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.