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Hell's Bells (1925). Comedy. Written by Barry Connors. Directed by John Hayden. Wallack's Theatre: 26 Jan 1925- May 1925 (closing date unknown/120 performances). Cast: Humphrey Bogart (as Jimmy Todhunter"), Shirley Booth (as "Nan Winchester") [Broadway debut], James Cherry, Camilla Crume, Violet Dunn, Eddie Garvie, Joseph Greene, Fletcher Harvey, Virginia Howell, Olive May, Ernest Pollock, Clifton Self, Converse Tyler, Tom H. Walsh. Produced by Herman Grantvoort.

Laff That Off (1925). Comedy. Written by Donn Mullally. Wallack's Theatre (moved to 39th Street Theatre 1 Dec 1925 until close): 2 Nov 1925- Jun 1926 (closing date unknown/263 performances). Cast: Wyrley Birch, Alan Bunce, Pauline Drake, Hattie Foley, Norval Keedwell, Thomas W. Ross. Produced by Earl Carroll.

Buy, Buy, Baby (1926). Farce. Written by Russell G. Medcraft and Norma Mitchell. Based on a play by Francis R. Bellamy and Lawton Mackall. Princess Theatre: 7 Oct 1925- Oct 1926 (closing date unknown/12 performances). Cast: Shirley Booth (as "Betty Hamilton"), Maurice Burke, Mabel Colcord, Laura Hope Crews, Malcom Duncan, Thurston Hall, Charles Mather, Edwin Nicander, Alison Skipworth, Verree Teasdale (as "Pauline Lunt"). Produced by Bertram Harrison.

High Gear (1927). Comedy. Written by Laurence E. Johnson. Directed by Roy Walling. Wallack's Theatre: 6 Oct 1927- Oct 1927 (closing date unknown/20 performances). Cast: Shirley Booth (as "Mary Marshall"), Edith Gordon, Olga Krolow, Martin Malloy, Erman Seavey, Cecil W. Secrest, Peggy Shannon (as "Florence Ainslee"), William Shelley, Royal C. Stout. Written by Laurence E. Johnson.

The War Song (1928). Written by Sam Spewack, Bella Spewack and George Jessel. Directed by Albert Lewis. National Theatre: 24 Sep 1928- Dec 1928 (closing date unknown/80 performances). Cast: Ted Athey, Harry Bass, T.F. Benson, Clyde Franklin, William Gargan (as "Pvt. James Perkins"), Lt. Hans Golle, Gene Raymond (billed as Raymond Guion, as "Sid Swanson"), Peter K. Hawley, Eda Heinemann (as "Social Worker"), Edwin Jerome, George Jessel (as "Eddie Rosen"), Patricia Kenny, Paul Ker, Lola Lane, Clara Langsner, Joseph Latham, Capt. Herman Lehmann, Edward Leiter, Col. Edmund Lowe, Paul O'Brien, Charles Peters, Maj. Sig Ruman (credited as S. Albon Rumann), Lt. Paul Schultz, Frank Spelvin, Harry Von Zynda, H.C. Warren, Charles Wilson, Carl Worms. Produced by Albert Lewis and Sam Harris.

Claire Adams (1929). Drama.

School for Virtue (1931). Comedy. Written by Arthur Ebenhack. Directed by Victor Morley. Longacre Theatre: 21 Apr 1931- Apr 1931 (closing date unknown/7 performances). Cast: Buford Armitage, William Atlee, Leopold Badia, Ruth Baumon, Shirley Booth (as "Marg"), Robert W. Craig, Barbara Graft, Elma Mirian, J.C. Osborne, Clarence Rock, Evelyn Wade, Merry Wagner, Betty Worth. Produced by Edward Casey.

The Camels Are Coming (1931). Comedy. Written and directed by Donn Mullally. President Theatre: 2 Oct 1931- Oct 1931 (closing date unknown/11 performances). Cast: Guido Alexander, Shirley Booth (as "Bobby Marchante"), Lionel Dante, Joe Gerson, Joseph Greewald, J. Anthony Hughes, Caroline Humphries, Rose Mary King, Edward Marr, Thomas McQuillan, Anthony Pawley, Jack Reed, Earl Simmons, Slyde Stone, Bill Vaughn, Gita Zucker. Produced by Don Mullally.

