Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-04-21

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-I,6FEFIr OF 30. SciFtlL u nc Dite-
MAJ area play to night positively Tor lie lat
,f.e h Ills civ. for the benefit Of their grand
,s,fe- M 10 Cowrr1 I; is sight seldom seen
qber cr.ndshiareH, father and grandfather play
- oae piece Il wa be seen ogain tonight. il
Young AraeTica" This play Is written by Mrs.
BArfx4s, TIE daughter CT Gown. and the princi-
PAL characters are sustained by Der children, her
husband, and her father.
M. C5wf1L himself is every inch gentleman
s1d scholar, besides being the best low comedian
nov an tie stage, and 6eserges-a crowded hoase.
TIE New York N7sYor which came 10 hand last
l.ieht, ia No u Of Leaves FROM Paygcers JeuF-
80. thus notices tie frat appearance Of bir. Cow
III inthfs eouutFy dirty four years ago 1t viii
interest as many friends here, and is republlea-
tioa is a2.5opria,e to this cssion:
O;tober 3Oth, 1921, Mr.. Joseph Cowell male HE
first Fpsearance 90 tie American siege as L be ar,
10 de Fou1dng Of the F1Test and as Crack, 10 Tie
Trr1pjse Gate, being well received 10 the soiLaer
and faSing so great hit 10 the latter part, ss 10
retain sole possession while be continued on the
New York 5 age. This excellent comedian was
born Ct Kent, Eugland, Avg. 9Th, 1872, ana mace
his frat ganearancs on the Stsgest Plymouth Dock,
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sri Afterwards played With srcce IN different
ro7if cal theatres experiencing the various Ills OF
a z,roliug lie uutil Re finally installed hi Gsef an
sccsrtable member Of the company at Drury Lane,
London lie stood in high favor at the Park. M
81 Il q summer OF 1923 when DO became the acting
r-s-sger Of Price aud Simpsons equestrian COM
rany, thea performing at the broadway Circus,
with fi,e travelling circuit Of Boatcn, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington and Charleston. He left
his coBcsra in 1896, to accept a regular engage
-uent o. the Philadelphia Theatre, where he was
iso he'd Il Ri. i esteem, and was Afterwards well
known in almost every principal theatre IN tne
Union. In the sUnIner Of 1887, Gr. Coweii, IL
ay-,3ncfi5a vita J. J. Adams, opened little box
10 B-osds7av. n the Suildng now forming part oil
3 r-Ll0's M8secni. and called Z tbs City Theatre,
which though luab ming several good artists 10 ls
COMPANY, proved a los.Sg concern. IN 1874 ne
weut 20 Euyope bot again returned here, and 10
Settrn5er. 1850, appeared in connection wI'h
drains. r. company ~ The Astor Place opera House
he wa At Cincinnati IN 1851, and Is probably sun
LIVING though we have 10 kaogsedge of las pres
ent location. Some years since, ne puohshea
rery entertaining auto biographical WORK, emitted
Tfi II Yeas among the Players, Containing val
uqt!erecor4 q Sage events, and much interesting
and Instructive personal history. Among BIZ
C5wets best characters On eone Of which sae sur
pissed al his cotempofagesl were Pau! Pr; Ur.
.Olap15, Bob Acres, Billy Black, Baron Wllhsg
ass., Clip. Caleb Qao,em, Gol3fnch, Jerry Ha"
sfer1, D ck7 Gossip, Caleb Pipkin On the Nay
Q .ee6) Gilman (Happiest Day Of My Liie) Bow
st. Lszuallo Matjy Marvellous. o., with long
let Of simple country boys, andy orkshlremen ooth
serious aud comic