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Letter from Charlotte Cushman to James Fields, July 15, 1868
Cushman has sent packages to London and mentions an essay (written by Elizabeth Peabody as indicated in a letter from Cushman to Annie Fields) about the genius of Hawthorne which may encourage more public attention to the Marble Faun. Cushman…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Annie Fields, Feb 26, 1868
Cushman writes to Annie about James Fields, and the Atlantic, thinking that he might want to publish a review written by Elizabeth Peabody about Hawthorne's Marble Faun. Cushman calls Peabody one of the "best & sweetest of Americans" she has met…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Thomas Fields, Aug 27, 1864
Cushman informs Fields that Emma Cushman is doing well in her pregnancy, while Emma Stebbins is not in high spirits due to money issues related to her Mann statue. The Sewards are mentioned.
Credit
Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields Papers and…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow, February 22, 1858
This letter is the first one available from the time after Charlotte Cushman's breakup with Matilda Hays. It is a prime example of Charlotte's longing for Emma Crow whom she met shortly before this correspondence at the beginning of…
Letter from Charles Cushman [?] to Emma Stebbins
First mentioned in the letter are Charlotte's first successes in Great Britain, of which Sally should be able to tell Stebbins more about. The sender, who could be Charles Cushman because he was in England with Charlotte in the 1840s and talks about…
Letter from Wayman Crow to Charlotte Cushman, Oct 10, 1874 + Letter from Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, Oct 13, 1874
This letter informs Cushman about the opportunity to "dispose of Villa Cushman" which is also referred to as her "cottage." Attached to it, there is the legal letter correspondence. Crow is Cushman's attorney.Cushman uses the same sheets of paper to…
"Charlotte Cushman: The Story of Her Love as Told by Celia Logan," Lowell Daily Citizen, Aug 14, 1877
Celia Logan cleverly positions herself as an actress who performed with Charlotte Cushman on stage. This joint engagement allows her to present herself as having had access to intimate knowledge about the actress and her relationships to two men,…
Cobbe's Italics: Brief Notes on Politics, People and Places in Italy (1864)
Among others, the text mentions Hosmer and Cushman. Cobbe describes the Cushman household as a "women club."
Credit
Hathi Trust
[Fragment of] Letter from Henry F. Chorley to Charlotte Cushman, Feb 19, 1847
Postmark: Feb 19, 1847The first part of the letter is missing. Chorley congratulates Cushman on her "great success."Parts of letter illegible due to tape, see blog entry.Credit
Library of Congress,Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division,…
Letter from Henry F. Chorley to Charlotte Cushman, Oct 28, 1847
Chorley praises Cushman's performance of Queen Katherine and advises her not to be disappointed about less favorable critiques as critics tend to be harsh with new actresses.postmark: Oc 28, 1847; on the first page, it says "Wednesday midnight" which…
Letter from Henry F. Chorley to Charlotte Cushman, n.d.
Chorley seems to inform Charlotte Cushman on performance opportunities and lets her in on his trouble with an unnamed gentleman Chorley is doing business with.Credit
Library of Congress,Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of…
Letter from Henry F. Chorley to Charlotte Cushman, n.d. [1840s/50s]
Chorley discusses future engangements for Cushman with Mr. Wallack[?] for which he would give her his "Duchess Eleanor" as Cushman is asked to bring a play to be engaged. not dated but must be from the 1840s/50s because Chorley mentions his play…
Letter from Henry F. Chorley to Charlotte Cushman, Jan 27, 1847
Chorley informs Cushman that "Mr. Maddox is obviously indifferent to having" her this spring. He writes about the Haymarket Theatre and the "war of these two opera houses is running higher than I had conceived possible & my own position as a…
Letter from Henry F. Chorley to Charlotte Cushman, Sept 5, 1847
Chorley writes about the weather and traveling, he also mentions Maddox and Cushman's sister Susan.Credit
Library of Congress,Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Letter from Henry F. Chorley to Charlotte Cushman, Mar 7, 1850
Chorley gives Cushman some advice: "only don't stop in America till you get £30.000. – because, perhaps, by that time you will be used not to want England again." He is outraged over the negative critiques of his play "Duchess Eleanor": "On the…
Byrne's Gossip of the Century: Personal and Traditional Memories (1892)
A retrospective account of Cushman as actress and of her private life: The Memories serve as a good example for how the public image changes after Cushman's death and her success as an actress is being forgotten step by step.Gossip of the Century…
Letter from Elizabeth Barrett Browning to her sister Arabel, Oct 22, 1852
Browning describes Cushman and Hays's relationship as a "female marriage."
Credit
New York Public Librarysee also: The Brownings Correspondence by Wedgestone Press
"She Wears a Peruke," Hartford Daily Courant, Jan 26, 1877
Brewster reports on her sighting of Eugénie of France at the Vatican. She recounts her shock at the appearance of the Empress, as Brewster had previously known her for her "rare beauty." Especially her peruke aroused outrage among the…
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Charlotte Cushman
Charlotte Cushman becomes widely known on both sides of the Atlantic as the first successful US-American actress. Earlier, she was a singer under the tutelage of James G. Maeder, married to actress Clara Fisher, in Boston. Charlotte has been the sole financial support of her mother since her father…