Other works

Stevenson appeared on stage as Houseley Stevens; he was the father of actor Onslow Stevens. Active on Broadway in the following productions:

The Time of Your Life (1940). Comedy [return engagement].

(1939) Stage Play: The Time of Your Life. Comedy. Written and co-directed by William Saroyan. Co-directed by Eddie Dowling. Booth Theatre: 25 Oct 1939- 6 Apr 1940 (185 performances). Cast: Edward Andrews (as "Tom"), Ainsworth Arnold, Ross Bagdasarian (as "Newsboy"), Cathie Bailey, Reginald Beane, William Bendix (as "Krupp"), Eva Leonard Boyne (as "Society Lady"), Mme. Michlette Burani, Grover Burgess, Mary Cheffey, Curt Conway, Charles De Sheim, Eddie Dowling (as "Joe"), Len Doyle, John Farrell, Evelyn Geller, Julie Haydon, Celeste Holm (as "Mary L."), Gene Kelly (as "Harry"), Will Lee, Houseley Stevenson (as "Arab"), Tom Tully, Nene Vibber, Randolph Wade. Produced by The Theatre Guild. Note: Produced on film as The Time of Your Life (1948).

(1939) Stage Play: Journey's End. Drama. Written by R.C. Sherriff. Directed by Leonard Sillman. Empire Theatre: 18 Sep 1939- 30 Sep 1939 (16 performances). Cast: Victor Beecroft, Glenn Hunter, Philip Huston, A.P. Kaye (as "2nd Lieut. Trotter"), Colin Keith-Johnston (as "Captain Stanhope"), Reginald Mason (as "Lieut. Osborne"), Jack Merivale, Hugh Rennie (as "Captain Hardy"), Everett Ripley, Houseley Stevenson (as "Bert"), Ralph Sumpter, Richard Temple. Produced by Leonard Sillman.

(1939) Stage Play: Stop Press. Drama. Written by John Stradley. Directed by Charles De Sheim. Vanderbilt Theatre: 19 Mar 1939 (1 performance). Cast: Ralph Bell (as "John Snell"), Philippa Bevans, Russ Conway, Clancy Cooper, Gilbert Fates, Lewis Gilbert, Al Jenkins, Carl Johnson, Bernard Kaydison, Archie King, Tony Kraber, John Marlieb, Frank Maxwell, Charles Mendick, Frederick Olmstead, Norman Porter, Juan Root, Houseley Stevenson (as "Alfred Snell"), Edith Tachna, Lou Turkil, Marguerite Walker. Produced by The Acting Company.

On the Rocks (1938). Written by George Bernard Shaw. Directed by Robert Ross. Daly's 63rd Street Theatre: 15 Jun 1938- Nov 1938 (closing date unknown/66 performances). Cast: Joseph Anthony, Donald Arbury, Doan Borrup (as "Admiral Sir Bemrose Hotspot"), Philip Bourneuf, Lyster Chambers, Edward Forbes, Ardis Gains, Charlotte Gloer, Victoria Horne, Harry Irvine, George Le Soir, John Lynds, Charles MacLean Savage, Muriel Starr (as "Lady Chavender"), Houseley Stevenson (as "Viscount Barking"), Mervin Williams, Estelle Winwood (as "The Lady in Grey"). Produced by Federal Theatre Project of The WPA.

Schoolhouse on the Lot (1938). Comedy. Written by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov. Directed by Philip Dunning. Ritz Theatre: 22 Mar 1938- May 1938 (closing date unknown). Cast: Walter Armin (as "Herman Godansky"), Buford Armitage (as "Sampson"), Nancy Barnwell, Edward Barry, Carter Blake, Donald Brown, Joe Brown, Jr., Frederic Clark, Hylah Coley, Gerald A. Cornell, June Curtis, Virginia Dunning, Eleanor Flagg, William Foran, Averell Harris, 'Jean Harris' (as "Dolly Shepard"/Alternate), Robert H. Harris, Eda Heinemann (as "Miss Fish"), Jack Kelly, Natalynne LaGoff, Lucille Low, Sidney Lumet (as "Mickey"), Richard Manning, Mary Mason, James Moore, David Pelham, Robert Pelham, Betty Philson, Paton Price, Edward Ryan, Jr., Julanne Sack, Nate Sack, Nancy Sheridan, Gerard Sloane, Houseley Stevenson (as "J.G. Hamilton"), Onslow Stevens (as "Peter Driscoll"), Thomas F. Tracey (as "Mr. Zarbel"), Charles Wagenheim. Produced by Philip Dunning. Produced by arrangement with George Jessel.