Peggy Dolan was a dancer and actress in theater and vaudeville in the
1920s.Dolan was from Newark, New Jersey. Her parents were Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Hoffman Dolan. Her grandmother was Mrs. Thomas J. Dolan (née
Isabel W. Hoffman) of Villanova, Pennsylvania. Peggy was a guest of
former New York governor Alfred E. Smith at a birthday party for his
son, Alfred E. Smith, Jr., in January 1930. The birthday dinner took
place at the Patio Lamaze in Palm Beach, Florida.[citation needed]She
competed in a national beauty contest in Universal City in June 1915.
Dolan was a third runner-up to Ruth M. Purcell of Washington, D.C.,
who was crowned the most beautiful girl in America from among sixty
contestants.In June 1920 Dolan appeared with George White's Scandals,
in a revue which began performing as Scandals of 1920. The production
was staged at the Globe Theater in New York City. The music was
written by George Gershwin with lyrics by Arthur Jackson. The show was
produced by White and Andrew Rice. The troupe was headed by White and
Ann Pennington.
1920s.Dolan was from Newark, New Jersey. Her parents were Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Hoffman Dolan. Her grandmother was Mrs. Thomas J. Dolan (née
Isabel W. Hoffman) of Villanova, Pennsylvania. Peggy was a guest of
former New York governor Alfred E. Smith at a birthday party for his
son, Alfred E. Smith, Jr., in January 1930. The birthday dinner took
place at the Patio Lamaze in Palm Beach, Florida.[citation needed]She
competed in a national beauty contest in Universal City in June 1915.
Dolan was a third runner-up to Ruth M. Purcell of Washington, D.C.,
who was crowned the most beautiful girl in America from among sixty
contestants.In June 1920 Dolan appeared with George White's Scandals,
in a revue which began performing as Scandals of 1920. The production
was staged at the Globe Theater in New York City. The music was
written by George Gershwin with lyrics by Arthur Jackson. The show was
produced by White and Andrew Rice. The troupe was headed by White and
Ann Pennington.
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