Other works

(1927) Stage: Appeared (as "Philip Herford") in "What Do We Know?" on Broadway. Written by Olga Petrova (also appearing as "Kasha"). Wallack's Theatre: 23 Dec 1927-Jan 1928 (closing date unknown/23 performances). Cast: Suzanne Bennett, Helen Blair, Carlton Brickert, John C. Carlyle, Gladys Feldman, Hoi Poi Kee, Lillian Kemble-Cooper, Jack Leslie, Josephine Morse, Bradley Page, Jack Root, Maxwel Sholes, Wilma Thompson, Mabel Wright. Produced by W. Herbert Adams.

(1935) Stage: Directed / produced "De Luxe" on Broadway. Drama. Written by Louis Bromfield and John Gearon. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Booth Theatre: 5 Mar 1935-Mar 1935 (closing date unknown/15 performances). Cast: Ann Andrews, Alan Bunce, "Peppy" D'Albrew, Pierre De Ramey, Melvyn Douglas (as "Pat Dantry"), Florence Edney (as "Lady Dextries"), Tom Elwell, Clyde Fillmore, Violet Heming, David Hughes, Robert Le Sueur, Elsa Maxwell, Claudia Morgan, Blanche Ring (as "Sophie Bashly"), Beverly Sitgreaves, Maurice Sommers, Ivy Troutman, Tabor Von Jany, Cora Witherspoon (as "Fanny Altenus").

(1943) Stage: Directed (w/Burk Symon) "Red Planet" on Brodway. Written by John L. Balderston and John Hoare. Cort Theatre: 17 Dec 1932-Dec 1932 (closing date unknown/7 performances). Cast: Walter Armin (as "The Count de Reinach"), Ethel Ashby, Wallace Banfield, Marshall Brown, Charles Burroughs, Wilbur Cox, Beryl Douglas, Joy Douglas, Bramwell Fletcher (as "Ray Fanshawe"), Harry Green, Louis Hector (as "Sir James Valentine"), Henry Herbert (as "Herbert Calder"), Dorothy Howard, David Hughes, Alistaire Johnson, Walter King, Thomas Louden, Tucker McGuire, Beatrice Miller, Bertram Miller, Percy Moore, E. Norris, Marie Pape, Eugene Powers, Frederick Raymond, William Reinecker, Wilfred Seagram, C.E. Smith, Valerie Taylor, Edward Trevor, Madelaine Vaughn, Tod Waller, Richard Walsh, John Wheeler, Richard Whorf (as "The Right Hon. A.D. Randall, P.C."), Wallace Widdecombe, Leonard Willey, Helen Wynn, Oswald Yorke (as "The Prime Minister"). Produced by Laurence Rivers Inc.

(1931) Stage: Directed / produced / adapted (from the Hungarian of Ladislas Fodor) "I Love an Actress" on Broadway. Comedy. Times Square Theatre: 17 Sep 1931- Oct 1931 (closing date unknown/20 performances). Cast: Walter Abel (as "George"), Gail Barrington, Alice Belmore (as "Caroline"), Robert Bowen, John Dunn, William Franklin, Etienne Girardot (as "The Nervous Gentleman"), Ernest Glendinning (as "Willie Strauss"), Jane Hamilton, Lora Hays, Louise Kay, Muriel Kirkland, David Leonard, Ellen Lowe, Jean Mann, Dorothy Mathews, Fuller Mellish (as "The Doctor"), Maude Nolan, Gene Powell, Beatrice Punsly (as "Ensemble"), Bernard Punsly (as "Page"), Frank Ross, Lillian Ross, Herbert Schwartz, Augusta B. Scott, Albert Sherwin, Maude Sinclair, Fred Steinway, Ernest A. Treco, Edward Van Danaker, Charlotte Weinstein, John Williams, Jackie Winston, Percy Woodley. NOTE: Mr. Erskine was usually credited theatrically as Chester Erskin.

(1930) Stage: Directed "Stepdaughters of War" on Broadway. Drama. Written by Kenyon Nicholson, from the novel of Evadne Price (credited as "Helen Zenna Smith"). Empire Theatre: 6 Oct 1930-Oct 1930 (closing date unknown/24 performances). Cast included: Katharine Alexander, Mary Arbenz, Viola Frayne, Eda Heinemann (as "The Commandant"), Olive Reeves-Smith, Florence Vroom, Warren William. Produced by Charles Frohman Inc.

(1932) Stage: Directed "Never No More" on Broadway. Tragedy. Written by James Knox Millen. Hudson Theatre: 7 Jan 1932-Jan 1932 (closing date unknown/12 performances). Cast: William L. Andrews (as "Joe"), Viola Dean (as "Laura"), James Dunmore, Rose McClendon (as "Mammy"), Morris McKenney, Dorothy Paul, Lew Payton, Enid Raphael, Rudolph Toombs, Leigh Whipper (as "Neighbor").

(1930) Stage Play: The Last Mile. Tragedy. Written by John Wexley. Directed by Chester Erskine. Sam H. Harris Theatre: 13 Feb 1930- Oct 1930 (closing date unknown/289 performances). Cast: Richard Abbott (as "Harris"), James Bell (as "Richard Walters"), Clarence Chase (as "Evangelist"), Don Costello (as "Drake"), Orville Harris (as "Peddie"), Herbert Heywood (as "O'Flaherty"), George Leach (as "Eddie Werner"), Bruce MacFarlane (as "Frost"), Hale Norcross (as "Red Kirby"), Henry O'Neill (as "Father O'Connors"), Howard Phillips (as "Fred Mayor"), Joseph Calleia [credited as Joseph Spurin-Calleia] (as "Tom D'Amoro"), Ralph Theodore (as "Principal Keeper Callahan"), Spencer Tracy (as "John 'Killer' Mears"), Albert West (as "Brooks"), Ernest Whitman (as "Vincent Jackson"). Produced by Herman Shumlin. Note: Filmed by K.B.S. Productions Inc. [distributed by Sono Art-World Wide Pictures] as The Last Mile (1932), and by Vanguard Productions [distributed by United Artists] as The Last Mile (1959).

(1942) Stage Play: The Moon Is Down. Drama. Written by John Steinbeck. Scenic Design by Howard Bay. Directed by Chester Erskine. Martin Beck Theatre: 7 Apr 1942- 6 Jun 1942 (71 performances). Cast: E.J. Ballantine (as "George Corell"), Lyle Bettger (as "Tom Anders"), Russell Collins (as "Maj. Hunter"), 'William Eythe' (av) (as "Lt. Tonder"), Philip Foster (as "Alex Morden"), Charles Gordon (as "Corporal"), Edwin Gordon (as "Sergeant"), Carl Gose (as "Lt. Prackle"), 'Alan Hewitt' (as "Capt. Loft"), Whitford Kane (as "Dr. Winter"), George Keane (as "Will Anders"), Kermit Kegley (as "Soldier"), Otto Kruger (as "Col. Lanser"), Ralph Morgan (as "Mayor Orden"), Maria Palmer (as "Molly Morden"), Leona Powers (as "Madame Orden"), Jane Seymour (as "Annie"), John D. Seymour (as "Capt. Bentick"), Joseph Sweeney (as "Joseph"), Victor Thorley (as "Soldier"). Produced by Oscar Serlin.

Playwright: "The Sailor Takes a Wife" (filmed as The Sailor Takes a Wife (1945)).