Coastwise (1931). Drama. Written by Donn Mullally and H.A. Archibald. Directed by Don Mullally. Provincetown Playhouse: 30 Nov 1931-Jan 1932 (closing date unknown/37 performances). Cast: Shirley Booth (as Annie Duvall"), Alexander Campbell, Charles Gibney, Gordon Hamilton, Priscilla Knowles, Thomas McQuillan, Lucia Moore, Richard Stevenson. Produced by Ed Gardner.

The Mask and the Face (1933). Comedy (revival). Written by W. Somerset Maugham, from the Italian of Luigi Chiarelli. Scenic Design by Lee Simonson. Directed by Philip Moeller. Guild Theatre: 8 May 1933- Jun 1933 (closing date unknown/40 performances). Cast: Judith Anderson (as "Savina Grazia"), Humphrey Bogart (as "Luciano Spina"), Shirley Booth (as "Eliza Zanotti"), Charles Campbell, Leo G. Carroll, Ernest Cossart, Manart Kippen, William Lovejoy, Joan Marion, Donald McClelland, Dorothy Patten, Alice Reinheart, Stanley Ridges. Produced by The Theatre Guild.

After Such Pleasures (1934). Comedy. Written by Ed Gardner. Material adaption by Dorothy Parker. Directed by Ed Gardner. Bijou Theatre: 7 Feb 1934- Feb 1934. (closing date unknown/23 performances). Cast: Vernon Biddle, Shirley Booth, Henriette Caperton, Kathleen Chase, Mary Farrell, Taylor Gordon, Enid Markey, Blossom McDonald, Lea Penman, Ackland Power, Al Reiser, Lee Reiser, Don Shelton, Felicia Sorel. Produced by A.L. Jones.

Three Men on a Horse (1935). Comedy. Written by George Abbott (also director) and John Cecil Holm. Playhouse Theatre (moved to Fulton Theatre in Nov 1936 to close): 30 Jan 1935- 9 Jan 1937 (835 performances). Cast: Joyce Arling, Shirley Booth (as "Mabel"), Frank Camp, Teddy Hart (as "Frankie"), Richard Huey, Garson Kanin (as "Al"), James Lane, Sam Levene (as "Patsy"), Willia Lynn, Millard Mitchell (as "Charlie"), J. Ascher Smith, Susan Smithers, Edith Van Cleve, Fleming Ward (as "Clarence Dobbins"), Nick Wiger. Produced by Alex Yokel. Note: s. Booth replaced by Ruth Lee during long production run. Produced by Warner Brothers as Three Men on a Horse (1936).

Excursion (1937). Comedy. Written by Victor Wolfson. Directed by Worthington Miner. Vanderbilt Theatre: 9 Apr 1937- Jul 1937 (closing date unknown/116 performances). Cast: Shirley Booth (as "Mrs. Loschavio"), Dorothy Brackett, Flora Campbell, Irene Cattell, William H. Chambers, John Cherry, Henry Clark, J. Hammond Dailey, Marilyn Erskine, William Foran, Frances Fuller, Connie Gilchrist, Kathryn Grace, Jackie Grimes, Mae Grimes, 'Whitford Kane', John L. Kearney, Richard Kendrick, Julie Lawrence, Sylvia Leigh, William H. Malone, Jennie Moscowitz, Joseph Olney, John O'Shaughnessy, William Redfield (billed as "Billy Redfield"), Anthony Ross, Fred Stewart, Robert Thomsen, Nellie Thorne, Lester Wald, Eric Walz, Conway Washburne, James R. Waters, Sylvia Weld, Robert Williams, Lesley Woods. Produced by John C. Wilson.

