Grace Filkins

[2] Filkins started performing in variety shows, and in the companies of Augustin Daly and Helena Modjeska.

[1] She had a long career on Broadway, appearing in shows from 1894 to 1931, including The Passing Show (1894), The Royal Box (1897-1898), The Brixton Burglary (1901), The Lady Across the Hall (1905), The School for Husbands (1905), The Daughters of Men (1906-1907), The Third Degree (1909), Drifting (1910), Rita Coventry (1923), Head or Tail (1926), and finally appearing in In the Best of Families (1931).

"[3] In 1900, a non-alcoholic cocktail was named for Grace Wilkins, consisting of lemon juice and sarsaparilla.

[4] She left the Rosina Vokes Company in 1892, and sued them for lost salary, citing mistreatment by fellow actor Felix Morris.

[5] She later sued actress Marie Dressler and her husband,[6] and playwright Preston Gibson.