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Letter from Charlotte Cushman to the Fields Family, [before 1876]
Cushman invites the Fields family to come over for a visit. She describes Mr Tilton as short-tempered.
Credit
Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields Papers and Addenda
Byrne's Gossip of the Century: Personal and Traditional Memories (1892)
A retrospective account of Cushman as actress and of her private life: The Memories serve as a good example for how the public image changes after Cushman's death and her success as an actress is being forgotten step by step.Gossip of the Century…
John G. Nicolay, Lincoln's Secretary
In the context of social gatherings in Washington after 1862, Nicolay took notes about meeting Cushman and Stebbins.
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,…
Grace Greenwood
Grace Greenwood is the pen name of Sara Jane Clarke Lippincott. Lippincott often signs her letters with her pseudonym. Greenwood travels Europe (for a certain period of time, she also travels with Cushman) in 1853 and publishes Greenwood Leaves with…
Frances "Fanny" Anne Kemble Butler
She is married to Mr. Butler but gets divorced. Charlotte Cushman supports her in her fight for custody. Kemble is an old friend and theatrical colleague of Charlotte Cushman. Eventually, they part on bad terms, as Fanny is disturbed by Charlotte's…
Mary Howitt
Charlotte Cushman and Mary Howitt become friends at an early stage of Cushman's career in England. Mary writes an autobiography and a journal. In 1846, she publishes her article on the Cushman sisters, which is titled "The Miss…
Harriet Goodhue Hosmer
Harriet Hosmer is one of the most well-known sculptors of the nineteenth century, esp. for The Sleeping Faun and Zenobia in Chains. Besides her art, she is most well known for masculine attire and activities. Both her father, "Dr." Hiram Hosmer, and…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Madame Vraidot, June 10, no year
A letter of introduction written by Charlotte Cushman on account of an acquaintance who wants to enter the Convervatoire of Paris. Cushman complained about the volume of such requests, especially as she began to suffer from ill health (e. g. "For…
Letter from Geraldine Jewsbury to Charlotte Cushman, n.d.
Jewsbury was told by Cushman that they would see each other again soon. She in turn mentions the stressful times Cushman had been having, telling her to rest up and warning her not to make grievances for those that don't deserve it. Furthermore,…
Letter from Geraldine Jewsbury to Charlotte Cushman, n.d.
Jewsbury mentions Cushman's Journey to Chester in this letter. Other mentions include Stavros Dilberoglue and a man called Mariotti, to whom Jewsbury talked to about Cushman and her plays. The man and Cushman share similar hardships of growing up…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to James Fields, [before 1876]
Charlotte Cushman asks James to forward her regrets to Mr. Longfellow as she will not be able to meet with him because she is departing for Newport.
Credit
Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields Papers and Addenda
Copied Correspondence by Harold Moulton sent to Jennie Lorenz, Sept 25, 1950
Harold Moulton sends photostatic copies of two autographed letters to Lorenz. Lorenz requested material relating to Charlotte Cushman.The first letter is from Charlotte Cushman to Mrs Sarah J. Hale, Editor of “Lady’s Book” (Philadelphia). Cushman…
Bradford's "Charlotte Cushman" (1925/1932)
In his biography Biography and the Human Heart (1932), Bradford republished the article (The North American Review, Vol. 221, No. 827 (Jun. - Aug., 1925)) as a chapter. Other biographical chapters covered Walt Whitman or Henry Longfellow, for…
Kate Sanborn's Memories and Anecdotes (1915)
Prominent author Kate Sanborn (The Wit of Women, 1885) recollects a meeting with Harriet Hosmer in her memoirs. Together they reminisce about Hosmer’s friendships with the Brownings, Grace Greenwood, and Charlotte Cushman.
Credit
Internet Archive
Reed's and Powell's Happy Women (1913)
A chapter praises the "first great American actress" who came to "immortal fame" as "genius." Cushman is described as dedicated to her work which brought her happiness after an early disappointment in love. She is characterized as a woman of honor,…
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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…