- (1930 - 1952) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1930) Stage Play: The New Yorkers. Music by Cole Porter. Book by Herbert Fields. Based on a Story by E. Ray Goetz and Peter Arno. Lyrics by Cole Porter. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek. Musical Director: Al Goodman. Choreographed by George Hale. Directed by Monty Woolley. B.S. Moss's Broadway Theatre: 8 Dec 1930- 2 May 1931 (168 performances). Cast: Iris Adrian (as "Dancing Girl"), Charles Angelo, Marjorie Arnold, Al Atkins, Scott F. Bates, Betty Bowen, Chester Bree, Meta Brewster, Donald Bryan, Fred C. Buck Jr., Lillian Burke, Marie Cahill, Helene Cambridge, Fred C. Campbell, Marian Carew, Josephine Carroll, Martha Carroll, Mary Carroll, Alvina Carson, Stuart Churchill, Lew Clayton, Elton C. Cockerill, Charles Conkling, Melva Cornell, Kathryn Crawford, George A. Culley, Billy Culloo, Vincent Curran, Inez de Plessis, Harry Donnelly, Bill Drewes, Herman Drewes, Jimmy Durante (as "Jimmie Deegan"), Frank Ericson, Mildred Espey, Harriet Fink, Francis Foster, Stella Friend, James J. Gilliland, Ralph Glover, Eileen Gorlet, Clare Hanlon, Stanley Harrison, Larry Hart Clayton, Charles E. Henderson, Arthur Horn, Frank W. Hower, Paul Huber, Eddie Jackson, Adele Kay, Nelson A. Keller, Charles King, Betty Knight, Hilda Knight, Don Knoblock, Maurice Lapue (as "Alfredo Gomez;" role eliminated after opening night), Larry Larkin, Evelyn Laurie, Ethel Lawrence, James Libbey, Nat London, Mickey MacKillop, Pansy Manness, Janet Marion, James R. McClintock, Donald McGinnis, Lou Ann Meredith, Marcelle Miller, Norman Moran, Will Morgan, Marion Nevans, Barrie Oliver, Ida Pearson, Ann Pennington, Blanche Poston, Oscar Ragland (as "Mildew"), Muriel Reed, Joseph Rogers, Jack Roth, Evelyn Saether, Blanche Satchell, D. Wade Schlegel, June Shafer, Irving Sherman, Barbara Smith, Paul Sterrett, Norma Taylor, Will I. Townsend, Jack Tucker, Eileen Wenzel, Frances Williams, Hope Williams, Buddy York, Tammany Young (as "Feet McGeehan"). Replacement actors: Richard Carle (as "Dr. Windham Wentworth"), Owen Coll (as "An Interne/Dr. Cortlandt Jenks") [Broadway debut], Elisabeth Welch. Produced by E. Ray Goetz.
- (1931) Stage Play: The Man on Stilts. Comedy. Written by Edwin L. Barker and Albert Wineman Barker. Directed by Arthur Hopkins. Plymouth Theatre: 9 Sep 1931- Sep 1931 (closing date unknown/6 performances). Cast: Raymond Bramley (as "Joe Day"), Kirk Brown Jr. (as "Cleary"), James Bruce (as "Third Porter"), Maud Burns (as "Minnie Schmaltz"), Hobart Cavanaugh (as "McGann"), Owen Coll (as "A Detective"), Elmer Cornell (as "Mr. White Sheet"), Pascal Cowan (as "A Magazine Man"), Robert Cummings (as "Senator Abner Tarbottom"), Jack Daniels (as "Mr. Pink Sheet"), Helen Dodge (as "Georgia Van Allen"), Len Doig (as "An Accordion Player"), Helen Dudley (as "Miss Tabloid"), Bruce Duncan (as "A Bellboy"), Harry Ellerbe (as "Godfrey Block"), Lillian Emerson (as "Homey Callahan"), Harold Enright (as "Fourth Porter"), James T. Ford (as "Policeman Doyle"), Eda Heinemann (as "Miss Tousey"), Harold Kennedy (as "Heine Clabber"), Garland Kerr (as "A Radio Engineer"), Madeline King (as "Phoebe Smith"), Harry Knapp (as "Mark Van Allen"), William Layden (as "Second Porter"), Frank Layton (as "The Human Fly"), James MacDonald (as "A Radio Announcer"), Arthur Marlowe (as "Mr. Yellow Sheet"), Charles F. O'Connor (as "A Song Plugger"), George Pembroke (as "Rufus Blindloss"), Paul Porter (as "Englehouse Verbena Coffypopper"), Samuel Schneider (as "B.J. Goldfoyle"), Mel Taylor (as "A.L. Fishel"), Charles Thompson (as "Ted Sensibull"), Jack Tyler (as "First Porter"), Flora Zabelle (as "Mrs. Van Allen"). Produced by Arthur Hopkins.
