

Anna Cora Mowatt, Public Reading, Mesmerism, and the Red Flower of Fame
Part One: The Dazzling Dozen In 1996, I published an article titled "Exploiting the Medium: Mesmerism and the Strange Case of Anna Cora...
Jan 2, 202429 min read


Anna Cora Mowatt, Polkamania, and “The Serious Family” - Part III
Part III - Seriously Merry (A full cast recording of "The Serious Family" is available at Librivox) In 1849, comedian-turned-playwright...
Dec 4, 202326 min read


Anna Cora Mowatt, Polkamania, and “The Serious Family” - Part II
Part II -- Seriously Manic Before we begin in earnest, I must warn you that my opinions of the relative merits of “Le Mari à la Campagne”...
Nov 6, 202328 min read


Anna Cora Mowatt, Polkamania, and “The Serious Family” - Part I
PART ONE - SERIOUSLY CLASSIC The spring of 1852 was one of the saddest, most challenging times of Anna Cora Mowatt’s life. Her husband,...
Oct 9, 202312 min read


Anna Cora Mowatt and Edgar Allan Poe
Was Anna Cora Mowat one of "Poe’s Women?" When researching a fairly obscure historical figure like Anna Cora Mowatt, it is usually very...
Sep 4, 202317 min read


Anna Cora Mowatt and Anne Blake - Part II
PART II: RUMINATIONS ON THE ROAD NOT TAKEN [A full cast recording of this play is available at LIBRIVOX ] Anna Cora Mowatt’s career on...
Aug 14, 202325 min read


Anna Cora Mowatt and Anne Blake - Part I
PART I: INTRIGUING, BUT LESS THAN GROUND-BREAKING Originally posted on March 6, 2023 [A recording of this play is available at Librivox]...
Aug 4, 202313 min read