Jolivet was a passenger on the  on 7 May 1915, when it was torpedoed by a German U-boat and sank in the Atlantic ocean off the coast of Ireland,  kilometres off the Old Head of Kinsale. Jolivet was standing on the bridge with Charles Frohman, a theatrical producer who was grooming her for stardom, when the liner went down.
Jolivet was a passenger on the  on 7 May 1915, when it was struck by a German U-boat and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Ireland, approximately kilometres off the Old Head of Kinsale. Jolivet was standing on the bridge with Charles Frohman, a theatrical producer who was preparing her for stardom, when the liner went down.