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 Event A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. Event Type Performance Participants Names of individuals or groups participating in the event Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876 Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872 Location The location of the interview Princess's Theatre, London, UK Admin Comment Comments for further research, pending questions, tasks that still have to be completed No evidence in sources for Macready's invitation to Paris yet Secondary Texts: Comments Secondary sources that have explicitly commented on the respective item or raised important concerns/questions that are of interest "[I]n October 1844, with little money and no firm prospects, but armed with seventy letters of recommendation. she sailed for England. Having declined Macready's invitation to join his troupe in Paris in order to avoid rialy with his leading lady, Helen Faucit, Miss Cushman was down to her last sovereign when J. M. Maddox offered her the chance to play opposite the celebrated Edwin Forrest at his&nbsp; Princess's Theatre in London- She insisted on a starring role, however, and on Feb. 14, 1845, she appeared as Bianca [...] she gained absolute dominion in a matter of weeks." (Kleinfield 423) 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 First Performance in London, Bianca in <em>Fazio</em>, Feb 14, 1845 Type The nature or genre of the resource Event Reference Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 0189 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1845-02-14 Subject The topic of the resource Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876 Actors and Actresses Macready, William Charles Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872 Actors and Actresses--English Actors and Actresses--US American England--London financial concerns London social capital travel/touring