https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/9c2930a645bfe89790da550bb2d37132.jpg d1a39a7e4738df3f7d8aed015454d4c8 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 Portrait of Susan Cushman Muspratt (as Shakespeare's Juliet) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Harvard Theatre Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Dudden, Faye E.. <em>Women in the American Theatre: Actresses &amp; Audiences 1790-1870</em>, Yale UP: New Haven and London, 1994, pp.96. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1994 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 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 Person An individual. Birth Date 1822 Death Date 1859-05 Occupation actress Birth Name Last name given at birth Cushman Birthplace Boston, Massachusetts Sex Female Nationality US-American Admin Comment Comments for further research, pending questions, tasks that still have to be completed Press is not as interested in CC's private life as in Susan's? 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 Susan Cushman Muspratt Subject The topic of the resource Muspratt, Susan Cushman, 1822-1859 Actors and Actresses Actors and Actresses--US American Type The nature or genre of the resource Reference Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 0016 Description An account of the resource Charlotte's sister performs as Juliet in <em>Romeo &amp; Juliet.</em><br />She is forced into marriage with Nelson Merriman when she is 14 and he is in his 60s. He leaves her and the child in debt. With the help of her family, Susan files for divorce. Charlotte supports her family financially and arranges engagements on stage for her sister. Susan is celebrated by the press for her Juliet performances. Recurrently, press reports speculate about her "private life" (marriage, widow, "real Romeo"). In 1848, Susan marries James S. Muspratt who is a wealthy Liverpool scientist and is often referred to as "Dr." Her child Ida dies in June 1854 (Leach 265).<br />Charlotte Cushman is not very fond of the Muspratts which she reveals in letters to Rosalie in the 1870s.