▁Wil co x . ▁The ▁doctor ▁had ▁been ▁called ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁young ▁actor , ▁who ▁was ▁" ex ceed ingly ▁nerv ous " ▁from ▁over work . ▁Hall ▁and ▁F ow ler ▁were ▁both ▁employed ▁by ▁the ▁Empire , ▁and ▁had ▁just ▁wed ▁after ▁arriv ing ▁with ▁their ▁tr oupe ▁in ▁Columb us . ▁▁▁ ▁Hall ▁was ted ▁no ▁time ▁getting ▁back ▁to ▁work , ▁however . ▁She ▁soon ▁became ▁a ▁leading ▁lady ▁of ▁the ▁Ar den ▁Stock ▁Company ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁before ▁moving ▁on ▁to ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁Louisiana . ▁There ▁she ▁became ▁even ▁more ▁prominent , ▁appearing ▁with ▁the ▁Grand ▁Opera ▁House ▁Stock ▁Company . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁featured ▁actress ▁in ▁a ▁production ▁of ▁A ▁Modern ▁Mag dal ene . ▁The ▁New ▁Orleans ▁Times - P ic ay une ▁pra ised ▁her ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁play , ▁comment ing ▁about ▁her ▁role ▁as ▁Kat ink a , ▁The ▁young ▁and ▁beautiful ▁leading ▁lady ▁is ▁a ▁most ▁capable ▁actress , ▁and ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁more ▁difficult ▁to ▁imagine ▁a ▁more ▁intellig ent ▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁role ▁than ▁that ▁given ▁by ▁Miss ▁Hall . ▁ ▁Her ▁reputation ▁continued ▁to ▁clim b ▁when ▁Hall ▁finally ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁Her ▁play , ▁The ▁Com ing ▁of ▁Mrs . ▁Patrick ▁opened ▁at ▁the ▁Mad ison ▁Square ▁Theatre , ▁on ▁ 2 4 th ▁Street , ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁with ▁Hall ▁in