Career
After her stage debut in 1863, beginning in musical burlesques by F. C. Burnand and others Cavendish became known for playing such Shakespearean heroines as Juliet, Beatrice and Rosalind. She also famously played the title role of Mission Gwilt in the stage adaptation of Armadale and Mercy Merrick in The New Magdalen, both by Wilkie Collins.
She was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery, London.