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Title A name given to the resource Cushmania Subject The topic of the resource Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876 Stebbins, Emma, 1815-1882 Gossip--Published Gossip--Private Relationships--Networks Italy--Rome Description An account of the resource <p>A collection of archival material (letters, diaries, articles, auto/biographical accounts) collected from different archives (cf. <a href="https://www.archivalgossip.com/sources/archives/">list</a>) that showcase the life of Charlotte Cushman, one of the most successful US American actresses of the nineteenth century.</p> <p>We invite you to either look for specific items via the tag cloud at the bottom of the page or the search function at the top, <a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/items/browse?collection=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">browse all items</a> in this collection, or explore thematic compilations of selected items in our "<a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/exhibits" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Exhibits</a>."</p> <h6 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/c4226e025914fe32ca1542c728bd11cc.JPG"><img title="Item Locations" alt="Item Locations" src="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/c4226e025914fe32ca1542c728bd11cc.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="349.5" height="237.5" /></a>(<a href="http://hdlab.stanford.edu/palladio/">Palladio</a> visualization, Dec 2021: location of items in collection, size nodes)</h6> <h6 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/44bccce1e23bf9efe34d0078d3cc97f0.JPG"><img title="Item Locations" alt="Item Locations" src="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/44bccce1e23bf9efe34d0078d3cc97f0.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="349.5" height="324.5" /></a>(<a href="http://hdlab.stanford.edu/palladio/">Palladio</a> visualization, Dec 2021: letter correspondence for items<br />that have values defined for "location sender" AND "location recipient," size nodes)</h6> <p></p> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress New York Public Library Philadelphia Historical Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1816-00-00/1920-00 Event A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. Participants Names of individuals or groups participating in the event Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876 Muspratt, Susan Cushman, 1822-1859 Event Type Performance Location The location of the interview Haymarket Theatre, London Geocode (Latitude) 51.5087561 Geocode (Longitude) -0.1314903 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <em>Romeo and Juliet</em> Performance, Haymarket Theatre, London, Dec 30, 1845 Type The nature or genre of the resource Reference Event Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 0033 Description An account of the resource <a href="https://www.archivalgossip.com/collection/items/show/1" title="Charlotte Cushman">Charlotte Cushman</a> performs as Romeo and <a href="https://www.archivalgossip.com/collection/items/show/16" title="Susan Cushman Muspratt">her sister</a> takes over the role of Juliet.<br /><br />Cushman's performance as Romeo is generally met with wild enthusiasm. There were, however, also critical voices, among them Mary Russell Mitford (<span class="st">1787-1855). Mitford was the author of the play <em>Rienzi</em> in which Cushman assumed the part of Claudia when it was performed in the US. Mitford was nonetheless not keen on Cushman's "she-Romeo":</span><br /><br />"I hope that Mr. Chorley's play will be brought out at Covenant Garden by Miss Cushman, who is now, to my great horror, playing Romeo to her sister's Juliet. I don't like she-Romeos, but she has made what is called a hit, though hardly, I should think, of the best sort. How a woman make the right sensation in doubler and hose!" (letter to Charles Boner, March 23, 1846; qut. in <a href="https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009605303" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elizabeth Lee (ed.), <em>Mary Russell Mitford: Correspondence with Charles Boner &amp; John Ruskin </em></a>49) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1845-12-30 Subject The topic of the resource Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876 Muspratt, Susan Cushman, 1822-1859 Gender Norms gender norms/bending London travel/touring