By age 17, her acting skills were noticed by actor Lawrence Barrett, and earned her an invitation to appear in "The Rajah" at the Madison Square Theatre in New York, where she made her Broadway debut in 1884 and assumed her stage name.
Her acting skills were noticed by actor Lawrence Barrett. This was by age 17. Her acting skills earned her an invitation to appear in "The Rajah" at the Madison Square Theatre in New York. This was by age 17. She made her Broadway debut in 1884. She assumed her stage name.