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“other artists - poets, painters, sculptors, musicians - produce something which lives after them and enshrines their memories in positive evidences of their divine mission; but we, - we strut and fret our hour upon the stage, and then the curtain falls and all is darkness and silence.”

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Charlotte Saunders Cushman
Charlotte Saunders Cushman

Charlotte Saunders Cushman was an American actress and theater manager known for her roles in Shakespearean and other classical plays. She was one of the first female celebrities in the United States and made significant contributions to the development of American theater. Born on July 23, 1816, she passed away on February 18, 1876. more

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