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Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Oct 9, 1850
Greenwood and Anna Phillips want to attend Jenny Lind's concert. She asks Fields whether he knows of any acquaintances who would accompany them and whether he could purchase the tickets for them.
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Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields…
"Greenwood Leaves," National Era, Dec 19, 1850
The National Era prints a review about the poems in Greenwood Leaves. The critic prefers the poems over the articles. The critic particularly praises her descriptive skills.
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Newspaper.com
"Miss Charlotte Cushman," Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion [1851]
The article traces Cushman's rise to success in Europe, mentioning her tours with Macready and the social circle she has formed: "In private life, she has won many warm and influential friends. Among the British aristocracy, her purity of diction and…
"Fashions," Godey's Lady's Book, Jan 1851 to Sep 1892
"Fashions" is a column in Godey's Lady's Book that offers fashion advice for young girls and women alike, and recounts the latest trends, which are often exemplified by detailed illustrations. This column precedes the column "Godey's Fashions";…
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…
"California", Jackson's Oxford Journal, Aug 30, 1851
This is a short entry under news from America reports on the rumours that Charlotte Cushman has "adopted male attire" permanently.
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The British Library Newspapers,Gale Digital Collections
"Letters from the Capital," by Grace Greenwood, National Era, 1852
Grace Greenwood offers a glowing review of Cushman's performances in Washington, D.C. (as Romeo and Rosalind respectively) that stresses the sexual undertones of her audience's attraction to the actress (e.g. "She compells your half-bewildered…
"Godey's Arm-Chair," Godey's Lady's Book, May 1852 to [June] 1892
"Godey's Arm-Chair", later known as "Our Arm Chair", is a column in Godey's Lady's Book that covers a variety of topics, ranging from literary reviews to local news to lifestyle advice. The column is superseded by "The Search Light" in October…
Grace Greenwood and Charlotte Cushman in Rome, <em>Sunbury American</em>, Dec 4, 1852
Grace Greenwood and Charlotte Cushman traveled to Rome. Greenwood is described as a "bleu."
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Nov 1, 1853
Greenwood asks Fields for more money because she wants to make a few purchases "necessary [...] to keep up a respectable bridal appearance." She does not want to ask her husband as he is busy with The Little Pilgrim.Greenwood informs Fields that she…
"Interesting to Ladies," Home Journal, March 4, 1854
Eliza Cook and Grace Greenwood are mentioned as Charlotte Cushman's intimate friends and Charlotte is characterized as feminine and honorable."Interesting to the Ladies" in the Home Journal, March 4, 1854, reprinted a note (presumably) first…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Grace Greenwood, June 15, 1854
Charlotte Cushman tells Grace Greenwood about the change of her reputation after performing the role of Queern Katherine. She touches upon the heartbreak that she suffered from because Matilda Hays left her in London to be with Harriet Hosmer in Rome…
Henry Cushman's A Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans (1855)
The entry about Charlotte Cushman spreads across 15 pages. It quotes several accounts of the press, without, however, giving any sources. It is overwhelmingly positive and portrays Charlotte as a noble, ambitious, hard-working, and gifted actress.The…
"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
"Miss Harriet Hosmer," Liberator, Nov 20, 1857
Child praises Hosmer as a genius and comments on her being a woman sculptor among so many men in this profession. Child gives a definition of 'society' and its norms and counters arguments that have depicted Hosmer disparagingly as a 'masculine'…
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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…