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Leona Hyneman Lowengrund scrapbook and photographs
Leona Hyneman Lowengrund (February 20, 1848- November 6, 1940) was a stage actress from Philadelphia and a member of the well-known Hyneman family. Leona performed in productions held in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania under the stage names Claire LaFarge and Leona Moss. She studied with accl...
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| Collection: | Leona Hyneman Lowengrund Scrapbook and Photographs |
| Collection Number: | 4191 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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0.2 Linear feet ; 1 box |
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Leona Hyneman Lowengrund (February 20, 1848- November 6, 1940) was a stage actress from Philadelphia and a member of the well-known Hyneman family. Leona performed in productions held in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania under the stage names Claire LaFarge and Leona Moss. She studied with acclaimed theater teacher Emilie Leicester before premiering as Pauline in “The Lady of Lyons” and Valentine in “A Celebrated Case”. She toured with the German American Shakespearean actor Daniel E. Bandmann performing in plays such as “MacBeth”, “Narcisse”, “Merchant of Venice”, and “Hamlet”. After her time in New York City she moved to Mt. Vernon, New York where she lived with her daughter until her death. The collection contains one volume; a scrapbook of various clippings related to Leona’s life and career as a stage actress. There are eleven pages scattered throughout the scrapbook dedicated to reviews of Leona’s performances from 1878 to 1879. The scrapbook also contains two pages of fan letters to Leona written in 1879. There are also thirteen pages of programs dated 1879 to 1881 detailing cast lists of productions Leona performed in including “Narcisse”, “Merchant of Venice”, “Hamlet”, ‘Lady of Lyons”, and “A Happy Pair”. Some productions are included multiple times with Leona listed as playing different roles. The scrapbook has one page with a short poem dated 1830 believed to be from Leona’s mother Sarah to Leona’s aunt Rebekah. The final page is dedicated to two newspaper clippings talking about the death of Leona’s father Leon, a prominent freemason and Philadelphia citizen. The collection also contains seven buttons that match a photograph (in the collection) of Leona in costume as Lady MacBeth in 1877. There are three cabinet cards of Leona at different times in her life. There is one of her as a child, undated, in costume posing. There are two cabinet cards dated 1877 with Leona posing in costume, one of which as Lady MacBeth. There is also a smaller image of Leona dated 1862. The collection contains photocopies of three loose newspaper clippings found in the scrapbook, all reviews of Leona’s work as an actress. Finally there is a small 19th century painting of a Chinese man done on pith paper that was discovered between stuck pages of the volume. |