Dorothy Follis

Follis began her career in musical comedy.^[3] She had been noted for her beauty and "perfect figure" in her stage work as early as 1909.^[4][5][6] She was in the Broadway production of The Rose Maid in 1912, playing an heiress.^[7] She took the occasion to take to the press and declare that "The society women of this country are awkward!" and offered them advice.^[8]

She played the role of Lenore in the 40-week Broadway run of Honeydew. ^[7][9] Follis was considered "the musical discovery of the season" in 1918 when she was signed to sing for the Chicago Grand Opera Company.^[10] She also sang with the Boston Opera Company as well as the Cleveland, Detroit and Cincinnati Symphonies.^[11][12] She later formed her own company and toured around the United States.^[11][13]

She married newspaperman Karl Kitchen on February 4, 1922.^[14] Follis died in New York after a short illness on August 15, 1923 and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Hillside, New Jersey.^[15]