In her early career, Banvard performed with Charlotte Greenwood in Canada and went on to tour North America with the Oliver Morosco company. Morosco selected Banvard to play the role of 'Peg' in J. Hartley Manners' Peg o' My Heart which she performed in 400 consecutive performances from Halifax to Vancouver. She also appeared with the Alcazar stock company and became one of Mack Sennett's bathing girls and performed in films for three years.
