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Hal Forde

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ActorOn stage 19131936

Hal Forde was an American actor who appeared in the Princess Theatre musical Oh, Boy! (1917) and Irving Berlin's As Thousands Cheer (1933).

On stage 15 productions, 23 years

1913 Adele Longacre Theatre · Original · directed by Ben Teal 196 perf.
1915 Maid in America Winter Garden Theatre · Original · directed by J. C. Huffman 108 perf.
1916 The Girl from Brazil 44th Street Theatre · Original · directed by J. H. Benrimo 61 perf.
1917 Oh, Boy! Princess Theatre · Original · directed by Edward Royce, Robert Milton 463 perf.
1918 Muggins Fulton Theatre · Original
1920 Honeydew Casino Theatre · Original · directed by Hassard Short 249 perf.
1922 Molly Darling Liberty Theatre · Original · directed by Julian Mitchell 101 perf.
1927 Oh, Ernest! Royale Theatre · Original · directed by William J. Wilson 56 perf.
1928 Houseboat on the Styx Liberty Theatre · Original · directed by Oscar Eagle 103 perf.
1929 A Wonderful Night Majestic Theatre · Original · directed by José Ruben 125 perf.
1931 The Chocolate Soldier Erlangers Theatre · Revival · directed by Milton Aborn 16 perf.
1931 The Merry Widow Erlangers Theatre · Revival · directed by Milton Aborn 32 perf.
1933 As Thousands Cheer Music Box · Original · directed by Hassard Short 400 perf.
1935 George White's Scandals [1936] New Amsterdam Theatre · Original · directed by Russell Markert 110 perf.
1936 Broadway Sho-Window Broadway Theatre · Original · directed by Bill Powers 28 perf.

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Worked with more than once11 names

William Danforth 2 productions
Vera Pearsall 2 productions
Theo van Tassell 2 productions
Sam Ash 2 productions
Roy Cropper 2 productions
Marie Dolan 2 productions
Jack Kelly 2 productions
Henry Ward 2 productions
Georgia Gwynne 2 productions
Dorothy Stone 2 productions
Alice Mackenzie 2 productions

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In the literature3 passages

  • Cast: Marie Carroll, Tom Powers, Anna Wheaton, Hal Forde, Edna May Oliver, Marion Davies, Justine Johnstone, Dorothy Dickson & Carl Hysonebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: Marilyn Miller, Clifton Webb, Helen Broderick, Ethel Waters, Hal Forde, Jerome Cowan, Harry Stockwell, José Limon, Letitia Ide, Thomas Hamilton, Leslie Adamsebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • a Princess Theatre musical with Anna Wheaton, Tom Powers, Edna May Oliver, Hal Forde, Marion Davies, Justine Johnstone ’ ‘ . . Carroll. sicals F runs werre longy runs which; had Other— musicals and Marie » Carroll.theatre-pdfs/A Pictorial History of the American Theatre, 1860-1985 (Blum).txt

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