These historical scans are presented courtesy of Chronicling America through the Library of Congress, and offer a glimpse of Duse’s stardom and renown, at least as portrayed in newspapers of the United States. Please follow the links in each citation to find high resolution images of each page. The first two articles focus on profiling a new star, with the former comparing her to rival Sarah Bernhardt and the latter offering a rare interview with the actress. The final three articles are from later, during Duse’s second career.

The Courier. (Lincoln, Neb.), 29 Feb. 1896. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99066033/1896-02-29/ed-1/seq-6/>

The St. Louis Republic. (St. Louis, Mo.), 07 Jan. 1900. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020274/1900-01-07/ed-1/seq-39/>

The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]), 05 Sept. 1920. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1920-09-05/ed-1/seq-24/>

New-York tribune. (New York [N.Y.]), 17 April 1921. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1921-04-17/ed-1/seq-26/>

New-York tribune. (New York [N.Y.]), 11 Dec. 1921. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1921-12-11/ed-1/seq-52/>