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Letter from Grace Greenwood to Olive Risley, March 22, nd
Greenwood indicates that Olive Risley and she are old friends. Greenwood who is not in good health invites Risley to visit her soon
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Hanson A. Risley Papers, 1774-1908, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
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 7, 1836
Fisher asks Charlotte Cushman to refrain from contacting him again. He expresses a firmly rooted disappointment in and aversion to society ("a scandal loving world"). Fisher touches upon an issue of Cushman being involved ("intimacy") with the…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Mr. Harrington, July 15, 1840
Charlotte Cushman asks for "something theatrical of a good prose article" about one of Felicia Hemans's letters to be published in Burton's Magazine.
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Boston Public Library
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…
Pennsylvania Inquirer and National Gazette, Sept 08, 1843
Category News: Chestnut Street Theatre reopened with Cushman as manager
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19th Century U.S. Newspapers
Pennsylvania Inquirer and National Gazette, Sept 30, 1843
Writers for the Knickerbocker; Lines to Fitz Greene Halleck on reading "Forget-Me-Not" by Charlotte Cushman reprinted in the Inquirer taken from the Knickebocker;The paper stresses how the lines about someone else still honor the author more than the…
The New York Herald, Macready and Cushman, Oct 26, 1843
This article reviews a performance of Macbeth at the Chestnut Street Theater. Macready appeared as Macbeth, Cushman as Lady Macbeth.
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19th Century U.S. Newspapers
Boston Evening Transcript, October 31, 1843
On page 2, the newspaper falsely reports on Cushman going tour with Macready. Macready mentions these false reports in his diary, which make him furious.
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Readex: America's Historical Newspapers
Pennsylvania Inquirer and National Gazette, False Reports, Nov 1, 1843
Cushman is mentioned in a headline in the category of news by the Eastern Mail. The Inquirer reprints the false reports that Macready criticizes in his diary. The article suggests reciprocal benefits for both Macready and Cushman when performing…
Boston Evening Transcript, Nov 16, 1843
The false reports that Macready referenced in his diary entry spread further.
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Readex: America's Historical Newspapers
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Mary Cushman, Nov 18, 1844
Cushman Cushman tells her mother that she has safely arrived in England, and did not get as seasick as she expected on the journey. She feels lonely in "exile" but expects to make some "friends" due to the 70 letters of introduction that she has…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Mary Cushman, Dec 2, 1844
Charlotte talks about the friends she has made in England and how she was invited to dinner and breakfast. She also mentions her sister Susan, the travelling and the acting.
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Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division,…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Mary Cushman, Apr 17, 1845
The letter discusses an incident of "beastly conduct of a woman" who Charlotte once defended and called her "intimate friend." Charlotte fears being "implicated by any misrepresentation of hers." Charlotte hopes that her mother's "account was a…
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,…
Letter from Henry F. Chorley to Charlotte Cushman, Aug 4, 1845
Chorley writes to Charlotte Cushman about his play that he wants to be performed at the Haymarket Theatre, then under the management of Mr Webster. Chorley asks for Cushman's support.Credit
Library of Congress,Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript…
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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…