Eliza Logan

Probably the oldest of the eight talented children of Irish-American actor Cornelius Ambrosius Logan (1806-1853), Eliza was educated at a girls' school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

She made her debut on the stage January 28, 1841 as Young Norval in "Douglas" at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia.

She later toured with her father, appearing with success in the American South and West in dramas such as Shiel's Evadne.

She remained a headlining actress through the 1850s, while supporting her mother and younger siblings after the death of her father in 1853.

The New York Times said she was "a charming woman, a careful actress, and played parts like Juliet and Ophelia with much feeling.