 Adopting the stage name of Esther Walker, she appeared on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre in a 1919 production of "Monte Cristo Jr.", and later that year performed at the 44th Street Theatre in "Hello, Alexander".Walker recorded over 32 songs for Victor and Brunswick record labels, from 1919 to 1920 and 1925 to 1927, including "Sahara (We'll Soon Be Dry Like You)" from "Monte Cristo, Jr."

Walker married Texas businessman Karl Hoblitzelle, a manager of movie and vaudeville theatres.The couple founded the Hoblitzelle Foundation in 1942, which still exists today.