Sarah Cowell Le Moyne

Sarah Cowell Le Moyne
Portrait by Jane E. Bartlett, 1877
Born(1859-07-22)July 22, 1859[1]
New York City, New York, USA
DiedJuly 18, 1915(1915-07-18) (aged 55)[2]
New York City, New York, USA
OccupationStage actor
Years active1878–1915
SpouseWilliam J. Le Moyne (1888–1905)

Sarah Cowell Le Moyne (July 22, 1859 – July 18, 1915) 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. ^ a b c d "Sarah C. Le Moyne, Actress, is dead" (PDF). New York Times. July 18, 1915.
  3. ^ William Lyon Phelps (September 20, 1915). "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. p. 226. sarah cowell le moyne.
  9. ^ "Mrs. Le Moyne's Reminiscences" (PDF). The New York Times Saturday Review of Books. April 29, 1902.
  10. ^ "Mrs. Le Moyne". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved October 19, 2013.