- (1932) Stage Play: Walk a Little Faster. Musical revue.
- (1936) Stage Play: Double Dummy. Farce/satire. Written by Doty Hobart [final Broadway credit] and Tom McKnight [earliest Broadway credit]. Directed by Edith Meiser. John Golden Theatre: 11 Nov 1936- Dec 1936 (closing date unknown/21 performances). Cast: Teddy Bergman, Sanford Bickart, Marvin Blackstone, Charles D. Brown, William Call (as "Izzy"), Dudley Clements (as "Warden William DuBose"), Owen Coll (as "Dr. James Starr Jameson"), Paul Douglas (as "Radio Announcer") [Broadway debut], Ted Husing (as "Ted Husing: On the Air"), Joseph Kleema, Adelaide Klein, Archer Landon, John McGovern (as "Professor Christian Gideon"), Robert J. Mulligan, William F. Nugent, Cynthia Rogers, Martha Sleeper (as "Carol Griswold"), G. Albert Smith, Hanley Stafford, Barbara Weeks (as "Lou"), Carrie Weller, Albert G. West, Lesley Woods. Produced by James R. Ullman and Mark Hellinger.
- (1939) Stage Play: The Philadelphia Story. Comedy. Written by Philip Barry. Directed by Robert B. Sinclair. Shubert Theatre: 28 Mar 1939- 30 Mar 1940 (417 performances). Cast: Vera Allen (as "Margaret Lord"), Lorraine Bate (as "Elsie"), Shirley Booth (as "Elizabeth Imbrie"), Owen Coll (as "Thomas"), Joseph Cotten (as "C. K. Dexter Haven"), Frank Fenton (as "George Kittredge"), Philip Foster (as "Edward"), Van Heflin (as "Macaulay Connor, Mike"), Katharine Hepburn (as "Tracy Samatha Lord"), Nicholas Joy (as "Seth Lord"), Lenore Lonergan (as "Dinah Lord"), Hayden Rorke (as "Mac"), Forrest Orr (as "William Tracy/Uncle Willy"), Myrtle Tannehill (as "May"), Dan Tobin (as "Alexander Lord, Sandy"). Understudy: Dora Sayers (as "Tracy Samatha Lord"). Produced by The Theatre Guild. Note: Filmed by MGM as The Philadelphia Story (1940).
- (1944) Stage Play: Our Town. Drama (revival). Book by Thornton Wilder. Directed by Wesley McKee and Jed Harris. City Center: 10 Jan 1944- 29 Jan 1944 (24 performances). Cast: Arthur B. Allen (as "Professor Willard"), Montgomery Clift (as "George Gibbs"), Owen Coll (as "Constable Warren"), Marc Connelly (as "Stage Manager"), Curtis Cooksey (as "Dr. Gibbs"), Richard Dalton (as "Joe Crowell"), Parker Fennelly (as "Mr. Webb"), Frederica Going (as "Lady in the Box"), Alice Hill (as "Woman in the Balcony"), Walter O. Hill (as "Mr. Carter"), Carolyn Hummel (as "Rebecca Gibbs"), Donald Keyes (as "Howie Newsome"), Doro Merande (as "Mrs. Soames"), John Paul (as "Man in The Auditorium"), John Ravold (as "Joe Stoddard"), Ethel Remey (as "Mr. Webb"), Roy Robson (as "Si Crowell"), Teddy Rose (as "Wally Webb"), Martha Scott (as "Emily Webb"), William Swetland (as "Simon Stimson"), Evelyn Varden (as "Mrs. Gibbs"), Jay Velie (as "Sam Craig"). Produced by Jed Harris. Note: Previously filmed by Sol Lesser Productions [distributed by United Artists] as Our Town (1940) with Ms. Scott and Ms. Merande appearing in the film.
