Her first public performance was in 1916, when she played a role in a charity performance of King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid to raise funds for returned First World War soldiers.
Hendes første offentlige optræden var i 1916, da hun spillede en rolle i en velgørenhedsorganisations opsætning af Kong Cophetua og The Beggar Maid for at rejse midler for tilbagevendte soldater fra 1.