Amelia Greene Legge (1794, New York - 1873) was an American actress. She started acting in 1799 when she appeared on stage for the first time.

Work

Mrs. Stone started acting at a young age, first appearing on stage in 1799 in Charleston. She later starred in "Infidelity" in 1837, "Gaulantus the Gault" in 1839, and "The Destruction of Jerusalem" in 1839, all of which were written my her second husband,

Nathaniel Bannister Nathaniel Harrington Bannister (January 13, 1813 – November 2, 1847) was an American actor and playwright. Bannister wrote over 40 plays, including ''Putnam, the Iron Son of '76'' (1844) about the American Revolutionary War hero Israel Pu ...

. In Mrs. Stone's active years, she was a member of New York's City Theatre Company, the Lafayette Amphitheatre company, and the New Chatham Theatre company.

Family

In 1821, Amelia Greene Legge married actor and playwright,

John Augustus Stone John Augustus Stone (December 15, 1801 – June 1, 1834) was an American actor, dramatist, and playwright, best known as the author of ''Metamora; or, The Last of the Wampanoags''. Biography He appeared on the New York stage beginning in 1822. He ...

. The two had a family of two boys, Christopher Lucius and Henry. The whole family moved to Philadelphia in 1831. In 1834, John was having periods of insanity from the grief of poverty. He took his own life by jumping into the

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in Philadelphia leaving Mrs. Legge a widow. Mrs. Stone was remarried 1837 to a different actor and playwright,

, with whom she worked for by starring in a selection of plays he wrote. After Nathaniel's death in 1847, Mrs. Stone did not remarry.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Legge, Amelia Greene 1794 births 1873 deaths American stage actresses