 Though by then Miskel was known as a promising young actress with a flair for comedy, she chose to retire from the stage not long after she married Charles Hoyt on March 4, 1894.She returned to the theatre in 1897 to star in Hoyt's new play "A Contented Woman", the Broadway premiere of which was anticipated for the next season after a brief shakedown tour of several northeastern cities.While in Hartford, Connecticut, early the following year, at a ceremony following the last curtain call of the opening night's performance of "A Contented Woman", Caroline Miskel Hoyt received an award from the publishers of "The Dramatic News".