- (1914 - 1942) Performed on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1914) Stage Play: Evidence. Written by Jeanie Macpherson and L. duRocher MacPherson. Lyric Theatre: 7 Oct 1914- Oct 1914 (closing date unknown/21 performances). Cast: J.W. Austin [Broadway debut], Cyril Biddulph, Viva Birkett, Phyllis Burrington, Frank Gilmore, Leonard Grey, Stapleton Kent, Fred W. Permain, Cecilia Radclyffe, Alice Sheffield, Reggie Sheffield, C. Aubrey Smith, Allen Thomas, Fred Welsh, Haidee Wright, Stanley Wyndham. Produced by F. Ray Comstock. Filmed by Warner Bros. as Evidence (1929).
- (1926) Stage Play: Number 7. Drama. Written by Joseph Jefferson Farjeon. Produced and co-directed by Earl Carroll. Co-directed by Henry Stillman. Times Square Theatre: 8 Sep 1926- Oct 1926 (closing date unknown/37 performances). Cast: J.W. Austin (as "Gilbert Fordyce"), Reginald Barlow, Fred Eric, Austin Fairman, Eden Gray, William Gregory, Harry MaNaughton, Lois Meredith, Marshall Vincent.
- (1926) Stage Play: Pygmalion. Comedy (revival). Written by George Bernard Shaw. Directed by Dudley Digges. Guild Theatre: 15 Nov 1926- Mar 1927 (closing date unknown/143 performances). Cast: J.W. Austin (as "Colonel Pickering"), Charles Cardon, Phyllis Connard, Charles Courtneidge, Dorothy Fletcher, Lynn Fontanne (as "Eliza Doolittle"), Winifred Hanley, Edward Hartford, Leigh Lovel, Reginald Mason, Thomas Meegan, Beryl Mercer, Bernard Savage, Henry Travers (as "Alfred Doolittle"), Helen Westley, Kitty Wilson. Produced by The Theatre Guild.
- (1927) Stage Play: Right You Are If You Think You Are. Written by Luigi Pirandello. Directed by Philip Moeller. Guild Theatre: 2 Mar 1927- Apr 1927 (closing date unknown/48 performances). Cast: J.W. Austin (as "The Prefect"), Morris Carnovsky (as "Agazzi"), Phyllis Connard, Laura Hope Crews (as "Amalia"), Dorothy Fletcher, Philip Leigh (as "A Gentleman"), Philip Loeb (as "Centuri"), Armina Marshall (as "Signora Ponza"), Reginald Mason (as "Laudisi"), Maurice McRae, Beryl Mercer (as "Signora Frola"), Elisabeth Risdon (as "Signora Sirelli"), Edward G. Robinson (as "Ponza"), Henry Travers (as "Sirelli"), Helen Westley (as "Signora Cini"). Produced by The Theatre Guild.
- (1927) Stage Play: The Letter. Written by W. Somerset Maugham. Directed by Guthrie McClintic. Morosco Theatre: 26 Sep 1927- Dec 1927 (closing date unknown/104 performances). Cast: J.W. Austin (as "Robert Crosbie"), John Buckler, Katharine Cornell, Lady Chong Goe, Allan Jeayes, Sam Kim, B. Landon, Eva Leonard Boyne (as "Mrs. Joyce"), Burton McEvilly (as "Geoffrey Hammond"), Mary Scott Seton, James Vincent, M. Wada. Produced by Messmore Kendall. Note: Filmed by Warner Bros. as The Letter (1940).
- (1930) Stage Play: Launcelot and Elaine. Drama (revival). Written by Edwin Milton Royle, from "Idyll" by Alfred Lord Tennyson. Directed by Calvin Thomas. President Theatre: 8 Mar 1930- Mar 1930 (closing date unknown/25 performances). Cast included: Lionel Adams, Ann Anderson, J.W. Austin (as "King Arthur"), Myrta Bellair, Prunella Bodkin, Josephine Royle, Selena Royle. Produced by Round Table Productions Inc.
- (1930) Stage Play: Puppet Show. Drama. Written by Samuel R. Golding. Directed by Samuel R. Golding. Belmont Theatre: 28 Oct 1930- Nov 1930 (closing date unknown/7 performances). Cast included: J.W. Austin (as "Anthony Davies"), Doland Blackwell, C.A. Carroll, Anne Seymour, Eunice Stoddard. Produced by Pilgrim Productions, Inc.
