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Letter from Charlotte Cushman to James Thomas Fields, Dec 31, 1864
Charlotte Cushman describes Anne Brewster as "an old dear friend of younger days." Stebbins cannot pay the exchange for the casting and transport of her statue. Cushman asks James to interfere on Stebbins' behalf and talk to Dr. Howe. Additionally,…
Leman's Memories of an Old Actor (1886)
Leman's account offers gossip from 'behind the scenes' about William Rufus Blake, Macready, and Cushman. It also speaks to Cushman's ambitions.Among other, Leman also mentions Melinda Jones and Anna Cora Mowatt.
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Hathi Trust
Mowatt's Autobiography of an Actress; or, Eight Years on the Stage (1854)
Mowatt is an actress that performs with/meets Susan and Charlotte Cushman as well as Macready. She serves as an example of annother actress carefully analyzing press coverage.
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Hathi Trust
Wemyss's Twenty-Six Years of the Life of an Actor and Manager (1847)
Francis Courtney Wemyss is an actor and theater manager. The entry for Cushman envisions her as a business woman that cleverly paved her way to success by acquiring knowledge about the profession of an actress and the respective people involved in…
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.
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Hathi Trust
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 Charlotte Cushman to Eliza Meteyard
In this letter to English author Eliza Meteyard, Charlotte Cushman inquires about payment rates for journal articles in England (presumably on behalf of Matilda Hays)
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Stead Collection, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library
Public Ledger, Sept 7, 1843
A similar news report can be found in the Pennsylvania Inquirer from Sept 8, 1843.
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Readex: America's Historical Newspapers
Vermont Gazette, Nov 28, 1843
On page 4, Cushman is mentioned as a regular contributor to the Ladies' Companion.
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Readex: America's Historical Newspapers
Pennsylvania Inquirer, Oct 21, 1843
The article mentions Cushman as a contributor to a popular magazine called Graham's Magazine.
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19th Century U.S. Newspapers
The New York Herald, Macready and Cushman, Oct 26, 1843
This article reviews a performance of Macbeth at the Chestnut Street Theater. Macready appeared as Macbeth, Cushman as Lady Macbeth.
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19th Century U.S. Newspapers
The New York Herald, Jan 15, 1843
The articles praises a recent performance at the Walnut theater, highlighting especially "our amiable Charlotte."
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19th Century U.S. Newspapers
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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…