VICTORIA WILSON grew up on Martha’s Vineyard and in New York City. She is a vice president and senior editor at Alfred Knopf and was appointed by President Bill Clinton to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. She lives in New York City and upstate New York.
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APPENDIX I: STAGE CHRONOLOGY
Ziegfeld Follies (1922–1923)
Touring production: Colonial Theatre, Boston; Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia; Ford’s Opera House, Baltimore; National Theatre, Washington, D.C.; Pittsburgh; Cleveland; New Detroit Theatre, Detroit; Colonial Theatre, Chicago; Davidson Theatre, Milwaukee; American Theatre, St. Louis; Sam S. Shubert Theatre, Kansas City, Mo.; English’s Opera House, Indianapolis; Grand Opera House, Cincinnati; Dayton; Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto; Majestic Theatre, Buffalo. Four hundred twenty-four performances, June 5, 1922–June 23, 1923. Book: Ring Lardner, Gene Buck, Ralph Spence. Music: Victor Herbert, Louis A. Hirsch, David Stamper. Choreography: Ned Wayburn. Scenic design: Joseph Urban. Opening night: New Amsterdam Theatre, New York. Cast: Babs Aitlen, Jean Arundel, Leonora Baron, Michel Barroy, Clara Beresbach, Eva Brady, Margery Chapin, Thelma Connor, Velma Connor, Dorothy Conroy, Dolly Daggars, Marie Dahm, Peggy Dana, Audrey Darrell, Nellie Davage, Ellen de Lerches, Hazel Donnelly, Alma Drange, Betty Dudley, Marcelle Earle, Mary Eaton, Pearl Eaton, Dolly Evans (Ruby Stevens; Ensemble), Victoria Gale, Ed Gallagher, Helen Gates, Alexander Gray, Gilda Gray, Ivy Halstead, Netta Hill, May Howard, Frances Howden, Virginia Howell, Ada Hughes, Sonia Ivanoff, Beatrice Jackson, Brooke Johns, Naomi Johnson, Virginia King, Teddy Knox, Frank Lambert, Evelyn Law, Helen Lee, Phoebe Lee, Mary Lewis, Doris Lloyd, Jean Lloyd, Martha Lorber, Alma Mamay, Pansy Maness, Hallie Manning, Irene Marcellus, Pauline Mason, Lulu McConnell, Mary McDonald, Beulah McFarland, Blanche Mehaffey, Kathryn Mehaffey, Madge Merritt, Hilda Moreno, Madelyn Morrissey, Polly Nally, Cora Neary, Jimmy Nervo, Al Ochs, Olive Osborne, Rita Owin, Annie Patron, Serge Pernikoff, Miss Ray, Jessie Reed, Betsy Rees, Anastasia Reilly, Frances Reveaux, Marion Rich, Will Rogers, Addie Rolfe, Rita Royce, Nellie Savage, John Scott, Gertrude Selden, Sonia Shand, J. J. Shannon, Al Shean, Marie Shelton, Grant Simpson, Beatrice Singleton, Nellie Smith, Miss Starhill, Kathryn Stoneburn, Muriel Stryker, Avonne Taylor, the Follies Four, Frank Tierney, Tiller Girls, Irene Todd, Andrew Tombes, George Truscott, Brandon Tynan, Vangie Valentine, Albertina Vitak, Irene Wales, Marie Wallace, Betty Webb, Hazel Webb, Fay West, Edna Wheaton, Miss Whittington, Elsie Woodall, Lillian Woods, Helen Lee Worthing.
