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Title A name given to the resource Cushmania Subject The topic of the resource Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876 Stebbins, Emma, 1815-1882 Gossip--Published Gossip--Private Relationships--Networks Italy--Rome Description An account of the resource <p>A collection of archival material (letters, diaries, articles, auto/biographical accounts) collected from different archives (cf. <a href="https://www.archivalgossip.com/sources/archives/">list</a>) that showcase the life of Charlotte Cushman, one of the most successful US American actresses of the nineteenth century.</p> <p>We invite you to either look for specific items via the tag cloud at the bottom of the page or the search function at the top, <a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/items/browse?collection=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">browse all items</a> in this collection, or explore thematic compilations of selected items in our "<a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/exhibits" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Exhibits</a>."</p> <h6 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/c4226e025914fe32ca1542c728bd11cc.JPG"><img title="Item Locations" alt="Item Locations" src="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/c4226e025914fe32ca1542c728bd11cc.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="349.5" height="237.5" /></a>(<a href="http://hdlab.stanford.edu/palladio/">Palladio</a> visualization, Dec 2021: location of items in collection, size nodes)</h6> <h6 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/44bccce1e23bf9efe34d0078d3cc97f0.JPG"><img title="Item Locations" alt="Item Locations" src="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/44bccce1e23bf9efe34d0078d3cc97f0.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="349.5" height="324.5" /></a>(<a href="http://hdlab.stanford.edu/palladio/">Palladio</a> visualization, Dec 2021: letter correspondence for items<br />that have values defined for "location sender" AND "location recipient," size nodes)</h6> <p></p> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress New York Public Library Philadelphia Historical Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1816-00-00/1920-00 Auto/Biography Text Any textual data included in the document excerpt starting on page 335:<br /><br />"MISS CHARLOTTE CUSHMAN<br />deserves more than a passing note. This young lady is a proof of what perseverance, steadily directed to one object, will accomplish; more especially where genius, giant-like, proceeds hand-in-hand along wit it. She commened her theatrical career as singer, announced as a pupil of Mr. Maeder, her voice pronounced to be of a mist extraordinary nature, rarely possessed by a female. [...] occupying the humble station of a walking lady at the Park Theatre, in New York, cheerfully performing any part allotted to her by the manager, at the same time closely studying the manners and peculiarities of all the European actors, male or female, with whom her position brought her in contact; and, as subsequently appears, carefully hoarding he knowledge of her art thus required for future action, yet not advancing with rapid strides in the favor of the audience, by whom she was tolerated, but not supposed to possess the talent hich they afterwards became proud to honor. Her masculine mind at once perceived, that the only means of success was to cultivate the acquaintance of the gentlemen conducting the newspapers ; fugitive pieces of poetry appeared in the papers, and in the popular periodical magazines, under the signature of 'Charlotte Cushman.' These answered the double purpose of placing her name before the public, as a lady of literary talent, and securing the notice of the publishers to her dramatic career. [...] The visit of Mr. Macready to the United States, and the high opinion he entertained of her merit as an actress, opened the road to London, where her success will secure not only renown, but fortune, on her return to her native country. Of late years it has become the fashion to place theatres under the direction of ladies, and Miss Cushman has figured as the manager of the American Theatre, in Walnut Street, under my successor, Mr. Marshall; but even the popularity of her name could not command success in such an undertaking, - here she proved incompetent." Location The location of the interview New York City, USA Provenance What is the source of the piece of information, where is it derived from? E.g. archive (e.g. scans), research notes by a someone who had access to archival material, published (e.g. in an edited version) , citation (e.g. cited in secondary literature) Hathi, http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015005173193, accessed 2020-01-22 Geocode (Latitude) 40.7127281 Geocode (Longitude) -74.0060152 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wemyss's<em> Twenty-Six Years of the Life of an Actor and Manager </em>(1847) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1847 Type The nature or genre of the resource Reference Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 0137 Description An account of the resource Francis Courtney Wemyss is an actor and theater manager. The entry for <a href="https://www.archivalgossip.com/collection/items/show/1" title="Charlotte Cushman">Cushman</a> envisions her as a business woman that cleverly paved her way to success by acquiring knowledge about the profession of an actress and the respective people involved in the business. Cushman is perceived as actively shaping her public image. <a href="https://www.archivalgossip.com/collection/items/show/97" title="William Charles Macready">Macready</a> is mentioned as a key figure to success in England where she is predicted to make a career for herself. It is remarkable that contemporary observers already analyzed her success in 1847.<br /><br /> <div id="dublin-core-description" class="element"> <div class="element-text five columns omega"> <h3><strong>Credit</strong></h3> <p><span><a href="https://www.hathitrust.org/">Hathi Trust</a></span></p> </div> </div> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Burgess, Stringer and Company Subject The topic of the resource Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876 Macready, William Charles Gender Norms Actors and Actresses Fame Relationships--Networks England admirers gender norms/bending gossip--published press coverage public image (active) social capital