EDGAR ALLAN POE | The Lady Actress

Sep 4, 202317 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...

Aug 3, 202320 min read

Anna Cora Mowatt, Mimic Life, and the Critics - Part III

PART III: PUBLICATION Originally posted August 22, 2022 Although January of 1856 is usually listed as the publication date of Mimic Life,...

Jul 28, 202314 min read

Anna Cora Mowatt, Pauline, and the Road to England

PART VII: THE CLIMB UP AND ELLEN TREE Originally posted July 19, 2021 [This is a continuation of my multi-part series of entries...

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 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 2, 202314 min read

Anna Cora Mowatt and the Wedding of the Year

Originally published on June 8, 2020 June 7, 2020 marks the 166th anniversary of Anna Cora Mowatt’s marriage to William Foushee Ritchie....

Jul 2, 20239 min read

Anna Cora Mowatt and the “It” Factor – Part II

Originally published April 20, 2020 One definite piece of information we can glean from the historical records is that Anna Cora Mowatt’s...

Jul 2, 20236 min read

Anna Cora Mowatt and the Great Hereafter

Originally posted March 2, 2020 If you were to sit down right now and write a story or screenplay set in Heaven, what sort of place would...

Jul 1, 20236 min read

Anna Cora Mowatt and the Real Twinkle

Originally posted on Feb. 24, 2020 Compared to the vast behemoths that are popular and academic knowledge about Poe and Dickens, Mowatt...