Izetta Jewel
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Six Years of Drama at the Castle Square Theatre, 1903
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Izetta Jewel Kenney November 24, 1883 Hackettstown, New Jersey, U.S.A. |
| Died | November 14, 1978 (aged 95) La Jolla, California, U.S.A. |
| Other names | Izetta Jewel Brown Izetta Jewel Miller |
| Occupation | Stage actress, politician, women's rights activist, radio personality |
| Spouse(s) |
William Gay Brown, Jr. (1914–1916; his death) Hugh Miller (1927–1965; his death) |
Izetta Jewel (November 24, 1883 – November 14, 1978) was an American stage actress, women's rights activist and politician. She became the first woman to deliver a seconding speech for a presidential nominee at a major American political party convention when she seconded the nomination of John W. Davis at the 1924 Democratic National Convention.
Izetta Jewel Kenney was born in Hackettstown, New Jersey, the daughter of Cornelius Cook and Elizabeth (née Denno) Kenney. Her father was a professional photographer and her mother an artist and early advocate of women's rights. Jewel received her education at the Henry C. de Mille School for Girls at Pompton Township, New Jersey, the East Greenwich Academy in East Greenwich, Rhode Island and a year's studies at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. She made her professional stage debut at Wilmington, North Carolina on May 14, 1900, in a production of Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles.
Within two weeks of her debut the sixteen-year-old actress was offered the opportunity to replace the troupe's recently departed lead actress as Fanny Le Grande in their production of the Jules Massenet opera Sapho. Later that year she joined the Rowe-King Repertoire Company's tour of New England and the following year supported actress Katherine Rober in summer stock productions at Providence, Rhode Island, before touring with the Bennett and Moulton Opera Company for the 1901–02 season.
On May 5, 1902, Jewel began a consecutive sixty-six-week run with the Castle Square Stock Company in Boston, playing such roles as Marianne in The Two Orphans, Polly Fletcher in The Lost Paradise, Helen McFarland in The Greatest Thing in the World and Caroline Murat in More Than Queen. During her time at the Boston Square Theatre Jewel also appeared in a number of Shakespearean productions such as The Merchant of Venice (Jessica), The Taming of the Shrew (Bianca), Hamlet (the Player Queen), and As You Like It (Celia). Her performance in the latter was particularly well received by Boston critics.
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