- (1944) Stage Play: Public Relations.
- (1944) Stage Play: Catherine Was Great. Written by Mae West. Choreographed by Margaret Sande. Directed by Roy Hargrave. Shubert Theatre (moved to The Royale Theatre on 2 Dec 1944 to close): 2 Aug 1944- 13 Jan 1945 (191 performances). Cast: Reginald Allen (as "Usher"), George Anderson (as "Guard"), Joel Ashley (as "Corporal Joe/Prince Potemkin"), Gene Barry (as "Lieutenant Bunin"), Frank Baxter (as "Vanya"), Albert Bayne (as "Councillor"), Carl Bensen (as "Soldier"), Michael Bey (as "Ivan VI"), Harry Bodin (as "Innkeeper"), Ray Bourbon (as "Florian"), Gerry Brent (as "Lady-in-Waiting"), Jack Burke (as "Soldier"), Eden Burrows (as "Guard"), John Colby (as "Soldier"), Owen Coll (as "Ambassador Choiseul"), Elinor Counts (as "Varvara"), Boyd de Brossard (as "Soldier"), Don De Leo (as "Ambassador Murad Pasha") [Broadway debut], Edna Eckert (as "Lady-in-Waiting"), Dick Ellis (as "Usher"), Victor Finney (as "Semyonev/Chamberlain"), Antony Fortune (as "Soldier"), John Frederick (as "Guard"), Charles K. Gerrard (as "Count Panin"), Don Gibson (as "Captain Danilov"), Coburn Goodwin(as "Count Nikolai Mirovich"), Milton Gordon (as "Soldier"), Eddy Grove, Leon Hamilton (as "Maurice"), Charles Hart (as "Councillor"), Bern Hoffman(as "Pugacheff"), Phillip Huston (as "Greg/Gregory Orloff"), Philip Cary Jones (as "Captain Dronsky"), Hubert Long (as "Jim/Alexis Orloff"), Jerry Lucas (as "Guard"), Dayton Lummis (as "Chechkofski"), William Malone (as "Admiral Semechkin"), Joseph R. Mann (as "Councillor"), Michael Mauree (as "Lady-in-Waiting"), Buddy Millard (as "Page Boy"), Dickie Millard (as "Page Boy"), Robert G. Morse (as "Councillor"), Mila Niemi (as "Lady-in-Waiting"), John Parrish (as "Marshal Suvorov"), Gloria Pierre (as "Lady-in-Waiting"), Mary Reid (as "Lady-in-Waiting"), William Skelton (as "Soldier"), Carl Specht (as "Soldier"), Richard Spohr (as "Guard"), Michael Spreder (as "Chamberlain"), Ramond Stenzi (as "Guard"), John Stephen (as "Chief Chamberlain"), Frank Stevens (as "Councillor"), Robert Strauss (as "Mike") [final Broadway role], Mischa Tonken (as "Roy"), Lester Towne (as "Chimneysweep"), William Tubbs (as "Councillor"), Henry Vincent (as "English Ambassador"), Mae West. Produced by Mike Todd.
- (1946) Stage Play: Swan Song. Written by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. Based on a story by Ramon Romero and Harriett Hinsdale. Scenic Design by Ralph Alswang. Directed by Joseph Pevney. Booth Theatre: 15 May 1946- 28 Sep 1946 (22 performances). Cast: Owen Coll (as "Dr. Corbett"), Michael Dalmatoff (as "Victor Remezoff"), Rand Elliot (as "Oscar Mutzenbauer"), Theo Goetz (as "Stanislaus Kubin"), Jacqueline Horner (as "Vera Novak"), Mary Jones (as "Nurse"), Scott McKay (as "Eric Moore"), Kasia Orzazewski (as "Katya"), Barbara Perry (as "Ruth Trefon"), Arthur Sachs (as "Captain Bartow"), Mary Servoss (as "Stella Hemingway"), Ivan F. Simpson (as "Titogh"), Louis Sorin (as "Gustav Wexler"), Harry Sothern (as "Max Vonzell"), Leni Stengel (as "Sister Agatha"), Marianne Stewart (as "Louise Kubin"), David Yellin (as "Leo Pollard"). Produced by John Clein.
