[4] She made her debut in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1849, playing Parthenia and other leading parts.

In 1859, they opened Pike's Opera House in Cincinnati, Ohio, with a first-class company, but the engagement was not profitable, and they returned to the east.

In 1861, they visited England, and filled a short engagement at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London.

Sarah Conway possessed a tall and graceful figure and an expressive countenance, and was a versatile actress and a popular theatre manager.

[5] Sara Conway died in her apartment at the Brooklyn Theatre on April 28, 1875.