Editing Ronald Colman (section)

===Theatre===
[[File:Ronald Colman as Sergeant Victor in uniform.jpg|thumb|As Sergeant Victor in ''[[Under Two Flags (1936 film)|Under Two Flags]]''.]]
Colman had sufficiently recovered from his wartime injuries to appear at the [[London Coliseum]] on 19 June 1916 as Rahmat Sheikh<ref>It has been said that his role consisted in waving a flag and tooting a trumpet with absolutely nothing to say, see Colman 1975, p. 14. On the contrary, he did have several lines and impressed the critics: "Excellent work is done by … Ronald Colman as Rahmat Sheikh." "London Variety Stage. The London Coliseum", ''The Stage'', 22 June 1916, p. 18.</ref> in [https://archive.org/details/maharaniofarakan00caldiala/mode/2up ''The Maharani of Arakan''], with [[Lena Ashwell]], at the [[Playhouse Theatre, London|Playhouse]] in December that year as Stephen Weatherbee in the [[Charles Goddard (playwright)|Charles Goddard]]/[[Paul Dickey]] play ''The Misleading Lady'', and at the [[Royal Court Theatre|Court Theatre]] in March 1917 as Webber in ''Partnership''. At the same theatre, the following year he appeared in [[Eugène Brieux]]'s ''[[Damaged Goods (play)|Damaged Goods]]''. At the [[Ambassadors Theatre (London)|Ambassadors Theatre]] in February 1918, he played George Lubin in ''[[The Little Brother]]''. In 1918, he toured the UK as David Goldsmith in ''The Bubble''<ref>Frank, Sam (1997). ''Ronald Colman: A Bio-Bibliography''. [[Greenwood Press]]. p. 52; {{ISBN|0-313-26433-3}}</ref> and as Wilfred Carpenter in ''The Live Wire''.<ref>In Liverpool, "by his perfect acting and striking personality he easily won his way into the hearts of the audience from his first entry on the stage". ''Birkenhead News'', 27 November 1918, p. 1.</ref>

In 1920, Colman went to America and toured with [[Robert Warwick]] in ''The Dauntless Three'' and subsequently toured with [[Fay Bainter]] in ''East Is West''. He married his first wife, [[Thelma Raye]], in 1920; they divorced in 1934. At the [[Booth Theatre]] in New York City in January 1921, he played the Temple Priest in [[William Archer (critic)|William Archer]]'s play ''[[The Green Goddess (stage play)|The Green Goddess]]''. With [[George Arliss]] at the 39th Street Theatre in August 1921, he appeared as Charles in ''The Nightcap''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-nightcap-12603#OpeningNightCast | title=The Nightcap – Broadway Play – Original &#124; IBDB }}</ref> In September 1922, he had great success as Alain Sergyll at the [[Empire Theatre (41st Street)|Empire Theatre]] in New York City in ''La Tendresse'',<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/la-tendresse-9118#OpeningNightCast | title=La Tendresse – Broadway Play – Original &#124; IBDB }}</ref> which was to be his final stage work.<ref>Frank, Sam (1997). ''Ronald Colman: A Bio-Bibliography''. [[Greenwood Press]]. p. 58; {{ISBN|0-313-26433-3}}</ref>