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Letter from Henry F. Chorley to Charlotte Cushman [?], n.d. [1854?]
Henry F. Chorley asks Cushman to prepare with him a play they are working on together, Duchess Eleanor.(Fragment of a letter?)
Credit
Library of Congress,Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The Athenaeum, Cushman mention in Gossip Section, Sept 16, 1854
Cushman is announced to perform at Sadler's Wells Theatre in London. The paragraph suggests that prices have been increased due to Cushman's renown.
Credit
Hathi Trust
Haps and Mishaps Review, London Athenaeum, Nov 18, 1854
The reviewer belittles Greenwood's admiring accounts of well-known people in her Haps and Mishaps of a Tour in Europe. The author criticizes her for misinterpreting certain conversations.
Credit
Hathi Trust
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Nov 30, [1854]
Greenwood informs Fields that she will send half of the proof by mail that night and the rest the following day.
Credit
Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields Papers and Addenda
Henry Cushman's A Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans (1855)
The entry about Charlotte Cushman spreads across 15 pages. It quotes several accounts of the press, without, however, giving any sources. It is overwhelmingly positive and portrays Charlotte as a noble, ambitious, hard-working, and gifted actress.The…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, [after 1855]
Greenwood asks Fields to forward an enclosed note to Miss Mitford and whether he will come by in the morning to talk about their "various plans."
Credit
Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields Papers and Addenda
Letter from Henry F. Chorley to Charlotte Cushman, Feb 22, 1855
Credit
Library of Congress,Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
"Amusements", Bristol Mercury and Western Counties Advertiser, Feb 24, 1855
This is a list of announcements about Charlotte Cushman performing at the Theatre-Royal in Bristol for three nights, each a different role.
Credit
The British Library Newspapers,Gale Digital Collections
"NEW MUSIC", Morning Chronicle, May 11, 1855
This article announces the release of six songs written and composed by Elizabeth Philp and dedicated to Charlotte Cushman and reviews them.
Credit
The British Library Newspapers,Gale Digital Collections
"TO MISS CUSHMAN'S PERSONIFICATION OF ROMEO", Liverpool Mercury, Aug 14, 1855
This is a poem dedicated to Charlotte Cushman imagined as Romeo—as performed and personified by her in her performances in Romeo and Juliet.
Credit
The British Library Newspapers,Gale Digital Collections
"TO MISS CUSHMAN.—HELENA'S SONG", Liverpool Mercury, Aug 21, 1855
This is a poem dedicated to Charlotte Cushman.
Credit
The British Library Newspapers,Gale Digital Collections
Letter from Bellew to Charlotte Cushman, March 16, 1856
The author of that letter accuses Matilda Hays of a "scheme" to end the friendship between the writer and Charlotte Cushman but spreading false information which is described as 'perverting' the author's conduct. Hays is called Cushman's…
Letter from Henry F. Chorley to Charlotte Cushman, Aug 16, 1856
Chorley mentions The Times, illness, Madame Vestris, and a potential meeting.Credit
Library of Congress,Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Letter from Henry F. Chorley to Charlotte Cushman, Nov 14, 1856
Chorley writes that "things go untowardly" in his life and mentions a grave in Rome.Credit
Library of Congress,Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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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…