- (1946) Stage Play: Another Part of the Forest. Drama. Written by Lillian Hellman. Incidental music by Marc Blitzstein. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard. Directed by Lillian Hellman. Fulton Theatre: 20 Nov 1946- 26 Apr 1947 (182 performances). Cast: Owen Coll (as "Simon Isham"), Mildred Dunnock (as "Lavinia Hubbard"), Paul Ford (as "Harold Penniman"), Leo Genn (as "Benjamin Hubbard"), Stanley Greene, Jean Hagen (as "Laurette Sincee"), Scott McKay, Patricia Neal (as "Regina Hubbard"), Gene O'Donnell, Margaret Phillips, Bartlett Robinson (as "John Bagtry"), Beatrice Thompson, Percy Waram(as "Marcus Hubbard"). Produced by Kermit Bloomgarden. Notes: (1) A prequel to Hellman's The Little Foxes. (2) Produced on film by Universal International Pictures as Another Part of the Forest (1948) with the screenplay adapted by Vladimir Pozner.
- (1950) Stage Play: Call Me Madam. Musical comedy. Music by Irving Berlin. Lyrics by Irving Berlin. Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Musical Director: Jay Blackton. Music orchestrated by Don Walker. Dance arrangements by Genevieve Pitot and Jesse Meeker. Additional orchestrations by Joe Glover. Vocal arrangements by Jay Blackton. Piano Arrangements by Helmy Kresa. Scenic Design by Raoul Pène Du Bois.Costume Design by Raoul Pène Du Bois. Miss Merman's dresses by Mainbocher. Assistant to Mr. Du Bois: Willa Kim, Mason Arvold and Waldo Angelo. Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by Jerome Robbins. Directed by George Abbott. Imperial Theatre: 12 Oct 1950- 3 May 1952 (644 performances). Cast: Ethel Merman (as "Mrs. Sally Adams"), Paul Lukas (as "Cosmo Constantine"), Rae Abruzzo (as "Singer"), Jeanne Bal (as "Secretary to Mrs. Adams/Singer"), Aristide Bartis (as "Singer"), Muriel Bentley (as "Principal Dancer"), Ralph Chambers (as "Senator Gallagher"), Owen Coll (as "Supreme Court Justice/Grand Duke Otto"), William David (as "Henry Gibson/Court Chamberlain"), Trudy Deluz (as "Singer"), Ollie Engebretson (as "Potato Bug"), Shellie Farrell (as "Dancer"), Richard Fjellman (as "Potato Bug"), Lydia Fredericks (as "Singer"), Nina Frenkin (as "Dancer"), Nathaniel Frey (as "Singer"), Estelle Gardner (as "Singer"), William Hail (as "Butler/Singer"), Patricia Hammerlee (as "Dancer"), Pat Harrington (as "Congressman Wilkins"), Fred Hearn (as "Dancer"), Barbara Heath (as "Dancer"), Alan Hewitt (as "Pemberton Maxwell"), Norma Kaiser (as "Dancer/Principal Dancer"), Allan Knolls (as "Dancer"), E.A. Krumschmidt (as "Hugo Tantinnin"), Henry Lascoe (as "Sebastian Sebastian"), Kenneth Le Roy (as "Dancer"), Virginia Le Roy (as "Dancer"), Ralph Linn (as "Dancer"), Albert Linville (as "Singer"), Geoffrey Lumb (as "The Secretary of State"), Ruth McVayne (as "Singer"), Douglas Moppert (as "Dancer"), Russell Nype (as "Kenneth Gibson"), Lily Paget (as "A Maid/Singer"), Arthur Partington (as "Principal Dancer"), Noella Peloquin (as "Singer"), Robert Penn (as "Singer"), Stowe Phelps (as "Clerk"), Tommy Rall (as "Principal Dancer"), Tom Reider (as "Singer"), John Sheehan (as "Singer"), Stanley Simmonds (as "Singer"), Lilia Skala (as "Grand Duchess Sophie"), Ray Stephens (as "Singer"), Galina Talva (as "Princess Maria"), Bobby Tucker (as "Dancer"), Kirsten Valbor (as "Dancer"), Jay Velie (as "Senator Brockbank"), William Weslow (as "Dancer"), Helene Whitney (as "Singer"). Standby: Elaine Stritch (as "Mrs. Sally Adams"). Produced by Leland Hayward.
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