Florence "Flores" LaDue (1883–1951) was the stage name of vaudeville performer and champion trick roper Grace Bensel.
[2][3] Bensel left home, by some accounts running away to join a wild west show,[3] and began performing under the name Florence LaDue.
[4] They had a stint on Broadway in ‘Wyoming Days’[2] and did the Keith-Albee, Orpheum, and Pantages vaudeville circuits, as well as appearances in Glasgow, London, and Paris.
[5] LaDue retired as undefeated World Champion Lady Fancy Roper[3] after performing and competing for 31 years.
[5] Towards the end of her life, in the hopes of improving her failing health, they sold their home, outside Calgary and moved to Phoenix, AZ.