- (1910 - 1953) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1910) Stage Play: Mother. Drama. Written by Jules Eckert Goodman. Hackett Theatre (moved to The Criterion Theatre from 5 Dec 1910- close): 7 Sep 1910- unknown (133 performances). Cast: Minnette Barrett, James Brophy, Marion Chapman, Jane Corcoran, Justine Cutting, Emma Dunn, Albert Latscha, Frederick Perry, Arthur Ross, David Ross, John Stokes. Replacement actor: Jean Adair (as "Mother") [Broadway debut]. Produced by William A. Brady. Note: Filmed by William A. Brady Picture Plays [distributed by World Film] as Mother (1914).
- (1922) Stage Play: It's a Boy! Comedy.
- (1926) Stage Play: The Jay Walker. Comedy/drama.
- (1926) Stage Play: Devils.
- (1945) Stage Play: The Next Half Hour. Drama. Written by Mary Chase. Directed by George S. Kaufman. Empire Theatre: 29 Oct 1945- 3 Nov 1945 (8 performances). Cast: Fay Bainter (as "Margaret Brennan"), Jean Adair (as "Bridget O'Neill"), Francis Compton, Conrad Janis (as "Barney Brennan"), Larry Oliver, Esther Owen, Pamela Rivers, Jack Ruth, Thelma Schnee, Art Smith. Produced by Max Gordon.
- (1945) Stage Play:
- (1933) Stage Play: Murder at the Vanities. Musical comedy/drama. Material by Earl Carroll and Rufus King. Additional dialogue by Eugene Conrad. Lyrics by Edward Heyman. Additional lyrics by Ned Washington, Paul Francis Webster and Herman Hupfeld. Music by Richard Meyers. Additional music by Victor Young, John J. Loeb, Herman Hupfeld and John W. Green. Musical Direction by Ray Kavanaugh. Music orchestrated by Edward Powell and Hans Spialek. Dialogue staged by Burk Symon. Dances by Chester Hale. Additional dance arrangements by Ned McGurn. Directed by Earl Carroll. New Amsterdam Theatre: (moved to The Majestic Theatre from 10 Mar 1934 to close): 12 Sep 1933- 10 Mar 1934 (207 performances). Cast: James Rennie, Sybil Aarons, Janet Abbott, Ednamay Adair, Jean Adair (as "Madame Tanqueray, Wardrobe Mistress"), Wiley Adams, Ernestine Anderson, Renee Armour, Charles Ashley, Olga Baklanova, William Balfour (as "Noomhouse, Night Watchman"), DeDon Blumier, Mickey Braatz, Eileen Burns, Marion Callahan, Earl Carroll (as Cameo appearance; his only time on stage as an actor), Eunice Coleman, Amby Costello, James Coughlin, Robert Cummings, Sylvia Curry, Dorothy Dawes, Nancy Dolan, Patsy Drew, Lew Eckles (as "Mr. Kerrick, Assistant District Attorney"), Caja Eric, Muriel Evans (as "[one of]The Most Beautiful Girls in the World"), William Fay, Betty French, Paul Gerrish, Dolores Grant, Flo Harris, Patricia Hayward, Ruth Hillard, Billy House (as "Walter Buck, Assistant Stage Manager"), Charles G. Johnson, Joyce Johnson, Constance Jordan, Elise Joyce, Marie Kahrkahn, Evelyn Kelly, Irene Kelly, Alice Kerwin, Frank Kingdon (as "Mr. Martin, the General Manager"), Evalyn Knapp (as "[one of] The Most Beautiful Girls in the World"), Ben Lackland (as "Billy Slade"), Al Lee, Sari Leone, Ben Lewis, Lewis & Van, Bela Lugosi (as "Siebenkase"), Mackie & Lavallie, Helen Madison, Francis X. Mahoney, June Mahr, Ruth Mann, Adeline Martin, Ruth Miller, Woods Miller, Villi Milli, Pauline Moore (as "Liane Ware, a Vanities Girl"), Kay Murphy, Martha Murray, Alice Nelson, Hazel Nevin, Gay Orlova, Anita Patterson, Dorothy Plant, Martha Pryor, Helena Rapport, Naomi Ray, F. Raymond, June Raymond, Lorna Rode, Elsie Rossi, Ann Rothey, Alma Saunders, Leone Sedalle, Marion Semler, Samuel Shaw, Phil Sheridan (as "Winchester"), Laurie Shevlin, Lisa Silbert, Francine Sinclaire, Anya Taranda, Walker Thornton, Edwin Vickery, Una Vilon, Emily Von Hoven, Beryl Wallace (as "Hope Carol, a Vanities Girl"), Ferne Ward, Marie Warren, Al Webster, Joan Webster, Barbara Winchester, Evelyn Witt. Produced by Earl Carroll. Note: Produced by Paramount as Murder at the Vanities (1934).
