The broken marriage was difficult for Ray, but in 1915 she returned to the stage to play the role of Estelle in the musical "Betty" at the Gaiety Theatre and, in the following year, appeared in the revue "Flying Colours" at the London Hippodrome. These were her last appearances in the West End, but for nearly a decade afterwards, she appeared occasionally in provincial variety tours and pantomimes, finally leaving the stage about 1924. Roles during this decade included Maid Marian in "Babes in the Wood" at Prince's Theatre in Bradford at Christmas 1919 and Mother Goose at the Theatre Royal, Manchester, at Christmas 1920.