Henry Jaynes Fonda

It has been reported that it was in this Summer of 1932 that Henry met and was the roommate of fellow-actor [[Jimmy Stewart]], at the Madison Square Hotel "while both worked on Broadway" ([http://www.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewerTags.aspx?img=114970741&firstvisit=true&src=search&currentResult=3 Seguin Gazette Enterprise (Seguin, Texas), 13 Aug 1982, page 3]), but this is false.  Some sources state that Stewart was also a member of the University Players, starting that Summer, which is true.  But Stewart replaced Fonda, they did not work together.  Jimmy Stewart was in Massachusetts for the Summer of 1932, and Henry Fonda was in Maine.  They were not roomming together in New York City, with or without Joshua Logan.

It has been reported that it was in this Summer of 1932 that Henry met and was the roommate of fellow-actor [[Jimmy Stewart]], at the Madison Square Hotel "while both worked on Broadway" ([http://www.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewerTags.aspx?img=114970741&firstvisit=true&src=search&currentResult=3 Seguin Gazette Enterprise (Seguin, Texas), 13 Aug 1982, page 3]), but this is false.  Some sources state that Stewart was also a member of the University Players, starting that Summer, which is true.  But Stewart replaced Fonda, they did not work together.  Jimmy Stewart was in Massachusetts for the Summer of 1932, and Henry Fonda was in Maine.  They were not roomming together in New York City, with or without Joshua Logan.

And in fact in Sep 1932, in another play that Sweeney missed, Henry Fonda played the part of Inspector Enderby in ''Michael and Mary'' (see [http://www.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewerTags.aspx?img=55696065&currentResult=5&src=search&firstvisit=true here]), which must have had a short run as the following month he was appearing on Broadway in ''I Love You Wednesday'' which opened 11 Oct 1932, closing that December after 63 performances.  This must have appeared to Henry as a new high-water mark, he previously having only been in short-runs.  Two other notable members of this cast were [[Humphrey Bogart]] and [[Arline Francis]].

And in fact in Sep 1932, in another play that Sweeney missed, Henry Fonda played the part of Inspector Enderby in ''Michael and Mary'' (see [http://www.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewerTags.aspx?img=55696065&currentResult=5&src=search&firstvisit=true here]), which must have had a short run as the following month he was appearing on Broadway in ''I Love You Wednesday'' which opened 11 Oct 1932, closing that December after 63 performances.  This must have appeared to Henry as a new high-water mark, he previously having only been in short-runs.  Two other notable members of this cast were [[Humphrey Bogart]] and [[Arline Francis]].

Henry Fonda then had a role in the Broadway play ''Forsaking All Others'' which opened 1 Mar 1933, and reportedly also this year in ''All Good Americans''.  Finally, a 5 Dec 1933 article in the ''New York Times'' mentions that he is rehearsing in the play ''Love Story'', but it's not clear that he actually appeared.

Henry Fonda then had a role in the Broadway play ''Forsaking All Others'' which opened 1 Mar 1933, and reportedly also this year in ''All Good Americans''.  Finally, a 5 Dec 1933 article in the ''New York Times'' mentions that he is rehearsing in the play ''Love Story'', but it's not clear that he actually appeared.