9 0 9 ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁Smith ▁College . ▁At ▁Smith , ▁she ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁the ater ▁and ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁school ' s ▁D ram atic ▁Association ▁her ▁senior ▁year . ▁She ▁caused ▁a ▁bit ▁of ▁a ▁sc andal ▁at ▁the ▁college ▁with ▁And ▁So ▁On , ▁a ▁tropical ▁rev ue ▁that ▁she ▁wrote ▁and ▁directed . ▁Billy ▁J . ▁Har bin , ▁Kim ▁Mar ra ▁and ▁Robert ▁A . ▁Sch an ke , ▁in ▁their ▁book ▁The ▁Gay ▁& ▁Les bian ▁The atr ical ▁Leg acy : ▁A ▁Bi ographical ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁Major ▁Fig ures ▁in ▁American ▁Stage ▁History ▁in ▁the ▁Pre - St one wall ▁Era , ▁wrote , ▁" She ▁[ H amilton ] ▁had ▁received ▁special ▁permission ▁from ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁this ▁women ' s ▁college ▁to ▁h ire ▁men ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁show ' s ▁or chestra . ▁On ▁opening ▁night ▁the ▁audience ▁was ▁sc andal ized ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁discovered ▁that ▁Hamilton ▁had ▁incorpor ated ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁men ▁into ▁on stage ▁scenes ." ▁ ▁Theater ▁Hamilton ' s ▁initial ▁vent ure ▁into ▁New ▁York ▁the ater ▁was ▁as ▁the ▁under stud y ▁to ▁Kath ar ine ▁He p burn ▁in ▁The ▁War rior ' s ▁Hus band . ▁She ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁the ater ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 2 - 1 9 5 4 . ▁She ▁wrote ▁sketch es ▁and ▁lyr ics ▁for ▁the ▁rev ues ▁New ▁F aces ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁( 1 9