Conversation so far:
Was there anything special about Ruth Etting's personal life?
Her grandparents were asked to buy the textbooks she had used at the end of a school term because Ruth Etting had filled them with her drawings.
Did Ruth Etting have any hobbies or special interests?
Ruth Etting was interested in drawing at an early age; she drew and sketched anywhere she was able.
Where did Ruth Etting's hobbies and interest take her in her career?
Ruth Etting attended art school in Chicago. Etting got a job designing costumes at the Marigold Gardens nightclub, which led to employment singing and dancing in the chorus there.

Question: Was she successful in her career?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Ruth Etting successful in her art career?