As a stage actress, Hone starred in lead roles in plays in United States, Canada, England, and Egypt.

[1] She worked for the BBC and the World Federalist Movement, with a nearly lifelong interest in Democratic campaigning and the United Nations.

[1] In 1920, Hone attended the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, California with her mother and grandmother.

Morris County Historical Society curator Anne Motto claims, "Alice steadfastly insisted to the media that her daughter would not enter the lowly movie industry.

[4] On October 9, 1922, Hone had a lead role as Helena the Robot in Czech science fiction play R. U. R. at New York's Garrick Theatre.

In a 1946 resume to join the UN, Hone describes part of her acting career:[1]An excursion to England hellbent to play Shakespeare and succeeding in doing so with an oldfashioned [sic] repertory company in Egypt.

1946, she moved to Washington, D.C. to work for World Federalist radio commentator Raymond Graham Swing.

[9][8] That year, Hone moved to Amsterdam for 8 months to work for the Dutch branch of the World Federalist Movement.

Meanwhile, in the spring of 1953, Hone met with Morristown mayor William Parsons Todd[13][14] to discuss how her mansion, Acorn Hall, could become property of the town and therefore a house museum.

Hone details her situation in a thank-you letter to the mayor:[8]I very much appreciated your taking the time and interest to come here and discuss with me the proper disposition of this house.

Naturally the idea is quite tempting to me, but I have explained that I could not possibly give an answer until I was certain I had left things properly settled at home.

[1] On April 9, 1966, at the age of 61, Hone and friend Elizabeth Cooke climbed into a bulldozer scoop to protest Interstate 287's inevitable destruction of local and historical properties.

[16] This unsuccessful campaign likely inspired Hone to officially join the Morris County Historical Society in 1967.

[9] In 1968, she made plans to donate Acorn Hall to the Morris County Historical Society, and Hone officially bequeathed the property in 1971.