Ray Cox (September 18, 1881 - November 7, 1957) was an early 20th
century American actress and vaudeville performer.Cox was born in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, attended South Division High School in
Chicago, and went to Vassar College. Vaudeville performer Mabel Hite
encouraged her stage aspirations, and Cox first appeared on stage in
Peoria, Illinois in 1903.She debuted in New York at Tony Pastor's
Theatre on October 25, 1903. She became a headliner in vaudeville,
with one popular sketch portraying an athletic girl at a baseball
game, and which was made into an audio recording by Edison.She was
often billed as the "Southern girl" or "girl from Dixie". Her play
roles including the part of Signora Monti in the popular 1914 play
Twin Beds. She also appeared in Lew Fields's The Never Homes (1911),
and The Charity Girl (1912).
century American actress and vaudeville performer.Cox was born in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, attended South Division High School in
Chicago, and went to Vassar College. Vaudeville performer Mabel Hite
encouraged her stage aspirations, and Cox first appeared on stage in
Peoria, Illinois in 1903.She debuted in New York at Tony Pastor's
Theatre on October 25, 1903. She became a headliner in vaudeville,
with one popular sketch portraying an athletic girl at a baseball
game, and which was made into an audio recording by Edison.She was
often billed as the "Southern girl" or "girl from Dixie". Her play
roles including the part of Signora Monti in the popular 1914 play
Twin Beds. She also appeared in Lew Fields's The Never Homes (1911),
and The Charity Girl (1912).
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