Too Many Heros (1937). Drama. Written by Dore Schary Directed by Garson Kanin. Hudson Theatre: 15 Nov 1937- Nov 1937 (closing date unknown/16 performances). Cast: Paul Ashley, Jean Barrere, James Bell, Leslie Bingham, Jim Backus, Shirley Booth (as "Carrie Nolan"), Hershel Cropper, Lew Eckles, Elspeth Eric, Thomas Fisher, Lawrence Forsythe, Clyde Franklin, John Huntington, Richard Keene, Bjorn Koefoed, Jack Lee, Charles McClelland, Francis Pierlot (as "Mr. Halsey"), Robert Reed, Anthony Ross, Royal C. Stout (as "Fourth Deputy"), Joseph Sweeney, Randolph Wade, Rex Williams, Marion Willis, Ernest Woodward. Produced by Carly Wharton.

The Philadelphia Story (1939). Comedy. Written by Philip Barry. Directed by Robert B. Sinclair. Shubert Theatre: 28 Mar 1939- 30 Mar 1940 (417 performances). Cast: Vera Allen, Lorraine Bate, Shirley Booth (as "Elizabeth Imbrie"), Owen Coll, Joseph Cotten, Frank Fenton, Philip Foster, Van Heflin, Katharine Hepburn, Nicholas Joy, Lenore Lonergan, Hayden Rorke, Forrest Orr, Myrtle Tannehill, Dan Tobin. Produced by The Theatre Guild.

My Sister Eileen (1940). Comedy. Written by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov, from stories by Ruth Kennedy. Dance sequences staged by Paul Seymour. Dance sequences stages by Paul Seymour. Scenic Design by Donald Oenslager. Lighting Design by Al Alloy. Technical Assistant to Mr. Oenslager: Isaac Benesch. Directed by George S. Kaufman. Biltmore Theatre (through 4 Aug 1942. Moved to The Martin Beck Theatre until 21 Nov 1942 then moved to The Ritz Theatre until 13 Dec 1942 then moved to The Broadway Theatre until close): 26 Dec 1940-16 Jan 1943 (864 performances). Cast: Effie Afton (as "Violet Shelton"), Michael Ames, Shirley Booth (as "Ruth Sherwood"), Alan Brixey, Morris Carnovsky (as "Mr. Appolpolous"), Peter Coe (as "Future Admiral") [credited as Peter Knego], George Cotton, Tom Dillon, Donald Foster, Eda Heinemann (as "A Prospective Tenant"), Gordon Jones, Joseph Kallini, Bruce MacFarlane, Paul Marion, Charles Martin, William Post Jr., Richard Quine (who would later direct a film version of the play, My Sister Eileen (1955)), Helen Ray, Eric Roberts, Mel Roberts, Jo Ann Sayers, Paul Seymour, Benson Spring, Joan Tompkins, Robert White. Produced by Max Gordon. Note: Rates as one of the most successful (and profitable) productions ever produced on Broadway.

Tomorrow the World (1943). Drama. Written by James Gow and Arnaud d'Usseau. Production Design by Raymond Sovey. Directed by Elliott Nugent. Ethel Barrymore Theatre: 14 Apr 1943- 17 Jun 1944 (500 performances). Cast: Ralph Bellamy (as "Michael Frame"), Shirley Booth (as "Leona Richards"), Edith Arnold, Kathryn Givney (as "Jessie Frame"), Skippy Homeier, Walter Kelly, Nancy Nugent, Paul Porter Jr., Richard Taber, Richard Tyler, Joyce Van Patten, Kathryn Givney, Walter Kelly. Produced by Theron Bamberger.

Hollywood Pinafore (1945). Musical comedy. Based on the "HMS Pinafore" by Gilbert & Sullivan, adapted by George S. Kaufman. Alvin Theatre: 31 May 1945- 14 Jul 1945 (52 performances). Cast included: Mary Wickes. Produced by Max Gordon.

Land's End (1946). Drama. Written by Thomas Job. Directed by Robert Lewis. Playhouse Theatre: 11 Dec 1946- 14 Dec 1946 (5 performances). Cast: Mabel Acker, Frieda Altman (as "Miss Penrose"), Xenia Bank, Jay Barney, Shirley Booth (as "Susan Pengilly"), Sydney Boyd, Clement Brace, Ross Chetwynd, Horace Cooper, Walter Coy, Helen Craig, Diane de Brett, Minnie Dupree (as "Grandmother Tregonny"), Michael Feigay, Joseph Foley, Merle Maddern (as "Mrs. Tregonny"), Theodore Newton, Amelia Romano, Fred Stewart (as "Mr. Trevetha"). Produced by Paul Feigay. Produced in association with George Somnes.

