Letter from Emma Crow Cushman to Edwin Booth
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Title
Letter from Emma Crow Cushman to Edwin Booth
Subject
Cushman, Emma Crow, 1839-1920
Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893
Actors and Actresses--US American
Relationships--Networks
Relationships--Patrons and Protégés
Description
Emma Crow asks Booth whether he could help a niece of a friend who is looking to pursue a stage career.
Creator
Cushman, Emma Crow, 1839-1920
Source
Hampden Booth Theatre Library
Date
0000-00-00
Type
Reference
Letter Item Type Metadata
Text
[page 1]
Emma Cushman
Villa Cushman
Newport, R. J.
My dear Mr Booth
Will you allow
me to take the
privilege of a very
old friend & give
these few lines of
civilizations to the
niece of my intimate
friend who dreams
very much to find
an opportunity
to go on the stage
[page 2]
it is the old cry
which has come to
you so often that
I have reason to
think in this case
it is justified to
exceptional talent
& [...]
Circumstances -
Miss Carrie Scales
the young Lady
in whose whay
I venture here
Your influence is
not formally known
to me. but some of
the members of the
family are my
valued friends &
any advice on [...]
you may be allowed to
give her will be
very gratefully
appreciated by
Yours sincerely
Emma Cushman
Emma Cushman
Villa Cushman
Newport, R. J.
My dear Mr Booth
Will you allow
me to take the
privilege of a very
old friend & give
these few lines of
civilizations to the
niece of my intimate
friend who dreams
very much to find
an opportunity
to go on the stage
[page 2]
it is the old cry
which has come to
you so often that
I have reason to
think in this case
it is justified to
exceptional talent
& [...]
Circumstances -
Miss Carrie Scales
the young Lady
in whose whay
I venture here
Your influence is
not formally known
to me. but some of
the members of the
family are my
valued friends &
any advice on [...]
you may be allowed to
give her will be
very gratefully
appreciated by
Yours sincerely
Emma Cushman
From
Cushman, Emma Crow, 1839-1920
Location
Villa Cushman, Newport
Geocode (Latitude)
41.489199
Geocode (Longitude)
-71.303158
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Citation
Cushman, Emma Crow, 1839-1920, “Letter from Emma Crow Cushman to Edwin Booth,” Archival Gossip Collection, accessed December 5, 2023, https://www.archivalgossip.com/collection/items/show/1034.