 In 1923, she returned to New York City as a vaudeville entertainer at the Palace Theatre where she had her first major success in America.She became a staple of the theatre scene in New York City into the early 1930s, often appearing in Broadway musicals which featured her abilities as both a singer and violinist.She had a particular triumph as Odette in Jerome Kern's 1931 musical "The Cat and the Fiddle", which was written specifically as a vehicle for her.