Jul 31, 202311 min readAnna Cora Mowatt, Charlotte Cushman, and the Vanishing IonPART 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 readAnna 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 28, 202318 min readAnna Cora Mowatt and The Lady at the OlympicPart XII: IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY GHOSTWRITER… Originally published August 23, 2021 [This is a continuation of my multi-part series of...
Jul 28, 202313 min readAnna Cora Mowatt and Pauline at the OlympicPART XI: A PROFITABLE PERIOD OF UNEMPLOYMENT [This is a continuation of my multi-part series of entries examining Anna Cora Mowatt’s...
Jul 22, 202312 min readAnna Cora Mowatt, G.H. Lewes, and The (Silent) Noble HeartOriginally 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 4, 202314 min readAnna Cora Mowatt and the London CriticsOriginally Posted Oct. 12, 2020 Actors say, “I never read reviews.” This declaration is almost never literally true. What they actually...
Jul 3, 202311 min readMr. Watts and the ExtortionistsOriginally posted Sept. 21, 2020 When I said that Walter Watts had a relatively good reputation for London theatrical manager of the...