Other works

You Never Know (1938). Opened on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre on September 21st. Although a Cole Porter musical, dismal reviews resulted in George Abbott being hired to doctor the script and co-direct (with Rowland Leigh). Additional music and lyrics by Dana Suess, Robert Katscher, Alex Forgarty, Rowland Leigh and Edwin Gilbert were added. Cast: Clifton Webb, Libby Holman, Lupe Velez, Toby Wing and The Debonaires (see Harry Murray). Despite the stellar cast and crew, the reviews were dismal and the production was plagued with problems (Libby Holman and Lupe Velez despised each other). Play closed after 73 performances. Clifton Webb was offered an off-Broadway tour and flatly refused.

(1934) Stage Play: Ziegfeld Follies of 1934. Musical revue. Music by Vernon Duke, Samuel Pokrass, Billy Hill, H.I. Phillips, Fred Allen, Harry Tugend and Ballard MacDonald. Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. Musical Director: John McManus. Sketches by: H.I. Philips, Fred Allen and David Freedman. Written by Harry Turgend. Featuring songs with lyrics by Ballard MacDonald, Billy Rose, Billy Hill and Edward Heyman. Featuring songs by Joseph Meyer, Richard Myers, Dana Suesse, Peter DeRose, Billy Hill and James F. Hanley. Additional numbers staged by John Murray Anderson. Costume Design by Russell Patterson, 'Raoul Pène Du Bois', Charles Le Maire, Billy Livingston and Kiviette. Scenic Design by Watson Barrett and Albert R. Johnson. Lighting Design by John Murray Anderson. Dialogue Directed by Edward C. Lilley. Directed by Bobby Connolly. Winter Garden Theatre: 4 Jan 1934- 9 Jun 1934 (182 performances). Cast: John Adair, Joanna Allen, Virginia Allen, Louene Ambrosius, Peggy Ann, Eve Arden [Broadway debut], Margorie Baglin, Judith Barron, Leon Barte, Mary Bay, Betzi Beaton, Anna Bell, Herman Belmonte, Helen Bennett, Al Bloom, Hazel Boffinger, Mary Bolles, Mildred Borst, Patricia Bowman, Fanny Brice, Mary Ellen Brown, Dorothy Buckley, Joanne Cannon, Joseph Carey, Jean Carson, Jacques Cartier, Jack Coogan, Gloria Cook, Dorothy Daly, Hope Dare, Hope Dare, Maxine Darrell, Loretta Dennison, Eva Desca, Buddy Ebsen, Vilma Ebsen, Frank Ericson, Lonita Foster, Helene Frederic, Jane Froman, Marjorie Gayle, Gloria Glennon, Julia Gorman, Irene Hamlin, Helen Hannon, Pearl Harris, Eugene Howard, Willie Howard, Brice Hutchins, Vivian Janis, Julie Jenner, Ruth Kane, Gladyse Keating, James Kitson, Evelyn Laurie, Naomi Leaf, Clark Leston, Rose Lipton, Dorothy MacKinnon, Florence Mallee, Florence Malley, Carlotta Mann, Charlotte Mann, Lillian Mann, Fred Mannat, Everett Marshall, Camilla Masters, Sara Mazo, Pam McAvoy, Frances McHugh, Vicki Michak, Bobbie Miller, Dinty Moore, Victor Morely, Jane Moxon, Evelyn Nichols, Evelyn Nielson, Cherry Preisser, June Preisser, Ina Ray, Ruth Reiter, Susanne Remos, Edith Roark, Thora Roberts, Don Ross, Caroline Ryan, Ruth Saks, Sid Salzer, Marion Santre, Sunya Shurman, Leone Sousa, Edwina Steele, Maria Steele, Marie Stevens, Jean Stuart, Lucile Stuart, Adlynn Swan, Gladine Sweetser, Ethel Thorsen, The Vikings, Oliver Wakefield, Mildred Webb, Gil White, Marguerite White, Betty Worth. Produced by Mrs. Florenz Ziegfeld (Billie Burke).