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Academy of Music, Philadelphia, Farewell to the state. Miss Charlotte Cushman... November 9th, 1874

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Title	Academy of Music, Philadelphia, Farewell to the state. Miss Charlotte Cushman... November 9th, 1874
Creator	The Graphic Co., New York
Description	37x32 cm lithograph. The caption of this image reads "Academy of Music, Philadelphia, Farewell to the state. Miss Charlotte Cushman, one week only, commencing Monday evening, November 9th, 1874." Charlotte Saunders Cushman, 1816-1876, was an American actress who ejoyed a sucessful career. She often acted with her sister Susan, their most well known act with Charlotte as Romeo and Susan as Juliet. Charlotte also had notoriety for her lesbian affairs, being linked with prominent women such as Matilda Hays, Emma Stebbins, and Emma Crow. She survived breast cancer in 1869. In 1915 she was inducted to the New York University Hall of Fame.
Date	1874
Subject	Cushman, Charlotte, 1816-1876 Actors
Type	Lithographs Reproductions Portraits Advertisements
Identifier	Butler303
Source	Cage 430 The Robert Cushman Butler Collection of Theatrical Illustrations; http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/cage430/page1.htm
Coverage	Philadelphia, PA.
Digitization	Original photographic prints were scanned as 300 dpi TIFF files on a Microteck 9600XL scanner. 72 dpi JPEG files were then added to the CONTENTdm database at the WSU Libraries
Language	English
Publisher	Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Relation	ark:/80444/xv48578
Rights	For permission to publish please contact Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections: (509) 335-6691.; To order a reproduction please see: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/sites/default/files/reproductionrequest.pdf , or contact Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections: (509) 335-6691.
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