- (1930 - 1961) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1930) Stage Play: Brown Buddies. Comedy [all Black cast].
- (1931) Stage Play: Sugar Hill. Comedy [all Black cast].
- (1936) Stage Play: Macbeth. Tragedy. Written by William Shakespeare. Arranged in three acts and eight scenes by Orson Welles. Scenic Design by Nat Karson. Costume Design by Nat Karson. Lighting Design by A.H. Feder. Directed by Orson Welles. Lafayette Theatre: 9 Apr 1936- May 1936 (closing date unknown/56 performances). Cast: Abdul (as "Witch Doctor"), Thomas Anderson (as "Lennox, a nobleman"), Service Bell (as "Duncan, King of Scotland"), Gabriel Brown (as "Captain"), Eric Burroughs (as "Hecate"), Jack Carter (as "Macbeth, a general of the Scottish army"), Laurence Chenault (as "Doctor"), Charles Collins (as "Lord"), Carl Crawford (as "Fleance, son of Banquo"), William Cumberbatch (as "Chamberlain"), Frank David (as "Ross, a nobleman"), Viola Dean (as "Page"), Alma Dickson (as "Lady Macbeth, The Duchess"), Maurice Ellis (as "Macduff, a nobleman of Scotland"), Hilda French (as "Page"), Virginia Girvin (as "The Nurse"), Lisle Grenidge (as "Captain"), Bertram Holmes (as "Young Macduff"), Halle Howard (as "Chamberlain"), J. Louis Johnson (as "Porter"), J.B. Johnson (as "Second Messenger"), Zola King (as "Third Witch"), Larri Lauria (as "Seton, an officer attending on Macbeth"), Canada Lee (as "Banquo, a general of the Scottish army"), Albert McCoy (as "Attendant"), George Nixon (as "First Murderer"), Kenneth Renwick (as "Second Murderer"), Wardell Saunders (as "Malcolm, son of Duncan"), Archie Savage (as "Siward"), Edna Thomas (as "Lady Macbeth"), George Thomas (as "Attendant"), Philandre Thomas (as "First Messenger"), Al Watts (as "The Priest"), Josephine Williams (as "Second Witch"), Wilhelmina Williams (as "First Witch"), Marie Young (as "Lady Macduff"). Produced by Negro Theatre Unit of the Federal Theatre Project of the WPA and John Houseman. Notes: (2) This infamous production became known as the "Voodoo" Macbeth. (2) This production was profiled in the short film documentary We Work Again (1937), produced by the Federal Works Project.
- (1937) Stage Play: The Case of Philip Lawrence. Drama.
- (1937) Stage Play: Virginia.
- (1938) Stage Play: Androcles and the Lion. Music by George Couvreur. Written by George Bernard Shaw. Directed by Samuel Rosen. Lafayette Theatre: 16 Dec 1938- Mar 1939 (closing date unknown/104 performances). Cast: Add Bates (as "Lion"), Alonzo Bosan (as "Menagerie Keeper"), Julian Costello (as "Ox-driver"), Maurice Ellis (as "Caesar"), Daniel Leo Haynes, Charles Johnson, J. Louis Johnson, Paul Johnson, Joseph Pope Jones, John Milton Lacey, Al Moore (as "Metellus"), Thomas Mosely, Hilda Offley, Wardell Saunders, P. Jay Sidney (as "Captain"), Edna Thomas (as "Lavinia"), Percy Verwayne, Arthur Wilson. Produced by Federal Theatre Project of The WPA and Philip Barber.
- (1939) Stage Play: The Hot Mikado. Musical/operetta.
- (1940) Stage Play: Cabin in the Sky. Fantasy.
- (1942) Stage Play: The Pirate. Comedy.
- (1943) Stage Play: Early to Bed. Musical comedy.
- (1944) Stage Play: Men to the Sea. Written by Herbert Kubly. Directed by Eddie Dowling. National Theatre: 3 Oct 1944- 21 Oct 1944 (23 performances). Cast: James Alexander (as "Howard Moore"), Richard Camp, Marguerite Clifton, Mary Jean Copeland, Paul Crabtree (as "Harry"), Randolph Echols, James Elliott (as "French Sailor"), Maurice Ellis (as "Reuben"), Frank Etherton, Susana Garnett, Toni Gilman, Maggie Gould, Bill Hunt, Joyce Mathews, Grace Mills, Tommy Noonan (as "Joe Foster"), Mildred Joanne Smith, Michael Strong, Joe Verdi. Produced by David J. Wolper.
- (1946) Stage Play: Jeb. Written by Robert Ardrey. Lighting and Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Herman Shumlin. Martin Beck Theatre: 21 Feb 1946- 28 Feb 1946 (9 performances). Cast: Christopher Bennett, G.I. Harry Bolden, Laura Bowman, Grover Burgess, Edwin Cushman, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Maurice Ellis (as "Julian") , Edward Forbes, Reri Grist, W.J. Hackett, Owen Hewitt, Charles Holland, Morris McKenney, Grace McTarnahan, Santos Ortega, Wardell Saunders, Milton Shirah, P. Jay Sidney (as "Bush"), Carolyn Hill Stewart, Frank M. Thomas, Percy Verwayne, Rudolph Whitaker. Produced by Herman Shumlin.
