Early life Hooper was born in
Carlton, Victoria, third daughter of George Charles Beech Hooper (April 1846 – 23 June 1920) and Emma Jane Hooper, née Taylor, (1847 – 8 July 1931), of "Strathmore", Grey Street, East Melbourne, Victoria, later of 18 Rosstown Road,
Carnegie, Victoria/
East Caulfield, Victoria.
Career In 1894 she was appearing in shows as a member of the "Parisian Pas de Quatre" with Annie Cobb, Lena Cassellis, and Alice Mitchell. She appeared as a
harlequin in the 1896
Christmas pantomime at
Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney, choreographed by Emilia Pasta and produced by Charles B. Westmacott for
Williamson and Musgrove and "trouser parts" in successive pantos, the later ballets being arranged by
Minnie Everett. In 1902 she appeared in a series of musical plays at the
Criterion:
George Dance's operetta
The Lady Slavey directed by
J. F. Sheridan, closely followed by
Mrs Goldstein, written by Sheridan and F. W. Weierter, and
Little Christopher Columbus, in which Hooper was praised. She led the ballet in ''Uncle Tom's Cabin
and a revival of A Trip to Chicago
. She also produced a pantomime Cinderella'', which ran for four weeks, and at its conclusion Hooper and Rosevear, who designed the costumes, were each presented with an engraved gold watch by a grateful Sheridan. Other work for Sheridan included
The Lady (or New) Barmaid (1903) with music by
John Crook, In 1919 she made a claim against
J. C. Williamson's of £30 for salary withheld during government-imposed closure of theatres due to the
influenza epidemic. She succeeded on the grounds that the restrictions applied to Melbourne city, and her contract was not limited to the metropolitan district. ==Family==