Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-02-22
miss FAOy CrOweIa,

Miss Crowell, who closed her highly
successful engagement at the Opera
House last Saturday night, is certainly
a remarkable young lady. She is not
yet 81 years of age, and less than two
years ago was pupil in the high school
of Cleveland, Ohio, her native place.
She attracted the attention of Mr..
Charles K. Cook by her elocutionary
powers, and he proposed that she should
become an actress. Her father, who is
n prominent real estate broker In Cleve.
land, at first objected, but the matter
was finally settled on condition that
her mother should travel with her.
She made her debut in a western city
scarcely one year ago, and since that
time her fine acting and correct concep-
ton of each character which she under
takes, has made her favorite in every
place where she has appeared.
During the year that she has been
before the public she has made rapid
advancement in her profession, and
there is scarcely an actress on the
American stage who Is as perfect in as
many different roles, or who possesses
as much versatility. That she is pos
sessed OF great natural talent no one
who has witnessed her performances
during the past week will deny, and
V ith this talent ard her ambition, q
brilliant future is before her. In figure
she ia petite and has an extremely pre-
possessing countenaDce in which, how.
ever, determination is strongly marked
~ one OF her leading characteristics.
In manner she il devoid of affectation
and can almost be styled diffident, and
and no one who has not seen her on the
stage would for moment suppose that
she Possesses all the elements which
are necessary to constitute brilliant
actress.
She. the same as many other ladies in
the profession, has pet, and in her case
1t is little monkey, whose body is
scsroely more than six inches in length.
He has been named "Muggs," after that
character in "Divorce. He is very
small, but very vicious, and on the day
that he was seen by a reporter of the
REPUBLICAN displayed his ivories in a
manner which conveyed the impression
that he would like very much to have a
bite out of some one, to see il he liked
| him. Miss Crowell carries this little
animal in a small covered basket, and
although he allows ber to pet him, he
occasionally elbows his affection by Bit
/ ing her hand. Her room at the Clayton
House commanded a fine view of the
delaware and Christiana rivers and the
southeastern portion Of the city, and
while there she spent hours in gazing
at the beautiful landscape.
| In conversation she expressed herself
as being greatly pleased with Whining
ton, which she said is one of the pref
tiest cities she has ever visited. She
was much eratified with the very fat
tering reception ehe had received in
this city, but with characteristic gener
osity and simplicity, seemed TO thinb
that the credit belonged as much to each
Individual member of the company al
to herself. A marked feature of hel
ssucoess is the great faculty with whicf
Ishe is gifted of sinking her identity OF
1.-THE stage, and for the time being the
lcharacter she represents, consequently
Iher rendition of role is, what all act
ling should be, natural and realistic
THE company may return to this cit.
the latter part of the season, and if the,
Ishould they are assured of a warn
welcome.