- (1946) Stage Play: Lysistrata. Comedy (revival). Written by Aristophanes. Book adapted by Gilbert Seldes. Incidental music by Harry Brandt. Choreographed by Felicia Sorel. Directed by James Light. Belasco Theatre: 17 Oct 1946- 19 Oct 1946 (4 performances). Cast: Olive Ball, Service Bell, Valerie Black, Harry Bolden, C.M. Bootsie Davis (as "Senator"), Theresa Brooks, Geri Bryan, George F. Carroll, Marie Cooke, John De Battle, George Dozier, James H. Dunmore, Hanson W. Elkins, Maurice Ellis, Louise E. Evans, Geneva H. Fitch, Pearl Gaines, Minnie Gentry, Mercedes Gilbert (as "Lampito"), Frank Green, Jackie Greene, Laphfawn Gumbs, Gwyn Hale, Erona Harris, Marble Hart, Ann Henry, Rex Ingram (as "President of the Senate"), Tica Janine, Larri Lauria, Eunice Eleanora Miller, Etta Moten (as "Lysistrata"), Hilda Offley, Courtenaye Olden, Bill O'Neil, Lora Pierce, Sidney Poitier (as "Probulos") [Broadway debut], Albert Popwell, Ethel Purnello, Andrew Ratousheff, Edyth Reid, Emory S. Richardson, Jay Riley, Wardell Saunders, Archie Savage (as "Satyr"), H. Roderick Scott, Louis Sharp, P. Jay Sidney (as "Senator"), Mildred Joanne Smith, Hettie Stephens, Jean Stovall, Lou Sealia Swarz, George Thomas, Cherokee Thornton, Margaret Tynes, Beatrice Wade, Phyllis Walker, Emett "Babe" Wallace, Royce Wallace, Fredi Washington, Leigh Whipper (as "Leader of Old Men's Chorus"), Larry Williams, Milton J. Williams, Wilhelmina Williams, Miles Winbush, Wilson Woodbeck. Produced by James Light and Max J. Jelin.
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- (1955) Stage Play: The Wisteria Trees. Drama (revival). Written by Joshua Logan. Based on the "The Cherry Orchard" by Anton Chekhov. Music Selected and Arranged By: Max Marlin. Scenic Design by Herbert Gahagan. Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard. General Costume Director: Grace Houston; Lighting Design by Feder. Directed by John Stix. City Center: 2 Feb 1955- 13 Feb 1955 (15 performances). Cast: Jonelle Allen (as "Little Miss Lucy"), Linda Berlin (as "Party Guest"), Alonzo Bozan (as "Scott") [final Broadway role], Patty Burke (as "Child"), Jarmila Daubek (as "Party Guest"), Evelyn Davis (as "Cassie"), Ossie Davis (as "Jacques"), Philip Dean (as "Servant"), David Eliot (as "Party Guest"), Maurice Ellis (as "Henry Arthur Henry"), Bramwell Fletcher (as "Gavin Leon Andree"), Frances Foster (as "Dolly May"), Will Geer (as "Bowman WiTherspoon"), Helen Hayes (as "Lucy Andree Ransdell"), Hilda Haynes (as "Servant"), Keith Kirby (as "Party Guest"), Alison Landor (as "Party Guest"), Lily Lodge (as "Party Guest"), Walter Matthau (as "Yancy Loper"), Warren Oates (as "Party Guest") [only Broadway role], Ella Raines (as "Martha"), Cliff Robertson (as "Peter Whitfield"), Brook Seawell (as "Gracie"), Lois Smith (as "Antoinette"), Christopher Snell (as "Frankie"), Jackson Young (as "Party Guest"). Produced by New York City Theatre Company.
- (August 31, 1936 to September 13, 1936) He played the title role in William Shakespeare's play, "Macbeth," at the Great Northern Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Edna Thomas (Lady Macbeth) in the cast. Nat Karson was costume and scenic designer. Orson Welles was director and adapter.
- (December 31, 1939) He acted in the musical, "Hot Mikado," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson (Mikado); Maurice Cooper; James A. Lillard; Freddie Robinson; Alice Harris; Rosetta LeNoire; Pearlie Harrison; John Jackson; Rose Brown and Larry Seymour in the cast. William S. Gilbert wrote the book and lyrics. Arthur Sullivan composed music. Charles L. Cooke was adapter and orchestra supervisor. Dave Greggory and William Tracy wrote topical lyrics. Nat Karson was set and costume designer. Truly McGee was choreographer. Hassard Short was director. Michael Todd was producer.
- (September 21, 1942) He acted in S.N. Behrman's play, "The Pirate," in a Theatre Guild production at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontanne, Jack Smart, Lea Penman, Estelle Winwood, James O'Neill, Albert Popwell, Walter Mosby, Robert Emhardt, William La Massena, Muriel Rahn, Reynolds Denniston, Ruby Greene, Anna Jackson, Lavinia White, Inez Matthews, Juanita Hall, and Peter Garey in the cast. Based on an idea by Ludwig Fulda. Herbert Kingsley was composer. Lemuel Ayres was set designer. Miles White was costume designer. Alfred Lunt and John C. Wilson were also directors.
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