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1 Realism 'Kittiwake' , 1930 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 29 July 1930; (p. 7, 52 - 53) Charles Hawkins aspires to Shakespearian acting, but the theatre company he worked for has collapsed and he and his wife, Maida, are living in poverty. Maida wants to accept an offer from her family to work on their station, but Charles is clinging to his daydreams. Then something happens that brings him back to reality.
1 A Costume Drama 'Kittiwake' , 1930 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 13 May vol. 6 no. 25 1930; (p. 6, 52-53) Fleeing an uncommitted relationship and seeking romance, Della Blake joins the London Gaiety Company as a dancer. The company is performing in Calcutta where Della attracts the attention of a rajah, who sends her orchids each evening and attends every performance. One evening she is abducted and her dreams of romance are realised.
1 'Possum 'Kittiwake' , 1930 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 21 January vol. 6 no. 9 1930; (p. 7, 52 - 53) A young actress attracts disapproval for apparently putting her career ahead of her child's welfare and pushing her plumber husband to attempt acting.
1 Opal Registers Emotion 'Kittiwake' , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 17 December vol. 6 no. 4 1929; (p. 7, 52 - 53) Opal Martinez is a vaudeville performer with ambitions to become a serious actor. When her partner, Merle, sails to America to join her fiancé Opal accompanies her, hoping she will achieve her dream in the United States. A film director, Henry Washington Ward, is on the voyage and Opal sets out to impress him, with mixed success.
1 The Land of Shadows 'Kittiwake' , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 15 October vol. 5 no. 47 1929; (p. 6, 50 - 51) Marcia is an actor in Rosemary Rogers's Psychic Theatre. She has kept this a secret from her guardian, Harry Sefton, and his son, Bert, because she fears their reactions but when Harry insists on accompanying her to a performance she is unable to prevent him. She is forced to introduce him to Rosemary Rogers, but the outcome is not what she expects.
1 'Water! Water!' 'Kittiwake' , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 13 August vol. 5 no. 38 1929; (p. 7, 52 - 53) Violet Verona is the heroine in a travelling theatre company. The brooding comedian, Max Grove, has declared his love for her, but they have quarrelled and Violet has developed murderous feelings towards him. When the building they are playing in is swept away in a flood she discovers Max's true character.
1 Temperament 'Kittiwake' , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 2 July vol. 5 no. 32 1929; (p. 6, 50 - 51) Clarice Castlemaine, the ageing leading lady of Handley's Unparalleled Dramatic Company, walks out after the manager reprimands her for being late for rehearsal. When she meets two young boys fleeing a drunken man she learns the tragic effects of her self-centred character.
1 Ivy Takes Her Cue 'Kittiwake' , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 2 April vol. 5 no. 19 1929; (p. 7, 50 - 51) Ivy Wallace dreams of becoming an actor. She lives in the same boarding house as a film actor, John Brent, whom she greatly admires. One night she hears him making a despairing speech and rushes to his room to save him. Her intervention is fortuitous and Ivy's dreams look as if they may come true.
1 '£500 Reward!' 'Kittiwake' , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 1 January vol. 5 no. 6 1929; (p. 7, 50)

Orphan Pauline Primrose, whose real name is Pauline Brook, is a performer with a travelling troupe. When the manager runs away with the night's takings she is left destitute, but her efforts to capture a wanted murderer bring unexpected rewards.
1 When the Rope Broke 'Kittiwake' , 1928 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 23 October vol. 4 no. 48 1928; (p. 7, 52 - 53) A group of travelling performers is on the road to their next booking. Ella, the wife of the head of the troupe, is disturbed because her husband of eighteen months seems to be paying undue attention to another troupe member and she begins a flirtation of her own. It takes an accident while crossing a river to show her where her heart really lies.
1 The Scarlet Woman 'Kittiwake' , 1928 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 17 April vol. 4 no. 21 1928; (p. 7, 50 - 51) A young actor, already dressed for her part as the scarlet woman, is sent out to obtain old newspapers. To her intense embarrassment she becomes the focus of the local evangelist.
1 The Pen as a Woman's Trade 'Kittiwake' , 1926 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 18 May vol. 2 no. 25 1926; (p. 10, 52)
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