Mother Maguire
Background
Mother Maguire is a laundress in New York City. Her daughter is Kitty Maguire, her brother is Uncle Barney and her husband is Pat Maguire.
During the events of The Delicious Little Devil (1919) played by Alice Knowland
After Kitty is fired, Barney continues to consume lots of food. He fills his plates with food and then tells Mother to get him more. Pat arrives at the apartment and Barney offers him Mother's seat and tells him to eat. Dinny drops Kitty off at her apartment and puts the newspaper she bought onto the dining room table. Kitty shows Mother the job advertisement at the Peach Tree Inn and while Mother doesn't approve of the dancing job, Kitty tells her a job is a job. Later, Michael Calhoun walks in to the apartment and tells Jimmie Calhoun that Kitty is no good and Mother gets offended and says Kitty is just as good as Jimmie. As Michael is dragging Jimmie away he runs into Barney and Pat who recognize him and they shake hands. Kitty admits to Jimmie that she isn't Gloria and Michael finally okays her and Jimmie's marriage.