| Edition |
First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition. |
| Description |
viii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-216) and index. |
| Contents |
The first disaster -- Quest -- Transformation -- The star of the bowery -- American genius -- Gypsy queen -- Descent into Five Points -- First love -- Enemies abroad -- Lady Romeo -- The greatest American actress -- Rome -- The coming storm -- Civil wars -- Villa Cushman -- Contrary winds. |
| Summary |
From the very beginning, she was a radical. At age nineteen, Charlotte Cushman, America's beloved actress and the country's first true celebrity, left her life, and countless suitors, behind to make it as a Shakespearean actress. After revolutionizing the role of Lady Macbeth in front of many adoring fans, she went on the road, performing in cities across a dividing America and building her fame. She was everywhere. And yet, her name has faded in the shadows of history. . . Now, for the first time in decades, Cushman's story comes to full and brilliant life in this definitive, exhilarating, and enlightening biography of the 19th-century icon. With rarely seen letters, Wojczuk reconstructs the formative years of Cushman's life, set against the excitement and drama of New York City in the 1800s, featuring a cast of luminaries and revolutionaries that changed the cultural landscape of America forever. . . |
| Subject |
Cushman, Charlotte, 1816-1876.
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Actors -- United States -- Biography.
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Actresses -- United States -- Biography.
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Lesbian actresses -- United States -- Biography.
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Theater -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Added Title |
Radical and revolutionary life of Charlotte Cushman, America's first celebrity |
| ISBN |
9781501199523 (hardcover) |
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1501199528 (hardcover) |
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