Ziegfeld Follies (Summer Edition) (1923)
Touring production: Colonial Theatre, Boston; Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia; Ford’s Opera House, Baltimore; National Theatre, Washington, D.C.; Pittsburgh; Cleveland; New Detroit Theatre, Detroit; Colonial Theatre, Chicago; Davidson Theatre, Milwaukee; American Theatre, St. Louis; Sam S. Shubert Theatre, Kansas City, Mo.; English’s Opera House, Indianapolis; Grand Opera House, Cincinnati; Dayton; Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto; Majestic Theatre, Buffalo. Ninety-six performances, June 25–September 15, 1923. Book: Ralph Spence, Eddie Cantor. Music: Victor Herbert, Louis A. Hirsch, David Stamper. Choreography: Ned Wayburn. Scenic design: Joseph Urban. Opening night: New Amsterdam Theatre, New York. Cast: Babs Aitlen, Leonora Baron, Michel Barroy, Clara Beresbach, Emma Beresbach, Nina Byron, Erla Calame, Eddie Cantor, Betty Carsdale, Dorothy Clarkson, Thelma Connor, Velma Connor, Dolly Daggars, Ethel Dale, Helena D’Algy, Eleanor Dana, Audrey Darrell, Mae Daw, Alma Drange, Marcelle Earle, Mary Eaton, Pearl Eaton, Dolly Evans (Ruby Stevens; Ensemble), Victoria Gale, Ed Gallagher, Joan Gardner, Alexander Gray, Gilda Gray, Ivy Halstead, Netta Hill, May Howard, Ada Hughes, Sonia Ivanoff, Beatrice Jackson, Hazel Jennings, Brooke Johns, Naomi Johnson, Simeon Karavaeff, Kello Brothers, Lily Kimari, Virginia King, Julia Kingsley, Sylvia Kingsley, Teddy Knox, Frank Lambert, Evelyn Law, Mary Lewis, Kitty Littlefield, Jean Lloyd, Martha Lorber, Pansy Maness, Hallie Manning, Irene Marcellus, Ilsa Marvenga, Pauline Mason, Beulah McFarland, Constance McLaughlin, Janet Megrew, Madge Merritt, Hilda Moreno, Polly Nally, Cora Neary, Jimmy Nervo, Al Ochs, Joe Opp, Olive Osborne, Elaine Palmer, Annie Patron, Ann Pennington, Serge Pernikoff, Elsa Peterson, Pearl Prosser, Jessie Reed, Anastasia Reilly, Frances Reveaux, Marion Rich, Addie Rolfe, Nellie Savage, John Scott, Gertrude Selden, J. J. Shannon, Al Shean, Marie Shelton, Grant Simpson, Beatrice Singleton, Nellie Smith, Kathryn Stoneburn, Muriel Stryker, the Follies Four, Tiller Girls, Irene Todd, Andrew Tombes, Brandon Tynan, Ruth Urban, Vangie Valentine, Miriam Vandergriff, Shirley Vernon, Vivian Vernon, Blossom Vreeland, Irene Wales, Marie Wallace, Betty Webb, Hazel Webb, Madlyn Wells, Fay West, West and McGinty, Edna Wheaton, Margie Whittington, Lois Wilde, Betty Williams, Elsie Woodall, Helen Lee Worthing.
Ziegfeld Follies (1923–1924)
Touring production: Colonial Theatre, Boston; Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia; Ford’s Opera House, Baltimore; National Theatre, Washington, D.C.; Pittsburgh; Cleveland; New Detroit Theatre, Detroit; Colonial Theatre, Chicago; Davidson Theatre, Milwaukee; American Theatre, St. Louis; Sam S. Shubert Theatre, Kansas City, Mo.; English’s Opera House, Indianapolis; Grand Opera House, Cincinnati; Dayton; Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto; Majestic Theatre, Buffalo. Two hundred thirty-three performances, October 20, 1923–May 10, 1924. Book and lyrics: Gene Buck, Eddie Cantor. Music: Victor Herbert, Rudolf Friml, David Stamper. Choreography: Ned Wayburn. Scenic design: Joseph Urban. Opening night: New