Academy of Music, Philadelphia, Farewell to the state. Miss Charlotte Cushman... November 9th, 1874
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 enjoyed a successful 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
Image
Genre
Lithographs ; Reproductions ; Portraits ; Advertisements
Identifier
cg430n0303
Source
Is found in Cage 430, Butler Collection of Theatrical Illustrations http://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/cg430.htm at Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) http://libraries.wsu.edu/masc
Coverage
Philadelphia , PA .
Digitization
Original photographic prints were scanned as 300 dpi TIFF files on a Microtek 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, Washington State University Libraries: libraries.wsu.edu/masc
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Rights Notes
No known copyright. Item is in public domain as it was published prior to 1923.
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