Merrill, Lisa. When Romeo Was a Woman. University of Michigan Press.
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Charlotte Cushman
Standard Name: Cushman, Charlotte
Connections
| Connections | Author name Sort descending | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Theme or Topic Treated in Text | Matilda Hays | Woven into the novel is considerable commentary on the art, music, and literary productions of the day. Quotations are given from or allusions made to a wide range of authors including Tennyson
, Longfellow
(used... |
| Occupation | Matilda Hays | |
| Literary Setting | Matilda Hays | The setting and dates of the novel draw substantially on the relationship between Hays and Cushman
. As Lisa Merrill
notes, the very streets on which they lived in Rome . . . are described... |
| Travel | Matilda Hays | MH
first accompanied Charlotte Cushman
on her American stage tour, on which she visited Cincinnati and Boston, among other places. Merrill, Lisa. When Romeo Was a Woman. University of Michigan Press. 162, 166, 169 |
| Travel | Matilda Hays | MH
, along with her partner Charlotte Cushman
, sculptor Harriet Hosmer
, journalist Grace Greenwood
and several other women, travelled to Rome to live like jolly female bachelors. Merrill, Lisa. When Romeo Was a Woman. University of Michigan Press. 169, 171 |
| Travel | Matilda Hays | Four months after leaving Charlotte Cushman
and departing for Italy, MH
returned to England seeking a reconciliation with her former partner. Merrill, Lisa. When Romeo Was a Woman. University of Michigan Press. 180 |
| Travel | Matilda Hays | MH
and Charlotte Cushman
returned once more to Italy, where this year their relationship finally ended. Merrill, Lisa. When Romeo Was a Woman. University of Michigan Press. 181-2 |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Matilda Hays | MH
left Rome, threatening to sue Charlotte Cushman
and initiating what has been seen as one of the earliest palimony suits. Merrill, Lisa. When Romeo Was a Woman. University of Michigan Press. 185 |
| Dedications | Matilda Hays | MH
published in New YorkFadette, A Domestic Story from the French, her translation of George Sand
's novel, with a dedication to Charlotte Cushman
, True Artist and Yet Truer Woman .... |
| Author summary | Matilda Hays | Matilda Hays
was a novelist, translator of George Sand
, editor, and contributor to periodicals. Her work spanned many genres and a variety of topics related to women's work and opportunities. One of her two... |
| Friends, Associates | Matilda Hays | By her twenties, MH
was well-acquainted with several prominent figures in England's social, political, and literary scene. Her circle included Mary Howitt
, Eliza Meteyard
, William Charles Macready
, Samuel Laurence
, Geraldine Jewsbury |
| Occupation | Matilda Hays | Cushman
and MH
rehearsed together at the Duke of Devonshire
's estate in Yorkshire in preparation for MH
's debut. Merrill, Lisa. When Romeo Was a Woman. University of Michigan Press. 160 |
| Friends, Associates | Matilda Charlotte Houstoun | In later years MCH
continued to maintain relations with several significant literary figures. She was once visited by Frances Trollope
, whom she described as A genial, natural woman, not especially refined, but far too... |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Geraldine Jewsbury | However, the intense jealousy that had early affected the friendship persisted. Around 1846 GJ
began her friendship with the American actress Charlotte Cushman
, who was then visiting Manchester. Much to the frustration of... |
| Intertextuality and Influence | Geraldine Jewsbury | GJ
's relationship with the actress Charlotte Cushman
may have influenced her decision to make the heroine of this work an actress. She wanted to dedicate this novel to Jane Carlyle
and Elizabeth Paulet
... |
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