James T. Powers (born James T. McGovern; April 26, 1862 – February 10, 1943)Gerald Martin Bordman. The Oxford Companion to the American Theatre, 2nd edition, 1992, p. 556. was an American stage actor, vocalist, and lyricist.
Biography Powers began on the stage in Boston in 1880 and also spent time in circuses and later, in vaudevilles. In the 1890s, he acted in many American versions of the so-called Gaiety musicals, originating in the London's West End, then coming into vogue in the United States.American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle, by Gerald Martin Bordman and Richard Norton.
His entire career was spent in live theatre. He, however, has one IMDb credit for a short film from 1905 Digesting a Joke (James T. Powers).
On May 19, 1892, he married in Rochester, New York the actress Rachel Booth (1862-1955). They toured together in several productions. The Powers made their home in the Ansonia residential hotel in New York City.Guide to the James T. and Rachel Booth Powers Collection, The New York Historical Society
His autobiography, Twinkle Little Star was published in New York in 1939.James T. Powers. Twinkle Little Star: Sparkling Memories of Seventy Years. New York: G. P. Putnam, 1939.
James T. Powers died in New York City on February 11, 1943.
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James T. Powers portrait gallery, New York Public Library James T. Powers portraits, University of Washington Sayre James T. and Rachel Booth Powers portraits, University of Louisville, Macauley Theatre Collection North American Theatre Online: James T. Powers James T. Powers (lyricist), Discography of American Historical Recordings Rachel Booth and other actresses(Wayback Machine)