Ada Ward - Revision history

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	She performed in South Africa in the period July to November 1878, working with a few visiting companies, including performances in the [[Athenaeum Hall]] for the [[Egerton and Case Company]] and the [[Theatre Royal]] , Cape Town, with [[Henry Smith]] and [[Richard Thatcher]] (the [[Smith and Thatcher Company]]).		She performed in South Africa in the period July to November 1878, working with a few visiting companies, including performances in the [[Athenaeum Hall]] for the [[Egerton and Case Company]] and the [[Theatre Royal]] , Cape Town, with [[Henry Smith]] and [[Richard Thatcher]] (the [[Smith and Thatcher Company]]).

−	The plays performed in this period include: ''[[East Lynne]]'' (Wood), ''[[Leah]]'' (), ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' (Shakespeare), ''[[The Woman in Red]]'' (Coyne), ''[[The Ticket-of-Leave Man]]'' (Taylor), ''[[The Lady of Lyons]]'' (Bulwer-Lytton), ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' (Shakespeare, Ward playing "Romeo"), ''[[As You Like It]]'' (Shakespeare), and ''[[To Oblige Benson]]'' (Taylor).	+	The plays performed in this period include: ''[[East Lynne]]'' (Wood), ''[[Leah]]'' (Mosenthal/Daly), ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' (Shakespeare), ''[[The Woman in Red]]'' (Coyne), ''[[The Ticket-of-Leave Man]]'' (Taylor), ''[[The Lady of Lyons]]'' (Bulwer-Lytton), ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' (Shakespeare, Ward playing "Romeo"), ''[[As You Like It]]'' (Shakespeare), and ''[[To Oblige Benson]]'' (Taylor).

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 She caused a sensation on the 27th February, 1897, by announcing that she was leaving the stage after a performance of ''[[The Forger's Wife]]'' at the Prince's Theatre, Portsmouth, to join the Salvation Army as a preacher and going on to work in the slums of London and to travel the world once more as a charismatic speaker.
-In 1912, disillusioned, she renounced her role as evangelist, to return to the stage in Sydney, Australia, with a show called ''Hypocrites and Pharisees'' (playing several roles) as well as giving an address.[]
+In 1912, disillusioned, she renounced her role as evangelist, to return to the stage in Sydney, Australia, with a show called ''Hypocrites and Pharisees'' (playing several roles) as well as giving an address.[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10220643]
 Ward was twice married, divorcing one husband and outliving the second, a fellow member of the theatre company she was in, who sadly died of fever in South Africa while she was fulfilling engagements in Australia.

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	[[Ada Ward]] (fl 1870-1912)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Ward] was a British actress and evangelist.		[[Ada Ward]] (fl 1870-1912)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Ward] was a British actress and evangelist.
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		+	''Not to be confused with the British painter Henrietta Mary Ada Ward (a.k.a. Henrietta Ward or Mrs E.M. Ward, 1832-1924)[https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp52581/henrietta-mary-ada-ward]''.

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 == Biography ==
-Ada Ward was an English actress and singer, who first appeared on the London stage in the mid-1870s. She went to tour the colonies and become a popular star in Australia in the 1887. She later also worked in the United States. Over the course of a career of 20 years, she played many emotional parts, though her best role was generally believed to be that of "Lady Isabel", in ''[[East Lynne]]''.
+Ada Ward was an English actress and singer, who first appeared on the London stage in the mid-1870s. She went to tour the colonies (1870s -1880s) and in particular to become a popular star in Australia in the 1870s (though some Australian sources say in 1887). She later also worked in the United States. Over the course of a career of 20 years, she played many emotional parts, though her best role was generally believed to be that of "Lady Isabel", in ''[[East Lynne]]''.
 She caused a sensation on the 27th February, 1897, by announcing that she was leaving the stage after a performance of ''[[The Forger's Wife]]'' at the Prince's Theatre, Portsmouth, to join the Salvation Army as a preacher and going on to work in the slums of London and to travel the world once more as a charismatic speaker.

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−	~~Also billed as~~ [~~[Ada L~~. ~~Ward]~~] ~~on some occasions.~~

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	She performed in South Africa in the period July to November 1878, working with a few visiting companies, including performances in the [[Athenaeum Hall]] for the [[Egerton and Case Company]] and the [[Theatre Royal]] , Cape Town, with [[Henry Smith]] and [[Richard Thatcher]] (the [[Smith and Thatcher Company]]).		She performed in South Africa in the period July to November 1878, working with a few visiting companies, including performances in the [[Athenaeum Hall]] for the [[Egerton and Case Company]] and the [[Theatre Royal]] , Cape Town, with [[Henry Smith]] and [[Richard Thatcher]] (the [[Smith and Thatcher Company]]).

−	The plays performed in this period include: ''[[East Lynne]]'' (Wood), ''[[Leah]]'' (), ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' (Shakespeare), ''[[The Woman in Red]]'' (Coyne), ''[[The Ticket-of-Leave Man]]'' (Taylor), ''[[The Lady of Lyons]]'' (), ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' (Shakespeare, Ward playing "Romeo"), ''[[As You Like It]]'' (Shakespeare), and ''[[To Oblige Benson]]'' (Taylor).	+	The plays performed in this period include: ''[[East Lynne]]'' (Wood), ''[[Leah]]'' (), ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' (Shakespeare), ''[[The Woman in Red]]'' (Coyne), ''[[The Ticket-of-Leave Man]]'' (Taylor), ''[[The Lady of Lyons]]'' (Bulwer-Lytton), ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' (Shakespeare, Ward playing "Romeo"), ''[[As You Like It]]'' (Shakespeare), and ''[[To Oblige Benson]]'' (Taylor).

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	She performed in South Africa in the period July to November 1878, working with a few visiting companies, including performances in the [[Athenaeum Hall]] for the [[Egerton and Case Company]] and the [[Theatre Royal]] , Cape Town, with [[Henry Smith]] and [[Richard Thatcher]] (the [[Smith and Thatcher Company]]).		She performed in South Africa in the period July to November 1878, working with a few visiting companies, including performances in the [[Athenaeum Hall]] for the [[Egerton and Case Company]] and the [[Theatre Royal]] , Cape Town, with [[Henry Smith]] and [[Richard Thatcher]] (the [[Smith and Thatcher Company]]).

−	The plays performed in this period include: ''[[East Lynne]]'' (), ''[[Leah]]'' (), ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' (Shakespeare), ''[[The Woman in Red]]'' (Coyne), ''[[The Ticket-of-Leave Man]]'' (Taylor), ''[[The Lady of Lyons]]'' (), ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' (Shakespeare, Ward playing "Romeo"), ''[[As You Like It]]'' (Shakespeare), and ''[[To Oblige Benson]]'' (Taylor).	+	The plays performed in this period include: ''[[East Lynne]]'' (Wood), ''[[Leah]]'' (), ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' (Shakespeare), ''[[The Woman in Red]]'' (Coyne), ''[[The Ticket-of-Leave Man]]'' (Taylor), ''[[The Lady of Lyons]]'' (), ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' (Shakespeare, Ward playing "Romeo"), ''[[As You Like It]]'' (Shakespeare), and ''[[To Oblige Benson]]'' (Taylor).

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−	On 16 September 1878, the company offered a benefit for her, in which she performed eight excerpts from her repertoire, under the title "''[[Gems]]''", as well as reciting Little Heroes and giving a "Farewell Address".	+	On 16 September 1878, the company offered a benefit for her, in which she performed eight excerpts from her repertoire, under the title "''[[Gems]]''", as well as reciting ''Little Heroes'' and giving a "Farewell Address".

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