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Title
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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>
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Source
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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
Letter
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Text
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<p>To Eliza Riddle Field (LW)</p>
<p>[1859] [Rome]</p>
<p>I like it, I love it, and I only wish I could remain here for moths. The weather is charming, the sky is so blue. The carnival was glorious, and I was in it all the time, and what fun I did have. I was in a carriage with a boy's hat on, the only on in the Corso. I have just sent a letter in rhyme to the "[Boston] Courier." I am having singing lessons with [Carlo] Sebastiani, and if I only enjoy there for a month, it will still a be great gain.</p>
<p> . . . Last Sunday I went with Miss Cushman, Miss Stebbins, Hattie Hosmer, Mr. Ward, a young sculptor, and Mr Ned Cushman, to a picnic at Hadrian Villa (six miles out of Rome). We had a glorious day among the ruins, the mountains, and the wonderful sky. The country around Rome is made for drives and rides.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>To Eliza Riddle Field (LW)</p>
<p>[1859] [Rome]</p>
<p>Miss Cushman wants me to go to England this Spring, but I want to study with [Pietro] Romani in Florence. Miss Stebbins is a noble woman, and has certainly a great talent for sculpture. The Brownings are here, and have been all winter. [Nathaniel] Hawthorne and President [Franklin] P9ierce have just arrived. Rome agrees with me so much better than Paris. Then the green fields, the ruins, the paintings, the sculpture, all the life I love so much. If only you were with me, darling mother. There might be a bright future for us.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>To Eliza Riddle Field (LW)</p>
<p>[1859] [Rome]</p>
<p>Miss Cushman says [Manuel] Garci, in London, is the finest teacher in the world and urges Uncle and Aunt to leave me in England. I am crazy to be at work. I want to see what effect the change in claimte will have on my voice, and I am so anxious to be independent, and have my dear little mother in a position worthy of her tastes and talents. I shall never feel comfortable until I am my own mistress and have an occupation. Not that I do not enjoy the present; not, indeed, that I do not appreciate my opportunities; but I feel that if anything is to be done, now is the time, and Aunt Corda has become willing that I should go on the stage as a profession. I am afraid there’s no chance for me, but I hope for the best. Rome is no place for music, Naples is better, but I want to study in Florence with Romani.</p>
<p> . . . . President Pierce called on us yesterday. He was very polite, but does not seem to be a man of much fun.</p>
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From
The name and email address of the person sending the email
Field, Kate, 1838-1896
Location
The location of the interview
Rome
Geocode (Latitude)
41.902782
Geocode (Longitude)
12.496366
To
The name(s) and email address(es) of the person to whom the email was sent
Field, Eliza Riddle, 1812-1871
Dublin Core
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Title
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Letters from Kate Field to Eliza Riddle Field (excerpts)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876
Hosmer, Harriet Goodhue, 1830-1908
Stebbins, Emma, 1815-1882
Cushman, Edwin "Ned" Charles, 1838-1909
Italy--Rome
England
Italy--Florence
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864
Italy--Naples
Relationships--Patrons and Protégés
Creator
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Field, Kate, 1838-1896
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Moss, Carolyn J. (Ed.). <em>Kate Field. Selected Letters</em>. Southern Illinois UP, 1996.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1859-00-00
Type
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Reference
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
0426
Description
An account of the resource
In these letters to her mother, Kate Field describes her social life in Rome - including her experience of the carnival, meetings with the Brownings and Hawthorne, and her rides with Charlotte Cushman, Emma Stebbins, and Harriet Hosmer.
Field also tells her mother about the professional advice she receives from Cushman about her singing lessions - which she rejects, however, since she is firm in her insistence on staying in Italy (Cushman recommends England).
The transcripts of the letters only contain a year, no specific dates.
Rome
women's jobs