Background
WARD, Genevifcve was born on March 27, 1838 in New York, United States of America.
WARD, Genevifcve was born on March 27, 1838 in New York, United States of America.
France, Italy, America. Commenced operatic career under the name of Ginevra Guerrabella, as Lucrezia Borgia at La Scala, Milan, 1856. Thence to Paris London, America, and Cuba.
Injured voice by overexertion. Taught singing in New York for some years.
Later on studied dramatic art, making first appearance as Lady Macbeth, Theatre Royal, Manchester, 1873. Then starred through Great Britain. In 1879 first produced the play “Forget-me-not” at Lyceum Theatre, London, and after a long run at Prince of Wales’ Theatre, toured every part of the Englishspeaking world, acting the same play about 2000 times.
Afterwards acting at Lyceum Theatre with Sir Henry Irving in Becket, King Arthur, Richard III., etc. Recreo.tions: riding, swimming, rowing, painting, modelling. Countess de Guerbel, tragedienne.