Effie Georgine Kuhn papers regarding Usigli's Crown of shadows, 1947-49.
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Carlota, Empress, consort of Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1840-1927
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Charlotte (Coburg) of Belgium (1840-1927), daughter of Leopold of Belgium (1790-1865), and Louise of France (1812-1850) married Maximilian, Archduke of Austria in 1857. Carlota, as she was known in Mexico, was eager to establish European rule in Mexico after her father rejected the Mexican throne in her youth. She accompanied Maximilian to Mexico in 1864. During her years in Mexico, the first signs of mental illness emerged. In 1866, she left Mexico to solicit the financial support...
Usigli, Rodolfo, 1905-1979
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Rodolfo Usigli was born in Mexico City in 1905, the son of immigrant parents. Forced to leave school to work after his father's death, Usigli was largely self-educated. In 1935 he received a Rockefeller scholarship to study drama direction and composition at Yale University. Returning to Mexico he taught drama at the university and worked for the Institute of Fine Arts, reviewed plays, translated poetry and drama from both English and French, and wrote his own plays, including his signature piec...
Kuhn, Effie Georgine, 1891-1978
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Educator and author Effie Georgine Kuhn, an administrator with the State Teachers College of Trenton, N.J. in the 1940s, was the instigator of the school's effort to stage the American premiere of the historical play CORONA DE SOMBRA (CROWN OF SHADOWS) This play concerned the ill-fated 19th century Emperor Maximilian and his Empress Carlota, and was written by Mexican playwright Rodolfo Usigli (1905-1979), with whom Kuhn corresponded. From the guide to the Effie Georgine Kuhn papers ...
Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1832-1867
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Emperor of Mexico from 1864 to 1867. From the description of Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico collection, 1847-1967 (bulk 1853-1867) (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 28981462 Formerly Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph, Archduke of Austria. From the description of Papers of Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1864-1866. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455828 ...
