- (1932) Stage: Wrote music / lyrics for "After the Ball" in "Show Boat", produced on Broadway. Musical drama (revival). Music by Jerome Kern. Lyrics by / book adapted by / directed by Oscar Hammerstein II. Lyrics for "Bill" by P.G. Wodehouse. Music / lyrics for "Goodbye, My Lady Love" by Joseph E. Howard. Based on "Show Boat" by Edna Ferber. Musical Directors: Oscar Bradley and Sammy Lee. Casino Theatre: 19 May 1932-22 Oct 1932 (180 performances). Cast: Bessie Allison, Bertha Fitzhugh Baker, Rachel Beech, J. Mardo Brown, A. Alan Campbell (as "Windy"), Billie Campbell, Mamie Cartier, Willy Lou Chalfant, Laura Clairon, Catherine Clark, Walter Costello, Jack Daley, Charles Davis, Henry Davis, Dorothy Denese, Leon Diggs, Evelyn Eaton, William Ehlers, Charles Ellis, Caja Eric, Robert Faricy, Estelle Floyd (as "Ethel"), Dell Fradenburg, John Fredrik, Tess Gardella, Ray Giles, Blanche Glenn, Thomas Gunn, Marion Hairston, Edgar Hall, Annie Hart, William Haskins, Mae Haygood, Mari Hellgren, Eunice Holmes, Maurine Holmes, Rhogenia Jamison, J. Louis Johnson, Charlotte Junius, Tana Kamp, V. Anne Kaye, Dennis King (as "Gaylord Ravenal"), Angeline Lawson, James Lillard, Henrietta Lovelace, Herbert Lyle, Francis X. Mahoney (as "Rubberface Smith"), Pat Mann, Rose Mariella, Richard McAllister, Dolly McCormick, James McKay, John Mobley, Helen Morgan (as "Julie"), Ethel Moses, Lucia Moses, Edna May Oliver (as "Parthy Ann Hawks"; final Broadway role), Joseph Olney, Ann Lee Patterson, Pauline Pennell, Inez Persand, Lancelot Pinard, Eva Puck (as "Ellie"), Hattie King Reavis, Wilburn Riviere, Paul Robeson (as "Joe"), Elsie Rossi, Jennie Salmons, Earle Sanborn, Mildred Schwenke, Phil Sheridan, Maude Simmons, Charles Spencer, James Swift, Wen. Talbert, Lucille Taylor, Norma Terris (as "Magnolia"), Wynn Terry, Tillie Thomas, Archie Thomson, Lee Timmans, Gladstone Waldrip, Gertrude Walker [final Broadway role], Billie Wallace, Elida Webb, Sammy White (as "Frank Schultz"), Charles Willis, Charles Winninger (as "Capt. Andy"). Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. NOTES: (1) Mr. Ziegfeld would die during production on 22 Jul 1932 at age 65. (2) Filmed as Show Boat (1929), Show Boat (1936), Show Boat (1951).
- (1893) Stage: Wrote music / lyrics for "After the Ball" used in "A Trip to Chinatown", produced on Broadway. Written by Charles H. Hoyt. Madison Square Theatre: 9 Nov 1891-7 Aug 1892 (657 performances). Cast [as known]: Trixie Friganza. NOTE: Mr. Harris' song, "After The Ball", was written in 1892 and thus was not originally part of this production (also later used in "Show Boat"). The song was initially a flop, but became a huge hit when it was interpolated into this in 1892.
- (1927) Stage: Wrote music / lyrics for "After the Ball", used in "Show Boat", produced on Broadway (final Broadway credit during his lifetime). Musical drama. Music by Jerome Kern. Lyrics by / material adaptation by Oscar Hammerstein II. Lyrics for "Bill" by P.G. Wodehouse. Music / lyrics for "Goodbye, My Lady Love" by Joseph E. Howard. Based on "Show Boat" by Edna Ferber. Musical Direction by Victor Baravalle. Choral direction by Will Vodery. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett. Scenic Design by Joseph Urban. Directed by E.B. 'Zeke' Colvan and Oscar Hammerstein II. Ziegfeld Theatre: 27 Dec 1927-4 May 1929 (572 performances). Cast: Jules Bledsoe (as "Joe"), Alan Campbell, Bert Chapman, Laura Clairon, Jack Daley, Ted Daniels, Dorothy Denese, Charles Ellis (as "Steve"), Robert Farley, Estelle Floyd, Tommy Gunn (as "Vallon"), Annette Harding, Annie Hart, Aunt Jemima, J. Louis Johnson, Tana Kamp, Francis X. Mahoney, Howard Marsh, Helen L. Morgan (as "Julie"), Dagmar Oakland (as "Dolly"), Edna May Oliver (as "Parthy Ann Hawks"), Eva Puck, Mildred Schewenke, Eleanor Shaw, Phil Sheridan (as "Gambler"), Norma Terris, Sammy White, Charles Winninger (as "Cap'n Andy"), Jack Wynn. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.. NOTE: Filmed as Show Boat (1929), Show Boat (1951), After the Ball (1899).
- Playwright: "The Little Irish Girl". NOTE: Filmed as The Little Irish Girl (1926).
- Playwright: "Silken Shackles". NOTE: Filmed as Silken Shackles (1926).
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