- (1931) Stage Play: Doctor X. Melodrama/mystery. Written by Howard Warren Comstock and Allen C. Miller. Directed by Josephine Victor. Hudson Theatre: 9 Feb 1931- Apr 1931 (closing date unknown/80 performances). Cast: Leslie Adams, J.W. Austin (as "Leyden Duke"), George Blackwood, Charles Edwards, Edin Gray, Howard Lang, Robert Lowing, Barry Macollum, Boris Marshalov, Florence Shirley, May Vokes, Alixe Walker. Produced by William Brandt and Harry Brandt.
- (1931) Stage Play: Miracle at Verdun. Drama. Written by Hans Chlumberg. Translated by Julian Leigh. Directed by Herbert J. Biberman. Martin Beck Theatre: 16 Mar 1931- Apr 1931 (closing date unknown/49 performances). Cast: Edward Arnold (as "Dr. Paetz"), J.W. Austin (as "Sharpe"), Anthony Baker, Jacob Bleifer, Thomas Braidon [credited as Thomas A. Braidon] (as "Marshall/Leeds/The Secretary"), George Brant, Hilda Case, Valerie Cossart (as "Dorothy"), Martin Cravath, Alexander Danaroff, Juan De La Cruz, Robert Deviera, Walter Dressel, Miriam Elias, Jules Epailly (as "Remusat, Premier Delcampe"), Shirley Gale (as "Miss Greeley"), Douglas Garden, John Gerard, Caryl Gillin, Lucien Girardin, Germaine Giroux, David Gorcey, Joan Grahn, Joseph Green, Hans Hansen, John Hoyt (credited as John Hoysradt) (as "Pillwein/French Officer/Radio Announcer/Jacques"), Alexander Ivo, J. Kunihari, Ari Kutai, Edouard La Roche, Joseph Lazarovici, Con MacSunday, George Magis, Mario Majeroni, Owen Meech, Robert Middlemass (as "Jackson" and "Clarkson"), Claude Rains (as "Heydner/Messenger/Lamparenne"), Michael Rosenberg, Helene Salinger, Francis Schaeger, Sidney Stavro, Marion Stephenson, Akim Tamiroff (as "Roubeau"), Peter Wayne, Crane Whitley (credited as Clem Wilenchick) (as "Morel"), Max Willenz, Percy Woodley, Hanaki Yoshiwara, Ali Yousuff, Salvatore Zito. Produced by The Theatre Guild.
- (1931) Stage Play: The Lady with a Lamp. Drama. Written by Reginald Berkeley. Directed by Leslie Banks. Maxine Elliott's Theatre: 19 Nov 1931- Nov 1931 (closing date unknown/12 performances). Cast included: J.W. Austin (as "Lord Palmerston"), Leslie Barrie, James Burrows, St. Clair Bayfield, Barbara Bruce, Langdon Bruce, Hilda Plowright, Harry Sothern, Philip Tonge, Virginia Tracey. Produced by Kenneth MacGowan and Joseph Verner Reed.
- (1932) Stage Play: Singapore. Melodrama. Written by Robert Keith. Directed by Lee Elmore. 48th Street Theatre: 14 Nov 1932- Dec 1932 (closing date unknown/23 performances). Cast: J.W. Austin (as "Herbert Boerham"), Ann Caruth, Suzanne Caubaye, Frank De Silva, John De Silva, H.L. Donsy, Lionel Ince, Miriam Louis, Elizabeth Mears, Louise Prussing, Edward Raquello, Richard Wang, Donald Woods. Produced by John Henry Mears.
