Adora Andrews

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

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Andrews was born in Denver, Colorado.[1]

Career

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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.[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

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Andrews died at a nursing home in Rye, New York in 1956, aged 84 years.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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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