Stage: Wrote "Janie", produced on Broadway. Written by
Hershel Williams and
Josephine Bentham. Scenic Design by John Root. Directed by
Antoinette Perry. Henry Miller's Theatre (moved to Biltmore Theatre from 21 Dec 1942-31 Jan 1943 then returned to Henry Miller's Theatre until 21 Feb 1943, moved to Playhouse Theatre from 23 Feb 1943-26 Nov 1943, then moved to The Mansfield Theatre from 28 Nov 1943-close): 10 Sep 1942- 6 Jan 1944 (642 performances). Cast: Frank Amy (as "Scooper Nolan"), Gwen Anderson (as "Janie Colburn"), Gertrude Beach (as "Hortense Bennington"), Betty Breckenridge (as "Bernadine Dodd"),
Nancy Cushman (as "Lucille Colburn"), Herbert Evers (as "Dick Lawrence"), Blaine Fillmore (as "Dead-Pan Hackett"),
Clare Foley (as "Elsbeth Colburn"), J. Franklin Jones (as "Carl Loomis"), Franklin Kline (as "Frank"), Maurice Manson (as "Charles Colburn"), John Marriott (as "Rodney"),
Artie Belle McGinty [credited as Artiebell McGinty] (as "Tina") [final Broadway role], W.O. McWatters (as "Uncle Poodgie"), D. Nick Raymond (as "Joe Jerome/Carl Loomis/Joe Jerome"), Michael St. Angel (as "Andy"),
Howard St. John (as "John Van Brunt"),
Kenneth Tobey (as "Mickey Malone"), Margaret Wallace (as "Paula Rainey"), Linda Watkins (as "Thelma Lawrence"), Paul Wilson (as "Oscar"). Replacement cast during Playhouse Theatre run:
Tom Drake [credited as Alfred Alderdice] (as "Dick Lawrence"), Frank Baxter (as "Oscar"), Michael Everett (as "Mickey Malone"), Paul Foley (as "Andy"), Ann Hermann (as "Elsbeth Colburn") [Alternate], Grant Mills (as "Charles Colburn"), Donald Murphy (as "Frank"),
Melba Rae (as "Paula Rainey") [Broadway debut], Hugh Thomas (as "Scooper Nolan"), Lionel Wilson (as "Dead-Pan Hackett"). Replacement cast during Mansfield Theatre run: Barbara Barton (as "Hortense Bennington"), Gertrude Beach (as "Janie Colburn"), Phyllis De Bus (as "Elsbeth Colburn") [Alternate], Bill Thompson (as "Dick Lawrence"). Produced by
Brock Pemberton. NOTES: (1)
William A. Brady owned the Playhouse Theatre but had no involvement in the production. (2) Filmed as
Janie (1944).
