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Vermont Gazette, Nov 28, 1843
On page 4, Cushman is mentioned as a regular contributor to the Ladies' Companion.
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Readex: America's Historical Newspapers
Boston Evening Transcript, Cushman's voice, December 14, 1843
On page 2, the paper quotes a New York correspondent who describes Cushman's voice as "coarse."
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Readex: America's Historical Newspapers
"Cushmania," 1844[?]
Cartoon about Charlotte Cushman's rise to financial success
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Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Poem by Cushman about Macready, The Anglo American, Jan 1844
Cushman writes that poem in December 1843 and publishes it in January 1844.
There is no diary entry from when Charlotte Cushman published her poem about Macready. Between Dec 1843 and May 1844 Charlotte Cushman is not mentioned in Macreadys diary.
There is no diary entry from when Charlotte Cushman published her poem about Macready. Between Dec 1843 and May 1844 Charlotte Cushman is not mentioned in Macreadys diary.
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Mary Cushman, Dec 2, 1844
Charlotte talks about the friends she has made in England and how she was invited to dinner and breakfast. She also mentions her sister Susan, the travelling and the acting.
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Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division,…
The Northern Star, Cushman Arriving in England, Dec 14, 1844
AN AMERICAN ACTRESS, Miss Cushman, celebrated in the highest walks of the drama, has arrived in England.
Athenaeum, Cushman Mentions, Jan-June 1845 (Vol. 1)
Excerpts from the Athenaeum issues from the first half of 1845, which mention Charlotte Cushman;The passage praise Cushman as a versatile genius on stage despite at times gender-bending practices. The first volume of 1845 shows how the British press…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Mary Cushman, April 17, 1845
The letter discusses an incident of "beastly conduct of a woman" who Charlotte once defended and called her "intimate friend." Charlotte fears being "implicated by any misrepresentation of hers." Charlotte hopes that her mother's "account was a…
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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…