- (1933) Stage Play: For Services Rendered.
- (1932) Stage Play: The Show Off. Comedy/drama (revival). Written by George Kelly. Directed by Raymond Walburn. Hudson Theatre:12 Dec 1932- Mar 1933 (closing date unknown/119 performances). Cast: Jean Adair (as "Mrs. Fisher"), Warren Ashe (as "Joe"), Guy D'Ennery (as "Frank Hyland"), Charles Martin (as "Mr. Fisher), Beatrice Maude (as "Clara"), Frances McHugh (as "Amy"), D. Bagnell (as "Rae Mr. Gill"), Charles Sugah-Turner (as "Mr. Rogers"), Raymond Walburn (as "Aubrey Piper"). Produced by Jules J. Leventhal and O.E. Wee.
- (1932) Stage Play: Black Sheep. Comedy. Written by Elmer Rice. Scenic Design by Raymond Sovey. Directed by Elmer Rice. Morosco Theatre: 13 Oct 1932- Oct 1932 (closing date unknown/4 performances). Cast: Jean Adair (as "Mary Thompson Porter"), Helen Brooks (as "Dorothy Woods"), James Carroll (as "A Taxi Driver"), Edward Downes (as "Alfred Porter"), Frederica Going (as "Bertha Belknap"), Jane Hamilton (as "Penelope Porter"), Fred Herrick (as "Milton Abercrombie"), Donald MacDonald (as "Thompson "Buddy" Porter"), Dodson Mitchell (as "Henry Porter"), Mary Philips (as "Kitty Lloyd"), Harriet Russell (as "Elizabeth"), Ann Shoemaker (as "Helena Abercrombie"). Produced by Elmer Rice.
- (1932) Stage Play: Best Years. Comedy. Written by Raymond Van Sickle. Directed by Priestly Morrison. Bijou Theatre: 7 Sep 1932- Oct 1932 (closing date unknown/45 performances). Cast: Jean Adair (as "Mrs. Davis"), Katherine Alexander (as "Cora Davis"), Thomas Findlay (as "Dr. Graffis"), Mary Horne (as "Emma Davis"), Marjorie Lytell (as "Madge Davis"), Daniel Poole (as "Mr. Craven"), Leona Powers (as "Floss Reynolds"), Thomas Reynolds (as "Milt Stotter"), Fred Sherman (as "Tommy Craven"), Harvey Stephens (as "Fred Barton"). Produced by Elizabeth Miele.
- (1931) Stage Play: Rock Me, Julie. Drama. Written by Kenneth Raisbeck. Directed by James Light. Royale Theatre: 3 Feb 1931- Feb 1931 (closing date unknown/7 performances). Cast: Jean Adair (as "Janet Satterlee"), Thomas Coffin Cooke (as "Joseph Satterlee"), Betty Hanna (as "Stella Satterlee"), Purss"), Otto Hulett (as "Guy Dexter"), Wanda Lyon (as "Mrs. Archer Satterlee"), Helen Menken (as "Charlotte Satterlee"), Paul Muni (as "Steven Moorhead"), Dorothy Sands (as "Winifred Satterlee Dexter"), James Spottswood (as "Archer Satterlee"), Barry O'Moore (as "Raymond Purss"). Produced by Morris Green and Lewis E. Gensler.
- (1930) Stage Play: Everything's Jake.
- (1929) Stage Play: Scarlet Pages. Drama.
- (1928) Stage Play: That Ferguson Family.
- (1926) Stage Play: The Good Fellow. Comedy.
- (1934) Stage Play: Picnic. Written by Gretchen Damrosch. Directed by Kaye Lowe. National Theatre: 2 May 1934- 3 May 1934 (2 performances). Cast: Jean Adair (as "Helene"), Frieda Altman (as "Mademoiselle"), Olive Corn, Esther Dale, Marvin Kline, Fred Leslie, Millard Mitchell (as "Guba"), Hugh Rennie (as "Mr. Mooney"), Joanna Roos (as "Vera"), Jan Ullrich (as "Larson"), Percy Waram (as "Robert"). Produced by Arthur J. Beckhard.