- (1933) Stage Play: A Party. Written by Ivor Novello. Scenic Design by Livingston Platt. Directed by Anthony John. Playhouse Theatre: 23 Aug 1933- Oct 1933 (closing date unknown/45 performances). Cast: Margaret Anderson, J.W. Austin (as "Lord Ellerton/Guy"), Lora Baxter, Leo Beers, E.H. Bender, Edward Broadley (as "Clutter"), Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Reginald Carrington, Jane Corcoran, Edward Crandall, Betsy Culp, Charles Dalton, Elizabeth Dewing, Brenda Forbes (as "Eva"), Helen Glenn, Winifred Harris, Storrs Haynes, Mary Heberden, Wilfred Jessop (as "Powys"), Betty Linley, Cecilia Loftus (as "Cecilia Loftus"), Nelly Malcolm, Lucille Manners, May Marshall, Florence Pierson, Arthur Porter, Olive Reeves-Smith (as "Fay Strube"), Paddy Reynolds, Margot Stevenson (as "Lady Bay-Clender/Rosie"), Kenneth Treseder (as "Arthur Fowle"), Dan Thew Wright. Produced by William A. Brady and Samuel Nirdlinger.
- (1936) Stage Play: The Laughing Woman. Written by Josephine Tey. Directed by Alexander Dean. John Golden Theatre: 13 Oct 1936- Nov 1936 (closing date unknown/23 performances). Cast included: J.W. Austin (as "Sir Cuthbert Graham"), Roland Bottomley, Lora Baxter, William Cragin, Ruth Frank, Lloyd Gough, Mary Howes, Edna Ramsey, Richard Speer. Produced by James R. Ullman, in association with Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
- (1937) Stage Play: Storm Over Patsy. Written by Bruno Frank, as adapted from a novel by James Bridie. Guild Theatre: 8 Mar 1937- Apr 1937 (closing date unknown/48 performances). Cast included: Sara Allgood, J.W. Austin (as "Horace Skirving"), Leo G. Carroll, Francis Pierlot, Herbert Standing.
- (1938) Stage Play: Yr. Obedient Husband. Comedy. Written by Horace Jackson. Directed by John Cromwell. Broadhurst Theatre: 10 Jan 1938- Jan 1938 (closing date unknown/8 performances). Cast included: J.W. Austin (as "Joseph Addison"), Montgomery Clift, Fredric March, Ethel Morrison, John Pickard, May Whitty. Produced by Marwell Production Inc.
- (1938) Stage Play: The Merry Wives of Windsor. Comedy (revival). Written by William Shakespeare. Directed by Robert Henderson. Empire Theatre: 14 Apr 1938- Apr 1938 (closing date unknown/4 performances). Cast included: J.W. Austin (as "Master George Page"), Lex Barker, Edith Campbell, Albert Carroll, Clara Cubitt, Philip Dakin, Jessie Graham, Solon Harger, Edward Harvey, Estelle Winwood (also co-producer).
- (1938) Stage Play: Oscar Wilde. Drama. Written by Leslie Stokes and Sewell Stokes. Music arranged by Alexander Haas. Directed by Norman Marshall. Fulton Theatre: 10 Oct 1938- May 1939 (closing date unknown/247 performances). Cast: J.W. Austin, John Buckmaster, John Carol, Richard Charlton, Lewis Dayton, Jean Del Val, Mark Dignam, Arthur Gould-Porter, Frederick Graham, Colin Hunter, Wyman Kane, Reginald Malcolm, Robert Morley (as "Oscar Wilde") [Broadway debut], Gordon Richards, Kenneth Treseder, Edward Trevor, Oswald Yorke (as "Mr. Justice Willis"), Harold Young. Produced by Norman Marshall. Note: Produced on film as Oscar Wilde (1960).
- (1941) Stage Play: Golden Wings. Written by William Jay and Guy Bolton. Directedby Robert Milton. Cort Theatre: 8 Dec 1941- 12 Dec 1941 (6 performances). Cast included: J.W. Austin (as "Dillon"), Signe Hasso, William Packer, William Rykey, Margot Stevenson, Fay Wray. Produced by Robert Milton.
- (1942) Stage Play: Bird in Hand. Comedy (revival). Written by John Drinkwater. Directed by Ronald Hammond. Morosco Theatre: 19 Oct 1942- 24 Oct 1942 (8 performances). Cast: J.W. Austin (as "Sir Robert Arnwood") [final Broadway role], Henry Barnard, Romney Brent(as "Cyril Beverley"), Harry Irvine, Nicholas Joy (as "Ambrose Godolphin, K.C."), Frances Reid (as "Thomas Greenleaf"), Viola Roache (as "Alice Greenleaf"), Harry Sothern (as "Mr. Blanquet"), Elizabeth Sutton (as "Barmaid"). Produced by Ronald T. Hammond.
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