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Duyckinck's Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America (1872-1874)

Duyckinck_Portrait gallery of eminent men and women of Europe and America.pdf
Mary Marble mentions the collection of short biographies to Lyman Beecher Stowe when he is working on a biography of Cushman.Duyckinck's work comments on the lives of various artists and authors. The biographies include drawings/paintings of the…

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Emma Crow Cushman's Memoir about Charlotte Cushman: "A Memory" (1918)

CCP 15, 4019-4036 (ECC Memoir).pdf
Emma Crow Cushman emphasizes that she knew Charlotte Cushman "intimately." Emma and Charlotte met in 1858 when Charlotte brought two letters of introduction (by Hosmer and Kemble) to her father in St. Louis. Emma describes her as a "great artist and…

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Excerpt from De Navarro's "The Girlhood of an Actress," North American Review (1895)

De Navarro remembers her first and last encounter with Charlotte Cushman who encouraged her to pursue a stage career.Even before this account is published, Frances Elizabeth Willard informs in her A Woman of the Century (1893) that "[b]y the advice…

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

Excerpts from Brander Mathews's Edwin Booth and His Contemporaries (1900).pdf
Biographical sketch by Clara Erskine Clement with excerpts from articles and biographiesCredit Hathi Trust

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Farewell Performance: As You Like It, May 9, 1852

Farewell Perfomance. National Theatre, Portland. 1852-03-08.CCP 15.JPG

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Final New York Performance on Nov 7, 1874

1874. The_Boston_Globe_Farewell. Omeka.pdf
Charlotte Cushman performs for Booth's Theater in New York for the last time. She acts as Lady Macbeth on stage together with George Vandenhoff among others. Credit Newspaper.com(article only attached as illustration)

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First Performance in London, Bianca in Fazio, Feb 14, 1845

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Frances Elizabeth Willard's A Woman of the Century (1893)

Willard's collective biography includes, among others, an entry about Cushman and summarizes her career. Credit archive.org

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Grace Greenwood and Charlotte Cushman in Rome, <em>Sunbury American</em>, Dec 4, 1852

1852. Sunbury American CC and Greenwood.pdf
Grace Greenwood and Charlotte Cushman traveled to Rome. Greenwood is described as a "bleu."

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Greenwood's "Notes from over the Sea," New York Times, 1875 to 1883

In her column "Notes from over the Sea", published in the New York Times, Grace Greenwood reports on her travels outside of the United States. She comments on various events, such as art exhibitions, stage performances, and social receptions,…

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Greenwood's "Notes from over the Sea," New York Times, April 30, 1876

Greenwood reports on her travels through Italy. She fondly remembers her time with Cushman 23 years ago when the group of single ladies was referred to as the "happy family." Greenwood calls Cushman their "chaperone."At the beginning, Greenwood…

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Greenwood's "Notes from over the Sea," New York Times, Dec 9, 1878

This note is written in Paris on Nov 21, 1878. Greenwood reports her experiences during a fair in Paris and criticizes one of Sarah Bernhardt's roles on stage, which she compares with Charlotte Cushman's Meg Merilies.

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Greenwood's "Notes from over the Sea," New York Times, Jan 9, 1876

Greenwood recounts some of her travel experiences from Switzerland. She writes this report in Paris on Dec 20, 1875. Greenwood includes the beautiful scenery, reminiscences of a late friend and the discomforts of her travels.

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Greenwood's "Notes from over the Sea," New York Times, Sep 24, 1876

Greenwood writes this note from La Celle St. Cloud on Aug 28, 1876. She reviews some of the works, ideas, and the atmospere of the French and English salons, the art exhibitions. She also mentions Julian Hawthorne and the wedding anniversary of her…

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Greenwood's "Notes from over the Sea," New York Times, Sep 6, 1875

Greenwood writes this note in Lucerne, on Aug 15, 1875. She reviews some performances she witnessed in England during her travels. She mentions Henry Irving, Isabel Bateman, and Salvini.

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Greenwood's Haps and Mishaps of a Tour in Europe (1854)

Grace Greenwood_Haps and Mishaps of a Tour in Europe (1854) - no CC mentions.pdf
Greenwood gives a detailed account of her journey through Europe, including dates and tourist sights. She also includes accounts of dinner parties, for instance. She characterizes the people participating in social gatherings for the reader.She also…

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Howe's Memories of a Hostess (1922)

Howe edited some of Annie Fields's diary entries. Some entries refer to some events and letters that are part of the Fields Papers, which can also be accessed in this collection.The diary entries mention Stebbins as Cushman's "guest[]," and Cushman's…

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Last Farewell Performance in the US for the year 1852: Cushman in Guy Mannering

After this performance, Cushman moves to England where she will still be performing in 1856.

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Letter from Anne Whitney to Sarah Whitney, April 30 - May 13, 1868

1868_Letter from Anne Whitney Rome Italy to Sarah Whitney 1868 Apr_omeka.pdf
Anne Whitney shares intimate knowledge about acquaintances and discusses aspect of Rome's infrastructure and nature. She reports that Charlotte Cushman and Emma Stebbins leave Rome and announces Cushman's readings in the coming fall. Apparently,…

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Letter from Charles Cushman [?] to Emma Stebbins

LoC, CCP 8, 2499-2508, Letter from Charles Cushman to Emma Stebbins.pdf
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…

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