Ida Barr (born Maud Barlow, 17 January 1882 – 17 December 1967) was an English music hall singer.
Her father, William Barlow, is believed to have been a soldier, although Maud described him as a retired civil servant on her marriage certificate.
[4] Barr married comedian Samuel 'Gus' Harris[5] (billed as "the only Yiddisher Scotsman in the Irish Fusiliers"[6]), but the marriage failed within a few years,[7] with Maud soon sailing to New York.
She became in her old age reliant on welfare benefits, living in a small flat off the Charing Cross Road in London.
Writer and broadcaster Daniel Farson, a music hall enthusiast, took it upon himself to extend a helping hand, bringing Barr to a new (or nostalgic) audience on record and television.