Other works

(1918 - 1939) Active on Broadway in the following productions:

(1918) Stage Play. Penrod. Written by Edward E. Rose from the stories by Booth Tarkington. Directed by Dudley Digges and Edward E. Rose. Globe Theatre (moved to Punch and Judy Theatre on 7 Oct 1918 to close): 2 Sep 1918- Nov 1918 (closing date unknown/48 performances). Cast: Bevor Alverez, William F. Canfield, Helen Chandler [Broadway debut], Jack Ellis, May Ellis, Katherine Emmett, Thomas Ford, Ben F. Grauer, Maud Hosford, Flo Irwin, Paul Kelly, Thomas McCann, Henry Quinn, Richard Ross, Lillian Roth [Broadway debut], Robert Vaughn, Charles Whitfield. Produced by George C. Tyler and Klaw & Erlanger.

(1920) Stage Play: The Light of the World. Drama. Written by Pierre Saisson. Translated by Guy Bolton and George Middleton. Lyric Theatre: 6 Jan 1920- Feb 1920 (closing date unknown/31 performances). Cast: Helen Chandler (as "Agnes"), Wallis Clark (as "Jonas Kurz"), Burke Clarke (as "James Mayre"), Jane Cooper (as "Ruth le Doux"), Charles Crumpton (as "Timothy"), Pedro de Cordoba (as "Anton Rendel"), Ernest A. Elton (as "Martin Gast"), Arthur Fitzgerald (as "Raymond Hott"), Percy Haswell (as "Mary Rendel"), Clara Joel (as "Marna Lynd"), Ralph Kellard (as "Simon Brock"), Wright Kramer (as "Bert Adams, One of the Three Wise Men"), Arnold Lucy (as "Pastor Saunders"), Fuller Mellish (as "Nathan"), Leslie Palmer (as "Arthur Brooks, One of the Three Wise Men"), Phyllis Povah [erroneously credited as Philis Poyah] (as "Margot Haser") [Broadway debut], Gerald Rogers (as "Paul Mayre"), Fred Vogeding (as "Jan Van Veen, One of the Three Wise Men"). Produced by F. Ray Comstock and Morris Gest.

(1920) Stage Play: King Richard III. Historical drama (revival).

(1920) Stage Play: Daddy Dumplins. Comedy/drama.

(1921) Stage Play: Macbeth. Tragedy (revival). Written by William Shakespeare. Directed by Arthur Hopkins. Apollo Theatre: 17 Feb 1921- Mar 1921 (closing date unknown/28 performances). Cast: Lionel Barrymore (as "Macbeth, a general of the Scottish army"), Julia Arthur (as "Lady Macbeth") [final Broadway role], E.J. Ballantine (as "Malcolm, son of Duncan"), Stuart Black (as "First Murderer"), Raymond Bloomer (as "Macduff, a nobleman of Scotland"), Lawrence Cecil (as "Sergeant"), Helen Chandler (as "Boy"), Haviland Chappell (as "Caithness, a nobleman"), J. Sayre Crawley (as "Duncan, King of Scotland"), Guy Cunningham (as "Seyton, an officer attending on Macbeth"), Doris Fellows (as "Third Witch"), Burford Hampden (as "Donalbain, son of Duncan"), Sidney Herbert (as "Banquo, a general of the Scottish army"), Lionel Hogarth (as "Ross, a nobleman"), Mary Hughes (as "Fleance, son of Banquo"), Eleanor Hutchison (as "First Witch"), Herbert Jaap (as "Menteith, a nobleman"), Nina Lindsey (as "Second Witch"), Helen Robbins (as "Lady Macduff"), Margherita Sargent (as "Gentlewoman"), Bernard Savage (as "Angus, a nobleman"), Alfred Shirley (as "Lennox, a nobleman"), Albert Shrubb (as "Old Man"), Frank Sylvester (as "Porter"), Henry Vincent (as "Doctor"), John Washburn (as "Siward"), Harry Winston (as "Messenger"). Produced by Arthur Hopkins. Note: This was the production was one of Lionel Barrymore's few failures and notable as the actor's one unsuccessful venture into Shakespeare.

(1923) Stage Play: The Potters. Comedy

(1924) Stage Play: The Steam Roller. Comedy.

(1925) Stage Play: The Wild Duck (1925). Drama (revival). BEGIN CHRONOLOGICAL ENTRIES HERE.

(1925) Stage Play: First Flight. Written by Maxwell Anderson and Laurence Stallings. Directed by Arthur Hopkins. Plymouth Theatre: 17 Sep 1925- Sep 1925 (closing date unknown/12 performances). Cast: John Tucker Battle, James Bowman, Rudolph Cameron, Helen Chandler (as "Charity Clarkson"), Blaine Cordner, Joe Duckworth, T.J. Glover, Julia Gorman, J. Merrill Holmes, James P. Houston, Joseph McInerney, Virginia Morgan, Neill Neely, Caroline Newcomb, Ellalee Ruby, Jack B. Shea, H. Ben Smith, John Triesalt. Produced by Arthur Hopkins.

(1926) Stage Play: The Constant Nymph.

(1927) Stage Play: Mr. Pim Passes By. Comedy (revival).

(1927) Stage Play: Creoles. Comedy/drama.

(1927) Stage Play: The Ivory Door. Written by A.A. Milne. Directed by Charles Hopkins. Charles Hopkins Theatre: 18 Oct 1927- Jul 1928 (closing date unknown/310 performances). Produced by Charles Hopkins.

(1928) Stage Play: The Silent House. Melodrama.

