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Noah Ludlow

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Noah Miller Ludlow

Noah Miller Ludlow (1795–1886), was an American actor and theatre manager.[1] He was the leader of a theatre company touring Louisiana (where he introduced English language theatre) and Alabama and Mississippi, where he introduced theatre.

In New Orleans, Ludlow made his career by performing "The Hunters of Kentucky", a song written at the end of the war to celebrate the Battle of New Orleans.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Robin O. Warren, Women on Southern Stages, 1800-1865: Performance, Gender and Identity
  2. ^ "The First Generation of Kentuckians", A New History of Kentucky, The University Press of Kentucky, pp. 89–110, doi:10.2307/j.ctv5npjz4.9, retrieved 2022-02-15