Sarah Cowell Le Moyne

Sarah Cowell Le Moyne

Portrait by Jane E. Bartlett, 1877
Born July 22, 1859[1]
New York City, New York, USA
Died July 18, 1915 (aged 55)[2]
New York City, New York, USA
Occupation Stage actor
Years active 1878–1915
Spouse(s) William J. Le Moyne (1888–1905)

Sarah Cowell Le Moyne was an American stage actress in New York City, famous for her readings of Robert Browning's poetry,[3] and her work with the Henry Street Settlement and Playhouse.[4]

Her stage debut was in 1878 as a member of Albert Marshman Palmer's company in A Celebrated Case at the Union Square Theatre.[2] In 1888 Cowell married fellow actor William J. Le Moyne[5] and the two of them lived together on 34th Street.[6] In 1898 she returned to the stage in a production of Clyde Fitch's The Moth and the Flame at the Lyceum Theatre.[7] She was known for her "fine understanding and careful elocution"[8] and in 1902 published her reminiscences.[9] After her husband's death in 1905 she retained his name and continued to act as Mrs. Le Moyne.[2]

During her stage career, Cowell performed in at least fifteen Broadway shows[10] and continued as director of the 466 Grand Street branch of the Henry Street Playhouse until her death in 1915.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography (Volume 13). James T White & Company. 1906.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Sarah C. Le Moyne, Actress, is dead.". New York Times. 1915-07-18.
  3. ↑ William Lyon Phelps (1915-09-20). "An Actress who played Browing". The Independent.
  4. ↑ John P Harrington (2007). The Life of the Neighborhood Playhouse on Grand Street. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 9780815631552.
  5. ↑ "The Drama: Scene from Mrs. Le Moyne's new play". Collier's 24. 1899.
  6. ↑ "William J. Le Moyne". Munsey's Magazine 13. 1895.
  7. ↑ Gustav Kobbe (1900). The American stage and those who have made it famous.
  8. ↑ Lewis Clinton Strang (1902). Famous Actresses of the Day in America. L.C. Page and Company.
  9. ↑ "Mrs. Le Moyne's Reminiscences". The New York Times Saturday Review of Books. 1902-04-29.
  10. ↑ "Mrs. Le Moyne". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2013-10-19.