Final New York Performance on Nov 7, 1874
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Title
Final New York Performance on Nov 7, 1874
Subject
Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876
United States--New York City
Praise
Description
Charlotte Cushman performs for Booth's Theater in New York for the last time. She acts as Lady Macbeth on stage together with George Vandenhoff among others.
Credit
Newspaper.com
(article only attached as illustration)
Date
1874-11-07
Type
Event
Reference
Event Item Type Metadata
Event Type
Performance
Participants
Location
Booth's Theatre, NYC
Geocode (Latitude)
40.7423029
Geocode (Longitude)
-73.992448
Provenance
https://www.newspapers.com/image/428236394. Accessed 3 Aug 2021.
Secondary Texts: Comments
"An emotional farewell performance at Booth's on Nov. 7, 1874, was climaxed by a tumultous ovation from a throng estimated at 25,000 in front of her Madison Square hotel" (Kleinfield, "Charlotte Cushman" 424)
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Citation
“Final New York Performance on Nov 7, 1874,” Archival Gossip Collection, accessed April 23, 2024, https://archivalgossip.com/collection/items/show/37.