Poem by Cushman about Macready, The Anglo American, Jan 1844

Poem by Cushman about Macready, The Anglo American, Jan 1844

Praise

Actors and Actresses--US American

Reputation

Arts--Literature

Finances

Relationships--Networks

Cushman writes the poem in December 1843 and publishes it in January 1844. There is no entry in Macready's diary, and it is unclear how Macready reacted to Cushman's lyrical praise.

Credit
EBSCO

Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876

E.L. Garvin & Co.

1844-01-06

Reference

Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876

New York, United States;
written in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=h9j&AN=46747455&site=ehostlive& ppid=divp24&lpid=divl26. Accessed Mar 22, 2022.

Merrill comments on the poem as part of Cushman's reputation management strategy: "Immediately after their New York run she wrote a poem about her famous costar that she published in the January 1844 issue of the Anglo American, in which she praised Macready's 'all matchless skill.' While paying tribute to the esteemed actor, Cushman was engaging in her own form of self-promotion. All who read her laudatory poem would remember her as the actress who had recently performed with the British star, and her name would continue to be linked with his even while he toured without her" (67)