(1928) Stage Play: Faust. (Revival).

(1929) Stage Play: The Marriage Bed. Drama.

(1931) Stage Play: Springtime for Henry. Comedy.

(1934) Stage Play: These Two. Drama.

(1935) Stage Play: It's You I Want. Farce. Written by Maurice Braddell. Material adapted by George Bradshaw. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Forrest C. Haring and Joshua Logan. Cort Theatre: 5 Feb 1935- Feb 1935 (closing date unknown/15 performances). Cast: Helen Chandler (as "Anne Vernon"), J. Malcolm Dunn (as "Paul Entwhistle"), Taylor Holmes, Earle Larrimore (as "Sheridan Delaney"), Leona Maricle, Karl Swenson, Cora Witherspoon (as "Constance Gilbert"). Produced by John H. Del Bondio and Forrest C. Haring.

(1935) Stage Play: The Dominant Sex. Comedy. Written by Michael Egan. Directed by Edward C. Lilley. Cort Theatre: 1 Apr 1935- Apr 1935 (closing date unknown/16 performances). Cast: Helen Chandler (as "Angela Shale"), Kathryn Collier, Ralph Cullinan, Eric Dressler (as "Alec Winstone"), Bramwell Fletcher (as "Dick Shale"), A.E. Matthews (as "Joe Clayton"), Rosalind Moore, Ruth Weston. Produced by George Bushar and John Tuerk.

(1935) Stage Play: Pride and Prejudice. Comedy.

(1936) Stage Play: Lady Precious Stream. Written by S.I. Hsiung. Costume Design by Mei Lan-Fang. Directed by Dr. Hsiung. Booth Theatre: 27 Jan 1936- Apr 1936 (closing date unknown/105 performances). Cast: Marcella Abels (as "Silver Stream"), Joan Adrian (as "Maid to the Princess"), Slater Barkentin (as "Suitor"), Helen Chandler (as "Precious Stream"), Will Claire (as "Suitor/The Minister of Foreign Affairs"), Clarence Derwent (as "His Excellency Wang Yun, The Prime Minister"), Lilian Dushell (as ""Maid to the Princess"), Sally Fitzpatrick (as "Precious' Maid/Maid to the Princess"), Bramwell Fletcher (as "Hsieh Ping-Kuei"), Helen Kimm (as "Golden Stream"), Joan Miller (as "Maid to the Princess"), Henry Morrell (as "Su, The Dragon General/General Mu"), Molly Pearson (as "Madam Wang"), Detmar Poppen (as "Wei, The Tiger General"), Gilbert Ralston (as "Executioner"), Natalie Schafer (as "The Princess of the Western Regions"), Harry Selby (as "Suitor"), Norman Stuart (as "Property Man"), Mai-Mai Sze, Honorable Reader"), Preston Tuttle (as "Suitor/Kiang Hai"), Albert Whitley (as "Ma Ta"), Jesse Wynne (as "Property Man"). Produced by Morris Gest.

(1936) Stage Play: The Holmeses of Baker Street. Comedy. Written by Basil Mitchell. Book adapted by William Jourdan Rapp and Leonardo Bercovici. Directed by Reginald Bach. Theatre Masque: 9 Dec 1936- Jan 1937 (closing date unknown/53 performances). Cast: Raymond Bramley (as "Inspector Laker"), Stuart Casey (as "Inspector Withers"), Helen Chandler (as "Shirley Holmes"), Donald Dillaway (as "Mr. Canning"), Beatrice Graham (as "Maid"), Jack Lee (as "Tom Braggs"), Cecilia Loftus (as "Mrs. Watson"), Arthur Marlowe (as "Joe Murray"), John Parrish (as "Williams"), Cyril Scott (as "Mr. Holmes"), Murray Stephens (as "Arthur Singer"), H. Conway Wingfield (as "Dr. Watson"). Produced by Elizabeth Miele.

(1938) Stage Play: The Man from Cairo. Comedy.

(1938) Stage Play: Outward Bound. Drama (revival). Written by Sutton Vane. Directed by Otto Preminger. Playhouse Theatre: 22 Dec 1938- 22 Jul 1939 (255 performances). Cast: Florence Reed (as "Mrs. Clivedon-Banks"), Laurette Taylor (as "Mrs. Midget"), Thomas Chalmers (as "Rev. Frank Thomson"), Helen Chandler (as "Ann") [final Broadway role], Morgan Farley (as "Scrubby"), Bramwell Fletcher (as "Mr. Prior"), Louis Hector (as "Mr. Lingley"), Alexander Kirkland (as "Henry"), Vincent Price (as "Rev. William Duke"). Produced by The Playhouse Company. Note: Theatre Owned by Brady Enterprises, Inc. [William A. Brady].

(1926) Stage Play: Pomeroy's Past. Comedy. Written by Clare Kummer. Directed by Ernest Truex. Longacre Theatre: 19 Apr 1926- Jul 1926 (closing date unknown/94 performances). Cast: Richard Barbee (as "Edward Marsh"), Helen Chandler (as "Mary Thorne"), Laura Hope Crews (as "Amanda Chilton"), Marjorie Kummer (as "Francesca"), Harry Oldridge (as "William Flynn"), Osgood Perkins (as "Trebus Heminway, D.D."), Dorothy Peterson (as "Hilda Fortesque"), Montague Rutherford (as "Edge"), Eleanor Frances Shaw (as "Little Frances"), Ernest Truex (as "Pomeroy Chilton"). Produced by Boothe, Gleason and Truex.