(1835-1903)
Born in New York City, the drama critic who used the pen name Nym Crinkle began as a reporter for the New York Times in 1857, but resigned to seek adventure on the western frontier. After serving as war correspondent during the Civil War , he returned to New York and wrote as Trinculo for The Weekly Leader. As Nym Crinkle he wrote for The World, The Sun, and even the front page of the New York Dramatic Mirror (1886-1889), to all of which he brought an acerbic wit. After 1892, he used the pen name J. P. Mowbray, which coincided with a more embracing critical outlook.
The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater. James Fisher.