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 traveled aboard the  on 7 May 1915, when it encountered its demise due to a German U-boat attack in the Atlantic Ocean off Ireland's coast, approximately kilometres from the Old Head of Kinsale. Jolivet was standing alongside Charles Frohman, a theater executive who aimed to launch her career, as the liner sank.