- Edwin Adams
infobox actor
birthdate=birth date|1834|2|3
birthplace=Medford, Massachusetts
deathdate=death date and age|1877|10|28|1834|2|3
deathplace=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
occupation=Stage actor Edwin Adams (
February 3 ,1834 -October 28 ,1877 ) was a United Statesstage actor , considered to have been one of America's best light comedians.He was born in
Medford, Massachusetts , and began his career on the stage in "The Hunchback", at the National Theatre inBoston . He also appeared in "Hamlet " withKate Josephine Bateman in 1860, as well in "The Serf" in 1865, and "The Dead Heart", "Wild Oats", "The Lady of Lyons", "Narcisse", and "The Marble Heart".In 1869, Adams joined
Edwin Booth 's acting company, appearing in "Romeo and Juliet ", "Narcisse", "Othello ", and "Enoch Arden ", based on the poem byAlfred 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. He died the following year in Philadelphia.References
*
American National Biography , vol. 1, pp. 83-84.
*"Who Was Who in America: Historical Volume, 1607-1896". Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1963.External links
* [http://virtualology.com/edwinadams/ Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography, edited by James Grant Wilson, John Fiske and Stanley L. Klos. Six volumes, New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1887-1889 ]
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