Elizabeth Crocker Bowers
| Elizabeth Crocker Bowers | |
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| Born |
March 12, 1830 Stamford, Connecticut, United States |
| Died | November 6, 1895 (aged 65) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1846–1895 |
| Spouse(s) | -David P. Bowers (1847–1857, his death) -Dr. Brown (circa 1860–1867, his death) -J. C. McCollom |
Elizabeth Crocker Bowers (March 12, 1830 – November 6, 1895) was an American stage actress and theatrical manager. She was also known professionally as Mrs. D. P. Bowers.
Elizabeth Crocker Bowers was born March 12, 1830 in Stamford, Connecticut, the daughter of an Episcopal clergyman and sister of actress Sarah Crocker Conway (also known as Mrs. F. B. Conway).
In 1846, she appeared in the character of Amanthis at the Park Theatre in New York City, New York.
On March 4, 1847, she married actor David P. Bowers, and moved to Philadelphia. She appeared as Donna Victoria in A Bold Stroke for a Husband at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia. She became very popular at the Arch Street Theatre, and made Philadelphia her home until her husband's death in 1857.
In December 1857, after a period of retirement from the stage, she leased the Walnut Street Theatre and retained its management until 1859. She then leased the Philadelphia Academy of Music for a short dramatic season.
She married Dr. Brown of Baltimore in 1861. and traveled to London. She made a great success as "Julia" in The Hunchback at the Sadler's Wells Theatre and "Geraldine D'Arcy" in Woman (play) at the Lyceum Theatre in London.
Returning to New York City in 1863, she played for a time at the Winter Garden (now demolished). Among her favorite roles were Juliet, Lady Macbeth, Marie Antoinette, and Lady Audley.
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