The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-03-02
Charlotte Cnshman.

| NHuTVttc CUSHmhu.
| This great Queen Of Tragedy died
in Boston, on the 18th ult. The New
York Sun thus refers to her life and
death:
Miss Charlotte Cushman, the dis
tinguished actress, died At Parker
House in Boston Yesterday morning.
She was born in that city July %,
1916. Having fine con,ralto voice,
she studied music, became a member
of the Handel and Haydn Society and
obtained u place in Il church choir
while yet quite young. Mrs. Wood.
the English opera singer, induced
Miss Cushman to study for the lyric
stage, and helped her to make her
debut in the fremont Theatcr, Bos-
ton, April 18th, 1885. She sang the
part of the Countess in the 'Marriage
of Figaro. "and her performance receiv-
ed SO much praise that an engage
ment was made for her to sing in the
English Opera at New Orleans. Very
soon after her arrival in the city her
voice failed. Sudden change Of cli-
mate and an ill-adviscd attempt to
raise her voice to the pitch Of soprano
put an end to her hopes Of distinction
as an opera singer. One career thus
closed, she Immediately entered an
other, studied the character of Lady
Macbeth, and very soon acted it with
most flattering success. She was at
this time about twenty years old.
Returning to New York in 1886, she
accepted an engagement at the Bow
cry Theatcr for three years. After
performing a week she fell i'll Of a fe-
yer, and while prostrated the theater
was burned, with all her books and
theatrical wardrobe. Several months
afterward she began All engagement
at the old Park Thea ter as stock ac-
tress, and during three years played
many parts. While acting at this
house she helped her younger sister
to make her debut as an actress. AZ
ter her engagement at the Park termi-
mated the two sisters played together
for several seasons in New and Phil
adelphia, Miss Cushman generally
taking the parts of the chief male
characters. For time she managed
| one OF the Philadelphia theaters. In
1874 she left this position to accompa-
ny Mr.. Macready on a tour i'll the
Northern States, during which she
acted parts in the higher range OF
tragedy with great success. In 1915
she went to England, and first appear
ed there at the Princess Theater rs
Bianca in "Fazio" She was very
enthusiastically received, and for
eighty -four nights gave different i'm
ipcrsonations, snciias Lady Macbeth,
Julia in the "Hunchback," Mrs. Hal
Ter, Beatrice, Lady Tcazle, Rosaiind,
and Juliana in the "Honeymoon."
Her sister presently joined her in
England. and together they played
for some years at the Haymarket and
in the larger provincial towns OF
Great Britain. In 1919 she returned
to the United States aud added to
others, in which she had already be-
come distinguished, her famous EN-
bodiment Of Meg Me'rilies. Before
long she went back to England, and
after professional tour there, hav-
ing accumulated fortune, returned
to America. took formal leave Of the
American stage in 1851, and went to
! live in Rome. But she could not be
contented in retirement, and before
tmany years she re-appeared on the
London stage, and made profession
al visit TO the'United States in 1878
At length she parted with her house
in Rome and came to live in Boston.
In 1871 she appeared on the stage as
a reader, and subsequently acted some
of her most famous parts. Her last
theatrical farewell! to the New York
public at Booths Theater during the
winter of 1S74-5 is fresh in the recol-
lection of our readers. A woman
without rcproach, an actress without
a peer among those whose native
tongue was English, her place must
for time at least, remain vacant
Her genius had some masculine quail.
tiles. Her method was Of the kind
usually designated as that of the OLD
school tempered by excellent judg
ment, and highly cultivated taste
Her intellect was strong and com
manding, her intelligence Of uncom
mon scope, her energy untiring, hel
courage indomitable. She was an ar
tist in the true sense Of that much
abused word. The limitations Of hel
powers were clearly Defined Sht
could present vivid pictures. OF thu
strong, the grand, the terrible; bu
was unified to embedy what was es
pecially soft, gentle, yielding, or sen
i timental. She moved on the heroic
4 plane, and her own character haf
qualities of heroism. She was al
honor to her sex, her profession, ant
her country, and as such will be Ia
mented.
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