EPISODE · Jan 14, 2022 · 40 MIN
The Charlotte Cushman Club
from Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia · host Peter Schmitz, Christopher Mark Colucci
The most famous 19th Century American actress spent a surprisingly significant period of her early career in Philadelphia.In the 2Oth Century, a group Philadelphia women founded an organization, The Charlotte Cushman Club, dedicated to protecting the safety and advancing the careers of women in professional theater.For a blog post on our website about this episode, go to:https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/charlotte-cushman-and-the-cushman-club/Support the show"Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" the BOOK can be ordered from independent bookstores and at all online book retailers now! For a link, go to our website: www.aithpodcast.comOur email address is [email protected] us on social media:Bluesky: @aithpodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/ Support our work and get BONUS EPISODES on Patreon! GO HERE© Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved.℗ All original voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz.℗ All original music copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.
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The most famous 19th Century American actress spent a surprisingly significant period of her early career in Philadelphia. In the 2Oth Century, a group Philadelphia women founded an organization, The Charlotte Cushman Club, dedicated to protecting the safety and advancing the careers of women in professional theater. For a blog post on our website about this episode, go to: https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/charlotte-cushman-and-the-cushman-club/ Support the show "Adventures in Theater Hist...
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