Jessie Millward

Jessie Millward (1861 – July 13, 1932) was an English stage actress known for her performances both in Britain and the United States.

[2] In 1885, Millward met, and later became romantically involved with, William Terriss, with whom she first starred in the extraordinarily successful The Harbour Lights by George R. Sims and Henry Pettitt.

[3] Terriss and Millward were then engaged at the Adelphi in its melodramas, beginning with The Bells of Haslemere (1887).

[7] She played in the United States many more times, by invitation of producer Charles Frohman.

[8] Her many Broadway roles included the title role in Phroso in 1898, Lady Algy in Lord and Lady Algy in 1899, Countess Zicka in Diplomacy in 1901 and Clara in The Girl in the Taxi in 1910.