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Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Annie Fields, [c. 1871]
Annie Fields has fallen ill and frightened Cushman, who answered with a short and hastily written note.
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Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields Papers and Addenda
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Annie Fields, Apr 1, 1874
Cushman ponders reading Longfellow's Judas Maccabaeus with an orchestra and informs Annie that Emma Stebbins' sister is with her to be nursed at the moment.
Credit
Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields Papers and Addenda
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Annie Fields, Apr 5, 1871
Cushman asks Annie to forward an extract to Mrs. Alfer on her behalf since she has been rather forgetful lately. She also tells Annie how tiresome it is to sign so many autograph papers.Credit
Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields Papers and…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Annie Fields, Aug 29, 1860
Cushman apologizes for her nephew's behavior and informs Annie Fields, to whom the letter is addressed, of recent happenings, mentioning Mrs. Harriet Prescott and asks James to procure a George Sands book for her. At the prospect of being able to…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Annie Fields, Aug 29, 1871
Cushman wants the Field family to come over for a visit, mentioning her bitterness and lack of vitality. The doctor calls her a "miracle" even though she does not feel well, as she admits. Emma Cushman came around to see her and they took off to town…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Annie Fields, Dec 25, 1860
Cushman describes Emma Stebbins as her "much better half" and her "darling." She tells Annie about their stressful journey to NYC and about a favorable article about herself that she encountered. She desires "a likeness of Emerson. with his own…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Annie Fields, Feb 17, 1871
Charlotte Cushman is worried about Mary (Emmons) who is spreading gossip about her.
Credit
Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields Papers and Addenda
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 Annie Fields, Jan 5, 1871
Cushman informs the Fields family about her plans of traveling and her looking for a house for Emma Cushman. Her fondness for the Hunt family, in addition to her indecisiveness about whether she should retire from the stage or go back to it, are…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Annie Fields, July 31, 1871
Cushman informs Annie about her travel itinerary. She hopes that James and Annie will meet her in Swampscott and join her on an excursion to the Isles of Shoals. Cushman is looking for a piece of land to build a house on.
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Huntington Library,…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Annie Fields, June 29, 1873
The commissioned sculpture of an angel in Central Park, created by Emma Stebbins, was met with ridicule by several papers. Cushman urges Annie to help her act against this slander. Fields could help to "destroy the effect of this dirty article" in…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Annie Fields, Nov 27, [1871?]
Cushman asks James Fields for a favor on behalf of Stebbins who was upset about the "lack of applause" at a performance at the theater. Fields should print a comment in the [Boston Daily?] Advertiser or [Boston Daily Evening?]…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to C. Adams, Apr 19, 1850 [?]
Charlotte Cushman asks a Mr. Adams to release her from her contract, since April proves to be an unfortunate time for performances in terms of revenue and people attending.
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New York Public Library
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Dr. Bliss, July 25, 1871
Charlotte Cushman inquires about a medical treatment and matters of transport.
Credit
Houghton Library
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Edwin Cushman, Aug 23, 1869
Cushman reprimands Ned for his carelessness in regard to writing his letters and paying the postage.She has read Clanson's letter and approves his business proposal. However, he advises Ned to write Clanson another letter and ask Mr. Crow to obtain a…
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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…