Amsterdam Theatre, New York. Cast: Bernice Ackerman, Ethel Allis, Ruth Andrae, Wilma Ansell, Mary Bancroft, Virginia Beardsley, Doris Bennett, Mildred Billert, Lois Blackburn, Fanny Brice, Dorothy Brown, Lilly Burgess, Catherine Burke, Marie Callahan, Cynthia Cambridge, Louise Carlton, Joan Carter Waddell, Gladys Coburn, Hettie Cooper, James J. Corbett, Roy Cropper, Margaret Cummings, Marie Dahm, Helena D’Algy, Mae Daw, Claire DeFitamiere, Ferral Dewees, Harland Dixon, Helen Dobbins, Andre Dumont, Paulette Duval, Dorothy Ellis, Gladys Ellison, Helen Ellsworth, Alberta Faust, Hilda Ferguson, Mme. Florianne, Harriet Fowler, Catherine Gallimore, Millie Glossop, Florentine Gosnova, Hetty Graham, Roberta Grant, Sarah Granzow, Nelle Greasley, Beryl Halley, Marion Hamilton, Helen Henderson, Jean Henderson, Lew Hern, Norah Jackson, Brooke Johns, Mary Julian, Bob Karna, Elizabeth Kay, Winnie Keane, Dorothy Kelsall, Flo Kennedy, Emma Klige, Alice Knowlton, Florence Kolinsky, Margaret Langhorne, Edna Leedom, Marjorie Leet, Virginia Magee, Maud Mansfield, Harriet Marned, Phyllis Mawer, Irma McShane, Lily McWilliams, Janet Megrew, Goodie Montgomery, Inez Moreno, Rita Moriarty, Polly Nally, Alma Nash, Raymond O’Brian, Gladys Peterson, Martha Pierre, Robert Quinault, Violet Regal, Billy Revel, Addie Rolfe, William Roselle, Iris Rowe, Gertrude Selden, Peggy Shannon, Heloise Sheppard, Harry Short, Margaret Sloan, Dave Stamper, Olga Steck, Ruby Stevens (Ensemble), Charlotte Suddath, Beatrice Thorburn, Billie Tichenor, Dorothy Van Alst, Feon Vanmar, Hazel Vergess, Vivian Vernon, Hap Ward, Betty Warrington, Nondas Wayne, Marjorie Weaver, Arthur West, Elsie Westcott, Bert Wheeler, Betty Wheeler, Paul Whiteman, Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra, Lois Wilde, Doris Wilson, Dottie Wilson, Imogene Wilson, Lily Winton, Stella Wooten, Helen Lee Worthing, Alexander Yarkovleff, Ruth Zoakay.
Keep Kool (1924)
Morosco Theatre, New York, 148 performances, May 22–July 6, 1924. Producer: E. K. Nadel. Book: Paul Gerard Smith. Music: Jack Frost. Lyrics: Paul Gerard Smith. Choreography: Earl Lindsay. Cast: Hazel Dawn, Johnny Dooley, Charles King, Ethel Bryant, Ann Butler, Val De Mar, Helen Fables, Maerena Grady, Lillian Harnack, Lon Hascall, Rita Howard, Dick Keene, James Kelso, Ruth Laird, Jessie Maker, Isabelle Mason, Claire Miller, Lucille Moo
re, Walter Morrison, Helen Paine, Hal Parker, William Redford, Ruby Stevens (Ensemble), Mildred Stewart, Mimi Tattersall, Dorothy Thattel, Edward Tierney, Dorothy Tiller, Ethelyn Tillman, Dorothy Van Alst, Ina Williams.
Keep Kool (1924)
Globe Theatre, New York, July 7–August 31, 1924. Producer: E. K. Nadel. Book: Paul Gerard Smith. Music: Jack Frost. Lyrics: Paul Gerard Smith. Choreography: Earl Lindsay. Cast: Ruby Stevens (Ensemble).
Keep Kool (1924)
Earl Carroll Theatre, New York, September 1–September 27, 1924. Producer: E. K. Nadel. Book: Paul Gerard Smith. Music: Jack Frost. Lyrics: Paul Gerard Smith. Choreography: Earl Lindsay. Cast: Ruby Stevens (Ensemble).
Gay Paree (1925)
Majestic Theatre, Buffalo. Book: Harold Atteridge. Lyrics: Clifford Grey. Music: J. Fred Coots, Alfred Goodman, Maurie Rubens. Cast: Winnie Lightner, Billy Van, Mae Clarke, Ruby Stevens.
