Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Adams, Maude Kiskadden

ADAMS, MAUDE KISKADDEN, an American actress; born at Salt Lake City, Nov. 11, 1872; daughter of an actress who was leading woman of a stock company in that city, under the stage name of Adams. At 16 years of age Miss Adams joined E. H. Sothern's company in the &ldquo;Midnight Bell&rdquo;; afterward she was in Charles Frohman's stock company, and later supported John Drew. She made a great success in many plays from the pen of Sir J. M. Barrie, notably in The &ldquo;Little Minister&rdquo; and &ldquo;Peter Pan.&rdquo; She has also essayed successfully some Shakespearean parts and the title roles in Rostand's &ldquo;L'Aiglon&rdquo; and &ldquo;Chantecler.&rdquo;