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Jane Cowl (December 14, 1883 – June 22, 1950) was an American film and stage actress and playwright "notorious for playing lachrymose parts".〔Ben Iden Payne, ''A Life in a Wood O: Memoirs of the Theatre'' (Yale University Press, 1977), page 130.〕 Actress Jane Russell was named in Cowl's honor.〔"Jane Russell, A Howard Hughes Find, Is 1941's Best New Star Prospect", ''Life'', 20 January 1941, page 42〕 ==Biography== Cowl was born as Jane Bailey in Boston, Massachusetts to Charles Bailey and Grace Avery.〔''Jane Cowl: Her Precious and Momentary Glory'' page 36 by Richard Abe King c.2004 Retrieved October 27, 2014〕 〔''Notable American women, 1607-1950; a biographical dictionary, Volume 2'' by Edward T. James, Janet Wilson James, Paul S. Boyer c. 1971〕 She attended Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, New York.〔''The Cyclopedia of American Biography'', 1926, page 176〕 And she also took some courses at Columbia University.〔(Encyclopedia Britannica facts matter )〕 She made her Broadway debut in New York City in ''Sweet Kitty Bellairs'' in 1903.〔 Her first leading role was ''Fanny Perry'' in 1909 in Leo Ditrichstein's ''Is Matrimony a Failure?'', produced by David Belasco, and then she played stock. This was followed by ''The Gamblers'' (1910), her first great success, and by ''Within the Law'' (1912), ''Common Clay'', and other successes (New International Encyclopedia). She was known for her interpretation of Shakespearean roles, playing Juliet, Cleopatra and Viola on Broadway. She made Broadway history by playing ''Juliet'' over 1000 consecutive performances in 1923; critic George Jean Nathan declared her "not ... the best Juliet that I have seen, but she is by all odds the most charming".〔George Jean Nathan and Henry Louis Mencken, "Ethics for Dramatic Critics", ''The Smart Set'', Volume 70, (Ess Ess Publishing Co., 1922), page 134〕 Cowl's affecting performances led her to be described as having a "voice with a tear."〔"Why Miss Cowl! Delighted!", ''Bell Telephone News'', Volume 8, 1918, page 15〕 Biographer Charles Higham admired Cowl's "marvelous bovine eyes and exquisite genteel catch in the voice ..."〔Charles Higham, ''Kate: The Life of Katharine Hepburn'' (W. W. Norton, 2004), page 16〕 In 1930 Cowl appeared with a young Katharine Hepburn in the Broadway production of Benn W. Levy's play ''Art and Mrs. Bottle'', and in 1934 she created the role of Lael Wyngate in S. N. Behrman's ''Rain from Heaven'' opposite actor John Halliday. Noting the challenges posed by Behrman's heightened dialogue, critic Gilbert Gabriel noted approvingly that their scenes together were "models of aristocratic parlando."〔Gilbert W. Gabriel, "''Rain from Heaven''—Theatre Guild's Yule Present in S. N. Behrman's Play". ''New York American'': 26 December 1934.〕 She also starred in Noël Coward's ''Easy Virtue''. Cowl was the lead in two silent films, ''Garden of Lies'' (1915) and ''The Spreading Dawn'' (1917). Then, after nearly 30 years away from films, she returned for several supporting roles in the 1940s. Her final film was ''Payment on Demand'' (1951) with Bette Davis. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jane Cowl」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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