Gay Paree (1925)
Everglades Café, New York. Book: Harold Atteridge. Lyrics: Clifford Grey. Music: J. Fred Coots, Alfred Goodman, Maurie Rubens. Cast: Winnie Lightner, Billy Van, Mae Clarke, Ruby Stevens.
Gay Paree (1925)
Club Anatol, New York. Book: Harold Atteridge. Lyrics: Clifford Grey. Music: J. Fred Coots, Alfred Goodman, Maurie Rubens. Cast: Winnie Lightner, Billy Van, Mae Clarke, Ruby Stevens.
Gay Paree (1925–1926)
Shubert Theatre, New York, August 18, 1925–January 30, 1926. Book: Harold Atteridge. Lyrics: Clifford Grey. Music: J. Fred Coots, Alfred Goodman, Maurie Rubens. Cast: Newton Alexander, Betty Allen, Lucille Arden, William Baden, Dorothy Barber, Pauline Blair, Frances Blythe, Richard Bold, Ilsi Bott, Alice Boulden, Carol Boyer, William Brainerd, Lorraine Brooks, Camille, Jean Caswell, Chandler Christy, Helen Claire, Mae Clarke, Eddie Conrad, Claire Daniels, Isabel Dawn, Claudia Dell, Johnny Dove, Louise Dove, Clarice Durham, Mabel Earle, Beth Elliott, Byrdeatta Evans, Florence Fair, Rosemary Farmer, Margie Finley, Walton Ford, Ruth Gillette, Florence Golden, Viola Griffith, Texas Guinan, Jack Haley, Ruth Hamilton, Thalie Hamilton, Edith Higgens, Alice Hooke, Edna Hopper, Florence Horne, Gus Hyland, Katherine Janeway, Frank Kimball, Marty Kolinsky, Lillian Lane, George LeMaire, Fern LeRoy, Winnie Lightner, Martha Linn, Gertrude Lowe, Viola Marshall, Betty Maurice, Arthur May, Verdi Milli, Marie Price, Prosper & Maret, Dorothy Rae, Nora Reed, Camille Renault, Charles “Chic” Sale, Salt and Pepper, Wilfred Seagram, Winifred Seale, Dorothy Sheppard, Jeanette Simard, Bartlett Simmons, Marie Simpson, Bernadette Spencer, Louise Taylor, Billy B. Van, Lorraine Weimar, Margaret Wilson.
The Noose (1926)
Hudson Theatre, New York, 197 performances, October 20, 1926–April 1927. Playwright: Willard Mack. Cast: Ralph Adams, George W. Barnum, Charles Brown, Harry Bulger Jr., Rex Cherryman, Carolyn Clarke, Mae Clarke, Jack Daley, Helen Flint, Maryland Jarbeau, Ralph Locke, Lester Lonergan, Wilfred Lucas, George Nash, Hans Robert, Dorothy Sheppard, Ann Shoemaker, Barbara Stanwyck (Dot), George Thompson, Erenay Weaver.
The Noose (1927)
Selwyn Theatre, Chicago, April 18–June 4, 1927. Playwright: Willard Mack. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck (Dot).
Burlesque (1927–1928)
Plymouth Theatre, New York, 372 performances, September 1, 1927–July 14, 1928. Playwrights: Arthur Hopkins, George Manker Watters. Choreography: Mary Jennings. Scenic design: Cleon Throckmorton. Cast: Charles D. Brown, Mitty De Vere, Pauline Dee, Wilkie Dodsworth, Ruth Holden, Oscar Levant, Paul Porter, Jack B. Shea, Hal Skelly, Barbara Stanwyck (Bonny), Ralph Theodore, Eileen Wilson.
Burlesque (1928)
Newark, N.J., August 27, 1928. Playwrights: Arthur Hopkins, George Manker Watters. Choreography: Mary Jennings. Scenic design: Cleon Throckmorton. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck (Bonny).
The Conflict (1929)
Palace Theatre, New York, February 11, 1929–February 19, 1929. Playwright: Vincent Lawrence. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Frank Fay.
The Conflict (1929)
Club Richman, New York, February 20, 1929. Playwright: Vincent Lawrence. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Frank Fay.
