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Bradford's "Charlotte Cushman" (1925/1932)
In his biography Biography and the Human Heart (1932), Bradford republished the article (The North American Review, Vol. 221, No. 827 (Jun. - Aug., 1925)) as a chapter. Other biographical chapters covered Walt Whitman or Henry Longfellow, for…
Diary Entry by Anne H. Brewster about the Breakup of Charlotte Cushman and Matilda Hays
The complete diary entry for June 5, 1876 is 24 pages long and details the time Harriet Hosmer and Anne H. Brewster spent together. The last eight pages (transcribed here) recount, how Hosmer witnessed the passionate breakup of Charlotte Cushman and…
Anne Brewster's "Miss Cushman," Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Aug 1878
Anne Brewster describes the relationship between herself and Charlotte Cushman starting at the beginning of the 1840s as an "intimacy" and "intimate friendship". Together they were reading plays and preparing for Charlotte's performances on stage.…
"American Artists in Rome," Boston Daily Evening Transcript, July 3, 1869
The reprint from the Philadelphia Bulletin gives insights into the expatriate community of American artists living and working in Rome. It relies on Brewster's own observations and hearsay.
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"New Ornaments for Central Park," Burlington Free Press, June 19, 1869
This article reprints a passage written by Anne Brewster in the Philadelphia Bulletin which describes the process of Emma Stebbins creating her sculpture for the Central Park in New York.
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"Angelic American Females Radiating at Rome," Daily Journal of Commerce, June 1, 1871
The article recounts a studio reception of the artist Healy from Brewster's perspective.
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"Roman Scandal," Chicago Tribune, March 3, 1877
The reprint from the New York World recounts a wedding scandal of the rich Marchese Lezzani family. The incident has been widely discussed among affluent members of the Roman society.
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European Gossip, Clay Center Dispatch, Mar 29, 1877
Among gossip notes, a passage from a New York World note by Brewster about a wedding of the American Countess von Linden can be found.
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"Miss Brewster in France," Public Ledger, Oct 2, 1877
A reprint from the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin gives an account of Brewster traveling in France, describing the Church of St. Jean du Duigi in detail.
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Charlotte Cushman
Charlotte Cushman becomes widely known on both sides of the Atlantic as the first successful US-American actress. Earlier, she was a singer under the tutelage of James G. Maeder, married to actress Clara Fisher, in Boston. Charlotte has been the sole financial support of her mother since her father…