"[7] She recorded her birthday as July 25, but her year of birth varies: 1890 on her official U.S. Passport application, and 1895, 1896, 1900, and 1901 on border crossings.
[7] She rose to public attention in Broadway productions of The Talk of New York (1907) and The American Idea (1908), The Follies of 1909 (1909).
[11][12] She later replaced Ina Claire in the lead role of the 1919 play, The Gold Diggers.
[4] At age 17, she was married to Joseph Pincus, a booking agent who subsequently became a Hollywood talent scout after their divorce.
In 1909, she sued her husband for a separation, giving her age as 19, and saying "it is impossible for her to continue living with Dailey on account of his uncontrollable temper and cruel treatment.