EPISODE · Jun 22, 2023 · 39 MIN
Rest Cures
from Elizabeth Robins Diary Podcast · host Natalie Kahler
The Rest Cure was a medical treatment combining various physical and mental treatments as well as a surprising diet. When Elizabeth continued to suffer side effects from a bout with typhoid, she underwent a couple rest cures. Out of those experiences came a novel, A Dark Lantern: A Story with a Prologue, that would be made into a film in 1920 starring Alice Brady and James Crane. Dr. Stiles article, "The Rest Cure, 1873-1925" A Dark Lantern Google Book A Dark Lantern film photos Cultures of Neurasthenia: From Beard to the First World War S. Weir Mitchell, 1829-1914: Philadelphia's Literary Physician Mrs. Dalloway The Yellow Wallpaper Cambridge Springs, PA and the Water Cure Brooksville Main Street Website Brooksville Main Street Facebook Brooksville Main Street (@brooksvillemainstreetfl) • Instagram photos and videos Natalie Kahler (@kahlernat) / Twitter Credits:Producer & Editor Lief Thomason, Odd Life Studios Recorded at Profound Revelation Studios Graphic Designer Barry Meindl, DaBarr Design Web Designer and Social Media Manager Allisa Babor, Roots Creative Co “Time is Whispering” Writer and Recording Artist Randi Olsen, Live Oak Theatre Grant funding assistance by Florida Humanities Rights to Elizabeth Robins materials owned by Independent Age
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The Rest Cure was a medical treatment combining various physical and mental treatments as well as a surprising diet. When Elizabeth continued to suffer side effects from a bout with typhoid, she underwent a couple rest cures. Out of those experiences came a novel, A Dark Lantern: A Story with a Prologue, that would be made into a film in 1920 starring Alice Brady and James Crane. Dr. Stiles article, "The Rest Cure, 1873-1925" A Dark Lantern Google Book A Dark Lantern film photos Cultures of Neurasthenia: From Beard to the First World War S. Weir Mitchell, 1829-1914: Philadelphia's Literary Physician Mrs. Dalloway The Yellow Wallpaper Cambridge Springs, PA and the Water Cure Brooksville Main Street Website Brooksville Main Street Facebook Brooksville Main Street (@brooksvillemainstreetfl) • Instagram photos and videos Natalie Kahler (@kahlernat) / Twitter Credits:Producer & Editor Lief Thomason, Odd Life Studios Recorded at Profound Revelation Studios Graphic Designer Barry Meindl, DaBarr Design Web Designer and Social Media Manager Allisa Babor, Roots Creative Co “Time is Whispering” Writer and Recording Artist Randi Olsen, Live Oak Theatre Grant funding assistance by Florida Humanities Rights to Elizabeth Robins materials owned by Independent Age
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