- (1941) Stage Play: Arsenic and Old Lace. Comedy. Written by Joseph Kesselring. Directed by Bretaigne Windust. Fulton Theatre (moved to The Hudson Theatre on 25 Sep 1943 to close): 10 Jan 1941- 17 Jun 1944 (1444 performances). Cast: Jean Adair (as "Martha Brewster"), John Alexander, Wyrley Birch (as "Rev. Dr. Harper"), Helen Brooks, Bruce Gordon, Henry Herbert (as "Mr. Gibbs"), Josephine Hull, Allyn Joslyn (as "Mortimer Brewster"), Boris Karloff (as "Jonathan Brewster"), William Parke, John Quigg, Anthony Ross, Edgar Stehli, Victor Sutherland. Replacement actors [during Fulton Theatre run]: Patricia Collinge (as "Abby Brewster"), Ashley Cooper (as "Mr. Witherspoon"), Laura Hope Crews (as "Abby Brewster") [from Jun 1942- ?], Minnie Dupree (as "Martha Brewster"), Harry Gribbon (as "Teddy Brewster"), Margaret Joyce (as "Elaine Harper") [from 15 Jun 1942- ?], Clinton Sundberg (as "Mortimer Brewster"), Erich von Stroheim (as "Jonathan Brewster") [from Jun 1942 - ?]. Replacement actors [during Hudson Theatre run]: Wallace Acton (as "Dr. Einstein"), Richard Bishop (as "Lieutenant Rooney"), Helen Brooks (as "Elaine Harper"), Solen Burry (as "Officer Klein"), Ross Chetwynd (as "Officer Brophy"), Blaine Cordner (as "Officer O'Hara"), Gilbert Douglas (as "Mr. Witherspoon"), Harry Gribbon (as "Teddy Brewster"), Herbert Ranson (as "The Rev. Dr. Harper"), Effie Shannon (as "Martha Brewster"), Joseph Sweeney (as "Jonathan Brewster"), Walter Wagner (as "Mortimer Brewster"). Produced by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Note: Filmed as Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).
- (1939) Stage Play: Morning's at Seven. Comedy. Written by Paul Osborn. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Joshua Logan. Longacre Theatre: 30 Nov 1939- 6 Jan 1940 (44 performances). Cast: Jean Adair (as "Cora Swanson"), John Alexander (as "Homer Bolton"), Thomas Chalmers (as "Theodore Swanson"), Russell Collins (as "Carl Bolton"), Dorothy Gish (as "Aaronetta Gibbs"), Enid Markey (as "Myrtle Brown"), Kate McComb (as "Ida Bolton"), Effie Shannon, Barry O'Moore (as "David Crampton"). Produced by Dwight Wiman.
- (1938) Stage Play: On Borrowed Time. Comedy. Written by Paul Osborn, from a novel by Lawrence Edward Watkin. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Joshua Logan. Longacre Theatre: 3 Feb 1938- Nov 1938 (closing date unknown/321 performances). Cast: Jean Adair (as "Demetria Riffle"), Andy Anderson (as "Workman"), Elwell Cobb (as "Workman"), Frank Conroy (as "Mr. Brink"), Nick Dennis (as "Workman"), Dudley Digges (as "Julian Northrup, Gramps"), Lew Eckles (as "Mr. Grimes"), Clyde Franklin (as "Dr. Evans"), Edgar Henning (as "Workman"), Peter Miner (as "Pud"), Margaret O'Donnell (as "Marcia Giles"), Richard Sterling (as "Mr. Pilbeam"), Dorothy Stickney (as "Nellie, Granny"), Dick Van Patten, Al Webster (as "Sheriff"). Replacement cast: Frances Bavier (as "Nellie, Granny"), Tommy Lewis (as "Pud") [Alternate], Lawrence Robinson (as "Pud") [Alternate]. Produced by Dwight Wiman. Note: Produced by MGM as a 1939 Lionel Barrymore vehicle as On Borrowed Time (1939).
- (1932) Stage Play: Blessed Event. Comedy. Written by Manuel Seff and Forrest Wilson. Directed by Harlan Thompson. Longacre Theatre: 12 Feb 1932- May 1932 (closing date unknown/115 performances). Cast: Jean Adair, Robert Allen, Matt Briiggs, Charles D. Brown, Ollie Burgoyne, Kenneth Dana, Herbert Duffy, George Greenberg, Allen Jenkins (as "Frankie Wells"), Isabel Jewell, Herman Jones, Walter Kinsella, David Leonard, Ralph J. Locke (as "Louis Miller"), Eddie Lynch, Herman J. Mankiewicz (as "Waiter"), John Morrissey, Lee Patrick (as "Gladys Price"), Dorothea Petgen, Roger Pryor, John Robb, Lynn Root, Frank Rowan, Henry Shelvey, Thelma Tipson, Mildred Wall, Milton Wallace. Produced by Sidney Phillips and Harlan Thompson. Note: Filmed by Warner Bros. as Blessed Event (1932).
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