Maida Craigen

[1] Craigen first appeared on stage in 1885 in Hugh Conway's production of Called Back at the Park Theatre in Boston with Kate Claxton leading the cast.

[2] In 1886 she appeared at the Boston Museum,[3] in Dion Boucicault's The Jilt,[4] and in the first production of A. C. Gunter's Prince Karl, which starred Richard Mansfield.

[9] Willa Cather appreciated Craigen's interpretation of the role of Juliet in 1894, saying "no fault can be found, it is great in that it is like no other actress.

[12] In 1899 she starred in Paul Kester's adaptation of Charles Rice's 1873 play The Three Musketeers which was mounted by the Professional Women's League at the Broadway Theatre in New York City.

[17] She was elected president of the Professional Women's League in 1913,[13] having earlier served as treasurer of that organization under Amelia Bingham and Ida C.