Marie Pavey
Pavey's first major success as an actress was as Mabel Gray in A. H. Woods The Gambler of the West; a role she performed on tour in the United States and in Canada from 1906 through 1908.
[12] The Boston Globe in its review of the production stated that "Miss Pavey is an animated actress and makes a capitol foil to Mr. Coote's quiet and dry methods.
"[13] In December 1901 Pavey created the role of Ruby Redgrave in the world premiere of Max Goldberg's The Rich and Poor of London at the Standard Theatre in Philadelphia.
[14] She was seen in several more plays at that theatre in 1902 including the roles of Celeste in George H. Jessop's Sam'l of Posen; or, The Commercial Drummer[15] and Selina Khor in the world premiere of Louis Eagan's Slaves of Russia.
[28] From 1906-1908 Pavey had the first major success of her career when she toured North America as the heroine Mabel Gray in A. H. Woods The Gambler of the West;[29] a role she first performed in that play's world premiere at the American Theater in Buffalo, New York in August 1906.
[47] In 1909 she was the headliner for the Jefferson Theater in Memphis,[48] and returned to Portland, Maine for performances as Jo in Augustin Daly's The Lottery of Love,[49] Nellie Collins in Hermann Sudermann's Honour,[50] and Elspeth Tyrell in Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland and Beulah Marie Dix's The Road to Yesterday.
[51] In September 1909 she portrayed the title role in Zaza at the Bush Temple of Music in Chicago,[52] and soon after starred at that same theater in a stage adaptation of Augusta Jane Evans Wilson's novel St.
[53] In 1910 Pavey was hired as the resident headlining actress at the Bijou Theatre in Brooklyn;[54] making her debut with the company as the romantic lead in Langdon Elwyn Mitchell's The New York Idea opposite Corse Payton.
[56] Other parts she portrayed at that theatre included Agnes Rodman in Belasco's Men and Women,[57] Mrs. Guyer in the musical A Trip to Chinatown,[58] Elinor Hillary in Olive Porter's The Ringmaster,[59] Eleanor Downs in David Higgins and Baldwin G. Cooke's His Last Dollar,[60] Fifi Oraton Ki in William Gillette's All the Comforts of Home,[61] Mabel Wilson in Theodore Kremer's The Fatal Wedding,[62] Edna Kingsly in Kremer's For her children's sake,[63] and the title role in Alexandre Dumas's Camille.
[84][85] She performed only one more time on Broadway during her career; portraying Miss Cornelia Carlyle in a stage adaptation of Mrs. Henry Wood's novel East Lynne in 1926 in a production that was directed by James Light at the Greenwich Village Theatre.
