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Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Wayman Crow, Sep 12, 1860
Cushman writes Wayman Crow about remittances concerning her debt to him. She enclosed a letter by Mr. Macalister. Cushman hopes to meet Emma in Lenox.
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Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress,…
"Queen's Theatre.— Miss Cushman. 'The Scornful Lady.'", Manchester Examiner and Times, Jan 2, 1849
This article is a review of Charlotte Cushman's performances in Fletcher and Beaumont's Scornful Lady and Bulwer's Lady of Lyons.It also reviews Matilda Hays' debut performance as Pauline alongside Cushman in Lady of Lyons. Hays is mentioned as…
"America", Preston Chronicle and Lancashire Advertiser, Oct 13, 1849
This short entry, from the section in the newspaper about America, reports that Eliza Cook is visiting the United States with Charlotte Cushman.
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The British Library Newspapers,Gale Digital Collections
Letter from Manning Leonard to Emma Stebbins, Nov 29, 1876
Stebbins' illness prevents her from writing the memoir about her "dear friend." Apparently, she asked Leonard to help her collect more information about Cushman's life. Manning suspects that Stebbins has Cushman's papers which "will fill many gaps."…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, May 23, 1860
Cushman assures Emma Crow of her love for her. Cushman will travel from Paris to London soon and meet Crow in the accomodation arranged by Mr Fields, which Cushman, however, deems to be way too expensive. She touches upon the issue of protecting her…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, May 8, 1860
Emma is with Miss Whitwell who interferes with Emma's traveling plans to see Charlotte. Cushman feels that Whitwell is jealous of Charlotte and Harriet ("Her remarks with regard to your dear friend Miss Cushman are simply womanish spite"). A ring…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, May 3, 1860
This letter is particularly hard to read since it was written in pencil.Cushman will meet Emma in a hotel in Paris. She goes over detailed travel arrangements.Cushman and Emma Crow hope for a future that allows them to be together as much as…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, July 15, 1860
Cushman mentions Emma's "deep tender passionate love" for her. Cushman laments that she finds herself "constrained" in her action denied "free frank expression of love" for Emma, "for fear of wounding & hurting others."She informs Emma about a…
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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…