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Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt, June 11, 1871

Charlotte Cushman left Newport for the Villa Boscobel. Cushman refers to Emma Stebbins as 'Miss Stebbins' who Cushman did not see for seven weeks as she emphasizes.Cushman admits that she is thinking of Helen Hunt: "I think of you often & much…

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Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt, June 28, 1871

Currently, Charlotte Cushman is not in pain. Mrs Garland, Emma Stebbins's sister, is very fond of Helen Hunt because of the book of poems she sent.Cushman announces a visit of Stebbins and herself in Bethlehem. Among others, Booth urges Cushman to…

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Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt, Aug 18, 1871

Cushman encourages Helen Hunt's work as a poet and critic and talks about "American men" who do not "understand or appreciate beauty".She has decided to take on the role of Queen Katherine in New York in September, adding that it is an "easy part to…

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Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt, Aug 25, 1871

Charlotte Cushman is about to start a new engagement in NY, she will perform Queen Katherine in Henry VIII. She shows some resentment against "society" and admits that the audience will pay to see her much more than the play itself, which makes her…

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Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt, Sept 2, 1871

Charlotte Cushman, Emma Crow Cushman, and Emma Stebbins cannot come to visit Helen Hunt as announced as Emma Stebbins and Emma Crow Cushman's son are ill.Emma Crow Cushman owns a country house outside of St. Louis.Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe,…

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Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt, July 14, 1873

Charlotte Cushman writes from her Newport home. Her health has deteriorated again. Cushman calls Emma Stebbins "Emma S." She is looking after Emma Crow Cushman's kids.Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.

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Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt, July 24, 1873

Charlotte Cushman apologizes for writing less often. She is in a better state of health but Emma Stebbins is not well. Cushman turned 55.Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.

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Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt, Jan 6, 1874

Charlotte Cushman discusses friendship and Helen Hunt's pen name Saxe Holm about which Cushman will stay quiet. The letter may be the response to item 213. Cushman also touches upon people who gossip/spread rumors. Eventually, she informs Hunt that…

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Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt, Feb 23, 1874

Charlotte Cushman discusses her readings in New York and complains about the press, in particular, the critics.Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.

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Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt, March 29, 1874

Charlotte Cushman mentions Grace Greenwood and discusses her readings in Philadelphia.Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.

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Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow, March 13, 1862

Charlotte Cushman calls Emma Crow Cushman her "daughter." Cushman laments the dishonesty and greed in the times of the Civil War. She was relieved to hear from Ned and Emma and is now longing to return to "America."Ned and Emma may have to move in…

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Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt, July 29, 1874

Charlotte Cushman is with Emma Stebbins and Emma Crow Cushman in Newport. She despises T. Tilton and tells Hunt that he and Grace Greenwood (together with S. Ames) are friends. Cushman describes them as "rotten."Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe,…

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Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt, Aug 16, 1874

Charlotte Cushman discusses further engagements and tells Hunt about her "friend Miss Stebbins" who accompanies her. Emma Stebbins's mother died.Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.

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Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt, July 24, 1875

Charlotte Cushman is in pain. This letter is answered by Helen Hunt on July 29, 1875. Cushman encourages Helen Hunt to settle down and marry: "about your marriage. It is better, so infinitely better, happier, wiser gooder[?], so I rejoice with all my…

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Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt, Aug 5,1875

Charlotte Cushman replies to Hunt's letter from July 29, 1875. She talks about meeting Mr. Jackson and is sure that she should like him "very much". Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, Colorado College.

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Cushman's "Lines" about Shakers (1853)

Charlotte Cushman's lines introduce the book about Shakers which is supposed to reveal the truth about them in contrast to all the rumors that have been spread. Credit Hathi Trust

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Excerpts from Brander Matthews's Edwin Booth and His Contemporaries (1900)

Biographical sketch by Clara Erskine Clement with excerpts from articles and biographiesCredit Hathi Trust

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Poem "Miss Charlotte Cushman," Daily Boston Advertiser, December 9, 1871

written by I.H.S. Credit Hathi Trust

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Clarke's The Elder and the Younger Booth (1882)

Credit Hathi Trust

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Strang's Players and Plays of the Last Quarter Century (1902)

Strang deems Stebbins's biography of Charlotte Cushman to be untrue in parts. Strang gives a detailed account of Cushman's performances and describes Macready as a decisive factor in Cushman's career, the major career boost. Credit Hathi Trust

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