Anna Cora Mowatt and Notes on G.H. Lewes’ “The Noble Heart”
Originally posted on July 12, 2021 I will return to my series on “The Lady of Lyons” next week, however, some months ago, a volunteer...
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Jul 27, 202311 min read
Anna Cora Mowatt, Pauline, and E.L. Davenport
PART VI: DAVENPORT TRANSFORMED Originally posted June 28, 2021 [This is a continuation of my multi-part series of entries examining Anna...
Jul 27, 202315 min read
Anna Cora Mowatt, Pauline, and George Vandenhoff
PART V: THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WASN’T Originally posted June 21, 2021 [This is a continuation of my multi-part series of entries examining...
Jul 27, 202315 min read
Anna Cora Mowatt and The Lady at Niblo’s
PART IV: SUMMER THEATER IN NEW YORK AND EDGAR ALLAN POE Originally posted June 14, 2014 [This entry is a continuation of my multi-part...
Jul 27, 20238 min read
Anna Cora Mowatt, Pauline, and the Deluge in Philly
PART III: WILLIAM CRISP’S FALL FROM GRACE Originally posted June 7, 2021 [This is a continuation of my multi-part series of entries...
Jul 27, 202311 min read
Anna Cora Mowatt and Pauline’s Premiere
PART II: THE DAZZLING DEBUTANTE Originally posted May 31, 2021 In 1845, society ladies of New York’s top 1% income bracket did not have...
Jul 27, 20239 min read
Anna Cora Mowatt and The Lady of Lyons - Part I
THE DARING NOVICE Originally posted May 24, 2021 [This week I’m begining a multi-part series examining Anna Cora Mowatt’s experiences...
Jul 26, 202312 min read
Anna Cora Mowatt and E.L. Davenport – Part IV
DAVENPORT – THE STORIES – Part III Originally posted on May 17, 2021 I’m going to wind up my collection of stories about E.L. Davenport...
Jul 26, 202312 min read
Anna Cora Mowatt and E.L. Davenport – Part III
DAVENPORT – THE STORIES – Part II Originally posted May 10, 2021 The career of E.L. Davenport bears witness to the fact that the man’s...
Jul 26, 202310 min read
Anna Cora Mowatt and E.L. Davenport – Part II
DAVENPORT – THE STORIES – Part I Originally posted on May 3, 2021 Although I have studied thousands of pages of fiction, non-fiction,...
Jul 26, 202311 min read
Anna Cora Mowatt and E.L. Davenport – Part I
DAVENPORT, THE ACTOR Originally posted April 26, 2021 Had she not taken on Edward Loomis Davenport as an acting partner in the fall of...
Jul 23, 202310 min read
Anna Cora Mowatt, Juanna, and the London Critics
Originally posted on March 29, 2021 Last week I began a survey of reviews of G.H. Lewes “Noble Heart” in its London première at the...
Jul 22, 202312 min read
Anna Cora Mowatt, G.H. Lewes, and The (Silent) Noble Heart
Originally posted on March 15, 2021 It looks now as if this blog entry will not be posted until mid-March, however I am writing it on the...
Jul 10, 202316 min read
Anna Cora Mowatt and the March Sisters versus the Ogden Sisters
Originally published Feb. 8, 2021 Without doubt, the most famous parlor theatrical in the history of literature is the “operatic tragedy”...
Jul 8, 20237 min read
Anna Cora Mowatt, Gertrude, and Blanche
Originally published Jan. 18, 2021 [Librivox’s recording of this play can be heard here.] Although she was called upon to play the...
Jul 7, 20239 min read
Anna Cora Mowatt, Armand, and Uncle Sam
Originally published on Dec. 28, 2020 (Listen to a full cast recording of "Armand" at Librivox) Perhaps the most incredible thing that I...
Jul 7, 20238 min read
Anna Cora Mowatt, Armand, and the Museum Crowd
Originally published Dec. 21, 2020 (Listen to a full cast recording of "Armand" at Librivox) Last week, I talked about the triumph of...
Jul 5, 202310 min read
Anna Cora Mowatt, Armand, and the Fast Man
Originally posted Dec. 14, 2020 (Listen to a full cast recording of "Armand" at Librivox) In past entries, I have talked about Mary...
Jul 5, 202311 min read
Anna Cora Mowatt and the Woman Who Didn’t Write “Fashion”
Originally posted on Dec. 7, 2020 Anna Cora Mowatt’s success as a playwright in the spring of 1845 was as unprecedented as it was...
Jul 5, 20233 min read
Anna Cora Mowatt in the Forest of Arden - Addendum
Originally posted Nov. 29, 2020 While researching for this week’s blog, I found – as I frequently do – information that I wish I could...
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