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It was founded in 1806 by several prominent women, most notably Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton. [3] Since 2015, the organization has gained renewed attention because of the success of the Broadway musical Hamilton, [4] in which the character of Eliza Hamilton describes the orphanage as her proudest achievement. [5]
Elizabeth Hamilton (née Schuyler / ˈ s k aɪ l ər /; August 9, 1757 – November 9, 1854 [2]) was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was the wife of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and was a passionate champion and defender of Hamilton's work and efforts in the American Revolution and the founding of the United States.
Eliza suddenly notices the audience and lets out a tearful gasp, nearly hyperventilating, but finally sighs and smiles as the lights go dark. Vibe explains that "Eliza Hamilton steers the song as she reflects on her life, her marriage to Hamilton and their legacy, which includes the opening of New York City's first private orphanage". [1]
She toured with the show through 2023, understudying all three Schuyler sisters and playing Eliza in the And Peggy Tour. Growing up in Indianapolis, Wood performed at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre ...
Inspired by Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, the character she played in Hamilton, Soo started the Eliza Project initiative in partnership with Graham Windham, the first private orphanage in New York City that is mentioned in the last song at the end of the show. Through the program, Soo plans to provide students at the Graham School with acting ...
This song focuses on the romance and eventual wedding of Eliza Schuyler and Alexander Hamilton. Eliza is introduced to Hamilton by her sister Angelica during a ball held while the Army is stationed in Morristown for the winter in early 1780. They immediately start a correspondence, and Hamilton wastes no time in asking Eliza's father, Philip ...
Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (1757–1854), co-founder and deputy director of New York's first private orphanage, [7] now Graham Windham; Philip Hamilton (1782–1801), first son of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton and Alexander Hamilton, grandson of U.S. General Philip Schuyler, nephew of Angelica Schuyler Church and Margarita Schuyler Van Rensselaer
The house was built c. 1760 along King's Highway (now Morris Street) on the eastern edge of what was then the small village of Morristown. [5] In 1765, Dr. Jabez Campfield, a young doctor from Newark, bought the house when he moved to Morristown with his new wife, Sarah Ward, to establish his medical practice. [6]