Adora Andrews
Adora Andrews | |
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 Adora Andrews, from a 1908 publication. | |
| Born | March 19, 1872 Denver, Colorado |
| Died | September 18, 1956 Rye, New York |
| Occupation | Actress |
Adora Andrews (March 19, 1872 – September 18, 1956) was an American actress, working mainly on stage from the 1890s to the late 1930s.
Early life
[edit]Andrews was born in Denver, Colorado.[1]
Career
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As a young woman, Andrews was noted for her gowns and hairstyles. In 1898, her photograph appeared in newspapers, because she was wearing a white silk gown decorated with "5000 beetle wings", used like beads for a decorative trim.[2] Also in 1898, she posed for a series of illustrations for creating a hairstyle with a pompadour roll. "I can't tolerate the Paris pompadour, with its tight pug at the back," she explained. "I arrange mine lower, in the regular figure 8".[3]
Andrews was primarily a stage actress, beginning in stock companies with Sadie Martinot and Charles Frohman.[4] Her Broadway credits included roles in Arizona (1900-1901),[5] Her First Divorce (1913), Roly-Boly Eyes (1919),[1] Lollipop (1924), Money from Home (1927),[6][7] The 19th Hole (1927-1928),[8] Smiling Faces (1932), False Dreams, Farewell (1934), and Tovarich (1936-1937). She also starred in the national touring company of The Great Divide (1908),[9][10] and was a principal in the summer stock company at Cook Opera House in Rochester.[4] In 1908, she starred in The Rose of the Rancho when it opened the Grand Opera House in Winnipeg.[11] On film, Andrews is best known for her role in The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair (1939).[12]
Personal life
[edit]Andrews died at a nursing home in Rye, New York in 1956, aged 84 years.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Adora Andrews". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1919-12-28. p. 83. Retrieved 2020-11-24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Here's the Girl in the Wonderful Beetle-Wing Dress". The San Francisco Examiner. 1898-07-17. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-11-24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "How to Make that Pompadour Roll". The San Francisco Examiner. 1898-08-14. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-11-24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "New Principals in Summer Stock". Democrat and Chronicle. 1904-03-26. p. 16. Retrieved 2020-11-24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A Scene from "Arizona"". Seattle Theatre History. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "Frank Craven at the Hollis". The Boston Globe. 1927-02-08. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-11-24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hischak, Thomas S. (2009-04-22). Broadway Plays and Musicals: Descriptions and Essential Facts of More Than 14,000 Shows through 2007. McFarland. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-7864-5309-2.
- ^ Leland, Gordon M. (October 22, 1927). "The 19th Hole". Billboard. Vol. 39. p. 46 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Our Portraits". Burr McIntosh Monthly. 16. May 1908.
- ^ "'The Great Divide' is Disappointing". Star-Gazette. 1908-02-25. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-11-24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Opening of Grand Theatre". The Winnipeg Tribune. 1908-12-26. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-11-24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "Adora Andrews". Daily News. 1956-09-20. p. 174. Retrieved 2020-11-24 – via Newspapers.com.
