WHEELER, ANDREW CARPENTER

(1835-1903)

Born in New York City, the drama critic who used the pen name Nym Crinkle began as a reporter for theNew York Timesin 1857, but resigned to seek adventure on the western frontier. After serving as war correspondent during theCivilWar , he returned to New York and wrote as Trinculo forThe Weekly Leader. As Nym Crinkle he wrote forThe World, The Sun, and even the front page of theNew 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.