Ada Cavendish
| Ada Cavendish | |
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| Born | 1839 |
| Died | 5 October 1895 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actor |
Ada Cavendish (1839 – 5 October 1895) was an English actress known for her Shakespearean roles and for popularising the plays of Wilkie Collins in America .
Life
After her stage debut in 1863, beginning in musical burlesques by F. C. Burnand and others. Cavendish became known for playing such Shakespearean heroines as Juliet, Beatrice and Rosalind. She also famously played the title role of Miss Gwilt in the stage adaptation of Armadale and Mercy Merrick in The New Magdalen, both by Wilkie Collins.[1]
Family
She married Francis Albert Marshall (1840-1889), who published a scholarly edition of Shakespeare.
She was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery, London.[2]
Notes
- ↑
Knight, John Joseph (1901). "Cavendish, Ada". In Sidney Lee. Dictionary of National Biography, 1901 supplement. London: Smith, Elder & Co. - ↑ Photo of Cavendish's grave
References
- Peters, Catherine. The King of Inventors, A Life of Wilkie Collins, Seeker & Warburg, London 1991
External links
- Description of Cavendish
- Information about Cavendish
- Ada Cavendish (1839-1895) at PictureHistory.com
- review in The New York Times
- The New Magdalen
- Photos of Cavendish
- Joseph Knight, rev. J. Gilliland (2004). "Cavendish , Ada (1839?–1895)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. (subscription required)
- findagrave.com
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