As her theatrical career progressed, Walters became well known for her character roles, such as her performance as the cook in "Dinner at Eight", which premiered in New York in 1932. Some of the earlier Broadway plays in which she was cast include "The Lottery Man" (1910), "The Great Name" (1911), "What Ails You?" (1912), "Irene" (1919), "Paradise Alley" (1924), "The Desert Flower" (1924), "The Devil Within" (1925), "Kosher Kitty Kelly" (1925) with Helen Shipman, "The Judge's Husband" (1926), "Manhattan Mary" (1926), "Mr. Gilhooley" (1930), and "The Warrior's Husband" (1932).