Leland T. Powers
Leland Todd Powers | |
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American | |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Known for | Founder of the Leland Powers School |
| Spouse |
Carol Hoyt (m. 1895) |
Leland Todd Powers (January 28, 1857 – November 27, 1920) was an American performing arts educator, author, and actor. The founder of the Leland Powers School, he was once renowned as "the highest paid man in the Lyceum field."[1]
Biography
Born in
The Mother Church
in Boston.
In 1893, it was written that, "Leland Powers is small and active, and tropical in temperament, and he dare enact a play with great fidelity."[5]
He married Carol Hoyt on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1895 in Somerville, Massachusetts.
Leland Powers School
In 1904, he founded the Leland Powers School of the Spoken Word in
Girls' Latin School
. From the school Powers sold several books, including Talks on Expression, Fundamentals of Expression (with Mrs. Powers), and a practice book for learners.
Powers' pedagogy was credited as "offering a more holistic answer to the actor's problems," similar to his contemporary, Charles Wesley Emerson.[6]
References
- ^ Bacon, E.M. (1916). The book of Boston: Fifty years' recollections of the New England metropolis. Book of Boston Co. p. 236.
- ^ Bacon, E.M. (1916). The book of Boston: Fifty years' recollections of the New England metropolis. Book of Boston Co. p. 237.
- ^ (March 23, 1897.) "Louise Baldwin Married", New York Times. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
- ^ Leonard, J.W. (1914) Woman's who's who of America: A biographical dictionary of contemporary women of the United States and Canada, 1914-1915. American Commonwealth Company. p 1695.
- ^ (1893) Proceedings of the National Speech Arts Association. p 208.
- ^ Wilmeth, D.B. and Miller, T.L. (1996) Cambridge guide to American theatre. Cambridge University Press. p. 383.
External links
- Works by Leland T. Powers at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Leland T. Powers at Internet Archive
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