Edwin Adams (actor)
Edwin Adams (February 3, 1834 – October 28, 1877)<ref name=apple /> was an American stage actor, considered to have been one of America's best light comedians.
He was born in Medford, Massachusetts,<ref name=apple>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref> and worked "at a mechanical trade in Boston" before he became an actor.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Adams began his career on the stage in The Hunchback, at the National Theatre in Boston in 1853.<ref name=nie>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref> He also appeared in Hamlet with Kate Josephine Bateman in 1860,<ref name=nie /> as well in The Serf in 1865, and The Dead Heart, Wild Oats, The Lady of Lyons, Narcisse, and The Marble Heart.<ref name=apple />
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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
In 1867, Adams joined Edwin Booth's acting company, appearing in Romeo and Juliet, Narcisse, Othello, and Enoch Arden,<ref name=apple /> becoming the creator of the Arden role.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
His last appearance was at the California Theatre in San Francisco in 1876.<ref name=apple /> His health failed on a visit to Australia,<ref name=nie /> and he died in Philadelphia in 1877.<ref name=apple /> He is buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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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.