She was known as Mrs Dyer when she first appeared on stage in the premier of Purcell’s semi-opera The Fairy-Queen at London's Dorset Garden Theatre.
After two weeks she married a fellow actor named John Hodgson at St Dunstan's, Stepney and this confused the press as some reported her as Mrs Dyer and others as Mary Hudson.
[2] In 1695 some top actors started a new group and they had Thomas Betterton as their leader at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre.
Hodgson's performance in the role of Juno singing to John Eccles' music was praised by Congreve.
[2] In 1704 she sang songs in "The Biter" as Nicholas Rowe turned his hand to comedy for a debut at the Lincoln's Inn Theatre.