Alice Lewisohn

Alice Lewisohn Crowley
Born 1883
New York City
Died 1972
Zurich
Spouse Crowley
Parents Leonard Lewisohn
Relatives Irene Lewisohn, sister
Adolph Lewisohn, uncle

Alice Lewisohn (1883-1972) was the founder of the Neighborhood Playhouse with her sister Irene Lewisohn. Alice was also an actress.[1]

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Biography

She was the daughter of Rosalie Jacobs and Leonard Lewisohn.[1][2][3] In 1905 she and her sister, Irene Lewisohn, began classes and club work at the Henry Street Settlement House in New York. They produced performances with both dance and drama. In 1915, they opened the Neighborhood Playhouse on the corner of Grand and Pitt Streets.[4] There they offered training in both dance and drama to children and teenagers. Irene was in charge of the dance training and production, with the assistance of Blanche Talmud. Alice Lewisohn was in charge of the dramatic arts.[5] She died in 1972 as Alice Lewisohn Crowley in Zurich.[6][7]

Publications

Broadway

External links

References

  1. ^ a b "Miss Alice Lewisohn is Now an Actress. Member of Well-Known Family on the Stage as Eleanora Leigh. She Denies That She Is Stage Struck, and Says Her Purpose Is to Educate Herself.". New York Times. November 14, 1906. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9404E7D91631E733A25757C1A9679D946797D6CF. Retrieved 2008-12-16. "Eleanora Leigh, who plays the role of Phene in "Pippa Passes" at the Majestic Theatre, is Miss Alice Lewisohn, daughter of the late Leonard Lewisohn and sister of Jesse Lewisohn. In spite of exceptional efforts to conceal the fact, her identity was discovered yesterday afternoon, and when it became apparent that further denial was useless, Miss Lewisohn consented to give an account of the motives and incidents leading up to her first professional appearance." 
  2. ^ "He Succumbed to Pneumonia in London After a Three Days' Illness. Was Fifty-four Years Old." (PDF). New York Times. March 6, 1902. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9901EED9103BE631A25750C0A9629C946597D6CF. Retrieved 2008-12-15. 
  3. ^ "Leonard Lewisohn Left $12,000,000" (PDF). New York Times. March 6, 1902. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9901EED9103BE631A25750C0A9629C946597D6CF. Retrieved 2008-12-15. 
  4. ^ "Historical note". New York Public Library. http://digilib.nypl.org/dynaweb/ead/nypl/mssnplay/@Generic__BookTextView/194;pt=144. Retrieved 2008-12-16. "In 1914, the Lewisohns bought a lot on the corner of Grand and Pitt Streets and donated it to the Settlement as the site of a new theater that would provide better performance space and teaching facilities. The Neighborhood Playhouse opened in 1915, showing both motion pictures and theatrical performances." 
  5. ^ "Guide to the Neighborhood Playhouse. Scenarios, 1914-1931.". New York Public Library. http://www.nypl.org/research/manuscripts/dance/danneigscen.xml. Retrieved 2008-12-16. "In 1905 Irene and Alice Lewisohn began classes and club work at the Henry Street Settlement House in New York. While at the Settlement House they also began to present performances featuring dance and drama. In 1915, the sisters opened the Neighborhood Playhouse on the corner of Grand and Pitt Streets, where they offered training in dance and drama to children and teens. Irene Lewisohn oversaw the dance training and production, with the assistance of Blanche Talmud, while Alice Lewisohn led the dramatic work." 
  6. ^ "Miss Alice Crowley Formed Playhouse". New York Times. January 12, 1972. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50912FB3555107B93C0A8178AD85F468785F9. Retrieved 2008-12-16. "Mrs. Alice Lewisohn Crowley, a daughter of Leonard Lewisohn, who founded a major copper mining concern with his younger brother, Adolph, died in Zurich last ..." 
  7. ^ "Alice Lewisohn Crowley". New York Times. January 7, 1972. "The Board of Directors, Administrative Staff and Students of the Playhouse School of the Theatre, sadly mark; the passing of Alice Lewisohn Crowley, ..."