Letters, 1840-1941, bulk: 1840-1865.

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Letters, 1840-1941, bulk: 1840-1865.

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Letters written by American actress Charlotte Saunders Cushman from 1840 to 1865 to Samuel Judd and William F. Bridges, in which she discusses her career, health, and religion. Also includes several 1941 letters from Lyman Beecher Stowe, who planned to write a biography of Cushman, to Lewis S. Greenleaf, who sent him copies of some of Cushman's letters.

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Cushman, Charlotte, 1816-1876

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Charlotte Saunders Cushman (July 23, 1816 – February 18, 1876) was an American stage actress. Her voice was noted for its full contralto register, and she was able to play both male and female parts. She lived intermittently in Rome, in an expatriate colony of prominent artists and sculptors, some of whom became part of her tempestuous private life. Cushman made her initial professional appearance at age eighteen on April 8, 1835 at Boston's Tremont Theatre. She then went to New Orleans where sh...

Bridges, William

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Judd, Samuel, d. 1847.

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Greenleaf, Lewis III

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Stowe, Lyman Beecher, 1880-1963

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