Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-12-11
MISS Go-woN-Go. MOHAWK
The Pleasing Indian Actress-Seme
thing of Her History.

thing of Her History.
Miss Co Won Co Mohawk who has
just returned from England where she
has been for the past seven years en-
Joys the distinction OF being the only
Indian Actress ia the world. Miss
Mohawk is not only real Red Indian
and descendant: Of the famous chief
Red Jacket, but she Is what may be
termed an aristocratic Indian, for she
belongs to the Six Nations, which
means To the American Indian what
belonging to the Peerage does TO an
Englishman.
But Miss Mohawk's claims to con-
sideration do not depend entirely up
on her blood or her nationality; she Is
a very remarkable woman in more
senses than one; she would be a nota-
BILE figure in any class or any race, no
matter how highly cultured or civiliz-
cd the race may be, For she has the
mental acumen, the quick perception,
and all the other qualities which go
to make up the highly intellectual or
der Of being SO much in demand In
the front ranks to-day In addition
to her rather extraordinary intelli-
gence Miss Mohawk has rare magnetic
qualities, which place her head and
shoulder above any women on the
stage in this respect. In fact, her
personality is so striking that when
on the stage she dominates everything
and everybody else.
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Cattaraugus Reservation, New York.
She is the daughter Of Chief Ca Ne
Quo, who Is known To Americans as
DR. Allen Mohawk. After laying the
foundation for her splendid physique
by running, rowing, riding and hunt
ing, and in all these sports she excel
ed Miss Mohawk entered ladies
seminary at gainesville, Ohio, from
which she graduated with honors q
few years later.
After leaving school Miss Mohawk
decided to go upon the stage profess
sionaily, she looked about for time,
and not finding play suited TO her
peculiar powers and temperament, she
decided to write her own play, and
the result is a clever story OF western
frontier life, very dramatic and very
exciting, but very natural and true to
the times and conditions of lite, with
which the writer deals, it is called
Wep- Ton No-Mah, The Indian Mail
Carrier Miss Mohawk impersonates
the male hero, and her acting is SO
realistic at times that her personality
is often doubted. Seven years ago
with the play and company of her
own Miss Mohawk went 60 London
expecting to remain year; after play
ing in a suburban theatre for a few
weeks she began touring the provinces
and with such success that she remain
ed in England seven years instead OF
one as she had planned
Miss Mohawk is her owD stage
manager and her own business man.
ager. She designes all her own seen
cry, and furnishes sketches for all her
pictorial printing. Her physical
strength is very remarkable, She is
able to throw the ordinary man clear
over her head with the greatest posi-
hle ease. She is an excellent shot; a
good fencer, an able archer, and an
expert horseWoman. She captures
and trains with her own hands the
wild Indian ponies, and she owns some
magnificent specimens Of horse flesh
Scr Is this woman lacking in any Of
lie feminine gfaees or accomplish
ments; she speaks French and Ger
man, sings well, and has the finished
manners OF The woman Of the world.
She also makes al her own costumes,
both for stage and ordinary wear
She Will give her famous play at
the opera house in Morgantown on
Tuesday evening the 18TH.