A Night in Venice (1929)
Shubert Theatre, New York, 175 performances, May 21, 1929–September 1929. Producers: Lee Shubert, J. J. Shubert. Music: Lee Davis, Maurie Rubens. Lyrics: J. Keirn Brennan, Moe Jaffe. Choreography: Busby Berkeley, Chester Hale. Cast: Ted Healy, Ann Seymour, the Dodge Sisters, Arthur Havel, Morton Havel, Stanley Rogers, Betty Allen, Walter Armin, Barbara Stanwyck (unconfirmed).
A Night in Venice (1929)
Majestic Theatre, New York, September 16, 1929–October 19, 1929. Producers: Lee Shubert, J. J. Shubert. Music: Lee Davis, Maurie Rubens. Lyrics: J. Keirn Brennan, Moe Jaffe. Choreography: Busby Berkeley, Chester Hale. Cast: Ted Healy, Ann Seymour, the Dodge Sisters, Arthur Havel, Morton Havel, Stanley Rogers, Betty Allen, Walter Armin, Barbara Stanwyck (unconfirmed).
Tattle Tales (1932)
Belasco Theatre, Los Angeles, December 28 or 29, 1932. Producer: Frank Fay. Book: Frank Fay, Nick Copeland. Lyrics: George Waggoner, Leo Robin, Edward Eliscu, William Walsh, Frank Fay, Willard Robison, Howard Jackson. Music: Edward Ward, Ralph Rainger, Willard Robison, Howard Jackson, Eddie Bienbryer. Choreography: John Lonergan, Danny Dare, Leroy Prinz. Cast: Frank Fay, Betty Grable, Barbara Stanwyck (Herself, Kay Arnold).
Tattle Tales (1932)
Touring production: Portland, Oreg.; Spokane; Billings, Mont.; Cheyenne, Wyo.; Colorado Springs; Denver; Omaha; Kansas City, Mo. March 6–April 10, 1932. Producer: Frank Fay. Book: Frank Fay, Nick Copeland. Lyrics: George Waggoner, Leo Robin, Edward Eliscu, William Walsh, Frank Fay, Willard Robison, Howard Jackson. Music: Edward Ward, Ralph Rainger, Willard Robison, Howard Jackson, Eddie Bienbryer. Choreography: John Lonergan, Danny Dare, Leroy Prinz. Cast: Frank Fay, Betty Grable, Barbara Stanwyck (Herself, Kay Arnold).
Tattle Tales (1933)
Broadhurst Theatre, New York, 28 performances, June 1–June 24, 1933. Producer: Frank Fay. Book: Frank Fay, Nick Copeland. Lyrics: George Waggoner, Leo Robin, Edward Eliscu, William Walsh, Frank Fay, Willard Robison, Howard Jackson. Music: Edward Ward, Ralph Rainger, Willard Robison, Howard Jackson, Eddie Bienbryer. Choreography: John Lonergan, Danny Dare, Leroy Prinz. Cast: Lois Ackerman, Jerry Archer, Mary Barnett, Beauvell, Eddie Byrnbriar, Les Clark, Ione Collombe, Nick Copeland, Don Cumming, Dorothy Dell, Betty Doree, John Dyer, Helen Eades, Edith Evans, Frank Fay, Wilma Flannigan, Betty Grable, William Hargrave, Jane Hayes, Collece Legget, James Mack, Lucille Matthews, Ray Mayer, Jane Morgan, Barbara Near, Charlotte Neste, Betty Norton, Betty Nylander, Evelyn Page, Lillian Reynolds, Beverly Royde, Sylvia Schiller, Barbara Stanwyck (Herself, Kay Arnold), Miss Tova, Elsa Walbridge, Wilma Wray.
The Interview (1933)
Playlet, New York, September 1933. Based on the book by Arthur Somers Roche. Cast: Morton Downey, Barbara Stanwyck.
