Career Milestones

People, personal correspondence, and press reports that speak to Cushman's career as an actress in her early years before and in England in the 1840s are gathered in this part of the exhibit. For detailed information on Cushman and her professional relationship to Macready that supposedly boosts her career options in England, please visit the respective subcategory of this exhibit.

Portrait of Eliza Cook with Autograph

Eliza Cook

Portrait engraving of Mary Howitt

Mary Howitt

Geraldine Jewsbury (left) and Jane Welsh Carlyle (right), April 1855

Geraldine Endsor Jewsbury

Portrait of Sarah Josepha Hale

Sarah Josepha Hale

Portrait of Susan Cushman Muspratt (as Shakespeare's Juliet)

Susan Cushman Muspratt

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Cushmania Cartoon

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Romeo and Juliet Performance, Haymarket Theatre, London, Dec 30, 1845

1846. People's Journal. NYPL Stead Article. Howitt about Cushmans.pdf

Howitt's The Miss Cushmans (1846) describes Cushman's long and painful struggle to success

The New York Herald (New York, New York, Tuesday, October 31, 1843; Issue 289 - rising star.pdf

The New York Herald article about Cushman as a rising star (Oct 31, 1843)

Cushman's first professional appearance as Countess Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro, April 1835

Cushman's first professional appearance as Countess Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro, April 1835

First Performance as Lady Macbeth, New Orleans, April 1836

First Performance as Lady Macbeth, New Orleans, April 1836

First Performance in London, Bianca in Fazio, Feb 14, 1845

First Performance in London, Bianca in Fazio, Feb 14, 1845

Cushman_A Historical and biographical genealogy of the Cushmans.pdf

Henry Cushman's A Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans (1855) includes a biographical sketch of Cushman's career

Walker_Reminiscences of Renowned Cushman (1876).pdf

Mrs. Walker's Reminiscences of the Life of the World-Renowned Charlotte Cushman (1876) describes and lists Cushman's major stages and performances

1845. Athenaeum v.1 - Omeka.pdf

The Athenaeum issues from 1845 show how the British press is growing increasingly attached to Cushman as an actress performing on the English stage

1845. Athenaeum v.2.pdf

The Athenaeum mentions Cushman as a gifted and "prosperous actress" in her early stages of transatlantic success.

1845. Northern Star, Intro of Cushman, June 28. p. 8 Untitled Article - Omeka.pdf

Northern Star article about Charlotte Cushman who was introduced to English public by the Princess's Theatre

DMR CC diary 1844 45 Jan - Mar.pdf

Charlotte Cushman's Diary, 1844/1845 (reused)

LoC, CCP Box 10, 2972, Eliza Cook to CC.pdf

Cook praises Cushman for her part of Bianca in Milman's tragedy Fazio

Eliza Cook's Journal v. 9 1853 July - Omeka.pdf

Poem by Eliza Cook Dedicated to Charlotte Cushman, July 30, 1853

Cushman's Transatlantic Success, New York Daily Herald, March 21, 1845

The article praises Cushman who "has created a sensation in the theatrical world of London." She is presented as the next Mrs Siddons (New York Daily Herald, March 21, 1845)

Cushman and Hays Performing Together, Era, Nov 19, 1848

Cushman and Hays performing together, Era, Nov 19, 1848

NYPL, CC to John Povey, Oct 17, 1847. Omeka.pdf

Cushman discusses respectability and theaters, financial aspirations, and the future of the US-American drama on stage (Oct 17, 1847)

CCP Box 10 Chorley to CC Part 2 Letter 5 OV.pdf

Letter from Henry F. Chorley to Charlotte Cushman, Oct 28, 1847

Frances Elizabeth Willard's A Woman of the Century (1893)

Frances Willard's collective biography includes, among others, an entry about Cushman and summarizes her career

Career Milestones