Edwin Adams

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Edwin Adams

Born	(1834-02-03)February 3, 1834 Medford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	October 28, 1877(1877-10-28) (aged 43) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation	Stage actor
Years active	1853–1876

Edwin Adams (February 3, 1834 – October 28, 1877)^[1] was an American stage actor, considered to have been one of America's best light comedians.

He was born in Medford, Massachusetts,^[1] and began his career on the stage in The Hunchback, at the National Theatre in Boston in 1853.^[2] He also appeared in Hamlet with Kate Josephine Bateman in 1860, ^[2] as well in The Serf in 1865, and The Dead Heart, Wild Oats, The Lady of Lyons, Narcisse, and The Marble Heart. ^[1]

In 1867, Adams joined Edwin Booth's acting company, appearing in Romeo and Juliet, Narcisse, Othello, and Enoch Arden, ^[1] based on the poem by Alfred Tennyson. From 1870-75, Adams toured the country performing his best-known roles.

His last appearance was at the California Theatre in San Francisco in 1876. ^[1] His health failed on a visit to Australia, ^[2]and he died in Philadelphia in 1877. ^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Adams, Edwin". Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton and Co. 1887.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Adams, Edwin". The New International Encyclopedia. New York: Dodd, Mead. 1905.

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.

Persondata
Name	Adams, Edwin
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	February 3, 1834
Place of birth	Medford, Massachusetts
Date of death	October 28, 1877
Place of death	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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