The Washington times., 1920-08-22

theater the other evening, rather 70
my surprise. as they usually spend
several weeks In Atlsntic city this
time o. year Their son-in-law and
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. George Leroy
Boyle. are also here. Neither Mr.. Nc
Chord nor Mr.. Boyle has been able
TO get away so far this summer. 80
the two families have been putting
on from week TO week the motor trip
they hoped TO take together.
They're a particularly aneetionste
and companionable family and usual
ly seeks most OF their pleasures te-
gether. And even IL they've not been
able 10 take a long trip, they've had
lots OF pleasure out OF motoring on
into the country somewhere for din
ner. and they usually organize SUCH
an excursion two or three times
week. The McChords and the Nero
diths-the Secretary OF Agriculture
and Mrs. Meredith--are old frlends
and since Mr.. and Mrs. Meredith got
back from the West they've been a
good deal together.
It's becoming automatic that Wash
ington's a good place for a girl TO hail
u Sht StNhlHB Oh N"'
professional stage. There have been
so many successful stars who have
claimed the Capital as home-Billie
Burke, for instance; and Marie Car
roll, and now pretty little Helen
Hayes, whose Bah" Mary Roberts
Rineharts famous "sub-deb," was ac-
claimed alike by audiences and crit
les. And this may account in some
measure for the number OF society
girls, debutantes of last season and
season or two before-yes, even buds
OF next season-who are electing to
takA "a flyer in the theatrical world.
Miss Margaret Blaine Crosson.
daughter OF DR.. and Mrs. II. J. cros-
son and great-niece OF James G.
Blaine. who was presented TO society
last winter, made her debut on the
profe essional stage with the Garrick
Players not 80 many weeks ago, and
then. a little while later, her younger
sister, Teresa, followed in her foot
steps. She had a part In Daddy Long
legs" last week. She's listed among
the buds of next winter-but who
knows. perhaps she'll elect TO make
her bow upon a larger stage.
And now IL has been announced that
Miss Daviette Ficklen has come back
from a visit at White Sulphur Springs
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matte studies at the OConnor school.
with a view to going on the stage
next autumn.
These girls all have beauty, charm
and talent, and one wonders II they
have the staying qualities and the
capacity for hard work necessary to
real dramatic success. Miss CrCsson
-Margaret-is not playing any more
this summer, although she declares
that she thoroughly enjoyed her little
season with the Garrick Players. She
has had a rather flattering offer to
| "do" stock work in Philadelphia, and
another to go on the road in vaude-
vile skit. But her father objects. It's
! a very big but and the one thing
| which stands in the way of her strong
determination to make a career for
| herself upon the stage.
Mrs. Crosson is rather more inclined
to sympathize with her daughters
ambition and perhaps her father can
! be brought round" Meanwhile,
however. Miss Crosson hopes TO go
| to Atlantic City for holiday-she'
getting off as soon as she can secure
| accommodat ions-and before coming
home she'll visit in New York.
Among the Washington society
girls who have already proved their
staying power are Miss Harriet Fits.
! daughter of a former Assistant Attor-
ney General. who had one good part
after another: Miss Juliette Crosby
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