Eliza Riddle Field (1812-1871) was an American stage actress. She was famous in the American South and was described by
James Murdoch as "one of the most beautiful and accomplished actresses of the American stage".
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Women on Southern Stages, 1800-1865: Performance, Gender and Identity
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Between 1826 and 1856, she was a leading lady and star attraction of
Noah Ludlow
Noah Miller Ludlow (1795–1886), was an American actor and theatre manager. He was the leader of a theatre company touring Louisiana (where he introduced English language theatre) and Alabama and Mississippi, where he introduced theatre.
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's and
Solomon Smith
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's famous theater company, which performed in their own theaters in a circuit between
,
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Places
* Natchez, Alabama, United States
* Natchez, Indiana, United States
* Natchez, Louisiana, United States
* Natchez, Mississippi, a city in southwestern Mississippi, United States
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,
St. Louis,
Mobile and
Huntsville
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. She was particularly known for her roles as heroines from the tragedies of Shakespeare.
References
* Robin O. Warren,
Women on Southern Stages, 1800-1865: Performance, Gender and Identity'
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1812 births
1871 deaths
19th-century American actresses
American stage actresses