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Burke went on to play leads on Broadway in Mrs. Dot, Suzanne, The Runaway, The " Mind-the-Paint " Girl, and The Land of Promise from 1910 to 1913, along with a supporting role in the revival of Sir Arthur Wing Pinero's The Amazons.

There she caught the eye of producer Florenz Ziegfeld, marrying him in 1914.

In 1916, they had one daughter, Patricia Ziegfeld Stephenson ( 1916 – 2008 ).

Burke was quickly signed for the movies, making her film debut in the title role of Peggy ( 1916 ).

She continued to appear on the stage, and sometimes she starred on the screen.

She loved the stage more than movie-business, not only because it was her first love, but also because it allowed her to have speaking parts ( impossible in silent movies ).

But when the family's savings were wiped out in the Crash of 1929, she had no choice but to return to the screen.