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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
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.
Poem "Miss Charlotte Cushman," Daily Boston Advertiser, December 9, 1871
written by I.H.S.
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Hathi Trust
Obituary, Baltimore Sun, April 19, 1892
Brewster's obituary praises her as a foreign correspondent of "rare accomplishments" with a much-frequented home in Rome.
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Newspaper.com
Note from Eliza Cook, Broadway Journal, Nov 1, 1845 (reprinted 1943)
ELIZA COOK AND CHARLOTTE CUSHMAN.— In the Broadway Journal, New York, 1 Nov. 1845 (II, 259) is the following note; We have before Us a letter from Miss Eliza Cook, in which she says: ‘I need not tell you how much I admire and esteem your bright…
Note about Brewster Article, The Bucks County Gazette, Feb 2, 1882
The note refers to a Brewster article for the Boston Advertiser. It mentions the Baroness von Bulow who, according to Brewster, shows "devotion" to her grandfather Liszt.
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Newspaper.com
Mrs. Walker's Reminiscences of the Life of the World-Renowned Charlotte Cushman (1876)
The biography traces Cushman's successful career and mentions many business partners and friends. However, it excludes every references to Cushman's same-sex relationships. It is published after Charlotte Cushman's death.The Cushman-Macready-…
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
Macready's Diary – Cushman mentions (edited by Toynbee, 1912)
The diary entries depict an interesting dynamic between Macready's and Cushman's relationship. There is no diary entry from the beginning of January, 1844, when Cushman published her poem about Macready in the Anglo American Journal. Usually,…
Macready and Cushman, Boston Evening Transcript, November 14, 1843
On page 2, the paper speculates or utters wishful thinking about a theater performance involving both Macready and Cushman, performing Shakespearean roles. Given the context of false reports about Cushman accompanying Macready on his Southern tour…
Lucy Hooper and Anne Brewster, Daily Appeal, Jan 12, 1879
The author of this note is familiar with Anne Brewster and Lucy Hooper, who they met at a fair in Philadelphia together with Mrs. E.D. Gillespie. The author addresses gossip as Lucy Hooper's main area of interest as a journalist, which is "hard…
Letter from Wayman Crow to Charlotte Cushman, Oct 10, 1874 + Letter from Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, Oct 13, 1874
This letter informs Cushman about the opportunity to "dispose of Villa Cushman" which is also referred to as her "cottage." Attached to it, there is the legal letter correspondence. Crow is Cushman's attorney.Cushman uses the same sheets of paper to…
Letter from Thomas Colley Grattan to Charlotte Cushman, n.d. [1843]
The letter has no date on it but is addressed to Cushman in Philadelphia and talks about her performing together on stage with Macready in New York and Philadelphia, which suggests that the letter could be written in fall 1843. Thomas Grattan regrets…
Letter from Rosalie Sully to Charlotte Cushman, May 11, 1845
Rosalie Sully writes to Charlotte Cushman. Rosalie is heart-broken since the two had to go separate ways. To show her love, she is still wearing a ring and bracelet that Cushman gave her last summer. Rosalie is referring to a pledge on July 6, 1844,…
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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…