Decline and Death
A decline in her health kept Newton from leaving America and she stayed even though her career was less successful. She traveled throughout the country, appearing in variety theaters for about five or six years.
Eliza Newton died at Bellevue Hospital in New York in February 1882. She came to Bellevue the previous January from her residence at 131 East Twenty-Seventh Street. Her death was due to cirrhosis of the liver. Newton was around forty-five years old.
She was survived by two sons, Arthur and Charles. The former resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the latter lived with her in New York.
Minnie Cummings, manager of the New Haven, Connecticut opera house, offered proceeds from a benefit entertainment at her theater to be used to cover expenses for Newton’s burial.
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