Letter from Helen L. D. Potter to Charlotte Cushman, October 3, 1871
Dublin Core
Title
Letter from Helen L. D. Potter to Charlotte Cushman, October 3, 1871
Subject
Actors and Actresses--US American
Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876
Fame
Intimacy
Social Events--Misc.
Description
Potentially a fan letter. A woman named Helen L. D. Potter informs Cushman that she will be at the theater for her next performance and asks to meet the actress. She seems afraid of what Cushman might think of this request, as she clarifies that she is simply a "sincere lover of art."
Credit
Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Creator
Potter, Helen L. D.
Source
LoC, CCP 12:3648-3649
Date
1871-10-03
Type
Reference
Letter Item Type Metadata
Text
[3648] Dear Lady,
The most intense desire of my life (save that of being a Christian) is to be gratified to night. I am to see you play. I am to hear your magical voice for the first time. God be thanked. And may he open some avenue to your heart that I may come and sit in the vestibule thereof.
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[3649] Will you not see me, If I promise to be very good and not come again unless you invite me? Do not fear me. I am simply a teacher and a sincere lover of art. Bid me come some time very soon [last two words inserted], and I shall be ever grateful.
The most intense desire of my life (save that of being a Christian) is to be gratified to night. I am to see you play. I am to hear your magical voice for the first time. God be thanked. And may he open some avenue to your heart that I may come and sit in the vestibule thereof.
[pages missing?]
[3649] Will you not see me, If I promise to be very good and not come again unless you invite me? Do not fear me. I am simply a teacher and a sincere lover of art. Bid me come some time very soon [last two words inserted], and I shall be ever grateful.
Respectfully
Helen L. D. PotterFrom
Potter, Helen L. D.
To
Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876
Social Bookmarking
Collection
Citation
Potter, Helen L. D., “Letter from Helen L. D. Potter to Charlotte Cushman, October 3, 1871,” Archival Gossip Collection, accessed April 23, 2024, https://archivalgossip.com/collection/items/show/502.