- (1925 - 1934) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1925) Stage Play: Garrick Gaieties (1925). Musical revue. Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Musical Staging by Herbert Fields. Directed by Philip Loeb. Garrick Theatre: 8 Jun 1925- 28 Nov 1926 (211 performances). Cast: Sally Bates, Alvah Bessie, Romney Brent, Dorothea Chard, June Cochrane, Harold Conklin, Peggy Conway, Henry Geiger, Hildegarde Halliday, Carolyn Hancock, Edward Hogan, Sterling Holloway, Libby Holman, Frances Hyde, Felix Jacoves, House Jameson, Paul Jones, Starr West Jones, Stanley Lindahl, Philip Loeb, Mary Marsh, John McGovern, Edith Meiser, Sanford Meisner, James Norris, Jack Quigley, Louis Richardson, Rose Rolanda, Eleanor Shaler, Betty Starbuck [Broadway debut], Lee Strasberg, Willard Tobias, Barbara Wilson. Produced by The Theatre Guild.
- (1926) Stage Play: The Garrick Gaieties. Musical revue (revival). Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Guild Theatre: 10 May 1926- 9 Oct 1926 (174 performances). Cast: Romney Brent, Jack Edwards, Blanche Fleming, George Frierson, William Griffith, Sterling Holloway, Dorothy Jordan, Gladys Laird, Philip Loeb, John McGovern, Edith Meiser, Ruth Morris, Hardwick Nevin, Bobbie Perkins, Eleanor Shaler, Betty Starbuck. Produced by The Theatre Guild.
- (1926) Stage Play: Peggy-Ann. Musical comedy. Music by Richard Rodgers. Book by Herbert Fields. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Suggested by the musical "Tillie's Nightmare" with book and lyrics by Edgar Smith. Suggested by the musical "Tillie's Nightmare" with music by A. Baldwin Sloane. Music orchestrated by Roy Webb. Musical Director: Roy Webb. Scenic Design by Clark Robinson. Costume Design by Mark Mooring. Production Supervised by Lew Fields. Musical Staging by Seymour Felix. Vanderbilt Theatre: 27 Dec 1926- 29 Oct 1927 (333 performances). Cast: Margaret Breen, Lester Cole (as "Guy Pendleton"), Grace Connelly, Wally Coyle, Howard Eames, Enes Early, G. Douglas Evans, Helen Ford, Sherry Gale, Barney Jackson, Louise Joyce, Maretta Kay, Leda Knapp, Harold Lang, Lulu McConnell, Edith Meiser, Fuller Mellish, Jr., Harold Mellish, Beth Meredith, Margaret Miller, Jack Morton, Gordon Phillips, Patrick Rafferty, Dorothy Roy, Evelyn Ruh, Grant Simpson, Betty Starbuck (as "Alice Frost"), Jack Thompson, Marion Trabue, Velma Valentine. Produced by Lew Fields and Lyle D. Andrews.
- (1928) Stage Play: Chee-Chee. Musical. Book by Lew M. Fields. Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Music orchestrated by Roy Webb. Musical Director: Roy Webb. Based on the novel "The Son of the Grand Eunuch" by Charles Pettit. Choreographed by Jack Haskell. Directed by Alexander Leftwich. Lew Fields' Mansfield Theatre: 25 Sep 1928- 20 Oct 1928 (31 performances). Cast: George Ali, Violetta Aoki, Marshall Bradford, Richardson Brown, Gene Byron, James Dale, Robert Davis, Helen Ford (as "Chee-Chee"), Ralph Glover, William Griffith, Evelyn Hannons, George Hassell, George Houston, Paul Jensen, George C. Lehrian, Philip Loeb (as "Innkeeper, Produndity and Meditation"), Alan Lowe, Bunny Moore, Starke Patterson, Ruby Poe, Eugenia Renon, Dorothy Roye, Masa Sanami, Helen Shepard, Betty Starbuck (as "Li-Li Wee"), Velma Valentine, Ted White, William Williams. Produced by Lew Fields.
