Cowl, Jane.(1883-1950). American stage and screen actress - Signed Contract for "Yes, My Darling Daughter

New York: Actors' Equity Association, 1946. 1946. New York: Actors' Equity Association, 1946. 1946. Very good. - Actors' Equity Stock Jobbing contract [4-3/4 inches high by 7 inches wide] between Jane Cowl and Jules Leventhal & Frank McCoy. Signed "Jane Cowl" and "Jules J. Leventhal" with the managers' stamp above Leventhal's signature. The edges of the form are very slightly darkened. There is a short tear to the righthand margin. Very good.

This contract dated June 7, 1946 is for Jane Cowl to appear in "Yes, My Darling Daughter", opening July 8, 1946 at the Cox Theatre, Cincinnati, Ohio at a salary of $1,000 per week. A typed rider on the verso states: "It is agreed and understood that should Miss Cowl play 'Candida' instead of 'Yes, My Darling Daughter' Miss Cowl is to have a complete unit company."

Jane Cowl was an American stage and film actor and playwright, sometimes called "Crying Jane" for her propensity to play lachrymose parts. Her first leading role was as Fanny Perry in Leo Ditrichstein's "Is Matrimony a Failure?", produced by David Belasco in 1909. She was known for her Shakespearean roles, playing Juliet, Cleopatra and Viola on Broadway. She played the lead in two silent films, "Garden of Lies" [1915] and "The Spreading Dawn" [1917] and after a long interval returned to the screen in "Payment on Demand" [1951] with Bette Davis. She also wrote several plays in collaboration with Jane Murfin, often using the pseudonym Allan Langdon. Very good .

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