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"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.
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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.
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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.
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The British Library Newspapers,Gale Digital Collections
"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.
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The British Library Newspapers,Gale Digital Collections
"LOCAL INTELLIGENCE", Liverpool Mercury, Dec 6, 1853
This article reports that Charlotte Cushman, Susan Cushman and James Sheridan Muspratt were among the "crowded audience" at the Theatre-Royal watching Helen Faucit's performance in the play, The Stranger.
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The British Library Newspapers,Gale…
Daniel Holmes's Journal History of a Young Lady (1848-1851)
The following information is provided by the Boston Athenaeum:"Journal describing his life as a merchant in New Orleans, and his young family, particularly the development of his first daughter, Georgine, and the birth, illness, and death of his…
"MISS CUSHMAN IN MALE ATTIRE", Illustrated American News, Aug 9, 1851.
This article reports on Charlotte Cushman donning a male attire and going about her daily activities during her vacation at the Saut, in Ste Marie Hotel. It also states her decision to wear men's clothing for the rest of her life.
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EBSCO…
"THE DEAD MAN'S MONEY. A TALE OF NEW YORK. BOOK I. Chapter X.", Illustrated American News, Aug 9, 1851.
A section of a serialized book chapter, it refers to Charlotte Cushman as the only great actor in the United States and complains about lesser actors from England immigrating to the States.
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EBSCO Research Databases
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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…