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Helen Broderick

Shows · Helen Broderick

Actor 1891–1959 On stage 19071933

Helen Broderick (August 11, 1891 – September 25, 1959) was an American actress known for her comic roles, especially as a wisecracking sidekick.

On stage 16 productions, 26 years

1907 Follies Of 1907 Jardin de Paris · Original · directed by Herbert Gresham 70 perf.
1907 Ziegfeld Follies of 1907 Jardin De Paris · Original · directed by Herbert Gresham 79 perf.
1908 Algeria Broadway Theatre · Original · directed by George Marion 48 perf.
1909 Havana Casino Theatre · Original · directed by Ned Wayburn 236 perf.
1910 The Yankee Girl Herald Square Theatre · Original · directed by Ned Wayburn 92 perf.
1911 Jumping Jupiter New York Theatre · Original 24 perf.
1913 The Honeymoon Express Winter Garden Theatre · Original · directed by Ned Wayburn 156 perf.
1923 Nifties of 1923 Fulton Theatre · Original · directed by R.H. Burnside 47 perf.
1923 The Wild Westcotts Frazee Theatre · Original 24 perf.
1925 Puzzles of 1925 Fulton Theatre · Original · directed by Julian Alfred 104 perf.
1926 Mama Loves Papa Forrest Theatre · Original · directed by John Hayden 25 perf.
1926 Oh, Please Fulton Theatre · Original · directed by Hassard Short 75 perf.
1929 Fifty Million Frenchmen Lyric Theatre · Original · directed by Monty Woolley 254 perf.
1931 The Band Wagon New Amsterdam Theatre · Original · directed by Hassard Short 260 perf.
1932 Earl Carroll's Vanities [1932] Earl Carrolls Broadway Theatre · Original · directed by Edgar MacGregor 87 perf.
1933 As Thousands Cheer Music Box · Original · directed by Hassard Short 400 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Lester Crawford 3 productions
William Pruette 2 productions
Prince Tokio 2 productions
Naomi Dale 2 productions
May Willard 2 productions
Leslie Adams 2 productions
Irma Irving 2 productions
Helen Mcdonald 2 productions
Harry Watson Jr. 2 productions
Harriet Leidy 2 productions
Gertrude McDonald 2 productions
George Bickel 2 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. 6 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.

In the literature8 passages

  • Cast : Grace LaRue, Mile. Dazie, Prince Tokio, Emma Carus, Harry Watson Jr., Marion Sunshine & Florence Tempest, George Bickel, Helen Broderick, Nora Bayes (added)ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: William Gaxton, Genevieve Tobin, Helen Broderick, Betty Compton, Evelyn Hoey, Jack Thompson, Thurston Hallebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: Fred & Adele Astaire, Frank Morgan, Helen Broderick, Tilly Losch, Philip Loeb, John Barkerebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • The Band Wagon. “The Pride of the Claghornes” sketch with Helen Broderick, Adele Astaire, Frank Morgan, and Fred Astaire. (Vandamm)ebooks/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
  • As Thousands Cheer . King George V (Leslie Adams) and Queen Mary (Helen Broderick) are uspet to read of the latest romantic escapade involving the Prince of Wales (Thomas Hamilton). (Vandamm)ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt

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