This article is about the American stage actress. For the Swedish actress and model, see Maud Adams.
Maude Adams
Maude Adams, 1901
Born
Maude Ewing Adams Kiskadden
(1872-11-11)November 11, 1872
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Died
July 17, 1953(1953-07-17) (aged 80)
Tannersville, New York, U.S.
Occupation
actress
Years active
1880–1918, 1931–1934
Partner(s)
Lillie Florence (ca.1891–1901, died) Louise Boynton (1905–1951, died)
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Maude Ewing Adams Kiskadden (November 11, 1872 – July 17, 1953), known professionally as Maude Adams, was an American actress and stage designer who achieved her greatest success as the character Peter Pan, first playing the role in the 1905 Broadway production of Peter Pan; or, The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up.[1] Adams' personality appealed to a large audience and helped her become the most successful and highest-paid performer of her day, with a yearly income of more than $1 million during her peak.[1][2]
Adams began performing as a child while accompanying her actress mother on tour. At age 16, she made her Broadway debut, and under Charles Frohman's management, she became a popular player alongside leading man John Drew Jr. in the early 1890s. Beginning in 1897, Adams starred in plays by J. M. Barrie, including The Little Minister, Quality Street, What Every Woman Knows and Peter Pan. These productions made Adams the most popular actress in America.[3] Her work on these shows' production design and innovative technical lighting helped to make them a success, and she was named as inventor on three light bulb patents. She also performed in a number of other plays. Her last Broadway play, in 1916, was Barrie's A Kiss for Cinderella. After a 13-year retirement, she appeared in more Shakespeare plays and then taught acting in Missouri. She retired to upstate New York.
^ abPatterson, Ada (1907). Maude Adams: A Biography. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
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