- (1928) Stage Play: Hello, Daddy. Musical comedy. Book by Herbert Fields. Lyrics by Dorothy Fields. Music by Jimmy McHugh. Based on a farce adapted from the German by Frank Mandel. Principal Dance Routines arranged by Buddy Bradley. Harmony arrangements of the Giersdorf Sisters' songs by Arthur Johnston. Music orchestrated by Maurice De Packh, Stephen Jones, Fod Livingston and Hans Spialek. Musical Numbers Directed by Busby Berkeley. Costume Design by Charles Le Maire. Scenic Design by Hermann Rosse. Entire Production Under the Supervision of John Murray Anderson. Book Directed by Alexander Leftwich. Lew Fields' Mansfield Theatre (moved to George M. Cohan's Theatre from 21 Jan 1929- May 1929, then moved to Erlanger's Theatre 6 May 1929- 15 Jun 1929): 26 Dec 1928- 15 Jun 1929 (198 performances). Cast: Lew Fields (as "Henry Block"), Ethel Allen (as "Eloise, Student at Cedarhurst"), Annette Atherton (as "Girl of the Chorus"), James Bradleigh (as "Boy of the Chorus"), Bobby Brodsley (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Donald Brown (as "Boy of the Chorus"), Shirley Buford (as "Singer"), Bob Burk (as "Singer"), Harriet Carling (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Donn Carney (as "Singer"), Wilfred Clark (as "Anthony Bennett"), Elizabeth Crandall (as "Ellen, Student at Cedarhurst/Singer"), Dorothy Croyle (as "Edna, Student at Cedarhurst"), Florence Earle (as "Miss Prichard, Principal at Cedarhurst"), Jean Egan (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Alice Fischer (as "Emma Block"), Helen Fried (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Wanda Gall (as "Helen"), Elvira Giersdorf (as "Gertrude"), Irene Giersdorf (as "Helene"), Rae Giersdorf (as "Marguerite"), Carroll Glucas (as "Godfrey Burnham"), Madeline Grey (as "Mathilde Burnham"), Edward Hackett (as "Boy of the Chorus"), George Hassell (as "Edward Hauser"), Albert Hewitt (as "Singer"), Doris Jay (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Henrietta Kay (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Allen Kearns (as "Lawrence Tucker"), Mary Lawlor (as "Mary Block"), George C. Lehrian (as "Singer"), Betty Lockwood (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Marjorie-May Martin (as "Grace, Student at Cedarhurst"), Jerome Maxwell (as "Boy of the Chorus"), David Morton (as "Boy of the Chorus"), Mae Muth (as "Singer"), Frances Norton (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Emmy Lou Petri (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Valerie Petri (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Larry Regan (as "Boy of the Chorus"), Patricia Ross (as "Singer"), Dorothy Roy (as "Dot, Student at Cedarhurst"), Paula Sands (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Charles Scott (as "Boy of the Chorus"), Jane Sherman (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Betty Starbuck (as "Betty Hauser, Student at Cedarhurst"), Billy Taylor (as "Noel Burnham"), Peggy Tebbs (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Inez Tremble (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Jae Voll (as "Girl of the Chorus"), Jack Waldron (as "Boy of the Chorus"). Produced by Lew M. Fields.
- (1929) Stage Play: Heads Up. Musical comedy. Music by Richard Rodgers. Book by Jack McGowan and Paul Gerard Smith. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Music arranged by Robert Russell Bennett. Pianist: Phil Ohman. Musical Director: Alfred Newman. Scenic Design by Donald Oenslager. Costume Design by Kiviette. Directed by George Hale. Alvin Theatre: 11 Nov 1929- 15 Mar 1930 (144 performances). Cast: Atlas & La Mar, Ray Bolger (as "Georgie"), Alice Boulden, Chester Bree, Louis Delgado, Robert Gleckler (as "Captain Denny"), John Hamilton, John Hundley, Richard Macaleese, Victor Moore (as "Skippy Dugan"), Barbara Newberry, Lewis Parker, Betty Starbuck (as "Betty Boyd"), Janet Velie, Jack Whiting. Produced by Alex. A. Aarons and Vinton Freedley.
