Alexander Frank, Elsie Frank, Rose Gallagher, Alfred Gilday, Agnes Hall, Gladys Hall, George Hassell, Nan Henderson, Helen Herendeen, Marjory Himes, Portland Hoffa, Eugene Howard, Willie Howard, Jack Kearns, Gertrude Lang, Mary Lawlor, Rose Lee, The Lockfords, The Macweys, Arthur Margetson, Elsie May, Belle McLaughlin, Emily Miles, Carol Miller, Phyllis Miller, Marion Mooney, Nat Nazarro Jr., Sidney Nelson, Beatrice O'Brien, Helen O'Brien, Mabel Olson, Edith Pearce, Francis Renault, Phyllis Reynolds, Joseph Riley, Helen Rogers, Grace Rossiter, Beulah Rubens, Katherine Saxe, Charlotte Schuette, Sidney Shaar, Grace Shea, Ethel Shutta, Maxine Sickle, Madeline Smith, Orilla Smith, Edna Starck, Louise Starck, May Sullivan, Florence Summerville, Jean Thomas, Billy Wagner, Ethel Walker, Fred Walton, Louise Wayne, Florence Wilde, Beatrice Wilson, Virginia Wilson, Louise Winn, Helen Wright. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
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