Ada Ward

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Ada Ward was an English actress and singer who became a star in Australia in the 1870s,^[1] and later worked in the United States.^[2] She caused a sensation in 1897 by leaving the stage and joining the Salvation Army as a preacher^[3] and going on to work in the slums of London.^[4]

References

↑ "New York". Chicago Daily Tribune . 5 May 1878.
↑ Mahlstick (1883). Bohemia. Metropolitan Printing Co.
↑ "Miss Ada Ward: An Actress at the Penitent form". The Brisbane Courier . 13 April 1897. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
↑ "A Pretty Actress Renounces the Stage Forever". Los Angeles Times . 3 March 1897. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2009.

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[1] "New York". Chicago Daily Tribune . 5 May 1878.

[2] Mahlstick (1883). Bohemia. Metropolitan Printing Co.

[3] "Miss Ada Ward: An Actress at the Penitent form". The Brisbane Courier . 13 April 1897. Retrieved 23 May 2009.

[4] "A Pretty Actress Renounces the Stage Forever". Los Angeles Times . 3 March 1897. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2009.

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