Edwin Adams (actor)
Edwin Adams | |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
Occupation | Stage actor |
Years active | 1853–1876 |
Edwin Adams (February 3, 1834 – October 28, 1877)
He was born in Medford, Massachusetts,[1] and worked "at a mechanical trade in Boston" before he became an actor.[2]
Adams began his career on the stage in The Hunchback, at the
He was a member of the Actors' Order of Friendship (AOOF). A benevolent association started in 1849 with chapters in Philadelphia and New York City.[4]
Although he apparently was not involved personally with the group, Adams allowed use of his name for the 1865 creation of the Adams's Dramatic Association in Pittsburgh.[5]
In 1867, Adams joined Edwin Booth's acting company, appearing in Romeo and Juliet, Narcisse, Othello, and Enoch Arden,[1] becoming the creator of the Arden role.[6] From 1870 to 1875, Adams toured the country performing his best-known roles.
Adams toured Australia in 1876 and became ill while he was there. After he returned to the United States, he was the recipient of a benefit at the California Theatre in San Francisco.[7]
His last appearance was at the
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Adams, Edwin". Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton and Co. 1887.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Adams, Edwin". The New International Encyclopedia. New York: Dodd, Mead. 1905.
- ^ "Actors' Order of Friendship: Resolution on the Death of Edwin Adams". Philadelphia Inquirer. October 31, 1877. p. 2. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ISBN 9780822943303. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ Adams, William Davenport (1904). A dictionary of the drama: a guide to the plays, playwrights, players, and playhouses of the United Kingdom and America, from the earliest times to the present. vol. 1. A-G. Ghatto & Windus. p. 15. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ISBN 9781400871674. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Edwin Adams (1834-1877) - Actor". www.friendsofmountmoriah.org. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
External links
- American National Biography, vol. 1, pp. 83–84.
- Who Was Who in America: Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1963.