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Eugene Howard

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ComposerOn stage 1912–1939

Willie Howard (April 13, 1883 – January 14, 1949) and Eugene Howard (July 7, 1880 – August 1, 1965), billed as the Howard Brothers, were Silesian-born American vaudeville performers of the first half of the 20th century. They were two of the earliest openly Jewish performers on the American stage. After performing in amateur night competitions, the brothers began separate professional theatre careers. Soon they were appearing together in burlesque and vaudeville, where, over the course of a decade, they established their reputation. The brothers were hired by the Shubert family in 1912 to perform in a series of successful revues on Broadway over the next decade called The Passing Show. These…

On stage 17 productions, 27 years

1912 The Ballet of 1830 Winter Garden Theatre · Original · directed by Ned Wayburn 136 perf.
1914 The Whirl of the World Winter Garden Theatre · Original · directed by William J. Wilson 161 perf.
1915 The Passing Show of 1915 Winter Garden Theatre · Original · directed by J. C. Huffman 145 perf.
1916 The Show of Wonders Winter Garden Theatre · Original · directed by J. C. Huffman 209 perf.
1918 The Passing Show of 1918 Winter Garden Theatre · Original · directed by Jack Mason 142 perf.
1920 The Passing Show of 1921 Winter Garden Theatre · Original · directed by J. C. Huffman 191 perf.
1922 The Passing Show of 1922 Winter Garden Theatre · Original · directed by J. C. Huffman 85 perf.
1926 George White's Scandals [1926] Apollo Theatre · Original 432 perf.
1928 George White's Scandals [1928] Apollo Theatre · Original · directed by Russell Markert 240 perf.
1929 George White's Scandals [1929] Apollo Theatre · Original · directed by Florence Wilson 161 perf.
1931 George White's Scandals [1931] Apollo Theatre · Original 202 perf.
1932 Ballyhoo of 1932 44th Street Theatre · Original · directed by Bobby Connolly 95 perf.
1933 George White's Music Hall Varieties [1932] Casino Theatre · Return-Engagement · directed by Russell Markert 24 perf.
1934 Ziegfeld Follies of 1934 Winter Garden Theatre · Original · directed by Bobby Connolly 182 perf.
1935 George White's Scandals [1936] New Amsterdam Theatre · Original · directed by Russell Markert 110 perf.
1937 The Show Is On Winter Garden Theatre · Return-Engagement · directed by Vincente Minnelli 17 perf.
1939 George White's Scandals [1939] Alvin Theatre · Original · directed by William K. Wells 120 perf.

Each row is a staging this name appears in the cast list of, read from the production record rather than from the person record. The person record names works instead, and a work cannot say which run somebody was in — that is how Elaine Stritch ends up filed under Show Boat 1927 when she was in the 1994 revival. No row here says what part was played, because no cast list records it.

Worked with more than once12 names

Willie Howard 17 productions
Peggy Moseley 5 productions
Emily Miles 5 productions
Renee Johnson 4 productions
Pearl Bradley 4 productions
May Slattery 4 productions
Marion Mooney 4 productions
Julia Gorman 4 productions
Trixie Raymond 3 productions
Tom Patricola 3 productions
Pearl Harris 3 productions
Orilla Smith 3 productions

Both names in the same cast list, more than once. It is not evidence of a partnership — a long-running company puts the same forty people together every night — but it is where one would start looking. 10 of these names are not links because we hold no record behind them; the name is set from the identifier and its punctuation may be wrong.

Also credited on3 works

George White’s Scandals
Girl Crazy
Ziegfeld Follies

These come off the person record, which names a work and not a production. So we can say this name is attached to the work and we cannot say which staging, or in what capacity. For a composer or a writer that is the whole career we hold; there is no cast list to find them in.

In the literature8 passages

  • Cast: Willie & Eugene Howard, Frances Williams, Harry Richman, Tom Patricola, Ann Pennington, McCarthy Sisters, Fairbanks Twins, Buster West, Portland Hoffaebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: Rudy Vallee, Ethel Merman, Willie & Eugene Howard, Everett Marshall, Ray Bolger, Ethel Barrymore Colt, Alice Fayeebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: Fanny Brice, Willie & Eugene Howard, Everett Mashall, Jane Froman, Vilma & Buddy Ebsen, Patricia Bowman, Cherry & June Preisser, Eve Arden, Robert Cummings, Ina Ray Huttonebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • C AST : Rudy Vallee, Willie and Eugene Howard, Ethel Merman, Everett Marshall, Ethel Barrymore Colt, Ray Bolgerebooks/Kellow, Brian/Ethel Merman_ A Life - Brian Kellow.txt
  • Fortunately, the 1934 Follies had plenty of talent. The cast featured Eve Arden, the dance team of Buddy and Wilma Ebsen, and comedians Willie and Eugene Howard. Brice sang three songs by Ballard MacDonald and her husband, Billy Rose: "Soul-Saving Sadie" (a parody of evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson), "Countess Dubinsky" (about a former…ebooks/Viagas, Robert/I'm the Greatest Star_ Broadway's Top Musical Legends from 1900 to Today - Robert Viagas.txt
  • Little Brides;”’“The Passing Show of 1912” with Willie and Eugene Howard, Trixie Friganza, Charlotte Greenwood, Adelaide and Hughes, Anna Wheaton, Harry Fox and Jobyna Howland; “Hanky Panky” with Florence Moore, William Montgomery and Max Rogers: Richard Carle in “The Girl from Montmarte;” “The Merry Countess” with the Dolly Sisters, Jose…theatre-pdfs/A Pictorial History of the American Theatre, 1860-1985 (Blum).txt

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