American actress
| Annie Adams | |
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| Born | Asaneth Ann Adams (1848-11-09)November 9, 1848 Salt Lake County, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | March 17, 1916(1916-03-17) (aged 67) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1889–1908 |
| Spouse |
James H. Kiskadden (m. 1869; died 1883) |
| Children | Maude Adams |
Asaneth Ann Adams Kiskadden (November 9, 1848 – March 17, 1916), credited as Annie Adams, was an American actress who performed in Salt Lake City and later on Broadway.
Early and personal life
Adams was born near Salt Lake City, the daughter of Julia Ann (née Banker) and Barnabas Lothrop Adams. Adams acted in amateur theatre as a child.
In 1869, she married James H. Kiskadden (died 1883), who was involved in banking and mining. Their only child, Maude Adams, became a prominent actress known for playing Peter Pan.
Career
Adams debuted at Salt Lake Theatre as Grace Otis in Solon Shingle; or, The People's Lawyer, by Joseph Stevens Jones, in 1865. She became, for many years, the leading woman of Salt Lake Theatre. From 1889 to 1903, Adams performed in several plays on Broadway in New York City, together with her daughter, Maude Adams, sometimes as members of Charles Frohman's stock company at the Empire Theatre.
She retired from the theatre in 1908 and returned to Salt Lake City where she died.
References
- ^ "Annie Adams", Internet Broadway Database, accessed January 20, 2016
- ^ "Mrs. Adams Kiskadden Dies". The New York Times. March 19, 1916.
- "Barnabas Lathrop Adams", The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, accessed July 23, 2022
- Marra, Kim. "Strange Duets: Impresarios and Actresses in the American Theatre, 1865–1914", Studies Theatre Hist & Culture, University of Iowa Press (2009), ISBN 9781587297410
- Christy Karras (January 19, 2010). More than Petticoats: Remarkable Utah Women. Globe Pequot Press. pp. 147–. ISBN 978-1-4617-4758-1.