Velma Whitman

Sullivan theatre company and starring in the 1905 production of Dora Thorne in the titular role,[7] based on the novel of the same name by Charlotte Mary Brame.

The Twice-a-Week Plain Dealer referred to Whitman's role as highly demanding, where a "less talented woman would fail" in the emotional range needed for the character, but she managed to give a "most worthy portrayal".

[8] After having worked with the Boler Stock Company in Denver at the end of 1905, she then joined the Crawford's Comedians group for a 1906 production of Under Two Flags from the novel by Ouida, where Whitman played the role of army mascot Cigarette.

[15] One of the frequent theatrical productions by the company was The Mysterious Model, where Whitman played the main female lead Niobe, and is a retelling in modern day based on the mythology of Pygmalion and Galatea.

[18] During an extended series of performances in Oklahoma in March 1912 with the latter company, The Daily Oklahoman noted of her role in A Little Brother of the Rich that Whitman "not only possesses beauty of face and figure, but has a graciousness about her that simple charms, and she is an actress, too, in the truest sense of the word".

[21] During January 1913, Whitman starred in shows held by the Frank North Stock Company in Fort Worth, Texas, to temporarily replace their former lead, Ruth Robinson.

[25] Whitman was living in Long Beach, California at the time of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and suffered loss of personal property.

Velma Whitman Trading Card, c. 1916
Velma Whitman, c. 1914