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                <text>&lt;p&gt;A collection of archival material (letters, diaries, articles, auto/biographical accounts) collected from different archives (cf. &lt;a href="https://www.archivalgossip.com/sources/archives/"&gt;list&lt;/a&gt;) that showcase the life of Charlotte Cushman, one of the most successful US American actresses of the nineteenth century.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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            <text>[2959] Dear friend. Thanks for your note; which I was beginning to expect; with some curiosity. — and thanks for your steady efforts to see justice done to "the Duchess." – It &lt;u&gt;is&lt;/u&gt; much +++ +++&amp;nbsp; (I think) provided she gets a hearing at all — &amp;amp; a little space to +++ in, that [illegible crossed out] every [inserted] other play should be disposed of. before mine as I am impudent enough to fear no competition: — since, almost I should like to settle the question as regards the public. &amp;amp; key power of pleasing them. Probably, then. the strife will be between &lt;u&gt;this&lt;/u&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;u&gt;Lovell's&lt;/u&gt; [Lowell's?] play: — In any care. beyond the certain &lt;u&gt;fidget&lt;/u&gt;. which be a man laid as a stone, &lt;u&gt;will&lt;/u&gt; from time to time wear one. When the matter &lt;del&gt;is&lt;/del&gt; has been [last two words inserted] so long protracted. —I feel truly little in the affair, save the encouragment of your great kindness: Which I take as encouragement. in as much as it is not [illegibly crossed out] merely pleasing but must be [last two words inserted] &lt;u&gt;sincere&lt;/u&gt;: from the nature &amp;amp; manner of its manifestations – I am sorry you should have been ill: but this new play will give you &lt;u&gt;rest&lt;/u&gt;, &amp;amp; &lt;u&gt;if&lt;/u&gt; ours comes, I fear you will not have much more, for a while. Till I see the end of the affair it would be crazy&#13;
&lt;p&gt;[2959] to think of trying to write again. for the theater. — &lt;del&gt;If&lt;/del&gt; Should [inserted] "The Duchess" be done. — However, — I know that I am not. Meanwhile I am Most faithfully y&lt;sup&gt;rs&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Henry F. &lt;u&gt;Chorley&lt;/u&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;I see the Sunday Times, announces, Sir E. L. +++ Lytton's "Cromwell" as coming after Christmas! – I suppose this is — &lt;u&gt;A Sunday &lt;/u&gt;+++&lt;u&gt;!&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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            <text>Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876</text>
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              <text>&lt;p&gt;Chorley writes to Cushman about his play "The Duchess," which is in competition with a play by Lowell.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Credit&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.loc.gov/"&gt;Library of Congress&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;,&amp;nbsp;Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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