Broadway Clifton Webb
webb in 1923
the 1920s had webb in no fewer 8 broadway shows, numerous other stage appearances, including vaudeville, , handful of silent films. revue were, additional songs cole porter, opened @ central theatre on january 29, 1920, , closed 143 performances later on may 29, 1920. busy films, tours, , vaudeville, (including appearance @ london pavilion in 1921 mr. st. louis in fun of fayre , next year in phi-phi), did not return broadway until 1923, musical jack , jill (globe theatre) had 92 performances between march 22, 1923, , june 9, 1923, , lynn starling s comic play meet wife, opened on november 26, 1923, , ran summer of 1924, closing in august. 1 of play s leads 24-year-old humphrey bogart.
in 1925, webb appeared on stage in dance act vaudeville star , silent film actress mary hay. later year, when husband, tol able david star richard barthelmess , decided produce , star in new toys, chose webb second lead. film proved financially successful, 19 more years passed before webb appeared in feature film.
webb s mainstay broadway theatre. between 1913 , 1947, tall , slender performer sang in clear, gentle tenor, appeared in 23 broadway shows, starting major supporting roles , progressing leads. introduced irving berlin s easter parade , george , ira gershwin s ve got crush on in treasure girl (1928); arthur schwartz , howard dietz s guess ll have change plan in little show (1929) , louisiana hayride in flying colors (1932); , irving berlin s not rice in china in successful revue thousands cheer (1933). 1 of stage sketches, performed co-star fred allen, filmed vitaphone short subject titled still alarm (1930). allen s experiences while working webb appear in allen s memoirs.
most of webb s broadway shows musicals, starred in oscar wilde s importance of being earnest, , longtime friend noël coward s blithe spirit , present laughter.
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