The Men We Marry (1948). Written by Elisabeth Cobb and Hershel Williams. Directed by Martin Manulis. Mansfield Theatre: 16 Jan 1948- 17 Jan 1948 (3 performances). Cast: Shirley Booth, Doris Dalton, Margaret Hamilton. Produced by Edgar F. Luckenbach.

Goodbye, My Fancy (1948). Comedy. Written by Fay Kanin. Directed by Sam Wanamaker. Morosco Theatre (moved to The Fulton Theatre from 7 Feb 1949 to 17 Sep 1949 then moved to The Martin Beck Theatre from 19 Sep 1949 to 19 Nov 1949 then moved to The John Golden Theatre from 21 Nov 1949 to close): 17 Nov 1948- 24 Dec 1949 (446 performances). Cast included: Madeline Carroll, Conrad Nagel. Note: Moved to Fulton Theater on 7 Feb 1949. Moved to the Martin Beck Theatre on 19 Sep 1949 and then to the John Golden Theatre on 21 Nov 1949 to close. Booth won the 1949 Tony Award for Best Dramatic Actress in this role.

Love Me Long (1949). Comedy. Written by Doris Frankel. Scenic Design by John Root. Directed by Brock Pemberton and Margaret Perry. 48th Street Theatre: 7 Nov 1949- 19 Nov 1949 (16 performances).

Come Back, Little Sheba (1950). Drama. Written by William Inge. Scenic Design by Howard Bay. Costume Design by Lucille Little. Lighting Design by Howard Bay. Directed by Daniel Mann. Booth Theatre: 15 Feb 1950- 29 Jul 1950 (190 performances). Cast included Sidney Blackmer, Shirley Booth (as "Lola"), Olga Fabian, Joan Lorring, Wilson Brooks, Lonny Chapman, Robert Cunningham, Paul Krauss, John Randolph, Daniel Reed, Arnold Schulman. Undertsudies: Polly Rowles, Olive Stacey, Dennis Weaver. Produced by The Theatre Guild.

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1951). Drama. Written by Betty Smith and George Abbott. Directed by George Abbott. Alvin Theatre: 19 Apr 1951- 8 Dec 1951 (267 performances).

The Time of the Cuckoo (1952). Comedy. Written by Arthur Laurents. Scenic Design by Ben Edwards. Lighting Design by Ben Edwards. Costume Design by Helene Pons. Directed by Harold Clurman. Empire Theatre: 15 Oct 1952- 30 May 1953 (263 performances). Cast: Shirley Booth (as "Leona Samish"), Geraldine Brooks (as "June Yaeger"), Dino DiLuca, Donald Murphy, Lydia St. Clair, Silva Gaselli, Jose Perez, Daniel Reed, Ruggero Romor, Jane Rose. Produced by Robert Whitehead and Walter Fried.

By the Beautiful Sea (1954). Musical comedy. Music by Arthur Schwartz; Book by Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields. Lyrics by Dorothy Fields. Musical Director: Jay Blackton. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett. Vocal arrangements by Jay Blackton. Assistant to Mr. Blackton: Morton Kahn. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Irene Sharaff; Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Assistant to Mr. Melziner: John Harvey. Choreographed by Helen Tamiris. Directed by Marshall Jamison. Majestic Theatre (through 1 Oct 1954; moved to the Imperial Theatre 2 Oct 1954 to close): 8 Apr 1954- 27 Nov 1954 (unknown performances). Cast: Shirley Booth (as "Lottie Gibson"), Mae Barnes, Wilbur Evans (as "Dennis Emery"), Richard France, Anne Francine, Carol Leigh, Cameron Prud'homme, Edith True Case, Rex Cooper, Cathryn Damon, John Dennis, Dorothy Donau, Lillian Donau, Ray Dooley, Suzanne Easter, Pat Ferrier, Lola Fisher, Thomas Gleason, Bob Haddad, Mary Harmon, Larry Howard, Ray Hyson, Robert Jennings, Franklin Kennedy, Ray Kirchner, Larry Laurence, George Lenz, Gaby Monet, Colleen O'Connor, Arthur Partington, Paul Reed, Victor Reilley, Cindy Robbins, Pat Roe, Eddie Roll, Reid Shelton, Sigyn, Jean Sincere, Gloria Smith, Libi Staiger, Mona Tritsch. Produced by Robert Fryer and Lawrence Carr.

