 A rare dramatic role was as Marion, an institutionalized prostitute, in "The Caretakers" (1963).Paige returned to Broadway in 1963 in the short-lived "Here's Love".In 1968, when after nearly two years Angela Lansbury left the Broadway production of the musical "Mame" to take the show on a limited US tour, Paige was the star chosen to be the first Broadway replacement, and she admired the character, saying, "She's a free soul.