- (1932) Stage Play: Wild Waves. Comedy. Written by William Ford Manley. Directed by Worthington Miner. Times Square Theatre: 19 Feb 1932- Mar 1932 (closing date unknown/25 performances). Cast: Wallace Acton (as "Chauffeur"), Violet Barney, St. Clair Bayfield (as "Whelpley"), John Beal (as "John Duffy"), Helen Blair (as "Mrs. Banfill"), Stuart Brown (as "Bogelman"), Maurice Cass (as "Dr. Hammerhoch"), Irene Cattell (as "Battle Sister"), Dan Charlier (as "Mr. Tupperman"), Edward Craven, Gerald Davis, William Friend, George Graham (as "Mr. Seymour Haverstraw"), Jessie Graham, Edith Gravetta (as "Mother"), Richard Huey (as "Harold"), Larry Jason, Mary Kemble, Alvin Kerr (as "Photographer"), Joseph King (as "Mr. Edward Reiss"), Bruce MacFarlane (as "Roy Denny"), Fred Malcolm (as "Basso"), Bertram Marburgh (as "Dr. Podmore"), Neil McFee (as "Mr. Peacock"), Horace McMahon (as "Gus"), Charles O'Connor (as "Potter, Ward Heeler"), Osgood Perkins (as "Mitch Gratwick"), Paul Porter, Roger Ramsdell, Anne Revere (as "Miss Lehman"), Jack Rigo (as "Tony"), Mary Robinson, Robert Shayne, Frances Simon, Horace Sinclair (as "Mr. Thwacker"), Betty Starbuck (as "Nancy Hodson"), Charles Thompson (as "Saxophone Player"), Virginia Tracy, Edith Van Cleve (as "Miss Croft"), Frank Verigun, Tallulah Wesley (as "First Girl/Battle Sister"). Produced by Doran, Ray and Hewes.
- (1932) Stage Play: Gay Divorce. Musical comedy. Music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Book by Dwight Taylor. Based on an unproduced play by J. Hartley Manners. Musical Director: Gene Salzer. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek and Russell Bennett. Material adapted by Kenneth S. Webb and Samuel Hoffenstein. Choreographed by Carl Randall and Barbara Newberry. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Costumes under the supervision of Raymond Sovey. Directed by Howard Lindsay. Ethel Barrymore Theatre (moved to The Shubert Theatre from 16 Jan 1933 to close): 29 Nov 1932- 1 Jul 1933 (248 performances). Cast: Fred Astaire, Luella Gear, Claire Luce, Edna Abbey, Helen Allen, Eric Blore, Roland Bottomley, Joan Burgess, Martin Cravath, Eleanor Etheridge, Sonia B. Fitch, Jean Frontai, Mitzi Garner, Taylor Gordon, Billie Green, Ethel Hampton, G.P. Huntley, Mary Jo Mathews, Grace Moore, Pat Palmer, Erik Rhodes (formerly credited as Ernest Sharpe), Bobbie Sheehan, Jacquie Simmons, Betty Starbuck (as "Barbara"), Dorothy Waller. Produced by Dwight Wiman and Tom Weatherly.
- (1934) Stage Play: All the King's Horses. Musical/romantic comedy. Book by Frederik Herendeen. Lyrics by Frederik Herendeen. Based on the play "Carlo Rocco" by Lawrence Clarke and Max Giersberg. Music by Edward A. Horan. Musical Director: Oscar Bradley. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett and Hans Spialek. Choreographed by Theodore Adolphus. Directed by José Ruben. Shubert Theatre (moved to The Imperial Theatre from 19 Feb 1934 to close): 30 Jan 1934- 12 May 1934 (120 performances). Cast: Doris Anderson, Frank Augustyn, Virginia Davies, Winnie Duncan, Jack Edwards, Harold Freeman, Frank Greene, Russell Hicks (as "Count Ergard Regitard Batthy"), Gertrude Hogan, Einar Holt, Manart Kippen (as "A Patron"), Dorothy Koster, Blanche Lytell, Nancy McCord, Howard Morgan, Louis Morrell, Robert O'Conner, Joan Orner, Arthur F. Otto, Naida Pahl, Doris Patston, Guy Robertson, Leonard Rogall, Etna Ross, Helen Ryan, Betty Starbuck (as "Countess Putkammer") [final Broadway role], June Tempest, Frances Thress, Andrew Tombes, Mora Vordkin, Edna West. Produced by Harry L. Cort and Charles H. Abramson. Produced by arrangement with E. Steuart-Tavant. Note: Produced on film as All the King's Horses (1935) by Paramount as a Carl Brisson vehicle.
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