Josephine Clifton

[1] In the fall of 1831, Clifton met Thomas Hamblin, actor and manager of the Bowery Theater.

"[3] She returned to New York where in 1836, Epes Sargent wrote a five-act play, The bride of Genoa, for her which was successfully produced by the Tremont Theatre.

She then performed her most famous role, the title part in Bianca Visconti, based on the career of Francesco I Sforza.

[4] This play was written for her by Nathaniel Parker Willis in 1837, when he won the $1000 prize in a contest given by her for the best blank verse tragedy to suit her talents.

In 1846, she married Robert Place, the manager of the American Theater in New Orleans, but she died unexpectedly the next year.