8 9 1 . ▁Co oke ▁later ▁su ed ▁her ▁for ▁ann ul ment ▁of ▁their ▁marriage . ▁ ▁Career ▁Her ▁stage ▁career ▁began ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 7 ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁and ▁she ▁worked ▁in ▁stock ▁companies ▁from ▁Hon ol ulu ▁to ▁Mil w au kee ▁before ▁making ▁her ▁New ▁York ▁debut ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁as ▁Bon ita , ▁the ▁ran ch man ' s ▁daughter ▁in ▁August us ▁Thomas ' s ▁Arizona . ▁▁ ▁Her ▁ten - year ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁leading ▁Broadway ▁actress ▁included ▁top ▁roles ▁in ▁such ▁plays ▁as ▁Robert ▁Brow ning ' s ▁In ▁a ▁Bal con y ▁( 1 9 0 0 ), ▁Shakespeare ' s ▁Rome o ▁and ▁Jul iet ▁( 1 9 0 3 ) ▁opposite ▁K yr le ▁Belle w , ▁Israel ▁Z ang will ' s ▁Mer ely ▁Mary ▁Ann ▁( 1 9 0 3 – 0 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 7 ), ▁Oliver ▁G olds m ith ' s ▁She ▁Sto ops ▁to ▁Con quer ▁( 1 9 0 5 ), ▁Z ang will ' s ▁Nur se ▁Mar jor ie ▁( 1 9 0 6 ), ▁and ▁Paul ▁Arm strong ' s ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Bret ▁Har te ' s ▁Sal omy ▁Jane ▁( 1 9 0 7 ). ▁ ▁Phil anth ropy ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁she ▁started ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Pre vention ▁of ▁U sel ess ▁G iving ▁( SP UG ) ▁with ▁Anne ▁T racy ▁Morgan . ▁Bel mont ▁joined