Ada Ward was an English actress and singer who became a star in Australia in the 1870s, and later worked in the United States. She caused a sensation in 1897 by leaving the stage and joining the

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as a preacher and going on to work in the

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s of London.

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English stage actresses Year of birth missing Year of death missing 19th-century English actresses English expatriates in Australia {{England-singer-stub