Editing Isabel Jay (section)

===West End career===
After the birth of her first daughter, Celia Mitchell Anderson (1903–1997), Jay returned to the stage, taking over the role of Marjory Joy in a hit production of ''[[A Country Girl]]''. She then starred in one West End theatre production after another – eleven in all – over a period of seven-and-a-half years. The first was the hit musical ''[[The Cingalee]]'' (1904, with [[Rutland Barrington]] and [[Hayden Coffin]]), in which she created the role of Lady Patricia Vane.<ref name=WhoWasWho/> In 1905 she was invited to sing before [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|King Edward VII]] and [[Alexandra of Denmark|Queen Alexandra]] at [[Chatsworth House]], where the Queen presented her with a brooch. She was also a replacement for a pregnant Ruth Vincent in the title role of ''[[Véronique (operetta)|Véronique]]''.<ref name=GSNews/><ref name=Higgins/>

Later that year she was hired by [[Frank Curzon]], a successful theatre manager, who became her mentor. Her first role with Curzon was Sybil Cunningham in ''[[The White Chrysanthemum]]'' at the [[Criterion Theatre|Criterion]] in 1905 (starring with [[Rutland Barrington]] and [[Henry Lytton]]) and then on tour. In early 1906, Jay separated from her husband. Her next role was Winnie Willoughby in ''[[The Girl Behind the Counter]]'' (1906, with [[Hayden Coffin]]). For the next four years, she starred regularly in Curzon's West End productions, often at [[The Prince of Wales Theatre]] and often in a show written by [[Paul Rubens (composer)|Paul Rubens]]. These were intended to be spectacular shows, with exotic sets, elaborate costumes and beautiful chorus girls. Her roles during these years included Olivia in [[Liza Lehmann]]'s ''The Vicar of Wakefield'' (1906, based on the [[The Vicar of Wakefield|novel of the same name]]), Sally in ''[[Miss Hook of Holland]]'' (1906, running for a very successful 462 performances), Paulette in ''My Mimosa Maid'' (1908), Princess Marie in ''[[King of Cadonia]]'' (1908), Christina in ''Dear Little Denmark'' (1909), and Princess Stephanie in ''[[The Balkan Princess]]'' (1910).<ref name=GSNews/><ref name=Higgins/>

[[Image:Isabel Jay 3.jpg|right|thumb|upright|in ''[[Miss Hook of Holland]]'']] 
Jay and Curzon married on 28 July 1910. After the end of the run of ''[[The Balkan Princess]]'' in 1911, Jay retired from the stage at only 31 years of age, and she had a second child, Pamela Stephanie Curzon, in 1915. In 1923 in her only return to the stage, Jay created the role of Anne West, with Curzon as suitor James Hathaway and daughter Celia in her stage debut as Angela West, in a play of Jay's own authorship, ''The Inevitable''. The play toured Hastings, Eastbourne, Littlehampton and Brighton, before opening for a short run at the [[St. James Theatre]].<ref>Frank Curzon Obituary, ''[[The Times]]'', 4 July 1927, p. 16</ref> During her career, more than 400 different postcards with Jay's image were issued.<ref name=GSNews/>