The Desk Set (1955). Comedy. Written by William Marchant. Directed by Joseph Fields. Broadhurst Theatre: 24 Oct 1955- 5 Jul 1956 (296 performances). Cast: Dorothy Blackburn, Shirley Booth (as "Bunny Watson"), Frank Milan, Clarice Blackburn, Wayne Carson, Harry Ellerbe, Anne-Marie Gayer, Mary Gildea (as "The Lady in the Blue Suit"), Louis Gossett Jr., Sterling Johnson, Doris Roberts, Frank Roberts, Byron Sanders, Mike Steen, Joyce Van Patten, Elizabeth Wilson. Produced by Robert Fryer and Lawrence Carr. There was also a tour of this show; an Oakland newspaper from 25 Nov 1956 shows her in this play at the Curran Theater, co-starring Frank Milan, Byron Sanders, and Lee Patrick.

Miss Isobel (1957). Written by Michael Plant and Denis Webb. Directed by Cedric Hardwicke. Royale Theatre: 26 Dec 1957- 8 Feb 1958 (53 performances). Cast: Shirley Booth (as "Mrs. Ackroyd"), Robert Duke, Edith King, Peter Lazer, Nancy Marchand (as "Miriam Ackroyd"), Kathleen McGuire, John Randolph (as "Howard"), Dinnie Smith. Produced by Leonard Sillman and John Roberts.

Juno (1959). Musical comedy. Based on material by Joseph Stein. Directed by José Ferrer. Winter Garden Theatre: 9 Mar 1959- 21 Mar 1959 (16 performances).

A Second String (1960). Written by Lucienne Hill. Adapted from a novel by Colette. Scenic Design by Ben Edwards. Costume Design by Robert Mackintosh. Lighting Design by Ben Edwards. Directed by Raymond Gerome. Eugene O'Neill Theatre: 13 Apr 1960- 7 May 1960 (29 performances). Cast: Jean-Pierre Aumont (as "Farou"), Shirley Booth (as "Fanny"), Nina Foch (as "Jane"), Cathleen Nesbitt (as "Clara"), Carrie Nye (as "Inez") [Broadway debut], Ben Piazza (as "Paul"). Produced by Leonard Sillman, Carroll Masterson and Harris Masterson.

Look to the Lillies (1970). Musical. Music by Jule Styne. Book by Leonard Spigelgass. Lyrics by Sammy Cahn. Based on "Lilies of the Field" by William E. Barrett. Dance arrangements by John Morris. Scenic Dedisn by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Carrie F. Robbins. Directed by Joshua Logan. Lunt-Fontanne Theatre: 29 Mar 1970- 18 Apr 1970 (25 performances + 31 performances). Cast: Carmen Alvarez, Shirley Booth, Maria Di Dia, Taina Elg, Al Freeman Jr., Gary Gendell, Marian Harrison, Patti Karr, Maggie Task, Maggie Worth. Produced by Edgar Landbury, Max J. Brown, Richard Lewine and Ralph Nelson.

Hay Fever (1970). Comedy (revival). Written by Noel Coward. Incidental music by Arthur Siegel. Scenic Design by Ben Edwards. Lighting Design by Ben Edwards. Costume Design by Jane Greenwood. Assistant to Mr. Edwards: Harold Tine. Assistant to Miss Greenwood: David James. Hair Design by Ronald De Mann. Directed by Arvin Brown. Helen Hayes Theatre: 9 Nov 1970- 28 Nov 1970 (24 performances + 16 previews). Cast: Shirley Booth (as "Judith Bliss") [final Broadway role], John Williams (as "David Bliss"), Marian Mercer, Carole Shelley, Sudie Bond, Roberta Maxwell, Michael McGuire, John Tillinger, Sam Waterston. Produced by Zenon R. Mocarski, Inc., Brandon Maggart and James Catusi. Produced by Leonard Sillman

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