She was a
protégé of
Mathilde Heron at Jerome's private theatre in New York. It was situated on the southeast corner of Twenty-Sixth Street. She studied for a year afterward, accepting minor parts. by
T. W. Robertson. It began playing at the Fifth Avenue Theatre on August 16, 1869. She was in the first production of
Frou Frou in the United States. The
Augustin Daly stock company staged it at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, on February 15, 1870. Kate Newton, Davenport, and George Clarke were other cast members. Ethel appeared in
Fernande, also at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, in June 1870. A critic wrote that her acting was her best thus far. In September 1872, she appeared in
Agnes, presented by the
Union Square Theatre. The play was written especially for her by
Victorien Sardou. It ran for one hundred nights. She retired at the height of her career for quiet domesticity. She took part in charities and assisted struggling actors and actresses. She performed only twice more on stage, appearing on both occasions in support of charity. ==Marriages==