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Fan Letter[?] of Schull H. to Charlotte Cushman
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Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Letter from Helen Hunt to Charlotte Cushman, Oct 7, 1872
A love letter of Helen Hunt about how much she misses and wants to see her Queen, Charlotte Cushman, again. Helen Hunt also talks about a man who heard Cushman talk and is fascinated by her genius.
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Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman…
Letter from Helen Hunt to Charlotte Cushman
Hunt explains to Charlotte Cushman why she has not sent her any verses as of late, and talks about the poem "Boon" that she did send but is unsure whether she has receieved it. There are mentions of a new poem of Hunt called "The Lost Symphony."…
The Graphic, Review of Stebbins's Cushman Biography, Sept. 28, 1878
The Graphic contributes a positive review of Stebbins's biography of Charlotte Cushman and values its insights into Cushman's domestic life.
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19th Century U.S. Newspapers
Excerpts from Brander Matthews's Edwin Booth and His Contemporaries (1900)
Biographical sketch by Clara Erskine Clement with excerpts from articles and biographiesCredit
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Poem "Miss Charlotte Cushman," Daily Boston Advertiser, December 9, 1871
written by I.H.S.
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Hathi Trust
Transcript of Letter from Emma Stebbins to Sidney Lanier, April 10, 1878
Emma Stebbins informs Lanier that he does not have much time left to contribute to the biography as it will be handed over to the publisher soon. Stebbins needs to publish Cushman's memoir since since there is another one about to be published. She…
Poem by Eliza Cook addressed to Charlotte Cushman, July 24, 1845
A short love letter / poem
Credit
Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Letter from Eliza Cook to Charlotte Cushman
Cook praises Cushman for her part of Bianca in Milman's tragedy Fazio.It is republished in Eliza Cook’s Journal on May 21, 1853.
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Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Poem by Eliza Cook to Charlotte Cushman, June, 1846
A love letter from Cook devoted to Cushman, addressed to C******** C****** but obvious to those in her social circle. The poem is published in the Weekly Dispatch on June 14, 1846.
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Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript…
Poem by Eliza Cook to Charlotte Cushman
A love letter written in the form of a poem by Eliza Cook and addressed to Charlotte Cushman.
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Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Letter from Geraldine Jewsbury to Charlotte Cushman, n.d.
Jewsbury tells Cushman about her experience of watching Mrs. Butler (Fanny Kemble) act in The Hunchback (which does not compare to watching Cushman play, in her estimation). Jewsbury mentions a newspaper (Douglas Jerrold's Shilling Magazine)in which…
Letter from Unknown to Charlotte Cushman, Aug 22, 1859
Song, Drawings
Credit
Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Letter from E. B. Fisher to Charlotte Cushman, Sept 13, 1836
Fisher presents himself as a great admirer of Charlotte Cushman. He offers her his 'services' in terms of press coverage, e.g. in the Philadelphia papers, and supporting her in her career ambitions.
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Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman…
Letter from E. B. Fisher to Charlotte Cushman, Oct 8, [1836]
Fisher describes himself as an unworthy correspondent to Charlotte Cushman. He praises her talent as an actress and apologizes for past mistakes without specifying what he is talking about. He agrees to her request that they should not meet…
Letter from Mary Howitt to Charlotte Cushman, Monday
Howitt has not been able to call due to a Miss Gillies being haunted by a man. She also wanted to see Cushman's Lady Macbeth performance but couldn't do so because of a thunderstorm. Howitt invites Cushman and her brother over. It's likely that this…
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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…