- Jan 2
- 29 min
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...
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- Dec 4, 2023
- 26 min
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...
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- Nov 6, 2023
- 28 min
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”...
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- Oct 9, 2023
- 12 min
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,...
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