FANNY VINING | The Lady Actress

Aug 4, 202312 min read

Anna Cora Mowatt and “All That Glitters is Not Gold” - Part I

PART I: JOHN MADDISON MORTON AND HIS OTHER PLAY Originally posted Oct. 24, 2022 In any well-rounded streaming service that delivers...

Aug 2, 202321 min read

Anna Cora Mowatt and Louise Waller

PART I: MOWATT'S WOMEN Originally posted May 9, 2022 A Master’s thesis is really a horrid sort of little document. In the Humanities,...

Aug 1, 202322 min read

Anna Cora Mowatt and What’s in a Name – Part II

PART II: ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE Originally posted March 28, 2022 The Victorian opulence of Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt Ritchie’s name...

Jul 31, 202319 min read

Anna Cora Mowatt and the Practical Applications of “Ion”

PART VII: ANYTHING ELLEN TREE CAN DO… Originally posted February 7, 2022 [This multi-part series of entries examines Anna Cora Mowatt’s...

Jul 31, 202311 min read

Anna Cora Mowatt, Charlotte Cushman, and the Vanishing Ion

PART VI: ACTRESS VS. ACTRESS Originally posted Jan. 24, 2022 [This multi-part series of entries examines Anna Cora Mowatt’s experience...

Jul 28, 202320 min read

Anna Cora Mowatt and Pauline at the Marylebone

Part XIII: LOVE Originally published August 30, 2021 [This is a continuation of my multi-part series of entries examining Anna Cora...

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, 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 25, 20238 min read

Lost Plays of Walter Watts – A Dream of Life, Part I

WALTER WATTS’ SPECIAL EFFECTS EXTRAVAGANZA Originally posted April 5, 2021 Walter Watts’ 1849 melodrama, “A Dream of Life” was his most...

Jul 13, 202310 min read

The Lost Plays of Walter Watts – “Which is the King?” Part I

Originally posted on Feb. 22, 2021 Admittedly, my title for this series of entries is a bit hyperbolic. It’s closer to the truth to say...

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...

Jul 5, 202310 min read

Anna Cora Mowatt and Her Lady Romeos – Part II

Originally published Nov. 6, 2020 Last week, listening to several interviews with Tana Wojczuk, author of a new book on the life of...