She performed in the show, "Twice Nightly Variety," at the Holborn Empire Theatre in Holborn, London, England with Sophie Tucker, The Western Brothers (George & Kenneth), Arthur Lucan and Kitty McShane, Murray & Mooney, Paul Paetzold & Company, The Three Biltmorettes, and Joe Milton in the cast.
Her father was music hall artist John Davidson, who appeared with the stage name Jack Martell. Her mother was an Irish singer, known under her stage name Mona O'Leary as part of the group the Three O'Leary Girls.
