Sitting Pretty: The Life and Times of Clifton Webb

Stage Appearances

232 Stage Appearances Present Laughter Plymouth Theater, New York, Oct. 29, 1946–March 15, 1947, 158 performances ; Garry Essendine Blithe Spirits Variety show put together by the cast of Blithe Spirit to entertain service personnel, circa 1942–1943 Blithe Spirit Morosco Theater, New York, Sept. 6, 1943–Oct. 2, 1943, 32 performances; Charles Condomine Blithe Spirit Morosco and Booth Theaters, New York, Nov. 5, 1941–June 5, 1943, 657 performances; Charles Condomine The Man Who Came to Dinner On tour, various theaters, circa 1939–1940; Sheridan Whiteside Burlesque Stock revival, summer of 1939; Skid The Importance of Being Earnest Vanderbilt Theater, New York, Jan. 12, 1939–circa March 19, 1939, 61 performances; John Worthing You Never Know Winter Garden Theater, New York, Sept. 21, 1938–Nov. 26, 1938, 78 performances ; Gaston s ta g e a P P e a r a n C e s 233 Room Service National touring company with Joey Faye, 1937. No other information, and only source for this is Joey Faye’s obit in the New York Times. And Stars Remain Guild Theater, New York, Oct. 12, 1936–circa Nov. 1936, 78 performances; Overton Morrell As Thousands Cheer Music Box, New York, Sept. 30, 1933–Sept. 8, 1934, 400 performances; Mahatma Ghandi, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Mons. Peppiton, Henry Perlmutter, John D. Rockefeller Sr.; dance partners, Marilyn Miller, Tamara Geva Flying Colors Imperial Theater, New York, Sept. 15, 1932–June 25, 1933 . . . 88 performances ; Dr. Eric Trevelyan Three’s a Crowd Selwyn Theater, New York, Oct. 15, 1930–circa June, 1931, 272 performances ; dance partners, Amy Revere, Margaret Lee, Tamara Geva The Little Show Music Box Theater, New York, April 30, 1929–circa Feb. 1930, 321 performances ; dance partner, Libby Holman Treasure Girl The Alvin Theater, New York, Nov. 8, 1928–Jan. 5, 1929, 68 performances; Nat McNally; dance partner, Mary Hay She’s My Baby The Globe Theater, New York, Jan. 3, 1928–March 3, 1928, 91 performances ; Clyde Parker In the Old Days and Today (nightclub revue) Des Ambassadeurs Club, Paris, May 10, 1928–? dance partner, Dorothy Dickson Sunny The New Amsterdam Theater, New York, Sept. 22, 1925–Dec. 11, 1926, 517 performances; Harold Harcourt Wendell-Wendell; dance partner, Mary Hay s ta g e a P P e a r a n C e s 234 Les Acasias (Paris nightclub), circa 1925;dance partner, Mary Hay Les Acasias (Paris nightclub), circa 1924;dance partners, the Dolly Sisters Parasites 39th Street Theater, New York, Nov. 19, 1924–Jan. 19, 1925, 54 performances ; Eliot Phelps Meet the Wife Klaw Theater, New York, Nov. 26, 1923–circa Jan. 1924, 232 performances ; Victor Staunton Jack and Jill The Globe Theater, New York, March 22, 1923–June 9, 1923, 92 performances ; Jimmy Eustace; dance partner, Ann Pennington The Fun of the Fayre The Pavillion Theater, London, October 21, 1922–closing date unknown, 239 performances; dance partners, the Dolly Sisters Phi-Phi The Pavillion Theater, London, Aug. 16, 1922–closing date unknown, 132 performances As You Were Central Theater, New York, Jan. 27, 1920–May 29, 1920, 143 performances ; Ki Ki, Mark Antony Piccadilly to Broadway The Globe Theater, Atlantic City, NJ, Sept. 27, 1920 (closed during tryout ) Listen Lester The Knickerbocker Theater, New York, Dec. 23, 1918–Aug. 16, 1919, 272 performances; Jack Griffin; dance partners, Ada May Weeks, Gertrude Vanderbilt White It Pays to Flirt 1918, this production closed out of town. No other information. Love O’ Mike Shubert Theater, Maxine Elliott’s, The Casino, New York, Jan. 15, 1917– Sept. 29 1917, 233 performances; Alonzo Bird; dance partner, Gloria Goodwin s ta g e a P P e a r a n C e s 235 See America First Maxine Elliott’s Theater, New York, March 28, 1916–April 8, 1916, 15 performances ; Percy Very Good Eddie Note: This was listed in Webb’s credits in the Playbill for Blithe Spirit Jan. 5, 1942. This production ran on Broadway Dec. 23, 1915–Oct. 14, 1916. No other information on this appearance can be found. Ned Wayburn’s Town Topics Century Theater, New York, Sept. 23, 1915–Nov. 20, 1915, 68 performances Nobody’s Home Note: This was listed in Webb’s credits in the Playbill for Blithe Spirit Jan. 5, 1942. Performance date was listed as April 1915. No other information on this appearance can be found. Various clubs and theaters, 1915; dance partner, Mae Murray Dancing Around Winter Garden Theater, New York...