Letter from the Office of Dramatic Fund Association, New York, to Charlotte Cushman [manuscript], 1849 November 5.

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...

Hamblin, Thomas Sowerby, 1800-1853

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Gilbert, John, 1810-1889

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John Gibbs Gilbert (February 27, 1810 – June 17, 1889) was an American stage actor whose real name was Gibbs. Born in Boston, he made his first appearance there at the Tremont Theatre, in 1828, as Jaffier in Otway's Venice Preserved. His original aim was to be a tragedian, but while on a tour through the South and West, the success of his Sir Anthony Absolute, Master Walter, etc., convinced him that his true bent was for "old men" parts, and he soon became the leading American actor in that l...

American Dramatic Fund Association

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Founded in 1848 in New York City, the American Dramatic Fund Association is now known as the Actors' Fund of America. From the description of Records of the American Dramatic Fund Association, 1848-1889 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 612377316 The American Dramatic Fund Association was founded in New York City in 1848 for the purpose of aiding members of the theatrical profession (actors, dancers and singers) who were unable to work, helping to support members' ...

Blake, William Rufus, 1805-1863

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Brougham, John, 1810-1880

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American actor and dramatist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to Mr. Jackson, [no year] Apr. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270623441 Actor, playwright and theater manager, London and New York. From the description of A Douglass to the fray, [no date] / by John Brougham. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27731675 John Brougham was an actor and dramatist who brought a great variety of theatre to the...