Ada Cavendish

Ada Cavendish
Born 1839
Died (1895-10-05)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

  1. ↑  Knight, John Joseph (1901). "Cavendish, Ada". In Lee, Sidney. Dictionary of National Biography, 1901 supplement​. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  2. ↑ Photo of Cavendish's grave

References

  • Peters, Catherine. The King of Inventors, A Life of Wilkie Collins, Seeker & Warburg, London 1991
  • 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)
  • Ada Cavendish at Find a Grave


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