 She was the mother of musical comedy star Jose Collins.In 1902, he managed a production with a title similar to that of the Parisian hit play "Coralie et Cie" at the Islington Grand called "The Court Dressmaker, or Coralie and Co".This led to legal action in the High Court by the producers of 'The Little French Milliner', an adaptation of the same French play at The Avenue theatre; the dispute was settled by an agreement to alter the title of Tate's play.