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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 Poem a piece of writing in which the words are arranged in separate lines, often ending in rhyme Text Any textual data included in the document <div style="text-align: center;">BOSTON DAILY ADVERTISER</div> <div style="text-align: center;">SUPPLEMENT</div> <div style="text-align: center;">Saturday december 9, 1871.</div> <div style="text-align: center;">MISS CHARLOTTE CUSHMAN</div> <div style="text-align: center;">Oh, could the Great Unknown, where'er he is</div> <div style="text-align: center;">In yonder skies, behold Meg Merilies,</div> <div style="text-align: center;">Her lofty form on Ellangowan height,</div> <div style="text-align: center;">Her turban'd head arrayed in crimson light,</div> <div style="text-align: center;">IIer long, dark hair, her eye, her look that spoke</div> <div style="text-align: center;">When Bertram shuddered as the sapling broke,</div> <div style="text-align: center;">Or hear sage Dominie, with terrors wrung,</div> <div style="text-align: center;">Cry out “Avaunt! " then chide in Latin tongue,</div> <div style="text-align: center;">Would he not grieve to see how tasteless men</div> <div style="text-align: center;">Have marr'd the beauty of his magic pen</div> <div style="text-align: center;">Yet this poor drama captivates the stage</div> <div style="text-align: center;">Beneath the great Enchantress of the age.</div> <div style="text-align: center;">Such is the play her wondrous powers adorn,</div> <div style="text-align: center;">She seems a Sybil to the manner born ;</div> <div style="text-align: center;">In Katharine to the last she walks a queen,</div> <div style="text-align: center;">And startles Macbeth in the midnight scene;</div> <div style="text-align: center;">She stands unrivall'd in dramatic play,</div> <div style="text-align: center;">The noblest, greatest actress of the day.</div> <div style="text-align: center;">With life unblemished, elegant, refined,</div> <div style="text-align: center;">To see her, hear her, is a feast of mind.</div> <div style="text-align: center;">Let superstition raise its false alarms</div> <div style="text-align: center;">Like Papal thunders, at the Drama's charms;</div> <div style="text-align: center;">Yet when true genius stirs the scenic air,</div> <div style="text-align: center;">Might not some preachers learn a lesson there,</div> <div style="text-align: center;">To move with grace, to modulate each word,</div> <div style="text-align: center;">And give to truth an unction seldom heard.</div> <div style="text-align: center;">Then would their voice, sweet as the breeze of heaven</div> <div style="text-align: center;">That breath'd o'er Eden, ere to ruin given,</div> <div style="text-align: center;">Make us all feel, while sorrowing at its loss,</div> <div style="text-align: center;">There never was a drama like the Cross.</div> <div style="text-align: center;">December 6, 1871.</div> <div style="text-align: center;">I. H. S.</div> Location The location of the interview Boston, MA, US 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 Poem "Miss Charlotte Cushman," <em>Daily Boston Advertiser</em>, December 9, 1871 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1871-12-09 Type The nature or genre of the resource Reference Description An account of the resource written by I.H.S.<br /><br /> <h3><strong>Credit</strong></h3> <p><span><a href="https://www.hathitrust.org/">Hathi Trust</a></span></p> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 0276 Subject The topic of the resource Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876 Actors and Actresses Actors and Actresses--US American Praise Arts--Literature admirers press coverage