Aug 2, 202328 minAnna Cora Mowatt and Louise Waller – Part IVPART IV -- IN SICKNESS AND IN WEALTH: MEN, MONEY, AND ILLNESS IN MOWATT'S NARRATIVES [CONTENT WARNING: SUICIDE] Originally posted June...
Aug 2, 202321 minAnna Cora Mowatt and Louise Waller – Part IIPART II -- MOWATT, MEN, AND VILLANY Originally posted May 23, 2022 If you pick up a book about popular culture in the 19th century in the...
Jul 28, 202320 minAnna Cora Mowatt and Pauline at the MarylebonePart XIII: LOVE Originally published August 30, 2021 [This is a continuation of my multi-part series of entries examining Anna Cora...
Jul 26, 202311 minAnna Cora Mowatt and E.L. Davenport – Part IDAVENPORT, THE ACTOR Originally posted April 26, 2021 Had she not taken on Edward Loomis Davenport as an acting partner in the fall of...
Jul 8, 20237 minAnna Cora Mowatt, Gertrude, and BlancheOriginally 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 minAnna Cora Mowatt, Armand, and Uncle SamOriginally 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 minAnna Cora Mowatt, Armand, and the Museum CrowdOriginally 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 minAnna Cora Mowatt, Armand, and the Fast ManOriginally posted Dec. 14, 2020 (Listen to a full cast recording of "Armand" at Librivox) In past entries, I have talked about Mary...
Jul 5, 20239 minAnna Cora Mowatt and a Pair of “Breeches”Originally published Nov. 30, 2020 As a woman who simultaneously achieved international fame as both a playwright and an actress, Anna...
Jul 2, 20236 minAnna Cora Mowatt, Armand, and the Silver VaseOriginally published May 8, 2020 (Listen to an audio recording of the play "Armand" here.) Inasmuch as Anna Cora Mowatt is known in the...
Jul 2, 202311 minAnna Cora Mowatt, Astor Place, and the Silver VaseOriginally published May 5, 2020 [This blog is also available in an abridged video format.] May 10, 2020 marked the 171 anniversary of...