Tattle Tales (1934)
Broadhurst Theatre, New York, June 1, 1934. Producer: Frank Fay. Book: Frank Fay, Nick Copeland. Lyrics: George Waggoner, Leo Robin, Edward Eliscu, William Walsh, Frank Fay, Willard Robison, Howard Jackson. Music: Edward Ward, Ralph Rainger, Willard Robison, Howard Jackson, Eddie Bienbryer. Choreography: John Lonergan, Danny Dare, Leroy Prinz. Cast: Frank Fay, Barbara Stanwyck (Herself, Kay Arnold).
APPENDIX II: FILM CHRONOLOGY
Broadway Nights (1927)
Director: Joseph C. Boyle. Screenplay: Forrest Halsey. Story: Norman Houston. Photography: Ernest Haller. Editor: Paul F. Maschke. Production: Robert Kane Productions. Distribution: First National. Release date: May 15, 1927. Running time: 72 minutes. Cast: Lois Wilson, Louis John Bartels, June Collyer, Sam Hardy, Georgette Duval, Philip Strange, Henry Sherwood, Sylvia Sidney, Francis “Bunny” Weldon, De Sacia Mooers, Lee Armstrong, Ann Sothern, Barbara Stanwyck (Dancer).
The Locked Door (1929)
Executive producer: Joseph P. Kennedy. Director: George Fitzmaurice. Based on the play The Sign on the Door by Channing Pollock. Adaptation: C. Gardner Sullivan. Dialogue: George Scarborough. Photography: Ray June. Editor: Hal C. Kern. Production: Feature Productions. Distribution:
United Artists. Release date: November 16, 1929. Running time: 70 minutes. Cast: Rod La Rocque, Barbara Stanwyck (Ann Carter), William “Stage” Boyd, Betty Bronson, Harry Stubbs, Harry Mestayer, Mack Swain, Zasu Pitts, George Bunny, Purnell Pratt, Fred Warren.
Mexicali Rose (1929)
Producer: Harry Cohn. Director: Erle C. Kenton. Story: Gladys Lehman. Screenplay: Gladys Lehman, Norman Houston. Photography: Ted Tetzlaff. Editor: Leon Barsha. Production and distribution: Columbia. Release date: December 26, 1929. Running time: 60 minutes. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck (Mexicali Rose), Sam Hardy, William Janney, Louis Natheaux, Arthur Rankin, Harry J. Vejar, Louis King, Julia Bejarano.
Ladies of Leisure (1930)
Producer: Harry Cohn. Director: Frank Capra. Based on the play Ladies of the Evening by Milton Herbert Gropper. Adaptation: Jo Swerling. Photography: Joseph Walker. Editor: Maurice Wright. Production and distribution: Columbia (Frank Capra Productions received production credit). Release date: April 5, 1930. Running time: 98 minutes. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck (Kay Arnold), Ralph Graves, Lowell Sherman, Marie Prevost, Nance O’Neil, George Fawcett, Juliette Compton, Johnnie Walker.
Illicit (1931)
Producer: Darryl F. Zanuck. Director: Archie Mayo. Based on a play by Edith Fitzgerald, Robert Riskin. Adaptation: Harvey F. Thew. Photography: Robert Kurrle. Editor: William Holmes. Production and distribution: Warner Bros. Release date: February 14, 1931. Running time: 79 minutes. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck (Anne Vincent Ives), James Rennie, Ricardo Cortez, Natalie Moorhead, Charles Butterworth, Joan Blondell, Claude Gillingwater.
Ten Cents a Dance (1931)
Producer: Harry Cohn. Director: Lionel Barrymore. Screenplay: Jo Swerling. Photography: Ernest Haller, Gilbert Warrenton. Editor: Arthur Huffsmith. Production and distribution: Columbia (Lionel Barrymore Productions received production credit). Release date: March 6, 1931. Running time: 75 minutes. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck (Barbara O’Neill), Ricardo Cortez, Monroe Owsley, Sally Blane, Blanche Friderici, Phyllis Crane, Olive Tell, Victor Potel, Al Hill, Jack Byron, Abe Lyman, Pat Harmon, Martha Sleeper, David Newell, Sidney Bracey, Harry Todd, Aggie Herring, Peggy Doner.
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