Word: mowatt
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...this atmosphere arrived an unlikely heroine: a strong-jawed, 26-year-old matron named Anna Cora Mowatt. Anna's lawyer-husband had broken down physically and financially, and Anna blithely set out to recoup by writing a play. Fashion, her maiden effort, ran a respectable string of performances at the Park in 1845, and launched Author Mowatt on a heady career as an actress. It also gave the U.S. its first home-grown play of any success...