Editing Marjorie Main (section)

===Stage actress===
In the mid 1910s, Main appeared in several plays, which included touring in ''Cheating Cheaters '' with [[John Barrymore]] in 1916. She also debuted in the [[Broadway theatre]] in ''Yes or No'' in 1918. In addition, Main returned to vaudeville to perform at the [[Palace Theatre (New York City)|Palace Theater]] in a skit called ''The Family Ford'' with comedian [[W. C. Fields]]. Not all of the early plays in which she appeared were a success. ''A House Divided'' closed in 1923 after just one performance, but Main continued to find work on the Broadway stage. In 1927, she played [[Mae West]]'s mother in ''The Wicked Age'', and in 1928, played opposite [[Barbara Stanwyck]] in the long-running stage hit ''Burlesque''. Main also appeared in several other Broadway productions: ''Salvation'' in 1928, ''[[Scarlet Sister Mary]]'' in 1930, ''Ebb Tide'' in 1931, ''Music in the Air'' in 1932, and ''Jackson White''.<ref name=Henricks34/><ref name=Smith168/>

One of Main's highest-profile stage performances was in 1935's ''Dead End'' as Mrs. Martin, the mother of gangster Baby Face Martin. She played the role in 460 performances before leaving the show in 1936 to play Lucy, a hotel-keeper/dude-ranch operator, in ''The Women''. Main recreated these two roles in film versions of the plays in 1937 and 1939, respectively.<ref name=Henricks35>Henricks, p. 35.</ref><ref name=Smith169-70>Smith, pp. 169–70.</ref>