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Title
Cushman
,
Charlotte
Photographer
Sarony, New York
Description
Charlotte
Cushman
was an
American
stage
actress
born
in
Boston
on
July
13
,
1816
. She
made
her
debut
in
Boston
not as an
actress
but as an
opera
singer
but was
convinced
after
the
performance
to
pursue
acting
. As an
actress
she
became
popular
in
New
York
and
London
,
becoming
the
first
American
actress
to
gain
acclaim
in
Europe
.
Cushman
gained
most
of her
fame
by
mastering
the
roles
of
Lady
Macbeth
and
Queen
Katherine
;
however
, she also was
known
to
play
masculine
roles
because
she was
often
denied
women's
roles
for
prettier
more
feminine
actresses
. Her
most
popular
male
role
was that of
Romeo
in
Romeo
and
Juliet
,
which
she
played
often
. She had
affairs
with
many
famous
female
artists
of her
day
;
including
the
sculptor
Emma
Stebbins
. She
died
on
February
18
,
1876
.
Subject
Cushman, Charlotte (1816-1876)
Original Format
4 x 6.5 in; Cabinet card
Publisher
Special
Collections
,
Gettysburg
College
Source
Album
of
Linda
Dietz
Type
Image
Format
Jpeg
Digital Reproduction Information
Scanned with Epson Expression 10000XL at 400dpi, 24-bit color. Display image is a jpeg generated from the archival TIFF.
Date Digital
2007-12-05
File Name
GNI_15000
Identifier
15000
Donor
Mr. and Mrs. George Richards
Repository
Special Collections, Gettysburg College
Contact Information
http://www.gettysburg.edu/special_collections/contact.dot
Citation
Photographer (if known), Title, Date Original (if known), GettDigital: Nineteenth Century Notables, Special Collections / Musselman Library, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Access Date, Link to Item
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Collections
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Musselman
Library
,
Gettysburg
College.
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rights
reserved.
For
permission
information
,
see
http://www.gettysburg.edu/special_collections/policies/copyright_information.dot
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