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American actress
Adora Andrews
A white woman, seated and crouching, chin on hand, elbow on knee. She is wearing loose-fitting clothing, and appears to be in a stage set or studio background of trees and flowers.Adora Andrews, from a 1908 publication.
BornMarch 19, 1872
Denver, Colorado
DiedSeptember 18, 1956
Rye, New York
OccupationActress

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

Andrews was born in Denver, Colorado.

Career

A young white woman wearing a gown with beetlewing trim. She is standing, one hand on hip, one hand holding fan. Her hair is in a bouffant updo.
Adora Andrews wearing a beetlewing dress, 1898.

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. 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".

Andrews was primarily a stage actress, beginning in stock companies with Sadie Martinot and Charles Frohman. Her Broadway credits included roles in Arizona (1900-1901), Her First Divorce (1913), Roly-Boly Eyes (1919), Lollipop (1924), Money from Home (1927), The 19th Hole (1927-1928), Smiling Faces (1932), False Dreams, Farewell (1934), and Tovarich (1936-1937). She also starred in the national touring company of The Great Divide (1908), and was a principal in the summer stock company at Cook Opera House in Rochester. In 1908, she starred in The Rose of the Rancho when it opened the Grand Opera House in Winnipeg. On film, Andrews is best known for her role in The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair (1939).

Personal life

Andrews died at a nursing home in Rye, New York in 1956, aged 84 years.

References

  1. ^ "Adora Andrews". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1919-12-28. p. 83. Retrieved 2020-11-24 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "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.
  3. "How to Make that Pompadour Roll". The San Francisco Examiner. 1898-08-14. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-11-24 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "New Principals in Summer Stock". Democrat and Chronicle. 1904-03-26. p. 16. Retrieved 2020-11-24 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "A Scene from "Arizona"". Seattle Theatre History. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  6. "Frank Craven at the Hollis". The Boston Globe. 1927-02-08. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-11-24 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. 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.
  8. Leland, Gordon M. (October 22, 1927). "The 19th Hole". Billboard. Vol. 39. p. 46 – via Internet Archive.
  9. "Our Portraits". Burr McIntosh Monthly. 16. May 1908.
  10. "'The Great Divide' is Disappointing". Star-Gazette. 1908-02-25. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-11-24 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Opening of Grand Theatre". The Winnipeg Tribune. 1908-12-26. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-11-24 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  13. "Adora Andrews". Daily News. 1956-09-20. p. 174. Retrieved 2020-11-24 – via Newspapers.com.

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